S09E18 · SCENE 1/19 · 00:06
The One With the Lottery · Monica and Chandler's apartment
Joey reveals lottery jackpot

Joey announces the lottery jackpot and everyone except Ross pools money for tickets.

00:06→01:46
in the episode · 1m 40s · S09E18
Joey reveals lottery jackpot

What happens

00:06–01:46

Joey asks to borrow Monica's Porsche to drive to Connecticut for lottery tickets. Monica and others decide to pool $50 each, but Ross refuses, citing terrible odds. The group discusses Emma's upcoming first words and their attempts to avoid bad language.

WhereMonica and Chandler's apartment
DriverJoey
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadLottery pool and greed

Key lines

from this scene
00:46

Yes, because if I was at my old job, we'd say, "300 million? No, thank you."

01:16

Still on Amelia Earhart? The woman just vanished!

01:33 · ★ iconic

I like those odds!

01:40

I mean, that's such a bunch of boo-hockey.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
cheerful0.7
scheme0.6
bet0.4
absurd0.3
rapid back and forth

Beats

00:24Joey explains he needs the car for lottery tickets
01:49Ross coins the word 'boo-hockey'

Scene in the episode

00:06–01:46
A · Lottery pool and greed
B · Chandler's job hunt
C · Emma's first words

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Ross Thinks the Lottery Is Dumb | Friends · Friends
The Best Of The One With The Lottery | Friends | Comedy Central Africa · Comedy Central Africa

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Monica Geller232 episodes · drives 572 scenes
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Joey Tribbiani232 episodes · drives 536 scenes
CB
Chandler Bing232 episodes · drives 527 scenes
RG
Ross Geller232 episodes · drives 707 scenes
RG
Rachel Greene232 episodes · drives 552 scenes
PB
Phoebe Buffay232 episodes · drives 425 scenes

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