S09E18 · SCENE 9/19 · 13:08
The One With the Lottery · Monica and Chandler's apartment balcony
Phoebe threatens to drop tickets

Phoebe takes the tickets and threatens to drop them unless friends are valued over money.

13:08→13:51
in the episode · 0m 43s · S09E18

What happens

13:08–13:51

The argument escalates as everyone wants their own tickets. Phoebe grabs the bowl and goes to the balcony, threatening to drop the tickets unless they say friends are more important than money. Monica refuses. A pigeon startles Phoebe, causing her to drop the bowl.

WhereMonica and Chandler's apartment balcony
DriverPhoebe
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadLottery pool and greed

Key lines

from this scene
13:11 · ★ iconic

Hey, Monica, what about your extra tickets?

13:14 · ★ iconic

They're all in there.

13:17 · ★ iconic

Even these five that I hid in my bra. Monica!

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
chaotic0.7
threat0.6
escalation0.4
tense0.3
argument

Beats

12:48Phoebe threatens to drop the tickets
13:26Pigeon startles Phoebe and bowl breaks

Scene in the episode

13:08–13:51
A · Lottery pool and greed
B · Chandler's job hunt
C · Emma's first words

Clips from this episode

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Includes this scene · Friends | The Fight Over The Lottery Tickets | Max · HBO Max
Friends Lottery · You Amazing
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The Gang Buy Lottery Tickets (Clip) | Friends | TBS · TBS
Ross Thinks the Lottery Is Dumb | Friends · Friends
The Best Of The One With The Lottery | Friends | Comedy Central Africa · Comedy Central Africa

Who's in it

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

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