Výherce – Burda Oldřich (2022)

An incredible story about one absurd coincidence and unexpected luck. Giving away money by the handful, millions daily, guarded by hundreds of thousands of eyes – seventeen years in a flawless, practically bulletproof system. Pavel, a man known from television screens as the host of the country's biggest lottery draw. A model husband and father, an occasional DJ, and a passionate fisherman who has no problem sharing his snack by the river with a homeless person. The jackpot is soaring dizzyingly high, and the total figure is approaching half a billion. A nationwide frenzy peaks, and even those who have never placed a bet want to try their luck. Employees of the Lottery company are betting, and so is Pavel. They say to themselves, if we win, no one would believe us that it’s honest. But chance knows how to play a good joke. The novel Winner offers a unique insight into the behind-the-scenes of the popular Czech lottery's television draw and humorously tells the story that money can only bring happiness if one is not intoxicated by its shine and knows its true value... Oldřich Burda is a radio and television presenter by profession. For eighteen years, he hosted the lottery draws of the Sazka company on television. He could thus unleash his imagination and create a story,…