Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Season 1, Episode 24: The Lottery
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The Lottery: State lotteries claim to be good for education and the general wellbeing of citizens. But are they? (Spoiler alert: No.) Also, there is a cannon that shoots salmon over dams. It’s awesome. Check it out.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
POM Wonderful v. Coca-Cola
Episode 2
Capital Punishment
Episode 3
Climate Change Denial
Episode 4
The Right to Be Forgotten
Episode 5
Net Neutrality
Episode 6
FIFA and the World Cup
Episode 7
Immigration Reform
Episode 8
Dr. Oz
Episode 9
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby
Episode 10
Income and Wealth Inequality
Episode 11
Incarceration in the United States
Episode 12
Nuclear Weapons and the United States
Episode 13
Native Advertising
Episode 14
Payday Loans
Episode 15
Shooting of Michael Brown and Police Militarization
Episode 16
Student Debt
Episode 17
Scottish Independence Referendum
Episode 18
United States Embargo Against Cuba, Miss America 2015
Episode 19
Drones
Episode 20
Civil Forfeiture
Episode 21
Military Translators
Episode 22
Sugar
Episode 23
State Legislatures and ALEC
Episode 24
The Lottery