Mega Millions: The TV Game



Mega Millions: The TV Game was a short-lived game show that was broadcasted on syndicated television stations. It was created by Kotaro Li, Lynn Loud Sr.'s best friend and co-created by Ryan Jordan and Jillian "Jill" Lange. It was considered an inspiration from some lottery game shows such as The Big Spin and NY Wired.

It was produced by Fremantle Productions in association with Big Ry Entertainment and Lotto USA Productions. The show only aired for two episodes due to the fact that there were survey questions that were hard to find.

Broadcast
Syndicated September 27, 2022-October 4, 2022

Hosts
Erica Young

Yolanda Vega

Announcer
John Cramer

Gameplay
There are three teams (red, yellow, and blue). Announcer Cramer selects one member of each team from the studio audience to play. The audience members must have bought a Mega Millions ticket from their local lottery retailer and called the Mega Millions hotline to answer a trivia question. If the person got the trivia question correct, he/she is eligible to partake in the show and is randomly assigned to one of the three teams. The game consists of three rounds.

Round 1: Survey Question Round
This round was similar to the question round on NY Wired. Erica asked the three contestants survey questions and to see who said more of that thing. Each correct survey question earns one point. The one who reaches three points moves on to the lottery game round. The other two runners up receive $10,000.

Round 2: Lottery Game Round
In the next round, Young selects an opponent, according to a randomizer, from the audience to play against the winner. Then, the winner and the challenger play a lottery game, with Vega running the lottery game. The following is a list of the lottery games:


 * Super Spin - Contestants spin a big wheel that has money amounts on it as well as a Lose it All space and Double and Triple spaces. They must hit a big red button to stop the wheel. The one who has the highest total moves on to the final round.
 * Speedway - Vega rolls giant dice one at a time for each player to make their car move. Whoever finishes first wins a random cash prize and moves on to the final round.
 * Big Shot - Somewhat to Connect Four Hoops; however, it doesn't involve getting four chips in a row. Instead, the contestant shoots the ball into one of the dollar amounts. Whoever has the highest total moves on to the final round.
 * Giddy Up - Similar to Speedway, except this game involves race horses.
 * Spin-O Bingo - Similar to Wheel of Fortune Bingo, but this involves just the wheel only and not puzzles. Whoever has bingo first gets a random cash prize and moves on to the final round.
 * Mega Slots - Somewhat similar to Super Spin, the contestant pulls the handle of a giant single reel slot machine with random dollar amounts and a Lose it All space and Double and Triple spaces. The one who has the highest total moves on to the final round.

The runner up of the lottery game round receives $25,000.

Final Round: Bonus Game
The winner goes to a giant Plinko board that has random dollar amounts, including the jackpot prize. The contestant must take a big ball up and drop it into the slot. If they land on double or triple, they get another turn and then win double or triple of whatever cash prize they land on so as long as they avoid the Lose it All space.

Taping Location
Kaufman Astoria Studios, Queens, New York City, New York

Inventor
Kotaro Li