Lottery Ticket (2010 film)

Lottery Ticket is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Erik White and starring Bow Wow, Brandon T. Jackson, Naturi Naughton, Keith David, Charlie Murphy, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Terry Crews, Mike Epps, Loretta Devine and Ice Cube.

The story follows a young man from Atlanta who wins a $370 million lottery, and soon realizes that people from the neighborhood are not his real friends, but are after his money.

[3] Living in the projects with his grandmother, Kevin Carson dreams of one day designing his own sneaker line, but currently works at Foot Locker.

At Foot Locker, paroled criminal Lorenzo demands that Kevin gives him and his three friends three sets of sneakers each for free.

On his way home, he buys a Mondo Millionaire Lottery ticket at a gas station, playing his grandmother's and his lucky numbers.

News of Kevin's winning ticket spreads, and the entire neighborhood swarms him and his home, begging for a cut of the money.

Sweet Tee's bodyguard (Terry Crews) saves Kevin with his gun, but Lorenzo emerges and physically breaks his hand.

Later, the neighborhood has a block party and Kevin learns that Sweet Tee will torture him if he doesn't pay back the loan.

He also opens a park with Mr. Washington appointed as head security and a foundation that will help the community by funding businesses and providing scholarships.

In the United States and Canada, Lottery Ticket was released alongside Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, Piranha 3D and The Switch, and was projected to gross under $10 million from 1,973 theaters on its opening weekend.

The site's critical consensus reads, "There's a worthwhile message at the heart of Lottery Ticket, but it's buried under stale humor, tired stereotypes, and obvious clichés.