Richard Holmes

Waking Ned Devine -- A winning lottery ticket transforms the lives of the inhabitants of a rural Irish village.

In a small town in Ireland named Tulaigh More, one of the 52 inhabitants wins the lotto jackpot of nearly seven million pounds.  When nobody claims the loot, the town goes on a search to find the winner. However, all they find is old Ned Devine dead, a smile on his face, clutching the winning ticket. In Ireland, the lottery winnings must be claimed by the purchaser, which puts the town in a spot -- if the lottery officials discover Devine dead, he, and the town of Tulaigh More, forfeit the money. Hilarity ensures when the community embarks on an outrageous scheme to claim the winning lotto ticket! But in the process, the townsfolk learn the importance of friendship and the true value of money.

Ends 07/31/12. The blarney goes overboard in this 'pretty special slice of Celtic kookery' ('NY Post'). In the tiny Irish village of Tully More, Ned Devine has won the lottery...but the shock has killed him. When two schemers realize that a dead Ned can't bring them any bucks, they cook up a charade to claim the cash...but they need the rest of the town's residents to go along with the plan!

A winning lottery ticket transforms the lives of the inhabitants of a rural Irish village.

A winning lottery ticket transforms the lives of the inhabitants of a rural Irish village.

In a small town in Ireland named Tulaigh More, one of the 52 inhabitants wins the lotto jackpot of nearly seven million pounds. When nobody claims the loot, the town goes on a search to find the winner. However, all they find is old Ned Devine dead, a smile on his face, clutching the winning ticket. In Ireland, the lottery winnings must be claimed by the purchaser, which puts the town in a spot -- if the lottery officials discover Devine dead, he, and the town of Tulaigh More, forfeit the money. What ensues is a community coming together in hopes of getting the prize to split 51 ways. What they learn is the importance of friendship and the true value of money.

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A winning lottery ticket transforms the lives of the inhabitants of a rural Irish village.