He said tickets will go on sale Aug. 10 and the game show will make its debut Oct. 7. D.C. Lotteries in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Louisiana, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., Kentucky, New Hampshire, West Virginia and Oregon will sell the new game. A player from each state will appear on the weekly TV show and 14 others from each state will be at-home players. Those players and a guest will get a trip to Hollywood. Each show will feature games in preliminary rounds and a bonus round.
Players advance through various games of chance, most of which are still being developed.
Stanek said each state will have a chance to recover its share of production costs by selling commercials on the TV show. Associated Press content is Copyrighted by The Associated Press.