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Since we are here in a show that it's all about gambling, I feel like we have to kick it off

by talking about scratch tickets.

So, Marcia, Adam, do you play scratch tickets?

Oh, yeah, baby.

Marsha Bemko is the executive producer of the long-running and beloved GBAH television series Antiques Roadshow and a lottery enthusiast.

I do.

I'm like, I'm convinced that I'm going to win the lottery in a life-changing money way.

So I've had season tickets for decades.

You don't have to answer this directly, but you can just nod.

Yes, or shake your head now.

But, you know, in our series, we start with this fact that residents of

Massachusetts spend on average over $1,000 a year on lottery tickets. Are you pulling your weight,

Marcia? Well, the season's tickets alone's half of that.

I'll take that as a yes.

Okay.

That's fantastic.

Adam Monaghan is a producer for Roadshow and the host of the podcast Antiques Roadshow Detours.

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