The Big Story: The Lottery (EP4902)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 3 February 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Original Radio Broadcast: July 21, 1948
Originating from New York
Starring: George Petrie; James Van Dyk; James Monks; Mercedes McCambridge; Ted De Corsia; John Sylvester
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The Welcome to the great detectives of old time radio from Boise, Idaho. |
| 0:36.5 | This is your host, Adam Graham. In a moment, we're going to bring you |
| 0:41.0 | this week's episode of The Big Story. But first, I do want to let you know about our other |
| 0:46.7 | podcast, and this week I am promoting the great adventurers of old time radio, bringing you two great adventure stories from the Golden Age of Radio. |
| 0:58.7 | We are currently playing Tarzan, and this Saturday will begin to play Counter Spy. |
| 1:04.8 | You can subscribe to the podcast at greatadventures.info, or just search for us wherever you download your podcast from. |
| 1:15.1 | But now from July 21st, 1948, here is the big story episode, The Lottery. |
| 1:26.6 | The big story! The Big Story |
| 1:28.3 | The Big Story |
| 1:33.3 | You're sure everything is all right, Tiny? |
| 1:37.6 | Sure and sure. |
| 1:39.4 | We phoned that reporter and told him there was a story waiting for him here, so he... |
| 1:44.1 | Hey? What is it, so he... Hey. |
| 1:44.9 | What is it? |
| 1:46.1 | There he is now. |
| 1:47.3 | That's the reporter. |
| 1:49.0 | Wait until he comes closer. |
| 1:50.8 | Wait until he turns into the walk. |
| 1:53.4 | You don't want to miss him, do you, tiny? |
| 1:55.4 | Miss it? |
| 1:57.0 | When I get through and loading this rod, |
| 1:59.4 | that reporter's going to look like a Swiss cheese. |
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