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8/10
The One with the Lottery
ComedyFan201011 September 2011
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This episode had a great idea and many hilarious moments but it also gave me a bit of a bad feeling. I think they really exaggerated with the selfishness of all the friends (especially Chandler and Monica) and them caring more about money than their friends. I understand and love some "evil" humor, but Friends is just a show where it doesn't fit. Monica saying "money" when asked what matters more didn't make me laugh at all

But other than that I loved many things about it. For once, Phoebe was finally her old self. This is the Phoebe I loved for many seasons, her message from the pigeon is hilarious. So is her excitement about winning $3!

Joey was a sweetheart. Unlike Chandler and Monica he cared more about his friends than cash. This is seen when he wishes for chandler to get a job and not to win lottery in the bone game. Which by the way was a great scene. Phoebe saying how vegetarians still may love to play with carcasses and Joey's little argument with Monica

And at last, Emma's first word was also a great story. It was a pretty funny scene and a good idea
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7/10
The one they all try the lottery
Lady_Targaryen11 March 2009
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Monica lends her Porsche to Joey, since he wants to go to the Lottery. The Powerball has a prize of 300 million and Monica gets excited about the idea of buying some tickets. Rachel gives the idea of they all spent 50 dollars each in buying tickets, and if one of them win, they split the prize.

Ross is the only one who doesn't want to participate, since he doesn't believe in lotteries and think he is going to waste his money, but Monica pays for him, since she wants him to participate as well.

Everybody is anxious and with hope. Phoebe goes to a psychic and Monica brings a wishbone to give them more luck. When they discover that Monica bought more tickets and didn't tell them, a big discussion starts.

Meanwhile, Chandler is waiting to see if he is going to take a job in the agency he did his internship, but every time someone calls him, is to tell that other person got the chance.
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9/10
Best Episode of the Season
akshayak-3749317 April 2021
I think this episode have great humour content as well as moral content. Some scenes are just emotionally touching. As to say Phoebe scores more than others.
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9/10
Nice episode
rakesh5916 May 2022
I really like this episode, lines are funny, well written episode and I don't feel bored watching this which happens with many story lines in other episode.
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3/10
A standard, not that exciting episode
studioAT11 August 2017
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A thin episode in terms of plots, this episode shows how money (or the prospect of winning money) changes the friends.

This was a very standard sitcom premise, and it felt a bit beneath a show of the quality of 'Friends'.

The Chandler story line was the best of the episode, with Matthew Perry on top form. I also loved the sweet moment between him and Matt LeBlanc's Joey at the end.

Other than that this wasn't that great an episode.
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