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Lotto - First Broadcast (1 August 1987)
Television (Full Length) – 1987
Making dreams come true since 1987.
– NZ Lotteries' motto
Each Saturday night 'The Barrel' will decide your fortune with the flick of a switch.
– Doug Harvey
I'd like to remind you too that if you're living out in a country area, you or your family can play Lotto by mail order
– Doug Harvey on how Lotto was played remotely in pre-online times
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