User Reviews

I wasn't crazy about the decision to make Andy Regional Manager, but this is definitely one of his better episodes. In this one, the writers really show him stepping up to the plate. The last five minutes or so where he's honest with Darryl about why Darryl didn't get the job are particularly good - you can really see Andy's potential for leadership here.

The warehouse crew wins lottery and quits.

Fun idea and a good episode. Poor Darryl. I could really feel him being depressed, I would be too. Andy was great in this episode. He kept on making me laugh trying to hire the crew. And one of the moments I loved was Stanley's face looking at a guy who came to be hired eating his sandwich

While the first few episodes of season 8 have been disappointing compared to previous standards, "Lotto" was so poor as to make me stop bothering to make the effort. The premise of the warehouse team quitting after winning the lottery and the rest of the crew living in a what-if-induced state of depression and wishful thinking is not funny; its just boring. The elongated scenes between a depressed Darrel and new-boss Andy have little to offer by way of writing or acting.

This season is in danger of being irrelevant. Ed, John, Rainn, Mindy, etc. are all talented - but they need a source of gravity to revolve around. The addition of James Spader offered endless possibility - but the writing squandered his time in the first few episodes and he didn't even appear in #3. Where is the guy who said, "the fallacy is that it is up to the steam-roller. It is up to the object, whether it will be flattened or not...." That guy and his intensity have not shown up at all in season 8. Let's get him in the game!!