Lifetime Launches National Sweepstakes to Promote July 20 Premiere of New Drama 'The Lottery'

Former The Young and the Restless star Michael Graziadei plays single
father Kyle in The Lottery.  Photo Credit: Lifetime

To promote the July 20 launch of its provocative new conspiracy thriller The Lottery (#TheLottery), Lifetime has launched a national sweepstakes through which people with a July 20 birthdate are eligible to win $10,000. To qualify, individuals must be no younger than 18 years of age and are required to submit their name, birthdate and contact information at LotteryLifetime.com. Randomly selected from all entries, the sweepstakes' winner will be required to verify his or her U.S. residence and provide a copy of a current government-issued identification as proof of age and date of birth in order to claim the $10,000 prize. The winner will be announced in the fall.

The Lottery, which will premiere this Sunday, July 20, at 10 p.m. ET/PT, stars Marley Shelton (Eleventh Hour), Michael Graziadei (The Young and the Restless), David Alpay (The Vampire Diaries), Athena Karkanis (Low Winter Sun), Yul Vazquez (Magic City), Shelley Conn (Terra Nova) and Martin Donovan (Homeland).

Lifetime Greenlights Conspiracy Thriller THE LOTTERY; Stars Marley Shelton, Michael Graziadei, David Alpay & Martin Donovan

Marley Shelton will star in THE LOTTERY.

Lifetime has ordered 10 episodes of the conspiracy thriller THE LOTTERY, it was announced today by Rob Sharenow, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Lifetime.

THE LOTTERY is Lifetime's second scripted series pickup this year. Last week it ordered 10 episodes of A+E Studios' UN-REAL, which goes behind-the-scenes of a hit competition dating show and is led by a young staffer (Shiri Appleby) whose sole job is to manipulate her relationships with and among the contestants to get the vital dramatic and outrageous footage the program's producers demand.

"THE LOTTERY is one of the most provocative and original concepts we've ever seen," Sharenow said. "Tim Sexton's unique dystopian thriller represents an exciting new direction for Lifetime and continues cable's position on the leading edge of bold, high-quality scripted drama."