6 The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1999
Lottery scandal to
Hollywood movie
By JIM STRADER
Associated Press Writer
HARRISBURG The darkest
days of the Pennsylvania Lottery
could shine the bright lights of Hol
lywood on Harrisburg.
Paramount Pictures is planning a
movie based on the scandal that
resulted from the rigged drawing
of the number 666 that sent a lot
tery official and a television per
sonality to prison, according to
state and studio officials.
Numbers, directed by Nora
Ephron, the writer and director of
You've Got Mail and Sleepless in
Seattle, could begin production as
early as next month and part of the
movie may be made in Harrisburg,
state film officials said.
John Travolta has been reported
to be the star, but state film offi
cials said that had not been con
firmed. A Paramount source who
declined to be named said Travol
ta's name has been linked to the
film, but that the studio would not
confirm casting details until pro
duction starts.
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For the state government, the
project presents both the opportu
nity to have a major studio make
another feature film in Pennsylva
nia bringing along the dollars
that accompany movie production
along with the resurrection of
unpleasant history.
Lottery district manager Edward
Plevel and TV announcer Nick
Perry both went to prison for their
parts in fixing the April 1980
result, which paid $3.8 million, a
record high amount at the time. All
told, eight people involved in the
fix won about 51.2 million.
"It's my understanding that it's
going to be sort of a humorous look
at the lottery or lotteries in gener
al," Pennsylvania Lottery spokes
woman Sally Danyluk said Monday.
"I don't think we'll ever laugh
about that," she said.
The 1980 drawing marked the
first time in the game's three-year
history that 666 had been drawn.
The number took on a mystique in
the game immediately and has
been drawn 11 times since, the last
time being March 1998.
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Fathead
returns to
town after
road tour
The seven funky Philly rockers
of Fathead will be making a tri
umphant return to State College
when they play at 10 p.m. tonight at
Café 210, 210 W. College Ave.
After performing at the Café on
Sept. 18, Fathead has gone south to
play shows in Delaware, North Car
olina and South Carolina before
heading north for a return engage
ment.
Since forming four years ago,
the rap-jam septet has been gain
ing popularity in its hometown of
Philadelphia, mainly due to the
strength of its fun and danceable
live show. But there is more to Fat
head than its claim to fusing rock
and rap long before the genre
achieved such great popularity.
The band's Web site (www fathead
music.com) is packed with photos,
Philly flava' and tons of informa
tion to keep its fan base in touch.
This is especially useful for the
band because so many of its first
Philadelphia-area fans are current
ly college students spread across
the East Coast.
In addition to a loyal fanbase, Fat
head is able to attract new fans with
the musical variety it offers on
stage. In addition to funky back
beats and groove-heavy bass lines
infused with jazzy improvisation
from guitarist Pete Keenan, Fathead
can't help but start a party with its
humor and on-point rap vocals.
And the band knows where its
recent success, like being named
best local band by Philadelphia
magazine, is coming from. Fat
head's touring schedule is pretty
intense. The band played late into
the night at last month's Café show
because its members' arrival into
State College was delayed as they
frantically tried to get to Penn
State from an afternoon show in
Vienna, NY.
Fathead will keep up the inten
sive touring that has brought the
band its popularity, rolling through
Delaware, New York and Pennsyl
vania for the next few weeks
before returning to Philadelphia.
by Scott Swindells