acclaim director nora ephron miss a winner by a big margin . high price talent and a screwy plot equal a lame comedy . a very popular tv weatherman ( john travolta ) be fight foreclosure on his home and because he be go broke with a business venture . with advice from a strip club owner ( tim roth ) and the eager assistance of ( lisa kudrow ) the state lotto number caller on tv and a plan be contrive to rig the winning number . situational comedy and but more or less a pretty stupid story . maybe more of a drama and a whole lot less comedy could have save this project . but this lotto flick be a lose crap shoot . overweight travolta be close to over the top a the egotistical weatherman . i do not recall see kudrow in this light . sexy . no complaint here . also in the cast be ed oneil and michael moore and bill pullman . no great shake and but the travolta name be wager to give credibility to this one .