--- title: "Lottery Fever (S10E01) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e01-lottery-fever/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Lottery Fever: Family Guy season 10 episode 1 (S10E01), first aired 25 September 2011. Writer and director credits." --- # Lottery Fever Episode 1 of Family Guy season 10 (S10E01), the 166th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Andrew Goldberg and directed by Greg Colton. First broadcast on 25 September 2011. ## Story Lois puts the family on a stricter budget, and a news report about the lottery prompts Peter to buy a ticket. He then admits he has taken out a second mortgage to fund several thousand of them. The family hunt for three days before finding that Peter printed those tickets himself, but the genuine batch arrives and they have won. Peter quits his job and spends freely, backing Quagmire's projects and lending Joe money, then demanding painful favours in return until both men end the friendship. Lois warns him that he is changing. At a restaurant his card is declined and the winnings have gone. He wins and loses a second fortune, then apologises at the bar, and Quagmire and Joe offer him a share of his own investment. ## Production and reception - The episode was announced on 27 July 2011 during a sweepstakes run by 20th Century Fox, which offered the winner $3,000 and a name check during the broadcast. ([Wikipedia: Lottery Fever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery_Fever)) - Greg Colton directed, having previously handled the Emmy-winning "Road to the Multiverse" and "Road to the North Pole". Andrew Goldberg wrote the script and Walter Murphy scored it. ([Wikipedia: Lottery Fever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery_Fever)) - Guest voices included Judy Greer, Chris O'Dowd, Christine Lakin, Tara Strong, Randy Crenshaw, Fred Tatasciore and Wendee Lee, with Adam West returning in his recurring role. ([Wikipedia: Lottery Fever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery_Fever)) - Nielsen put the first airing at 7.69 million viewers with a 4.1/9 share in the 18 to 49 group, down on the previous season opener, "And Then There Were Fewer". ([Wikipedia: Lottery Fever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery_Fever)) - Writing for The A.V. Club, Kevin McFarland graded it C, and Kate Moon of TV Fanatic gave three out of five. The British debut on BBC Three on 20 May 2012 drew 1.55 million. ([Wikipedia: Lottery Fever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery_Fever)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 10 | | Episode | 1 of 23 | | Overall | No. 166 | | Code | S10E01 | | First aired | 25 September 2011 | | Directed by | Greg Colton | | Written by | Andrew Goldberg | | Production code | 9ACX01 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 10 | | Wikidata | Q1159369 | | IMDb | tt2001396 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 7.69 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Tricia Takanawa | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Bruce the Performance Artist | | Alexandra Breckenridge | A Checkout Girl in a Cheap Dress Who Wants to Be a Model | | John G. Brennan | Horace, Mort Goldman | | Randy Crenshaw | Singer | | Judy Greer | Pregnant Dancer | | Christine Lakin | Joyce Kinney | Principal voice credits as recorded by IMDb, which lists up to ten credits per episode, so recurring characters can be missing here. Guest voices below come from Wikipedia and TVmaze. ### Guest voices - Randy Crenshaw as Eduard Khil - Judy Greer as Pregnant showgirl, Showgirl - Christine Lakin as Joyce Kinney - Chris O'Dowd as Butler - Tara Strong as Anna Paquin - Fred Tatasciore - Wendee Lee - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Adam West as Mayor Adam West - Johnny Brennan as Mort Goldman - John Viener as Helicopter Pilot ## Links - Season: [10](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-10/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_10) - Wikidata: [Q1159369](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1159369) - IMDb: [tt2001396](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2001396/) - US viewers: [7.69 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery_Fever) ## Navigation - Previous: [S09E18 It's a Trap!](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e18-its-a-trap/) - Next: [S10E02 Seahorse Seashell Party](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e02-seahorse-seashell-party/) - Season hub: [Season 10](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-10/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 10: episode 1 of 23 - S10E01 Lottery Fever (this entry) - S10E02 [Seahorse Seashell Party](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e02-seahorse-seashell-party/) - S10E03 [Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e03-screams-of-silence-the-story-of-brenda-q/) - S10E04 [Stewie Goes for a Drive](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e04-stewie-goes-for-a-drive/) - S10E05 [Back to the Pilot](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e05-back-to-the-pilot/) - S10E06 [Thanksgiving](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e06-thanksgiving/) - S10E07 [Amish Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e07-amish-guy/) - S10E08 [Cool Hand Peter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e08-cool-hand-peter/) - S10E09 [Grumpy Old Man](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e09-grumpy-old-man/) - S10E10 [Meg and Quagmire](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e10-meg-and-quagmire/) - S10E11 [The Blind Side](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e11-the-blind-side/) - S10E12 [Livin' on a Prayer](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e12-livin-on-a-prayer/) - S10E13 [Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e13-tom-tucker-the-man-and-his-dream/) - S10E14 [Be Careful What You Fish For](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e14-be-careful-what-you-fish-for/) - S10E15 [Burning Down the Bayit](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e15-burning-down-the-bayit/) - S10E16 [Killer Queen](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e16-killer-queen/) - S10E17 [Forget-Me-Not](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e17-forget-me-not/) - S10E18 [You Can't Do That on Television, Peter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e18-you-cant-do-that-on-television-peter/) - S10E19 [Mr. and Mrs. Stewie](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e19-mr-and-mrs-stewie/) - S10E20 [Leggo My Meg-O](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e20-leggo-my-meg-o/) - S10E21 [Tea Peter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e21-tea-peter/) - S10E22 [Family Guy Viewer Mail #2](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e22-family-guy-viewer-mail-2/) - S10E23 [Internal Affairs](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s10e23-internal-affairs/) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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