An incredible story about an absurd coincidence and unexpected luck

He hands out money by the handful, millions a day, watched over by hundreds of thousands of eyes - seventeen years in a flawless, virtually bulletproof system. Pavel, a man known from television screens as the presenter of the largest lottery draw in the country. An exemplary husband and father, occasional disc jockey and avid fisherman, who has no problem sharing a snack with a homeless man by the river. The jackpot is skyrocketing and the total figure is approaching half a billion. The nationwide frenzy is at its peak and even those who have never placed a bet want to place a bet. Employees of the Lottery company also bet, and so does Pavel. They think if we won, no one would believe us that it was fair. But chance can really screw things up. The novel The Winner offers a unique look behind the scenes of the TV draw of the popular Czech lottery, and with humor and exaggeration tells the story of how money can bring happiness only if one is not intoxicated by its shine and knows its true value...

Oldřich Burda is a radio and television presenter by profession. For eighteen years, he presented the draws of the Sazka company's lottery games on television screens. So he could let his imagination run wild and create a story that takes us into an environment guarded much like a treasury. Today you can meet him on the waves of Czech Radio, on Radio DAB Praha.