JACKPOTThe Story

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Amanda LoncarJACKPOT is the story of a family on the verge of bankruptcy and a girl in the midst of change. An 18 million-dollar lie drastically alters the course of the Grayson household in this heart-warming story about right choices and second chances.

When Jenny Grayson's father loses his biggest client sending the family business into bankruptcy, Jenny passes herself off as 18 to buy a lottery ticket. Though they hit the jackpot, things go from bad to worse, as Jenny's family has to lie about buying the ticket to claim the prize. Broken hearts, a fractured home life and blackmail all stem from one bad decision after another. In the end Jenny faces the toughest choice of her life, but is she too late?

 

Jerry Morgan
Jerry Morgan
Executive Producer

"I wanted to give kids more credit in this story than they get in some films. They needed to be fun, yet interesting and real. The plot about the ticket is there, but it's not the main thing. Above all, Jackpot is about the importance of family."

 

Patterson, Raingruber, Stencil
Patterson discusses a plot point in a story session with Producer Eric Raingruber and Director Sean A. Stencil at right.

Meg Patterson
Meg Patterson
Writer, Assistant Director


"Early on in story development Jenny was a rebellious teen bent on breaking free from her mother's authority. Later she was softened to make her more likable, to the point of being too good. In the end, Jenny became someone completely different, landing somewhere between the two extremes..."

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