Lucky You

Lucky You is a 1997 novel by Carl Hiaasen. It is set in Florida, and recounts the story of JoLayne Lucks, a black woman who is one of two winners of a lottery. The book parodies paranoid militia movement groups that believe in somewhat bizarre conspiracy theories. It also takes a satiric look at the fictional community of Grange, Florida, (based on the real community of Cassadaga) and its cottage tourist industry based on the "discovery" of various religious miracles. A theatrical adaptation premiered in Edinburgh in 2008. Plot summary Newspaper reporter Tom Krome is sent to interview JoLayne Lucks, an African-American veterinary assistant who holds one of two winning tickets to the Florida Lottery. The other winning ticket is held by Bode Gazzer and his best friend "Chub," two unemployed white supremacists who are the only members of a fledgling militia. Unwilling to accept only half of the $28 million jackpot, Bode insists that they track down the owner of the other winning ticket. Discovering that this other winner is black seems to vindicate his conspiracy theory that the government is keeping "Christian white men" from winning the lottery, and makes his and Chub's next decision easy.