Picks and Pans Review: Sweepstakes

UPDATED 01/29/1979 at 01:00 AM EST • Originally published 01/29/1979 at 01:00 AM EST

NBC (10 p.m. ET)

It's not The Millionaire, but the new series is similar. It centers on finalists in a lottery, all apparently waiting for the tooth fairy to show up and balance their budget. The sets are tacky, the acting lame, the scripts stultifying; everyone loses.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 27