Presents: Ross Whitaker, Director of 'Beat The Lotto'
Update: 2025-07-04
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In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Ross Whitaker about his latest documentary, Beat The Lotto.
When downtrodden 1980s Ireland inaugurated a National Lottery the people began to dream. For Cork-based mathematician Stefan Klincewicz, it was an obsession. Spotting a flaw in the system, he recruited a ragtag team of chancers, and masterminded an audacious plan to fix the draw the win the millions. The heist became public knowledge, and in a race against time, the lottery did everything they could to try and stop the steal, dividing the nation on a very public caper.
In cinemas from 4th July 2025
www.beatthelottofilm.com
About Ross Whittaker
Ross is producer/director of the feature documentaries Beat the Lotto (2025), Katie (2018), Between Land and Sea (2016), Unbreakable (2014) and Saviours (2007). His recent work includes the TV documentaries Birdson (2024) for RTE and (acquired by) BBC, Peter the Great (2023) for NBC, Rachael Blackmore: A Grand Year (2021) for ITV/RTE, Barney Curley Beat the Bookies (2021) for BBC/RTE and The Boys In Green (2020) for RTE. His short docs include the award-winning Bye Bye Now (2009) and Home Turf (2011) and the documentary commercial SLEEPING Flags (2019), which won prestigious D&AD and Cannes Lions Awards. He is a former festival director of IFI DocFest and editor of Film Ireland magazine.
When downtrodden 1980s Ireland inaugurated a National Lottery the people began to dream. For Cork-based mathematician Stefan Klincewicz, it was an obsession. Spotting a flaw in the system, he recruited a ragtag team of chancers, and masterminded an audacious plan to fix the draw the win the millions. The heist became public knowledge, and in a race against time, the lottery did everything they could to try and stop the steal, dividing the nation on a very public caper.
In cinemas from 4th July 2025
www.beatthelottofilm.com
About Ross Whittaker
Ross is producer/director of the feature documentaries Beat the Lotto (2025), Katie (2018), Between Land and Sea (2016), Unbreakable (2014) and Saviours (2007). His recent work includes the TV documentaries Birdson (2024) for RTE and (acquired by) BBC, Peter the Great (2023) for NBC, Rachael Blackmore: A Grand Year (2021) for ITV/RTE, Barney Curley Beat the Bookies (2021) for BBC/RTE and The Boys In Green (2020) for RTE. His short docs include the award-winning Bye Bye Now (2009) and Home Turf (2011) and the documentary commercial SLEEPING Flags (2019), which won prestigious D&AD and Cannes Lions Awards. He is a former festival director of IFI DocFest and editor of Film Ireland magazine.
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