TV series
Lucky is an American dark comedy television series which ran for one season on FX Networks in 2003. The show starred John Corbett as Michael "Lucky" Linkletter, a professional poker player and gambling addict. The series was created by Robb Cullen and Mark Cullen. It was nominated for the 2003 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series.
1 season · 13 episodes
Pilot
Apr 8, 200328 min
After winning $1 million in the World Series of Poker at a Las Vegas casino, Michael "Lucky" Linkletter lived like a king... briefly. Now, one year later, he's penniless. Although Lucky's been clean from his gambling addiction for six month
Calling Dr. Con
Apr 15, 200328 min
In order to settle his debt with Joey Leggs, Lucky is forced to continue to gamble. Lucky's efforts are complicated when he meets a doctor, Amy, and her "son" who are down on their luck, and out of the goodness of his heart Lucky gives her
Up the Steaks
Apr 22, 200328 min
A frazzled Theresa starts questioning her relationship with Lucky, feeling as if she is spending her nights with a compulsive gambler who has no clear goals. Lucky assures Theresa that if given some time to make a list, he could find some g
Come Lie With Me
Apr 29, 200328 min
As Theresa withdraws from her gambling addiction and has continued trouble with her husband, she relies on Lucky for support as her sponsor. In order to disguise the fact that he is a hypocrite, Lucky conceals from Theresa that he is gambli
The Tell
May 6, 200328 min
As an important satellite tournament quickly approaches, Lucky develops a "tell" (a telltale sign to other players when Lucky is bluffing). Vinny and Mutha try to appear as a couple of card-counting geniuses to scam an unsuspecting target.
Something for Everyone
May 13, 200328 min
On the anniversary of his wife, Sarah's, suicide, a grief-stricken Lucky is determined to play out the mantra she lived by, helping him to defy the odds of Las Vegas and win big at every turn. In spite of his winnings, Lucky is forced to fi
