Since the Hutchinson family consists of only one household, a second drawing to choose one household within the family is skipped.ДЇor the final drawing, one slip is placed in the box for each member of the household: Bill, Tessie, and each of their three children. Summers rushed him through the drawing, but the other townspeople dismiss her complaint. Bill Hutchinson gets the marked slip, meaning that his family has been chosen. First, the heads of the extended families each draw one slip from the box, but they wait to unfold them until all the slips have been drawn. in order to have everything done in time for lunch. Upon the morning of the lottery, the townspeople gather shortly before 10 a.m. Summers' office until the lottery is scheduled to begin.

The slips are folded and placed in a black wooden box, which in turn is stored in a safe at Mr. All are blank except one, later revealed to be marked with a black dot. Graves drawing up a list of all the extended families in town and preparing a set of paper slips, one per family. The lottery preparations start the night before, with coal merchant Mr. However, some other villages have already discontinued the lottery, and rumors are spreading that a village farther north is considering doing likewise.

Children pile up stones as the adult townsfolk assemble for their annual event, which in the local tradition is apparently practiced to ensure a good harvest (Old Man Warner quotes an old proverb: 'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon'). In a small village of about 300 residents, the locals are in an excited yet nervous mood on June 27. Дetails of contemporary small-town American life are embroidered upon a description of an annual ritual known as 'the lottery'. It has been subjected to considerable sociological and literary analysis, and has been described as one of the most famous short stories in the history of American literature. The story has been dramatized several times, including as a radio drama, film, and graphic novel. Readers' initial negative response surprised both Jackson and The New Yorker subscriptions were canceled, and much hate mail was received throughout the summer of its first publication, while the Union of South Africa banned the story. The preparations for and execution of the lottery are both described in detail. The story describes a fictional small town which observes an annual tradition known as 'the lottery,' in which a member of the community is selected by chance. ' The Lottery' is a short story written by Shirley Jackson, first published in the June 26, 1948, issue of The New Yorker. For other uses, see Lottery (disambiguation).

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