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100
Name of the oldest man in town
Old Man Warner (or Mr. Warner)
100
The date the lottery takes place every year
June 27
100

The first to arrive at the event

The Children

100
During the lottery, all the townspeople pulled numbers from a black wooden box
False
100
"It isn't fair, it isn't right." - Name the speaker
Tessie Hutchinson (Tessie or Mrs. Hutchinson)
200
The person who conducted the lottery
Mr. Summers
200
The number of times Old Man Warner has been involved in the lottery
77 times
200

The reason Mrs. Hutchinson was late for the Lottery

She forgot it was June 27th

200
Clyde Dunbar was unable to come to the lottery because he broke his wrist.
False
200
"There's always been a lottery." - Name the speaker
Old Man Warner
300
Arrived late to the lottery
Tessie Hutchinson (Mrs. Hutchinson or Tessie)
300
The time of day that the lottery began (include AM or PM)
10:00 AM
300

The reason Tessie Hutchinson feels the drawing is unfair

Bill did not have enough time to choose

300
The family names were called in alphabetical order.
True
300
"Guess we better get started, get this over with, so's we can go back to work."
Mr. Summers
400
The postmaster and lottery assistant
Mr. Graves
400
How long it takes to conduct the lottery in this village
about 2 hours
400

This is the mark on the slip of paper

a black dot

400

Some other villages had given up the lottery.

True

400
"Shut up, Tessie."
Bill Hutchinson (Mr. Hutchinson)
500
The person unable to come to the lottery
Clyde Dunbar (Mr. Dunbar)
500

Number of "winners" in the lottery

One

500

This has been preserved from the original ritual

the throwing of stones

500
Mr. Martin was the winner of the lottery.
False
500

This is the saying that Old Man Warner says about the lottery.

"Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon."