Bat Masterson
Lottery of Death
TV Flash files “Lottery of Death” as a desk essential hour — Bat Masterson (1958–1961) on NBC, season 1, episode 28, aired 1959-05-13, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E28: listed hour 28 of 108 in the Bat Masterson guide, hour 28 of 37 in season 1. It aired 1959-05-13 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “A Matter of Honor” (S01E27). Next is “The Death of Bat Masterson” (S01E29).
Essential hour: “Lottery of Death”. Lottery of Death — first-season titled gamble, urban polish in a cowboy field, the natty hero as toy-aisle winner.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Bat wins half of a lottery ticket during a high stakes poker game, but the man with other half dies and his ticket goes missing.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Lottery of Death sit in the Bat Masterson guide?
S01E28 is listed hour 28 of 108 — hour 28 of 37 in season 1, season 1 episode 28.
When did Bat Masterson S01E28 air?
Lottery of Death aired 1959-05-13 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with Barry's derby and cane. The dandy-lawman brief is visual immediately; style is the premise, not a subplot.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Bat Masterson gave Gene Barry a derby, a gold-tipped cane, and a dandy lawman who fought with style. Urban polish in a cowboy field; fashion as a plot point and a toy-aisle winner. Watch it now as the western that dressed up — proof the genre could sell a natty hero instead of another dusty hat.
The merch is the cane. Bat Masterson (NBC, 1958–1961) gave Gene Barry a derby, a gold-tipped cane, and a dandy lawman who fought with style — **108 episodes, three seasons**, urban polish in a cowboy field, fashion as a plot point and a toy-aisle winner. Frank Pittman and Andy White. Loosely inspired by the historical Bat Masterson's colorful career. Natty hero instead of another dusty hat. The cane was not a joke; it was the brand. Rex will toast the West. The chart toasts a **dressed-up SKU** that diversified…
Filed against
- Gene Barry as Bat Masterson
Gene Barry's Bat Masterson wore a derby and a gold-tipped cane into a 1950s cowboy field — a dandy lawman who fought with style when the genre usually sold dust. Urban polish as a plot point and a toy-aisle winner. TV Flash files him as…