Plot Synopsis

In Astoria, Queens, a group of seven gas-station employees have been chipping into a lottery pool for months. Never thinking they'd actually win, their lives are changed in unexpected ways when they actually hit the jackpot. Before winning, each thought money could solve problems their problems: Matt could get his girlfriend, Mary, and two kids out of his mother's house; Matt's ex-con brother, Nicky, could pay off a dangerous debt and pursue his crush on Samira; Samira, a second-generation Pakistani immigrant, could afford to go to Juilliard; Denise, a plucky cashier, could focus on rebuilding her crumbling marriage; Leanne, a young mother, could help her daughter realize her dreams; Bob, the station's manager, was hoping he could finally retire, but he's attacked and injured just before the group wins; and Antonio could give his wife, Bianca, and three kids a whole new life. Soon after winning, a news crew comes to profile the winners, the girls go on a high-end shopping spree, and Detective Minetti is convinced that he has the key to the robbery. LUCKY 7 premiered on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 10pm ET/PT on ABC.