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2 unusual facts about Lucky/Chances


Lucky/Chances

Lucky Chances is a 1990 television mini-series written by Jackie Collins and based on her bestselling novels Chances and Lucky.

The Santangelo Novels

Lucky Chances (1990) - based on the novels Chances and Lucky


¡Viva el Sueño!

The lucky one was Ojeda to the challenge of the week he sang "Como Fue" by José José.

2006 Michigan State vs. Northwestern football game

Michigan State's chances of completing the comeback appeared to be finished early in the fourth quarter when backup quarterback Brian Hoyer had his 6th pass of the drive intercepted by Northwestern a minute in.

Alonso Hernández

His rising talent increased his chances of professional football, so he relocated to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico to pursue this goal, where he made his start in the Indios youth system.

Amy Honey

The album was recorded at Tolan McNeil's Lucky Mouse Studios and also features Tolan McNeil, Gregory "Goose" MacDonald, Carolyn Mark, Diona Davies, Ida Nilsen, Grayson Walker and Calvin Dick.

Andris Biedriņš

In his third year, Biedriņš got a lucky break when the Warriors decided to replace coach Mike Montgomery with ex-Dallas Mavericks coach Don Nelson, elected one of the NBA's "Greatest Coaches of All Time." Nelson needed just five games to bench the Warriors' center Adonal Foyle and give Biedriņš the starting spot at center, calling him "the best big man I've got."

Asian F

After Mike receives an "A−" on a chemistry exam, his father (Keong Sim) is upset by this "Asian F" and the danger it poses to his chances of attending Harvard, and insists that Mike focus more on his studies and give up glee club and his girlfriend Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz), who has been helping him improve his singing.

Buck Privates

The Andrews Sisters perform four songs during the course of the film: "You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Bounce Me, Brother, With a Solid Four", and "(I'll Be With You) In Apple Blossom Time".

Chicago Great Western Railroad

Nicknamed the "Corn Belt Route" because of its operating area in the midwestern United States, the railroad was sometimes called the "Lucky Strike Road", due to the similarity in design between the herald of the CGW and the logo used for Lucky Strike cigarettes.

Death Picks Cotton

Lucky and Luanne are talking about a restaurant, a teppanyaki steakhouse à la Benihana, where they are planning on eating that night.

Emil Norlander

For some of his songs he borrowed well-known melodies from abroad: Fredssång (Silver Threads Among the Gold), Lycklige John (Lucky Jim) and Kärlek På Italienska Och Svenska (Santa Lucia).

European Christian Political Movement

This platform had started in November 2002 when representatives of political parties from more than 15 countries decided to examine new chances for Christian politics in Europe on the conference "For a Christian Europe" at Lakitelek, Hungary.

Fate to Fatal

It was recorded in three different locations by multiple engineers; the title track was recorded at The Fortress Studios, London with producer Gareth Parton (The Go! Team, Foals); "The Last Time", which features lead vocals by Mark Lanegan, and "Pinnacle Hollow" were recorded by Ben Mumphrey in Dayton, OH; "Chances Are", a cover of a Bob Marley song, was recorded by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago.

Fergus Devils

As the Bradford Bulls had left the league to try their chances on an Independent Junior A league, the Devils received a bye in the league quarter-finals.

Geir Rönning

Finally it was three times lucky for Geir in 2005, when he managed to win the entire Finnish Eurovision selection with the song "Why?", a ballad concerning the Beslan terror tragedy in Russia.

Gil Saunders

The album garnered three Billboard R&B chart hits including "Today's Your Lucky Day," "Don't Give Me Up," and "I Really Love You." Saunders also co-lead with Harold on the track "What We Both Need (Is Love)" which was popular on local Philadelphia radio station WDAS-FM in Philadelphia.

Great Guns!

Great Guns! has been released on the Walt Disney Treasures DVD series in the DVD set The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.

Hard Luck

Shortly after his release from prison, Lucky tries to get back on his feet but inexplicably ends up a victim of Hurricane Katrina's wrath, and loses his newly found life.

Indicator net

Sometimes mines were attached directly to the nets, thus reducing submarine survival chances.

Jeff Koterba

The Prairie Cats have been featured at the South by Southwest music festival, the Hudson River Festival, have toured nationally, and appears in the motion picture Lucky featuring Ann-Margret, Colin Hanks, and Ari Graynor.

John I of Münsterberg

Initially, seeing no chances of victory, Duke Louis II of Brieg entered into an arrangement with John, under which he was compelled to not interfere with the movements of enemy troops.

Kagami

Kagami Yoshimizu, the creator and author of the Anime and Manga series, Lucky Star, even sharing the same first name as Kagami Hiiragi, one of the main characters of Lucky Star.

Kemal Hafizović

However, Hafizović would get his fair share of chances as the manager of his favorite club in the later years where he was the on-and-off manager for several times with the best period at the turn of the century where NK Čelik Zenica had some notable performances in the UEFA Intertoto Cup under his leadership.

Lucky Cowboy

Lucky Cowboy is a 1944 American two-reel western film directed by Josef Berne using a screenplay by Robert Stephen Brode.

Manhigut Yehudit

While Feiglin and his supporters remained optimistic about his chances of winning the position, in the last weeks before the primary there were calls from both the center-right and the Religious Zionist movement for him to withdraw from the race.

Matzo Shortage of 2008

A number of chain grocery stores were reported to have run dry including Safeway, Whole Foods, Lunardi's, Lucky and Mollie Stone.

Mike Western

In the early 1950s he joined fellow former GB Animation artists Ron "Nobby" Clark and Eric Bradbury at Amalgamated Press, drawing adventure strips for Knock-Out, including the western "Lucky Logan" and the aviation series "Johnnie Wingco".

Moosehead Brewery

In his autobiography Lucky Man, he said that as a guest on The Tonight Show he told Jay Leno that he did not like American beer, describing it as 'too watery' and that he instead would drink Moosehead Ale.

Nome mining district

It was discovered in 1898 when Erik Lindblom, Jafet Lindeberg and John Brynteson, the "Three Lucky Swedes", found placer gold deposits on Anvil Creek and on the Snake River, a few miles from the future site of Nome.

One Hen

Kojo’s life gets lucky when he gets a small loan to buy a hen.

Patricia Medina

Medina also made television appearances on Perry Mason ("The Case of the Lucky Loser", 27 September 1958); Bonanza ("The Spanish Grant", 6 February 1960), Thriller ("The Premature Burial", 1961) and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ("See the Monkey Dance", 9 November 1964).

Pirates 4-D

Davie (Adam Wylie), a cabin boy who was betrayed by the nasty Captain Lucky (Leslie Nielsen) on Pirate Island, escapes the captain's trap in order to set up booby traps with the help of a monkey named Chester to catch Lucky and his crew when he returns to the island to rediscover a treasure he buried there.

Prince of Wales tea blend

One Prince of Wales tea, for example, is a blend of "Assam black tea, Ceylon black tea, Gunpowder green tea, Lucky Dragon Hyson green tea, and natural black currant flavoring."

Ray Mueller

He did not catch every inning for the 1944 Reds (backups Len Rice, Joe Just and Johnny Riddle handled 17 total chances) but Mueller handled 545 chances, threw out 39 percent of would-be base-stealers, and batted a career-high .286 with ten home runs and 73 runs batted in.

Roger Roger

Helen Grace as Chrissie (played by Lesley Vickerage in the pilot): Phil's girlfriend who wants him to settle down and be realistic about his chances of becoming a rock star.

Scott Lochmus

Previously, Mr. Lochmus served as Senior Director at Sony Music Studios, in charge of production, where he directed and produced award-winning videos of every soundtrack recorded by Celine Dion from 1996 to 2008, including her landmark duet with Barbra Streisand, as well as Dion’s “One Year, One Heart” ABC Family TV Special, and two widely acclaimed documentaries, “Let's Talk About Love,” and “Taking Chances,” among others.

Seattle Slew

Many handicappers believed the predicted speed duel with Cormorant would jeopardize the Derby winner's chances; Andrew Beyer picked Cormorant to win in his Washington Post column.

Silvestre de Sousa

The 2010 champion jockey Paul Hanagan regained the lead by September; having incurred a four-day suspension in early October, De Sousa’s chances of a first title were fading.

Snowmasters

The company's products have been used in music videos such as "Back to December" by Taylor Swift and "Mistletoe" by Justin Bieber, film productions such as Hairy Potter and Lucky, television shows such as Fear Factor, and at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.

Stanley H. Fuld

Fuld's specialty was developing new theories to prosecute racketeers, including Charles "Lucky" Luciano and James J. Hines, the Tammany Hall district leader.

The Baytown Outlaws

The cast also includes: Thomas Sangster as Rob, a young disabled man and the target of the Oodie's rescue job; Zoë Bell as Rose, Serinda Swan as Jez, Meagan Good as Belle, Brea Grant as Pammy, and Agnes Bruckner as Mona, a group of female biker assassins; Michael Rapaport as Lucky, a bar owner; James DuMont as Special Agent Simmons; and Natalie Martinez as Ariana, an illegal immigrant and nurse.

The Derailers

Seeking greater mainstream success, The Derailers switched to Sony’s Lucky Dog Records for their next release, Here Come the Derailers, and were paired with Nashville A-list producer Kyle Lehning.

The Other Side of Benny Golson

Scott Yanow of Allmusic says, "Tenor-saxophonist Benny Golson's third recording as a leader was significant in two ways. It was his first opportunity to work with trombonist Curtis Fuller (the two would be members of The Jazztet by 1960) and it was one of his first chances to really stretch out on record as a soloist; up to this point Golson was possibly better known as a composer".

The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry

Just when it seems like her chances may have passed, she meets a musician ten years her junior (Kim Bum), and her former fiance (Lee Pil-mo) comes back to rekindle the flame.

Themes from Mr. Lucky, the Untouchables and Other TV Action Jazz

Themes from Mr. Lucky, the Untouchables and Other TV Action Jazz (also referred to as TV Action Jazz Volume 2) is the second album by American jazz guitarist Mundell Lowe and his All Stars to feature interpretations of theme music from private eye, legal and police drama television programs recorded in 1960 for the RCA Camden label.

Tomb of the Golden Bird

The title comes from the nickname given the tomb of Tutankhamon by Egyptian workers, who were fascinated by Howard Carter's pet canary, and certain that the golden bird would bring a lucky season.

Toni Daggert

Toni thought he’d deliberately sabotaged her chances with Hari and was further incensed when he put the dampeners on her big night out with Jimmy King (Nick Miles), who she was using to get the PA job with King & Sons.

Top Combine

In September 2010, Top Combine traveled to the United States to receive training and to record two singles with American producer Nicholas Cooper for their third studio release, Lucky Boys.

Transitional Government of National Unity

At the second conference in Kano, both Habré and Goukouni were placed under what amounted to house arrest so Nigeria could promote the chances of a Kanembu leader, Lol Mahamat Choua.

Unlucky Mr. Lucky

Unlucky Mr. Lucky is a song and a single by Asphalt Ballet released by Virgin Records in 1991.

Yankton Sioux Tribe

The tribe owns and operates the Fort Randall Casino and Hotel in Pickstown, South Dakota, as well as Lucky Lounge and Four Directions Restaurant.


see also

The Santangelo Novels

The role of Lucky Santangelo was first played by actress Nicollette Sheridan in Lucky Chances, and later by Kim Delaney in Lady Boss.