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Friedrich Neuser

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171 total appearances

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Planet Money
The great German land lottery

A kid from the community reaches their hand into the bag, pulls out a slip of paper. The name of the winner trickles through the crowd. Tony! The name they call is Tony. Not Friedrich. Tony gets this plot. There's some celebration as the new landowner makes their way to the center of the crowd and hammers a stake in the ground. And then we start moving to the next plot.

Planet Money
The great German land lottery

Each plot is a little different. Varying sizes, different soil quality. And that adrenaline Friedrich felt earlier? It's stronger. Because the land at the beginning of the lottery is some of the best, it's fertile, workable. He really wants his name to get called. Oh, here we go. Here's another one. See what happens now. Again, not him.

Planet Money
The great German land lottery

Each plot is a little different. Varying sizes, different soil quality. And that adrenaline Friedrich felt earlier? It's stronger. Because the land at the beginning of the lottery is some of the best, it's fertile, workable. He really wants his name to get called. Oh, here we go. Here's another one. See what happens now. Again, not him.

Planet Money
The great German land lottery

Each plot is a little different. Varying sizes, different soil quality. And that adrenaline Friedrich felt earlier? It's stronger. Because the land at the beginning of the lottery is some of the best, it's fertile, workable. He really wants his name to get called. Oh, here we go. Here's another one. See what happens now. Again, not him.

Planet Money
The great German land lottery

This is Friedrich's fourth lottery. When his son was little, he was one of the children who pulled the names out of the bag. Kids love to do it because the farmers whose names they pull tip them. Today, his eight-year-old neighbor Obi is one of those kids getting handfuls of euros.

Planet Money
The great German land lottery

This is Friedrich's fourth lottery. When his son was little, he was one of the children who pulled the names out of the bag. Kids love to do it because the farmers whose names they pull tip them. Today, his eight-year-old neighbor Obi is one of those kids getting handfuls of euros.

Planet Money
The great German land lottery

This is Friedrich's fourth lottery. When his son was little, he was one of the children who pulled the names out of the bag. Kids love to do it because the farmers whose names they pull tip them. Today, his eight-year-old neighbor Obi is one of those kids getting handfuls of euros.

Planet Money
The great German land lottery

After two hours, the lottery is starting to get stressful. Because the Goodfields get doled out in the beginning, Friedrich is missing out. And he's worried they'll run out of the good land.

Planet Money
The great German land lottery

After two hours, the lottery is starting to get stressful. Because the Goodfields get doled out in the beginning, Friedrich is missing out. And he's worried they'll run out of the good land.

Planet Money
The great German land lottery

After two hours, the lottery is starting to get stressful. Because the Goodfields get doled out in the beginning, Friedrich is missing out. And he's worried they'll run out of the good land.

Planet Money
The great German land lottery

Friedrich says the most important thing is fairness. And Markus says that's why the lottery has stuck around.

Planet Money
The great German land lottery

Friedrich says the most important thing is fairness. And Markus says that's why the lottery has stuck around.

Planet Money
The great German land lottery

Friedrich says the most important thing is fairness. And Markus says that's why the lottery has stuck around.

Planet Money
The great German land lottery

And if any of that were to change, you might lose what makes this so special. They're willing to give up some efficiency for more fairness. But still, people are getting impatient. Like eight-year-old Obi, who is waiting to pull names from the bag.

Planet Money
The great German land lottery

And if any of that were to change, you might lose what makes this so special. They're willing to give up some efficiency for more fairness. But still, people are getting impatient. Like eight-year-old Obi, who is waiting to pull names from the bag.

Planet Money
The great German land lottery

And if any of that were to change, you might lose what makes this so special. They're willing to give up some efficiency for more fairness. But still, people are getting impatient. Like eight-year-old Obi, who is waiting to pull names from the bag.

Planet Money
The great German land lottery

Now, there are only about ten good plots left. If his name isn't called soon, he'll be stuck with Badland. Friedrich, though, is still holding out hope. And then... That's you. That's mine, yeah. Friedrich and his son start hammering in the steak with their name on it. Friedrich has a full smile. This is a good one. Yeah. Yeah. This is your claim? Yes.

Planet Money
The great German land lottery

Now, there are only about ten good plots left. If his name isn't called soon, he'll be stuck with Badland. Friedrich, though, is still holding out hope. And then... That's you. That's mine, yeah. Friedrich and his son start hammering in the steak with their name on it. Friedrich has a full smile. This is a good one. Yeah. Yeah. This is your claim? Yes.

Planet Money
The great German land lottery

Now, there are only about ten good plots left. If his name isn't called soon, he'll be stuck with Badland. Friedrich, though, is still holding out hope. And then... That's you. That's mine, yeah. Friedrich and his son start hammering in the steak with their name on it. Friedrich has a full smile. This is a good one. Yeah. Yeah. This is your claim? Yes.

Planet Money
The great German land lottery

So we're looking at a map of all of Osing and you're going to write what you just got.