This chapter's epigraph comes from a conversation between the narrator and a member of the audience. The narrator tells the audience that he has heard that the government does not allow them to film, but that they should go ahead and do so anyway. He also tells them that the group of people who are participating in the lottery are from unknown origins and should be allowed to film if something goes wrong. He tells them to release the video if something does not go their way. He says that the prizes are all "handpicked and none are cheap" and that they can all become "lethal weapons" if they are modified with slight modifications.