In the United States, nearly 80 billion lotto tickets and scratch cards are sold every year. Overnight these winners find themselves in charge of an astronomical fortune and at the centre of the limelight. A third of winners end up in ruins. So what makes this industry so attractive, and what do the lives of the winners actually look like
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He only has 5 million left in his checking account 🙄
Jack needs to start flipping a couple grand a month to see growth – like start with a lemon aide stand at the fair and go from there – no joke that earns a few thousand for the weekend…. Not because you Need the money…because money Grows FAST when you Don't NEED money. It's the gift that keeps on giving. Once you perfect your "lemon aide" stand you can hire someone to run it and pay them and still make money. Small steps – a little reward can pay for these after school parties. And you have a whole crew to work for free – floating in your pool – they can donate a day or two
It is not true that all lottery winners in the U.S. must have their identities publicized. It varies state by state, some require identification, some allow winners to remain anonymous.
as the wise man says a fool and his money are easy parted
I’ve prayed so many times that I could be cursed with a lotto win like that
It really changed him. He's the only guy in town with an earring.
Geez, how old is this? The things they are highlighting are like everyday things now for the upper-middle class in many parts of America. (Not to say they aren't living well. I know there are many people who are struggling. However, there are many people who live this way without living the lotto and without being considered the "ultra rich".) Also, they need to get their facts straight. Some states don't make you share the fact that you've won; you can keep your information private.
The first mistake is quitting your job and going on a shopping spree. Before winning, chop wood and gather water… after winning, chop wood and gather water. If you let money alter your life path, you will regret it. If you allow it to help you, your loved ones, and your community live a little easier – then you will lead a good life.
Lol Jack makes 120k a year and acts like hes a millionaire. I net 175k a year working and even im not that stupid with my money!
So good to see happy people.🎉
A Nebraska man like Dave would be a great president for USA.
Middle America's finest 🐷 oink oink, i love shoes and tv in the tub, who doesn't? Oink 🐽
the drama is people dont know what to do with all that kind of money
$2500 in most counties allows you to live like a king but in America is considered poor.
My Dudes, please look at a map before dropping the pin on the map for Buffalo NY. This shows that Europeans can be geographically challenged as well…
31:00 manchild
There awesome ‼️
Always stayed true to their values. Yes, buying lots of crap.
Is there a reason that the first two lottery winners have the same winning lottery numbers or am I missing something? I’m Canadian so I’m probably missing something lol.
Good luck to these people, but you can see money does not buy class, or values. This is something that takes time.
Jack is an absolute tool.
a blazer of this time now ? , rather would of gotten a 94 blazer 2 door even swapped motor for probably even less
Bait and Switch, I watched for the Curse part, but shit I didn't see it.. LOL. Other then the 3 min talking about how someone was foolish on how they spent the money.
$120,000 "rich guy" LOL
God let's stupid people win the lottery because smart people would easily pass the test of having excessive wealth.
That pool at 12:00 is actually a knob lol.
if i won the lottery, i would build a small house like 2k sqft max designed to how i want it, on 100 acres of land, with a garage with a lift, and tell no body. buy a custom bulletproof SUV, 2 toy fun cars, and otherwise live no different than I do now. id still even work part time.
as for taking care of family….i would find ways to do some backdoor things like paying bills or something, and one day they are like "someone paid off my credit card" or something like that.
"fight and fought for their freedom"????
Thats the typical propaganda that send millions of americans into death….who EVER attacked the USA…?
Nobody. Its the USA falling into foreign countries since the dawn of time…stop that shit…same goes for that "thanks for your service"-Crap
The married couple at the beginning are the PERFECT example of how wealthy, happily married Americans SHOULD be !! Great example to their family and community.
Jack is totally gay, you can't convince me otherwise. You can hear it in his inflection. That's why he's not married, despite being rich 😂
First time I gambled I won $5 I think? Never gambled again. lol
I lost IQ points listening to Jack.
Fast money = broke money
Have all the money in the world you can't take it with you when you die. And it won't create real happiness nor will it save your life
If I won lottery I would just like a place to live of the land and set up homeless shelters and help for people
The male nurse who won 120k a year what a loser has to buy people 😂
you gotta be pretty damn stupid to win millions and somehow squander all of it. be an adult, meet with a fiduciary to get some sort of account set up that you'll never draw down the original amount and collect the interest to live more than comfortably. people think they're a celebrity and goes out blowing money on bullshit
cheesy show.
bigger house, bigger problems. And there was a support group for men in NJ, for men who's parents bought them everything and anything, but then one day, had to support themselves. You can literally mentally destroy the kids, by buying them too much, and providing them too much.
Google how can I create a Family Office and you will not be a stereotypical lottery loser and build generational wealth ❤️🙏🏽❤️
Imagine the dumbest things to waste money on, and that might give you some idea of where the next lottery winner on this list went wrong. Pennsylvanian William "Bud" Post won $16.2 million in 1988 with $2.46 left from his last disability check. Post would earn a respectable $497,953 per year for the next 20 years. If only he could keep any of it in his pocket for longer than two weeks, which is how long it took him to whittle away $300,000 of his first payment. He was generous to a fault, purchasing a restaurant and car lot — including a fleet of cars — for his siblings, one of whom repaid Post by hiring a hitman to kill him in hopes of collecting an inheritance. That's just the short list of Post's most ridiculous purchases, which also included a twin-engine plane he didn't know how to fly, a $260,000 sailboat, and a mansion that eventually fell into disrepair and he would later end up selling for $65,000.
According to Time Magazine, he was $500,000 in debt within three months of winning the lottery. His landlady and sometimes girlfriend successfully took him for a third of his winnings and he eventually ended up filing for bankruptcy. Post passed away from respiratory failure in 2006 without a penny to his name, nor an inheritance for his seventh wife or nine children.
I tap into your grace congratulations