Current Events > Lottery winners lives not easy as it sounds

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In the United States, nearly 80 billion lottery tickets and scratch cards are sold every year. Overnight the winners find themselves in charge of an astronomical fortune and at the center of the limelight. David and Erica won 62 million US dollars, becoming the richest people in their county in a matter of seconds. Self-proclaimed "redneck millionaires", they are determined not to let their newfound wealth cut them off from reality. Others take the opposite approach. When 51-year-old nurse, Jack, won the lottery, he immediately quit his job and began spending frivolously. The temptations for lottery winners are endless and the risks elevated. 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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I'm not a rockbrained idiot so give me a lotto jackpot anyway

Couldn't be me

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My life would be very easy if I won the lotto.
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Shockingly, people who are dumb enough with money to spend it on lottery tickets don't suddenly become good with money if they win.

Socrawheeze posted...

I'm not a rockbrained idiot so give me a lotto jackpot anyway

Even if you're smart, that's not going to stop every third-cousin coming out of the woodwork to hit you up for money. It's not gonna stop the threat of extortion, robbery, and kidnapping.

biggest issue is always friends & family.

dont be stupid and give them money

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googs19 posted...

Shockingly, people who are dumb enough with money to spend it on lottery tickets don't suddenly become good with money if they win.

even rich people beforehand have their lives ruined.

there is a big reddit post that explains the tragic reality of lotto winners, something like 67%, and what steps you should take if you actually won.

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_Rinku_ posted...

Even if you're smart, that's not going to stop every third-cousin coming out of the woodwork to hit you up for money. It's not gonna stop the threat of extortion, robbery, and kidnapping.

No but setting up an LLC so I can use that to anonymously claim the jackpot will.

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_Rinku_ posted...

Even if you're smart, that's not going to stop every third-cousin coming out of the woodwork to hit you up for money. It's not gonna stop the threat of extortion, robbery, and kidnapping.

Leaving the country would certainly solve those things