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00:00:06
- Nebraska, a rural state00:00:08
in the heart of America's Great Plains.00:00:15
We travel to Gretna, a quiet little town,00:00:18
home to just 5,000 inhabitants.00:00:22
Just off the highway,
this small gas station00:00:25
is a hub for local workers.00:00:29
53-year-old David comes here everyday00:00:32
for his morning coffee.00:00:40
- Morning guys.
- Morning.00:00:43
- He's had this
routine for almost 20 years.00:00:49
Everyday before work at 7:30 a.m.,00:00:52
he meets up with his
pals, Randy and Jerry,00:00:55
two local farmers.00:00:58
- These guys are always
here and we come in here00:01:01
and we solve the world's
problems every morning.00:01:04
- Yeah.
(laughs)00:01:05
- And it never works, huh.00:01:06
- These three
musketeers are still looking00:01:08
for solutions to save the planet,00:01:10
but for the past five years,00:01:12
David has had less to worry about.00:01:14
He remembers it like it was yesterday,00:01:16
the day his life changed forever.00:01:19
- I was here the morning he win,00:01:21
he come in the door with a
lottery ticket in his hand00:01:23
and he walked over and
he threw it right down00:01:25
on the table and he says,
"I hit that son of a gun."00:01:29
- What was your reaction?00:01:32
- Why couldn't have been me?00:01:33
(laughs)00:01:35
Yeah, why couldn't it had been me?00:01:38
- I knew him before he
won the lottery ticket00:01:39
and after he won it now
he's my best friend.00:01:40
- Yeah.
(laughs)00:01:43
- Was there
a little bit of jealousy?00:01:47
- No, just more realization
of the bad luck that I have.00:01:50
(laughs)00:01:52
- On this day,
David won the big bucks.00:01:55
- Thanks guys.00:01:57
- 62 million
dollars, in a matter of seconds00:02:01
he went from a poor working class man00:02:03
to an elite member of the one percent.00:02:06
He of course, kept his old friends.00:02:08
- I'm gonna check out the shop,00:02:09
just watch your step down there.00:02:11
- Brad quick his
job as soon as he could.00:02:14
He was working as a mechanic
at the workshop just next door.00:02:21
- This is where do tire
repairs, replace tires,00:02:25
did oil changes, cars,
trucks, semis like out there,00:02:29
tractors, farm equipment,
everything if it has a tire on it.00:02:33
- David was
working two jobs to get by.00:02:36
12 hour days for just $2500 a month.00:02:39
- Send it and trade it in.00:02:42
- He encapsulated
what it is to be poor00:02:44
in rural America.00:02:46
- Yep, it's what we do.00:02:51
(tires squeal)00:02:52
- Now David has all
the makings of a millionaire.00:02:55
He drives a classic 1972
Dodge Challenger everyday.00:03:02
He bought this gigantic
two million dollar property00:03:05
overlooking the plains.00:03:07
His greatest treasure, however,00:03:09
lies at the bottom of the garden,00:03:11
his workshop, twice as
big as his old boss's.00:03:15
This former mechanic still
likes to get his hands dirty.00:03:19
This time it's as a hobby,00:03:21
tinkering with some of the best models.00:03:24
- I'm fairly new at this,00:03:26
but growing up we always played, tinkered,00:03:29
so it's a learning process
but I got time to learn.00:03:34
(upbeat music)00:03:35
- It's mostly trucks
and race cars from the 50's00:03:37
in his collection, all of which
has been lovingly restored00:03:41
and customized.00:03:43
(upbeat music)00:03:49
- This one's a very, very fast
and very expensive car now.00:03:53
So, I got about $120,000 in it.00:03:56
So, money can do anything
and it makes things cool,00:04:01
that's for sure. (laughs)00:04:03
I have plenty more.00:04:05
I finally found one.00:04:08
This is like I said, this is
the '65 Chevy step side pickup,00:04:11
something my dad and I always looked for.00:04:13
- And it's not over just yet.00:04:15
- Let's go check out some more.00:04:17
- It never ends.
- It never ends,00:04:18
that's right, I hope never.00:04:21
- Thanks to
winning the lottery,00:04:23
David was able to realize
a childhood dream,00:04:26
he is now the happy owner of over 20 cars00:04:29
with a total worth of
half a million dollars.00:04:32
- You couldn't
imagine that before?00:04:35
- Just imagine is all,
watch the TV programs,00:04:38
but yeah, you always had a
dream of having a nice vehicle00:04:42
to work on, an old classic
and now I have several,00:04:46
so I'm catching up. (laughs)00:04:49
(engine revs) - Millions of Americans00:04:50
try their luck every week,00:04:52
hoping to one day
experience the high life.00:04:56
(dramatic music)00:04:59
- Whoa dude!
- You just won $250,000!00:05:01
- The lottery is
an institution in the U.S.,00:05:05
one in three Americans play.00:05:07
- One Powerball ticket please.00:05:09
- Almost 80
billion lottery tickets00:05:12
and scratch cards are sold each year.00:05:14
And given the size of the country,00:05:16
the jackpots are simply outrageous.00:05:19
Last year, a record
jackpot was up for grabs,00:05:22
one and a half billion
dollars, won in South Carolina.00:05:27
The winners are hailed like rock stars.00:05:29
- Millionaire.00:05:31
- Everyone wants
a piece of the action.00:05:33
- Are you kidding?
- No.00:05:34
- You're not kidding.
- No.00:05:35
(hollers)00:05:37
- In Trump's
America, everyone believes00:05:39
they can be a billionaire.00:05:40
Since winning the jackpot,
Jack spends most of his days00:05:45
splashing his cash.00:05:47
- It's only $60,000, that's not much.00:05:50
- Jump, jump, jump, jump!00:05:51
- And living his best life.00:05:53
(hollers)00:05:55
- His parents
are worried about him00:05:57
and would prefer if he'd
just led a normal life.00:06:00
- Cheers, living our best lives.00:06:02
- In Nebraska, David and Erica00:06:04
became the richest people
in the country overnight.00:06:08
- Before the lottery, it
was paycheck to paycheck00:06:11
and everybody lived on their own.00:06:13
And now it's just a big huge
family and we all party.00:06:18
- But they made
a promise to themselves00:06:20
to stay true to their values.00:06:22
- We nickname ourselves the redneck rich00:06:25
because we haven't changed
yet so we're not changing.00:06:29
- However
becoming a billionaire00:06:31
is both a blessing and a curse.00:06:34
- This was just after the lottery win,00:06:36
like they're all dark around the edges.00:06:40
- It ended up being the worst
thing that ever happened00:06:42
to our family.00:06:43
It took him downhill.00:06:45
- Tim won $14
million 20 years ago.00:06:48
He's already thrown most of it away.00:06:51
Now he is campaigning
to highlight the dangers00:06:53
of the lottery.00:06:55
- Say no to people, it's one
of the most important lessons00:07:01
I had to learn. If I gave everyone what they wanted00:07:04
I would have been broke a long time ago.00:07:06
- So what secrets
lie behind the industry00:07:08
that has consumed the American people?00:07:10
- Okay say $30,000.
- $30,000.00:07:14
- And what is life
like for those lucky winners?00:07:17
We investigate when
America hits the jackpot.00:07:21
(fireworks explode)
(hollers)00:07:25
(dramatic music)00:07:28
Back in Nebraska, even though00:07:29
they're worth over $60 million,00:07:32
David and his wife, Erica
haven't forgotten their roots.00:07:35
(engine revs)00:07:38
(upbeat music)00:07:42
Not long ago, six of them were crammed00:07:43
into this humble home in the
working class neighborhood00:07:47
of Gretna.00:07:53
- There's no loitering
in this neighborhood00:07:56
(laughs)00:07:57
- Neighbors.00:07:59
This was our family
home for about 16 years.00:08:02
The kids were raised here.00:08:04
- Even though we're not here anymore00:08:05
the memories are still here.00:08:06
- Hi.00:08:08
- That's my
oldest daughter, Amanda.00:08:11
- Amanda and her
two kids are now living here,00:08:13
a present from mom and dad.00:08:16
- It's a perfect gift.00:08:18
They're really the most humble
people I've ever met, so.00:08:21
- Safe and close, that'd
give them a good start,00:08:24
good foundation.00:08:26
(guitar music)00:08:27
- All the
kids got their own home00:08:29
so there was no jealousy.00:08:33
- This is the home we bought for Taylor.00:08:34
This one was about 225, $225,000.00:08:38
- Their other son, Cory's house00:08:41
was the same price, their
youngest still lives with them00:08:44
in this huge mansion.00:08:46
It was the first thing they bought00:08:48
with their $62 million check.00:08:52
6500 square feet and total.00:08:57
Huge lavishly decorated rooms.00:09:02
A kitchen kitted out in
wood and black granite.00:09:06
Sophisticated style for these (indistinct)00:09:09
who aren't fond of gold
leaf or marble columns.00:09:15
- And this is where the
magic happens. (laughs)00:09:18
- David and
Erica have stayed humbled00:09:20
and kept their simple pleasures in life,00:09:24
like chilling in front of the TV.00:09:26
- What better, you're
in the tub watching TV.00:09:31
Yeah, the double shower heads are a must.00:09:35
'Cause he likes it hotter,
I like it a little cooler00:09:38
and that works.00:09:40
- After winning the lottery,00:09:41
this former nurse got the shopping bug,00:09:44
shown here by the war
being fought in her closet.00:09:47
- My space, my space, my space,
I'm just needing that space00:09:55
but he won't give it up. (laughs)00:10:00
(indistinct) Yeah, you have to accessorize, you know,00:10:04
you never know what kind
of accessory you need.00:10:09
Like shoes, there's some
of them that I have them00:10:11
in every color.00:10:13
I kinda sorted them
but this whole section,00:10:16
they're all the same but
just different colors,00:10:20
'cause you never know
what you're gonna need.00:10:23
- Their total assets00:10:24
earn them half a million
dollars every year.00:10:27
But you'll not find any designer shoes00:10:30
or (indistinct) dresses, just
some sneakers and T-shirts.00:10:36
- Before winning the lottery00:10:37
did you have, some a
lot of stuff like this?00:10:41
- No, 'cause we had tiny little closets,00:10:44
I think my stuff, we had
drawers under our bed.00:10:47
I had to get a little creative
where my clothes were.00:10:50
- That and most everything
went for the kids,00:10:52
that was a priority.00:10:53
- If we had any extra money
it was something for them00:10:56
or something for the house
to kinda upgrade the house00:10:58
a little bit as much as we could.00:11:00
My mom, she would just start
taking me out to dinner00:11:02
or taking me shopping to get something,00:11:04
'cause that way she knew
the money was going to me00:11:07
and not back to the house.00:11:09
But now, I like shopping.00:11:15
So, it's like Christmas everyday.00:11:18
- Now the couple are living00:11:19
in a completely different world
where anything is possible.00:11:23
- This is our basement slash man cave.00:11:27
- Like
transforming their basement00:11:29
into 2,000 square foot games room.00:11:32
- Poker table.
- Plastered00:11:35
with the colors of their
favorite football team,00:11:38
the Nebraska Huskers.00:11:40
(upbeat music)00:11:47
- So Dave got the Husker pool table00:11:50
which he has not won a game on.00:11:53
Every time he plays somebody he loses.00:11:55
- But their most
prized purchase is outside.00:12:00
- This is our little
piece of heaven out here.00:12:03
Kind of a piece of paradise.00:12:08
- A 50 foot
pool loaded with gadgets00:12:10
and a swim up bar.00:12:15
- We can do all this
from our phones nowadays.00:12:18
So we can turn on, we have waterfalls,00:12:22
we have fire and it's just weird00:12:24
that you're mixing water and fire.00:12:26
We can turn on all our water
slide and the fire pits.00:12:37
I wanted just a pool, we had talked about00:12:39
putting a pool in the background00:12:40
and the company we found,
if you can think it,00:12:43
they can design it.00:12:45
For the company, this is the
biggest pool they've done.00:12:48
- How much is it?
- Half a million.00:12:51
(laughs)00:12:54
- All this thanks00:12:55
to getting the right six numbers.00:13:02
The Harrig family keeps
souvenirs in their house00:13:04
of the day their fate changed forever.00:13:07
(dramatic music)00:13:11
- Forever.
- What's that?00:13:12
- The press home conference.00:13:14
There we go.00:13:15
- David and Erica, they are
our newest millionaires.00:13:19
The first thing we wanna-00:13:21
- I say you look tired in
some of those pictures.00:13:22
- I didn't sleep much.00:13:24
- This was five years ago.00:13:28
They just won the Powerball jackpot,00:13:30
the biggest lottery in the country.00:13:32
In front of a crowd of press,00:13:34
the state governor presented
them with their check.00:13:37
It was a huge event in Nebraska.00:13:39
- These are called paparazzi.00:13:42
(laughs)00:13:43
- David played every week00:13:45
since he was 30-years-old.00:13:47
- I gotta turn the tables.00:13:48
- We wanna turn the
cameras back on you guys.00:13:51
(laughs)00:13:52
- Hey, all your photographers don't worry,00:13:54
I'm not looking for a job.00:13:55
(laughs)00:13:56
I'm still funny and good looking.00:13:58
- I always joke the
first time I got married00:14:01
it was for looks, the second
time it was for money,00:14:04
little did I know it was the same guy.00:14:06
- Despite their
riches, David and Erica00:14:10
have always stayed true to their values.00:14:13
- I told my friends before or our friends,00:14:16
if you were friends with us on Tuesday,00:14:18
you're friends with us today, period.00:14:21
We don't wanna lose them,
they're who defines us,00:14:23
your family, friends, church.00:14:26
We're not gonna change.00:14:28
I'm still wearing the old Nebraska hat,00:14:30
it's not gonna change.00:14:32
- Five years on,
family, friends and tradition00:14:35
still remain integral
to the Harrig's life.00:14:38
Now they can afford to enjoy themselves00:14:41
as much as they like.00:14:42
It's the day before Independence Day,00:14:44
the USA's national holiday.00:14:47
Everyone is on vacation.00:14:49
The American's pay tribute
to those who fought00:14:52
and still fight for their freedom.00:14:54
Gretna proudly displays
the Star Spangled Banners00:14:57
across town.00:14:59
(banjo music)00:15:07
The patriotic Harrig family wouldn't00:15:10
miss the event for the world.00:15:13
- You want the (indistinct)
pulled up here or down there?00:15:15
- Down there's fine.
- All right.00:15:18
- Yep.00:15:19
- Tonight they're
throwing the biggest party00:15:20
in the county.00:15:21
In a few hours 150 people
will be in their garden00:15:24
and in Nebraska a good
party is all about the food,00:15:28
an endless supply of it.00:15:32
- Well I have like I said the
s'more dip went in the oven.00:15:36
I have a couple pans of baked beans.00:15:38
I have a couple different
dips, one is cream cheese,00:15:43
sausage and salsa and then
if you follow me, let me00:15:47
and I have some yummy treats in here00:15:50
I made four different kinds of cupcakes.00:15:53
We have cookies, we have fruit trays.00:15:56
What else do we have, that's about it.00:16:03
- Erica can
afford to hire a caterer.00:16:05
- I think all the other
stuff put them in that,00:16:08
pulled pork in one.00:16:09
- But this
isn't that kind of house.00:16:12
At the Harrig's,
cooking's a family affair.00:16:14
- So is this, how many pounds
of meat, Steve you think?00:16:17
- Oh there's almost 100 pounds of brisket,00:16:20
40 pounds of pulled pork
and 12 racks of ribs.00:16:25
- Look at how that just falls apart.00:16:26
- Brother-in-law,00:16:27
Steve just spent the
last 48 hours barbequing00:16:30
over 100 pounds of extra tender meat.00:16:33
- Two full pans.
- It's a little bit cooler00:16:35
in here than-
- Nice.00:16:37
- No, uh-uh, no.00:16:39
- He's tasting it before I did.00:16:41
Is it any good?
- No, it's great.00:16:43
- Despite their wealth,00:16:45
the Harrig's stick to the rustic recipes00:16:48
of their working class roots.00:16:50
- But if it's one of my parties,00:16:51
it's barbecue, it's tacos, it's easy to do00:16:55
and it feeds a lot of people.00:16:57
- Is it?
- Oh it's good stuff. - And I just stay
out of the way. (laughs)00:17:01
- She supervises and tells us what to do.00:17:03
- And pays for it. (laughs)00:17:05
- Yeah, she pays for it.00:17:06
- Do you have
for instance, champagne00:17:11
and caviar?00:17:12
- No, we are so, it is so funny we are,00:17:17
we nickname ourself the redneck rich00:17:20
because we've never been
into that kind of stuff00:17:24
and it's so, we're not changing,
we haven't changed yet,00:17:29
so we're not changing.00:17:31
(upbeat music)00:17:32
- What has changed,00:17:33
however is the number of guests00:17:35
they can host in their garden.00:17:37
It's 6 p.m., the entire family00:17:39
and all the neighbors have00:17:41
invaded the Harrig's high tech pool.00:17:43
It's like a water park.00:17:45
(hollers)00:17:52
Now Erica's step father00:17:54
never misses a party at the Harrig's.00:18:00
- It's always a good party.00:18:01
Plus, it's all the food,
boos and pool party.00:18:06
I mean, what's bad about it?00:18:07
- How was
it before the lottery?00:18:11
- Before the lottery, it
was paycheck to paycheck00:18:14
and everybody lived on their own.00:18:17
And now it's just a big huge
family and we all party.00:18:20
- The program is Captain and (indistinct)00:18:24
and fireball.00:18:25
- All paid for by the princess.00:18:28
(indistinct)00:18:30
- All right.00:18:31
- The lottery hasn't just00:18:32
changed this couple's life,00:18:34
it's helped their family and friends too.00:18:37
For Michael, Erica's dad,
this money is a blessing.00:18:40
- I don't have to worry about them00:18:43
and I don't have to worry
about my other two daughters00:18:46
because I know that they will
take care of my daughters.00:18:48
So, the family is better,
because I think we're all,00:18:51
we know whatever the future
brings, we're gonna be okay.00:18:54
When they were poor, they
would give their last dollar00:18:58
to someone who needed it.00:19:00
They do the same thing now.00:19:02
What has changed is their lifestyle,00:19:03
they live much differently
but as you see here today00:19:08
they live it with other people.00:19:11
- Since cashing
in their $62 million check,00:19:14
the Harrig's are still
as working class as ever.00:19:18
There's no bankers, lawyers or CEO's00:19:21
on the guest list today.00:19:23
- You've got people
from all walks of life,00:19:25
you have firefighters,
plumbers, electricians,00:19:28
you got a guy that does food
right here, food service.00:19:32
And in the winter time he's Santa Clause.00:19:36
The best Santa Clause
you'll ever see right here.00:19:42
- Do you ever feel00:19:43
that they take advantage of you?00:19:46
- Not these people, these are
the ones you call friends.00:19:49
And you know they're your friends00:19:51
'cause they're here for the right reason.00:19:52
(upbeat music)00:19:57
- David has been
very generous to his friends.00:20:00
This small gathering
cost him almost $12,000,00:20:04
that's the average cost
of a wedding in France.00:20:08
After a 12 person conga
on the water slide,00:20:11
(hollers)00:20:14
the fireworks begin.00:20:19
Fireworks worth $8,000 for
a 10 minute show in the sky.00:20:34
Five years later, David
and Erica have stuck00:20:37
to their promise.00:20:39
(fireworks explode)00:20:41
They've stayed down to Earth.00:20:43
However, there are many
temptations for a lottery winner00:20:46
and the money can disappear real quick.00:20:52
On an almost daily basis,
Jack does a full 18 holes00:20:56
on his favorite course.00:20:58
- Good shot.00:21:01
- I never beat Jack.00:21:06
- You can't handle the pressure, kid,00:21:08
you can't handle the pressure.00:21:09
- That came up.
- Did it?00:21:10
- At 50-years-old,
this happy go lucky guy00:21:13
wasn't always this way00:21:14
but now he can afford to live a little.00:21:17
- My name is Jack Strassing
from Buffalo, New York00:21:20
and we won the lottery four
years ago, $1,000 a day for life00:21:23
and it never ends until I die,00:21:25
so I have nothing to worry about anymore00:21:27
and this is what I do on my days off.00:21:30
- Jack certainly
won less than the Harrig's00:21:33
but he's managed to have a
constant supply of money,00:21:36
along with his parents and his brother,00:21:38
they won Cash For Life,
$365,000 a year until they die.00:21:45
They divide this between three of them.00:21:47
Every year, Jack, Jeff and
Jack Senior receive $120,00000:21:52
into their account no matter what happens.00:21:55
He quit his job as a nurse straight away.00:21:58
- Right down the middle.00:21:59
- And now makes the
most of his early retirement.00:22:04
- Any normal patron would take
that standing on their feet,00:22:07
I can do it off my knees.00:22:10
- Who is the
best among the three guys?00:22:12
- At golf?
- Yeah.00:22:13
- It's Jack.00:22:14
- Why is he better?00:22:15
- Because he has time to
play whenever he wants.00:22:17
He doesn't have a job, he doesn't work.00:22:20
- Got no stress.
- What he probably plays00:22:23
three or four times a week.00:22:24
- He doesn't have a wife00:22:25
or kids at home bothering him.00:22:26
- Right.00:22:27
- Telling him to come home.00:22:28
- So is
that the way to progress,00:22:29
not to work anymore?00:22:31
- Yeah, 100%.00:22:33
- I don't practice like I used to00:22:35
because now I got too much
going on with pool parties00:22:37
and going out every night,
so I just can't do it.00:22:40
- Since winning the lottery,00:22:43
Jack's life is like one big vacation.00:22:46
After golf, he's heading out shopping00:22:48
here in Buffalo and western New York.00:22:51
Despite the skyscrapers and buildings,00:22:54
this is an average sized
city of 300,000 inhabitants.00:23:03
One of the oldest ports on the east coast00:23:06
proud of their industrial past.00:23:09
Jack has lived here all his life00:23:11
with some of his oldest friends.00:23:14
This afternoon, he's going to
flex his bank card with Joey.00:23:18
- What's up buddy?00:23:19
- Hop in, let's go.00:23:20
Let's do this.00:23:21
- Let's go get your new car.00:23:22
- Let's go do it.00:23:24
- Jack plans on
buying himself a new car.00:23:26
- Are you excited?
- I'm excited.00:23:29
- You sure?
- Yeah.00:23:30
- Joey has been
through a lot with Jack,00:23:34
especially during his turbulent career.00:23:36
First a nurse, he moved onto trading00:23:39
before then losing everything.00:23:41
- I know when you used
to work for a living,00:23:45
he wasn't as much fun then.00:23:48
He was fun but not as
much fun as he is now.00:23:51
- Why?
- Now he's got more time00:23:53
to do fun things, he's
less stressed, right?00:23:57
- Yeah.00:23:58
Well, I used to be kind of rich before,00:24:02
when I used to trade stocks,
that's when they liked me.00:24:05
Then when I became poor, they said00:24:07
they didn't wanna hang
out with me anymore.00:24:11
I had to move home for a year.00:24:12
So they used to make fun of me and00:24:14
there's a movie quote,
"Mom, where's the meatloaf?"00:24:17
Yep, so they used to make fun of me a lot.00:24:22
- Jack is now
earning $10,000 a month00:24:25
by doing absolutely nothing.00:24:27
- Let's go buddy.00:24:28
- His only
job now is to have fun.00:24:32
- What's up, how we doing?
- I brought this guy with me.00:24:34
- Good to see you.00:24:35
- Is my car ready man?00:24:38
- Yeah, it is, yeah.00:24:40
- Le's do this. - Today he's
collecting his new toy,00:24:43
a $50,000 state of the art SUV.00:24:47
- Jack, this is Hunter.00:24:48
- Hey how you doing man, name's Jack,00:24:49
nice to meet you.
- He's gonna do your paperwork00:24:50
for you, okay?
- Yes.00:24:51
- If you wanna go down,
we'll check it out.00:24:52
- Okay.00:24:53
- However there's
no chance he's being scammed00:24:55
on the price.00:24:56
- This guy was tough.00:24:59
- I told you I'm a tough customer.00:25:01
(indistinct)00:25:02
- Right, unless I wanna
start working again.00:25:07
Can't go too crazy.00:25:10
(dramatic music)00:25:15
- But for this lottery winner,00:25:16
temptation is never far away.00:25:20
- That is pretty sweet.00:25:21
Is that the new one?
- Yep.00:25:23
- It's only $60,000 that's not much.00:25:28
Maybe that's my next one.00:25:31
Let's go.00:25:34
- This former nurse
has absolutely no regrets00:25:36
as he'd never have been able
to afford this car before.00:25:41
- It's quick, it's fast,
I like it, it's nice.00:25:43
Got a nice skylight roof here.00:25:47
I don't usually leave that open,00:25:51
I don't wanna mess my
hair up and stuff, so.00:25:56
But it's nice to get all
tanned while we're driving.00:25:59
Watch this, okay back up
camera right in the mirror.00:26:02
Pretty neat huh?00:26:04
(horn blows)00:26:06
Saigo!00:26:08
I got a new car.00:26:10
- That's a beautiful car. - Like a kid at Christmas.00:26:12
- Awesome.
- You like it?00:26:13
- Jack loves showing
off his latest purchases00:26:15
to his neighbors.00:26:17
His life is almost
entirely made up of friends00:26:20
and partying.00:26:21
- If you want come over to the pool today.00:26:23
I got some people coming over.00:26:25
- Oh really?00:26:26
I gotta go back to work by the way.00:26:27
- Oh are you working?00:26:28
He's actually working now, back to work.00:26:30
(indistinct)00:26:31
And give me a buzz.00:26:37
- It's 3 p.m., midweek,00:26:39
yet this young retiree is in high demand.00:26:42
- Yep, everyone's here.00:26:45
- With his winnings, Jack moved00:26:47
to a quiet suburban neighborhood,00:26:49
well quiet everywhere but Jack's place.00:26:53
- Look at this.00:26:54
They said some crazy person
draw this car park funny00:26:58
but I don't know who that was.00:27:02
We'll just park right here for now.00:27:05
- He bought this spacious house00:27:07
and as you'll see, it became party central00:27:10
in the neighborhood.00:27:11
But his friends haven't come to enjoy00:27:13
this single gentlemen stylish interiors00:27:15
and golf trophies.00:27:22
- This is one of my most
prestigious trophies00:27:23
that I won last year.00:27:26
We were drinking champagne out of this.00:27:28
- Or even his huge poker table.00:27:31
- This is, I had this custom
made, Jacks magic shack.00:27:36
This is real alligator
skin here on the rail.00:27:40
- It was expensive?00:27:41
- No, this was like $4,000.00:27:44
You go the tiger claw feet.00:27:46
It's beautiful.00:27:48
- What brings
Jack's friends around00:27:50
and more importantly his female friends00:27:53
is found right behind this door.00:27:55
- What the hell's going on back here?00:27:57
(hollers)00:27:58
- Every afternoon,
even when he isn't there,00:28:01
his garden becomes a
spring break destination.00:28:05
These young and pretty
girls don't even wait00:28:07
for him to be home before
starting the party.00:28:09
- What's up Cora B., what's up Laura?00:28:12
What's Julianna?00:28:14
What's up Ena?00:28:15
What's up Lee?00:28:17
- Jack is a veteran partier00:28:20
and knows all the bars in Buffalo.00:28:22
Thanks to his lottery winnings,00:28:24
his house is now the place to be.00:28:27
Here it's open bar to all the ladies00:28:30
who are simply his friends.00:28:31
- Shotskies!00:28:33
Boos, alcohol, snacks, I
supply the pool, the music00:28:40
and the waterfall and the sunshine.00:28:42
- And your company!00:28:43
- And my company that's
the most important part.00:28:46
Right.00:28:47
- You knew
them all before you won?00:28:50
- Oh yeah, all of them, all of them.00:28:53
Those are friends for 10 years or so.00:28:56
Those are my bartenders,
bartenders, bartenders, friends.00:29:00
They have to work later on at night,00:29:02
so they got, I'm bored
during myself during the day,00:29:05
so I need friends that come over.00:29:06
- How much
does it cost in total?00:29:09
- Oh I don't know, not a lot, not a lot,00:29:14
not a lot when you win
the lottery, it's nothing.00:29:17
Hang on, I'll jump off the
waterfall for you guys.00:29:21
(hollers)00:29:23
- Jump, jump, jump, jump!00:29:26
(hollers)00:29:28
- In this $300,000 property,00:29:30
Jack has built his own paradise.00:29:33
There's just one tiny thing
missing from his perfect life.00:29:36
- More sex, definitely more sex.00:29:41
- Definitely for that, yeah.00:29:43
- Yeah, I'm in a slump, I need
a real woman, a real woman,00:29:46
a real two women, a real
three women, whatever.00:29:50
- Jack is
constantly surrounded by ladies00:29:53
but is still single.00:29:55
- He just like enjoys life and
he wants all of his friends00:30:00
and family to enjoy life with him.00:30:03
And that's what makes him like the best.00:30:05
We love Jack.00:30:08
- A life
without financial worry,00:30:10
entirely made up of rest and relaxation00:30:13
but his parents who have a
share in the winnings too00:30:16
aren't happy with his lifestyle.00:30:18
(upbeat music)00:30:21
They live five minutes away from Jake.00:30:24
(knocks)00:30:27
- Open the door.00:30:28
- Uh-oh here comes Jake.00:30:30
- Hey what's up?00:30:31
- How you doing junior?00:30:32
- What's going on?00:30:33
- You have a good day golfing?00:30:34
- Both 73-year-old Jack Senior00:30:37
and his wife, Sharon want
their son to find a wife00:30:40
and worry about his debauched life.00:30:43
So every time he visits, they
don't hesitate to remind him.00:30:47
- You gotta
work six days a week.00:30:50
- I mean, I wouldn't
mind if he got a job now,00:30:52
a part-time job doing something.00:30:53
- Well no, no, I'm not doing anything.00:30:55
- And he could be a little
cleaner on his house.00:30:58
That's my lazy one. (laughs)00:31:00
That's my lazy baby.00:31:01
- Lazy fun one, that's the, I'm not lazy00:31:04
I just don't feel like working.00:31:07
Golfing was hard today,
it was hot out there.00:31:09
Golfing, pool parties.00:31:12
- Darts.
- Darts.00:31:14
- You never invite us
over to use your pool.00:31:17
- You can go now if you want.00:31:18
Tomorrow's bikini Sundays so.00:31:21
- Oh god.00:31:22
- Suppose to have a topless
Thursday too I heard.00:31:24
- Topless Tuesdays.
- Oh Tuesday.00:31:26
- Topless Tuesday.00:31:27
- That's why he's got gray hair.00:31:28
- You better not
- Mom's got gray hair00:31:30
because of Junior.
walk in there00:31:31
and see any topless-00:31:32
- Jack Senior
and Sharon are a lot wiser00:31:35
with their winnings.00:31:36
Their only luxury, this
4,000 square foot mansion00:31:40
with a big garden to walk
their Shih Tzu, Papita.00:31:43
Dad worked as a steel worker while mom00:31:45
stayed at home to raise a family.00:31:47
The couple always worked hard to get by.00:31:50
They still haven't gotten
used to living in such luxury.00:31:59
- This is my kitchen.00:32:02
I have a beautiful microwave
and a beautiful refrigerator.00:32:05
I do all my cooking here.00:32:09
I even have a dishwasher which
I never had in my whole life.00:32:14
- And do you use it?00:32:16
- No, I use it at
Thanksgiving and Christmas.00:32:21
- Sharon and
Jack Senior would have never00:32:23
been able to afford all
this with their pension,00:32:26
which is less than $1,000 a month.00:32:29
The former steel worker
even got to buy himself00:32:32
something he'd always dreamed of having.00:32:35
- Welcome to my basement.00:32:37
The best about the house,
it's my man cave basement00:32:41
where men can be men.00:32:44
- This is his pride and joy00:32:46
with a huge movie theater at the back00:32:48
and a blown up poster of the
ticket that changed his life.00:32:52
- They all came out, it was our birthdays,00:32:54
the numbers four, eight, 17, 20 and 2100:32:58
and they come out exactly
just the way I put them down00:33:01
on the ticket.00:33:02
- Before hitting the jackpot,00:33:03
the lives of both sons
in this modest family00:33:06
seemed to be already mapped out.00:33:08
Small jobs before long years of hard work.00:33:15
- And we never used to give
the kids spending money.00:33:18
They always, they were paperboys.00:33:21
- We had paperboys.
- Dishwashers.00:33:22
- Dishwashers.00:33:23
Worked at the gas station
and the drive thru.00:33:25
- Since 14-years-old.00:33:27
- Yeah.
- Yeah.00:33:28
- Something like that.00:33:29
- They had to
earn their own money. - Yep, they know what it
is to work, believe me.00:33:33
- Yeah, they do.00:33:34
- Not anymore.00:33:35
- Not anymore.00:33:36
- Not anymore I don't have to work.00:33:37
That's why I've been
working since I was like 12.00:33:39
- No more
eat, work, sleep, repeat.00:33:42
Jack is a living advert for the lottery.00:33:45
This is exactly the type of person00:33:47
that the lotteries want
as their poster boy.00:33:50
In the U.S. the lottery is
a gigantic dream factory00:33:54
to encourage Americans
to play more and more.00:33:57
The winning jackpot keeps growing00:33:59
and those who win make the front page00:34:01
and become overnight stars.00:34:03
- Welcome California's latest millionaire.00:34:07
- The
American's can't get enough00:34:08
of these lucky lots' lives.00:34:10
Even reality TV shows
have been made about them.00:34:13
- $180 million.
- Yeah.00:34:16
- You're my new best friend.
- Come on in.00:34:18
- Like this
one, where the presenter00:34:19
helps them find their new dream home.00:34:22
Happy winners who are more than happy00:34:24
to show the world their new lifestyle.00:34:26
It's like striking gold for the lotteries.00:34:29
- How are you?
- I am great, how are you?00:34:32
(laughs)00:34:34
(upbeat music)00:34:37
- We're in Denver, Colorado,00:34:39
right at the foot of the Rocky Mountains.00:34:45
This bright and shiny building00:34:47
is the U.S. Lottery headquarters.00:34:50
Contrary to popular belief,
the lottery industry00:34:53
isn't run by big businesses
but in fact by public funds.00:34:57
- Hi, how are you today?
- Good, how are you?00:35:01
- I think I just won something.00:35:03
- You did.00:35:04
- Kay is a real estate agent.00:35:06
She has five out of six numbers
from the latest Powerball.00:35:09
- Yeah.
- Yeah.00:35:10
- I think I won $30,000.00:35:14
- Awesome, okay let me-00:35:16
- This tiny sum will allow her00:35:18
to enter the winner's club,00:35:20
those that the lottery
chooses to publicize.00:35:26
- Hi are you Kay?
- I am.00:35:28
- Congratulations.
- Thank you.00:35:29
- It's so nice to meet you, Jennifer.00:35:31
Come on in.00:35:32
- She is welcomed by Jennifer00:35:34
who is a local government employee.00:35:36
She's the happy face of
the Colorado lottery.00:35:39
The one that gives out the big checks.00:35:42
- Okay here we go, look at that.00:35:43
- That's for me?00:35:44
- Oh wow.00:35:46
- Okay if you don't mind
standing right there. - Okay all right.00:35:48
- In exchange every winner00:35:49
must pose for the camera.00:35:51
- Okay say $30,000.
- $30,000.00:35:55
Looking good.00:35:57
- It's really exciting yeah.00:35:59
It's the happiest place on Earth.00:36:02
(laughs)00:36:04
- Kay's photo
will be instantly shared00:36:06
on the lottery's website.00:36:08
She'll join the winner's wall.00:36:10
In America having money is not a taboo00:36:13
and when you win, you
have to make it public.00:36:20
- In France, the
winners all remain anonymous.00:36:25
Why is it important for you
to do these kinds of things.00:36:29
- This is important for
us because we really00:36:32
wanna be transparent.00:36:33
It's really important that people see00:36:35
real Coloradans win.00:36:37
When they see someone like Kay, they say,00:36:39
"Okay someone really won."00:36:40
And sometimes people are disbelievers00:36:45
and they're not sure someone really won.00:36:47
- The Colorado lottery00:36:49
goes even further with this.00:36:50
To advertise they utilize every inch00:36:53
of the winner's happiness.00:36:54
Something they can communicate
easily to the world.00:36:57
Their specialty, filming
the reaction of people00:36:59
when they find out how much they've won.00:37:02
- And we're about to surprise Diego B00:37:04
with a huge check for a
quarter of a million dollars.00:37:08
Hey Diego, how you doing?
- Good.00:37:09
- We have some big news for you.00:37:12
I think your Christmas just
got a whole lot better,00:37:14
you just won $250-
- Get out, no (beep) way!00:37:16
No (beep) way, no, dude, no, no!00:37:23
Whoa dude!00:37:25
- You just won $250,000.00:37:29
- The lottery
has organized everything00:37:31
with Diego's family.00:37:33
He's on the verge of a heart attack.00:37:35
- No way.
- Merry Christmas.00:37:37
- Merry Christmas.
- Here this-00:37:39
- What is a quarter of a
million dollars mean to you?00:37:42
- It changes my life and
everyone around me's life.00:37:45
- Are you George?
- I'm George.00:37:46
- Hi.00:37:47
- Whether surprising
people at work or at home.00:37:52
The message remains the same.00:37:54
- Oh my god!00:37:56
(hollers)00:37:57
This could happen to
anyone, anytime, anywhere.00:38:00
All you have to do is play.00:38:03
- Oh Lord, (indistinct)!00:38:06
- I can't see, I gotta put on my glasses.00:38:12
- However there is a dark side00:38:13
to the lottery too.00:38:15
- It's so nice to meet you.00:38:16
Thank you.00:38:17
- Oh my gosh, I'm so excited
for you to spend that money00:38:19
and have fun and enjoy your boys.00:38:20
- Thank you.00:38:21
- When winners
leave with their check,00:38:22
they're often left to fend for themselves00:38:24
with no financial advice.00:38:27
But playing and even
winning has it's risks.00:38:31
For some, winning the
jackpot can be the start00:38:34
of a hellish journey.00:38:36
In Canada, a stone's throw from
the majestic Niagara Falls,00:38:41
Daniel is the victim of his own fate.00:38:47
The 38-year-old is part of Niagara United,00:38:50
a counseling group that
helped him get back on track.00:38:57
Can you hear back there?00:39:00
Can you hear?00:39:02
- His trauma,
winning the jackpot,00:39:05
five million dollars at just 23-years-old.00:39:10
- I felt like I was on top of the world00:39:12
and that this money
would just never run out.00:39:15
It's almost like I was
living a life as a rockstar.00:39:17
I was just going out and partying.00:39:20
Within two years, about two00:39:22
to maybe two and a half million dollars00:39:24
was gone in bad businesses.00:39:26
- The rest of
the five million dollars00:39:28
went down the drain
over the next two years00:39:30
due to bad business and substance abuse.00:39:33
The lottery funded his habit.00:39:35
- I was heavily addicted
and I had to resort00:39:43
to selling drugs.00:39:44
I was right back up,
four, five, $600 a day.00:39:48
- His demise
eventually led him to jail00:39:50
where he spent two and a half years inside00:39:52
for dealing drugs.00:39:54
This is in fact, what saved
him, he had to get clean.00:39:58
- That's where I've been
and that's some of the stuff00:40:02
that has helped me get where I am today.00:40:04
(claps)00:40:06
- Daniel
isn't an isolated case.00:40:09
One-third of winners end
up losing everything.00:40:13
Americans' even have a term
for this, the lottery curse.00:40:22
Jed, Daniel's father and his sister Naomi00:40:24
watched helplessly as this went on.00:40:29
- I almost cried.00:40:31
- I was like don't look at
me 'cause I will cry more.00:40:33
I had my sunglasses on though, I was like.00:40:36
- Me too.00:40:40
- Daniel is
on the path to redemption00:40:42
but this former millionaire is penniless00:40:45
at 40-years-old and had to
return to live with his parents00:40:48
in this modest house.00:40:55
- Come on Bella sit down and eat.00:40:59
Hey dig in guys, you need a drink?00:41:02
- A man who believed
he was on top of the world00:41:05
while spending $1,000 a day on drugs00:41:08
now works as a car mechanic.00:41:11
Daniel is still recovering.00:41:13
The lottery not only nearly broke a man00:41:15
but his entire family too.00:41:17
- This was just after the lottery win.00:41:19
You can kinda see my eyes, you can tell00:41:22
they're all dark around the edges00:41:24
and from not sleeping much and.00:41:26
- It ended up being the worst thing00:41:28
that ever happened to our family.00:41:30
It took him downhill, it all
of us, we basically lost him.00:41:37
- We tried so many different
times to get him to stop00:41:41
doing what he was doing.00:41:42
Trying to give him advice,
no, no, just leave me alone,00:41:45
just leave me alone.00:41:46
- As soon as
the check was cashed,00:41:48
Jed and Naomi saw Daniel
become surrounded by vultures.00:41:52
A feast for fake friends,
crooked investors00:41:55
and other scammers.00:41:56
- They got their claws in too deep00:41:58
and it was kinda irreversible.00:42:02
Well when he hit rock bottom,00:42:03
that was a calling card and he came to us00:42:06
and asked us if he could come home.00:42:08
And we gave him the rules, no
more of this, no more of that00:42:13
and we always loved him
unconditionally and.00:42:26
Sorry.00:42:32
- Daniel's
five million dollar win00:42:34
essentially ruined 15 years of his life.00:42:37
He's never bought a lottery ticket since.00:42:40
For all winners, managing
millions of dollars00:42:42
without any preparation is a struggle.00:42:50
One of them is even
campaigning against these00:42:53
easy money traps.00:42:58
Timothy Schultz is one of the
youngest Powerball winners00:43:01
in the U.S.00:43:05
Before winning, he worked at
a gas station like this one.00:43:09
Tim was 21 and broke when he won a check00:43:12
for $14 million.00:43:15
- So my father woke me up, I was sleeping00:43:20
and he banged on the door
and he basically said,00:43:24
"Tim, somebody won the Powerball!"00:43:26
So he knew that I played
once in awhile, I said00:43:28
and I looked at the
numbers in the newspaper00:43:30
and I kinda said, "Surreal, is this?"00:43:32
It felt like a dream.00:43:33
And then we literally
started hugging each other00:43:36
like two grown people,
two kids in a candy store00:43:40
is what it felt like.00:43:45
- The young
gas station attendant00:43:47
from deepest Iowa sold himself
his own winning ticket.00:43:50
He became young, rich
and famous overnight.00:43:53
- And so I couldn't go
anywhere, I couldn't00:43:55
go to the grocery store
without people recognizing me,00:43:59
I had people asking me for my autograph.00:44:01
- 20 years later,
he's back to being anonymous.00:44:04
- Hi.
- How's it going?00:44:06
- Good you?00:44:07
- Good, could I just get
one Powerball ticket please?00:44:10
- But continues to
play the lottery every week00:44:13
in the hope of winning again.00:44:15
- Just holding a ticket is like, oh,00:44:17
I mean, I know the power
that comes with this00:44:20
if you happen to win.00:44:22
- His emotions are still intact00:44:25
but his fortune has dipped a lot.00:44:27
There is only five million dollars left00:44:29
in his checking account.00:44:31
A big fan of cinema, Tim has
been organizing festivals00:44:34
over the past few years and
producing his own animations00:44:37
which have all flopped.00:44:40
So, to prevent other lottery winners00:44:42
from making the same mistakes,00:44:44
he decided to create a community.00:44:46
A YouTube channel where he
gives winners a platform00:44:49
to share their stories,
whether good or bad.00:44:53
(upbeat music)00:44:57
- This is the first lottery winner00:44:58
I'm actually gonna be
interviewing in person.00:45:00
So this is gonna be fun.00:45:03
- Today, he's meeting Denise00:45:04
from Manteca California who00:45:06
lives in a suburban Wisteria
Lane-like neighborhood.00:45:13
- Hi Denise.
- Hey.00:45:15
- How are you?
- Good, how are you?00:45:18
- Good, yeah.00:45:19
This is a beautiful home.00:45:21
- Thank you.00:45:23
(upbeat music) - He spotted her00:45:24
in the real estate lottery winner show.00:45:27
Denise won $785,000.00:45:29
- You ready for this?
- Wow.00:45:34
- She now lives
in this beautiful villa00:45:36
with two of her eight kids.00:45:38
But before she was working three jobs00:45:40
and had just lost her home.00:45:43
- She lives here, she lives
here, my grandson lives here00:45:46
and his mother lives here
and his sister lives here.00:45:49
Like I said, it's hotel,
motel, Holiday Inn.00:45:52
Really for all of my daughters, because00:45:55
in case their men are assholes,00:46:00
they can always come home, that's why.00:46:04
- This brave
mom didn't spend her cash00:46:06
on luxury cruises or a big car.00:46:09
She invested everything into this house00:46:11
to give her family a
home and set herself up00:46:14
for retirement.00:46:15
She wants to send out a
message on Tim's channel.00:46:18
- Sit down there and I'll just focus it.00:46:21
- Okay.00:46:22
- If you do win the lottery,00:46:23
you need to learn how
to resist temptation.00:46:26
- A lot of people when
they win the lottery,00:46:27
they're like, "Why you didn't you travel,00:46:29
why didn't you, you know with the money?"00:46:32
And you know that's all and good00:46:33
but at the end of the day what do you got,00:46:35
when you're done with your vacations?00:46:37
- It's the entertainment industry-00:46:38
- You also need
to learn how to say no00:46:41
to loved ones and others.00:46:42
Tim received hundreds of
letters from strangers00:46:45
asking him for money.00:46:47
- Have you had anyone ask you for money?00:46:54
- I had one cousin, I
didn't pay attention,00:46:57
I just like, you know you
always have one person00:47:00
in the family that's got a
lot of balls, well that's her.00:47:03
- That's one of the most
important lessons I had to learn00:47:06
because it was really
tough especially for people00:47:09
that I love.00:47:10
If I gave everyone what they wanted,00:47:12
I would have been broke a long time ago.00:47:13
- The Harrig's
in Nebraska have so far00:47:17
managed to avoid every trap00:47:19
which the more naive
winners fall victim to.00:47:22
They quickly learn how to
manage their $62 million.00:47:26
With their impressive
pickup truck and golf cart,00:47:29
the couple are heading to check out00:47:31
their latest big investment.00:47:33
One hour away from their mansion,00:47:35
they bought 400 hectares
of land, forests and ponds,00:47:39
right in the middle of the
Nebraska farming plains.00:47:43
Behind this gate lies the Harrig Estate,00:47:46
the new lords of Otoe County.00:47:49
(upbeat country music)00:48:08
- All right, we've arrived.00:48:09
- Well, it's
more David's estate.00:48:13
- Erica you like this farm?00:48:16
- No.00:48:17
- Too dirty.
- It's too dirty.00:48:20
- David has started farming.00:48:22
- Ready?
- Yeah.00:48:27
- He'll rent
some of the land out00:48:29
to farmers and take a
percentage of their profits.00:48:34
- Turkey.
- Turkey.00:48:36
- The rest is for him,00:48:38
a 300 hectare private estate
for hunting and fishing.00:48:42
A dream come true for David,
not so much for Erica.00:48:46
- It's not that pretty right now.00:48:47
- It's that time of year.00:48:53
This, all the land all together00:48:55
was two and a half million dollars, so.00:48:58
And you can't go wrong owning land00:49:00
as long as you take care of it,00:49:02
so that's the biggest thing.00:49:04
- Erica
doesn't really understand00:49:06
this huge investment.00:49:08
Despite being multi-millionaires,00:49:10
they still try to remember
the value of money.00:49:13
- You gotta always be aware
of what you're spending00:49:17
'cause it goes quick.00:49:18
- No matter how big or
small your budget is,00:49:20
you gotta budget.
- Yeah.00:49:21
- What's
your month's budget?00:49:23
- It's about $25 grand a month.00:49:26
- Who's the big spender?00:49:27
- That one.00:49:29
He buys big things, cars, trucks.00:49:33
So, my little $20 purchases versus his,00:49:38
$30,000 car.00:49:42
- Erica is very protective00:49:43
but the couple can easily live like kings.00:49:47
Just the interest generated
from their fortune00:49:49
earns them $500,000 a year.00:49:53
- A boy and his toys.00:49:55
- David can
chill out all day at home,00:49:57
but this isn't that kind of family.00:50:00
- For us at our age,
being young and retired,00:50:02
you still have to do something,00:50:05
you can't just, I'm retired,
sit around you know?00:50:08
- Sure you can, I do it everyday.00:50:10
(laughs)00:50:12
- David spends
the free time he's gained00:50:14
on others now, before the lottery,00:50:16
he didn't even have time to see his family00:50:19
between his two jobs.00:50:21
But since winning, he's
been able to achieve00:50:24
his 50 year childhood dream,00:50:26
become a voluntary firefighter.00:50:28
This commitment also allows
him to stay grounded.00:50:34
- It's nice to have people
being recognized like that00:50:37
for more than just the
lottery winner, you know?00:50:39
'Cause I mean, the lottery
was one quick moment,00:50:43
but I'm still the same person,
I gotta be true to myself so.00:50:48
And I try to do that through
my service to the community.00:50:50
(laughs)00:50:51
- His fame and
fortune are often joked about00:50:54
at the fire station.00:50:55
- No, it doesn't come up, I mean,00:50:58
it doesn't need to come up.00:51:00
If he chooses to tell
somebody that's his business,00:51:02
not mine to tell them so.00:51:03
If people come in and they know, so be it00:51:06
but at the end of the
day, he's one of us so.00:51:08
- Of course.00:51:09
- Is that the right answer, I don't know?00:51:11
- I'll pay you later.00:51:13
- So, I expect for Christmas.
- Yeah. (laughs)00:51:15
- Instead
of being Santa Clause,00:51:18
Dave now has the honor of
driving the biggest truck,00:51:21
his childhood dream.00:51:23
Here we go.00:51:26
- He'll take it
around the town of Gretna00:51:30
for the national holiday.00:51:32
Every Fourth of July,
the townsfolk pay tribute00:51:35
to their fire service men and women00:51:37
who watch over the city voluntarily.00:51:46
- You always gotta
have a cause or a purpose,00:51:48
always, you gotta have
something to get you out of bed00:51:50
in the morning.00:51:51
It took over 40 years
to figure out who I am,00:51:54
I can't change now so.00:51:59
- This millionaire
has managed to find a balance00:52:01
by giving his time to others.00:52:04
And it doesn't stop there.00:52:06
- You make
so many people happy.00:52:08
- Yep, everybody's happy
to see the fire truck00:52:10
unless their house is on fire. (laughs)00:52:12
- He's also an
active member of the church00:52:16
and helps veterans.00:52:18
Since winning, he's
donated almost $150,00000:52:21
to local charities.00:52:23
He's become Gretna's benefactor.00:52:27
This is his lottery
winner's recipe for success,00:52:30
being appreciated for who you are,00:52:33
not what you have.00:52:35
(upbeat music)00:52:38
- Back in Buffalo,
Jack is less selfless00:52:40
with what he spends.00:52:42
He prefers making the most
of his money in the moment.00:52:46
- Captain Connie in the house!00:52:50
- The life of
a young and rich retiree.00:52:53
- What's going on ladies?00:52:55
- On most
night's you'll find him00:52:58
partying with friends
and their girlfriends.00:53:01
- Now at least we got
beautiful women here,00:53:04
so that's all that matters.00:53:05
You guys are considered beautiful.00:53:07
- Oh thank you, thank you.00:53:08
- On today's
agenda, a boat trip00:53:11
around Lake Erie to take in the sunset00:53:14
over the Buffalo skyline.00:53:16
(upbeat music)00:53:21
- This is what you call being happy00:53:23
and not having a care in
the world, right here.00:53:26
- All on a scratch off!
- We picked our numbers.00:53:30
- Oh shit, yeah.00:53:32
- You don't even know me.00:53:34
- Despite
his cash happy attitude,00:53:36
Jack isn't stupid.00:53:38
He realizes that he sees
his friends a lot more00:53:41
since winning.00:53:43
- We do have Cash for
Life, so I can't die.00:53:45
Everything was good.
- Do you wanna sign something?00:53:48
(laughs)00:53:50
- Even if I get married,
the wife can't kill me,00:53:54
'cause once I die the money stops,00:53:56
so that'll teach her.
- Oh man.00:54:02
- I'm fucking let down again.00:54:03
- Oh living our best life,
cheers, living our best life!00:54:07
- Thanks to
his lottery winnings,00:54:10
Jack has many good days ahead.00:54:12
Americans continue to dream
of hitting the jackpot.00:54:17
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En Estados Unidos, la lotería es una institución: ¡cada año se venden casi 80 mil millones de billetes de lotería y tarjetas rasca y gana! Y como este gigantesco país, las sumas involucradas son colosales. En la América del multimillonario Trump, los dólares que caen del cielo hacen fantasear a todo el país. ¿Cuáles son los secretos y el lado oculto de esta industria que apasiona a Estados Unidos? ¿Cómo es la nueva vida de estos ganadores que todos envidian? Investigación sobre cómo Estados Unidos se ha ganado el premio gordo. 00:00 Cuando Estados Unidos se lleva el premio gordo 02:16 💰 David, un mecánico de Gretna, Nebraska, ganó 62 millones de dólares en la lotería y se convirtió en uno del 1% más rico del país. 15:17 🎉 La familia Beans se está preparando para una gran fiesta del 4 de julio. 27:20💰 Jack, un ganador de la lotería, construyó el paraíso de sus sueños con una mesa de póquer personalizada, un club en el patio trasero y una piscina. 41:07 💸 Ganar la lotería puede tener consecuencias devastadoras, como lo muestran las historias de Daniel y Timoteo. Directora: Céline Missoffe
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