No, the money was not the problem. He can’t bring himself to admit he messed up so he blames it on a curse as though the money held a gun to his head and made him make bad decisions. The lottery is not a curse. People who have little money can also completely wreck themselves and their families. If he had not become wealthy it is likely he’d be blaming his problems on drinking, etc. Sometimes I think the media just loves stories about screwed up lottery winners to discourage people from striving to be rich.
Since this is a strip club, I'm assuming it wasn't a Coke he was picking up, in which case he's got way bigger problems than just the Curse of the Lottery.
Exactly. He made a crapload of bad choices, and won’t accept responsibility for it. A smart lottery winner would create a number of holding companies with nominees and stay off the TV!
And if you wanted to donate a lot do it anonymously. But noooo. Had to have his name out there. Heck I wouldn’t tell a soul except my law firm I’d hire prior to actually claiming the ticket. And that I would have the lawyers do and I would never make myself even known.
And for chrissakes don’t give a young kid a crapload of money and be proud of it!
Tho, most smart people don’t play lottery, really.
I think striving to be rich is great. I strive to be rich. I may not make it, but if I do, it'll be by earning it. If someone dumps a hundred mill in my lap, though, it would turn me into something worthless. Perhaps you, and many others here, are made of better stuff. But, I know my tendencies and I'm best off working.
If he had a drinking problem drinking would be the last thing he'd blame his problems on.