Is The Lottery Cursed? | Random Thursday

A surprising number of lottery winners say that winning the lottery was the worst thing that had ever happened to them. There are endless stories of heartbreak and tragedy among lottery winners. Is the lottery cursed?
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[@waleazez7851]

Me: winning 1 billion lottery My dad who went to get cigarettes 18 years ago: HOW'S MY FAVOURITE SON DOING!!!

[@MrKago1]

Right? He'll be on the doorstep say, "I brought you into the world, so you owe me."

[@darrellhart8129]

Quentin Tarantino met with his dad once after hitting it big. Basically didn't give a shit about his dad because his dad had not given a shit about him. You don't need family like that.

[@MrKago1]

@@darrellhart8129 that's not family at all. family is who you love, it's got nothing to do with blood. An old guy who isn't related to me in anyway was more my father than the sperm donor that calls himself that when it's convenient. That's why I have two brothers that aren't even the same race as each other let alone me. We write and call regularly. THAT is family. A guy that was responsible for 3 minutes of effort or like in my case 15 years of abuse, has nothing to do with that.

[@DAndyLord]

@@MrKago1 The blood of battle is thicker than the water of the womb. Weirdly the common phrase means opposite of the complete phrase.

[@MrKago1]

@@DAndyLord I know. I have a friend who is a Marine explain it to me. Never thought about it but it makes a ton of sense.

[@macgreiner]

I laughed so hard at "Every family has a cousin Roy, and you don't think yours does - it's you!" You're a gem Joe!

[@tonyjarvisgogi2180]

I never give the chance to ruin my life to lottery. I ruin it myself.

[@greysky65]

Tonyjarvis Gogi 🙌🏻

[@joescott]

I make my own ruin.

[@HH-ru4bj]

​@@joescottwhat's your recipe? Mines kinda bitter.

[@larrylizzard4938]

"Money may not buy happiness but it's more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes than on a bicycle" - John Wayne

[@brandonhoffman4712]

WOW! Now I know why they call him the duke! Still cant believe his name was Marion Robert Morrison.

[@totalbliss1]

"Why win it when we can steal it from them, like we did with them damn injuns!" - John Wayne

[@shinjisan2015]

Money buys you Time. Time is how you make happiness.

[@PCLHH]

Well, John Wayne was WRONG. Riding a bicycle makes you happy. Driving a Benz and then sitting in traffic makes you very unhappy.

[@Bamruff62]

I get his point. Rather be rich and unhappy than poor and unhappy.

[@aaronturkey]

What if the high chance of losing all their money is linked to the fact that people who aren’t good with money buy more lottery tickets?

[@Machine_State]

Did the "idiot tax" give it away?

[@mr.boomguy]

Makes sense!

[@arkroogs90]

lol exactly what I was thinking...

[@AlexanderWeixelbaumer]

When you're used to handle amounts from ten to a thousand dollars then you're not magically prepared to handle a million or even more.

[@thebigpicture2032]

The lottery win is a fascinating study of what happens when idiots are given money, lots of money.

[@DarthStone]

I hereby pledge, if I ever win the lottery, to keep my mouth shut and buy all of Joe’s T-Shirts.

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

Uh oh, no everyone will know what’s up if you buy all his t-shirts! 😳 Quick, distract them with some mugs!!!

[@Abdega]

Amara Jordan Buy them slowly throughout the year Start buying them now in case you win in the future 😉

[@robynsmith4164]

I SECOND THAT! If I win, I’ll keep my mouth shut and buy all of Joe’s T-Shirts AND everything else on his sight like mugs, pictures, etc…! 😁 ♥️🤠🌴

[@RobertJarecki]

In my state, the lottery publishes the winners' names.

[@denniss3980]

It is not just Lotto winners, 80% of pro athletes who made over 1 million a season will be flat broke within five years of leaving that sport. be it, lottery winners, pro athletes or a rich uncle leaving it all to you, people do not know how to handle money, this is not taught in school, and I believe that is by design

[@mr.mcgibblets7048]

Being a pro athlete is winning the lottery... Before you tell me no, look up the defenition of lottery

[@User_2]

Good luck getting people who knows how to handle millions to teach on a teachers salary. Besides it would be useless for most people. Handling =\= earning So «by design» is just your paranoia talking.

[@boygenius538_8]

@@mr.mcgibblets7048 more of a genetic raffle.

[@TheChangeYT]

@@mr.mcgibblets7048 they won the genetic lottery? But the difference is, that it is not 100% luck, because they had to choose that path. Of course if you are a determinist/ looking at it with that perspective, everything is lottery.

[@Stigstigster]

@@TheChangeYT Also you could have a body identical to Michael Phelps but hate swimming and sports in general. Imagine having Phelp's genes but driving a ride on lawn mower for a living (my ideal career since the invention of audio books BTW!). There's not a lot stopping me other than it doesn't pay enough. I have the body of Shaggy from Scooby Doo and became a plumber. I'm actually quite happy with that overall.

[@TheSuperCoolMan122]

1. win lottery 2. tell everyone you just started trading bitcoins 3. everyone will believe you because they don't know anything about bitcoin

[@tavdy79]

Alternatively, if you live in the UK, you just say you put a couple of grand into Euros before Brexit, then transferred it back a few days after.

[@likira111]

4. buy bitcoin 5. sell bitcoin

[@ItsDevv]

@@tavdy79 could you explain this to me, I'm actually intrigued

[@everythingis2495]

Tell them you'll give them some if they download a bitcoin wallet. End result: they won't do it. lol

[@olmostgudinaf8100]

@ltsjustdev, normal currency speculation. Britain's vote to exit the EU (a.k.a. Brexit) in 2016 had the immediate effect of the GBP dropping by 15% against EUR. If you were savvy enough to invest 1000 GBP to buy EUR the day before the vote and then back the day after, you would have made 150 GBP.

[@template2624]

You know what i like about your videos Joe. You have a teaching tactic which focuses on grabbing peoples attitudes by first including them or getting them very interested in something. This is why i dont have to read the title to click on a video, they are always interesting. Also because its sick after a long day of studying at 10 30pm in Australia you upload your videos

[@alangregg7171]

agreed 100%

[@joescott]

I appreciate that, thanks man.

[@thelanavishnuorchestra]

I've seen a number of videos on this topic and yours actually gave real step by step advice. I liked it.

[@VRUmasterVRU]

Ok, please ruin my life lottery!

[@VAArtemchuk]

Damn, I wanted to write it

[@augustusmcgovern6084]

You'd be surprised. I understand money *can* be helpful, but unless you are prepared its a curse.

[@dirk_gently]

@@augustusmcgovern6084 I've tried the curse of no money. I'd willing to give the too much money curse a shot and compare them.

[@sidepot]

You stole my line!

[@augustusmcgovern6084]

@@dirk_gently I hope it happens. If it does LMK the turn out. *not sarcastic, rude, condescending... sincerely * I spoke a little hastily on the topic. I could use taking my own advice a little more frequently. :-/

[@johnfarris6152]

I would finally be the Patreon that I can't afford to be.

[@briangarrow448]

I know 3 different people who have won the Washington state lottery. 2 were classmates of mine and one was a neighbor. ALL of them have improved their lives by winning. The 2 classmates each invested and started small businesses. The last one was a retired executive who created a charity that has done numerous community improvement projects and is greatly admired by his hometown. So yes, people can get screwed by winning. Money doesn't make you smarter. But at least the people who I know that are winners, are really winners.

[@TheChangeYT]

What are the odds of knowing 3 people that have won the lottery? Ouuf

[@briangarrow448]

@@TheChangeYT Yes, fucking unbelievable, isn't it???

[@Abdega]

Brian Garrow A study I would like to do is see how likely someone is to play the lottery when someone they know won. I wonder if the other two started playing after the first one won (since I’m assuming if they know you, they knew a friend or a friend of a friend had won) My hypothesis is it makes the “It could be you” mentality much stronger when the winner is closer to you like a neighbor or friend instead of someone all the way across the country

[@TheChangeYT]

@@Abdega interesting theory

[@johnabrams8148]

Now you know me. :-)

[@Lord.Kiltridge]

Canadian lotteries are almost always lump sum payments, and are tax free.

[@kylarstern7627]

Here in Australia, there is no tax on lottery, still the odds are incredibly not in your favour.

[@MuadDib1402]

Same in the UK. Poor poor americans. :D Guy wins 1/8th of $365 million. Should get $45.6 million Actually gets $600,000 That is horrendous. Could he not sue the lottery for false advertising?

[@Theoxuesu]

I think the odds being in your favor is counter intuitive to a lottery potentially being played by hundred of thousands of people daily.

[@kylarstern7627]

@@MuadDib1402 I don't think it's false advertising, it's a known fact that your going to get taxed, though I am not sure.

[@drunkredninja]

@@MuadDib1402 he split it with other winners too

[@blacksmith67]

No taxes in Canada either, but odds still suck.

[@masonjohn4433]

Great topic! I grew up in Nevada, and the paper would publish a set of stories every month of people who won at various types of gambling, and how it ruined their lives.

[@vibingwithvinyl]

Occasionally I buy lottery tickets. I'm well aware of the odds, so I don't think I will win. What I'm actually doing is buying a permission to dream about winning. edit: it's easier to stay anonymous in Finland though, as over here lottery winners names are not public information.

[@briangarrow448]

That's why I occasionally buy a ticket. It allows me a few days of dreaming silly dreams. Without drinking or drugs!

[@MuadDib1402]

Same here. Buying a dream. I might have a 1 in 116,000,000 chance of winning, but it's 100% more of a chance than if I don't play at all. :P And yes, I know that's crazy. :)

[@blacksmith67]

A chance to dream is exactly why I buy the occasional ticket. Checking them actually feels counterproductive.

[@thomashiggins9320]

Same here. I'm not buying the ticket because I actually think I might win ('cause that would be stupid...), but because I like to daydream about all the wonderful things I could do. That's why I never buy unless the prize is at least $150 million. (Yes, it's possible to daydream about what to do if I won less than that, but those fantasies aren't worth the price of the ticket.) I also never, *ever* by more than one ticket per drawing. 'Cause I'm just buying a daydream, and I can do that just fine on a single ticket. Purchasing a lottery ticket is absurd, but sometimes absurdity (within very strict limits) can be fun. :)

[@dylanmorgan5589]

The name can be kept private upon request. Also in America it's a tax on the stupid to found education. The irony is the reason we play as often as we do.

[@markzambelli]

@7:28 I literally spat out my beer laughing... seriously (there was mess). You have a most decisive and appealling wit, Sir...all hail 'The Joe'

[@kingjamoose]

I won the lottery when I got the notification for this video.

[@ReesMDavidson]

Welcome to not being an idiot! 👍

[@martiddy]

You broke the first rule of Lotto Club!

[@joescott]

I feel like I just got told I'm the prettiest girl at the prom.

[@Phoenixash-delfuego]

@@joescott why does it make you feel slightly annoyed with people judging you because of a pretty face and an expensive dress? If that is the case, I came here for your wonderful videos and I don't slow dance.

[@reed_reed]

UNABOMBER style shed in the woods, high speed internet and uber eats. Done.

[@JG-xm8jy]

no remorse

[@michaelrichardson9458]

You forgot the hookers

[@dudebroski9460]

I can smell the stank of that shed from the comment.....

[@JG-xm8jy]

@@michaelrichardson9458 you forgot the cocaine

[@CVB_1111]

Hey - when I was a kind the UNABOMBER's college roommate was my babysitter. Just sayin'

[@attilarischt2851]

One thing I could say: I remember during my school years, one of my teachers once mentioned how in the americas winners of stuff usually stand on television and get all hype and attention on while over here you don't see anyone and how she thinks this is bad and negative. The general opinion in class was "if they did they would be mugged in a matter of months".

[@demoniack81]

Yeah, if I won the lottery and people found out I'm sure I'd basically be forced to move to the other side of the world under a false name.

[@GoldSrc_]

Yup, it would be stupid to not move away to a different country if you win a lot of money.

[@merinsan]

I won a few months back. Unfortunately, it was the lowest prize pool. I got about 70% the cost of the ticket back.

[@LazyRare]

Scott just wants people to not enter the lottery so he wins! Genius.

[@cawfeedawg]

um, the odds are still the same. 😣

[@CarFreeSegnitz]

If no one else played the lottery the jackpot would only rise by pennies with each ticket Joe bought. If Joe ever won the jackpot he'd win only a few percent back from all his ticket purchases. Oh, and the lottery company would go broke. Joe's ticket purchases wouldn't even pay the electric bill to keep one lightbulb lit.

[@Nikenik2001]

That's why you should double down next week and buy twice as many tickets! ;)

[@matthewrawls1184]

No, he must be using reverse psychology on us to make us think we shouldn't buy lottery tickets, only for us to actually decide to buy lottery tickets, thus increasing his share of the prize money. Joe obviously has a winning lottery strategy that he isn't sharing!

[@henrikthorsen5971]

"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." - George Best, famous footballer.

[@RaymondOreFineArt]

There's no tax to pay on UK lottery wins, which is really nice except you're not going to win anyway

[@CarFreeSegnitz]

Likewise in Canada. Lotteries are government corporations so the taxes are built in to the ticket prices. Profits from lotteries are plowed into governments' general revenue. A small portion, very small, is handed out as community grants to keep people from hating lotteries.

[@IHateGoogle6969]

Same in Aus.

[@dr.feelgood2358]

​@@CarFreeSegnitz in the state of Oregon (US) some of the funding for public schools comes from lottery profits. same with taxes from cannabis.

[@jommeissner]

Likewise in Germany (for the first year)

[@nallid7357]

A lot of states don't impose taxes in the way that was portrayed in the video. Usually only the very socialist ones do, like Illinois. I hate this fucking state.

[@derek8742]

What I'd do after winning the lottery: 1. Pay off my debt. 2. Set up an emergency fund of epic proportions. 3. Weekend jaunt to Disney World.

[@aezldren]

If I won the lottery I would buy Fly Guy’s pimp outfit from I ‘m Gonna Git You Sucka, and then sponsor all of Joe’s videos as long as he wore it.

[@farmgal77]

Jess S make sure he shows us the goldfish shoes too

[@Ryukachoo]

Sounds like a lot of these problems would be solved by making lottery winners anonymous by default, although if they go around blabbing that they won, cant do much about that

[@papa_xan]

So the most insightful thing I took from this video is that a buttload is an actual quantity. Thanks!

[@themexis]

i'm still wondering what a metric buttload would be...or is it butt-tonne?

[@mal2ksc]

a metric buttload is 10% bigger, it's indexed to the ton.

[@MrLoftyDreams]

Since the metric system has its roots in the French Revolution, a metric buttload is a "charge fessière".

[@scruffster2497]

A sh#t ton load is even heavier.

[@WhiskyCanuck]

A butt is an especially large type of barrel (or cask, if you prefer) used to store & age wine, sherry in particular. Whisky fans might hear that a whisky was aged in sherry butts (a barrel that was previously used to age sherry), for example. I knew that, yet had never connected it to the phrase "buttload" until now.

[@tenaciousrodent6251]

Be a "fake poor". No showing off. Ever. It's very zen.

[@smokey-smore]

Yea I have a family member that has like 7 million and still drives a forester

[@chorinu7609]

Is that what zen means? I find it funny that this wisdom of wealth is learned from monks.

[@coolbeansdude2528]

JOE! This is the first time I’ve made it early so I wanted to say this!! Your content is amazing and it makes me feel clever even though I’m big stupid!! Thank you Joe!!

[@joescott]

Thanks man!

[@axnyslie]

When powerball hit over $1.5 billion, the statistical odds of wining were actually to the point where you had a better change of not playing at all and still win.

[@Incab]

Money may not buy you happiness, but that's a risk I'm willing to take.

[@jeffreyday5304]

Thank you, Joe! I am a magician who performs at a Victorian mansion/museum (1871), at least until March. I’ve only just discovered you about 5 months ago, and I’m loving it. I’ve been having marathon sessions watching your postings. Ever since this awful pandemic started, I have been ‘on hold’ with my shows. Your postings have given me some educational, as well as entertainment, stimulus. Thanks for the humor and all of the thought-provoking time off. (Yes, I’ve also been using my time wisely to read and work on new magical effects). Thanks again and keep up the good work!

[@flexabigg1]

Joe you are awesome! Thanks for the laughs and the information you put forth.

[@majorzipf8947]

Love the video, as always. I love that you included how to (maybe) survive winning the lotto.

[@squallloire]

Sidenote: UK lottery wins are untaxed. You win what you win, no matter what.

[@demoniack81]

It's 6 to 12% here in IT depending on the game, and the highest profile ones always pay the lump sum except for ones that specifically advertise the "monthly payment" thing as a selling point. The tax is still annoying but overall nothing like what Joe talked about in the video - getting 600K from 45 millions (365/8) is ridiculous.

[@zombiasnow15]

Canada too. You get what you win. No taxes to pay.

[@JaviAirwraps]

Best Random Thursday video youv'e pooped out in a long time. I predict this one will be quite popular. You da man!

[@bsjeffrey]

i'm willing to risk it for scientific purposes.

[@zombiasnow15]

GREAT video Joe!! This is exactly the sort of knowledge people Need to hear, read, see ..

[@minmcmarkemterm9109]

if I won the lottery I would buy your shirt.

[@janwillemgunneman2235]

I live in Holland and was under the impression that our taxes were crazy, but I'm happy to hear that compared to you guys, yours is clearly insane! I'm so happy! Plus it's nearly impossible to sue someone and get his money.

[@JoanWhack]

Isn't it mostly down to the people winning, not being accustomed to the life that comes with being rich? A lot of the time if you've built a mini empire or inherited it, you'll be careful and will know how to spend, save, and invest; or will have trusted accountants. The rich probably already keep the kind of company that won't try and milk them, and will have that safe guard. I think the biggest problem with lottery winners is the lack of education on how to handle ones own finances, and use restraint/discipline. Edit: This is a prime example on why you shouldn't comment before the video is over.

[@denniss3980]

If you took all the wealth of the country and divided equally among the people, within 10 years the rich would be rich again and the once poor would be poor again. Yes, financial education is needed and for some reason, it is not taught in public schools, why?

[@grandetaco4416]

its funny because one of the lotto horror stories is a guy who was already rich who won the lottery and people came at him anyway. Maybe he spoke about lotto club.

[@matthewrawls1184]

@@denniss3980 I wouldn't go so far as to say that *all* of the poor would be poor again and that *all* of the rich would be rich again but I'm willing to bet that a fair share of people who were poor would be poor again and probably a larger than average percent of people who were rich would become rich again. Financial education isn't taught in schools because it's always been assumed that parents teach their children those skills (even if they don't in reality) and my cynical view is that our capitalist overlords don't want us filthy consumers learning how not to spend so much. They don't make near enough money that way.

[@xxxdroidmonkeyxxx]

@@denniss3980 The reason why public schools and even colleges to an extent don't teach about personal finance is that most people who understood risk/reward principles, they'd most likely not go to college. Most kids who go to college don't go into fields that yield a financial return they put into it. Recent statistics show that college education has skyrocketed in price and more than 50% of students are underemployed. If you went to a financial expert and asked them if you should make a $35-100k investment on something that'll only have a 50% or less chance of giving you a return that you wouldn't otherwise get without the investment with money you don't have, they would tell you, you're crazy for even considering it. How would colleges make money if kids and their parents understood finance and investment?

[@xxxdroidmonkeyxxx]

@@matthewrawls1184 Your point makes no sense whatsoever. What does capitalism have to do with not wanting people to have money? You do realize that capitalism doesn't work if the masses don't have disposable income, right? It's why companies hate recessions. Mr. John Doe is far less likely to buy a new shiny smartphone or TV or even a vacation if most of his paycheck is tied up with bills and rent. Furthermore, "those evil capitalists" have more to gain if a country is wealthier because the power of the currency increases, thus giving every dollar a company earns from people more buying power on a global level (trade power). Why is it that people who are clueless of economics always seem to rag on the very economical system that allowed them to live the privileged first-world life they always take for granted?

[@Sam89365]

Just to add a bit at 7:45... Remember, you can say no without having to explain yourself. No can just mean no. Love the video!

[@gustnvc]

I love this video! When I win the lottery, of course I will remember you Joe. Thanks for the fun of the day!

[@EricDec]

5:07: Joe writes down "Don't have affair with a 15-year-old" 7:57: Joe says "For god's sake, don't write anything down, even a joke that you write on a napkin can be used against you in court" *Joe is fucked now*

[@1MarkKeller]

Nahh, make me a multi millionaire and I'll prove them wrong. My life will be the example to follow.

[@seanbateson3398]

Said everyone who wanted to win the lottery ever.

[@carlagrs]

“This neck just keeps getting redder” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johndextersantos9541]

thanks for the guide. . . i am now confident enough to win that lottery

[@stabinojablonski]

no please

[@billywilliams4183]

My Uncle won the weekly grand in Texas. He developed a serious gambling addiction and almost went completely broke. He was already well off and owned a couple of businesses beforehand, but had to file bankruptcy within 10 years. 😖

[@dusama9382]

You forget about "Invest in your own financial education"

[@BuckeyeStormsProductions]

I lived in a smallish town for awhile where someone won the lottery. It was known the person bought their ticket at a certain store, but no one immediately came forth. Ads, and articles were run attempting to get the winner to come forth to no avail. Finally, as time was nearing for the claims window to close, an attorney came forward, claimed the winnings on behalf of an unnamed person, and that was that. I always thought that was smart, and you, sir, have confirmed my intuition.

[@alexreid1173]

The only time I’ve “played the lottery” is when someone gives me lottery tickets as a gift or a prize for something. I won a dollar once!

[@CapinCooke]

At 4:20 “I don’t care. I still want to party with this guy”. HAH‼️ 😂 Joe wins the Internet today 😂

[@chaffejcarraway]

That shocked face though😂 If I win I'll finally be able to be a patreon for your channel Joe.

[@passiert1027]

This was perfect for Random Thursday 😁 My coworkers and I sometimes talk about what we'd do if we won; and I definitely agree with your tactic. I only play once a year, but it's a fun thought experiment.

[@thePIEpercentile]

3:42 Mental note: don't date ANY landlord

[@AncientMysteriesAndInnovations]

Joe always has the best horizontal shirts

[@kurtreznor]

If i win the lottery i will buy all of Joe's shirts. ALL OF THEM! Joe will be shirtless, forever.

[@zhangruoran]

Hey, Joe, thanks for your video! I just won a jackpot before you post your video. I am following all your suggestions closely! Even my dad doesn’t know the good news yet!

[@Casra76]

Lawyers, trust funds, ghost the world and live quietly and happy.

[@issafacelift]

My grandmother won a pretty big amount on Powerball and I can remember her crying because she was happy but also because she received around 28 million less than she expected lol. Broke my heart man but now she's at peace and it was a lil funny when she explained herself

[@jonathanhaas3007]

Luckily my family doesn't have a cousin Roy Edit: oh shoot

[@robertgreen7593]

In the UK we don't pay tax on the Lotto, but we have to pay Income Tax on any interest accrued when it is sitting in the bank.

[@poneill65]

"How would I protect myself?" Puh-lease! Sharks with frikkin' lasers on their heads, OF COURSE!

[@collectpanda3350]

My dad has a spreadsheet he updates when the lottery winnings get way up there, the cars and the house stay the same and the savings and investments go up up up

[@CarFreeSegnitz]

6:26 NO, money is not a liquid. Diving into a silo full of money will shatter your bones. The Scrooge McDuck cartoons have been lying to you all this time.

[@IcoKirov]

don't listen to him. he is trying to take away your happiness. dive away! (but first, could you maybe write a joke legacy saying you leave everything to me, haha, funny joke, right)

[@jazzabighits4473]

If it was notes and not coins it's a different story

[@BertGrink]

@@jazzabighits4473 I would say that it depends on whether the bills are stacked neatly, or have been crubled up a bit ;)

[@12201185234]

Not really though, because Scrooge was the only one that could dive in and swim around in it. I remember an episode where the Flintheart Glomgold managed to acquire the vault temporarily and attempted to dive in like Scrooge. He smashed into the coins as if they were solid rock.

[@IcoKirov]

@@jazzabighits4473 have you been hit with a book? it would be similar if you jump on it or on other type of paper.

[@PatClevenger0709]

Unfortunately, we live in a state where you can't stay private if you win the lottery. Pennsylvania requires that the winners be identified.

[@AviAssayag]

Brilliant and entertaining. As usual.

[@dionh70]

I have several non-profit organizations that I would either support or set up my own version: A no-kill animal shelter; large community garden; an arts/crafts center with experienced volunteer instructors; a couple more ideas along those lines. I had already thought up establishing educational assistance trust funds for nieces and nephews. Meaningful annual donations to organizations working on my favorite social issues, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Institute for Justice, and similar entities.

[@gordpaton7155]

If I won the lottery, I think I'd take my favourite KZbinr out and buy a t-shirt! Lol

[@Vortecus]

5:54, you look and sound like Stuart from the Big Bang Theory when you said "or else you're going to lose it" whilst shaking your head back lol

[@SinKimishima]

Randomly loaded KZbin, Joe's video appears magically. Fate?

[@antiisocial]

Luck! Edit: Also go and buy a lotto ticket right now.

[@Fishrokk]

8:21 Glad to finally see someone else recognizes the biggest gambling mecca on the planet is NOT Las Vegas, Nevada.

[@bsjeffrey]

some states allow you to remain anonymous after winning.

[@irrefudiate]

I'm totally different from those who go crazy. I been there done that. It's also quite possible that "lottery people" are just as likely to 'change' as their so-called friends.

[@eylonemuskson4177]

I love it when people on the internet condescend me for buying something I want to buy, no more than 3 times a year. When those same people likely buy food/drink items like burgers/alcohol which cost more and are likely far more damaging to them. #smh

[@excitedbox5705]

Yea I buy a lottery ticket every once in a while. It is exciting to think that maybe you will win and that is the fun in it. A couple years ago I bought a ticket online (we can do that in Germany) and I won 10 Euros but the money goes into your online lotto account so I just kept buying 1 ticket a week with the money until it was gone. I kept winning a couple Euros here or there and ended up playing every week for close to a year all with the 2 Euro investment I made in the beginning. I consider that money well spent because of the excitement I got out of it. Plus I could call my gf every time I won a couple bucks and tell her I won the lottery :D

[@eylonemuskson4177]

@@excitedbox5705 Yeah exactly, haha. I just buy it when the Euromillions reaches 9 figures, just on the miniscule, quark-sized chance that I won it and I could blow 200,000 Euros on a good Porsche GT3 RS...get myself out of the UK before Brexit, and never tell another living soul except my wife xD It's a fantasy and I don't mind paying £10 a year for a few fantasies; many people pay a lot more for their fantasies...

[@kirkland5674]

@@eylonemuskson4177 I wouldn't tell the wife.

[@eylonemuskson4177]

@@kirkland5674 Haha maybe I'm more of an idiot than I give myself credit for

[@charleswoodruff9013]

1. Before claiming the prize, set up a blind trust 2. Have the attorney claim the prize in the name of the trust 3. Have the attorney deliver checks to a few friends/family from an "anonymous" source 4. Move out of the country 5. Enjoy the rest of your life

[@Mariano.Bernacki]

I don't play the lottery. I will start saving the value of the ticket every time I'm offered one.

[@abbyhillman769]

Just put $10 a week into an index fund. After 10 years you can take it out and use the $7,000 to take a nice vacation somewhere. Easy money with very little effort or sacrifice.

[@AndDiracisHisProphet]

i assume you have to pay the tax when you BUY the ticket. at least that's the way in germany

[@thomasnowicki5844]

Chicago Tribune columnist Mike Royko used to call lotteries "the tax on the stupid"😆

[@murrayp4]

Don’t blow it. Keep it simple. Count yo monay.

[@truskor]

My father won in the lottery 26 years ago. All he has left today are debts and a very small pension. You could say, the curse hit him. There is a theory, that lotto winners struggle that much because they don't have the time to develop the necessary mindset to deal with a lot of money.

[@DaveSomething]

I buy one ticket per year on my berfday, and sometimes one near Xmas... I don't win a goddamn thing.

[@zombiasnow15]

Same

[@chappelle23]

The biggest thing that would help people (especially to protect them from crazy people that would otherwise hurt them for their money) is if the majority of states allowed you to claim your winnings anonymously. It’s crazy that there are only 2 or 3 states that allow you to do so...

[@Shanghaimartin]

One of 8 people who won the $365,000,000 jackpot, and he only took home $600,000. That's seriously messed up !!

[@Mosern1977]

I'd like to see the logic behind that. Is there a 99% tax braket in the USA?

[@Shanghaimartin]

@@Mosern1977 Come on, it's not THAT bad. He only lost 98.5% of the $45,625,000 he should have got. :(

[@Mosern1977]

@@Shanghaimartin - sounds like cooperate capitalism is working there.

[@alpha2gproject783]

Some of the best advice you'll hear. Not telling a single soul who isn't an attorney/lawyer about your winnings is the best thing you can do. There's so many reasons why you don't tell anyone but the most important are because friends can and will become enemies, family will become leaches and you'll discover that you have 10 kids with 3 women you've never met. That and...debt collectors will try their best to fool you into thinking you owe them money when you don't or at the least owe more than you actually do simply because they know you have a lot more money now.

[@eternialogic]

Chances are, within your infinitely expanding family tree, one of them will be a desperate a-hole.

[@Abdega]

If you’re lucky all of them will be! Wait…

[@kathrynhalpern6386]

This was one of your most sagacious videos, filled with wise advice.

[@clementmartinez121]

Allocation of resources has alot to do with intelligence. Do the best you can with what you got. I like Forest Gump, momma said a man only needs so much money.

[@ToxicTerrance]

A girl in my home town won the McDonald's Monopoly million dollars. She only ever told a couple of people (me included) and moved as soon as she graduated without saying a word. Sometimes it's the ones that win that push everybody else out.

[@harrywhite7287]

Assuming you win a substantial amount of money, why invest it? Just squirrel in away in a safe place then make a budget and live within your means. Don't tell anyone and if they find out...move and don't tell anyone where you move to. I have never understood why people think that they deserve some of what other people have even if they didn't help them get it.

[@mariusvanc]

You invest it so it isn't just sitting there doing nothing. Isn't this why everyone wants to eat the rich, the perception they just keep their billions in a vault? (Pro tip: they do not)

[@harrywhite7287]

@@mariusvanc I know they don't but we are talking about a lottery winner here not a captain of industry. The only reason to invest lottery winnings is if you think you need more money or there is something specific you want to accomplish. The average lottery winner has neither the ambition nor the skill to invest properly so preservation is his best bet. Spread it out 20% gold, 20% real-estate, 20% cash, 20% Play and 20% Tesla stock. Don't tell anyone you won the money.

[@Trillyana]

"Under New York state law, lottery winners of $5,000 or more must agree to reveal their identity publicly before collecting their winnings" So even if I wanted to hide it I would need to use a legal loophole

[@jerry3790]

If I buy a lot of lottery tickets will the pothole by my street finally be fixed?

[@pfisherking]

No, the only people more wasteful with lottery money than the winners are the politicians

[@matthewrawls1184]

Get Domino's Pizza to fix it.

[@The_Man_In_Red]

Pay $90,000 to fill it with titanium - that'll teach em

[@thomashiggins9320]

Given the quality of the neighborhood to which you'd move, I'd say that's a "probable yes."

[@JoshuaBoulard]

In Cananda we are not taxed for lotto winnings. We come away with the full amount and it is not considered income.

[@kennybob3096]

I won the lottery, but i'm not telling anybody, oops.

[@supercomputer0448]

Oops. *posts comment*

[@jackamole8627]

Ive been watching node for at least 5 months now and I'm always entertained. Can't wait for boneworks!!!

[@sebione3576]

I'm not sure if this is accurate. I'll have to test it myself.

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

Hahaha. Sign me up for that test too.

[@Adluna68]

rule 1 is good but i probably tell everybody that 90+% of the net is going in to a space start up

[@rea8585]

If we redistributed all the wealth in the world and gave the same amount of money to everyone, people who are rich today would once again become rich and people who are poor would lose their money once again. Because one group knows how to handle money and the other one has no clue (which are people who often win the lottery).

[@ASHl33164]

“Because sometimes people just suck,” ...accurate...