'Lucky': a look at the lives of lottery winners, on HBO

Comment #26

drhymes74 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:55:03 GMT

This is why you stay quiet, don't make promises to anybody...plain and simple.

Make a list of your needs (not wants) your obligations (only debts in your name, not someone else's).

Get to an attorney to figure out how to take care of your needs and obligations and how to protect the rest.

Comment #25

TheOtherOne — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:39:58 GMT

would like to see him dead....!! I wonder who changed, him or them. Then the guy who said people are resentful when they find out you've won

I am pretty sure you are talking about the older gentleman who lost it all but was happy about it. He specifically said they changed, not him. Looking at his lifestyle and the fact that he is a simple man, I believe him. Sounds like his family is just trash that tried to have him whacked/poisoned/etc

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Comment #24

RJOh — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:25:14 GMT

You should be a very happy person because eventually someone always wins.

Comment #23

louise black — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:19:38 GMT

I am always glad when I hear someone wins but , maybe he didn't want to be in a pool.

Comment #22

HaveABall — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:16:15 GMT

Todd wrote: I don't understand why these people can't just say, Gee, I wish it was me, now I'm going to try and do the same thing they did. Why do they have to go running these winners down all the time?

I'll too just extend a cheerful and wistful: Congratulations! Gee, I wish it was me, now I'm going to do the same thing that they did and win too soon! I'm saying it with conviction, I'm looking to win the jackpot with my lottery ticket tonight!

Still, I'm looking forward to watching the... [ More ]

Comment #21

hearsetrax — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:43:51 GMT

color me curious as well

Comment #20

HaveABall — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:59:03 GMT

Yea!!! I'm excited to watch this HBO documentary movie, I've been waiting since the first time Todd informed us it was being filmed.

I was hoping to be our group's hero by uploading the link to watching the FREE version of this movie from HBO ... yet when I went to the major FREE, no joining requirements, online streaming websites (channel 131, megavideo, project free tv, hulu, etc.) nobody yet had uploaded it to either the TV or MOVIE database sides.

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Comment #19

dr65 — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:42:36 GMT

It would be interesting to know who, if anyone, would give it all back to go back to what they were before they won.

With some of the horror stories out there, it seems certain people would have been better off not winning. The guy that won and said his family

would like to see him dead....!! I wonder who changed, him or them. Then the guy who said people are resentful when they find out you've won

the lottery...I think winning big money brings paranoia with it to some people. They migh... [ More ]

Comment #18

Nino224 — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:04:46 GMT

I'm so sick of hearing about winners who are lonely and have troubles. You know what?? I have the exact same problems except I'm f***ing BROKE.

Only really dumb people who were gonna be miserable anyway let a jackpot ruin their lives.

Comment #17

ThatScaryChick — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:04:17 GMT

Todd, I'm thinking it's because they are jealous. I don't like pulling the jus jealous card, but it seems like that. And I agree, that it makes no sense for that one guy to say he was glad to not to be part of the pool that won because of the hassles of winning yet, he is playing Powerball trying to win. Weird.

Comment #16

weshar75 — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:10:52 GMT

I totally agree with you RJOH!-weshar75

Comment #15

rdgrnr — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:27:08 GMT

They said that 70% of lottery tickets are played with Quick Picks, not that 70% won using quick picks. Although I understand that the percentage won using quick picks is around 70%, I didn't see them mention that on the show. I'm not sure why, I was expecting to see it right after they gave the percentage played.

Now, the answer to that question has proven to be just a tad controversial as of late.

Comment #14

Todd — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:12:21 GMT

They said that 70% of lottery tickets are played with Quick Picks, not that 70% won using quick picks. Although I understand that the percentage won using quick picks is around 70%, I didn't see them mention that on the show. I'm not sure why, I was expecting to see it right after they gave the percentage played.

I agree about Buddy (or whatever his name was).

One thing that kind of bothered me was in the meat packing plant. They interviewed a guy sitting in a truck who said he was glad he... [ More ]

Comment #13

Halle99 — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:56:14 GMT

Lovely show......Well according to the show 70% lottery winners have won using QP...........Heartwarming........I felt sooo bad for Buddy

Got all my luck charms, faith and God on my side......receiving the big one soon.

Comment #12

Set4life — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:38:02 GMT

Im viet myself and i have to give props to that guy

Comment #11

Todd — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:36:51 GMT

It was a good documentary. They all love to focus on the negative, but fortunately there were some great positive stories too. The Viet Nam refugee story was heart-warming.

Comment #10

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:08:49 GMT

Cal-LottoPlayer

Comment #9

dopey7719 — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:46:12 GMT

I don't have HBO, but if I did, I would watch it. It's sad that some would have to move away...but heck, I'm willing to do it for peace of mind!

At least one thing's for certain...you find out who your friends truly are one way or another....either when you're down on your luck or on top of the world.

Comment #8

bashley572 — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:17:29 GMT

I agree, nothing new. Just 'Lottey Changed my Life' but the HBO version. Which just means you pay more for it

Comment #7

girlthetan — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:47:28 GMT

I've always been an odd ball, so it won't bother me one bit! Everyone I know with money has people asking for it, one just has to move on to another socio-economic level.

Comment #6

CAL-LottoPlayer — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:54:28 GMT

Being poor doesn't necessarily mean you're not lonely. In fact, a lottery winner has better chances of meeting people than someone poor. All a lotto winner need do is simply collect his winnings through an attorney anonymously, move, and then he can meet new people without fear of being harassed.

I've already seen shows on lotto winners; I'm not sure I'll see this one. I don't get premium cable. I'd have to wait until it arrives on DVD. From the review, I don't see anything groundbreaking her... [ More ]

Comment #5

Starr920 — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:08:30 GMT

I have Comcast On Demand and it's already available. I'm gonna watch it right now

Comment #4

ThatScaryChick — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:47:36 GMT

I am looking forward to watching this.

Comment #3

louise black — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:42:27 GMT

I must say it's a lonely world out there when you get sizable amount of money or get rich. Even if you don't change the people around you will, most time with envy or a money issues.

Comment #2

RJOh — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:50:13 GMT

You obviously think there's a secret to winning that most of these players had in common. I think this show will show winners are as random as the games results and the only commonality among them is they all bought winning tickets.

Like any other part of life, stuff happens and people act uniquely base on their unique circumstances.

Comment #1

beaudad — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:34:44 GMT

I hope they show the way that they won their money........was it a scratch-off......was it numbers they picked on their own.....was it a quick pick.....how many numbers do they buy at a time......they might even show what numbers they played.....something that might help us get an edge on the winning.....if it is a quick pick...I wonder if the time of day they bought their ticket would help in future purchases! It may be lonely at the top........but at least they eat better........lol........

'Lucky': a look at the lives of lottery winners, on HBO

Lottery Post — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:16:15 GMT

Airs tonight at 9 p.m. ET

Includes video report

If it happens to you and the odds are a mere 1 in 195 million that it will what then?

Do you become what you dreamed you would? asks Mike Pace, known to millions of lottery ticket buyers as the man in the tuxedo who was the longtime announcer of the Powerball drawing. Or do you become what you most deeply, secretly are?

Director Jeffrey Blitz's enticing new documentary, Lucky, which airs Monday night on HBO, tries to figure that ou... [ More ]