Lottery winner recounts harassment after claiming prize

Comment #79

TheGameGrl — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:25:16 GMT

His Education and gift for teaching can be utilized in many countries. Why stick to one area? He is young and can move to complete his desire to teach.

His investment in this day and age should be self managed. No way is a Portfolio going to do ya good in this worldwind econ. If JP Morgan Chase can lose 2 BILLION! What makes a simple man think he cant lose a few million thru investing. the Best investment is thru educating or Civic causes for future generations. Its his choice though....

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Comment #78

JoeBigLotto — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:37:38 GMT

ok you right somewhat that life lock is not perfect and you can do things yourself. But that is the point if i win do lottery the only thing i want to do my self is spending my money and enjoying every bit of it .l don't want to be driving a lamborghini with one hand and checking my credit on iphone with the other i will probably crash . so life lock will work for you and all you have to do is sleep like a baby for $10 oh ye . i will even pay them $500 per month to tripple my service security or... [ More ]

Comment #77

DC81 — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:03:57 GMT

Lifelock, that ol'scam, everything Lifelock claims to do you can do your self or is already done and can be done quite easily plus their guarantee has so much BS written into it that it's basically worthless. My favorite part is all that advertising they did with Todd Davis giving out his Social Security number to prove how secure their system is to only have Lifelock completely fail in protecting it.

Wouldn't have done him any good, his identity was probably compromised before he won as a... [ More ]

Comment #76

JoeBigLotto — Sun, 13 May 2012 18:33:35 GMT

The only one am worried about is the IRS they don't have to steal my identity they have it allready and spending my lottery money b4 I even. Win. Lol

Comment #75

maximumfun — Sat, 12 May 2012 09:16:32 GMT

Poor man. Hopefully he will enjoy his lottery win despite his choice to be so public.

Comment #74

Lucky Loser — Sat, 12 May 2012 04:12:08 GMT

If it takes more than $20K to get into a nice home, then you must be around $400-$500K. While nice, it's very impractical to me and I'd never own that much home even if I could with lottery monies. I was talkin' more around $200-$250K which is a very comfortable and practical home in my opinion. Also, this kind of home doesn't really shout Hey, this person hit the jackpot, y'all..!!!!

The portfolio deal sounds good also but, I'd still want to establish a sense of the funds being allocated fo... [ More ]

Comment #73

time*treat — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:39:25 GMT

Just a matter of screening the calls.

Comment #72

haymaker — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:38:57 GMT

Yes, you could say you won a lawsuit and as part of the settlement the judge said,

you could not discuss it with anyone

you hear this all the time with regard to legal settlements.

? answered, end of of disscussion, on to next subject.

Comment #71

Artist77 — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:11:46 GMT

I agree. If you even hint at having won any money in a lottery, they will eventually figure out you won more that you said. Or say you are a writer and you get royalties. If anyone asks more, say it is a private contractual matter and you cannot breach the terms of your contract.

Comment #70

Jill34786 — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:58:33 GMT

LL, it may take a little bit more than 10-20k to get into a nice house. Perhaps telling curious friends/neighbors that you inherited a sizable portfolio from and aunt/uncle might be more appropriate.

Comment #69

Lucky SOB — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:55:46 GMT

i hope hes ready for more harassment after doing this interview

Comment #68

JoeBigLotto — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:56:22 GMT

ok you right a little am lonely because all have won is lots of little lotto like cash3 and cash4 have made over $15,000 this year alone but my biglotto is coming like an asteriod and guess what i will be moving to las vegas penthouse on vegas strip and i will have seven beautifull female nannies from all seven continent over the age of 21 taking care of me and all my loneliness and i will feel like a baby all over just to be pampered 24/7 and i dont want to see you thru my door peep hole beggin... [ More ]

Comment #67

rdgrnr — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:26:58 GMT

That's true, Cletu$.

Cyndi Lauper knew it too.

I said: I'm sorry baby, I'm leaving you tonight

I found someone new, he's waitin' in the car outside

Ah honey how could you do it

We swore each other everlasting love

I said yeah I know but when we did

There was one thing we weren't thinking of

And that's money, money changes everything

I said money, money changes everything

We think we know what we're doin,' we don't know a thing

It's all in the past now - mon... [ More ]

Comment #66

RJOh — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:43:07 GMT

It not my friends that I would worry about since I don't consider everyone I know a friend. It those scam artists who regularly call and ask for me by my first name or nick name and then ask can they depend on me again this year as in the past to support their charity(usually them since they are professional fund raisers).

I hate to be rude to them if I really knew them at one time but I usually tell them to get lost.

Comment #65

Lucky Loser — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:10:48 GMT

Wow! I just finished sifting through all the interesting posts about the topic! Seems everyone is in disbelief of how all his friends, family, and co-workers changed the second they found out he was now LOADED. Prior to receiving this information, none of them wanted or needed anything whatsoever from this guy. Think about that for just a moment...a person comes into some money, and, immediately everyone around them feels that person either OWES , or, is Obligated to now FIX ALL THEIR FINANCIAL

Comment #64

maximumfun — Thu, 10 May 2012 01:55:49 GMT

hmm... yes i do have several people who would fall into that catagory. thanks for clearing up my confusion

Comment #63

HaveABall — Wed, 09 May 2012 22:57:50 GMT

Well, JoeBigLotto, one could scream, Please, madam, take me and save me from my loneliness now

Comment #62

dr65 — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:53:49 GMT

I guess some people just tolerate each other or put little things aside until they become bigger things, ie winning money makes the winner have something the 'friend'

doesn't...so, that makes them unequal and threatening. It's a common human condition. Some people are okay until you rise above them in one way or another.

Usually it's the one winning that still thinks everything is okay and it's not.

Comment #61

Cletu$2 — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:25:24 GMT

Maybe after your aunt won it was your cousin who changed.They say that lottery money changes other people more than it changes the winners.

Comment #60

maximumfun — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:04:14 GMT

Hey winwi5 - if you know that most of your friends will change and act up, why do you keep them as friends

Comment #59

CDanaT — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:26:01 GMT

Sorry Win, I was a bit confused as to who won...You or your aunt

Comment #58

winwi5 — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:14:01 GMT

This story is crazy, however i'm glad a lottery winner is coming forward and talking about his lottery winning experience because it let's me know that when i win the lottery again it will be private

The first win to me was a disaster and it wasn't millions but having and aunt that is a lottery winner has really changed her as a person and my cousins their is no connection between them anymore it is sad

The more i hear stories like this makes me no for sure i will keep it private and no on... [ More ]

Comment #57

haymaker — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:22:26 GMT

They're always there in the passing lane-going slow and blocking traffic

Well that explains why left lane campers are a major problem in jersey.

recently the state was talking about raiseing the fine from $100 to $300.

its' not nessasary and won't work, what we need is enforcement.

Comment #56

Jill34786 — Wed, 09 May 2012 18:40:50 GMT

And yet there are those who think their lives won't change if they won a jackpot and had their picture plastered over the news

Comment #55

rdgrnr — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:54:31 GMT

LOL, it doesn't matter if there are a million cars or just one lib getting off on annoying people by blocking traffic in the passing lane.

Either way you're stuck.

Unless like me, you're willing to pass them on the shoulder or the median.

They hate that, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh...

Comment #54

maximumfun — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:40:19 GMT

Ridge - sounds like you have a fabulous group of friends.

That is the way that it should be.

My friends are wonderful (I have culled the herd over the years to the cr me de la cr me). It's family and strangers that I cannot control! Hence the need/desire for anonymous collecting of lottery wins (darn and drat peskie Rhode Island for not allowing anonymous winning!!!)

And around here... the passing lane... what is that? we have 2 lanes of traffic (and i mean TRAFFIC) here going each wa... [ More ]

Comment #53

rdgrnr — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:32:21 GMT

Yep, 100% sure! I don't have any liberal friends at all. In fact there's no libs that even live in my part of the state. It's all normal people here. I'd trust every one of my friends here with my life - something libs can't do, cuz libs always feel entitled to what other people have.

Thankfully, the only place I see libs around here is if I get on the interstate.

They're always there in the passing lane - going slow and blocking traffic.

Comment #52

Lucky4Life — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:15:06 GMT

I am the only person that saw the part about him going backpacking in Europe? This obviously was not a poor man.....Somebody call the waaaaambulance, he spent all his money on vacation and won the lottery. Now his friends won't talk to him. What a life

Comment #51

mcginnin56 — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:00:45 GMT

When it come to any garden variety of leeches, sponges or parasites, their political affiliations and beliefs, are dropped more quickly

than a $50 dollar misprinted losing scratch ticket.

Comment #50

sirbrad — Wed, 09 May 2012 10:28:58 GMT

It makes a better story, and provides more justification. But if you are that low on money maybe you should not be buying lottery tickets. Also if a teacher barely has money he is living above his means and only has himself to blame.

Comment #49

savagegoose — Wed, 09 May 2012 10:24:42 GMT

isnt canada no anonymous claims? anyhow, as someone said. he may have been reading basically innocent jokes about now you vcan pay off my credit card as serious requests. when all you see is greed, its easy to interpret peoples comments wrongly. after all who ended the friendships? him or them? did they say pay of my credit card or we are no longer friends? I dont think so.

Comment #48

sirbrad — Wed, 09 May 2012 09:18:26 GMT

Goes to show you just how fake most people around you are, and how quickly they can be exposed as lowlife leeches. But how did do many people find out his personal email and credit card info? I think he brought it all on himself because he is in the public eye. Theer is probably a lot he did that he is not telling anyone. Just the fact that he did the interview tells me he is an attention craver, and does not help his situation. So he brought it all on himself by being irresponsible and unprepar... [ More ]

Comment #47

Nikkicute — Wed, 09 May 2012 05:55:28 GMT

Oh please!!! Don't think for a second that your normal friends wouldn't come at you this way, you

100% sure they wouldn't? Money can make even the most normal friends go bonkers

Comment #46

Nikkicute — Wed, 09 May 2012 05:48:58 GMT

Six hours after his win someone got a hold of his credit card number SIX HOURS!!!

How in the world? Was it someone at the grocery store where he turned in his ticket or what?

How did a scam artist work so darn fast? dang

Comment #45

CDanaT — Wed, 09 May 2012 05:34:45 GMT

Honestly...Can you believe the nerve of his coworkers ? Give me, I want, I need, I deserve...Those people parasites are like a disease looking for a host. Glad I keep friends to a limited handful. How many regular L.P. contributors would do that to a coworker or friend ??? ...I am leaning towards maybe just a few . Be smart and relocate to another residence before collecting... Keep the old address for a year or two. Place a hold on your mail. Keep decisions simple. Learn to say no thank you .

Comment #44

golfer1960 — Wed, 09 May 2012 03:36:31 GMT

Yeah John, I like this plan alot, especially living off the interest. Sounds good.

Comment #43

Lucky Loser — Wed, 09 May 2012 03:11:21 GMT

Okay, #1 is cool...this is just basic damage control because anyone that get's even a sniff of the money will run out and tell at least (1) person. Then, it's over. #2 is even better as you can actually request to be placed in the very back of their lottery publication in very small print where noone else will see...with no picture. As long as they , the lottery commission has your vitals on file for the payout, no need for a picture or anything else. #3, I wouldn't change a thing as it would sp... [ More ]

Comment #42

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 09 May 2012 01:59:34 GMT

Comment #41

Seattlejohn — Wed, 09 May 2012 01:50:32 GMT

One thing about winning the lottery, you'll find out very quickly who your real friends are, and those who are false. Too bad the guy had to go through all this, but at least he now knows who he can depend on who he can't.

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How to survive winning the lottery:

1) Tell no one (friends, relatives, neighbors, business associates, etc) you've won; do no press interviews.

2) Fight any publicity the lottery att... [ More ]

Comment #40

Lucky Loser — Wed, 09 May 2012 01:16:54 GMT

Man, this a very classic and expected story. It runs standard with most all people that come into sudden wealth. When you have nothing, nobody wants you or asks you for anything...and this is why it's best to keep it that way even when you've hit it big. May not be a cake walk but, it wouldn't be hard to ward off any suspicions if you have a creative mind. It's terrible that the second people find out that you have long paper , you now owe them something...you're obligated to do something for th... [ More ]

Comment #39

Artist77 — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:34:51 GMT

Thanks displaced lurker. But since I have a good job (more than one actually but one is my art career), I would ask my friend to donate any money they wanted to give me to a charity. I would not object to that! A birthday gift is one thing (a reasonable price) but just handing someone money is another. There are people who could use that gifted money far more that me.

Comment #38

Artist77 — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:25:37 GMT

I went to a Walmart once and was not impressed. There was an article about a year ago saying the prices between Target and Walmart were about the same. But I love Target!!!!!!!!!! It is really good design. It is interesting though that Walmart is so big $ wise...they have 10X the revenue of Amazon (which I recently learned). And if you have something being sold at Walmart, they blow everyone else away volume wise (often more than all the other retailers combined, B N, overstock, Target, etc).

Comment #37

DisplacedLurker — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:21:06 GMT

What a valiant and lovely post.

I agree with you, except on the part of feeling insulted. You shouldn't be insulted if your friend cares about you enough to offer you a slice of the winning, perhaps touched would be better. Will you insist that they keep it and suggest them to invest it, use it on their other family and friends, and blow some of the cash they would give you for something much more fun? Of course! They're your dear friend, regardless if they won the lottery or not, and you on... [ More ]

Comment #36

maximumfun — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:03:21 GMT

Hmm I was thinkin' that it reminded me of the tapestry that we had on the dining room chairs in my parent's home...

but now that it has been mentioned...

i can totally picture it being on a rack in Walmart (which I happen to love - not the clothing, but the store - and i know i will have a lot of people unhappy with me saying that... but its a guilty lil secret... shhhhh

Comment #35

Artist77 — Tue, 08 May 2012 23:38:29 GMT

ewwww lol It does look like vintage drapery fabric from the 1940's-50's.

Comment #34

rdgrnr — Tue, 08 May 2012 23:32:29 GMT

I think we all at least agree on the shirt, Artist.

I'd like to smell it one time.

If it smells like moth balls - it's my Mamaw's old drapes.

Comment #33

rdgrnr — Tue, 08 May 2012 23:27:36 GMT

Yeah, and I think what he bought at Goodwill was my Mamaw's old drapes and made a shirt out of 'em.

I swear that's her old drapes.

Comment #32

rdgrnr — Tue, 08 May 2012 23:23:44 GMT

Well thank you, golfer.

Comment #31

Artist77 — Tue, 08 May 2012 23:06:27 GMT

He looks like a nice normal guy and seems to have good sense. I do not blame the economy. There will always be people with a sense of entitlement for any success or luck you have, especially winning the lottery. The lottery win just let him find out who was a true friend and who was not. I worked with a woman many years ago and she used to tell people she would be livid if anyone she knew won the lottery and did not give her 10% at least. I would be insulted if a friend even gave me $1 of their

Comment #30

maximumfun — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:20:29 GMT

The economy is killing most of us. We are broke. Making it yes, rolling in excess green-age? no. so i will go with cletu$2 and am willing to win MM also!

Congrats to the smart winner. He got the priceless gift of figuring out who is real friends are/were... and the ability to be unemployed and still pay for drinks

Comment #29

hearsetrax — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:15:23 GMT

no whar to run nore good places to hide ....... they'll find you eventually just like they found osama bin fartknocker

Comment #28

Colt45ML — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:11:45 GMT

Dang ridge, that one there looks like something rich communists going to Harvard would buy with daddy's money at Goodwill.

Comment #27

Colt45ML — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:09:37 GMT

Dang Ridge, that one right there looks like something the kids of rich communists going to Harvard would buy at Goodwill.

Comment #26

Colt45ML — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:05:54 GMT

You have the right idea LA. I would run away too...............completely out of the country, and carry my money with me.

Comment #25

lowerAL251 — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:27:27 GMT

I would like to win the lottery BUT it seem like it would be a pain in the a$$..stalkers..ppl harassing u..family hating u b/c u telling them NO..I think I'd just run away with my millions.

Comment #24

NightStalker — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:02:38 GMT

Congrats Mr Henshaw! Sorry some of your friends turned out to be golddiggers. At least you know now. I still think you should go on a spending spree to really enjoy some of those millions

Comment #23

rad242 — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:44:30 GMT

am not sure what you scream

A few words come to mind - lol

Comment #22

golfer1960 — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:39:44 GMT

OMG Ridge, you are too funny

Comment #21

LottoGuyBC — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:36:35 GMT

There are two rules, said Nadal, a former financial advisor who spent four years advising high-net-worth clients.

The first is not to lose the money. The second is not to forget rule number one.

Comment #20

rdgrnr — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:35:16 GMT

It'll be nice for him not to have to buy his shirts at Walmart anymore.

That's a big plus.

Comment #19

golfer1960 — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:30:51 GMT

Here's Mr. Craig Henshaw collecting his lottery winnings. The check is dated on my birthday.

Comment #18

JoeBigLotto — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:09:30 GMT

well 85 percent of lottery players are broke and 85 percent of the world are broke. And broke people talk too much. Its like If you hungry and you see food you scream food. Like wise if you haven't seen a woman in a long time and you see one am not sure what you scream . Lol

Comment #17

JoeBigLotto — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:02:21 GMT

Well if my above evasive manuver does not work then you have to go extreme dress like a woman or the taliban women that should do the trick .lol

Comment #16

rdgrnr — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:35:09 GMT

I don't think we can assume winning a big jackpot would be equally traumatic for us as it was for him concerning his friends and what jerks some of them turned out to be. We have to remember he was in the teaching profession which is overwhelmingly dominated by liberal-minded people and a good portion of those friends were probably teachers as well.

Liberal-minded people, as we all know, are the people most inclined to be entitlement-oriented, envious, jealous and shameless lovers of free stu... [ More ]

Comment #15

JoeBigLotto — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:25:13 GMT

I don't know what he was thinking .winning 21milion is not like driving thru a burger king drive thru. I think he forgot to first call life lock and inform them he just won the lottery and that he needs obama level protection with five million liability extra they will understand and get a new cell phone for life lock use only and then rent a motor home and start running with no direction just stay inland and don't go into mexico life lock won't save you there. Lol

Comment #14

rad242 — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:02:49 GMT

I can arrange to be broke - lol

Comment #13

Cletu$2 — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:43:40 GMT

Could it be the economy?Lots of people are spending their last dollar on lottery tickets these days.

I'm broke.Maybe I'll win the MegaMillions tonight

Comment #12

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:36:41 GMT

Congrats to the winner.....

Comment #11

smooth11484 — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:19:18 GMT

im CONFUSED, how come most jackpot winners are people who are low on money like it always the same story i put my last 1 dollar on it and i won millions

Comment #10

dpoly1 — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:55:51 GMT

Yet another story about the Greed of Envy

boo hoo hoo, you have yours, what about mine

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Comment #9

mcginnin56 — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:54:26 GMT

Congrat's on becoming debt free TTL! The devil needs a good kickin' now and again.

Comment #8

sully16 — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:48:57 GMT

Congrats on your win, I hope you find some peace.

Comment #7

TnTicketlosers — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:46:41 GMT

I have a very good story also.I got to leave the harrasment and bullying from other team members,job from you know where because I stopped playing the Tennessee Lottery.and now I'm dept free myself......What a joy that you can recieve when you give up the devil and have something wonderful in return...What a good life.

Comment #6

rad242 — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:39:38 GMT

He signed his own ticket

He leveraged the expertise of industry experts to invest his money

He made NO his favorite word

He is pacing himself as he digests the reality of being rich!

TAKE NOTES PEOPLE. I'm tired reading sob stories of peope getting screwed royally after a win

Comment #5

dk1421 — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:35:35 GMT

This made me sad. All those people he thought were friends....

Hmm. You know, maybe some of them were joking and because he was in a pissy mood from other people really wanting money, he couldn't see the difference between the real jerks and the ones joking. Yeah, I'm trying to put a positive spin on it. It's such a shame.

Again, another good reason to go anonymous if you can.

I do admire him for having only an allowance and not overspending.

Also, I think the key here is that he ca... [ More ]

Comment #4

Cletu$2 — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:09:35 GMT

It just shows how your money changes other people.People that you think are friends turn into greedy a% holes and expect YOU to pay off THEIR debts.Another reason to remain anonymous when you collect your winnings.

Comment #3

zinniagirl — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:07:22 GMT

Glad to know that this winner has his head on straight and is doing well

Comment #2

mcginnin56 — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:59:23 GMT

Henshaw is one the few who genuinely appreciates and respects his windfall. From what he's done so far, he will do well, live long and prosper.

It sucks that his life long passion of teaching had to be compromised because of his leaching friends

Comment #1

TNPATL — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:56:15 GMT

Yet another story about how people have expectations off someone else winning the lottery. Just because a freind or relative happens to win does not entitle you to one red cent!!!! If they want to help you out that's one thing, but they don't HAVE to help you out.

Lottery winner recounts harassment after claiming prize

Lottery Post — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:21:57 GMT

The shock of winning $21.4 million in a lottery was nothing compared to the jolts Craig Henshaw felt later.

They were not pleasant.

The story of Craig Henshaw, multi-millionaire, began one day last September when Craig Henshaw, high school teacher, went digging through his pockets for the $35 he had left to pay for some groceries. He had just enough cash to get him through the rest of the week, before the first paycheck of the new school year would come through.

He handed over the cash,... [ More ]