N.C. lottery winner bails out convict fiancé fourth time

Comment #82

Nikkicute — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 19:48:29 GMT

Comment #81

Six balls — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 19:37:34 GMT

Guys, I think we should give her a little credit. After all, she hasn't promoted him to husband yet

Comment #80

RL-RANDOMLOGIC — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 17:15:30 GMT

Maybe she will win tonight's PB and be good for another year.

RL

Comment #79

RL-RANDOMLOGIC — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 17:14:01 GMT

Mind control, or lack of it.

RL

Comment #78

Bulahsbaby$ — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 14:40:23 GMT

He is bad business and she is just,(well need to get away far)for her and her children.

Comment #77

elect82 — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 08:21:24 GMT

Yeah and I bet he will never be sentenced not when they could start saying anything to put him in jail and get more bail money. Really for a misdemeanor $12mil. bail, conspiring to make a street race, Smh. The only thing I wonder is when will he man up and tell her to leave him in jail until they sentence him, if they ever plan on doing so

Comment #76

Bleedblue21 — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 03:00:37 GMT

This just goes to show....YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID

Comment #75

Goteki54 — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:28:28 GMT

Girl needs to listen to Mary J Blige's song I can do bad all by myself , and kick his sorry bleep to the curb.

Comment #74

KY Floyd — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 19:34:38 GMT

10% non refundable

It's likely to be worse than that. There's no guarantee that the bail won't be forfeited for one reason or another, and at this point the total bail is $21 million. How big a risk would you take of losing that $21 million in order to make $2.1 million? I'm guessing that the bondsman is either taking more than 10% or has a guarantee that she'll cover a significant portion of any losses.

As for the amount of bail, it's not just a matter of what the crime was. The purpose... [ More ]

Comment #73

SoleWinner21 — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 17:07:14 GMT

She didn't end up with $88 million after taxes. She still owed more which would leave her around $75- $77 million. And who really cares if she blows all her money or not. She's not the first and won't be the last.

Comment #72

OneTrickpony — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:53:35 GMT

When I saw Marie Holmes jumping and shouting on the nightly news that she had won the lottery, my first thought was Oh Lord. She did NOT just announce that she has won millions of dollars in the middle of that dope smuggling, thug-wannabe, crime-ridden, very poor little town (I used to live near there). But then she showed up at the Lottery Headquarters with an attorney and a financial advisor and I thought Ok, this is good. This is good. Hopefully she has hired security for herself and her chil... [ More ]

Comment #71

En ReVal — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 04:28:58 GMT

Not defending what type of person she is spending her $$$$$$ on, but feom $88mil and gaining interest on at least $85mil of it gives her back about $3mil a year....We are only hearing about the bad and have no idea where the rest f it is. When we are ready to cut ties, we do. In due time, in due time...hopefully it will be an upgrade.

Comment #70

En ReVal — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 03:32:55 GMT

One good thing about this, is that she is gaining interest on all the rest of her money...so it may not b much of a big loss to her. She did great by not splurgin millions on a house. I wonder how many of us would spend millions on useless things f we won. Would we listen to family and friends? I would probably be weak and spoil close friends with new cars and paying limited debt.

Comment #69

crazyjaney — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 03:31:12 GMT

Tragic. I hope she can turn this around. That being said the funniest line in this article was he is allowed to go to work. Really? As a drug dealer? Lol.

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reddog — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:22:42 GMT

I am sure many of her friends and family members have told her that but apparently that 4 letter word that starts with a d has totally screwed her. Excuse the pun

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Artist77 — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:07:20 GMT

Lol I almost added something similar but had Hollandaise going to cooking school in Paris.

Comment #66

Get paid — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 22:57:58 GMT

I don,t care what marie does with her money,it won,t help me one way or the other.I,m going to buy me a powerball ticket,an hope the lottery gods bless me.

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djpowerball1234 — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 17:08:21 GMT

Well Just take a quote from Forrest Gump,,,,,,, STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES

Comment #64

Pixie2 — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 16:45:02 GMT

She should try to get legal assistance. Because it seems interesting that he's arrested like every 4 to five months and his bail is always over a million. I'm just saying

Somebody needs to look at that.

Comment #63

Lynn2015 — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 15:57:31 GMT

He know he have a fool.That's money is for u n ur kids .I hate when women's put more in there man than there kids.

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MzDuffleBaglady — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 12:52:40 GMT

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AbsolutelyFun — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 10:48:42 GMT

Her big time loser of a boyfriend must have a magical wand because with only a fraction of that money she could have rented herself a gigolo that could service her or read her bedtime stories or whatever this loser of a boyfriend does to make her want to keep him around. You would think that with all those millions that she could or should have a massive amount of guys who would line up around city blockS to be with her but then again there is no cure for stupidity. Like David Edwards she will b... [ More ]

Comment #60

paperweight — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 10:31:24 GMT

Why is this a story? Sooner than later he'll be serving time and they'll be no need to bail him out. Plus she'll get her bond money back save court fees.

Comment #59

Teddi — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 07:24:17 GMT

Sometimes I think it's a right of passage for women to fall for the really wrong guy. It's supposed to make one smarter, wiser, more careful later on. Loving the wrong guy is supposed to make us more appreciative of the right guy later on. Problem is some women never move past that wrong guy. They usually end up being a story to watch on Investigation Discovery

Comment #58

Teddi — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 07:09:27 GMT

Boy do I wish that were true. Then at least it would be that he's bailing himself out with his own money. But I can't think of a good reason why he wouldn't have claimed it himself if it was his. If it were a smaller sum, yes, I could come up with a few ideas, but not a take home of $88 million. On the other hand, the amount of times he's been in jail I get he's obviously not a criminal genius so his thinking may differ from ours, but idk. That's a lot of money to trust a broke person with.... [ More ]

Comment #57

Teddi — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 06:43:55 GMT

It's all fun and games until some idiot shows their true colors. Maybe it's a black thing ? Did you say Maybe it's a white thing when David Lee Edwards and Jack Whittaker were doing incredibly asinine things and losing all their money? Not only did they both lose their money but their stupidity with that money caused the loss of lives too. So which is worse? Was that a white thing? Show me the post where you made it about race with them and I won't call you out for being an unabashed racist. Tak... [ More ]

Comment #56

R151413 — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 06:09:16 GMT

They know she will continue to bail him out. So, they will continue to arrest him for every little infraction they can come up with. He was arrested for conspiring to arrange a street race that alone sounds like someone has been assigned to pour over the law books to find everything and anything to get this guy on. Not trying to defend chips and salsa but it seems that there is more going on.

Comment #55

Groppo — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 06:09:08 GMT

This is one 88 million that I absolutely do not envy.

What a crappy couple, I don't care how much they have won.

Yeah, it's just games to them right now. Bail is money they'll get back, as long as he doesn't run. The smaller amount, the fee is what they lose. It's still a heck of a lot more than I've got.

But like I said, I don't envy their money. They're both fools, and they're raising kids that will be just as foolish.

Comment #54

VenomV12 — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 05:42:16 GMT

Please please tell me why he could not cash the ticket because I am pretty sure it wasn't because he owed $188 million in judgments or child support? I would love to hear this fantastic theory of yours please.

Comment #53

sweetie7398 — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 05:32:39 GMT

Sad

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Rman313 — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 05:07:28 GMT

I don`t think its even about the money with her. She simply LOVES her POS BF! She will ride or die with him,money or no money! I have seen soo many beautiful ladies in love with drug dealers,the unemployed basement deweler, another married man,prison inmate, etc,etc! Shes standing by her man

Comment #51

temptustoo — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 04:55:39 GMT

the money was always his money. He could not cash the ticket... It is not her money people..

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lejardin — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 04:10:51 GMT

Lol.

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mikeintexas — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 02:57:51 GMT

Do NOT do that to me while I'm taking a sip of tea!

Those kids will turn out all right, I reckon. Tartar will become a pro bass fisherman (or a dentist), Hollandaise will be a tourist guide in Amsterdam (or a chef) and Mole will become a CIA deep undercover agent (Or a priest...Holy Mole

Comment #48

watchout63 — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 02:54:40 GMT

Here I am starving to hit a p3 for $80 and this dumb-dumb giving money away by the tons. The bonds they are setting for the dumb arse boyfriend is unheard of-heaven forbid if he stubs his toe-wonder how much will they bond him for that. I feel so bad for her-looking for love in all the wrong places. I would drop that zero and get me a hero b4 I'm broke and looking for a handout. He aint got nothing to bring to the table but taking everything away that he possibly can. Wonder where his arse would... [ More ]

Comment #47

C0w Pi3 — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 02:40:36 GMT

I bet North Carolina is loving this lady

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Artist77 — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 02:38:06 GMT

Their children are named Tartar sauce , Mole sauce and Hollandaise sauce.

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blackjack26241 — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 01:53:41 GMT

this woman is an idiot period she will be broke in a few years unbelievable.

Comment #44

Teddi — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 01:49:08 GMT

I think I just died laughing. Funniest thing I've seen all day. Thank you for that

Comment #43

Teddi — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 01:46:57 GMT

What exactly makes someone a hoodrat? Is your issue that she has multiple children from different men without ever being married? Then I guess Bristol Palin is a hoodrat too. I'm okay with the moniker, I just want to make sure I have a handle on the definition so I can use it correctly.

Comment #42

BuyLow — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 01:43:08 GMT

LOL....they must be related....

Comment #41

ohiopick3 — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 01:10:15 GMT

Much agreed! Unbelievable .

Comment #40

travelintrucker — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 00:51:16 GMT

You're right. She's teaching her kids about life, at least from her perspective. Some will repeat the cycle. Hopefully, they all will learn what NOT to do, and not repeat the cycle.

Comment #39

Nikkicute — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 00:47:19 GMT

Please! Miss me with that! She's a HOODRAT!! end of story!

HoodRats don't have a perception of the world outside of themselves.

All they can see is the bottomless pit of inadequacy and insecurity they are.

Everything else is nonexistent (including their own children!)

She was 26 years old and had not 1, not 2 but 4 kids by who knows

how many men and NO HUSBAND!! Her kids were screwed before she won the lottery!

She had already FAILED as a mother!

If you think what she is doi... [ More ]

Comment #38

nist7seven — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 00:24:02 GMT

And millions of dollars are being wasted....sigh....

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picktowin — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 23:56:24 GMT

She is a idiot period

Should have those kids taken away.

What is wrong with her and also having someone like that around her children

Maybe she is no better than him.

Comment #36

sully16 — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 23:15:04 GMT

All that money, and it did nothing to help her self esteem and self worth.

Marie, if he beats the crap out of you, will you post his bail

Comment #35

RJOh — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 22:15:54 GMT

Unsavory relatives, friends, inlaws and family members are a drag on any lottery winners unless they cut them out of their life. These type of people should be avoided even if one never wins a lottery.

Comment #34

Redd55 — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 21:59:28 GMT

If Tobasco is convicted, and I dont see how he wont be, he's looking at a life sentence which translates into a min of 30 years. Hopefully, Marie will move on -- or not. Chilipepper is a reported gang member. I would hate to see Marie used as the bank for prison gangs.

Comment #33

phillylucky1 — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 21:42:38 GMT

you would think that someone in her circle would sit her down and have i conversation with her about moving on

where her pastor at ? has she had her life threatened by this individual ? something is just not right

Comment #32

Vanessa7706! — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 21:39:26 GMT

Stop gossiping about people , lottery yawl need to stop !!!!!

i lost money playing Lottery while you Big Boy rigged the system , are you offering anybody money and we could have been winners , what she does with her money is her business , not the Worlds

Comment #31

Raven62 — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 19:45:28 GMT

Maybe she's lookin' for a ring on her finger...

Comment #30

Raven62 — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 19:41:27 GMT

Example is a big influence in society

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maximumfun — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 19:40:00 GMT

Hopefully things are turning out just as she wants

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Erzulieredeyes — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 19:32:29 GMT

Watch The First 48hours and see how easy it is to leave/turn against a drug dealer. We don't know her full situation but hopefully she gets on the right path. If it were me I'd rather pay a few million to this fool if it meant my peace of mind than going through bailing him out every few months. I do think you're right about her lack of trust of going through a bonds man than writing a check.

Comment #27

kennedygrandma — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 19:25:19 GMT

I donot feel sorry for her. She is possibly the stupidest female I have ever seen.Why is she still with this loser. there is not that much love in the world and if the sex that good to make her that stupid he should bottle it and put it on the shelf for sale LOL.Just dumb on so many levels.

Comment #26

mypiemaster — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 19:23:33 GMT

I am speechless!!!.

Comment #25

Erzulieredeyes — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 19:01:55 GMT

She's no David Lee Edwards, far from it. Marie Holmes may be a fool in bailing out her man after the first time at the outrageous bail out amounts but at least the majority of the money is being returned back to her. And she also owns assets - she purchased modest cars and a very modest home without getting carried away like Mr. Edwards. All of All of David Edward's money went on meth and dope up his nose.

I think if Marie Holmes got rid of her boyfriend she would be a successful long term lo... [ More ]

Comment #24

Redd55 — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 18:57:26 GMT

Y'all think HotSauce is bad but you should have seen the guy she was dating before him, Sriracha.

Comment #23

ThatScaryChick — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 18:48:59 GMT

Blah, same old story with her. The only people I feel sorry for are her kids and hopefully they are being taken care of.

Comment #22

noise-gate — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 18:42:47 GMT

True- and folks here are voicing their opinions.No one is calling for their demise slots.

Comment #21

slotsarefun — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 18:36:31 GMT

OOPS it is her money , right

Comment #20

noise-gate — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 18:26:06 GMT

Unbelievable....

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cbr$ — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 18:17:01 GMT

This story is amazing. This lady really don't want to know what a jerk her boyfriend is. Let me correct that statement. She know all ready what he is but is afraid to face it. She wouldn't have gotten to round 4 in bailout have she lay out some ground rules when she bail out Hot Sauce the first time. She should tell him every time I bail you out, you're taking something from my children. I have one special needs child, that need to be taken care of for the rest it life for starter. You constantl... [ More ]

Comment #18

Prolific-Atom — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 17:43:10 GMT

Is this guy getting Kick backs or what. Because no body is that stupid. 10% non refundable , Bondsmen must be happy to get the call from these morons. The

Lady i just feel sorry for her and her children. But hey IT'S YOUR MONEY USE IT WHEN YOU NEED IT :).

I wish her good luck and hope your realize what's around her.

Comment #17

RedStang — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 17:31:49 GMT

Say goodbye to the bail money. He's probably facing 20yrs so he'll be on the lam soon. He'll get caught and she'll get aiding and abetting.

Comment #16

JADELottery — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 17:22:43 GMT

A certain song comes to mind here.

Comment #15

VenomV12 — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 17:02:36 GMT

Yep, called it, this woman is a Grade A imbecile. When she first won I said it would take 5 years for her to go broke but it seems she is determined to shatter my estimate. It's a shame when idiots like her win money and not people who are more responsible.

Comment #14

cybermoss — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:47:55 GMT

It's her money and she can do whatever she wants with it. If I understand it right she has only spent $630,000. Not the full amount of the bound. People always say the kids the kids. Nobody knows what she has done for the kids. In a way that's a good thing. People will think she is broke later in life when really she is still loaded. Plus when the kids are older they will do well with the money that they have. The focus is all on the boyfriend not the kids. Once again that's a good thing. Everyo... [ More ]

Comment #13

lejardin — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:40:18 GMT

I dont see any good outcome of this. Her children will in all likelihood, follow the example of this disastrous male figure. Highly doubt a mentor, adviser could change this course. $21+ mil poof........ the remainder can go just as fast.

Comment #12

rochanda12 — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:22:36 GMT

At this point I believe Marie Holmes money will be gone soon .Perhaps her loosing it all will be a valuable lesson how she turned such a wonderful blessing into a tragedy .So if she becomes destitute again I do not feel sorry for her only her children because they deserve better than this.She and children were set for life.

Comment #11

Todd — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:22:17 GMT

Here's his story:

Powerball winner dies penniless, 12 years after winning $27 million

Comment #10

music* — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 15:45:10 GMT

Canadian lottery winner Sharon Tirabassi could teach Marie a few lessons before she wastes it all. Sharon won $10,000,000.00 and spent it all in nine years. She now takes the bus to her low-paying job.

Some winners are not prepared to win and they refuse to learn from advisers, teachers, counselors.

Comment #9

jjtheprince — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 15:36:19 GMT

Exactly! The government is lovin it! Tons of free money for them (like they need it anyway).

I think she could probably be considered the most moronic lottery winner of all time. Even David Lee Edwards would be considered a genius compared to her because at least he purchased some assets. This fool is giving it all to the government.

Comment #8

Litebets27 — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 15:19:36 GMT

When she won the jackpot, she stated she felt this was a gift from her departed grandmother.

I hope she gets a message soon from her grandmother that will steer her in another direction with this gift.

This case is becoming an embarrassing saga.

Comment #7

haymaker — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 14:45:53 GMT

In her case anonymity means nothing, the danger is in her own house.

Comment #6

Todd — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 14:45:22 GMT

I'm not so sure about that. In this case, knowing his identity may be a service to all women in America.

Comment #5

haymaker — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 14:42:56 GMT

He is allowed to go to work

LMAO !

I thought he was a drug dealer

Comment #4

myturn — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 14:27:24 GMT

I hope she comes to her senses before all her money is gone. This case also highlights the issue of anonymity. It can be very dangerous for winners to have their identity released.

Comment #3

delS — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 14:26:53 GMT

Ultimately, this will not end well. The one (s) who will suffer the most will be the kids. This family was given the opportunity to change their lives forever, for the better. But MOM is stuck on stupid.

Comment #2

zephbe — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 14:05:31 GMT

The lottery doesn't care who wins it nor what they do with the winnings.

Comment #1

travelintrucker — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 13:56:12 GMT

Dude, seriously!?

All of that money is going to the state instead of her kids!

Add her to the list of dumb lottery winners.

N.C. lottery winner bails out convict fiancé fourth time

Lottery Post — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 13:46:38 GMT

This time she posts $12 million bond for 'Hot Sauce'

He might win a prize of his own for being the worst fianc ever. Or maybe she'll win a prize for being most gullible.

In what almost seems like clockwork, $188 million Powerball winner Marie Holmes has bailed out her fianc from jail for a fourth time in less than a year, this time posting a $12 million bond for his release.

Holmes made national headlines last February when she was one of three winners who split a $564 million Powerball... [ More ]