Documentary

Reply #20

Nino224 — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:40:30 GMT

Very interesting!

He made a great documentary about the lottery. I highly recommend it.

Reply #19

Nino224 — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:37:01 GMT

I guess it depends on whether it's a friend or acquaintance, and I suppose a tinge of jealousy is only human, but outright anger? I don't think so.

Reply #18

janem — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:54:57 GMT

I understood being jealous because I think anyone would feel that way but it was like Nino224 said in his previous post, this woman was seething with jealousy and anger, too. It was hard to watch.

Envy is to be expected but being that angry at a friend's good fortune was indeed very hard to watch.

Reply #17

lottolaughs — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:21:19 GMT

When I started reading your description about this doc. it sounded kind of familiar and then when I looked it up on the internet and saw that it was the one that Sean Welch was involved in making... it made sense. He actually started a thread here on LP a few years back looking for people here to participate in this documentary.

Think this was it-- https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/155131/820896

I had several conversations with him...cool guy! His grandpa was Don DeFore which some of you

Reply #16

LottoGuyBC — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:06:25 GMT

there mite still be some video stores here but places like Blockbuster Canada have gone belly up

prolly old video stores that only carry VHS

Reply #15

VAHopeful — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:13:05 GMT

I haven't seen the documentary, but I can't say I'd judge any of their old friends too harshly. I think most everyone would feel jealous, and maybe even angry after a while, if their friend won the lottery. Look at all the responses the articles on the winners get - always some jealousy and judgement about whether total strangers 'deserved' to win.

It would be sad to lose my friends (esp. since you could never be sure whether any new friends like you for you or your money), but, to be honest,... [ More ]

Reply #14

Nino224 — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:45:42 GMT

Bummer. How about video stores, they got those in B.C.?? LOL

Reply #13

LottoGuyBC — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:14:42 GMT

To access HBO GO?, you must reside within the fifty states of the United States of America.

doh

Reply #12

Nino224 — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:04:45 GMT

Quan Dao is for me the perfect lottery winner. He took his money and instead of flaunting or flushing it he invested in his family's future. Because of his good judgment the next 3 or 4 generations of his family will be taken care of, here and in Vietnam.

And despite all the hate from their friends, Kristine and Steve quietly help families with sick children pay their bills.

That right there is what it's about. If I have to see another Lottery show where some tool has gone out and purchase... [ More ]

Reply #11

Nino224 — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:55:30 GMT

Yeah, and this couple was seething with jealousy and anger, too. It was hard to watch.

Reply #10

Nino224 — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:53:47 GMT

Janem,

In all the lottery shows I've seen that's first time someone has admitted to resenting their friend's good fortune. It's repugnant, but honest. They did the right thing by moving away from all those people. Sadly, we all have people like that in our lives, whether we know it or not.

Reply #9

kapla — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:50:04 GMT

Wow, interesting. So in the end their friends (Kristine Steve) where not really friends at all. Its SO sad how SOOO many people put money in front of everything else.

Reply #8

Nino224 — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:47:38 GMT

2010. You can find it on Netflix or HBOGo

Reply #7

LottoGuyBC — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:44:13 GMT

what year was this documentary?

thx

Reply #6

Slick Nick — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:07:40 GMT

Nino, so true.. Nice posting...

Reply #5

janem — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:22:27 GMT

I saw that a few months back and found it very interesting. I thought it was great how the Dad built new homes for himself and his kids and set thim up in businesses. Then going back to Vietnam to help his extended family instead of blowing the money on toys like so many lottery winners end up doing.

The story I found most interesting though was the one with the couple, Kristine and Steve, who won 110 million. The bought a big house and were living the country club lifestyle but were still ve... [ More ]

Reply #4

kapla — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:01:50 GMT

yes I agree!!

Remember Sat 26th is BUY SMALL DAY!! Support your local business's and buy local

Reply #3

Nino224 — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:20:11 GMT

Robert Uomini is a mathematician who won 22 mill in the CA lottery in 1995. He says that he played qp's at first, but that he didn't like the numbers. He says they weren't random enough, so he did some research on the four different electrical frequencies the brain generates: Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Theta. Theta waves are linked to concentration and creativity.

He says he began experimenting to make his Theta rythm dominant. One day, he's in a store, grabs a lotto slip and goes,

...into t... [ More ]

Reply #2

rdgrnr — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:15:03 GMT

It ironic that the immigrant who barely speaks English has a better grasp of the meaning of the American dream than some of the other winners.

He didn't grow up with the agenda-driven mainstream news media and education system that has brainwashed the last couple of generations in this country.

American values are being done away with.

Reply #1

olplugger — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:23:18 GMT

Thanks for the post nino! Great advice...Don't Tell Anyone

Documentary

Nino224 — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:16:39 GMT

There's a great documentary on DVD called Lucky that follows a group of jackpot winners from across the country for a year. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Lost friendships, divorce, bankruptcy, attempted murder, and everything in between. It reinforces what I've always said I'll do if and when I hit: DON'T TELL ANYONE!

The best epilogue was of the story of Quan Dao, the Vietnamese refugee that won 245 mm with his ConAgra coworkers. His 22 mill built a neighborhood for 50 of his relatives to... [ More ]