20/20 Special on lottery winners

Reply #30

helpmewin — Sat, 14 Sep 2013 13:56:22 GMT

what i was wondering is how Abraham Shakespeare even got all that money someone said he couldn't read nor write well would that be required to even get the money from that Lottery office, bank etc..

on a other show the guy had to have a car lot guy to help manage his money or supposed he wouldn't have even gotten it.

Reply #29

SaintAndiesPl — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 23:01:36 GMT

Yep, that's the one.. I could not believe all she got was 25% of 1million

Reply #28

Artist77 — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 21:26:28 GMT

I remember that and then she went to work for PCH. I will never enter PCH again. I thought the odds were along the lines of PB.

Reply #27

SaintAndiesPl — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 20:58:45 GMT

Yeah, PCh is bad and I think on one of the lottery show they had a girl they surprisd with 1 million check and all she got out of it was 250,000. On one hand the payout is crazy but I would still take it.. i'm desperate

Reply #26

Jill34786 — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 23:32:39 GMT

So you think the payment plan is bad? check out the odds as I believe it's something like 1.5 billion to 1

Reply #25

Artist77 — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 20:52:51 GMT

I did not know the PCH payments were that bad....geee. If you ever respond to one of their emails and then stop, you get the most obnoxious emails....you are being disqualified!!! Someone else won with your numbers

Reply #24

billionaire2bee — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:20:59 GMT

Yeah that PCH prize is truly misleading by far...I heard if you take the lump payment of the 10 million you only get 2.5 million after taxes AND lottery fees...What fees?? Also the lottery commission and media can snow the every now and again player, but us hardcore lottery players already know that there is a difference between actual cash value, and the advertised cash value...LOL

Reply #23

Jill34786 — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 17:26:46 GMT

The 1600 people who become millionaires is very misleading. The bulk of these prizes are based on annuities and/or pre-tax winnings. The media and state lotteries love to glamorize those who have won a million dollar prize as an instant millionaire. That is false as the net amount ends up being closer to half. I am willing to bet that not even 10% of these winners (160 people) have a true net worth of over $1,000,000 after claiming their prize.

Even the Publishers clearing house $10,000,000 g... [ More ]

Reply #22

Jerm3462 — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:21:13 GMT

Her interview was something else...lol

She comes off as an arrogant sociopath.

she came to the interview with the 20/20 guy with apparently letters from witnesses, and the reporter was like that's your handwriting haha

He was awseome. and he asked her if she killed Abraham Shakespeare...she said no and started laughing, and he was like why are you laughing a man is dead .

I know how media can sometimes sway your opinion on something, but man she looks guilty.

She totally stole... [ More ]

Reply #21

Pita Maha — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 14:45:16 GMT

I found the show difficult to watch too. Mainly because I hated how Abraham was being picked clean by vultures even before he was murdered. People wouldn't take no for an answer, he said, when asked about him giving away money to anyone who asked. He did not have the life skills needed to deal with such a life-changing event. He was a very vulnerable member of society and obviously had nobody to help him. I felt deep sadness at what happened to him all along, and in the end. And then when they i... [ More ]

Reply #20

zinniagirl — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:41:32 GMT

There wasn't

Reply #19

BuyLow — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:35:23 GMT

Fell asleep, anyone catch the part about numbers/randomness/etc at the end? If so, please summarize.

Reply #18

IPlayWeekly — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 03:42:47 GMT

Yeah, I agree... I've saw the Abraham story on several networks and I'm done watching anymore of that case. I also caught the beginning, that's alot of instant millionaires ... I play for the smaller prizes

Reply #17

Win$500Quick — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 03:38:00 GMT

Saw the interview tonight with Dee Dee Moore and it was hard to watch this lying con artist. Why is Abrahram's friend Greg is getting a pass from the media when he was the one who made the fake phone call to Abraham's mother. Greg was willing to help Dee Dee as long as he did not have to pay the $63,000 he took from Abraham. I am over this story.

I did like the part at the end about the lottery pools. Did anyone catch that stat at the beginning of the show? 1600 people become millionaires eac... [ More ]

Reply #16

IPlayWeekly — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 01:46:41 GMT

15 minutes

Reply #15

Wheeler — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 00:30:07 GMT

I hate being a downer but according to my Cox Cable Guide the lottery story is about a another murdered lottery winner. But then again sometimes the Guide is wrong and I hope it's wrong now

Reply #14

lejardin — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:29:58 GMT

Thanks for the information, I, like another on here, love to watch these shows, even the re-runs lol.

Reply #13

Coin Toss — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:09:01 GMT

Our cable guide shows Obama scheduled from 8:00 -8:15 pm (Central Time). The info on 20 / 20 says the segments are an illiterate winner who let someone else handle finances (we know that's Abraham Shakespeare), a pool of winners, and an analysis of past winning numbers.

Reply #12

BuyLow — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:25:13 GMT

Thanks for the reminder, got my tvguide app set to remind me....

Reply #11

helpmewin — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:59:00 GMT

Reply #10

helpmewin — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:57:07 GMT

i hope it will be on Barack Obama the President is supposed to be on here at 9:00

Reply #9

RedStang — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:01:16 GMT

The show Lucky 7 http://abc.go.com/shows/lucky-7 coming out on the 24th is based on the british show The Syndicate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZguLUgEWCs. They'll probably show it tonight during 20/20.

Reply #8

LottoGuyBC — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:54:11 GMT

Cheerio

Reply #7

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:21:16 GMT

Thanks for the info.

Reply #6

billionaire2bee — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 14:59:16 GMT

Just a reminder for all it's coming on tonight

Reply #5

Win$500Quick — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 22:37:20 GMT

Thanks for the heads up. 20/20 do a good job putting together their lottery specials like Lotto Frenzy: Be Careful What You Wish For .

Reply #4

IPlayWeekly — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 22:27:12 GMT

I dvr 20/20 every week... I'm ready to go

Reply #3

billionaire2bee — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 11:19:44 GMT

LOL mine only say Crazy stupid luck, but I had just got home and was watching the news and the promo came on..Crazy stupid luck that i caught it I guess LOL

Reply #2

Coin Toss — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 00:08:36 GMT

Thanks for the heads up, b2b.

Our on screen cable guide for 20/20 only shows A durable news magazine.....

Reply #1

MsNumberDreamer — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 21:25:28 GMT

I will be watching. I love shows like this. I caught Katie a few days ago where she did updates on lottery winners.

Thanks for the heads up

20/20 Special on lottery winners

billionaire2bee — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 20:36:44 GMT

it's on Tuesday night 10 p.m. on abc...Called crazy stupid luck.For anyone interested in watching