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Will winning the lottery really make you happy?
Some warn of the downsides of winning such a large sum of money.
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Some warn of the downsides of winning such a large sum of money.
FEAR BY DRAWING CONFIDENCE FROM FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR. >>> IT A GOOD LOOK AT HIS NUMBERS. $970 MILLION JACKPOT. $730 MILLION. THIS PARABLE JACKPOT IS UP FOR GRABS AGAIN TONIGHT. YOU CAN WATCH THE NUMBERS LIFER HERE 11:00. THE MASSIVE MEGAMILLIONS JACKPOT IS EXCITED TO GROW EVEN LARGER THAN THAT BUT NO ONE MATCHED ALL SIX NUMBERS LAST NIGHT STRONG. SOMEONE COULD GET VERY LUCKY. WITH ALL THAT MONEY WILL BRING YOU HAPPINESS? A MAN KNOWN AS LOTTERY ATTORNEY SAYS WHAT PROBLEMS HIS PAST CLIENTS HAVE FACE. >>> HOPES ARE HIGH EVEN IF CHANCES ARE LOW. THE OWNER OF DUKES GAS STATION IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN SAYS, PEOPLE ARE LINING UP FOR A LOTTERY TICKET. >> WE HAD A CUSTOMER BY A POWERBALL TICKET. >> EACH CUSTOMER HAD A PLAN FOR WHAT THEY WILL DO IF THEY STRUGGLE. "MY WIFE AND MY SIN AND DAUGHTER HAVE STUDENT LOANS. NURSING I WILL DO IS PIDDLE SCHOOL. MY DAD IS 89 YEARS OLD. I WILL MAKE SURE HE'S WELL TAKEN CARE OF. >> IF I WANT I WOULD PROBABLY TAKE CARE MY FAMILY. PROBABLY INVEST IN THE STATE OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN. HELP CLEAN IT UP A LITTLE BIT. >> IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A SOLID PLAN SAYS KURT CANOE, WHO CALLS HIMSELF, THE LOTTERY ATTORNEY. SINCE 1991, HE HAS HELPED MORE THAN 20 WINNERS. >> THE PERSONAL SAFETY AND PROTECTION IS VERY VERY IMPORTANT. IT'S THE PRIMARY CONCERN. >> HE SAYS, HE SEEN PEOPLE BLOW THROUGH THEIR WINNINGS AND HE'S ALSO SEEN IT RUINED RELATIONSHIPS. SO MONEY CANNOT BUY HAPPINESS BUT IT DOES BY FREEDOM. >> THE MONEY FREEZE THEM UP. IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MAKE THEM HAPPY. >> ONE MORE PIECE OF ADVICE FROM KURT. THERE'S A LINE ON THE BACK OF YOUR TICKET FOR YOU TO SIGN YOUR NAME. IF YOU WHEN HE SAYS, DON'T BE QUICK TO DO THAT. DID YOU AND YOU TURN YOUR TICKET IN, IT BECOMES A PART OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. INSTEAD HE SAYS, MAKE A COPY OF IT, PUT IT IN A SAFE PLACE, AND CONTACT AN ATTORNEY WHO YOU TRUST. WRAL NEWS.