Narration - Michael Hannon

Transcript

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when a surprise win makes you richer than your wildest dreams. What happens next? Do you indulge your own personal passions or spread your wealth around? It should be the win of a lifetime, but for some, it becomes a nightmare. When college student Louis J. Followed the family tradition of Boy Scouts, he had no idea the finance training would come in so handy. But even the scouts couldn't prepare Lewis for becoming an overnight millionaire. Lewis bought a $20 mega bucks scratch off. The 19 year old Boy Scout had just collected a cool 1,000,000 taking home 650,000 after taxes. In True Boy Scout Spirit, the computer science student gave 10% of his winnings to charity and money to his family. But with his good deeds done, this Boy Scout has allowed himself a few extravagances. He likes to shop in New York and Miami, spending up to 1000 bucks in one go apart from buying you a new image. Having a 1,000,000 bucks is a student can bring a lot of perks, like moving off campus and buying some new wheels. But Lewis passed on the Porsche. He hasn't gone crazy because this team millionaire wants to grow his money for his future. He's gambled his remaining 550,000 on the volatile stock market, but is his luck about to run out?