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The reality of winning the Powerball jackpot

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    2004 winner Steven White talks about the challenges facing instant millionaires

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A great weekend and thank you with the -- and a guy who -- powerball jackpot back in 2004 taking home of more than a hundred million dollars before taxes.

And he says his family has already made some mistakes Steven White is with the -- Stephen good afternoon.

Good afternoon -- paid off I'm good -- what kind of mistakes you make after a hundred mil.

Well much the first one is coming out too quickly before your all your ducks are in order to -- Cindy -- did not.

I I'm afraid to say that she probably did.

You know there's a lot of things that you have to take into account that you know the -- nobody knows what to do when you win.

But there's a lot of things that you have to be looking back on it you know being in this for eight years -- with history -- your guide the vultures are circling up above Dearborn Missouri somewhere -- that.

No question about it.

-- the there if people aren't on their front lawn now they they will be shortly and the -- -- already been posted for today that's come into their house like guarantee it.

She says she wanted to get back to -- Vernon and didn't get life back to normal.

That's not gonna happen benefit at.

That that will not happen we have to take us through I know I know are actually went to look at the video -- I know how excited you were at the beginning.

But I wonder if there were really rough times along the way.

Yeah otherwise -- there was quite a few rough times I mean.

You know don't get me wrong -- we've had a great run with they then you know we we did a lot of good things since that time but you know.

There that the big the big question mark as you don't know what tomorrow will bring in you know with some of the people that come out of the woodwork like you hear about.

You know those letters you know I still get them eight years later while certainly not the same I'm now.

But these people are infer you know what a tough tough road in you know I wish them all the best and you know -- can help them in any way I would love to do that.

You know because there's no book there's no guide to tell these people what to do and how to do it -- you know.

Everybody else has a vested interest in what they do with mrs.

hill and mr.

mrs.

hill.

And the other winner potentially when they come out.

You know.

You need somebody that's somewhat impartial to kinda help you.

Guide down that path that they're gonna be on for the remainder of their lives in in fifteen seconds or so is life pretty good.

Life is wonderful.

Life is very good.

I can help a lot of people and I do on a daily basis we just made a huge donation to Toys for Tots.

For the holidays and you know that's that's the greatest gift that we've gotten out of this -- see why I've been up half our audience at minimum just smiled ear to -- it's great to meet you thanks so much for coming by.

That pleasure -- always all right millionaires always welcome here --

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