Big winners on game shows, how did winning a prize really pan out?

JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 111 points –

Examples: If you won a car, did you get a car without a hitch? Any help on insurance payments? Not the prize or cash you were promised?

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A friend of mine got roped into a game show when he was in Japan and ended up winning ~ $50,000 USD after taxes.

I think it was one of those shows where you had to contort your body into particular shapes to fit through a sliding wall.

Anyway, he bought a truck and paid off some of his family's bills and now he's running for some sort of city council position, but he's kind of a dick so I wouldn't vote for him.

Not to be a dick or anything, but I found it funny that you chose to mention the political career and your opinion of him. Nice touch, but very much irrelevant. Keep up the good work!

Not to be a dick or anything, but I found it funny that you chose to mention him mentioning the political career and his opinion of him. Nice touch, but very much irrelevant. Keep up the good work!

Not to be a dick or anything, but don't have the motivation to finish the post

Not to be a dick or anything but i don't know what else to add after this.

Not to be a dick or anything, but you're kinda harshing the vibe with your no effort attitude, brah

Woosh

(Man, these low flying airplanes really make it hard for stone throwers to see through their glass houses)

I honestly found it funny in a kind of a cute way, but I guess others didn't feel that way. Oh well, such is life sometimes.