Jackpot! Millionaires, winners and lottery curses (English Documentary)

In the United States, the lottery is an institution: nearly 80 billion lotto and scratch card tickets are sold each year! And like this gigantic country, the sums involved are colossal. In the America of Trump the billionaire, dollars falling from the sky make the whole country fantasize. What are the secrets and the hidden side of this industry that thrills America? What does the new life of these winners that everyone envies look like? Investigation into America hitting the jackpot.
00:00 When America hits the jackpot
02:16 💰 David, a mechanic from Gretna, Nebraska, won $62 million in the lottery and became one of the richest 1% in the country.
15:17 🎉 The Beans family is preparing for a big 4th of July party.
27:20💰 Jack, a lottery winner, built his dream paradise with a custom poker table, a backyard club and a swimming pool.
41:07 💸 Winning the lottery can have devastating consequences, as the stories of Daniel and Timothy show.
Director: Céline Missoffe