"They live modestly". Natalia Vlasova won 506 million in "Russian Lotto"
5 November 2017 resident of the Voronezh region 63-year-old Natalia Vlasova won 506 million rubles in the state lottery. At the same time, the woman did not immediately find out about her win - "Russian Post" was looking for her throughout the country. It turned out, that a resident of the village of Panino became the winner - the ticket was gathering dust in her sideboard.
Natalya Vlasova worked all her life in Gosstrakh, but the pension turned out to be small, order 8000 rubles. Husband, also a pensioner, received a little more. Daughter served as a court clerk, raised a child. To support the family, Natalia baked pies and sold them at the bus station.
Natalia bought tickets for every holiday over the years - on New Year's Eve and on her birthday. When they found out, what did you win, we couldn't believe it. At the same time, there was literally nothing to fly and draw up a prize - the woman even borrowed boots and a jacket. Even before receiving the money, the woman shared her plans with reporters..
As Pravmir writes, a few years after the win, the Vlasov family lives modestly and quietly. Woman does not give interviews, fellow villagers do not know anything about their life, besides the fact, that they drive an SUV and build several houses in the village.
Natalia Vlasova. Photo: Andrey Arkhipov /riavrn.ru
Natalia also helped several fellow villagers. Learned, that her ex-neighbor's husband had cancer - gave money for surgery and treatment. I heard, that the son of a postal worker has lung cancer, also offered financial assistance. But the man at that time was treated for free, so his family refused. Unfortunately, he died. The Vlasovs paid for his funeral. An acquaintance of Natalia, on condition of anonymity, said, that she supported the parish of the Church of the Kazan Mother of God in Panino.
History 9. $315 million – love of striptease
2002 the year was a rich year for catastrophic mistakes for lottery winners. Jack Whittaker (Jack Whittaker) from West Virginia wins the American Powerball lottery, He won 315 million dollars. He led the same destructive lifestyle as Carroll., Whittaker spent a lot of money on strip clubs. Before you win the lottery, Jack was already a rich man. You can often meet rich people, who squander fortunes on women and strip clubs. It was because of his hobbies that our lucky one made the fatal mistake. About a year after winning the lottery, Jack was at a strip club in West Virginia with a suitcase of money., which was 545 thousands of dollars. He did it “because he could”. He left a suitcase full of cash in his car. Thieves broke the glass and stole it. Because of this incident, strip club managers were charged with trying to drug Jack and steal his suitcase of money.
The stripper won the lottery
Fire, water and 506 million
5 November 2017, a record amount was drawn in the history of Russian lotteries - 506 million rubles. But the winner didn't show up for the money. "Russian Post" was looking for a millionaire throughout the country. It turned out, that a lucky ticket was bought in the working village of Panino in the Voronezh region. After this news, fortune hunters were drawn there - queues were lined up at the post office for lotteries. true, no one is so lucky, as 63-year-old Natalia Vlasova.
At that time, the pensioner had no idea, that they are looking for her. The ticket was gathering dust in the sideboard. It was checked by a 10-year-old granddaughter and was wrong, thought, that there is no win. Pass to the new, happy life almost ended up in the trash can.
Natalya Vlasova worked all her life in Gosstrakh - constant business trips, routine. And the pension turned out to be small, order 8 000 rubles. Husband, also a pensioner, received a little more. The daughter served as a secretary in court - how much do state employees earn?? And the child also grows in the family, means, need money.
- It's impossible to buy anything on retirement ... So I baked pies and sold them, - Natalya Vlasova will tell later in a single interview with RIA Voronezh. Almost every day she drove pastries to the bus station by bike. Everything was disassembled - delicious.
Lotteries were hope for Natalia. She bought tickets for every holiday over the years - on New Year's Eve and on her birthday..
Learning, what is the jackpot owner looking for in Panino, Natalia asked her daughter to check the ticket again. Winnings! The amount threw her into confusion. Several times she and her daughter called the hotline and clarified everything. It seemed, extra zeros were added to the sum.
I had to urgently fly to Moscow, paperwork. It turned out, what's nothing.
- I borrowed boots, jacket. Good, that I know everyone in the market, they dressed me up. I, true, did not say, why are you going to Moscow, - Natalia recalled.
Natalia Vlasova. Photo: Andrey Arkhipov /riavrn.ru
At the request of the organizers, Natalia and her daughter gave a TV interview. They didn't know, that you can refuse it. The program was shown on one of the federal TV channels.
The Vlasovs began to receive money at the beginning 2019 of the year, tranches. Even before receiving the win, Natalia shared her plans with the journalists:
- First I will repair my house. Then I will help my daughters with housing. I will buy a good car for my husband, so that he can go fishing in any weather. And charity, of course, I'll do ...
A year and a half after the win, the Vlasov family lives modestly, quiet. Doesn't give interviews - not to federal channels, no local newspaper. Fellow villagers don't really know anything about the changes in Natalia's life. Doesn't he ride a bicycle around the village anymore. She and her husband bought an SUV. Yes, and there is no time to talk with neighbors - business.
- Natalia Vlasova is not going to leave Panino. Now her family is building two houses in the village.. Natalia herself did not harden after winning, helps people. Learned, that her ex-neighbor's husband had cancer - gave money for surgery and treatment. I heard, that the son of a postal worker has lung cancer, also offered financial assistance. But the man at that time was treated for free, so his family refused. Unfortunately, he died. The Vlasovs paid for his funeral, - told "Pravmir" in the Paninsky regional newspaper "Nash Krai".
An acquaintance of Natalia, on condition of anonymity, said, that she supported the parish of the Church of the Kazan Mother of God in Panino. There this information was confirmed.
History 8. $31 million – happiness cannot be bought
Billy Bob Harrell Jr. (Billie Bob Harrell Jr.) hit the jackpot from Texas 31 million dollars in 1997 year. Billy made a number of investments to improve the lives of his family members. Actually, he made a lot of purchases, what would anyone do, who won the lottery. Bought at home, cars to all relatives, made charitable donations, etc.. But in the following months, the shopping process grew into a bad habit.. Billy bought another house, after an even bigger house, two more cars. His friends and family told, that he went too far. Thanks to such spending, lucky one discovered, that was left without money in less than two years. Lottery win gives Billy money stress. And ultimately the man committed suicide.
Who won the mega jackpots at the online casino?
Usually, when it comes to million dollar jackpots, winners are not inclined to shine in public. Sudden wealth is reluctant to flaunt. So that, usually, the most we know is the winner's country, his nickname in the casino, when and where the prize was foiled.
But there are exceptions. Or players don't try to hide from publicity, or online casinos set such rules, on which they reserve the right to publish your data on large wins. Anyway, we know the names of some lucky ones.
Who won the Mega Moolah Mega at the online casino?
Dozens of lucky people became millionaires - these are just those of them, who won the mega jackpot, which starts to grow from 1,000,000 dollars. But the names of only a few we know. One of the largest prizes in the history of online casinos was won by British soldier Jonathan Haywood at 2015 year. He got a little over 13.2 million pounds. At that time he was 26 years.
10 million New Zealand dollars won by Rawiri Pou from Matamata in New Zealand. This exotic place is remarkable not only for, that its resident won a big jackpot. The main attraction is the Hobbits Village, which starred the Lord of the Rings.
Marcus Goodwin from Canada won the jackpot in 2016 at one of the Microgaming casinos. The amount was 11.6 million Canadian dollars. The name of another winner is also known - John Orchard from Great Britain, who got 5.88 million pounds in 2012 year.
Why are we afraid of random money
Alexandra Arkhipova, social anthropologist, Associate Professor at the Center for Typology and Semiotics of Folklore, Russian State University for the Humanities, Senior Researcher STEP RANEPA:
Alexandra Arkhipova. Photo: RFE/RL
- Our relationship with money is more complicated, what they used to think. We operate not only with the concept of "commodity-money-commodity", proposed by Marx, but also the rules of "moral economy" - that is, a set of ideas about how, how you should or shouldn't handle money. "Moral economics" in each culture has its own, special.
In Russia, ideas about money are largely associated with peasant communities. Our country was largely peasant, culture was changing, but some of her features have been preserved. This was superimposed on the Soviet ideology with its specific attitude to finance.. "It's a sin to think about money", "Big money - big problems" and so on.
In Soviet and post-Soviet society, survivors of total deficit, the principle of "Foster's pie" works. Anthropologist George Foster lived in Mexican villages in the 60s of the twentieth century and wondered: why are the inhabitants so poor, and any quick enrichment causes them a sharp rejection? So he put forward the theory of "limited good": money in resource-poor communities, wealth, any benefits can only be redistributed, they are not thought of as coming from outside. Imagine the pie, apple charlotte, which is equally divided. If one of the guests got an extra piece, then the other remains hungry.
Therefore, after winning the lottery, people sometimes face rejection of others.. Unexpectedly received a lot of money - it means, took someone else's share. There is also a view, that sudden enrichment is a health disaster, that you will have to pay for such luck. Hence the desire to part with the winnings as soon as possible - to spend it.
IN 2016-2017 years we have been recording interviews and conducting polls in some Russian cities. Asked residents: "Will you lift the bill, accidentally found on the street?»About half of the respondents firmly refused and motivated this by, that then something bad will happen to them. Because this money was not sent to them, and someone else, pier, you can't take someone else's.
But what to do, if we accidentally hit a piece of someone else's pie? Share this. This also manifests itself in our ideas about money.. If a young man receives his first salary, it is customary at work to "put down", set a table for colleagues, or give all the money to mom.
Sellers in the market tend to give more goods to the first buyer or sell them cheaper, fan the goods with the first bill earned of the day. Lottery winners give away a portion of the winnings, without even giving a report on this. People strive to give a piece of their good, to protect yourself from harm. Our moral economy tells us - share and maintain social balance, and then luck will return to you.
