A YOUNG man has revealed the truth behind winning the lottery, and it’s not all good news.
Jayden Clark, who is originally from Australia shared his story on social media and what it’s really like to win millions.
He revealed their life was relatively normal before winning, he grew up with two siblings and his mum and dad, who lived paycheck to paycheck.
“We had a home that I remember like at this stage, my parents were like fighting to keep and very much paycheck to paycheck lifestyle,” he said.
But his dad had been using the same lottery numbers for five years, and overnight they became multi-millionaires.
Jayden was young when the family won, and was picked up from school by his mum to be greeted with a massive cheque.
He added: “But at that age I had no understanding of money, and how much that really was going to change our life.”
He said his parents became paranoid and were fearful the children would be kidnapped as a ransom for their lotto winnings.
The kids took two weeks off school after the win while their parents figured out how to live their new lives.
While the money was an obvious bonus, Jayden said it made the family feel like they were living a double life and didn’t fit in anywhere.
It got so bad that Jayden ended up moving to LA adding: ” I feel like I belong and like it was normal because there’s so many crazy people here with crazy lives, and realities and journeys.”
The family also struggled with the guilt of winning so much money when people around them were still in the same position and taught their children it was ‘nothing to be proud of.’
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The clip of Jayden’s lottery story soon went viral on his TikTok account @jaydenclark21 with over 870k views and 30k likes.
People were quick to share their thoughts in the comments.
One person wrote: “My dad won $250k. Never told my brother and I.”
Another commented: “Fascinating story. I bought my first new car recently with inheritance money. It’s a weird feeling driving something nice when you haven’t worked for it. The guilt almost feels like imposter syndrome.”
“Thanks bro for sharing, we never hear people talk about it ever,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “This was a unique take on this. Seems like you’re a good kid! Hope you guys feel deserving of that. It wasn’t accidental. Chosen for a reason!”
“I’m glad you stayed down to earth and humble and yes you deserve it,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “You were raised really well. Feeling somewhat guilty for having is so human.”
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