Kristine and Steve won a lump sum of 110 million dollars, but when they follow up on them a year later, Steve says he's managing 50 million dollar empire. That means they blew through more than half of their winnings in the course of a single year. Seeing the lifestyle they live now, there's no way they could possibly maintain for long.
shareSteve and Kristine won back in 2004.
Federal witholding of 25 percent took close to 30 million of their winnings.
After that, I would have to assume that they gave a great portion of their windfall to charities and the like.
"I am not a number. I am a person."
I think they have money invested, so they will not be going broke. But it is a possibility that I will not rule out.
I recall watching a similar documentary a few years ago, but the main theme was of people who won the lotto and then ended up declaring bankruptcy not long after. If I can remember the name I will post it, it is very interesting.