VIDEO: Wife Wins the Lottery and Files for Divorce

What would you do if you suddenly became rich? How would you life change?

This man tried to play a joke on his wife, letting her think she’d won the lottery. Her reaction caught him off guard.

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What would you do if you won $15 million? This guy wanted to prank his wife by making her believe that she had won millions of dollars—but he didn’t expect his wife’s reaction!

Facebook user Tom Mabe bought Powerball tickets with the previous week’s numbers. He then saved a recorded video of the previous week’s winning draw. It was all for an elaborate prank on his wife, who will later think she had won a whopping 15 million dollars!

He played the video and called his wife out. His wife immediately rummaged through her bag, looking for her ticket. Tom stayed inside the bathroom, pretending to do something, because he couldn’t hold back his laughter. As soon as he came out, he saw his wife—with her mouth wide open. She couldn’t believe she had won.

Knowing that she had won 15 million USD, she immediately asks Tom for a divorce. She said that they were miserable for years, and nothing has been working for them. She then tells him that they could leave separately with different houses, and that Tom can have custody over their son and even their pet dog. Tom was dumbfounded! He never knew his wife would react that way!

According to Wikipedia, the first recorded signs of a lottery are keno slips from the Chinese Han Dynasty between 205 and 187 BC. These lotteries are believed to have helped to finance major government projects like the Great Wall of China.

From the Chinese “The Book of Songs” (2nd millennium BC.) comes a reference to a game of chance as “the drawing of wood”, which in context appears to describe the drawing of lots.

From the Celtic era, the Cornish words “teulel pren” translates into “to throw wood” and means “to draw lots”.

The Iliad of Homer refers to lots being placed into Agamemnon’s helmet to determine who would fight Hector.

The first known European lotteries were held during the Roman Empire, mainly as an amusement at dinner parties. Each guest would receive a ticket, and prizes would often consist of fancy items such as dinnerware. Every ticket holder would be assured of winning something.

This type of lottery, however, was no more than the distribution of gifts by wealthy noblemen during the Saturnalian revelries. The earliest records of a lottery offering tickets for sale is the lottery organized by Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar. The funds were for repairs in the City of Rome, and the winners were given prizes in the form of articles of unequal value.

The first recorded lotteries to offer tickets for sale with prizes in the form of money were held in the Low Countries in the 15th century. Various towns held public lotteries to raise money for town fortifications, and to help the poor.