‘The Lotto Lout’ & Other Lottery Winners Who F*

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  • Опубліковано 22 бер 2023
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 663

  • @brainblaze6526
    @brainblaze6526  Рік тому +73

    Head over to Basement Booty at dannysalter.com before the end of the month and use the exclusive discount code ‘BLAZE’ to get 10% off your total order.

    • @kendallguier1378
      @kendallguier1378 Рік тому +7

      That is an epic name I got to say and I absolutely love the little logo

    • @terryenby2304
      @terryenby2304 Рік тому +4

      I can’t wait to buy some merch from Danny, what a certified legend! Just need to pay the energy bills first eh? *moths*

    • @nugboy420
      @nugboy420 Рік тому +1

      Lol I love it. Danny getting all the money and the plug hahaha

    • @nugboy420
      @nugboy420 Рік тому +1

      Wait ppl complained about the “crow” noise?

    • @slayingroosters4355
      @slayingroosters4355 Рік тому +2

      I can't wait to make a purchase but where can I get myself some merch with the basement booty logo on the front?!

  • @buckokid5930
    @buckokid5930 Рік тому +451

    If I won the lotto I’d buy my very own Simon Whistler sticker. A man can dream

    • @rubiconnn
      @rubiconnn Рік тому

      Check out Mr Moneybags over here...

    • @BraydenTM
      @BraydenTM Рік тому +23

      You could even put a down-payment on some Rotting Turtle!

    • @MyPisceanNature
      @MyPisceanNature Рік тому +10

      That is going to have to be a really big win to afford it.

    • @james8449100
      @james8449100 Рік тому +10

      That's why lottery winners are 8 times more likely to go bankrupt

    • @pakde8002
      @pakde8002 Рік тому +2

      Promises promises 😅

  • @skwervin1
    @skwervin1 Рік тому +205

    I actually knew a guy, Mark and his wife Karen, who won the lottery twice. The first time it was a shared win with about 20 other people (back in the 70s) and they won about 40,000 which paid off their house and meant Karen didn't have to work all the time and they could start a family. About 10 years (and 3 kids later) they won again but this time it was a Jackpot and they were the sole winners of about 20 million.
    Here in Australia you get it as a lump sum with no tax on the initial amount (if you toss it in a bank and it earns interest, you pay tax on the interest ONLY for example) so they invested some in property and a part put aside for their kids education. Mark continued to work and only a few people even knew they had won the first time and even fewer the second time.
    They didn't buy flashy cars or a mansion but had a large, comfy home and I remember the only thing Mark bought that was out of the ordinary was a brand new cabin cruiser boat so they and the rest of the families could go fishing and a small house on the bay for holidays. Karen didn't want jewelry or anything like that, she loved books and had a room added later to the house which was her sunroom/library.
    Last time I heard from them was around 2005, they had been married 30 years, kids grown up and they still had a nice little nest egg tucked away. Two really lovely people.

    • @OriLOK2
      @OriLOK2 Рік тому +40

      Now that's how you handle winning the lottery!

    • @eliahabib5111
      @eliahabib5111 Рік тому +11

      A sunroom/library seems a very bad idea. Shouldn't book be kept away from direct sunlight?
      Nice story

    • @bryanogilvie1952
      @bryanogilvie1952 Рік тому +18

      After hearing so many horror stories about winning the lotto and then spending it all and ending up in debt within 5 yrs, it's good to hear a story that you can win the lottery and still remain sane and sensible 😀

    • @skwervin1
      @skwervin1 Рік тому +8

      @Elia Habib I don't know how else to describe the room. However, I do remember she had a large window overlooking the garden with a comfy couch/bed underneath it. It had a back on one end so you could recline in the sunlight through the window but not freeze your butt off in winter. I never visited in summer, but I would guess like most of us she had either shades on the outside of the window or curtains. It's been nearly 20 years since I last saw them, and I only visited twice after the room extension.

    • @TheCrapman50
      @TheCrapman50 Рік тому +8

      best people to win the lottery.

  • @MLG85
    @MLG85 Рік тому +188

    Welcome back Danny! Good to see Simon tracked you down and put you back in his basement

    • @marcbeebee6969
      @marcbeebee6969 Рік тому +20

      😂 for outsiders this must be strange.
      I hope they realize we are the followers of the blaze

    • @piperjaycie
      @piperjaycie Рік тому +17

      Even stranger when it get commented on his other more serious channels.

    • @yeeeeeeeee
      @yeeeeeeeee Рік тому +1

      Yeah but why did Danny dip. What's the lore?

    • @nusetuk
      @nusetuk Рік тому +1

      @@yeeeeeeeee he's been sat doing graphic design u melt

    • @jimmybarnett6393
      @jimmybarnett6393 Рік тому +6

      Basement is love, basement is life.

  • @TheHaniverse
    @TheHaniverse Рік тому +30

    "I didn't lose it, I spent it" - what I tell myself every time I make an irresponsible financial decision that brings me joy LOLOL one lesson I will never forget from Economics 101, personal utility is priceless

  • @syyneater
    @syyneater Рік тому +60

    The Danny’s Escape Committee line was brilliant!

    • @shaunhumphreys6714
      @shaunhumphreys6714 Рік тому +1

      yeap lol i love danny's scripts the most. especially his long introductions and when simon complains about them. simon's interplay with his writers and audio/video editors is really funny and it makes casual criminalist and brainblaze his best two channels, because we dont see that interplay in his more serious channels like geographics. we need some more epic blaze episodes though of about one hour run time. i hate youtube videos that are 20-30 minutes, as i then have to keep going back to find something else to listen to in the background. whereas with tv you often just get double bills or triple bills of your favourite shows. im definitely going youtube premium....

  • @shellshell942
    @shellshell942 Рік тому +51

    In Australia back in the day all lottery winners were identified too. A couple had their family picture ran in the paper even including their address. Their son was kidnapped and murdered, the law was changed as a result.
    A happier story (also from Oz) was the bloke that won the major prize on scratchies. He was demonstrating his win to the news while chatting and won a second time! 😁

    • @EveryFairyDies
      @EveryFairyDies Рік тому

      Oh Scratchie Guy. As fun as that story is, I can't help but think that he just, like, absorbed the luck from other people, so now there's a bunch of people wandering around who are having shitty lives because this bastard stole all their luck. But I didn't know about the murder case, may be a good idea for a CC episode!

    • @MLG85
      @MLG85 Рік тому +1

      @@EveryFairyDies
      “absorbed the luck from other people”….? 😂🤦🏼‍♂️

    • @EveryFairyDies
      @EveryFairyDies Рік тому

      @@MLG85 Yeah. We're all allocated a certain amount of 'luck'. Some have high luck levels, some have incredibly low ones. It can be either stored (people who have shitty lives and then something amazing happens) or used up (lots of medium lucks) and sometimes people who have a lot of the same luck (winning the lottery twice) have absorbed the luck (or potential luck, if you will) from others passing by, which is why only some people have massive luck while others never have any in certain areas.
      It's a complicated belief system.

    • @shellshell942
      @shellshell942 Рік тому +1

      @@EveryFairyDies 😆The footage is funny AF. The boy who died was called Graeme Thorne, only 8, and it was 1960. Would be a good CC

    • @user-lv7ph7hs7l
      @user-lv7ph7hs7l Рік тому +1

      I heard of Scatchie guy even in Austria. His reaction was awesome. I felt like he deserved it.

  • @JeeVeeHaych
    @JeeVeeHaych Рік тому +20

    With Danny-merch now available, I expect his biography 'Danny Salter: an introduction' to hit the moldy basement-shelves in the near future

    • @DannySalter
      @DannySalter Рік тому +5

      I'm working on it.
      I've nearly finished the first paragraph.

  • @joeyhebert1717
    @joeyhebert1717 Рік тому +34

    Even in states that don’t let you remain anonymous when claiming lottery prizes let you hire an attorney to claim it for you so you can still remain anonymous

    • @marahbaker8615
      @marahbaker8615 Рік тому +5

      That's good to know know. I don't really play the lottery bc of how dangerous it would be in the unlikely event that I won. I live in a state that won't let you stay anonymous if you win and my spouse and I have family that would be insufferable about begging for money. I wouldn't tell a single goddamn soul lol

    • @kellyalvarado6533
      @kellyalvarado6533 Рік тому

      You create a web of LLCs, trusts and shell companies and then have 1 of them claim it, not an individual.

  • @frankiefranklin9761
    @frankiefranklin9761 Рік тому +19

    My nan used to spend a fair amount on the lottery, nothing crazy, maybe £10-£20 a week. She'd usually win £10-£20 every month. Then she won big (for us anyway) and once she'd paid her debts and given some out to the family, she decided to stop playing because she didn't need any more money.

    • @mj.ray0898
      @mj.ray0898 10 місяців тому

      Your nan's cool. People should be like your nan 👍🏻

  • @joseybryant7577
    @joseybryant7577 Рік тому +41

    If there are bloopers of Simon on his channel, I'd pay money to see the bloopers for BB. Some of these topics...goodness.

    • @adamloverin231
      @adamloverin231 Рік тому +6

      Hahaha. Dude? Methinks this whole channel is a blooper reel. It’s why we love it.

    • @janiesmys461
      @janiesmys461 Рік тому +3

      @@adamloverin231 no lies detected

    • @adamloverin231
      @adamloverin231 Рік тому +1

      @@janiesmys461 namaste

  • @pamelamays4186
    @pamelamays4186 Рік тому +12

    Danny has his own merch! Now he can buy a can opener to open his tins of beans.😁👏👏👏👏👏

  • @52BLUE
    @52BLUE Рік тому +12

    I love how Simon has a different approach to doing these videos, depending on which channel he’s doing them for.

  • @selinesbeau
    @selinesbeau Рік тому +7

    My great aunt got hit by lightning sitting in her living room. It came in the window. Left her a bit weird.

  • @sharonrigs7999
    @sharonrigs7999 Рік тому +21

    You can take the Chav out of the council estate, but you can't take the estate out of the Chav

    • @kellyedey8573
      @kellyedey8573 Рік тому

      With a name like Sharon, you really do, need to be quiet.
      You sound like people who look down on people who are worse off than you, I bet you are a racist as well.

  • @Noah_E
    @Noah_E Рік тому +7

    I do securities litigation consulting and have worked several lottery winner cases. The speed at which some financially illiterate people can burn through money is astounding. They will spend so much without any thought for the future or realizing that if you buy expensive houses you have to pay the taxes and maintenance FOR EVER and budget accordingly. They always blame their advisors no matter how many times they are warned to slow down their spending and chose to ignore them.

  • @lowthg123
    @lowthg123 Рік тому +16

    One thing you didn’t mention about the “lotto lout”. When his wife divorced him she got 1.4m in the settlement.
    So, when she took him back, it was an even better ending than mentioned here!

  • @Nefville
    @Nefville Рік тому +19

    I always go on and on what I'd do if I won the lottery but then I never buy a ticket.

    • @gabriellashimone6546
      @gabriellashimone6546 Рік тому

      Definition of lottery: a game for people who are bad at maths.

    • @chitlitlah
      @chitlitlah Рік тому +1

      I'm 41 and I've _never_ bought a lottery ticket except for one scratch-off I bought when I was 18 as kind of a rite of passage.

    • @alfonzo7822
      @alfonzo7822 Рік тому +1

      Same 😂

  • @TechIOwn
    @TechIOwn Рік тому +8

    Regarding the last story, there was an Australian who won the major prize on a scratch lotto ticket, and when recreating the moment for the news won a further $250K in what has since become a viral UA-cam clip.

  • @louyork8379
    @louyork8379 Рік тому +8

    I’d buy a Simon “What are you up too?” shirt. Me and my kids say that in Simons voice all the time. It’s like a thing. I’d prolly buy more than one. Love when he says that. “Police, what are you up too?!” Classic

    • @calendarpage
      @calendarpage Рік тому +1

      Yeah, but you have to add the British 'mate.' "Mate, what are you up to?" 😄

    • @louyork8379
      @louyork8379 Рік тому

      @@calendarpage yeah, man! I’d buy that for sure, Mate!

  • @sunnysoprano7101
    @sunnysoprano7101 Рік тому +19

    I'm from West Virginia. My friend worked, briefly, as a body guard for Jack when he was going to all those bars & strip clubs. He quit because they were getting robbed at gun point so much. He said his pay checks were great but not enough to give up his life for someone who was acting like they didn't care if they all lived or died.

    • @compaqdeskpro5770
      @compaqdeskpro5770 Рік тому +2

      Yeah, I was thinking, imagine getting sued for groping at a strip club. It's the entire reason your there! When you have that much money, your no longer making someone's day, now your just a mark.

  • @marahbaker8615
    @marahbaker8615 Рік тому +37

    Simon, you really must upgrade Danny's shackles. He obviously chewed through the old ones to be able to escape the basement long enough to make merch.The tranquilizers needed to knock Danny out to get him back down there are getting far too expensive to let him keeping escaping😂

  • @kddicks5115
    @kddicks5115 Рік тому +8

    My grandmother used to buy her lotto tickets RELIGIOUSLY every week. She also entered every single contest or lottery she could find... ALWAYS Publishers Clearing House!! She was a believer in, "you can't win if you don't play!!!" She won a couple times, a couple hundred... no where NEAR what she spent. She never did hit the "jackpot".

  • @Offspring22
    @Offspring22 Рік тому +26

    I won the lottery and went home to tell my wife. I burst through the door and yelled "Pack your bags! I won the lottery!". She was so excited and said "That's fantastic! Should I pack for hot weather, or cool?". "It doesn't matter to me, just be out my morning!".

  • @mrs.h.l.g-b5814
    @mrs.h.l.g-b5814 Рік тому +12

    I worked for the state government of WV. My office was in the same building as the Lottery Commission. I saw many winners show up to collect in costumes, face masks, make up and prosthetics. At that time the actual winner had to show up in the flesh to legally claim.

  • @jamesleatherwood5125
    @jamesleatherwood5125 Рік тому +5

    WHERES THE INTRO!!!!!!! Poor Danny, forced to slave away in that basement, chained to that heater. All he has is his backstory, his illiteration, and his intros. And now even his intros have fallen to Simons hate of highly complex setups for jokes. I support you my man.

  • @rhondasisco-cleveland2665
    @rhondasisco-cleveland2665 Рік тому +9

    I love “Danny NOO!”Hilarious.

  • @Caleb1874ya
    @Caleb1874ya Рік тому +9

    Mikey killed it… I mean we all know MANY lotto winners get a lot of bad attention after winning thus wishing they never won… Mikey… nailed it! He should write a book on being happy and winning the lottery lol

  • @edgaralanfrog
    @edgaralanfrog Рік тому +11

    “He’s buying gold that you wear.” Love it

  • @Cherrypop6348
    @Cherrypop6348 Рік тому +8

    Mikey lived in my home town. His back garden/race track was always littered with smashed up cars. Good on him I say, at least he had fun with the money 😂

  • @zzippo81
    @zzippo81 Рік тому +6

    I want a shirt with some of the long ass hilarious tongue twisters from the scripts.

  • @robertaviles8451
    @robertaviles8451 Рік тому +18

    I'm glad that I'm as broke as the Ten Commandments!
    Lots of people who won the Lottery, say that it was the worst thing that ever happened to them in life.
    Sounds like these stories prove it 😂 !

    • @3rdFloorblog
      @3rdFloorblog Рік тому +1

      Money brings out the worst in folks.

    • @UnicornsPoopRainbows
      @UnicornsPoopRainbows Рік тому +4

      ​@@3rdFloorblog It certainly does. Ask anyone who works in a funeral home, I'm sure they have a LOT of stories about disputes over life insurance. We found out the hard way that they won't return the body, or ashes, to be buried until they are paid in full

    • @arthurwintersight7868
      @arthurwintersight7868 Рік тому +3

      Boring people seem to hang onto the money just fine, and don't go broke after the fact. It's only the "fun" and "interesting" types who get out of control and lose it all.

    • @bazzer124
      @bazzer124 Рік тому

      Attributed to Dr Bridge (in 1587, no less): A fool and his money are soon parted. Cheers....

    • @dodo19923
      @dodo19923 Рік тому

      @@arthurwintersight7868 Buy/pay off a nice enough house (mine would be small house, more land ie farm), buy a nice enough car that's you'd own anyway if you had a decent job (VW t6.1 caravelle for me) and use the money to pay bills so you never need to work again. People buy the most outrageous shit then wonder why they're broke in 10 years lmao.

  • @NoToAllOfThat
    @NoToAllOfThat Рік тому +4

    Brain Blaze and Decoding the Unknown are my favorite Simon Whistler series, so funny. Simon off the cuff is absolutely hilarious.

  • @kensims8214
    @kensims8214 Рік тому +9

    My day was bad, but Simon Whistler helps to make it a little bit bearable..

  • @christinebenson518
    @christinebenson518 Рік тому +25

    My grandpa worked his way up in his business and ended up retiring with about $10 million. He pissed it away and disenherited my mom. Mom was crappy with money too. Luckily my brother got our house and an annuity my mom had. It's a far cry of what I had assumed we'd get, but I'm grateful not to be homeless.

    • @user-lv7ph7hs7l
      @user-lv7ph7hs7l Рік тому

      Yeah my great grandfather made a lot of money but instead of paying taxes he hid it away. So when he died a massive fight broke out and most of it was confiscated by the government after my uncle tried to move it in cash across the border...
      My side of the family never saw a penny despite my mom's grandfather specifying her as the main beneficiary. But the uncle got lawyer who caters to the mega rich and somehow won the case. So now the bank took our house during the aftermath of the 2008 financial collapse and my family is near penniless. Parents on a grand a month retirement in a pricey country. Yeah you could have been rich. Or homeless. Gotta take what you get in this world.

    • @guillaumelauzon571
      @guillaumelauzon571 Рік тому

      Lol wtf- so your entire life plan was to wait till family died to bank? That 10m was his money he WORKED for. Not yours. Your attitude is so incredibly stupid and entitled. Nobody owes you shit, certainly not family you're excited to see die so you don't have to get a job.
      You know, when everyone cuts you off (you mentioned grandad, mum and sister all cut you off, that should be a sign to get 😢🎉off your ass off the couch a d get s

  • @Rog5446
    @Rog5446 Рік тому +7

    I got three numbers up on the UK lotto and took the ticket to the shop where I bought the ticket and handed it across the counter. They put it through the machine and loudly proclaimed. YOU'VE WON £35.00 (thirty-five pounds) I immediately said Shooooosh! I want to remain anonymous.

    • @nobbynoris
      @nobbynoris Рік тому

      Don't you need to get 4 numbers to get an amount like £35 on the UK lottery?

    • @Rog5446
      @Rog5446 Рік тому

      @@nobbynoris To be honest, I can't remember how many numbers, or how much money, so I just put those figures in. I have actually had 4 numbers twice, but can't remember what I got.

    • @user-lv7ph7hs7l
      @user-lv7ph7hs7l Рік тому

      I hope you didn't spend it all on a Lambo. :)

  • @BorderlineBinge
    @BorderlineBinge Рік тому +13

    Danny has created basement capitalism

  • @MyPisceanNature
    @MyPisceanNature Рік тому +6

    If I won the lottery, I would take the payments, not because I don't trust myself. But because I am a person, and any person could fuck up badly one time. I am not going to fuck up 20 times in a row.

    • @dodo19923
      @dodo19923 Рік тому

      Open multiple savings accounts, divide the money equally into all of them and make it so they only open every 5-10 years. I'd rather know all my new moneydollarcash is where i can see it rather than relying on a company that could go broke or go back on payments in 15 years cause reasons.

    • @dodo19923
      @dodo19923 Рік тому

      Open multiple savings accounts, divide the money equally into all of them and make it so they only open every 5-10 years. I'd rather know all my new moneydollarcash is where i can see it rather than relying on a company that could go broke or go back on payments in 15 years cause reasons.

  • @gregropp1003
    @gregropp1003 Рік тому +3

    Win the lottery. Make your first call to a lawyer and your second to a accountant .

  • @capnstewy55
    @capnstewy55 Рік тому +14

    Lesson learned. It's better to be a coke fiend than a soccer fan...JUST LIKE FACT BOI!!!

  • @raystewart3648
    @raystewart3648 Рік тому +2

    I have played the Lotto (uk) for around 10 years now and the biggest load I have won was £25000 on a scratch card. That 25k is now £132k (5 years later) due to good choices. Have given money to charities and family.
    One needs to make good choices and not let the BLING blind you along the way.
    A family member said why its worked out for me is because I have always been a loner and did not go to clubs, do parties and all that crap.
    I am still living in rented property and am living in comfort.
    Why spend hundreds of thousands on a house?
    Why spend thousands on Cars and holidays?
    Live life and enjoy life.

  • @olixpatdo8181
    @olixpatdo8181 Рік тому +6

    If I won the lottery, I’d sponsor Simon’s videos

  • @lilykep
    @lilykep Рік тому +10

    Texas allows you to accept anonymously but Louisiana insists that you be identified by full name and general location. You can opt out of taking the pictures but you can't opt out of name and location. This is why, when I play, I always buy my lotto tickets in Texas.

    • @UnicornsPoopRainbows
      @UnicornsPoopRainbows Рік тому +1

      The one time where having a super generic, and forgettable, name is useful

    • @craigstoner2632
      @craigstoner2632 Рік тому

      ​@@UnicornsPoopRainbows I don't think that's something you have experienced 😂

    • @DungeonDragon18
      @DungeonDragon18 Рік тому

      My mom also likes to cross state lines to buy lotto tickets. We're not quite close enough to the state border to do it all the time, but if she's visiting family out of state, she'll buy her tickets before getting home..

    • @kellyalvarado6533
      @kellyalvarado6533 Рік тому

      You can buy it in 1 state and claim it in another.

  • @charlesbidlingmaier6251
    @charlesbidlingmaier6251 Рік тому +3

    2 things ...I don't waste my money on lottery even though winning would change my life....and, freaking genius idea with Danny basement merch .

  • @antman674
    @antman674 Рік тому +13

    I'm with Simon on this one. Im not "rich" by any means, but I'm at a point where I can afford the things I need, live comfortably, and still have money to save and invest. When you've worked hard to get there, it gives you a different perspective on money and lifestyle. I don't need anything winning the lottery could afford me. And suddenly coming across a large sum of money like that would just cause a huge amount of chaos and stress. I prefer knowing everything I have I worked hard for and earned. It gives you a sense of pride that no amount of lottery-paid-for exotic cars can replace. Like, I do have a fairly nice car. But it's not the badge on the hood that gives me pride. Its all the hard work that went into being able to afford it that gives me a sense of pride. Driving around in a Lamborghini I bought with lottery winnings would just be empty and depressing, quite honestly. Because it would mean nothing.

    • @feline.equation
      @feline.equation Рік тому +2

      idk it would be pretty sweet to take a sabbatical from work and travel for like a year. that’s what i’d do with lottery winnings. or i’d put the $ into a house as a long term investment. but yeah spending lottery winnings on a lavish lifestyle isn’t appealing to people like us who live comfortably.

    • @antman674
      @antman674 Рік тому

      @@feline.equation well said! And very smart 👍

    • @troybaxter
      @troybaxter Рік тому +2

      I agree, but it would be nice to have some money to go back to school for my Masters.
      If I did earn a large sum of money it would all go to church, my Masters tuition, college funds for my future kids, and charity/relief efforts for natural disasters. I have no interest in lavish cars, mansions, girls, booze, jewelry, or drugs.
      I’d rather use said money for things I always felt like were important in life.

    • @antman674
      @antman674 Рік тому

      @@troybaxter thats very wise!

    • @alfonzo7822
      @alfonzo7822 Рік тому +2

      ^^^this right here. If you earn something it holds more value and you can take pride in the effort you made to get there. It feels good.

  • @ZOB4
    @ZOB4 Рік тому +4

    That is a solid logo for Danny's merch store

  • @notthisguyagain4635
    @notthisguyagain4635 Рік тому +1

    There’s a lottery that we have in Australia that is called Set for life. It pays out $20k per month for 20 years.
    If I won that I’d fix up my house and buy myself a nice new car, I’d still work but I wouldn’t do overtime or work on the weekends.

  • @PatriceRacine
    @PatriceRacine Рік тому +2

    If you do another part, I submit the Lavigueur family as an entry. It's a famous case in Canada. It's wild and sad at the same time. They were on social security, a stranger found their winning tickets. A member of the family wasn't participating and sued the father for part of the jackpot. There's a lot of family drama. Of course, every dollar was spent and they all ended up poor again.

  • @TheSoftestGirlYouKnow
    @TheSoftestGirlYouKnow Рік тому +5

    Ooooo~~~ Now Sam needs to make merch!!! I'll be waiting patiently for my psychedelic magic spoon hoodie.

  • @zacharythebeau163
    @zacharythebeau163 Рік тому +2

    Simon some people play the lottery not got the money but the chance and anticipation of the outcome. My grandfather played scratch off tickets. It was one of the last things that gave him joy the last month before he passed. He knew he was dying because of how far his cancer had progressed and that the only doctor here refused to treat him do to their prior negligence causing it to late to be treated. He knew he couldn't take it with him and because of other issues knew even if he won it wouldn't be passed down because of a reverse mortgage.

  • @phtevenj
    @phtevenj Рік тому +8

    I think if i ever won the lottery id buy a house, car(minivan or such), a top of the line PC for gaming, give my family some, then put the rest into something that pays out regularly and live off the interest. I say that because ive always lived kinda poor and other than gaming and eating im an introvert so i wouldnt WANT any attention.

    • @patrickknoph6313
      @patrickknoph6313 Рік тому

      Same.

    • @hkchan1339
      @hkchan1339 Рік тому

      That's what we all say before we win, but things might just change when the ticket comes

    • @TitularHeroine
      @TitularHeroine Рік тому

      Respectable

    • @theinitiate110
      @theinitiate110 Рік тому +1

      That sounds about like what I’d do. Except I’d travel for a few years. Just live on the road. Country to country exploring and seeing the world.

  • @piercemaciain4847
    @piercemaciain4847 Рік тому +2

    I know someone who won the lottery twice. Can’t remember if it was the Mega Millions or Power Ball and it may have been one of each. He didn’t win the jackpot but the secondary prize which is still a large amount of money. He went from being a bar tender to a pub owner but he invested too much in nose candy and eventually ran through all of it even losing his bar…at least he had a good time and he is still alive and living a more or less happy life

  • @adamtehan1936
    @adamtehan1936 Рік тому +1

    Love the idea of Mickey Carroll walking into a Cash Converters with the massive cheque wanting it cashed!

  • @kevinmcqueenie7420
    @kevinmcqueenie7420 Рік тому +4

    Top stuff, and Danny, when I win the lottery I'll definitely be on the Blaze merch train! (Although I am tempted by the "Am I right, Peter?" mug!)

  • @hkchan1339
    @hkchan1339 Рік тому +4

    Hey Danny,
    You can save money for the escape from the basement if you buy a hand saw to cut your limb instead of a power tool to cut the chains, just saying
    Lots of hugs mate🤗

  • @JamesThomas-zl9er
    @JamesThomas-zl9er Рік тому +1

    I love that they remarried! What a lovely ending.
    A friend of mine once told me that of all his friends he hoped I would be the one to win big “at you know how to enjoy yourself”

  • @ittositto6494
    @ittositto6494 Рік тому +3

    People play the lottery, because they aren’t living comfortably like you Simon.
    Some people are just desperate for something better and are already working themselves to death or destitution. Wage slavery is a modern crisis.

  • @jimmyzhao2673
    @jimmyzhao2673 Рік тому +2

    I've got to admit, 'King of the Chavs' sounds like a cool nickname.

  • @Kadeo-ms6qw
    @Kadeo-ms6qw Рік тому +1

    I’m glad Danny is getting that bag, this channel just wouldn’t be the same without him. He’s the true OG BB.

  • @NickDBaker
    @NickDBaker Рік тому +3

    Thanks Whistleboy!

  • @iamnotcameron
    @iamnotcameron Рік тому +2

    I'm always amused that Simon genuinely knows what "real" is, but can't scale his own wealth with the "millionaires". He's genuinely a legit guy that knows money, but struggles so hard to mix his own wealth, the wealth of the super rich, and the wealth of us lesser folk. I respect his efforts.

    • @flexinclouds
      @flexinclouds Рік тому

      I think I know what your trying to say. He'll make comments relating to people with money, without trying to sound like a rich snob😅. He clearly isn't super-rich, but is also far beyond middle-class.. I'd guess atleast $500k a year. But i think he tries to speak in a way that balances where he came from, where he's at now & where 99% of his audience is at, financially speaking

  • @arcturionblade1077
    @arcturionblade1077 Рік тому +2

    Danny's Basement Booty. Sounds innocent enough.

  • @tommyhaimakainen5488
    @tommyhaimakainen5488 Рік тому

    This channel is f ing amazing greetings from Finland and all the love for your careless style on this channel!

  • @tired1923
    @tired1923 Рік тому +8

    simon: I love capitalism
    also simon: don’t buy the stickers they’re too expensive and don’t buy stuff just to support me I make enough money

  • @burgersbeansandchips
    @burgersbeansandchips Рік тому +1

    An interesting follow up could be the Lottery Liars, there's a doc here on UA-cam with the title The Lottery Liar. Well worth watching just for the 90's hairstyles and fashion alone.

  • @cthesuperior
    @cthesuperior Рік тому +2

    I may have to invest in a Danny No mug since the profits go to a good cause-freeing Danny 😂

  • @eliscanfield3913
    @eliscanfield3913 Рік тому +3

    I know someone who had a gambling addiction involving just buying scratch off tickets. They didn't really realize it counted, apparently, until they lost their house. I gather there was a Conversation and probably therapy. Credit where credit is due, they've not bought another lottery ticket of any sort in the last 20 yrs.

    • @nobbynoris
      @nobbynoris Рік тому

      What are scratch off tickets? Do you mean scratchcards? If so, you only risk the price of the ticket, which is already gone. How can anybody lose their home buying scratchcards?

    • @eliscanfield3913
      @eliscanfield3913 Рік тому

      @@nobbynoris by using the mortgage money to buy scratch cards instead

  • @DM-it2ch
    @DM-it2ch Рік тому +1

    "If you want to make a small fortune, take a large fortune and buy a football club." David Sullivan.

  • @JCB686
    @JCB686 Рік тому +1

    1% of 10 million is 100k
    Put it in a basic savings earning 2%
    200k per year
    In a high yield savings 5%apr
    500k per year
    Half of million per year for keeping your partying budget under 100k

  • @timmywashere1164
    @timmywashere1164 Рік тому +1

    As one of those people that was always complaining about the sound....Sam I'm so glad you control the memes of production. And that I can now hear those memes too!

  • @brianlhughes
    @brianlhughes Рік тому +1

    I read an article about odds of winning, throw a pebble into the grand canyon for every lotto ticket you buy, you will win after the canyon is filled up like 300 times!

    • @brianlhughes
      @brianlhughes Рік тому

      I didn't remember quite right, it was a video on math by VSauce - ua-cam.com/video/ObiqJzfyACM/v-deo.html

  • @Nyan_Kitty
    @Nyan_Kitty Рік тому +2

    Ooo I'm happy with the just muted swear words now. If that works for UA-cam, great! Far less annoying than the duck sound. Good choice imo!

  • @MysteicVoltronus
    @MysteicVoltronus Рік тому +3

    If you win this kind of money from the lotto. Step 1: Hire a reputable Wealth management firm with lawyers and fiduciaries. Step 2: Do the standard Lotto buying spree stuff. Step 3: LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE FROM STEP 1.

  • @lordomacron3719
    @lordomacron3719 Рік тому +2

    Ah it’s here! Now I hope Cargo Cults get covered in Decoding the Unknown.

  • @Marco_Onyxheart
    @Marco_Onyxheart Рік тому +2

    If I were rich like that and my granddaughter was found dead in a bag, I'd hire some particularly unscrupulous detectives, and a lot more people would start turning up in bags.

  • @jessiesratrods1210
    @jessiesratrods1210 Рік тому +2

    If I won. I'd throw it into investments and then use the dividends to spend 6 months of the year bombed out of my head in a recording studio and the other 6 months on the road. Living like a Rockstar.

  • @jenniferwalker2940
    @jenniferwalker2940 Рік тому +2

    In Canada, we don't get to remain anonymous either.

  • @nicks1063
    @nicks1063 Рік тому +2

    Is there a "Basement Boy" shirt in our future?

  • @akevabanshee3632
    @akevabanshee3632 Рік тому +2

    I'm going to smash that like button based on Danny's AD alone!

  • @Nitehawkmk77
    @Nitehawkmk77 Рік тому

    First time of watching your channel, you broke my cherry gently much appreciated

  • @TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32
    @TwoPlusTwoEqualsFive32 Рік тому +2

    Honestly lottery winnings if big enough should be spread out into reliable investments like bank interest, index funds, stable markets ect and just use the interest as passive income to pad your income and make life less stressful. I bet the feeling of knowing you can be fired the next day and still be fine financially would feel great, getting a job because you like it rather then doing a job you hate because the pay is better etc

  • @jameshoiby
    @jameshoiby Рік тому

    How much rum was in that coke can? Fun video, thanks Simon!

  • @emma-leejacobi3962
    @emma-leejacobi3962 Рік тому

    Worked at a newsagent here in Australia as a teenager and we had a customer who won the lotto twice , she told me both times half was split into three high interest accounts for her two children when they are older the 3rd as a retirement account, the other half to make current improvements to their lives

  • @RIlianP
    @RIlianP Рік тому

    "Cant swear this early in the video, Sam leave it out", Sam, "You have no power Here".

  • @lostbutfreesoul
    @lostbutfreesoul Рік тому +1

    What Simon says here, about an Allowance, is the actual answer many successful winners use.
    A Fund of some description that you can not tap into, which pays monthly into an account you can... Allowance!

  • @jaymz010
    @jaymz010 Рік тому +1

    5:18 Depends on where you live really. My cousin bought a 4story townhouse with built-in lift/elevator in Northampton for £400K. Where I currently reside in the U.K, you can pick up a 5bedroom townhouse for £350K...not in the most desirable of neighbourhoods, but a freakin’ townhouse nethertheless. Those same properties would cost well into the millions in London

  • @rocinanteblues
    @rocinanteblues Рік тому +1

    Good work Sam

  • @rawrbeez6625
    @rawrbeez6625 Рік тому

    A lot of times when people are hanging out together doing drugs if someone ODs and dies, their “friends” just wrap them up (if they’re lucky) and abandon them somewhere. 😢

  • @biosec9361
    @biosec9361 Рік тому

    Respect for shouting out Danny’s merch.

  • @chitlitlah
    @chitlitlah Рік тому +1

    That first guy was ready to take his check to the liquor store. Who needs a bank account? You can knock out two birds with one stone by cashing it at the liquor store.

  • @cdorst2286
    @cdorst2286 Рік тому +5

    I've told my husband many times that if we won the lottery, we would have to immediately get divorced. We both know that he would spend every penny and I would save it all.

  • @dognut160
    @dognut160 Рік тому

    Love the Merch! I am still awaiting the notebooks from Causal criminalist……
    Where are they Simon?

  • @morganschiller2288
    @morganschiller2288 Рік тому +1

    If I had that kinda money I’d settled my parents debts, my debts. Get another Benz and snort a mountain of coke.

  • @kgregg8817
    @kgregg8817 Рік тому

    "To get like uh... money that you earned" 😂😂 come on Simon you were going to say millions lol

  • @Abby_Liu
    @Abby_Liu Рік тому +1

    I bought Danny's merch but I have never bought Simon's merch. it's a teatsament testament to how good Danny's merch looks.

  • @patrickprice249
    @patrickprice249 Рік тому +1

    Had to take a break to purch 100 USD of Danny merch. 🎊

  • @Taydutt13
    @Taydutt13 Рік тому +5

    King of the Chavs

  • @danielriley7380
    @danielriley7380 Рік тому

    Simon, I’m giving you the like just for the intro 🤣.

  • @Quietshow
    @Quietshow Рік тому

    This was very cool of you to mention Danny's merchandise.

  • @anthonystumpo3064
    @anthonystumpo3064 Рік тому

    You gotta give this man all the channels he makes videos on