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Problem: You win $100k on a gameshow before your divorce is finalised. Solution: Blow the lot before the show airs and she finds out
Husband spent £50,000 gameshow winnings in just four months so he wouldn't have to share it with his estranged wife
After Scott Brown held his nerve to win £50,000 on Deal Or No Deal, he was determined that his estranged wife should not get a penny.
But with only four months before the TV gameshow was screened and she found out about his windfall, the father-of-two knew he had to spend it fast.
The 33-year-old sign manufacturer and fitter said he used £15,000 to clear all the debts he and his wife Rachel, 29, had from credit card bills, loans and bank overdrafts.
After setting aside almost £2,000 to cover legal fees for his divorce, he bought clothing, toys and household items for their two young children.
Mr Brown also used some cash to ‘live off’, having being signed off from work because of ‘depression’.
But he admits he spent most of the rest on ‘having a good time’, including an iPad, a holiday in Mexico and the outlay of £4,000 on a second-hand X-type Jaguar estate car.
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No Deal! Husband spent £50,000 gameshow winnings in just four months so he wouldn't have to share it with his estranged wife | Mail Online
Problem: You win $100k on a gameshow before your divorce is finalised. Solution: Blow the lot before the show airs and she finds out
Husband spent £50,000 gameshow winnings in just four months so he wouldn't have to share it with his estranged wife
After Scott Brown held his nerve to win £50,000 on Deal Or No Deal, he was determined that his estranged wife should not get a penny.
But with only four months before the TV gameshow was screened and she found out about his windfall, the father-of-two knew he had to spend it fast.
The 33-year-old sign manufacturer and fitter said he used £15,000 to clear all the debts he and his wife Rachel, 29, had from credit card bills, loans and bank overdrafts.
After setting aside almost £2,000 to cover legal fees for his divorce, he bought clothing, toys and household items for their two young children.
Mr Brown also used some cash to ‘live off’, having being signed off from work because of ‘depression’.
But he admits he spent most of the rest on ‘having a good time’, including an iPad, a holiday in Mexico and the outlay of £4,000 on a second-hand X-type Jaguar estate car.
more
No Deal! Husband spent £50,000 gameshow winnings in just four months so he wouldn't have to share it with his estranged wife | Mail Online