January 27, 2025 at 8:46 pm

A Lottery Winner Got Real About The Good And Bad Things About Getting Unexpectedly Rich

by Matthew Gilligan

Source: TikTok/@jaydenclark21

If you win the lottery, your entire existence gets turned upside down.

I’m just guessing, of course, because I’ve never won anything.

Ever.

In my whole life.

But enough about me!

An Australian man named Jayden posted a video on TikTok and got real about how his family’s lottery win had a big impact on his life…both good and bad.

Source: TikTok/@jaydenclark21

Jayden told viewers his family won the lottery a decade ago and he said, “Overnight, we went from pretty decently poor to multi-millionaires, and life obviously changed from there.”

He continued, “We were definitely more of the lower-class income. We had a home that we were fighting to keep and very much a paycheck-to-paycheck lifestyle.”

Source: TikTok/@jaydenclark21

Jayden said his family members felt guilty about winning the lottery and explained, “The experience of winning the lottery gives you no option to be a normal person. You feel like you need to be someone else.”

He told viewers that he didn’t feel “normal” until he went to Los Angeles and said, “So many people with crazy realities here, and crazy journeys. We felt bad we were so lucky.”

Source: TikTok/@jaydenclark21

Here’s what he had to say.

@jaydenclark21

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♬ original sound – Jayden Clark

And this is what folks had to say on TikTok.

One viewer chimed in.

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Another individual shared a hilarious story.

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And this TikTokker shared their thoughts.

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It’ll change your life, that’s for sure!

For better or worse.

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