Husband spent £50,000 gameshow winnings in just four months so he wouldn't have to share it with his - Polidicks

Source:[url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2197297/No-Deal-Husband-spent-50-000-gameshow-winnings-just-months-wouldnt-share-estranged-wife.html?ito=feeds-newsxml[/url] [quote]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. The final part of his winnings went days before his own August 21 deadline to pay for an electrician’s course, so he could start a new career. As it turned out, Mr Brown was right to suspect that his wife, who he says asked him for a divorce on Christmas Day last year when he allegedly found she had been having an affair with a truck driver she met over the internet, would want to cash in on his lucky break. As soon as the Channel 4 programme was broadcast, she went to court in a belated bid to ensure she received a share. The case went before a district judge at Doncaster County Court last Thursday, when Mr Brown was ordered to detail in writing how the money was spent; an injunction imposed days earlier ordering him not to spend his winnings – if any remained – was kept in place; and the case was adjourned. The couple, who are in the process of getting divorced, neither looked at or spoke to each other throughout the brief hearing. Outside court, Mr Brown told the Daily Mail how the show, presented by Noel Edmonds, changed his life when he was at his lowest ebb, saying: ‘I was over the moon to have won that amount. I was told Rachel could lay claim to it so I decided, “She is not getting a penny”.’ Mr Brown married customer services adviser Rachel in the Dominican Republic in September 2009. The couple already had one child, now aged six, and decided to have another baby, now 22 months old. The family moved to rent a bigger house near Doncaster but their debts began to mount. Mr Brown said his wife told him late last year she ‘didn’t love him any more’ and by the time he found out he was going on the gameshow in April, Mr Brown had moved out and was sleeping on the floor of his cramped parents’ house. He said he was ‘absolutely disgusted’ by his wife, saying: ‘How does she have the right to this money? My life has broken apart, I can’t see my kids every day any more and I have lost everything I have worked for over 11 years.’ Mrs Brown refused to comment. On Deal Or No Deal, contestants pick one of 22 sealed boxes containing hidden amounts of cash ranging from 1p to £250,000, then eliminate the other boxes one by one. Mr Brown gambled by turning down offers of £22,250 and £13,000 from the show’s mysterious ‘banker’ to ‘deal’ and quit the game, instead carrying on until the end to win the £50,000 in his box.[/quote] TL;DR: Guy wins £50,000 on Deal or No Deal, spends it all so his cheating wife doesn't get any of it.

That bitch didnt deserve a penny. Good on him.

I'd probably do that even if my wife didn't cheat on me

Very responsible spending too, didn't just buy a damn luxury yacht he couldn't afford. Well mostly, but a little fun for his "depression" is understandable.

fucking bitch cheats on him and expects to get his money...whore.

[quote]The final part of his winnings went days before his own August 21 deadline to pay for an electrician’s course, so he could start a new career.[/quote] Now that's applaudable, good on him for looking to the future.

Divorce her and fuck bitches with your new money

He won the money, its his to keep and spend as he wants

buying stuff for the kids, a payment for a course for his new career, and a bit of stuff for his own. I'd say that's a good way to spend your winnings

[QUOTE=FlashFireSix;37528296]Divorce her and fuck bitches with your new money[/QUOTE] he doesnt have any left

I would just buy loads of burger king if I thought my estranged wife would do that. Not that I have one, but if I did I'd just give her loads of burgers.

Interesting laws actually. As far as I know the legal situation over here is, that money and properties gained from winnings and inheritance actually fall outside of family community property and belong exclusively to the one who gained it. Kinda interesting to note that it's different in the UK.

Here in California, anything gained during the marriage is community property and belongs to both. So if this happened here he'd owe her £25,000. To all of you focused on her cheating, that's not the important part. The important part is that they were still married. The lesson being that no matter what one spouse does, until that divorce comes through that spouse can still have access to other's money. This goes for all spouse rights too. For instance, if this guy got injured and was unconscious, guess who would get to determine what the doctors should do? His cheating wife. Cutting legal ties has to be priority number one in these situations.

Gold digging whore.

I myself wouldn't have spent it in just 4 months, but who cares, he won that money so let him enjoy it however he wants and his wife doesn't deserve any of it.

[QUOTE=Blazyd;37529474]I myself wouldn't have spent it in just 4 months, but who cares, he won that money so let him enjoy it however he wants and his wife doesn't deserve any of it.[/QUOTE] I think he spent it in one of the best ways possible really.

I have to wonder how much of this is hype, like the "'alleged' affair" [sp]dailymail[/sp]

That man is a good man. The best way to spend winnings of any form.

[QUOTE=Greenen72;37529561]I have to wonder how much of this is hype, like the "'alleged' affair" [sp]dailymail[/sp][/QUOTE] Yeah, I wasn't sure whether to post this due to Daily Mail, but I did a quick google and saw other news sites covering it. Doubt they are making it up, it's a pretty tame story compared to shit like [url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2058921/Chris-Birch-stroke-Rugby-player-wakes-gay-freak-gym-accident.html[/url]

Getting married is something that has always baffled me. You give the rights to half your stuff to someone who has no reason to not take it all and leave, and the only benefit you get is lower taxes? I mean yeah, love and all that, but getting married is kinda an outmoded concept.

[QUOTE]As it turned out, Mr Brown was right to suspect that his wife, who he says [B]asked him for a divorce on Christmas Day last year[/B] when he allegedly found she had been having an affair with a truck driver she met over the internet, would want to cash in on his lucky break. As soon as the Channel 4 programme was broadcast, she went to court in a belated bid to ensure she received a share.[/QUOTE] Wow, what a complete and utter bitch. "Merry Christmas! Look what I got you, DIVORCE PAPERS!"

What a sad sack of shit the woman must be. Its outrageous she can even try to claim the money he won fair and square, on his own. I would be fucking pissed if I won the lottery and some cheating ex-wife wanted to use the law to legally steal a portion of it, even more so if I was homeless.

[QUOTE=RR_Raptor65;37529823]Wow, what a complete and utter bitch. "Merry Christmas! Look what I got you, DIVORCE PAPERS!"[/QUOTE] Sucks as well for the kids, having to remember Christmas as the day that Mum and Dad split up.

Where'd it say she cheated on him?

[QUOTE=Keegs;37530021]Where'd it say she cheated on him?[/QUOTE] [quote]who he says asked him for a divorce on Christmas Day last year when he allegedly found she had been having an affair with a truck driver she met over the internet[/quote] i understand how hard it must be to read a small article

I would buy 50,000 pounds worth of beef jerky just to spite the cheating wife and then my kingdom will rise

[QUOTE=Valdor;37530188]i understand how hard it must be to read a small article[/QUOTE] No need to be a dick, thank you so much. I understand how hard it is to answer a simple question.

Only thing I would have done differently would be to tie up a large portion of that into the kid's education. Premium bonds or something, I have no idea how it'd work.

Steam Summer Sale. If only.

[QUOTE=Kaihong;37530339]Steam Summer Sale. If only.[/QUOTE] That would be irresponsible spending though. Unless you spend a crap load of your own money on the sale and then used the money from the winnings for your bills and such.