I really liked this book cause it told you about the inner working of the lottery and the illusion that they give to the public about Pot amounts. I work for a lottery and didnt even know about some of the goings-on.It is about one mans journey working for an agency that buys annuity's from past winners and the con-game they use to get what they want without the people being aware of what they are doing. The lenghts they go to secure a deal is unbeliveable!If you play the lottery its worth reading and knowing what the jack-pots REALLY are.

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I disagree with the other reviewers. The book did not give you a look at the inner workings of the lottery system. It didn't tell you how a deal was done, what a lottery winner was paid for their annuity money or the formula used to determine it. And they only spoke about 2 lottery winners! It was more of the author's autobiography. Sad I wasted a credit on this book.

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This book provides an interesting glimpse into the netherworld of big-money state lottery winners. It is not so much about the winners themselves as it is about the author, a young man who spent years as a salesman (and later as an executive) working for a company that buys future annutities from people who choose annual payments instead of a lump sum, but are nevertheless in need of immediate cash. Many of these companies, although legal, often engage in dubious business practices that take advantage of unsophisticated, desperate "winners" who may be better described as "losers". The author tells of his struggles with morality vs. greed and a gambling addiction that consumed his mega-commissions as rapidly as he earned them. Interesting.

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