Scott Alan McDonald is not a lucky man. If he had been, he wouldn’t have lost $181,500 gambling – money that he was given by friends and co-workers – money he was supposed to invest for them.

Despite winning $47,000 on the TV game show Wheel of Fortune, McDonald is still not a lucky man. First, the winnings will only come to about $26,000 after taxes; and second, the Denver, CO DA’s office is looking for a way to seize the winnings to repay his victims. According to his sentence, he has 12 years to repay the debt.

It makes sense here to state that if you want to invest, then dealing with a reputable broker is probably a better way to go than with a co-worker or friend. On the Wheel of Fortune, you could end up at BANKRUPT.