The Weird Thing My Lottery Dream Home Stars Have In Common
My Lottery Dream Home isn't a show for the average person. When it comes to reality real estate TV, this show features a very select group of home buyers: lottery winners. We've all made plans for what happens when we eventually win the lottery, like buying fancy cars, eliminating debt, bathing in caviar, and of course, purchasing a new home. Host David Bromstad is there to guide lottery winners through the process of their new home purchase with his expert style advice and guidance. Now entering its eighth season, My Lottery Dream Home has showcased many new millionaires shopping for their dream home. The homebuyers are a diverse group of people with very different backgrounds, but they all have one thing in common according to Bromstad: Even when you add cash, it's all about family.
"That is 100 percent the biggest thing. A house could be in the middle of nowhere, and they always stay close to family. That was something that really surprised me. It's all about family," says Bromstad (via Cheatsheet).
Winning the lottery doesn't change who you are
Bromstad has also seen winners be shocked by how much they can really afford. Describing one couple, he said, "On the first episode, they had asked for a $3 million or lower limit, and I showed them a $5 million house. I usually don't do that — you know, go millions above their limit. But when you win $180 million in the lottery, it comes with the territory. I pushed it a little bit there."
But thrifty people don't suddenly start "throwing away" money and poor budgeters don't suddenly become great. Bromstad notes that the lottery adds money, but basic personalities stay the same. Psychology Today backs up this observation noting many people who win the lottery stay at their same job, and still wanted to earn money through gainful employment. Of course, some quit their jobs; obviously it depends on the person.
Basically, lottery winners are still the same person — just wealthier. The universal truth is that they want their families to share in their good fortune.