The Waiter Whose Life Was Turned Upside Down Because He Received a $10 Million Tip

in america tip concept, As many of us know, it is one of the most common traditions. About tipping any law Even though there is no such thing as a tip, you should definitely leave a tip, even if small, at a place you go to because this tradition is a tradition among Americans. become a norm has arrived.

Even people in America criticize those who don’t tip. They can look at it with very different eyes. And even on POS devices, you will see a section on how much to tip when paying.

Working in a waffle shop Toned Dickerson A young waiter named indirectly A $10 million tip He gets it and his life turns upside down. So how come his life suddenly changes for the worse even though he earns 10 million dollars?

Tonda Dickerson works as a waitress at a waffle shop in Alabama.

Tonda Dickerson, who is only in her twenties and is divorced, at the waffle shop it starts working. Dickerson, who started working as a waiter to make a living, Edward Seward A lottery ticket is given as a tip by a regular customer named. Seward, every time he goes to the store to one of the employees He constantly gives away a lottery ticket and makes it a habit.

When the employees checked the lottery tickets they received as tips, they saw that they did not win the jackpot. However, when Dickerson checked his own ticket, he saw that he had won $10 million and was very happy about this. Because maybe until the end of your life He wouldn’t have to work.

For those who are curious: In this waffle shop in the past months Lana Del Rey worked as a volunteer.

Dickerson chose to receive this bonus over 10 years rather than receiving it all at once.

It would seem unreasonable to take the 10 million dollars he won from the jackpot all at once, so for 30 months monthly approximately 375 thousand dollars He demanded payment. In this way, it is a very logical move to make a living without having to work for a long time, instead of taking the bonus all at once and spending it quickly.

However, the happiness brought by this large amount of money was short-lived and Dickerson’s colleagues said that this bonus was not fair and that they should divide it among themselves. an unwritten rule They said it was.

This is where things start to get heated because Dickerson refuses the request.

Colleagues, this bonus it’s not fair they say. Because what they did before according to verbal agreement Regardless of who gets the bonus, it is among the employees. will be shared equally and no one will be able to break this rule. That’s why all the employees took the incident to court because of Dickerson’s decision. Interestingly, among them was the person who gave the lottery ticket: Edward Seward.

Seward, whoever wins the lottery that he should buy her a truck he said. The employees accepted this and would wait for the lottery to come to them and buy a pickup truck to Seward. However, since Dickerson did not accept this either, Seward was among the plaintiffs. That’s why he found himself in a legal battle more than once.

in April 1999 His colleagues and Dickerson appeared before the judge in court. jackpot refusing to share For Dickerson, the court ruled against him and said he had to share the bonus. Send this conversation to the waffle shop Because he told a couple who came, The couple who witnessed the conversation were also in court and they were also in court as witnesses.

The case went to a settlement. From Florida Lottery Dickerson, who received an offer of 3 million dollars from the bonus he won, rejected this offer and He left the court quietly. However, the incident did not end there because the litigation process took longer than expected due to Seward’s involvement.

Seward sued Dickerson to take the truck, but the court denied his request. it has no effect He dropped the case by saying.

Dickerson, To the Alabama Supreme Court applied and stated that any agreement made between employees was not in accordance with the law. a clear gamble said that. Because gambling is prohibited in any workplace.

While these cases dragged on, Dickerson got into more trouble.

He learned the lottery conversation despite his divorce in 1997. ex-husband Stacy Martin, He decided to kidnap her. Martin on the road in his truck He deliberately hit Dickerson and then attacked him. threatened with death The woman was kidnapped by her ex-husband and taken to a secluded shore and put on a boat.

According to the woman’s statement, her ex-husband threatened her with death. Dickerson’s phone rang and her ex-husband allowed her to pick up the phone. Just as he was about to reach for his phone, he took out a .22 caliber gun from his bag and shot it. from the right side of your chest shot. Even though she was injured, her ex-husband took the gun from her and said he would kill her with it.

Dickerson persuaded him to treat his wound and called an ambulance. Thereupon, the police came to the hospital and took statements from both of them.

If you think things will end here, you are wrong…

US Tax Administration This incident took longer with the involvement of. Dickerson to keep the jackpot before she was kidnapped by her ex-husband. “9 Mill” He founded a company called and owned 49% of its shares. Remainder 51% of He also handed it over to family members.

However, those working in tax administration A lawyer named Toye Sue, He looked at the taxes Dickerson had to pay. In this situation $771,570 Dickerson, who was supposed to make a payment, did not make this payment and in fact, this share sharing was shared between the family. a gift exchange He argued that it was.

As a result of the case, Dickerson only had the bonus. $1,119,347 He stayed and nothing happened to him just because of a tip.

So where exactly is Dickerson now, after all this?

In the latest lawsuit against Dickerson, the court found that such events were only possible in the history of the lottery. a very small part He says he created it. After all the bad things that happened, Dickerson, as far as it is known from his social media accounts, is working in a casino called Golden Nugget. poker dealer It works as.

A simple tip Although it was seen as a lottery ticket, the life of a woman working in a waffle shop was ruined. In conclusion, Tonda Dickerson before the judiciary We assume you’ve learned a lot.