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Carlota69 · 02-24-2020, 02:59 PM

HOLY SHIT!
Anyone watching this???

BWillie · 02-24-2020, 03:02 PM

I remember that game. If I recall correctly, you could get 2 of 3 of the pieces or 1 of 2 of the pieces for each street or avenue. The real difficulty was getting the one rare piece.

I ate lots of mcfries trying to get them sons a bitches

Carlota69 · 02-24-2020, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BWillie

I remember that game. If I recall correctly, you could get 2 of 3 of the pieces or 1 of 2 of the pieces for each street or avenue. The real difficulty was getting the one rare piece.

I ate lots of mcfries trying to get them sons a bitches

Watch the doc! YOU NEVER HAD A CHANCE. This story is ****ing nuts

**Buehler445** · 02-24-2020, 05:26 PM

Yeah. Im watching it. It’s really interesting. ****ing chuckleheads. I can’t believe they didn’t get caught sooner

chiefzilla1501 · 02-24-2020, 07:02 PM

It's pretty awesome. The story is crazy by itself. But the loose cannon fbi agent is pretty great too.

**Buehler445** · 02-24-2020, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

It's pretty awesome. The story is crazy by itself. But the loose cannon fbi agent is pretty great too.

He’s funny as hell.

There is a surprising amount of humor in this.

Why Not? · 02-24-2020, 07:05 PM

Thanks Carlota. I was to lazy to start a thread about this show but it needed a thread. I am super sucked in. I remember hearing about this scam and then nothing....then I found out the trials for all these guys started on 9/10/2001. That explains why everyone forgot about this. Very well done Doc. Love the FBI agent. Lol.

**Bowser** · 02-24-2020, 08:24 PM

Nice, I'll check this out

TwistedChief · 02-25-2020, 03:41 AM

Yeah, it's pretty amazing.

InChiefsHeaven · 02-25-2020, 07:32 AM

I've heard good things. I don't have HBO, but I'll probably get the HBO Go app or something for a month to watch this.

chiefzilla1501 · 02-25-2020, 07:34 AM

Yesterday seemed a little too unnecessarily long. But great way to close. Someone on Twitter was laughing that everyone involved is a character themselves. There are so many wildly unreliable narrators that it’ll be interesting when the documentary reveals who actually did what.

Carlota69 · 02-25-2020, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Yesterday seemed a little too unnecessarily long. But great way to close. Someone on Twitter was laughing that everyone involved is a character themselves. There are so many wildly unreliable narrators that it’ll be interesting when the documentary reveals who actually did what.

Agreed. The 4th episode is the weakest so far, but still a great show! I wish it was on Netflix or something so I didnt have to wait a week to finish it

Sorry · 02-25-2020, 01:20 PM

There was a article posted about this story on here awhile back.

Makes you think how many things have been rigged over the years

DeepPurple · 02-25-2020, 03:29 PM

I'm watching, the biggest problem is the people of course are criminals, but they're not even likeable, in fact they're scumbags. I can't believe the FBI takes so long to put them away. The doc itself, is too long. It could of been a 2 hour Dateline episode. If it wasn't for this one FBI agent, it would be like watching paint dry.

Talisman · 02-26-2020, 09:57 AM

The lure of the million dollar payout had so many of them jumping in to buy a winning ticket without truly understanding the payout structure and the mob's cut. If it was a lump sum, they'd at least have some money to potentially payoff their house or buy a few nice things. The $50k per year for 20 years made for a slow trickle after everyone took their piece of the pie.

With the mob Jerry taking half pre-tax and them having to pay taxes on the full amount, they were basically coming out with around $10k a year. After paying in $50k for the opportunity to get in on the scam, it was going to take five years before they broke even. Not exactly the windfall it seemed.

02-24-2020, 02:59 PM
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02-24-2020, 03:02 PM	#2
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02-24-2020, 05:26 PM	#4
Buehler445 Supporter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scott City KS Casino cash: $2344734	Yeah. Im watching it. It’s really interesting. ****ing chuckleheads. I can’t believe they didn’t get caught sooner
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02-24-2020, 07:02 PM	#5
chiefzilla1501 In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2008 Casino cash: $2134497	It's pretty awesome. The story is crazy by itself. But the loose cannon fbi agent is pretty great too.
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02-24-2020, 07:05 PM	#7
Why Not? In Search of a Life Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Kansas Casino cash: $3188994	Thanks Carlota. I was to lazy to start a thread about this show but it needed a thread. I am super sucked in. I remember hearing about this scam and then nothing....then I found out the trials for all these guys started on 9/10/2001. That explains why everyone forgot about this. Very well done Doc. Love the FBI agent. Lol.
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02-24-2020, 08:24 PM	#8
Bowser sorta mod-ish Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: KC North Casino cash: $3471616	Nice, I'll check this out
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02-25-2020, 03:41 AM	#9
TwistedChief Why so serious? Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Chicago Casino cash: $2470415	Yeah, it's pretty amazing.
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02-25-2020, 07:32 AM	#10
InChiefsHeaven Rockin' yer FACE OFF! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Casino cash: $3904937	I've heard good things. I don't have HBO, but I'll probably get the HBO Go app or something for a month to watch this. __________________ We have a million reasons for failure, but not one excuse... Die Donks, DIE!! Holy Crap fellas!!! We did it!!! THREE TIMES!!!
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02-25-2020, 07:34 AM	#11
chiefzilla1501 In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2008 Casino cash: $2134497	Yesterday seemed a little too unnecessarily long. But great way to close. Someone on Twitter was laughing that everyone involved is a character themselves. There are so many wildly unreliable narrators that it’ll be interesting when the documentary reveals who actually did what.
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02-25-2020, 01:20 PM	#13
Sorry Banned Join Date: Dec 2018 Casino cash: $10000400	There was a article posted about this story on here awhile back. Makes you think how many things have been rigged over the years Last edited by Sorry; 02-25-2020 at 03:29 PM..
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02-25-2020, 03:29 PM	#14
DeepPurple I could of gone pro Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Villages, Florida Casino cash: $10005676	I'm watching, the biggest problem is the people of course are criminals, but they're not even likeable, in fact they're scumbags. I can't believe the FBI takes so long to put them away. The doc itself, is too long. It could of been a 2 hour Dateline episode. If it wasn't for this one FBI agent, it would be like watching paint dry.
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02-26-2020, 09:57 AM	#15
Talisman Champions Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Des Moines, IA Casino cash: $3206743	The lure of the million dollar payout had so many of them jumping in to buy a winning ticket without truly understanding the payout structure and the mob's cut. If it was a lump sum, they'd at least have some money to potentially payoff their house or buy a few nice things. The $50k per year for 20 years made for a slow trickle after everyone took their piece of the pie. With the mob Jerry taking half pre-tax and them having to pay taxes on the full amount, they were basically coming out with around $10k a year. After paying in $50k for the opportunity to get in on the scam, it was going to take five years before they broke even. Not exactly the windfall it seemed.
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