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His wishes

Charlene would always wonder if she could ever give a better life to her children. They lived in absolute poverty since his release from his husband. Even if she was more than enough to give her to her children all the things you need, she still felt bad.

A big change

But as they say, the time continues to change. Landreth Family also was going to undergo a radical change. Scotty had never imagined that one of his daily habits was going to bring a great change in his family's life.

Always a child

Even though he had taken all the responsibilities, he was still a child from the inside. Sometimes he would also like to leave everything behind and go out and make fun. However, he did not have many friends. The boy would spend most of his time alone.

At home

The boy was late. He had to join the house as soon as possible. Then he picked up the newspapers in a hurry and rushed at home. The night was full of glowing winds. Unfortunately, the boy did not have enough clothes. The chances were high that it would catch a cold.

Rush hours

He held the packet of newspapers on the side of his arms and started running to his house. The snowy roads were slippery who slowed down his speed. The boy for the first time realized how beautiful his city is. The trees dressed in snow were magnificent at night.

Wood stove

This wood stove served all purpose. They would use it to cook the vegetables they grew up in their garden to cook animals hunted in the Appalachian hills. Not only would they also use it to keep home warm at night.

Not ordinary

He had no idea at that time that the paper he had picked up was not ordinary. He was going to find that once he reached the house. The fall of snow was going to start very soon and before that, he had to join the house.

Light the fire

It was cold outside and the only way to fight the cold wind was a slight fireplace to keep warm. He deployed the newspapers to throw them in the wood.

ODD OUT

He sumbled into the newspaper and started burning the piece by piece until his hand touched something strange. He looked at only to see a bright and black object. The light was brighter than gold. He only came out to learn that it was a record.

Integrated recording

Due to persistent poverty, Scotty never had any record with him. However, his parents owned an AM / FM rotating plate that could come to use in playing them. He wondered what could be in the file. The newspapers were very old and unused.

to play

The boy finally had a record of his own. It was after being so many days so happy. But what was inside? An old song or something else? He decided to play. What has come out of it shook it from within.

Strange music

It rushes onto the turntable and placed the vinyl on the top thereof, then dropped down the needle. It worked very well. He played a song. The boy knew this song. He had heard somewhere, but did not remember exactly where? His eyes have expanded with surprise when the air by the drag closed the voice of man.

Instructions

The voice transmitted a set of instructions to the auditor. He told the auditor to call a number. He ordered him to do so to claim his price. Well, it came like an incredible surprise in Scotty. Had he just found a lottery or should I say to win one?

tally

He ran to his mother and told him everything. His mother too could not believe what was she listening. It was then the boy played again. It was not a dream nor a lie. It was absolutely true. They had won a value of a million dollars.

The song

You do not want to hear this recording? Well, there it is. As mentioned earlier, the contest had only one winner. Even if the incident has grown old enough, it still has its impact. In addition, it really helped McDonald emerge like one of the most popular food chains in the world.

Number

Without losing a second more they called the number indicated in the file. That was it. They had actually won the contest. He was miraculous. What Scotty considered as garbage was a million price of the value.

what was that?

The thing he had taken like a disc was a flexi-disk instead. These discs are made of thin slices of vinyl or paper covered with vinyl. The purpose of their manufacture was not distributed throughout the country at affordable prices. They only have been made for the purpose of the promotion.

Flexi-Disc

The cost of production used to be very lower and they were available in all shapes and sizes. In these times, almost every house had platinum and which is why we could find glued to the spines of magazines. They were also sent by mail as postcards or sometimes even found on the back of cereal boxes. It belonged to everyone, but a specific industry that used the most was the Fast food industry.

Fast Flexi Food

Its popularity has reached a peak in the 1980s. Flexi-Discs had become a new favorite of the Fast Food Industries. They started placing them inside the meal of a child. The Flex-Disc by Burger King featured Alf and McDonald also jumped into the train. And this file proven to be a great advantage for the company. They left their competitor behind.

How much?

McDonald quickly became the main company to produce the maximum number of flexi disk in one day, 80 million "Song menu" flexis to be accurate. It is equal to the record number of 80 times platinum, which leaves behind Michael JacksonPolar which happens to be the most sold album of all time.

"Song menu"

McDonald's "Song Menu" was on all the lips of everyone at that time. He was a hot cake. Due to its popularity, the song was used in all huge advertising campaigns featuring national television. In fact, again, the song remembers by many people in their 30s. Do not ask for a ... ..

Lyrics of the song

The "menu song" is filled with all the foods that there was in the McDonald menu. You might have heard the Flexis a "class" seeks to learn the song, but fails every time. But there is only one record in which the song is recited correctly without any error. And the one who gets the hand on this file is to be the winner.

Could not

Ironically, Scotty and his family had ever eaten in McDonald. Although he never had the opportunity to taste his food, he called her favorite restaurant. Eating nowhere has been a family privilege as the management of a square meal was a difficult task for them.

How much?

It was the actual version ofCharlie and the chocolate factory With Scotty in the lead. It's incredible that he accidentally his hand on this song recording that offered a price value of $ 1 million. Just for you to know, there were 80 million songs of songs. Now the winner was found. He was Scotty Landreth!

never imagined

Scotty said: "I thought we may have won a car or free meals: anyway, it would have been good for me." "I could never have thought it would be a million dollars." The recording was going to change his life completely. The whole city of Galax, Virginia would flourish.

Not connected

Is not it strange that the boy has won a competition initiated by McDonald, the place he had never eaten, if you think it was strange, even the foreign thing awaits you. Their story did not end there. Their life was going to take a longer twisted round.

More than a miracle

But there was an obstacle that Scotty was a minor that he was not allowed to collect the price. However, his mother could. So, his mother Charlene Price collected the price on behalf of his son. It was indeed a great development not only for Scotty, but also in the world like finding the winner of the McDonald contest is indeed a big deal.

Famous overnight

In no time, the low family has become the city's conversation point. The media gnawed at home and even residents visited to get a glimpse of them. Scotty had never imagined they become so popular. It was just the beginning of their complicated life. There was a lot to come.

No problem

Scotty revealed: "Before that, it worked every day for a small paycheck, he dug a change." "Keep enough food in the house for everyone." But "once this recording happened, all worries are gone," concluded Scotty.

Lack of opportunities

Galax is not where you can make a lot of money. Scotty explained: "Galax is a small place and there is not a lot of money to do, for sure."

Promotional visit

The contest had finally had his winner. Thus, the food chain disposed for a promotional tour. So a tour too came to Charlene. She was approached for the same thing and she said yes without giving him a second thought.

Appearances

Charlene toured Chicago to advance campaign promotion and let the world know that the McDonald contest actually winners. She was on new cloud and even got her hair from Oprah's stylist during the tour. Not to mention Scotty's family had acquired the status of a minor celebrity and who provided them with a goal.

The price is correct

The family rendered it in Virginia with a new confidence and an idea. Before winning the contest, Charlene Price worked in a local grocery store. And now, as she had enough money to buy everything she decided to buy this store. She famed it in the price is right.

Run the store

Now a businesswoman, Charlene gave up her family members as employees. Not only has it even created a credit system for economically disadvantaged premises. Everything seemed to be on the right track of the family. Just when they started to feel that secure life has thrown another joke on them.

Bittersweet gift

Their life was on the right track. Shortly after opening his own shop, Charlene attached the knot with his long-term boyfriend. But their happiness seemed to be a marvel of nine days. As their days of unemployment returned when his business stressed steeply. Everything had changed again after 30 years for the Landreth family but unfortunately, this time not for good.

A lot of tales

Just a decade after winning the lottery, Charlene Price has abandoned his soul too in extreme poverty. Some believe that the family who had never seen so much money before not being able to channel it properly and was not well equipped to do it.

Could not handle it

It was not a single case. Has the story, many lottery winners could not maintain the money they won. Different people tell different reasons for the fall of the Landreth family. Some say Charlene has collected the money in a lump sum that was too important. The hypotheses did not finish there.

Who was responsible?

While some believe that some of his gourmet family members have taken away money from her. And then there were people who held the sumptuous lifestyle of Charlene responsible for their destruction. But no one knows exactly why did that happened to them.

Grave

Unfortunately, Charlene had to close his price is right. His personal life has also undergone a setback when his husband divorced him. What is worse, some allege he won all his money from his account and fled. But no one is sure if this is true or just a piece made.

Reverse

It is also believed that the price could not bear the reverse and possibly dead. His business collapsed and then his boyfriend may have left her after stealing all his money. The woman had been depressed and was also full of guilty so as not to be able to manage all this competently.

Still a poor man

Scotty who had won this lottery was back to his earlier life. Having no source of income by hand, Scotty had to start working in a restaurant to help her family financially. Could you guess what restaurant?

Fraternal rivalry

He started working in a local McDonald. In addition, Scotty makes additional revenues by making other jobs like gardening and tree trim. Tammy, his sister lies at the Galax Motel. Both are not in conversions. It is said that the duo had a fight on the Flexi-Disc. Or should I say the golden disc that gave them everything, but then took everything they had?

Another surprise

There was another surprising revelation that was waiting for them. Scotty soon learned that the Flexi he had kept inside a three-ring workbook was not even true. The man had kept him with himself for three decades. What he considered a popular possession was only incorrect recording.

Platinum to play

How did they find? Well, they reproached the record after three years. Although it's difficult, they managed to find a tour that could play this recording. And when they played, they realized that it was only an old fragile plastic.

Sad story

Scotty became the unexpected winner of the contest and changed his life. It's hard to say if the change that came in his life was a good or bad. What do you think?