America’s Got Talent Winnings Are Not As They Seem
America’s Got Talent made history when it crowned Kodi Lee, a pianist and vocalist who is blind and autistic, the Season 14 winner! Even though they say on the show he is the winner of $1 million, it seems like that’s a generous comment …. and it’s kind of complicated!
What the contract actually says is “the prize, which totals $1 million, is payable in a financial annuity over forty years, or the contestant may choose to receive the present cash value of such annuity.” What does that mean? That Kodi, or any other winner is not an instant millionaire.
If he opted for the first payment option he’ll get about $25k for the next 40 years from AGT – not taking into account taxation of that money. If he wanted to receive the payment instantly, he’d only pocket about $150-200k – a lot LESS than the $1 million that they boast about on TV.
He’ll still headline three shows in Las Vegas in November as part of the prize.
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a29124310/americas-got-talent-winners-kodi-lee-prize/
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Do you believe in participation trophies?
If you ask Justin Moore he’ll have a VERY strong opinion on this.
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“It’s important in life that you understand and learn how to fail and how to succeed, because you can be good or bad at either. You’re gonna lose a lot in life and you’re gonna win some. I think it teaches you how to do both of those things because you’re going to have to know how to do it.”
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