Avid users of, one of the Web's first meme forums, know that the site has a number of options for people looking to make viral images of their own. The original, undoctored image behind the $181 million lottery winner hoax. Talk about LUCK!!!!'Ĭaptions on the same image making the rounds Monday mostly read as some variant on the initial theme, sometimes with additional comments deeming the woman a 'gold digger,' but they are all based on a reworking of an image (see the original, undoctored photo here and below) with unknown origins which was adapted via a humor site to appear to depict a man who had hit the big time. The photo, which was first posted online at least as far back as March 2009, shows a pink-faced, overweight gentleman, whose eyes are bulging as an attractive woman in a pink V-neck poses next to him, arm slung around his neck.Ī 2009 tagline accompanying the photo reads, 'Can you believe it? This guy wins 181 million in the lottery on a Wednesday, and then finds the love of his life just 2 days later. There's only one problem with the image that's been making the rounds on social media in recent days: The story that accompanies it is false.įirst some background. The photo in question has all the essential qualities of an instant viral hit: a redemption story of a sympathetic character finding fortune and love in the form of a buxom, provocatively dressed blonde woman.

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