Deal or No Deal Island winner David Genat reveals he STILL hasn’t received any of his prize money
He hasn't got a penny of his $5.8 million prize pot
Deal or No Deal Island winner David Genat has revealed he still hasn’t received a single penny of his $5.8 million fortune he won from the show.
He told Entertainment Weekly that whilst he doesn’t have the money yet, he’s already started spending it, despite none of it being in his account yet.
And while I’d be pretty keen to get that Deal or No Deal Island money in my bank account, it seems David Genat has a more relaxed approach.
He explained: “I actually haven’t asked that question yet. I remember just after everything happened, someone came and shoved a contract in my face and they were like, ‘So you need to sign this to facilitate getting the money.’
“And I was like, ‘Okay, let me just have a little read here.’ And at the top it was like, ‘We such and such declare we will sign over the value of $5.8 million to the assigned.’ And I was signing my name on that line. It was heavy.”
As for what his grand plans for when he finally receives the hefty prize money, he told news.com.au that his plans are admittedly “boring” for it.
He revealed: “I’m going to invest most of it right now. If I put that in a savings account in the US, I’m making $300,000 a year.
“There’s so much stuff I’m going to do in terms of making sure I protect it, because I’ve never had a consistent pay cheque, I’ve been in entertainment 25 years in the fashion and entertainment business.
“So I’ve been bouncing around between projects, having to win these shows to provide for my family.”
He added: “And there’s just been so much financial stress all the time, so to be able to go ‘I never have to work again if I don’t want’ is pretty much ultimate freedom.”
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