Money Truck - Snap Classic

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4.8 • 11.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Six people, six different times and places, but they all find themselves in the same predicament, asking the same question, should they stop or should they go?

This episode contains strong language, sensitive listeners please be advised.

BIG thanks to Tyler Estep, who first reported Philip Dean’s story for the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. Thanks also to Cole Richards and Randy Scott Carroll for recording assistance.

Thank you to everyone interviewed for this story: Troy Stokes, Philip Dean, Betsy Richards, Delrish Moss, Carol Steele, and the Lucky Guy.

Big love and thanks to Shannon Cason, who narrated this piece. Check out Shannon’s podcast ‘Homemade Stories’ to hear more from him.

Produced by Anna Sussman, John Fecile & Nancy López, original score by Renzo Gorrio

Artwork by Teo Ducot

Snap Classic - Season 13 - Episode 36

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0:00.0	Okay, so this is what I remember and someone's gonna have to help me fill in the blanks
0:26.4	of Michigan. The TV show I do not recall the name. I came on before the local news.
0:33.4	I know you're part of the local news. I can't look at that. But I do know that
0:39.0	sit there in keen anticipation next to my little brother behind our TV trays.
0:43.3	Both of us triumphed, fixed. And this cheesy announcer guy, Cornball, polyester suit
0:51.0	smiling in some kind of studio he'd look around. Pick a screaming lady from the crowd.
1:00.0	Oh my god, I'm a god, everybody's excited.
1:04.0	Ask or turn into a glass loop.
1:10.0	Okay, the 60 second timers about to start. Are you ready, Jan? I'm ready, Tom.
1:19.0	And then cash money flies up in the boot. The swirl of green crazy and people are screaming.
1:26.0	The lady's strablin' reaching grasp of my brother and I shouting at the screen.
1:31.0	No, no, they're doing it all wrong.
1:39.0	The timer runs out and the man escorts her. Sheepish clutching a hole of just a poultry few
1:48.0	dollar bills. No, no, there was so much cash.
1:54.0	But I look next time, Jan. The man needs say, what is wrong with these people?
2:03.0	The brother and I asked the two each other over and over again. What is wrong with them?
2:08.0	One day, one day. We're going to show them how it's done.
2:16.0	And I'm so happy to say that that day, it is finally arrived.
2:23.0	Snap judgment probably presents money chart. Amazing stories of the big score.
2:29.0	Money was from Washington. Always remember and never forget.
2:34.0	Use your jacket to catch up all the cash when you're listening to snap judgment.
2:55.0	Now, snap this. Today we bring you something a little bit different.
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