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Sgt. Millionaire

Aired October 03, 2003 - 10:08   ET

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DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: When U.S. soldiers get a 30-day leave, they rest, they relax, and for Army Sergeant Tirrell Moore, they retire. The native Georgian was on leave from South Korea when he bought the winning Lottery ticket for the $150 million jackpot. Next stop, a civilian life of luxury. Tirrell and Danielle Moore join us from his hometown of Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Good morning and congratulations to both of you.

STAFF SGT. STEPHEN MOORE, U.S. ARMY: Good morning.

STAFF SGT. DANIELLE MOORE, U.S. ARMY: Good morning, and thank you.

KAGAN: Don't thank me. I'm not the one doing the good stuff here. I'm just here to ask the questions and ask for a loan.

Let's start with the story. Sergeant, you're home on leave. How long is the leave?

MOORE: For 30 days.

KAGAN: Thirty days, OK.

So the other sergeant, because you're both sergeants, right, so if I refer to you as Sergeant Moore we're not going to know which one I'm talking to, so we'll start with the wife, because they usually tell the better story.

Your husband is home on leave. And did you know he was out there buying a lottery tickets?

D. MOORE: Yes, I did actually, because he bought one prior to the winning ticket. He bought two that day, actually. And the first one that he bought I was like, oh, no, these numbers don't look good. So he went out later on, and he bought another one, you know.

KAGAN: And then tell me when you figured out ka-ching.

D. MOORE: I'm sorry, I don't hear you?

KAGAN: When did you figure out that you guys had hit the big jackpot?

D. MOORE: Oh. His brother and I were, you know, laying around, watching TV, and his brother's flipping through the channels, and he just stopped on the channel where the guy is calling out the numbers, and I immediately, I jump up to go and find the ticket. I couldn't find it at first, and when I did find it I came back and the guy was off by then, his brother was telling me the numbers that he could remember. He could only remember like four of the numbers. He couldn't remember all six. So we tried to call. We couldn't get through, and so we checked on the Internet, and that's when we found out.

But my husband wasn't there. He was out with his other brother, you know, celebrating, guy's night out.

KAGAN: Well, there's going to be a few of those, I think, coming up.

D. MOORE: Tirrell, but you didn't even know you had won?

STAFF SGT. TIRRELL MOORE, U.S. ARMY: No, not at all.

KAGAN: So it's one thing to win you guys, but you had the only winning ticket, $150 million. Plus you elected to take the cash payout, so we're talking like 90 million bucks before taxes?

T. MOORE: Yes.

KAGAN: We're going to buy you a few words, sergeant.

I think the main question people want to know, you're on leave, are you going back?

T. MOORE: Yes, I'm going back and say farewell to everybody. I have a lot of good friends over there. So I want to actually see them face to face. I guess I have to go back because I called, and they wasn't expecting me to come back, but I'm going to go back anyway, tell them bye.

KAGAN: How does that work? I mean, are you allowed to say, thanks for playing? You're done with the Army. Or is there a certain obligation?

T. MOORE: That's pretty much it, just get out.

KAGAN: You can just get out.

Danielle, what's your status with the Army?

D. MOORE: I'm going to get out, also. I actually just re- enlisted in August for four more years, so I'm assuming that it will still work the same as with him. I guess it's just a chapter, you know, But I'm going to get out, also.

KAGAN: Or you can say it's been nice -- of course, you have done your service for your country, but it's time to move on. OK, let's talk the fantasy stuff. What are you going to do with all the money?

You're still giggling about this.

D. MOORE: It hasn't really sunk in yet. We're still, you know...

T. MOORE: Take care of family and close friends and this, donating some to charity and just live, be thankful.

KAGAN: Which is all very nice and respectable and admirable, but one fantasy thing, Danielle, shopping, a car, a trip?

D. MOORE: My dream wedding.

KAGAN: A dream wedding.

D. MOORE: A dream wedding.

KAGAN: How did you guys get married?

D. MOORE: And a house. I'm getting a house built.

T. MOORE: Justice of the peace.

KAGAN: You're getting a house built.

Oh, so when you got married, it was justice of the peace, but Danielle, this time, the full thing, the huge party, the cake...

D. MOORE: With everyone, everyone is invited.

KAGAN: We'll be there. Very good. Well congratulations. You clearly are a family that has given an lot to the country, and now you are getting yours back. And we wish you well.

D. MOORE: Thank you.

T. MOORE: Thank you.

KAGAN: And enjoy it.

D. MOORE: Thanks.

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Aired October 3, 2003 - 10:08   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: When U.S. soldiers get a 30-day leave, they rest, they relax, and for Army Sergeant Tirrell Moore, they retire. The native Georgian was on leave from South Korea when he bought the winning Lottery ticket for the $150 million jackpot. Next stop, a civilian life of luxury. Tirrell and Danielle Moore join us from his hometown of Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Good morning and congratulations to both of you.

STAFF SGT. STEPHEN MOORE, U.S. ARMY: Good morning.

STAFF SGT. DANIELLE MOORE, U.S. ARMY: Good morning, and thank you.

KAGAN: Don't thank me. I'm not the one doing the good stuff here. I'm just here to ask the questions and ask for a loan.

Let's start with the story. Sergeant, you're home on leave. How long is the leave?

MOORE: For 30 days.

KAGAN: Thirty days, OK.

So the other sergeant, because you're both sergeants, right, so if I refer to you as Sergeant Moore we're not going to know which one I'm talking to, so we'll start with the wife, because they usually tell the better story.

Your husband is home on leave. And did you know he was out there buying a lottery tickets?

D. MOORE: Yes, I did actually, because he bought one prior to the winning ticket. He bought two that day, actually. And the first one that he bought I was like, oh, no, these numbers don't look good. So he went out later on, and he bought another one, you know.

KAGAN: And then tell me when you figured out ka-ching.

D. MOORE: I'm sorry, I don't hear you?

KAGAN: When did you figure out that you guys had hit the big jackpot?

D. MOORE: Oh. His brother and I were, you know, laying around, watching TV, and his brother's flipping through the channels, and he just stopped on the channel where the guy is calling out the numbers, and I immediately, I jump up to go and find the ticket. I couldn't find it at first, and when I did find it I came back and the guy was off by then, his brother was telling me the numbers that he could remember. He could only remember like four of the numbers. He couldn't remember all six. So we tried to call. We couldn't get through, and so we checked on the Internet, and that's when we found out.

But my husband wasn't there. He was out with his other brother, you know, celebrating, guy's night out.

KAGAN: Well, there's going to be a few of those, I think, coming up.

D. MOORE: Tirrell, but you didn't even know you had won?

STAFF SGT. TIRRELL MOORE, U.S. ARMY: No, not at all.

KAGAN: So it's one thing to win you guys, but you had the only winning ticket, $150 million. Plus you elected to take the cash payout, so we're talking like 90 million bucks before taxes?

T. MOORE: Yes.

KAGAN: We're going to buy you a few words, sergeant.

I think the main question people want to know, you're on leave, are you going back?

T. MOORE: Yes, I'm going back and say farewell to everybody. I have a lot of good friends over there. So I want to actually see them face to face. I guess I have to go back because I called, and they wasn't expecting me to come back, but I'm going to go back anyway, tell them bye.

KAGAN: How does that work? I mean, are you allowed to say, thanks for playing? You're done with the Army. Or is there a certain obligation?

T. MOORE: That's pretty much it, just get out.

KAGAN: You can just get out.

Danielle, what's your status with the Army?

D. MOORE: I'm going to get out, also. I actually just re- enlisted in August for four more years, so I'm assuming that it will still work the same as with him. I guess it's just a chapter, you know, But I'm going to get out, also.

KAGAN: Or you can say it's been nice -- of course, you have done your service for your country, but it's time to move on. OK, let's talk the fantasy stuff. What are you going to do with all the money?

You're still giggling about this.

D. MOORE: It hasn't really sunk in yet. We're still, you know...

T. MOORE: Take care of family and close friends and this, donating some to charity and just live, be thankful.

KAGAN: Which is all very nice and respectable and admirable, but one fantasy thing, Danielle, shopping, a car, a trip?

D. MOORE: My dream wedding.

KAGAN: A dream wedding.

D. MOORE: A dream wedding.

KAGAN: How did you guys get married?

D. MOORE: And a house. I'm getting a house built.

T. MOORE: Justice of the peace.

KAGAN: You're getting a house built.

Oh, so when you got married, it was justice of the peace, but Danielle, this time, the full thing, the huge party, the cake...

D. MOORE: With everyone, everyone is invited.

KAGAN: We'll be there. Very good. Well congratulations. You clearly are a family that has given an lot to the country, and now you are getting yours back. And we wish you well.

D. MOORE: Thank you.

T. MOORE: Thank you.

KAGAN: And enjoy it.

D. MOORE: Thanks.

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