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A plot where one non-rich character has a huge and very sudden increase in expendable income. This might be for any reason, such as winning a lottery, inheriting the fortune of a rich friend or a long lost family member, getting a better job, crime, inventing the latest popular gadget, or even because something was delivered to the wrong address. Simultaneously, however, they are handed the [[Idiot Ball]].
 
Almost invariably, [[Acquired Situational Narcissism]] makes the character start to act like an [[UpperclassUpper Class Twit]], spend like there's no tomorrow, mindlessly buy "whatever it is that rich people like", blow off their former friends as has-beens, etc. The [[Intimidating Revenue Service]] and distant relatives never heard of before or since may also demand ''their'' share of the character's winnings. Within a few days, one of the following happens:
* The character somehow manages to completely exhaust their fortune except for just enough to buy themselves back into the life they had before.
* The bank, [[The Mafia|mafia]], CIA, etc., realizes their mistake and sends a collection agent to confiscate the missing funds.
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