If you are familiar with this American artiste you would know that he is a big time gambler or you can just say he is addicted. People are amazed he won such an amount of money in a single day but I'm not because there's a high chance that he has lost up to that amount or perhaps more than that if you calculate his losses combined.
Let's start with the fact that it's who wants to be convinced that will obviously get convinced. Basically as a gambler I don't think it is right to compare yourself with the wins of others as sometimes trying to adjust to the plans of others may not work for you and in the end put you in a tight position.
Addiction is something many persons tie to losses and that's because they often measure your gambling success based on your winnings which is quite logical nonetheless.