Verbal agreement
Kevin Matthews stated to the press that Marie was not going follow through on her promise of giving him the other $700,000.
Eventually, Matthews decided to sue her for $9.3 million so that he would have a court order demanding she give him the money as additional payment. Even though there was no contractual agreement that 10 percent of her winnings would be given to him as an offering, Matthews said he had made financial promises contingent on receiving the money, which he could no longer uphold.