Posted on 07/12/2007 2:08:21 PM PDT by Ron in Acreage
That’s because the sensible people don’t waste their money on lotteries.
I doubt he had anything that you would want to buy. lol
That could be it. LOL.
I’m ashamed to say he’s a local boy, but it is what it is. The local gendarmes that I spoke with following this drug dealer (and that’s what he was/is) winning gave an over/under of 3 years till he was broke. So, he’s got that going for him, which is good.
My best friend owns the store where the ticket was bought and I was playing golf with him when the lottery agency called to inform him his store had sold the winning ticket. I bought my Powerball ticket for that drawing at the same store, needless to say I put the golf cart into 4 wheel drive heading to my vehicle to check my numbers!
Win a lottery....change nothing in your life...and gradually make changes...and pray a lot...all along the way....
“IF those were his only big purchases, that must have been one heck of a party! LOL” He also invested in around 25 “business opportunities” for between $100K and $1mm each, of which one was a LIMOUSINE service in Ashland, Kentucky! It’s my hometown, and the last thing that crosses my mind when making $$ here is limos. His trips out to Ceasars didn’t help. Did they mention the Bentley in the article? BTW: he didn’t have a license (DUI’s)the first couple years after winning, so had “drivers”.
The various brokers did a ## on him also, “grinding” his accounts for the commissions. Combine all this with the drugs and hangers on, and voila..........broke.
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