Posted on 04/23/2010 5:12:43 PM PDT by Libloather
Chris Shaw, 29, said he plans to use the winnings to pay off the $1,000 he owes a friend for a truck he recently bought, catch up on his utility bills, see a dentist about getting his two missing front teeth replaced, and take his three children and his girlfriend's two children to Walt Disney World in Florida.
http://www.bvonmoney.com/2010/04/23/powerball-winner-missouri-lottery-winner-christopher-shaw/
I can’t bring myself to even try to come up with a clever caption, even thought those teeth might be begging for it.
I’m just happy for the guy.
Unfortunately I can really relate to bank account balance part too...
How would somebody most likely lose their two front teeth? A fight or decay? Any FReeper dentists care to weigh in?
I can tell this guy is going to be broke within 5 years. Did he hire some attorneys and get a financial planner? I doubt it. I would never claim a jackpot in person, I’d incorporate into a corporation or a non-profit organization and claim the money that way.
May he be the exception to the rule that winning the lottery ruins ones life.
There is a monster truck in this guy’s future.
Meth? Accident?
meth?
Kind of risky to tell the REAL WINNER that he (or she) lost, and the turn in the ticket...but generally, it works. Normally, you get a ‘friend’ to ‘win’ and then split the money.
The real winner probably has no clue as to what happened.
Bummer.
Blessings on this man.
Well.... what can ya say?
God bless him.
Very cruel post AND request.
Yes, spend your money wisely and save it even more wisely for the future and your family.
Then throw one helluva party for your company and friends.
If he limits his spending to just a mere $1 million a year... he should do okay ... LOL ...
2."Yes, I AM of British descent, how'd you know?"
Natasha Woody said that she sold the winning ticket to her co-worker Wednesday night, adding that at the time he joked about having the winning ticket and told Woody that if he won he would give her $2 million.
Hmmmm..., sounds like an agreement to me ... could be enforced ... :-)
Some folks set up a "trust" and the winning lottery ticket is brought in by an attorney representing the trust so that the beneficiaries are anonymous. It happened here in MI a while back. Also some financial planners recommend taking it not lump sum but via the annuitizaation, i.e. the 20 yr payment plan, that way you only get a couple of million a year and have less of a chance of screwing it all up royally. Combine the Trust and the 20 year plan and that maybe the ultimate set up. Do not go public like this young man did and that is worth millions more in it's own way.....
I wish this young man well...
And looking at the guy my gut tells me that this $$$ just might prove to be the worst thing to ever happen to him.Watch for alcoholism (more alcoholism?),bankruptcy...and perhaps worse.
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