Posted on 01/12/2018 1:54:29 PM PST by EdnaMode
The $451 million mystery is over.
A 20-year-old Florida man claimed the fourth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions lottery history, lotto officials confirmed.
Shane Missler, of Port Richey, was the lone winner of the Jan. 5 jackpot. He elected to take a lump sum payout of $281.2 million, officials said.
Missler plans on pursuing a "variety of passions," according to the Florida lottery, as well as helping others.
Im only 20, but I hope to use it to pursue a variety of passions, help my family and do some good for humanity, he said, according to lottery officials.
The win didn't come as a shock for Missler, whose attorney set up a private limited company called "Secret 007, LLC," officials said.
In fact, Missler informed officials that after purchasing the ticket at the 7-Eleven convenience store on Ridge Road in Port Richey, about 40 miles northwest of Tampa, he had a feeling he would win the jackpot.
So when the numbers 28, 30, 39, 59, 70 and the Mega Ball, 10, were announced, Missler said he simply placed a call to share the news with his brother.
Then he met with his father the following morning for a cup of coffee, officials said.
The 7-Eleven will receive a $100,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.
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And he'll just squander the rest of the money.
I’d invest it all in houses and lots. Whore houses and lots of whiskey.
I wouldn't last 5 years with it either. I'd pay off debts, put some aside for my kids, then give the rest away to charity.
IANAL...can anyone tell me what that means? Private LLC? Private, how?
At that age, I would go for the annuity.
LLC is the designation for a type of corporation.
Limited Liability Corporation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_liability_company
He can best help humanity by registering to vote and vote for conservatives and, if he donates to non-profits, ensure that the recipients are conservative organizations. If I were he, I would try my best to hook up with some Spook who can get him a new identity with all the back stories and pocket litter and anonymous accounts. Probably won’t get it here but maybe from an Israeli organization.
That I know. What I don't understand is what would make one "private."
Might mean privately-owned (by one or just a few members) as opposed to publicly-traded (like, say, Ford Motor Company).
I don’t know except that maybe the stock isn’t available
for public trading per se.
He could be a hand model! - Better wear oven mitts!
Jeez, doesn’t the $170 million in taxes already do enough “good for humanity”?
The trust is a good idea but he needs to buy a nice, SECURE home.
I mean, he’s got to live somewhere for the next five years, no?
I’d give Free Republic at least a million, and announce it as publically as possible just to watch leftist heads explode.
They say you are more likely to be the only winner if you play numbers over 30 as most people play birthdays anniversaries etc with most numbers lower than 30. Frankly I think the 170 million in taxes would cover the taking care of humanity part. :-)
That’s perfect!
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