Posted on 09/09/2021 8:22:31 AM PDT by simpson96
TALLAHASSEE - It was a good day for one Florida man after opening his new auto repair shop – and winning $1 million the same day!
Brian Woodle, 46, of Callahan claimed a $1 million top prize from the $5 GOLD RUSH SUPREME Scratch-Off game.
He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $880,000.
Woodle told Lottery officials that on the same day he and his wife opened the doors to their auto repair shop, he picked up his $1 million winning ticket.
"I love working on vehicles and it has always been my dream to own my own repair shop," Woodle explained. "At the end of our first day I stopped by Circle K to get a few things and picked up a Lottery ticket; just like that we won a million bucks!"
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I knew they were in trouble when I returned a lifetime guaranteed tool about 20 years ago and they gave me a hard time.
Its not like its generational money. Pay off his bills and buy some needed things. After that put the rest away for a rainy day.
Ace Hardware now sells Craftsman and they actually DID replace a 40 year old 3/8 Craftsman ratchet wrench for me about six months ago! They gave me a load of crap about store policy no longer honoring that old warranty, blah, blah, blah, but they did give me the new wrench! I was shocked.
The Craftsman product line of hand tools has really broadened. I was just looking at all of their socket wrench kits and sockets this morning at Ace. The quality is still pretty good, even through all of the ownership changes of the brand name.
Luckily, Florida doesn’t assess income taxes, like a few other states. But not sure if their are other “surcharges” involved.
Responsible enough to open a business; must be creditworthy and stable.
I would take the lump sum. It’s an actuarial issue.
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