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SD MAN IN FINANCIAL PERIL WINS $232.1M POWERBALL
ASSOCIATED PRESS ^ | June 5, 2009

Posted on 06/05/2009 1:55:15 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement

PIERRE, S.D. -- A 23-year-old rancher whose family has fallen behind in their taxes and recently had a mobile home repossessed has claimed a $232.1 million Powerball jackpot on Friday, one of the largest undivided jackpots in U.S. lottery history.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: lottery; powerball; rancher; southdakota
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1 posted on 06/05/2009 1:55:15 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Good luck to him.


2 posted on 06/05/2009 1:56:15 PM PDT by edcoil (Reality doesn't have to say much.)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

He is about to have a bunch of new best friends.


3 posted on 06/05/2009 1:56:20 PM PDT by longhorn too
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Suhweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!


4 posted on 06/05/2009 1:56:39 PM PDT by rockabyebaby (We are soooooooooooooooooooooooo screwed!)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

So help me if he says “ I’m gonna keep my job” I’m gonna puke. Otherwise, Good on Him!!!!!


5 posted on 06/05/2009 1:56:52 PM PDT by Gaffer
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Take home only 80 million. Why does the government get morn than him?

I hate that. Its not right.

6 posted on 06/05/2009 1:57:11 PM PDT by DainBramage
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Right after he hires an attorney to tell all of his friends and family he will NOT loan them a dime, he needs to hire a competent financial planner to insure he’s not in financial peril again in a couple of years...


7 posted on 06/05/2009 1:58:29 PM PDT by BP2 (I think, therefore I'm a conservative)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

I can only imagine the sheer magnitude of the mobile home he’s already planning to build.


8 posted on 06/05/2009 1:58:38 PM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: Gaffer

“Wanless said he intends to continue ranching, albeit on a larger plot of land.”


9 posted on 06/05/2009 1:58:54 PM PDT by BattleHymn
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To: longhorn too

I think I might be his third cousin twice removed.

And we were close.


10 posted on 06/05/2009 1:59:27 PM PDT by savedbygrace (You are only leading if someone follows. Otherwise, you just wandered off... [Smokin' Joe])
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

After Barry O et.al. (not to mention myrid childhood friends and ne’er-do-well relatives of Mr. Winner) get done helping mister Winner with his earnings, the headline next year will read “SD MAN WHO WON $232.1M POWERBALL IN FINANCIAL PERIL”


11 posted on 06/05/2009 2:00:48 PM PDT by kittycatonline.com
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To: longhorn too

I just added him to my address book


12 posted on 06/05/2009 2:01:01 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Oh, what a relief for this man and his family.

Good luck. Enjoy the stress free life and have fun.


13 posted on 06/05/2009 2:01:37 PM PDT by Carley (OBAMA IS A MALEVOLENT FORCE IN THE WORLD)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
It will be gone inside of 3 years.

Mark my words.

14 posted on 06/05/2009 2:02:09 PM PDT by TChris (There is no freedom without the possiblity of failure.)
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To: BattleHymn

Good for him, increase that carbon footprint and feed America


15 posted on 06/05/2009 2:02:51 PM PDT by twistedwrench
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Good. Now don’t go nuts and fritter it away


16 posted on 06/05/2009 2:02:53 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
I have been to Winner hunting. Nice little town.
17 posted on 06/05/2009 2:02:57 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Nemo me impune lacessit (Two terms for politicians, one in office, one in jail.))
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To: SJSAMPLE

Triple wide, at least.


18 posted on 06/05/2009 2:04:28 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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Good for him. Good.


19 posted on 06/05/2009 2:05:24 PM PDT by combat_boots ("(We) must ...resist... those who would subjugate others to serve (my) interests." 0bama 6/5/2009)
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To: mad_as_he$$

I have been to Winner hunting. Nice little town.


Me too. Prairie dogs, not pheasants, though.

Largest John Deere dealership in the world there, or something like that.


20 posted on 06/05/2009 2:05:36 PM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Typical "Rightwing Extremist")
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