Unemployed man still unemployed, but no longer looking for job
Kevin Lee Carrier used to spend time looking for work. Not any more.
Carrier is 53 years old, not married, and has been unemployed for a while. Having no income did not prevent him from playing the Encore Lottery, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He ended up matching all 7 numbers and immediately became Ontario’s next millionaire.
“I was scared when I saw that I had all those numbers”, said Carrier excitedly.
His plans? Pay off some debts, get a brand new car, and buy a bigger apartment. And give up on finding that job he’s been looking for.
A bright spot at the end of a tragic year for family
Fiona Patterson has not had a good year.
In March, she lost 4 family members in an automobile crash. Six weeks later, her grandmother and her aunt died of natural causes. Shortly after that, Fiona herself was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.
Still, Fiona is keeping her chin up. Helping her do that is the fact that she recently won $24,000 in the lottery. Not huge wealth, but at least a positive event in a very difficult year.
Miss Patterson says, “Things are not as bad as they could be. I have a mild form of MS and there are a lot of people worse off than me. We are a very close family, and the things we went through this year just made us stronger. But this win is a nice way to end the year.”
Here’s hoping she wins again; she deserves it.
9/11 widow loses millions
Kathy Trant has had a double tragedy.
First, she tragically lost her husband on 9/11. Her husband Dan was killed in the World Trade Center attack.
As compensation, she received a large settlement and chose to receive it in all cash: $5 million in a one-time payment. Sadly, she did not seek advice or use judgment with the money.
She spent about $2 million on her home on Long Island, traveled the world, spent as much as $500,000 on shoes, and bought cosmetic surgery for her friends, or even for strangers. In less than 4 years, she has spent nearly all the money.
She describes herself as a “shopoholic”, and feels intense shame, sadness and guilt.
Is your name Tim? You should buy a lottery ticket
If you are a man named Tim, your chances of winning the lottery are greater than any other name.
At least that’s what the statistics say. Lottery officials in Iowa were curious about how a person’s name related to how often they won the lottery (they only looked at winners of at least $100,000). They found that “Tims” won the big jackpots 33 times since the lottery began in 1985. Coming in second was the name John with 26 big wins.
Of course, lottery management was quick to point out that everyone always has the same chance of winning, no matter what your name is. They encourage players to NOT change their name with the plan of increasing the odds of winning. Duh.
Definition of injustice: repeat RAPIST wins lottery
If there is anyone in the world that is not deserving of lottery winnings, it is Iorworth Hoare.
Iorworth Hoare
Hoare has spent roughly 30 years in prison since 1973, after being convicted of one rape, three attempted rapes, and two indecent assaults. Now he is out of prison, and he won the lottery. How much did he win? In excess of US$14 million.
Now, because of his criminal record, he is restricted to only receiving about US$17,000 per month from his winnings. He is filing a case to give him access to the rest of his money. At that point he wants to emigrate to France, where he would be able to walk around as a free man.
Hoare owns a home in England valued at around US$2 million, and has also invested much of his money in antiques.
Who votes that he gets put back in prison, and his money donated to various orphanages around the world?