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Wisconsin Powerball winner surprises random mom with $200 gift card on Mother's Day Powerball: Wisconsin Powerball winner surprises random mom with $200 gift card on Mother's DayRating: Includes video report
FRANKLIN PARK, Wisc. — A Franklin Park, Wisconsin, mother shopping Sunday at Target walked out with more than just the diapers on her list. A young man she had never met before handed her a $200 gift card and told her he just wanted to bless a mom on Mother's Day with something unexpected. "With everything kind of going on in the world, and you just hear so much negative news, I really just wanted people to feel inspired and feel like you know, hey maybe I can do something too to spread that joy," said Nicole Domitro. Domitro snapped a photo of herself with the Good Samaritan in Target. Turns out, he's Manuel Franco and if he looks familiar, that's because he's the 24-year-old man from West Allis, Wisconsin who won the $768 million Powerball jackpot last month. (See Wisconsin man, 24, claims $768.4M Powerball lottery jackpot, Lottery Post, Apr. 23, 2019.) At a press conference afterward, he said he bought $10 worth of tickets at a gas station, feeling lucky, and that he had less than a thousand dollars in his bank account. Now, he's on a mission to give back. VIDEO: Watch the report 
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Simpsonville United States Member #163182 January 22, 2015 2489 Posts Offline | Paying it forward, what a nice gesture. Somebody raised him properly. | | |
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Fresno, California United States Member #157849 August 2, 2014 3959 Posts Offline | Paying it forward, what a nice gesture. Somebody raised him properly.  with you Bleudog101. My store will be WalMart. I might reach out to a homeless shelter and see if I can do the same there.
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Brooklyn, NY United States Member #169716 October 29, 2015 1519 Posts Offline | Paying it forward, what a nice gesture. Somebody raised him properly.
A nice "feel good" story. The Meatman 🥩🍗🍔🍖🍤🌭 “The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it in your back pocket.” Will Rogers Winning happens in a flash, Like A Bolt Of Lightning!  | | |
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Milwaukee United States Member #160982 November 13, 2014 8963 Posts Offline | next time i bet he buy some people a car!! | | |
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PA United States Member #66139 October 16, 2008 1998 Posts Offline | Nice! 
dpoly1 - Playing the lottery to save the jobs of those that build, transport, sell & maintain luxury items! - Eschew Poverty ........... Vote Conservative! | | |
Cali United States Member #198164 May 13, 2019 107 Posts Offline | Looks like he is doing more good then Jack Whittaker could ever do. | | |
Kentucky United States Member #32651 February 14, 2006 9119 Posts Offline | Probably just me, but a $768 million Powerball jackpot winner giving out one $200 gift card on Mothers Day won't give him many philanthropist of the year votes. | | |
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White Shores- California United States Member #136471 December 12, 2012 6554 Posts Offline | Seems Manuel Franco is not letting the money go to his head. Not splashing out on expensive clothes. Spending on others...Hmmm. * Voice of Reason * People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it- George Bernard Shaw. | | |
NY United States Member #23834 October 16, 2005 4364 Posts Offline | "giving out one $200 gift card on Mothers Day won't give him many philanthropist of the year votes." No, but who knows what else he's already done or what he'll do in the future? If the woman had simply taken the card and said "Thank You" we wouldn't even know about this. Im thinking this could qualify him for some kind of irony award, though. I'm sure there are plenty of people who already wants something from him, and his moment in the spotlight happens at
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