$42M lottery winner plans to become a pecan farmer

Comment #39

myzeus — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:24:53 GMT

Best of luck to him and his family!

I think if I won all that money, I would become an owner of a hotel chain. I love the travel and touring business and I love people.

Comment #38

Phokas — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:04:59 GMT

First off my profile name is Phokas not Phorkas like you repeated in your remarks. This mistake of yours is glaring evidence that you take no time to read anything properly and that your ability to type is as ham-fisted as your responses.

Secondly, there is no such thing as ignorant questions like you defensively and foolishly stated. Either you aren't smart enough to give an answer or are way too embarrassed to give an admission to anything I posed to you. I'm confident in saying that it is... [ More ]

Comment #37

crystaltips — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:16:26 GMT

They seem like lovely people who will enjoy there win, I hope the government don't claw too much back.

I wish them every happiness.

Comment #36

OldSchoolPa — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:14:13 GMT

Well just maybe churches should get in on the game and start selling lottery tickets. Heck some of them already sell raffle tickets, so what's the big deal?! The church would get a commission on the daily ticket sales plus commission bonus whenever anyone wins. I see it as a win-win situation. I know some naysayer is going to say that a church can't have a lottery terminal installed in their church...I know that...but some enterprising churches do own land and commercial buildings and businesses... [ More ]

Comment #35

savagegoose — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:37:33 GMT

pecans hey, i think theyre nuts

Comment #34

spy153 — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:58:06 GMT

Yes, that was the part I took offense to also. It has been my experience that most of the players, especially here at lp, are college-educated. I also don't like it when people say things like the lottery is for people who are bad at math. Really? If that were the case, every mathmetician in the country would have been a winner of a major jackpot by now. Truth is, some of the greatest minds this country has to offer has studied the lottery and can't figure it out. That's why I like the challenge... [ More ]

Comment #33

SmoothJuice — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:35:35 GMT

Obviously, you are not educated in this current topic, hence your amount of ignorant questions. I have to agree that ambelamba made an ignorant comment as well, but blaming a tiny whole country for what ambelamba said is plain disrespect. If you knew what was going on inthe world, you wouldn't be asking me those low-blow comeback questions. It is true that many Koreans get their fortune from real estate and small businesses. Phorkas, don't be a hypocrite, you've made too many generalizations too... [ More ]

Comment #32

SmoothJuice — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:28:56 GMT

Wow, thanks. I was defending your previous post.....

According to my book.. majority of lottery players are college-educated, white, upper middle class.......

Comment #31

spy153 — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:16:21 GMT

I have to just say here, I take great offense to that amblelamba

Comment #30

spy153 — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:11:33 GMT

I don' t drink either, but I have to buy my tickets at a beer and wine store because no one else sells them for Mega Millions near the border. I would have to drive another hour up the road before I would be able to find another lottery dealer. And I'm already driving a long distance as it is. And of course, I always give thanks to the good man up above, whether in church or not.

Comment #29

Phokas — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:55:41 GMT

A very unsurprising response.

First you postulate in absolute terms that There are no North Koreans in the USA but you don't cite any sources to back up this information. Did you conduct your own personal census of the United States? No, you haven't. And you know you can't speak with any confidence on this because you demonstrated your own doubts in this obvious opinion of yours by going on to qualify your remarks immediately by saying If there are North Koreans in the USA... You then make a... [ More ]

Comment #28

DC81 — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:31:47 GMT

Yet, you're the one who keeps making topics whining about some dream you had years ago and it not coming true, apparently believing it has foretold your future ....

Pot, kettle, black, ect.

Comment #27

Lotto*Love — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:47:31 GMT

WTH

Comment #26

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:26:48 GMT

Hey time*treat, I'll post some pictures in my blog tomorrow! She is a very rambunctious and happy kitty. She is such a sweetie though. Thanks for asking about her.

Comment #25

time*treat — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:22:42 GMT

Scary, when are you gonna give us an update on the kitties

Comment #24

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:20:39 GMT

Aren't you the same guy who has been whining for two years that your dream numbers haven't come out and have contemplated suicide over it? Yet you have the nerve to put down other posters here.

Comment #23

wizeguy — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:12:54 GMT

Here's a clue... use it

Comment #22

ambelamba — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:31:36 GMT

I don't expect that much intelligence from some of the posters here, for obvious reason. Not many well-educated people play lotteries, let alone posting in here.

Comment #21

Stew12 — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:28:04 GMT

You can buy soda and water in most liquor stores as well.

Comment #20

SmoothJuice — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:34:40 GMT

Well, are saying that drinking liquor is a sin? Maybe he went there just to buy lotto tickets? Actually, playing the lottery is also a sin in the Christian religion since it's a form of gambling.

Comment #19

cixelsydruos — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:24:23 GMT

Giving thanks at church but bought the ticket at the liquor store.

Comment #18

wizeguy — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:46:10 GMT

Mmmm, blackberry jam

Comment #17

ThatScaryChick — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:28:37 GMT

I want to do that to! I don't have room where I am at now, but I want to grow a bunch of fruit trees and other fruits and vegatables. I also want to have horses like I used to. One day.

Comment #16

Piaceri — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:05:23 GMT

Congrats to this nice family!

I love the idea to farm, especially pecans. I had a pecan tree in my yard during college. It was great. An orchard has been on my list of things to occupy myself after winning the jackpot. Pecans, peaches, blackberries.

Comment #15

SmoothJuice — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:59:09 GMT

I was an English teacher in Korea for three years and I think you're full of yourself.

1. You base your generalization of Koreans and rich Koreans from an article where they explain the scandals from a couple of richbusinessmen. Many rich businessmen around the world are the same way.

2. Korea is very small country with only 48,000,000 people; their economy and technology is extremely well when you realize how small they are.

3. There are no North Koreans in the USA. North Koreans... [ More ]

Comment #14

Lotto*Love — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:32:33 GMT

My husband is a farmer. Well...not full-time yet. His grandpa has been a farmer since he was like 2 back in Arkansas. He moved to Washington after he married and built his farm from the ground up. He says hard work gets you want you want...I've never bought on credit, and I never will. Spoken like a true Southerner with a thick accent lol. Today, he's over 80 and would still be on a tractor if it wasn't for his lungs failing him. My husband is a carpenter by trade, but has been taking over the r... [ More ]

Comment #13

spy153 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:58:32 GMT

You know, I just love this couple. They sound real smart. Farming is the way to go. I think if I do anything, it will be farming also after I win. Organic vegies are a rare thing here. I could provide some to our local grocers. Growing a healthy garden is only hard work if you make it that way. I personally enjoy the outdoors anyway I can get it.

Comment #12

ambelamba — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:37:55 GMT

I know about housing bubble and everything. I mean, real estate in the US is RELATIVELY less popular than in Korea.

Well, the average household income in Korea is about 1/3~1/4 of Americans. But the housing value is crazy. A middle class apartment in Seoul commands half a million USD to even 1.5 mil USD. (they sell apartments like houses.

Comment #11

GamerMom — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:59:46 GMT

smart couple, I would take the annuity too!! There's no reason I would need all of that $$$ at once, plus that way it would possibly deter some of the Beggars that heard you won the lottery from knocking on your door. I would say, well I only get an annuity and it's all tied up right now. but that's just me

Comment #10

Lotto*Love — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:22:20 GMT

I don't know what I'd do...but I know what my husband and I have talked about to make more jobs here in my town.

2 ideas so far..but the one I like the most is to open a more family style restaurant here (ei: Denny's. IHOP type) We don't have any at all. Just burgers and taco's which isn't bad, but I think we need to give people the option of a nice sit down homestyle meal.

We get a alot of travelers, truck drivers, and visiters who have to put up with fast food only. We have 3 hotels clos... [ More ]

Comment #9

Phokas — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:28:40 GMT

Where on earth have YOU been for the last 5 to 10 years? You need to wake up and start following the daily front-page headlines and lead news stories that have been shouting about the housing bubble and mortgage crises plaguing economies all around the world within the past few weeks and, in connection, destroying the life savings of those not really investment-savvy Americans who weren't even involved in real estate.

Clearly there were more than enough Americans, I'd say too many, who saw re... [ More ]

Comment #8

Litebets27 — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:52:48 GMT

Congratulations to the lucky couple. I hope that they will keep their dreams intact and act on them as they had planned. Large sums of money and nay sayers have a mean way of diverting one's plans.

Comment #7

DC81 — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:12:00 GMT

Real estate can be an excellent investment as long as you're careful and it's well thought out. Personally, I wouldn't want to get involved with renting because I wouldn't want to deal with all the headaches that can bring. For commercial property I'd rather be the one selling it, though after taking some business and other courses perhaps I'd build if I found a good location and was interested in doing it.

Not exactly the best time do that now, though buying land when prices bottom out wo... [ More ]

Comment #6

ambelamba — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:53:52 GMT

I am surprised that not many Americans see real estate as the viable investment.

I am a Korean. Koreans are very conscious about land properties, since my people have lived in a very mountainous region with few flat lands. My parents built their marginal wealth by investing in real estate. Heck 99% of rich Koreans made their fortune from real estate!

I really don't want to say this, but many Korean see that Americans are not really investment-saavy.

If I were in his shoes, I would in... [ More ]

Comment #5

awwcrap — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:26:49 GMT

i like pecans

Comment #4

chasingadream — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:45:34 GMT

wow...........what a beautiful story. I wish them all the best.

Comment #3

wizeguy — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:14:00 GMT

Congrats to the Cranes. Follow your dreams

Comment #2

Lotto*Love — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:34:49 GMT

I think thats great. A big winner needs to have plans to do something to keep them occupied. And they will be real busy with a farm and horses. If you get bored, the idea of lets go spend some more might come into play. Congrats to them!!!!!!!!!!

Just a couple of years playing the same numbers is pretty good! Some play for years and years with nothing. BUT I don't think I personally could afford $40 a week in tickets. But I guess if you can afford it, why not!

WTG

Comment #1

ThatScaryChick — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:28:32 GMT

They seem to have things all planned out. Congrats to them

$42M lottery winner plans to become a pecan farmer

Lottery Post — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:20:24 GMT

A Detroit-area man who won a $42 million Mega Millions jackpot plans to retire from Chrysler and become a pecan farmer in Georgia.

Chris Crane, 51, was given a ceremonial check Friday at the Michigan Lottery headquarters in Lansing.

The resident of Macomb County's Washington Township told reporters he will leave his job as a Chrysler service engineer within weeks.

I always wanted to do a little bit of farming, said Crane, who has some property in Georgia. This will be my chance.

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