Teacher won Powerball lottery jackpot in 1993, now runs camp for kids

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Jimhowlett — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:50:21 GMT

God, I hate the Florida Gators.

I wouldn't touch that camp with someone else's travel plan

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RJOh — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:40:55 GMT

Why wait until you've won a lottery jackpot

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wizeguy — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:09:11 GMT

All the teachers I've got to know beyond the classroom have been very good with money. Les Robins, I applaud you with what you've done with yours

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diamondpalace — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:48:53 GMT

Great person.

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dpoly1 — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:19:23 GMT

I do believe that I would do some good things if I won a Jackpot also

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ConstantlyB — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:44:30 GMT

I couldn't have put it better coolmoney. He will continually be blessed.

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coolmoney — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:05:56 GMT

God bless this man for giving back to children in a positive way. He had made a positive impact for us all. These children will be great contributors to society because this man took the time to provide a safe place for children to just be children. God is blessing him everyday and will continue to bless him for what he has done. And he is still teaching children, doing what he loves and that is what children need,someone to prepare them for education and life and he is helping children to be in... [ More ]

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thor — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:27:54 GMT

this is the story one wants to read. he made a choice to put others in place of his selfishness that most large jackpot winners usually do.

irregardless if he had personal issues, this guy sets the example that one needs to follow. I Cor. 13

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DelmarvaChick — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:27:14 GMT

He may only have had to split it once if he had a pre-nump before he got married to his wife. Either way, I believe most average people should be able to live comfortably on the intrest generated from netting a 1 million dollars in jackpot money. You're not stupid rich, but you should be able to pay typical life related bills without thinking about it. That's not to say I'd give a jackpot back if I thought it was too much money

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RJOh — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:07:01 GMT

Sounds like he shared his winnings a lot before he shared it with the community. First he legally split it with a fianc e he never married, then he later married another woman and got divorced which meant he had to share it again. Having to share their fortune two times with women no longer in their lives would ruin some men but it sounds like it worked out fine for him. I guess $111M can be shared several times and still be enough to live comfortable.

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Halle99 — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:22:50 GMT

Lovely story.......WTG

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bambini — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:06:02 GMT

In less than 20 years the odds of winning the PB jackpot went from 1 in 54 million, to 1 in 192 million...doesn't seem right to increase the odds so much in such a short period....lucky guy who gave back to the community.....nice story

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hjones — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:32:23 GMT

That's great. I'd like to give back too, but 2 things: I haven't yet won, and the snip IRS keeps taking all of it.

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Teacher won Powerball lottery jackpot in 1993, now runs camp for kids

Lottery Post — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:08:14 GMT

Down a near mile-long driveway, past farm fields overflowing with hay, corn and beans, there is a magical place along Lake Winnebago's eastern shore, where hundreds of children come to ride horses, play games, paint pictures and spend time in the great outdoors.

It's called Camp Winnegator, a local day camp that runs four or five weeks every summer, primarily catering to kids from in and around Fond du Lac. In fact, knowledge of the camp passes mostly by word of mouth, from one family to the... [ More ]