Toronto janitor claims share of $50M lottery jackpot

Comment #20

rdgrnr — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:54:46 GMT

Tell ya what sonny boy.

I'll continue voting.

And you continue dressing up all in black with your face covered while kicking over garbage cans and breaking windows with your comrades in downtown Seattle.

OK dude?

Like wow man.

Comment #19

BuyLow — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:45:26 GMT

Wow you are so caught up in the false left right paradigm it's sad. WAKE UP!!!! They are all wings of the same bird.

Comment #18

dphillips — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 20:56:47 GMT

Hey, every now and then, you hear of the lesser fortunate (not multimilionares) winning a jackpot. Congratulations to him -- a much deserved financial break from struggling from paycheck to paycheck, and for the most part, we have all been there, done that!

Now, it is time to sit back and enjoy, reaping the benefits of a $1.00 or more spent -- and the individual had no idea he would win, either. Makes me wonder, if he is still going to continue working

Comment #17

griff159 — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 20:46:59 GMT

Great story! But I would never have to give my ticket to a retailer to see how much I'd won. The only time a retailer see's or touches my tickets are when they sell them to me, just sayin'.

Comment #16

buttercake — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 20:19:05 GMT

Read another article on Mr Addo where he said he knew he was going to win

My co-workers would often tease me about my weekly ticket purchase, but I had faith I was going to win, but when it really happened I couldn t stop crying, said Addo

His faith was so strong he didn't allow any negativity or teasing stop him from fulfilling his dreams

Congrats to Mr Addo and his family

Comment #15

RJOh — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 19:37:58 GMT

I had a couple of janitorial jobs early in my work career, but there weren't any lotteries around for me to play then. Now 45 years later my only hope is to be in the group of retired folks who win a lottery.

Comment #14

HaveABall — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:51:23 GMT

Yes

Comment #13

RJOh — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 02:31:56 GMT

Maybe this story will warm your heart.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/investigators id=5958940

Comment #12

butterflykt — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:40:11 GMT

Great story...Hope to have one tomorrow night

Comment #11

ressuccess — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:51:22 GMT

Congratulations to the Janitor. I hope he retires.

Comment #10

dpoly1 — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:56:49 GMT

I am looking for a story about a guy in his late Fifties that is on Disability winning a nice Jackpot!

What a great story that would be!

Janitor stories are OK, but a guy in his late Fifties and on Disability would be even better ............. ................just sayin' .................

Comment #9

rdgrnr — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 02:27:59 GMT

I agree about the taxes but that's as far as I'd wanna go to emulate Canada. They're strange up there. I think it's all the acid rain. I asked one of em why they call french fries hot chips one time and his response was: Take off, hoser! What the hell kinda answer is that

Comment #8

dphillips — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 02:02:48 GMT

Congratulations to the winner, again, and may he enjoy good health and wealth. However, the beauty of his winning is...it's tax free! Wake up, The United States -- give us a break. You mean to tell me that Canada is in such excellent financial health that the government can afford not to tax lotteries? Would someone please explain this logic

Comment #7

sully16 — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:05:43 GMT

Congrats to Mr. Addo, enjoy

Comment #6

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:12:09 GMT

LOL......

Comment #5

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:11:42 GMT

Congrats to Mr. Addo...

Comment #4

nickey t — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:31:11 GMT

girl, i have a bucket and mop in hand right now!

but that's a realistic reaction - shock and the need to lay down

and that must have been a good friend - we all need THAT type of friend, someone you can just share with honestly

and Ghana, here he comes .. i hope you guys make him KING of the entire village!

is he single

Comment #3

fwlawrence — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:08:13 GMT

This is the second story about a janitor winning the lottery. I feel a career change coming on

Comment #2

rdgrnr — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:46:01 GMT

I'm always glad to see a working man strike it rich.

It's not that the super-rich (like George Soros or Michael Moore or Harry Reid or Nancy Pelosi) don't deserve it if they buy a ticket, it's just that they're so ungodly rich already that they wouldn't appreciate it as much as a common working man or woman.

That's why I'd rather see common working people like John Addo win than the filthy rich people like Bill Maher or Barney Frank or the Obamas or the Clintons or Charles Schumer or Eric... [ More ]

Comment #1

dpoly1 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:15:04 GMT

I will not be overwhelmed when I win

Toronto janitor claims share of $50M lottery jackpot

Lottery Post — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:37:28 GMT

A Toronto man has claimed his share of a massive $50 million lottery jackpot, four days after the ticket he purchased at a downtown newsstand was declared a winner.

John Addo, who came to Canada from Ghana 20 years ago, picked up his cheque for $16.6 million on Tuesday, saying he was too overwhelmed to claim his prize immediately.

When I gave the retailer my ticket and she told me how much I won, I went into shock. I immediately went straight home and lay down for awhile to think about it... [ More ]