Maine man sees $2M lottery win as ticket to new job

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jamella724 — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:17:36 GMT

If you win such amount of money, why become an employee if you can become an employer? Just be careful with your finances.

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Dynomitemike — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:17:29 GMT

CONGRADULATIONS MR. LOWELL:

Lady Luck finally blesses the unemployed, we are way overdue for some good fortunes.

Invest wisely and don't go broke in 7 to 10 years. Enjoy that new truck.

Luckyfingers.

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HaveABall — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:28:42 GMT

Congratulations to James Lovell on his, apx. $1M net, tidy Powerball win!

It is kind of James to share with his 3 children and 2 grandchildren. If he, for example, gave each $45K, then he and his wife would have apx. $815K remainder to take a family vacation to Disneyland, James become part-time mornings options trader, and James work a 40+ hour weekly job.

I appreciate his unemployment anxiety, though. I hope that James finds the full-time work that he'd probably require for the next 9 ye... [ More ]

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haymaker — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:39:51 GMT

I been waitin to see if anyone was gunna say anything about the man's name.

LOL I shoulda knowed it would be you.

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rdgrnr — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:22:36 GMT

This is probably the best thing to happen to James Lovell since Apollo 13 made it back.

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IPlayWeekly — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:16:51 GMT

Good work

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CLETU$ — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:45:42 GMT

Congratulation,James

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helpmewin — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:19:27 GMT

Congrats! J.L.

Let it snow

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sully16 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:46:44 GMT

Great story, congrats to the lucky couple.

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noise-gate — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:35:37 GMT

Way to go James. Just some cautionary advice No kissing in the Schoolyard from now on bud you do'nt wanna spook the kids

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dallascowboyfan — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:18:38 GMT

Congratulations on your win Mr. Lovell...... hope you find a job soon

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msharkey2001 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:30:10 GMT

Congrats from a former Mainer! Too bad the great state o' Maine will be taking a healthy cut out of that.

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golfer1960 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:23:14 GMT

Congratulations James!! Great story. However, I need the next Powerball Jackpot.

Comment #1

Ronnie316 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:39:53 GMT

Nice win James. Best wishes for you and yours.

Maine man sees $2M lottery win as ticket to new job

Lottery Post — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:21:06 GMT

The story goes that when James Lovell picked up his wife from work last week he asked her if she wanted to kiss a millionaire.

Lovell's wife, a school social worker obliged when he found out he'd won $2 million in Powerball. Then she told him they couldn't kiss any more in the schoolyard.

The 59-year-old unemployed truck driver from Clinton, Maine, believes that his exposure from winning $2 million could be his ticket to a new job, according to the Maine State Lottery, which also made the... [ More ]