Kentucky man who "coasted" into gas station on empty tank wins $1 million in lottery

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kao1632 — Fri, 26 May 2023 22:51:31 GMT

1) Who is the other country?

2) I will note that USA is not alone in taxing lottery winnings. I know for sure Italy has a 20% tax and Spain also extracts about 20%. Not sure if they tax on winnings from lotteries not run in their country --where tax is extracted before paying out (like, if an Italian won the Euromillions lottery (Italy is part of Eurojackpot

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thaencyder — Fri, 26 May 2023 16:14:42 GMT

Welcome to the United States of America where it is one of the only two countries on the entire planet that taxes it's citizens even when they no longer live in the country, and where advertising false lottery jackpot prizes as well as taxing lottery winners are legal/seen as normal.

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Ranett — Fri, 26 May 2023 11:25:52 GMT

Nice win.

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kao1632 — Thu, 25 May 2023 21:40:36 GMT

The thing that gets me about him only having $40 is that he only had cash .

I can't remember the last time I paid with cash. I use an EFT-POS card for nearly all purchases (credit card only used for not in person purchases where internet banking isn't available).

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OhSoClose — Thu, 25 May 2023 16:01:47 GMT

To me, the craziest part of the story is the guy only had $40 bucks on him. With an empty gas tank, he chooses to put $20 in the tank, which is I'm guessing maybe a quarter tank of gas. And then invest the other half of his cash in a single $20 scratcher. Now I'm seeing the reason I've never won big; in that situation, I'd splurge and put all $40 in the tank.

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PrisonerSix — Thu, 25 May 2023 12:58:14 GMT

Congratulations to the lucky winner. He ran out of gas at just the right time.

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kao1632 — Thu, 25 May 2023 10:45:08 GMT

Here in New Zealand the lump sum on a million is $1,000,000 after taxes.

(Just saying.. the idea that a million dollar prize is only an annuity sucks.

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Artist77 — Wed, 24 May 2023 23:52:06 GMT

I actually knew that too. Went to school with a woman from there. Nicest person in our class.

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dickblow — Wed, 24 May 2023 23:39:33 GMT

nice he ll have plenty for gas money now congrats to him

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travelintrucker — Wed, 24 May 2023 22:37:51 GMT

Fun fact: Corbin, KY is the birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken. I've been to Sanders Cafe several times.

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rcbbuckeye — Wed, 24 May 2023 21:39:21 GMT

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Brock Lee — Wed, 24 May 2023 20:35:54 GMT

dumb luck is the best way to win the lottery. to hell with chad g. petey.

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Think — Wed, 24 May 2023 19:10:52 GMT

That is a pretty decent lump sum.

Here in Michigan the lump sum on a million is $693,542 before taxes.

congrats to the lucky winner

Kentucky man who "coasted" into gas station on empty tank wins $1 million in lottery

Lottery Post — Wed, 24 May 2023 18:47:07 GMT

There's always a silver lining

By Kate Northrop

An empty tank forced a Kentucky man to roll into a nearby gas station, where he won $1 million in the lottery while fueling up.

Michael Schlemmer may have run out of gas on the road, but the unfortunate circumstance came with a silver lining in the form of a million dollars, a tradeoff that many wouldn't blink twice at.

Recently, Schlemmer just barely made it to the gas station on US Highway 25 West in Corbin. While refueling his ca... [ More ]