Winning the lottery

Reply #7

psykomo — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:20:46 GMT

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Reply #6

bytheshore — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:24:15 GMT

Thanks!

Even the credit and housing slump that have affected the nation s economy have not weighed down on Brad s success, as he says his investments remain surprisingly profitable.

Good for him. I actually hope he makes it to billionaire . Not that the world needs one more of those, but it'd be nice to see him reach his goal.

Reply #5

DC81 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:47:59 GMT

That reminds me, I did see a more recent story on him where he said he's been fortunate to not be affected by it or something like that and I found it.

http://www.idahopress.com/special/?sr=4 sra=4412

Reply #4

bytheshore — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:24:13 GMT

I remember Brad Duke was heavily invested in real estate. I wonder if he lost any money now that real estate is tanking.

Reply #3

DC81 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:04:14 GMT

UGH! Once again just a little too late in my updating to edit successfully. _

As the article also mentions that he had been charged with attempted murder a couple months earlier from an incident where Ralph Stebbins stabbed (hmmm a Stebbins stabbin) his daughter's boyfriend. Here's another story to follow that up from 2007.

http://www.countypress.com/stories/021807/loc_20070218002.shtml

And another Stebbins related story from earlier this year and an editorial about it... [ More ]

Reply #2

DC81 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:41:11 GMT

Dammit, I was too late by a few seconds to add this 2007 story/interview with Brad Duke:

http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/20/magazines/fortune/lottery_winnings.fortune/index.htm

Oh, I forgot and just saw it again that Ralph Stebbins, who won the $208 million Mega Millions jackpot along with his wife in 2005 died of a heart attack about a year and a half later at 43.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16370131

Reply #1

DC81 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:19:01 GMT

There have been three 100+ million lottery winners, if they all took a lump sum that'd leave maybe one of them and then after taxes, none of them. Dunno what they've done since because I don't believe any of them have been heard from after winning. The only person I know of with a goal of reaching a billion dollars is Brad Duke from Idaho who won a $220M Powerball jackpot three years ago that after taking the lump sum and taxes was well under 100 million but his total wealth has gone over that.... [ More ]

Winning the lottery

keepitreal — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:50:01 GMT

Do anyone hear anyone winning the lotery then become billionaire? I hear few people that won like over 100 millions in lottery from Michigan. Still not billionaire. Just asking. Thanks