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Monday, February 25, 2008
Advice for a mega-million lottery winner
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Finally—someone wins the lottery and did the right thing. Robert Harris, the winner, called his boss and quit his job! He’s selling the mobile home and—maybe buying a better mobile home. Who knows?
Winning $270 million is something that would make your day, wouldn’t it? What do you do right after you find out you won? Do you go to lunch or order out? I can’t imagine how many times this guy must be asking himself if this is real. I say “Good for him!” This is the guy you want to win—other than you, of course. You don’t want the guy who’s already rich to win. Somehow that’s bad.
How much of that money does he take home? Let’s see….$164 million before taxes I think it was. Take even half of that and he’s still styling at $82 million in the bank. I hope he doesn’t let that money ruin him. I’ve heard the horror stories about people who come into fast money and three years later they’re bankrupt.
Tonya, Robert’s wife, needs to keep an eye out on things after all this settles in. Learn from the past, Tonya. Don’t let Robert get involved with the following bad investments: • Car dealer selling exclusively to strippers • Strip club owned by strippers • Any non-profit organization called “Friends of Strippers • Restaurants run by strippers • Mortgage company dealing in creative loan options for strippers
It’s always the men who screw up good money things isn’t it? It’s true. Men screw up marriages, businesses, politics, and just about everything they’ve worked hard for, by not managing their raging libidos. We are a funny gender aren’t we?
7, 12, 13, 19, 22, plus the Mega Ball number 10 were the big numbers. They were based on his grandchildren’s birthdays. Robert and Tonya planned to have family members over Saturday night to celebrate. Oh, you can believe you’ll have family “dropping in” quite regularly in fact. You’ll see people who you have no clue who they are.
Tonya, do this: hire a bouncer up front and give him a list and pictures of who you like. Kick out the rest. They’re going to swarm your house like Girl Scouts on the first “Cookie Day.” Also, stay right up front near the bouncers so Roberts doesn’t accidentally let in a bunch of strippers.
When asked then how his life would change, Harris said: I used to live in a trailer. And I used to be an iron worker.” He said he couldn’t explain how he used his six grandchildren’s birthdays to pick the winning combination. “I’m too happy and confused right now to think too clear. Do you guys know any strippers?”
Well, all I have to say is “Good for you Robert and Tonya.” Enjoy the money but don’t let it change you too much. Remember the mistakes of past winners.
We don’t want to drive past Portal, GA and see “Clyde’s and Robert’s Market—Strippers welcomed.
