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——————————-Isn’t this great? Except for the obviously fickle wife of course…
“A car park attendant with just 53p in the bank bought a lottery ticket on the day he was declared bankrupt – and won £47 million.
Juan Rodriguez, 49, had £23,500 debts when he hit the largest ever New York state lottery jackpot reports The Sun.
The stunned Colombian immigrant said: “One minute I’m broke, now I’ve so much money I don’t know what to do with it.”
His wife Iris had kicked him out of their home in Queens, New York, because he could not keep track of his money. She has now taken him back.”
[via Ananova]
