Even the biggest winner can lose it all, she told the AP: “If - TopicsExpress



          

Even the biggest winner can lose it all, she told the AP: “If you’re not disciplined, you will go broke. I don’t care how much money you have.” With unexpected riches can come unwanted publicity, too. New Jersey bodega owner Pedro Quezada made tabloid headlines with his $338 million Powerball win in March, the fourth largest jackpot ever. Julio Cortez / AP file Pedro Quezada, the winner of the Powerball jackpot, holds up a promotional check during a news conference at the New Jersey Lottery headquarters, on March 26, in Lawrenceville, N.J. Then the Passaic County Sheriff’s office got a whiff of his winnings, and announced Quezada owed $29,000 in child support and had an outstanding warrant in his name. Quezada, a father of five from the Dominican Republic, said he wanted to help others at a press conference after he turned in the lucky ticket he bought at his neighborhood liquor store. usnews.nbcnews/_news/2013/05/17/18323470-what-could-happen-to-you-tales-of-big-lottery-winners?lite
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 08:04:20 +0000

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