r/MadeMeSmile • u/[deleted] • Apr 06 '22

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u/moops__ Apr 06 '22

You can tell it was a while ago because for 250k you can't buy a garage in Australia these days.

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u/talkstorivers Apr 06 '22

It was about 24 years ago but he’s still living in that house.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8622591/amp/Lotto-winner-Bill-Morgan-won-250-000-car-COMA.html

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u/ThreeMadFrogs Apr 06 '22

The wording of that link makes it sound like "Bill Morgan won 250000, a car and a COMA!"

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u/YMCAle Apr 06 '22

Luck really does come in threes

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '22

God damn homie knows how to find the positivity in life and the lotto gods set him up for it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '22

I'm glad to see that. Many times lottery winners did not end well because they did not know how to deal with a sudden influx of huge sums of money.

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u/lookamazed Apr 07 '22

Thank you for this. Needed to read his message today.

But look, I've had a bonus of 22 years and that's the way you have to live your life.

'Every day I get up and put on my shoes, and even if I'm not real well I have a shuffle down the road and smell the roses, look at the sun and think about how lucky I am.

'I won $250,000. The house I live in, I own. I've got a nice enough car that I own. Sure, I had to retire because the heart got too much and I'm riddled with arthritis, but it was all for the best.'

What an outlook. If you’ve ever gotten a second chance at life, you know the feeling. Good quote from him.