Jeez @nydoglover, what the heck is your problem? Jealousy? Clearly you wouldn't deserve this money either.

NY Dog is why I say FU to NY City mayor Bloomberg begging for hurricane Federal bailout money. Cry and whine when they are in trouble but NY aholes when the other shoe is turned.

@nydoglover -

Get a grip! I suppose you think that because he's in foreclosure, that makes him "white trash"?? Lack of funds does not make a person anything other than low on funds. I don't know the man and doubt you do either. He might be a saint of a person or a jerk, but what you wrote says much about which end of the scale you're on.

wow there are so many haters on here....Yes his house is in foreclosure...yes he spent at least $2 on a lottery ticket...& guess what, he won a million...You haters are calling the guy white trash a$$holes (nydoglover ) cappy-1911 & tony assume that he is a deadbeat as his home is in foreclosure....do you know why his home is in foreclosure??????? How about just being happy for someone else for a change,geez....I say CONGRATULATIONS & ENJOY Red Lobster!!!!!!!!!!

What a terrible response, @nydoglover! You have no idea why he might be in foreclosure. Could be that he was laid off from a higher paying job, or doesn't have health insurance and has had to choose between medical bills and his mortgage. Could be any number of things that are none of your business.

He's obviously a man with his head on straight given that he recognizes that a million dollars isn't the type of money you quite your job over (which would be a lot of people's first move). And he immediately thinks to hire a tax attorney and financial planner. And his idea of splurging is Red Lobster. Talk about someone who's being responsible! It sounds like he really deserved this, and that it'll help him secure several things in his life. Good for him! I'm glad to see a man with that kind of character win a million bucks! :)

Union electricians get good money..you have to pay for that house you brought before most other things..buying a house you can't afford is not smart!

Mike, if you are so smart maybe you can tell me something. First, how do you brought a house? Second why is his home in foreclosure? I read nothing about the circumstances that led to the pending foreclosure. Maybe an injury kept him from working, maybe there was a cut in his hours at work. This man is a working man, unlike many people out there. To me it sounds as if Mike277 is the one that is not so smart. Gather some facts before you make baseless comments as you already have.

Your point is moot, Mike.

WOW mydoglover, jealous much! Let me guess you went out and bought a crap ton of tickets and didn't win anything. LMAO! You wouldn't tell the truth if you did cause you wouldn't want people to know that I got it right. Why is it your concern what he does with HIS money and why do you feel the need to bad mouth his family. Stop crying and get over it already, you will get another shot at it!

It would seem to me the first thing he should do is pay the mortgage company enough to stop the foreclosure. If not just pay off the mortgage entirely. As far as buying lotto tickets and being in foreclosure, really folks would the 10 dollars spent on tickets stop a foreclosure any other way?

Guys, I think we are missing the whole point...which is, that stories like these encourage other desperate people to sink their money into lotteries, too. A much more vauable article was the one about your statistical odds of winning (not very good).

Obviously NYdoglover hates people but wastes his money on dogs. I bet he can't earn real love from a human, because he has no compassion.

Dogs are easy, throw some dry dog food in a dirty bowl, make them sleep in the cold wet back yard on a leash and they will sacrifice their lives trying to save yours.

NY, why not just secede from life and take your dog down to the rail yard and try to get some sleep.

It's very funny, given now that he's a millionaire, he has set his sight on Red Lobster.

NYDoghumper is just a Troll and probably gets great satisfaction in knowing his negative comment created such a stir. Just ignore the fool.

Annie - He lives in Indianapolis, away from any seafood harbors. Nothing wrong with Red Lobster and it's probably one of his favorite restaurants. Most men I know would choose a good steak or seafood dinner over White Castles or McDonald's. At least he's still "down to earth" and he wants to celebrate at Red Lobster, so be it!

I'm happy for him and glad he's putting money into a college fund and thinking about hiring people to handle his money. Sounds like there are a lot of frustrated lottery players out there.

Good luck to you and yours in all you pursue. I certainly share your happiness!

A) I congratulate anyone who wins the lottery..

B) However, if you are too broke to pay the bank, why are you spending your money gambling? If this guy owed YOU money, would you be OK with him even spending 2 dollars on a lottery ticket instead of paying you back? Just because it is a bank he owes, it must be OK for him to not pay his debt?? This is exactly why this country is in debt like it is. Don't ever start to think that YOU do not owe a portion of the trillions of dollars of debt this country is in.. if you don't pay it back your kids will.

C) The article points out that he will be going into work on Monday.. well DUH.. who in their right mind would even consider that this guy won enough to retire?? 1 million dollar prize.. if he takes it in 30 year payout that is about a $2770 per month payday before taxes.. So like a $33k per year salary.. About double the minimum wage.. retirement?? HAH.. Take the lump sum, you get about $600k, then pay 35-50% in taxes depending on your state, so in most states, he banks $300k from this. A cheap local college for a kid is $40k for 4 years, an out of state university will set you back $50k-200k.. So it is no surprise to me that if he is planning to set up his daughter for college and help his mom that he won't have enough left to pay his debt to the bank and get out of foreclosure. Then again, the bank will probably find out and go after him asap.

D) It doesn't matter why he is in foreclosure, he took on a debt and agreed to pay it back, when he couldn't the bank finally foreclosed, but now he CAN pay it back, so he SHOULD, regardless of the reason he got there in the first place. You seldom walk away from a foreclosure cleanly, the bank WILL eventually get a settlement against you and you will eventually have to pay the debt you agreed to pay when you bought the house.. Unless he filed for bankruptcy protection, in which case if it is still open he can kiss any of that money he is getting goodbye until his debts are paid.

E) Regardless of anything above, the sad truth is people will assume he is rich now, despite a meager $300k net win, and that he is a victim because his house was in foreclosure and isn't obligated to pay his debts.

My first thought when reading that he won money was "good, he can pay his debts now".. no mention in the article though. Go figure. I hope he uses the money to get himself back in the black and still has enough to put some of it to good use with his family. Odds are, unfortunately, that he will be worse off a year from now.

How cool!! What a GREAT story! I wish ALL the best for him! I'm NOT wasting time

reading all the negative story's out there! Can't people just be happy for other people,

even if you don't know what's goin on in their lives? Merry Christmas Larry!

@ nydoglover
#2.1 - Thu Nov 29, 2012 2:39 PM CST

What happened bro, missed your meds today? LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a wonderful story - this is what lottery winnings should be all about - a hard-working fellow who needs a break to help himself and his family get back on their feet. The government is getting its cut, so there should not be any more whining about public/disaster assistance.

In the end, though, what he does with his money is his business . . . . and we need not speculate any further on what happened in his life - ain't our business, either . . .

Sounds like he has his head on pretty straight. A million dollars isn't really THAT much money, especially after the government get's half of it. It's really not "quit your job and buy everything you've always wanted" money. He should be able to pay for college and have a nice little house paid for, and of course Red Lobster weekly!

Oh Dave, holier than thou you have probably never been sick, had sick children, been laid off from a job or any one of the thousand thanings that can though you in a financial tailspin. I'm very happy for you. Usually when your that judgemental of others, it comes back around to bite you. Hope you don't end up in that shape before it's all over. You so worried about the scum bag bankers who robbed us blind but are foreclosing on his house. Bet they wish they hadn't made their move so soon. Maybe that house don't look so good to him now. Wait a minute the more I think about this you sound like a scam bag banker!

NYdoglover ...

Look at my middle finger ... that's from Chandler !!

Congrats Chandler !!

Great for this guy!!I've seen some supportive comments of this fellow and some disgusting vicious comments as well.Shame on the latter.I'm in a similar situation as well due to medical issues with my wife and myself that no one could be prepared for so you hateful jerks making these comments had better hope nothing like these situations ever happens to you because I'd like to be there to kick you in the teeth!

uhhh dave... a little out of touch you think? 33k is quite more than minimum wage. if your rich enough to believe otherwise, one would hope you would also be smart enough to know that. but, as we all know- those two characteristics don't quite go hand in hand.

CONGRATS larry!!!! i love your story!! it couldn't have happened to a better guy! :-)

carol: I have lived on welfare, I have taken food stamps, I have used medicare to pay for my first child's medical bills. And as soon as I could get on my feet, I stopped taking it. I have lived on minimum wage, supporting a wife and child, and sacrificing tv and other luxuries, using a wood stove because it cost too much to turn the heat up above 50, never going out to eat, driving cars held together by the little rust that was left and trading labor for repairs when needed, doing odd jobs when I found time to make ends meet. I have gone through a bankruptcy and yet did not put my cars or my trailer home on the bankruptcy because I felt it my responsibility to pay those off even though I could have walked away with full ownership and not pay any more against my loans. Since then (15 years ago) I have walked the straight and narrow and never carried a balance on a card.. if I spend it I made sure I earned the money FIRST. I didn't buy more house than I could afford, and in fact made sure I could afford it on half my income if need be, and I bought a house that was run down and had potential and spent 10 years fixing it up, and I am barely half finished despite having the money today to finish it, because what if tomorrow I lose my job? I have been at the bottom, making $11k per year between me and my wife and supporting a child, and a mere 20 years ago, not back when $11k was a lot of money.

My girlfriend was stuck in a house she couldn't afford with an ex husband she didn't want to live with.. for two years before she finally sold the house for a $40,000 loss.. I understand the difficulty, I have lived it. But when I could pay my debts, I did.

I have been laid off and 2 days later took a job working for 9 times less than I was making. I have been in the tailspin and instead of feeling that I needed more than I had, I settled for what I could afford and pulled myself out of it and eventually got back on my feet. I went through a divorce and had to pay her half of everything I had saved in 18 years despite her spending all of her salary every month and part of mine for all that time on stuff she didn't need. I bailed her out of debt that I never agreed to pay more times than I can count. I have gone from having a year's worth of income in savings to having nothing a week later.

I feel for anyone who was caught in a situation with real estate and had no choice, but this guy had a choice to take the money he OBVIOUSLY had extra to pay off a small part of debt, but he chose to gamble it. Now if he doesn't take those winnings and pay that debt, he is the lowest form of scum out there.. I didn't like that I had to file bankruptcy when I did, but if halfway through the process I had come up with some money and could pay it off, I would have. Holier than thou? no, but I know right and wrong, and if I owe someone I don't go and gamble the money.

My husband works for the same electrician union that the winner works for. In fact, he worked right next to him. It could very well be that he got laid off. The way these jobs work, you may work for a few months and then be laid off for the rest of the year. We are not "white trash", we work very hard and have to sacrifice a lot on both sides for my husband to be a traveling electrician. He gives up seeing his family every night and I run everything at home so that he can choose a profession like that.

So to Chandler I say "Congrats" and to the rest of you I say "Better luck next time."

@dem from ky "uhhh dave... a little out of touch you think? 33k is quite more than minimum wage. if your rich enough to believe otherwise, one would hope you would also be smart enough to know that. but, as we all know- those two characteristics don't quite go hand in hand"

min wage is $7.65 per hour.. that is ~$15k per year.. $33k is about twice that.. and while it is not a bad salary.. it is for 30 years and if you retired on it you would still be barely above poverty level and be left with nothing.. to quit your job because you are a "millionaire" would be idiotic. Personally I would love to supplement my income by $33k per year, it would be a large raise for me, but never in a million years would I be ready to quit my job for it.. and electricians make decent money.. usually more than $33k per year, so why would he quit, ESPECIALLY if he was already in financial trouble.. ? To assume he could even afford to quit his job is just stupid. My point is that not only did the author of the article state this like it was not already obvious, but so many people think that because he won "a million dollars" that he can retire in luxury now.

I certainly envy him winning this much money, but it isn't as much as most people think it is.. a car, a house, and a dinner at red lobster and it is pretty much gone after the taxes and such. If I am going to win against ALL odds, I want to win at least 4 or 5 million so I can afford to retire after paying all the dues.

I realize people think I am negative here, but it is quite the contrary.. I am only negative about him gambling when he is losing his house.. AND he didn't mention paying his debts off before enjoying what is left, and that rubs be wrong too.. doesn't matter if it is a bank or you, if he owes and he has the money, he should pay.

amie, my husband works for local 369, i believe the same union (we are in ky). your comments are dead on! my husband works long hard hours in situations most people wouldn't dare set foot in. all the while, i take care of the kids and home (while working my own career too, we only see eachother in passing when i am waking him up for work and the opposite). he's the most dedicated hard worker i know. then, gets laid off when the job is complete. not because he is lazy, just waiting until the next job comes around. thats the way the work goes. anyone who is not in our shoes could never understand, don't even bother trying to explain to such types- i've found a waste of time and energy... none of which we have after what we go thru to provide for our children and our futures. ;-)

oh my apologizies dave, i must have skipped the part of the article where they mentioned that he said he wasn't planning on paying to get his home out of foreclosure. he was just going to skip out on it for the other items he mentioned. my bad.

Looks like he is planning to make some WISER decisions, hiring a FINANCIAL ADVISOR. Haters are always going to hate. ENJOY YOUR CHANCE AT A DO OVER. Don't forget who had your back, your girlfriend and ENJOY!!

you know how you can always tell when someones not telling the truth because they feel a need to tell way too much and keep going on and on with their story to make sure it's a good one.... yeah.... ;-)

anywho: CONGRATS LARRY!!!! your always going to find people who try to pick apart everything and turn it into a negative, find something to bring you down... keep your blinders on! your story is awesome and nothing more than that! ENJOY!!!! :-)

@Amie and @Democrat From KY - Dave didn't say you were lazy or white trash and I didn't see an attack coming from him at all. He simply stated his opinion about taking accountability for your life and he gave examples from his own life to show what he meant. You are the ones that are attacking him for his opinion. Calling him a scumbag because he thinks the guy should pay his bills....really??? Is that what our society has come to? He articulated exactly the issue he has with this situation...the fact that the guy took out a loan that he can no longer pay for but yet he is spending his money on gambling. What is always intruiging to me is that liberals think all conservatives are evil, rich, greedy scumbags. Most of us simply believe you should work for what you have and you should take accountability for your life. If you take out a loan, you know what you are getting into.....you should expect to pay it back. I don't know either of you or your lives...you likely pay all your bills and do the right thing. I comend you for that if that is the case....and I hate to speak for Dave , but he and I wouldn't have any issue with you buying lottery tickets with your "discretionary" money if that is the case. We are not evil people....we just want people to be accountable for their actions. We are and we expect the rest of society to do the same....I am not a rich evil scumbag banker either....I was raised by a single mother that still lives below poverty....I went to college and got an education in the IT field. Now I make a decent living, but it was because I worked hard for it....not because I expected someone else to pay for it. I don't blame those that have become successful for my "misfortunes". In my heart, I know that if I wanted to start the business I really want to start I wouldn't be on this board posting, I would be working. I am making that decision though. When I had $2 to spend in college I made sure I had some more Ramen noodles to eat....I didn't buy lottery tickets with that money because I was broke most of the time and I knew what my priorites were. I would challenge you guys to think that maybe that the converatives in the world aren't out to get you....we just want everyone to do what we see as being right. Buying lottery tickets with money that you owe someone else is not right in our minds. If that is ok in your mind so be it, but we should be allowed to have a different opinion without being attacked. We are simply explaining our viewpoint.

i apologize. on top of missing where lucky larry spoke that he planned on not paying to get his house out of foreclosure i must have also missed, "sickofpolitics2", where i called dave a scumbag.

i also must have missed where a happy story about a a seemingly good man who won the lottery, turned into a politics blog.

again, my bad.

once agan,CONGRATS LARRY! enjoy!!! i love your story!! :-)

I think its great that he is only thinking about going to Red Lobster for dinner.Ignore all of the negative comments and enjoy your new wealth with your family and friends.

Its really nice to hear about someone winning money that really needs it! Congratulations Larry

Dave, I don't gamble and I really dislike that lotteries even exist. Yet, I know that a few bucks will not save a home, so I think your totally off the mark. Sometimes when your so far down, you can't get up and you have to let go.

You filed bankruptcy, so did you pay all your creditor back when you regained balance? I'm sure not.

Gotta love the American financial plan - financially insolvent but can afford lottery tickets.

What does two bucks buy you today? A $1,000,000.00 dollar winning lottery ticket. Good for you my man!

frick all the negative post, at least one of the 1% didn't win,

Lady Luck smiled on Larry, and the best part is that he's got the sense to hire a financial advisor.

Congrats, Larry!

@Annie-322924--- um did you read the article carefully? It stated that he was going to take his "gf" to Red Lobster, it just might be that it was the first place that came to mind and that she enjoys their food! (gag) SMDHO that ppl like you have to be critical and take the time out to weigh in, instead of just being happy for the winner (also he will only get half of a million or less which does not stretch far in these bs times)

That's exactly what I said. People are aloud to still have hopes and dreams regardless of their financial status.

I keep my dreams quiet.

My guess is the $2.00 he spent wouldn't have helped him save his house!

Do you really think that this was the only lottery ticket he ever bought? If so, why isn't he bragging about the odds of that? Do you really think that he was only behind on his house payments?

now that he's one of those out of touch rich people, he should pay more taxes besides the winning ticket taxes

Actually all consumers are job creators. We spend money, companies need people to make and sell the products and or services.

Being rich doesn't make you a job creator.

@RightWingNut69 <-- First let me applaud you for your completely juvenile screen name. Bravo.

Secondly, calling your president a retard is yet another sign of your arrogance and immaturity.

I don't even have to say a thing to prove you wrong. Your screen name and comments automatically disqualify you from being at the deep end of the gene pool...

Good luck in life. You'll need it.

Hehehehe! Perfect Christian-lots of numbers. Like this story, you made me smile and I didn't even have to spend $2 for that joy. Thanks! :)

I'm a registered Republican leaning to Libertarian politically, but I, too, agree that whoever WE elect as our President deserves a modicum of respect....and that includes President Bush AND President Obama...and all those before and after. Using derisive nicknames for our presidents---like using foul language---says a lot about the imagination and self-respect of the speaker.

whoever WE elect as our President deserves a modicum of respect....

Respect is earned not awarded. Just because a person is able to win a popularity contest does not mean that they have earned respect. Different people have different standards for respect - some have high standards and others have exceptionally low standards.

So winning the popular vote, and a land slide in the electoral, means he the POTUS has no repsect, your point is ludicrous !

It's the people that go blow a chitload of money at tourist traps like Disney - that are dead broke in a couple years and are left wondering - "What happened?"

A million - after taxes - isn't 'that' much. Best to pay off the mortgage, perhaps a new work truck and invest in working for himself as he sounds like he has a decent trade.

Actually Pork Chop -- you are wrong ... at least partly.

Almost EVERY financial planner will say to big winners "budget some fun". That could be a new car, a trip, anything reasonable they really dream about. Usually the "fun" is about 5-10 percent of the win ... depending upon the size the prize and debt load of the person.

But let's say he has a 250,000 house in foreclosure. He comes home with about $750,000, pays off his mortgage, gives his daughter $100,000 for college, puts $250,000 away for retirement. That still leaves $150,000 for other things. Take 10 percent of just what's left, and that's easily a trip to Disney World ... and/or Europe too for that matter.

Sorry Beth, if you think he will get 750k of the million you need to learn some math.. if he takes it lump sum he will probably get around $600-650k, they don't give you the full million unless you take it over 30 years. After taxes, which will be 35% fed and whatever state taxes depending on your state, you will usually pay 45-50% total, so he will take home at least $300k, maybe as much as $400k. Lottery winnings are taxed as income. If he hires someone to help manage, he will pay out at least a few grand to that person.

So if he takes 10%, he has 30-40k to blow. One simple car will do that, and one two week trip to Disneyworld with a few nice meals for him, his daughter, his mom, and his girlfriend will eat that up as well. Not exactly living the life of luxury, $40k can go far faster than you can imagine. So lets say he has $350k left after all that.. Chances are if he is working as an electrician, even at all, he can afford a $200-250k house mortgage payment which is only going to be a ~$1600-1800 payment even if he was on a bad loan. So he probably owns a $400k+ home, which means he can't just pay it off. On top of that, if he is putting money away for his daughter to go to school, at the least he should put away $40k.. A good community college will cost that these days, and a university out of state will be 4-10 times more.. So he can put a good chunk away for her, or he can use a third of what he has left to guarantee she will have the option of paying for college with it. Let's say his idea of "helping mom" is the max gift he can give without paying taxes, so he can give about $13k to her. At best he has $200k left after all this, which is a lot of money, but probably enough to get him out of debt with the bank and pay the house down enough to sell it at a loss and get out from it, leaving him little to nothing, but hopefully enough to put a down payment on a house he can afford.

I am speculating a lot here, but the fact is, when you start talking houses and college, a million dollar lottery win before taxes is NOT going to be much. I think of the movie "Let it Ride" with Richard Dreyfuss.. He wins big and grabs a sheet of paper.. starts ticking off his debts.. diamond necklace for the wife, some credit cards, his car, his house and he frowns and says "I'm broke"..

Sadly, now that it is announced to the world that he won a million, he will be inundated by "friends" and strangers for handouts, preyed on by people looking to help him "invest", and probably won't ever be able to go to a dinner or for drinks with friends without having to pay "You won a million dollars and you can't buy a buddy a round of drinks?!?"

I wouldn't complain about winning a million, but at best it would pay off my house and allow me to help my kids with college, and maybe even allow me to buy a nice car, which would all be great because without a mortgage I would have a lot of financial freedom, but it wouldn't allow me to retire or even change to a job that is more satisfying that pays less. If I were smart it would help me to retire before 72, but not much else would change.. Now winning the 575 million would be a totally different story..

Being in the mtg. business this is one one the best feel good news stories I've seen or read in a very long time!!! If anyone comes up with negative B.S. on this they neeed to look at where they are at...Good for you and make the best of it!!!

DaveK, He won the Million Dollar prize, that is not a lump sum or annuity option. That is a one time, million dollar prize. The only prize that has those options is the JACKPOT. So with that being said he will take home after taxes probably a little under $600K after taxes, not before, which no is not enough to retire on, and if broken down would come out to 20k a year over 30 years... so think you should check your math again and do a little more research on the story and how the lottery system works.

I think it is a great story, that a guy that really needed the money got it, and I am sure without having to come out and tell you that he his going to pay off the house that is in foreclosure that he will do that because he does sound like an honest hard working person, and pretty sure the financial advisor he hires would advise him to do so.

How do you know he spent $2?

How do you know he didn't buy $5,000 worth of tickets and we're reading about the one ticket that won?

Nevada,

and if he spent $5000.00, so what? It amazes me how people like to tell people how to spend their own money, just as the poster who was telling him how much to put in government bonds and how much to put in dividend producing stocks.

As long as the guy isn't on my dime (welfare) I don't give a rat's rear how he spends it.

And - Congratulations!

If you ever want to take out a loan---this man is on your dime. Foreclosure will drive up the costs for borrowers.

We are all on each others dimes if we owe even a penny to anything. Stay classy Karen.

Congrats to this guy. It's great that your life has changed in a split second. Usually when life changes in a split second, its not for the good.

While technically, all borrowers are "on each others' dimes", the difference is that some of us make sure we pay back the dimes we borrow....that's the big disctinction here.

Nevada-Actually, you can find a pretty good clue that he most likely just bought one ticket(maybe 1-5 or $10 worth) when he said he used his own numbers. I realize there are people in the world who have a lot of time to waste...some of them are commenting on this thread; however, I highly doubt he sat there picking his own numbers 2500 times. My guess is that he bought no more than five...although I'll stretch as far as 10. If you buy a lot, you're MUCH more likely to take those quick picks. Anyway, good for him! Congrats on a very Merry Christmas this year for him. I wish him the best in his future!!!

Congrations on your win !!!!! You seem like a very deserving person. Enjoy your good fortune and give thanks to God for blessing you.

If he owed YOU the money, and you had exhausted ALL channels to get paid, you would probably think differently here. As I said above though, the sad truth is that people feel that if it is a bank, financial institution, large company, or the government, then the debt doesn't really matter to them so it shouldn't matter if he had money he COULD have payed the bank but gambled instead. To win a million, over a million people had to spend $2 on a lottery ticket, and 999,999 of them didn't win anything.

If this guy doesn't pay back what he owes and gets a free ride from his debt while taking his winnings and spending it on himself and his family, he is the lowest form of scum on this planet. Last I checked when you take something that you don't pay for, you are a thief. Just because he gives back the thing he took (his house) after failing to make the payments he agreed to make, doesn't make it all better when the house is no longer worth what he owes.

If you sell a car to a buddy and agree to take payments, and he stops paying you after a while, and you find out that he is gambling what money he DOES have, would you be OK with it? If you then found out he won a LOT and was going to spend the money on other things first, would you be OK with it? If he gave you back the car, all banged up and a year later when the value of the car is substantially lower, does it make it all OK? Anyone here who says yes, I would like to borrow some money from you, and trust me, I will pay it back *wink wink*.

Dave,

I didn't see any indication that he trashed the house that he was unable to make payments on.

It could very well be worth more than he owes on it.

Do you have some personal knowledge of his particular situation?

@DaveK,

Does someone owe you some money?? I think you should stop posting on this site immediately and find that person , and demand your money before you have a stroke!

I would never sell my friend my car and expect them to still make payments on the car. If they want the car they should buy it outright. Did you do this type of deal? Is this why you are so bent out of shape about a man spending $2 on a lotto ticket?? If he owes anyone any money I'm sure they can handle their own business and talk to him.

As for the accruing debt of this country...This country has been in debt since its inception. All this talk abbout debt is for naught. The debt will never be paid off. But once you collect your money from your "friend" maybe you can apply that money to the U.S. debt.

Thanks for doing your part ... ;-)

I am glad he won that money, an average Joe so to speak. My question is, he is a union electrician, they get annuities, savings, and not to mention a great paycheck.. excellent earning potential is just an add on bonus. Why is he in foreclosure?

@sometimeinlove - If you had a friend that had fallen on hard times and you had an extra car that you didn't drive, you won't sell them the car and have them make payments if that would help them out? That doesn't sound like a friend to me, but you are entitled to live your life however you see fit. That is one of the great things about this country, but at the same time, we don't have to agree with your mindset. I would help a friend in need. But I would expect them to pay me back per the agreement. Same goes for me taking out a loan with my bank. Do I hate paying the interest, sure....but I understand the contract that I am agreeing to. That is what we have a problem with.

As for the US debt...how can you justify the out of control debt increases that are going to destory our country with the, "But the guy before did it too" response? This isn't a game of monopoly....China is eventually going to stop buying the US debt and when we can't pay back our creditors, what do you think is going to happen? All great civilizations in history have come to and end at some point....unless the US gets back on track soon, we are likely going to be the next victim.

Really???!!!! Red Lobster?? Try a classier restaurant. You won a million dollars for Christ's sake. Nothing screams white trash more than someone winning the lottery and going to Red Lobster. 'Hey! I won a million dollars! Let's go to Red Lobster'--said no one EVER!!!

Sorry for my duplicate comments, my computer wasn't posting the initial one I made (or so I thought).

Dave,
Your attitude is such a Debby Downer. If I had an extra car sitting around and my friend needed it, I would give it to them. YES, free and clear. I don't loan money to friends, I give it to them. If I can not afford to give it to them then I would say I'm sorry, but I don't have it. I gave a co-worker money for his sister's funeral. Should I have made it a loan???

And all that "food stamp" money comes right out of my pocket in the form of taxes. Why do you think that is socially acceptable? It's this type of irresponsibilty that is destroying the very fabric of our country...

SickOfPolitics,

Yes, the food stamp money comes out of our pockets. It is not the fault of the Lotto or the guy that won. It's the fault of the system that provides food stamps to too many people who don't actually need it to feed their families.

@Laura - I agree with you...it's another mismanged government program gone awry. However, your mindset on whose "fault" it is should be pretty alarming to everyone. For someone to willing take something just because they can goes against everything I stand for. Personally, I would be too proud to take food stamps when I knew I didn't need them. I lived in college on next to nothing and took loans (that I have since repaid with interest) to get by. Was it hard? You bet! But the thought of government assitance never crossed my mind. I worked a full time job at nights for min wage to pay my bills, but at the end of the day I went home with my head held high and proud of the life and the decisions I made....I never "stole" (ie...food stamps, etc.) from you the taxpayer "just because I could".

Sick of Politics,

Blah Blah Blah, I'm so great, Blah Blah Blah. Get over yourself. I had cancer, and worked seventy hour weeks to stay afloat. Your not the only one who has sacrificed to meet a goal. By the way, since you like to play the "smarty pants" how come you suffered during college? I never ate roman noodles. I guess, I'm smarter than you?

I'm the one that said I was great? I simply stated I was too proud to take food stamps off the backs of hard working individuals like yourself just because I was "allowed" to do so. Since you are the one claming to be "smarter" than me, does that now make you a hypocrite? Likely not in your twisted, "I'm so great" mind!

I agree. It is nice to see someone down on their luck wins.

You would think he would pay off his house and all other debts and use this as a fresh start that so many of us need. If I won a million bucks, Red Lobster is not where I'd go unless it was the Red Lobster in the Bahamas!

That's the reason for the money men, to help him manage his "windfall". Good luck to all of them.

It won't provide an "oppulent" lifestyle at all, but if he's smart, he'll make it last.

Congratulations to you, Mr. Chandler, on scoring such an amazing holiday blessing!

And to everyone harping about the missing mention of payment on his foreclosed home, the first thing he said he's going to do is hire a financial advisor, and I have faith that the first thing the financial advisor is going to do is help him save his home. Best wishes for you, Larry. I pray you find the wisdom to do what's best for you and your family.