Another lucky bankrupcy person story

[SirFozzie]

NEW YORK --With just 78 cents in his savings account and $44,000 owed to creditors, parking attendant Juan Rodriguez plunked down $1 on a lottery ticket.

Good thing he wasn't pinching pennies: He won a $149 million lottery jackpot.

Rodriguez, 49, of Queens, bought his Mega Millions lottery ticket about one month after filing for bankruptcy.

He stepped forward over the weekend to claim his prize, proving to be a man of many dollars but few words. At a news conference, he wore dark glasses and said he was "excited." Asked what he planned to do with his millions, he said, "I have no idea."

According to court papers, Rodriguez had exactly 78 cents in his savings account and nothing in his checking account. He owed $19,486 on one credit card and $10,070 on another. And he owed the Internal Revenue Service $2,279.

Rodriguez bought his ticket in the middle of a double shift at his $28,000-a-year job as a parking garage attendant. He immigrated to the United States from Colombia in 1982.

There was one clue that Rodriguez wanted his cash fast: He opted for a lump-sum payment of $88.5 million instead of 26 annual installments

[Philliesfan980]

[bitterness] What a deadbeat. This guy has no right to even buy a damn ticket [/end bitterness]

[Franklinnoble]

I think that guy owes me money...

[Solecismic]

How this person can obtain credit cards with limits more than twice mine is beyond comprehension. We all pay the price, while the banks rake in absurd fees and interest charges.

[Philliesfan980]

Screw credit cards, those bastards aren't getting any finance charges out of me. I think that someone would need to have their head examined to pay 20% a year.

[DeToxRox]

my cousin was one of 7 people to win 170 k. lucky bastard.

[kcchief19]

Originally Posted by Solecismic

How this person can obtain credit cards with limits more than twice mine is beyond comprehension. We all pay the price, while the banks rake in absurd fees and interest charges.

I thought the same thing. How credit card companies can justify allowing a person to bury themselves in debt like that from either a fiscal or moral standpoint amazes me. I'm assuming those credit cards were from less than reputable sources and probably at a 25 percent APR.

[SunDancer]

Anyone think he'll go like many lottery winners, and be broke/in debt in a few years?

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by Philliesfan980

[bitterness] What a deadbeat. This guy has no right to even buy a damn ticket [/end bitterness]

Don't worry, he'll be broke within 5 years.

[Sharpieman]

Originally Posted by Philliesfan980

[bitterness] What a deadbeat. This guy has no right to even buy a damn ticket [/end bitterness]

I think he's actually one of the first people to deserve it. I'd rather have him win then some person who is already wealthy or in great shape finacially.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by Sharpieman

I think he's actually one of the first people to deserve it. I'd rather have him win then some person who is already wealthy or in great shape finacially.

It's the people who live well beyond their means, racking up piles of debt that are among the first to deserve a large lottery payout? I guess that's one way to look at it...

[SunDancer]

Originally Posted by mckerney

It's the people who live well beyond their means, racking up piles of debt that are among the first to deserve a large lottery payout? I guess that's one way to look at it...

I had the same response.

[hhiipp]

He's from Columbia, why wasn't he running drugs?