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| Soldier On Leave Wins $150 Million Jackpot |
| 2003-10-02 |
| A GI has a million reasons to remember his visit home -- or make that 150 million. Sgt. Stephen Moore is on leave from his U.S. Army unit in South Korea. He bought a lottery ticket while visiting family in Fitzgerald, Ga., this week. Turns out he has the winning ticket for the multistate Mega Millions lottery, with a $150 million jackpot. The chemical specialist is taking the cash payout -- nearly $90 million before taxes. Sgt. Moore says he’ll use his fortune to build a new home for his wife, Danielle, who is also an Army sergeant, and their family. Guess the 1st shirt can cross his name off the prospective re-enlistment roster. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #12 Well at least now he can afford to live on army pay. |
| Posted by: Cheddarhead 2003-10-2 7:24:04 PM |
| #11 Ergonomically speaking, stuffing a dollar into a g-string three hundred thousand times couls cause carpal tunnel. |
| Posted by: Superhose 2003-10-2 4:30:21 PM |
| #10 You don't know HOW many times I had this dream in the service! Alas I will have to live it through Sgt Moore. Yes I would have served out my tour, but what a tour it would have been! |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-10-2 4:22:37 PM |
| #9 I like the lottery! It's a voluntary tax, and I'm more than willing to let other people pay it! Hopefully he won't take $300,000 to a strip club and get robbed like that dolt in WV, though. |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-10-2 3:22:20 PM |
| #8 I don't like the lottery, but at least this jackpot went to a responsible person. |
| Posted by: Katz 2003-10-2 3:15:20 PM |
| #7 Better that he win it than some sorry leech who cries about needing welfare to survive, then turns around and cashes his government check for cigarettes and lottery tickets. |
| Posted by: SkinnyandBalding 2003-10-2 2:51:48 PM |
| #6 he Army will probably ask him to buy out his contract. I bet he has more class than that and will serve to the end of his currrent tour. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-10-2 2:19:37 PM |
| #5 ex-Marine roommate's comment: The Army will probably ask him to buy out his contract. For $50-$150k, he pays the Army back for everything its given him (like training) and gets a general discharge. |
| Posted by: Dishman 2003-10-2 2:14:44 PM |
| #4 Sure, with the Gurkhas I'll bet he could get a decent return on his investment. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-10-2 1:52:44 PM |
| #3 Shipman, like in the old days? Moore's Marauders? Hire a bunch of Gurkhas, and offer to take over patrolling Tikrit. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2003-10-2 1:31:02 PM |
| #2 Stephen's about to meet about 1000 cousins he never knew he had. |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2003-10-2 1:13:38 PM |
| #1 Why? $10 million buys a Bird and another $80 million buys a down payment on his own battlion. That's power you can't get in the private sector. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-10-2 1:06:35 PM |