Student Wins $1M Lotto Jackpot (Picked the Game Because He "Liked the Kittens")

[Libertas1776]

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/hicksville-student-first-lier-to-win-sweet-million-1.1541441

Michael Sanchez, a college student from Hicksville (Long Island, NY) decided to play Sweet Million - the state's newest lottery game - instead of his usual instant-win games because he liked the kittens pictured on the advertisement <...> Thursday, Sanchez, 21, was catapulted into the spotlight as he accepted a jumbo $1 million check as the first Long Islander to win the game that the state launched last month.
After state and federal taxes, Sanchez - a liberal arts student at Nassau Community College who hopes to become a nurse - will take home $660,300.

Sanchez, who lives with his parents and brother, William, 27, said he's been playing Lotto twice a week since he was 19. He said he's seen winners on television who end up losing all their money or "buying ridiculous stuff." "I always said if I win, I'm not going to do none of that," he said. As for the winnings: First, he said, he'll help his parents pay bills - "they've been so good to me my whole life." He said the family moved here from El Salvador when he was a baby.

http://www.newsday.com/polopoly_fs/1.1541531.1256243370!image/4245934949.jpg_gen/derivatives/display_600/4245934949.jpg

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Sweet kid. :-)

[d_b]

1. Awesome.

Lucky skunk.

[jaysunb]

2. Good for him AND his family.

Maybe I can hit him up for a loan....:rofl:

[Vidar]

3. Good for him.