Lottery winners: You don’t have to hit the multi-million dollar jackpot to make a difference in the world, but it sure does help! A few lucky players had different plans for spending their winnings after collecting their multimillion lottery windfalls. From using their winnings to help homeless people to investing in new sports centers for the underprivileged youth – these are just some of the ways lotto winners make a world around them a better place for everyone.
One such story comes from Dublin, where an anonymous woman won €500.000 in the Mega Millions draw. After matching the winning numbers 2, 7, 8, 12, 31 and 37 in the Daily Million Plus draw on February 25th, she decided to share her good luck with the less fortunate in her home town. The woman shared her plans of visiting homeless people on the streets of Dublin and providing them with financial aid.
“As a proud Dublin woman, it breaks my heart to see so many ordinary decent people become homeless in our city. This win is for all of those people in Dublin who struggle to find a bed at night. In the long term, I will commit to a plan to help as many as I can,” said the winner.
Another kind-hearted winner Mega Millions winner could be found in Ottawa. When Paul Hindo hit the $22.000.000 jackpot, he knew he was going to give some of it back to his local community. Mr. Hindo matched the numbers 17, 24, 26, 27, 35 and 49 in the Lotto 6/49 draw on June 14th. As a former immigrant who’s proud to become a respected citizen of Canada, Paul set out to contribute as much as he could to the welcoming community – of which he is now part of. Some of the charities he worked with in the past include Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation, Canadian Forces Liaison Council, and Community Foundation of Ottawa.
“I want to be wise and thoughtful with this money and continue to give back to Canada, which has been phenomenally generous to me and my family.” said Hindo.
Sometimes, it is the least fortunate that are the most generous as is the case of an unemployed man who decided to feed the poor after $50.000.000 lotto win. After scooping an enormous lotto fortune, the man from Sydney decided to open a restaurant and donate half of the food to people in need.
The anonymous man matched the winning numbers 10, 19, 21, 23, 26 and 36 with the Power Ball 10 in Australia’s version of Powerball on May 11th.
His family had been struggling since he lost his job at the end of last year, and described this victory as “a blessing”. Apart from sharing his winnings with his family and friends, he stressed he had a strong desire to genuinely help people.
“I want to open a restaurant – that’s my passion – and give 50% of the food away for free to people who need it. I don’t need profits, but there are homeless, students who are struggling, and people in need,” explained the winner.
A Mega Millions winner was among the kind-hearted individuals who had bigger plans for their newfound wealth. After scooping $177.000.000, the lucky player from Arkansas decided to use the money to build churches.
After matching all the winning numbers on March 31st, this became the highest lotto windfall ever won in the state of Arkansas. 71-year-old construction worker Eliberto Cantu.
Mr. Cantu had been playing for years with no luck before he finally stumbled upon the golden ticket that brought him a $177.000.000 fortune. Surprisingly, he will continue to buy lottery tickets in the future, and use some of the money to travel with his wife. However, the couple’s main plan is to give back to their community by building two new churches in Abernathy and Post.
“They still don’t believe it. It’s definitely a blessing, but they still don’t believe it, even though we just held the check and took pictures with it. It’s still kind of unreal right now,” said Rodrigo Cantu.
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