Arizona couple won a lotta lottery grief

Comment #11

fja — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:58:56 GMT

Yeah Some people think that when you win a lottery, you all of a sudden have aquired a business sense....He had an idea that was probably festering in his head , and he gave it a shot.......and it stung him back......I'll give him an A for the idea.......but he out right flunked the execution of the idea........

Comment #10

Maverick — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 07:21:31 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by RJOh on February 22, 2005I just don't understand it. People invest a dollar in a lottery drawing and win millions and then they invest those millions in something else and lose it all. You would think they would stick with what worked in the past and just invest a dollar in another lottery drawing.RJOh

Comment #9

lazyjim — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 05:49:22 GMT

If all you need to grow tomatoes is sun and water, I could think of a lot more better places to do it than Snowflake. I drove through there today and I don't think there's a saloon in the whole dad-gum town. Who could live or work in a place like that

Comment #8

weshar75 — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 22:10:33 GMT

I wonder how he got away with having all that pot on his property and not go to prison for a very long time. Or at least less than a year before his big win.

Comment #7

LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 20:21:41 GMT

Comment #6

CASH Only — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:05:15 GMT

They won a Canadian lottery, not the Arizona Lottery.

Comment #5

RJOh — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:04:49 GMT

I just don't understand it. People invest a dollar in a lottery drawing and win millions and then they invest those millions in something else and lose it all. You would think they would stick with what worked in the past and just invest a dollar in another lottery drawing.RJOh

Comment #4

emilyg — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:00:53 GMT

annuity would have been good for them.

Comment #3

Lottophene — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:41:43 GMT

Well move over Whitakers - a new family demonstrates how to squander a windfall

Comment #2

CASH Only — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:40:30 GMT

Notice the spellings of various words, and the metric measurements in the story.

Comment #1

takeitez — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:28:51 GMT

The crop of tomatoes he lost in 1999 might have had something to do with the crop he had in 1997!! ez

Arizona couple won a lotta lottery grief

Lottery Post — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 13:57:00 GMT

In Snowflake, Ariz., between the White Mountains and the Petrified Forest, 16 hectares of tomatoes grow under massive greenhouses -- the dream and downfall of one of Ontario's largest lottery winners. Parkhill mechanic Bernie Nauss won $22.5 million in 1998. But it only took him and his wife, Krista, a few years to lose one-third of their fortune trying to grow hydroponic tomatoes.The town of Snowflake, 310 kilometers northeast of Phoenix, wasn't named for its climate: In the dead of winter dayt... [ More ]