Marine credits karma for $2.9 million slots jackpot

Comment #15

HaveABall — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:53:30 GMT

Congratulations, Alexander, on your tidy, pre-taxed slot machine annuity jackpot win! You have a vivacious and handsome face.

Alexander, it's encouraging that you are planning to be financially kind to your undelivered nephew (or niece), sister, and mother. A true gentleman

Comment #14

mightwin — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:07:41 GMT

Great story and congrats to him

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haymaker — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:08:12 GMT

pretty cool that he says its karma'

even cooler that hes a doner,

coolest that he will brave pain to help another,

sorry,ran out of superlatives before i got to he was doing this before the win.

Comment #12

rdgrnr — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:50:00 GMT

That's what I call a Great American. They used to be a lot more common than they are now. That was before we became a nation of victims and excuses.

God Bless him.

Comment #11

Piaceri — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:32:04 GMT

Congrats to this young man... and God bless him for his service AND for the marrow donation. What great karma this young man has

Comment #10

sandia — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:39:19 GMT

Congratulations, young man America, is thankful for your sacrifices, both in and out of unfirom.

Enjoy the money, young man.

The best to you.

Comment #9

sully16 — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:32:27 GMT

Congrats Alex, and Thank You.

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maringoman — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:32:35 GMT

Such a heart warming story. 1 up for the good guys

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mcginnin56 — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:02:21 GMT

THRIFTY should like this guy

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s5thomps — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:48:33 GMT

Not bad for $100.00 investment. At only 26 years old and getting a 100,000 dollar annuity for 20 years he can be set for life with proper planning. He also says that he is thrifty so he should be just fine. Cograts Marine! Semper Fi

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VenomV12 — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:16:27 GMT

If there was ever proof positive that karma exists, this is it.

Congratulations.

Comment #4

NightStalker — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:56:14 GMT

Salute to you Cpl Alex Degenhardt!

Nice to see a serviceman win a jackpot.

Yet another reason to sign up to be a bone marrow donor.

Comment #3

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:49:25 GMT

Love it, Love it, Love it..... What an Awesome Man, sacrificing his life to protect this Country to help save someone with bone-marrow...WOW!!!

Congrats Cpl. Alex Degenhardt....

Comment #2

CDanaT — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:24:04 GMT

Great story ! Glad to hear an active duty serviceman won. I would have to believe that's a rarity in any jackpot over $2 million. Thanks for serving our country young man and thanks for giving to a person in need. Can't rule out Karma on that one

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mcginnin56 — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:21:26 GMT

Hooray for GOOD KARMA!!! And big congratulations to Alex for scoring a cool $2.8 million.

Marine credits karma for $2.9 million slots jackpot

Lottery Post — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:57:32 GMT

A couple of days before he hit a jackpot of nearly $3 million, Cpl. Alexander Degenhardt learned he'd been accepted as a bone marrow donor to an anonymous patient.

They asked me if I was sure I wanted to go through with it, because it's kind of painful, but what's a little pain if it will save someone's life? the U.S. Marine said Friday. I look at this as kind of good karma for that.

Degenhardt's karma was worth more than $2.8 million, the second biggest jackpot for Bally Technologies, w... [ More ]