$338M NJ Powerball winner pledges to pay rent for his entire block

Comment #294

helpmewin — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:44:35 GMT

oh wow i am so glad this story is back i missed seeing it

is there any updates on this winner

Comment #293

Ronnie316 — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:27:50 GMT

Comment #292

Ronnie316 — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:53:33 GMT

Spend right away.. Good idea.

Comment #291

Ronnie316 — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:52:02 GMT

I'm ticked at Pedro for winning. I think he should be exported.

Comment #290

billionaire2bee — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:13:50 GMT

Sounds like all of you are a little ticked that ole Pedro won....i have seen more negative than positive on his win....Maybe we should all say congrats and good luck and move on to the next winner and do the same

Comment #289

helpmewin — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 03:01:29 GMT

Bad idea

Comment #288

helpmewin — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 03:00:45 GMT

yeah least that way he can sell his house sleep in his car when he runs out of money

good thinking

Comment #287

Ronnie316 — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 01:11:56 GMT

That's why spending it is a good idea........

Comment #286

DC81 — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 01:08:40 GMT

What if he doesn't go broke, just won't be alive in five years

Comment #285

Ronnie316 — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:41:26 GMT

BETTER to wait and get citizenship when its given away for free, less red tape.

Comment #284

Ronnie316 — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:36:32 GMT

Comment #283

Ronnie316 — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:36:06 GMT

NO sooner...... NO sooner......... Set for life I say.

Comment #282

Ronnie316 — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:33:35 GMT

A house and a car for every family member. At least he will have a place to stay when its all over.

Comment #281

helpmewin — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:21:48 GMT

he might be if it was just Him, but he has a new wife five kids and a whole lot of friends family and the whole BLOCK oh and don't forget where he came from he will take care of a few back there to i imagine

easy come easy go, now you see it now you don't

i hope he gets to enjoy some of it before it is all gone

Comment #280

helpmewin — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:17:22 GMT

I Think sooner than that

Comment #279

Ronnie316 — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:47:37 GMT

I think he is set for life.

Comment #278

deciquio — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:07:57 GMT

I gave him 5 years but now I am lowering the bar to 4 years.

Comment #277

jamella724 — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 01:38:47 GMT

I'm not sure if he is kindhearted or he is just trying to impress the whole neighborhood. Well I guess pampering neighbors isn't a bright idea at all.

Comment #276

Jill34786 — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:56:03 GMT

I wonder how many other rumours of extravegant gifts are floating around

Comment #275

helpmewin — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:13:03 GMT

The only time I hear them speak Spanish is whenever I walk by them. LOL.

you should learn spanish then you know what they sayin

did they laugh after you walk by

Comment #274

myturn — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:55:19 GMT

'$338M NJ Powerball winner pledges to pay rent for his entire block'

I can see the writing on the wall. That jackpot is not going to last long. I hope he gets independent professional financial advice before it is too late.

Comment #273

rdgrnr — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:25:37 GMT

The day he won one of the guys didn't get a ticket. Very suspicious if you ask me.

And he didn't sue him

Comment #272

sanman$ — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:19:17 GMT

I worked with this guy, Sergio Martini who won 10.3 million in the Powerball Lottery in January, 1996. He lived in Brewster, N.Y. He used to gamble on everything. He drove his brother's taxi cab on weekends to make extra gambling money. They were about to take his house away. About twenty of us used to give him a dollar twice a week he'd buy us a powerball ticket. But he wouldn't give them to us until a day or two after the lottery. The day he won one of the guys didn't get a ticket. Very suspic... [ More ]

Comment #271

sanman$ — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:08:50 GMT

Half of the sanitation workers I work with are Spanish, but they all know how to read, write, speak English. The only time I hear them speak Spanish is whenever I walk by them. LOL.

Comment #270

sanman$ — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:26:22 GMT

Pedro (No Habla English) Quezada. HORRIBLE!!! What I want to know is what planet has Pedro been living on for the past 24 years? You need to purchase the 'Rosetta Stone' muy pronto, so that you can learn to read, write, habla (speak) English man!!! So that you can apply to become a U.S. citizen.

Comment #269

NJJim — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 05:45:27 GMT

Really? Do you think kit's going to take 5 years? If he gets all that money without a financial plan, I wouldn't give him two years. I wish him well though, but he needs to get out of town pronto. With that kind of dough, it's not even the many that will beg him one by one - I'd be worried about the big time criminals, the so called professionals: the kidnapers, and home invaders, and hell, even the Mob

Comment #268

Factorem — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:56:52 GMT

You are welcomed, DallasCowboyFan! and I am happy.

Comment #267

Factorem — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:45:50 GMT

Thank you very much Golfer

Comment #266

giotonia — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:12:54 GMT

I agree he would go broke.

Comment #265

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:51:23 GMT

Allen Iverson did that look at him now bankrupt

Comment #264

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:49:27 GMT

Comment #263

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:45:37 GMT

Comment #262

Ronnie316 — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:28:11 GMT

I got my tix and IMA B D Big MM JP Winner.......................

Comment #261

Ronnie316 — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:25:55 GMT

Have to check out. Hope everyone has a good evening.

Comment #260

Ronnie316 — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:24:37 GMT

I agree with you Artist, Pedro likely did the best thing given his situation.

Comment #259

Ronnie316 — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:18:38 GMT

But they could be considered an investment based on whet your saying

Comment #258

Artist77 — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:16:33 GMT

Well personal legal fees are not tax deductible so Pedro needs to set up some sort of business/LLC ASAP.

Comment #257

Ronnie316 — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:14:30 GMT

Thats what the Lawyer told him about his fees........

Comment #256

helpmewin — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:12:36 GMT

it's called investment = tax right offs

Comment #255

Ronnie316 — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:04:44 GMT

Just try to keep the cost of the advice lesser than, or equal to the price of the apartment building.

Comment #254

helpmewin — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:03:59 GMT

you know him paying 1 or 2 months rent for them aint gonna stop there

least if he owned the place he could collect rent from them when they had it to pay.

Comment #253

Artist77 — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:01:44 GMT

Amen. Logical advice from Ronnie. A red letter day

Comment #252

Ronnie316 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:59:44 GMT

I recommend paying for some good advice before attempting such a thing.

Comment #251

Artist77 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:47:32 GMT

Perhaps not, in the long run. Avoiding open ended promises may save Pedro time, misery, and legal fees defending himself down the road. And, like anything in life, good advice is not free.

Comment #250

helpmewin — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:46:42 GMT

maybe he should have just bought the appartment buildings then they all can live for FREE

Comment #249

Ronnie316 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:43:39 GMT

Right, except paying the rent would have been cheaper. lol.

Comment #248

Artist77 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:39:50 GMT

Well that is why Pedro retained counsel....if he is a competent attorey, he will provide him valuable advice on the pros and cons of every potential action. If Pedro jumped the gun with promises and still wants to pay rent for the block, hopefully counsel will help him with a logical organized way to do it. That is why one retains counsel.

Comment #247

Ronnie316 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:34:15 GMT

Ok, but just because his Lawyer says that rumor is not true does not mean Pedro never said he would pay someones rent. It just means a Lawyer is being paid to say things.

Comment #246

Artist77 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:27:50 GMT

Yes, if he was retained by Pedro, he is his authorized rep. (unless he hired a PR firm to issue statements for him as well).

Comment #245

Ronnie316 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:43:56 GMT

So your saying a spokesmouth Lawyer is a reliable source

Comment #244

Artist77 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:15:13 GMT

With the internet and the rush to be first, accuracy in articles and overall reporting fell by the wayside a long time ago. I had a recent newspaper article on a book and after the writer got the initial press release from the publisher, he wrote the article (never contacted me or the publisher with questions), added a bunch of inaccurate info like the state I lived in, where I was born and where I went to school (ALL of this info was not even close to being accurate). Of course, I had it correc... [ More ]

Comment #243

HaveABall — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:41:32 GMT

I take this statement and request back ... perhaps only huge PB jackpot winner Pedro and one or two other people knows what happened here

Comment #242

HaveABall — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:56:25 GMT

LP Administrator, Todd, should remove this fictitious article, as we now have been shown that this story wasn't verified from a reliable source before publication.

Comment #241

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:36:28 GMT

Comment #240

HaveABall — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:18:11 GMT

This decision would probably be best for his family and his previous neighbors.

Comment #239

HaveABall — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:15:07 GMT

Pedro Quezada and his lawyer's smartest 'final draft plan.' Pedro can deduct his own contributions to this newly proposed children's charity, yet not paying any neighbor's rent for month, from his 2013+ Federal Income Taxes.

Comment #238

tnhope — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:07:56 GMT

congrats!!!

child support checked

friends okay checked

block party checked

great guy checked

Comment #237

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:05:56 GMT

Right now Pedro is only thinking about his family needs which is rightfully so. Now later on he may pay his old neighborhood a visit.

While his heart goes out to families in need, Fernandez said, his family comes first.

Comment #236

Ronnie316 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:57:24 GMT

That's a shame, I really thought he would do his poverty stricken neighbors a blessing.

Comment #235

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:52:20 GMT

I don't think they will ever see him again

Comment #234

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:51:18 GMT

I don't know sounds like the lawyer is doing all the talking now to protect Pedro

After the hearing, Fernandez dismissed rumors that Quezada had offered to pay his neighbors rent for a month or two.

While his heart goes out to families in need, Fernandez said, his family comes first.

Comment #233

Ronnie316 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:49:59 GMT

God bless Pedro.

Comment #232

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:47:12 GMT

Bless his heart.

Fernandez, who is also handling Quezada s trust, said the now-retired deli owner from the Dominican Republican has other benevolent plans.

He wants to set up a foundation for homeless children in the Dominican Republic and here.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/pedro_fixes_daddy_ue_xUldmve7SNcHj97Z5ikpiI

Comment #231

Ronnie316 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:33:57 GMT

I think he should pay their rent anyway, if they ask him nicely.

Comment #230

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:26:41 GMT

Found it

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/pedro_fixes_daddy_ue_xUldmve7SNcHj97Z5ikpiI

Comment #229

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:21:06 GMT

Thanks will do.

Comment #228

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:20:16 GMT

Glad to hear he has all his children with him, I do wish him and his family the best.

Thanks for sharing the link helpmewin

Comment #227

Ronnie316 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:15:43 GMT

I think the Lawyer told Pedro, to tell him to say that. Sort of as a disclaimer.

Comment #226

TylerD67 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:13:08 GMT

I tried to post a link and Lottery Post just warned me I can't do that. so look it up on the NY Post, they article is about Pedro's child support but if you keep reading his lawyer address the rumor that he would pay all his neighbors rent. Pedro's Lawyer says that he never said he would do that.

Comment #225

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:09:44 GMT

Nice story Factorem, thanks for sharing

Comment #224

Ronnie316 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:09:23 GMT

Winners play the lottery in New Jersey.

Comment #223

Ronnie316 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:06:35 GMT

Comment #222

golfer1960 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:43:35 GMT

Great story Factor

Comment #221

golfer1960 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:39:31 GMT

Yeah I've noticed that too Rocky but I can't get a sniff at anything. I've won maybe $7.00 in the last 6-months between PB and MM.

New Jersey has been lucky lately. Here is what I come up with:

$211.7M Powerball 3/13/2010 Morris Plains, NJ cash

$70M Powerball 3/21/2012 Tinton Falls, NJ cash

$89M MegaMillions 1/25/2013 Orange, NJ cash

$338M Powerball 3/23/2013 Passaic, NJ cash

Plus we've had countless 2nd prize winners too. It seems tha... [ More ]

Comment #220

Ronnie316 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:58:24 GMT

I was think they were all friends of his. Like people he borrowed a cup of suger from and where his kids played, and BBQs together. For all we know those people helped feed his kids in hard times.

Comment #219

Ronnie316 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:51:54 GMT

Its an established fact that I never learned fundamental mathematics. But thanks for reminding me.

Comment #218

savagegoose — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:43:12 GMT

someone prob told him to pay all their rent, then went to the media. and said he said he would. leaving ot to pedro to extracite himself from the assumed gift.

Comment #217

Lucky4Life — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:26:10 GMT

I was wondering how long it would take him to recant. Or maybe this was just wishful thinking on someone's part that he would indeed pay rent for everyone.

Comment #216

CLETU$ — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:10:10 GMT

Where did you go to school?Did they teach math,there?Apparently not.

Comment #215

Factorem — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:14:39 GMT

You are correct.

I have seen many, who themselvs are living on the margins, have little to nothing to show to their credit, yet helping to bear the hardships and crosses of others near to them as family or friends, at remarkable and most humbling degrees.

I once went out, when I was able to, and hired two guys who lived at a Group home, to help me do various work around my yard for the day. I agreed to pay each person by the hour.

Shortly after the start of work, one of the guys felt s... [ More ]

Comment #214

Factorem — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:55:19 GMT

Thank You golfer!

I am encouraged.

Comment #213

Seattlejohn — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:44:44 GMT

I hope I'm wrong. Given how hard it is to save money, I hate reading stories about lottery winners who throw it all away. Guys like Jack Whittaker and Dave Edwards just piss me off...

Comment #212

SLOYAROLE — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 02:11:42 GMT

I meant to type *dog in the hunt

Comment #211

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 01:27:11 GMT

Tyler, do you have a link with the statement from the attorney

Comment #210

SLOYAROLE — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 01:26:57 GMT

I'm not going to knock the guys good gesture to his block. He probably should have went about doing it a little more quietly. Also, from what I understand about the $13000 gift ceiling, the IRS has no dog in the fight on counting it as income for the recipients.

Comment #209

TylerD67 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 01:22:50 GMT

Just heard from Pedro's attorney that this is not true he never said he was paying people's rent. Man I am praying for this guy he is really gonna need it. But I got this bad feeling he is going to be one of those what not to do when you win the lottery winners. Just hope he doesn't end up broke.

Comment #208

Ronnie316 — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:59:02 GMT

Thats what Im sayin... How could he just walk away

Comment #207

Ronnie316 — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:56:37 GMT

If he was planning on paying for a dope habit like Jack did, I would agree that he is a blockhead.

Comment #206

Ronnie316 — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:51:42 GMT

Really. $150,000. would be 1/10th of 1% of his $150 million.

Comment #205

haymaker — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:46:26 GMT

I don't think theres even 20 homes on that block.

Comment #204

helpmewin — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:44:01 GMT

okay fair enough

Comment #203

Ronnie316 — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:38:24 GMT

No no no, no blockhead. If the block has 50 homes and they rent be $500. thats $50,000 for everything.

Comment #202

helpmewin — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:30:09 GMT

He said he's going to pay the rent for everybody here on this block for at least a month or two months,

the whole Block, he's a blockhead

i'm glad i own my house and Not have to rent

Comment #201

Ronnie316 — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:24:29 GMT

Paying a few peoples rent wont hurt. I say go ahead and pay it.

Comment #200

helpmewin — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:12:51 GMT

5 Kids from 5 years old to 23 he needs his money

i would tell them friends i can't keep doing that.

Comment #199

Ronnie316 — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:08:47 GMT

God bless Pedro.

Comment #198

helpmewin — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:05:19 GMT

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/powerball-winner-pedro-quezada-settles-29000-child-support/story?id=18856646

Comment #197

Ronnie316 — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:59:50 GMT

$338M NJ Powerball winner pledges to pay rent for his entire block

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Comment #196

Ronnie316 — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:58:34 GMT

Comment #195

helpmewin — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:57:09 GMT