The Article "Powerball winner to pay neighbors' rents" by Jonathan Berr published by MSN http://t.money.msn.com/now/powerball-winner-to-pay-neighbors-rents is about a guy named Pedro Quezada who won the lottery in New Jersey. Before he became a multi-millionaire, he had to pay off 29,000 in child support and had an outstanding arrest warrant. As soon as he won the lottery, he decided to pay his neighbors' who lived on his streets house mortgage and rent bills since he could afford it. He won $338,000,000,000 in the Powerball. Since his winnings, he has decided to put his retail store up for sale and according to the article his future plans are unsure of what he is going to do with the rest of the money.
I think this article is really interesting to read about. Not only because it's fascinating to see someone reach out to others around them and not be selfish with the money, but to also see that someone who was struggling with money once before, won the Powerball out of pure luck. I think it's very interesting how someone can win that much money when there are billions of people in this world who are trying to win the same thing. I think it's really cool what he did for others in his neighborhood.
Thats just amazing how that much money found its way to a man that wasn't doing well and helped him get a better start of a new life. My dad always plays the Powerball, and I always think its so silly and pointless, but this article proves that anyone could win.
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