08-31-2012, 12:38 PM
Quote:Former Michigan rail worker claims $337M Powerball prize
Published August 31, 2012
Associated Press
Donald Lawson says the first thing he bought after winning the third-largest Powerball jackpot ever was a pack of bubble gum.
Lawson, a 44-year-old Lapeer resident, said Friday at a news conference in which he claimed the $337 million prize that it wasn't long before he quit his job as a railroad engineer. Lawson, a self-described "hillbilly" who grew up in Fort Smith, Ark., said he also told several family members to retire.
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Gee, and I thought that running trains was fun, not a job....
Don (ezdays) Day
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD