Lottery Winner Turns Down Free Gas For Life, takes Money

In Florida the state lottery came up with a way earlier this week that they felt would help raise revenue through their new lottery tickets. They vowed to give away free gas for life to grand prize winners of their competition.

The first of those grand prize winners was chosen this week, and the man said no thanks to the offer from the state lottery. Bob Herron from Bonita Springs became the state's first grand prize winner of the free gas.

When it came time to make the decision to take the gas or take the cash, he chose the gas. His age had much to do with turning down the gas. The distance that he drives also helped in the decision.

"I'm seventy years old. If I live for another twenty years, which is the minimum they pay out, I'll be ninety, so I just decided to take the cash and enjoy it," said Harron. he claims to only travel twenty four miles a day, to drop off and pick up his wife from work.

The cash payout he received was $39,000. The figure was actually higher, but taxes claimed some of the money. the amount before taxes was $52,000. There also were fifty lucky winners in the Florida Lottery this week that won free gas for a year.

July 12, 2008
Posted By Susan Torres
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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