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Kentucky Man Quits Job After Hitting The Lottery

It happens quite a bit, a Kentucky man quit his job after winning the lottery! The man officially retired and is ready to relax. Now keep in mind, it wasn’t…

Kentucky man quits job after winning cash prize in the lottery
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It happens quite a bit, a Kentucky man quit his job after winning the lottery! The man officially retired and is ready to relax. Now keep in mind, it wasn't the largest jackpot in lottery history, but clearly enough to say to his boss, "I'm not coming back!" According to the article in the Lexington Herald-Leader, James Keown won $100,000 and after driving a school bus for 11 years, he was done.

I just won the lottery and I quit!

After taxes, the former school bus driver is taking home just over $71K, but it's enough to his bills! So after that, it was time to quit his job and relax with his wife. James and his wife love cats and helping those disabled felines and want to help out local rescues. They couple would also like to buy some lake property to enjoy.

A lot of us would say that $100K is not a lot of money when it comes to winning a "lottery". But for James and he's wife, it's just enough to call his employer and call it quits. Keep in mind, James drove a school bus for the same school district that was in such disarray, that after the first day of school they canceled the second day due to a bus driver shortage! The story even made national news reporting that kids weren't getting home after the first day until 10pm that night.

Clearly James is done with the stress and just wants to enjoy life! By the way, James bought the ticket at a local Circle K and the store will receive $1000 for selling the winning ticket! So in the end, James got to do what all of us have ever thought about doing in our dreams. Finding out that we won a huge cash prize and the next day calling our boss to say "I quit!"

3 Things You Should Do If You WIN Mega Millions

Tonight is the night that someone could be a BILLION DOLLARS richer when the winning numbers are selected for Mega Millions. Now if you are the one that beats all the odds and ends up being that one person to own the winning ticket, there is a list of things that you should do immediately! First and foremost is call The Mike & Carla Morning Show!!!!! Okay, seriously, just imagine what you would do if indeed you did win Mega Millions!

What would you do if you WON Mega Millions?

Now it just so happened that The M&C Morning Show was talking about this a few days ago. M&C wanted to know what would be that one crazy thing you would do with the money. Of course, we would take care of our family, donate to charity and probably take the trip of a life time, but Mike & Carla actually wanted to know what would be that one thing outside the box you would do. Check out what some listeners said they would do in this segment from a couple of days ago...

But again, on the serious side, what should you do if indeed you do WIN the Mega Millions? One bit of advice is not to make any snap decisions with the money...take a couple of days and just take in the fact that you will never have to worry about bills, mortgages, or car payments for that matter. They also say don't become the family "ATM" for those looking for a payout.

Fox News actually put out an article to give you tips on what you should really do WIN Mega Millions and believe it or not, they all make sense. Read the article by clicking HERE just in case you need the advice...

But what are the Top 3 things you should really do scroll down to find out...and GOOD LUCK!

#3 SEEK OUT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE

LEGAL ADVICE

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One of the first things you should think about doing is putting together a good TEAM, dealing with finances, an accountant and even a lawyer that can help you wade through all the complications of having so much money!

#2 BE READY TO PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY

PRIVACY

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Be ready to change your phone numbers, your passwords and all your contact information! You know once your family and friends find out you've won all this cash, you're phone is going to be ringing off the hook!

#1 PUT THE TICKET IN A SAFE PLACE

SAFE

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Make sure you put the winning ticket in a safe place! A place where only you knows the combination and just sit back and let it all sink in before claiming this once in a lifetime jackpot...there ya go, so good luck!

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Mike O’Brian is the Program Director and Morning Show host on 96.3 KKLZ in Las Vegas, along with Carla Rea. He has been with the Beasley Media Group for almost 23 years. Mike was named one of the “Best Program Directors In America” by Radio Ink magazine. Over the years, “The Mike & Carla Morning Show” have been presented with a number of proclamations for their work in the community and numerous awards. Having lived in Las Vegas for over 35 years, he writes articles on living in Las Vegas, sports, and odd stories happening within the state of Nevada. Mike is the host of the morning show and program director of 96.3 KKLZ/Las Vegas. He has been doing mornings in Las Vegas for the past 38 years. Over the years, he has hosted a numerous amount of community events and has been the P.A. announcer for a number of sports teams in Las Vegas. He has written on living in Las Vegas, the sports teams here, as well as odd & little-known facts about Las Vegas & Nevada.