Unemployed Man Wins $1 Million at McDonald's

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sixmile (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Dec-22-10 02:30 PM
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Unemployed Man Wins $1 Million at McDonald's
   
Now has an opinion on the capital gains tax!

http://www.fox6now.com/news/witi-122110-west-allis-mcdo...

'An unemployed West Allis man will have a much brighter Christmas after winning a $1 million prize in the Monopoly game at McDonald's.

Jonathan Kehoe won the one and only million dollar prize after pulling an instant tab affixed to a medium soft drink at the McDonald's at Highway 100 and National Avenue in West Allis. "Pinch me, somebody pinch me," Kehoe said on Tuesday morning.

Kehoe says the day he pulled the winning tab at the end of October, he had his Godson with him. He wanted some McDonald's. So Kehoe to pull in and get something. He bought himself a McRib value meal in the drive-thru. When he pulled the tab, Kehoe saw the Boardwalk and Park Place tickets.

"I don't think it hit me right away. I didn't realize right away that I won. It was like I had to, um, ask a few people, 'is this real?' And after a couple of hours, it set in," Kehoe said.
Kehoe says he has some bills to pay off and he owes his parents some money. He wants to then see if he can buy some property. But Kehoe says he wants the money to last.'

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x56578

Good for him but how much do you wanna bet that he will still collect UE and be broke in 6 months?

HughBeaumont Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list    Wed Dec-22-10 02:34 PM
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2. Great news.
   
This is the first I've ever heard of someone winning this prize. I thought it was just a carrot-stick thing by McDonalds.

Too bad it won't last for life (after taxes, he'll get just over $500,000, possibly less), like it would have in the 70s or 80s, but it should make things a little easier for the next 10 years or so.

Now I wonder if he should be taxed at 90% he did get free money after all.

I'm waiting for Bobo to show up and bitch that she didn't win.

[jukin]

Ask Bwaney Fwank, TAKE IT ALL!  Unearned income..blah..blah..blah

[Randy]

Let's see, Wisconsin, unemployed, owes Mommy & Daddy money. I smell democrat. Tax 'em 99% he won't complain. After all he's evil rich from the proceeds of an evil corporate persona so he'd be the first to stand up and volunteer for the new rate. It's only fair.

 

[AllosaursRus]

Let's see, Wisconsin, unemployed, owes Mommy & Daddy money. I smell democrat. Tax 'em 99% he won't complain. After all he's evil rich from the proceeds of an evil corporate persona so he'd be the first to stand up and volunteer for the new rate. It's only fair.

 

I dunno, do Dems actually frequent those big greedy corporations? If ya listen to the primitives, they boycott McDucks due to their evil practice of handin' out toys in their Happy Meals!

Ma Belle Obwana will not be pleased! He took a kid to McDonalds! She'll prolly fine him and confiscate his winnings for the kids to buy alfalfa sprouts and cottage cheese!

[Celtic Rose]

The McDonald's monopoly game is an evil ploy to make American's obese!  We must write a law to ban the McDonald's monopoly game 

[Evil_Conservative]

I dunno, do Dems actually frequent those big greedy corporations? If ya listen to the primitives, they boycott McDucks due to their evil practice of handin' out toys in their Happy Meals!

Ma Belle Obwana will not be pleased! He took a kid to McDonalds! She'll prolly fine him and confiscate his winnings for the kids to buy alfalfa sprouts and cottage cheese!

I'd like to know how much of his unemployment money went to McDonald's every day.

Good for him, but I don't see that money lasting more than six months.

[Ptarmigan]

The McDonald's monopoly game is an evil ploy to make American's obese!  We must write a law to ban the McDonald's monopoly game  

If they read the fine prints, no purchase necessary, since it is a sweepstake. So, one does not have to go to McDonald's to play the Monopoly game. It's the law also. How to play without purchase.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO PLAY/WIN A PRIZE. INTERNET ACCESS & VALID EMAIL MAY BE REQUIRED. In-Store Game open to (50) US & DC, Guam, Saipan & Canada residents. Void where prohibited. In-Store Game: 10/5/10 - 11/1/10, or while supplies last; Online Game (not avail. in Guam & Saipan) ends 11/15/10 at 11:59:59 pm ET. Must be 13 yrs. or older to play online. Subject to Official Rules available at participating McDonald's and PlayatMcD.com; see for restrictions, ARVs, odds, no purchase play, prizes/claim requirement details.

^K= thousand and MM=million; the number of available prizes will diminish as prizes are awarded.

To participate without making a purchase: Mail a legibly handwritten, self-addressed, stamped envelope ("SASE") with sufficient postage and a complete return address postmarked by 11/1/10 and received by 11/5/10 to: 2010 MONOPOLY at McDonald's Game Piece Request, P.O. Box 49229, Strongsville, OH 44149-0229. DO NOT SEND POTENTIAL WINNING GAME STAMPS, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS TO THIS ADDRESS. Two (2) Game Pieces will be mailed in response to each request that complies with the requirements of the Official Rules, while supplies last. Requests from Vermont ("VT") residents that are postmarked in VT may omit return postage.

Claim Online Prizes: Click on 'CLAIM PRIZE NOW' from your winning message, or follow claim instructions in your prize confirmation email. All prizes (except Food by 11/15/10 and Redbox by 11/24/10) must be claimed by 11/30/10, for McDonald's Redemption Center receipt by 12/15/10. All prize claims are subject to verification.

www.playatmcd.com/

[compaqxp]

He's unemployed yet eats at McD's? Hummm...

[PatriotGame]

He's unemployed yet eats at McD's? Hummm...

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