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What would you do if you won the lottery? Would you feel lucky? Would you blow it all off? Would you save up? For some, instead of the lottery being a good thing, it bacame a world of disaster.

One man, William “Bud” Post won the Pennsylvania lottery of $16.2 million. He says, “I wish it never happened. It was totally a nightmare.” His own brother hired a hit man to kill him, in hopes that he would inherit part of the fortune–he was soon arrested. Other siblings pestered money out of him, for investments in a car buisness and a restraunt, that had no luck. To this day, Post lives off $450 a month and food stamps.

Willie Hurt won $3.1 million in 1989. Two years after, he was broke and charged with homicide. His lawyer claims Hurt blew off his fortune on a divorce and cocaine.

Looks like winning the lottery isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. You can find the article here.

Prediction:

Now, what would happen to Kino in The Pearl when he brings news back this lottery (the giant pearl) to his village? I predict that people will start beging and pleading for a share of the money. Or, instead of more civilized ways of getting money, some of the villagers might resort to threats for the money. Either way, no good can come out of this.

Connection:

Turns out that what happened to these people is what’s happening to Kino; people are expecting handouts of the money. Also, people such as the doctor and priest are trying to con or guilt the money/pearl out of him. That reminds me of William Post, because his own family tried to get money from him, some through pestering. Kind of like what people will/are try(ing) to do with Kino’s pearl.