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Millionaire Congressman Wins Lottery... Again

Valadius Sep 07 2007 01:48 PM

[url]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070907/ap_on_fe_st/odd_lucky_congressman;_ylt=AhLlzyGkPchVBxya2sb76lFvzwcF[/url] MILWAUKEE - U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, already a millionaire and heir to the Kimberly-Clark fortune, is on a lucky streak. The Republican hit it big in 1997 with a $250,000 jackpot in the District of Columbia lottery. Then, last spring, he won $1,000 prize in the Wisconsin lottery, and he won another $1,000 in that lottery last week. "I got lucky," Sensenbrenner said. Sensenbrenner, 64, was born into a family that helped build Kimberly-Clark Corp., maker of Kleenex tissue and Scott paper towels, and he recently reported a net worth of about $11.6 million. He said he spends about $10 a week on lottery tickets. The latest winnings came in a Super 2nd Chance drawing, in which people who mail in at least $5 in losing tickets vie for 10 $1,000 prizes each week. Lottery officials put the odds of winning just one time at 1 in 5,000. Can somebody please tell me WHY a multi-millionaire is playing the lottery?

Willets Point Sep 07 2007 01:49 PM

Because he wants to be a billionaire?

metirish Sep 07 2007 01:55 PM

I give him credit for all the years spent playing the lotto,gotta respect that.

Edgy DC Sep 07 2007 01:57 PM

I do?

Benjamin Grimm Sep 07 2007 02:31 PM

The only reason I respect lottery players is because if there weren't lotteries our taxes would probably be higher.

metirish Sep 07 2007 02:35 PM

Ah I'm taking the piss outta Val,the respect factor for Ankiel.......I missed.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 07 2007 02:58 PM

No biggie. Just be sure to give Valadius his piss back.