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Man Won Lottery on Ticket He Bought the Day He Died

By Alex in Everything Else on Jan 4, 2009 at 11:52 am


Donald Peters has got to be both the luckiest and unluckiest man on the day of his death. Well, unlucky because he suffered a heart attack and died, but lucky because he just bought the winning lottery ticket that provided for his family:

The Peters children think their father would have appreciated the irony.

Peters bought two Connecticut Lottery tickets at a local 7-Eleven store on Nov. 1 as part of a 20-year tradition he shared with his wife Charlotte. Later that day, the 79-year-old retired hat factory worker suffered a fatal heart attack while working in his yard in Danbury. [...]

"He’d be very mad, he just passed away and she won a lot of money," said Brian Peters, one of the couple’s three children. "He’d say, ‘Figures!"’

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  1. whitcwa
    Jan 4th, 2009 at 12:16 pm

    Just like Ned Devine! Except finding out he won the lottery killed him.

  2. GailW
    Jan 4th, 2009 at 1:28 pm

    At least his family is provided for now.:)

  3. alanis
    Jan 4th, 2009 at 1:39 pm

    isn't it ironic...

  4. The Other Parker
    Jan 4th, 2009 at 2:19 pm

    Tragic story, but I guess that's one of the best things he could have left for his family. Sure beats life insurance dividends, anyway.

  5. ted
    Jan 4th, 2009 at 2:28 pm

    Well, isn't that hilarious.

  6. DOJ
    Jan 4th, 2009 at 4:46 pm

    ‘Figures!'
    nice

  7. Idil
    Jan 4th, 2009 at 5:43 pm

    Hmm. I'm not sure whether the family would be acting ecstatic, or depressed.

  8. Bret Hammond
    Jan 4th, 2009 at 8:30 pm

    Isn't it ironic?

    Dontcha think?

  9. LisaL
    Jan 5th, 2009 at 1:10 am

    Wow..... just... wow...
    Poor guy, rich family though, but I wouldn't want to be in their situation. Great for them to have the money, but to lose a loved one... bleh.

  10. edc
    Jan 5th, 2009 at 8:14 am

    everyone, on three..
    1, 2, 3:
    LUCKY STIFF!

  11. Lisa
    Jan 6th, 2009 at 12:10 pm

    Yeah that'd be about my luck too! I'd purchase the ticket then die and someone else would benefit from it and I'd not get a damn thing out of it!

  12. Rocky Rook
    Jan 7th, 2009 at 1:21 pm

    A little too ironic.

  13. Scooter
    Jan 7th, 2009 at 5:31 pm

    They are all gonna say that they would rather have him alive than keep the money.

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