March 2010 – Lottery Winner Stories

  by: JohnCurio - Category: lottery online

When Anthony Castro received his big ceremonial lottery check, he had this to say: “Sha-wow! This is amazing!”

Sha-wow, indeed! Anthony Castro had some big hardships in his life prior to winning $250,000 in the lottery. As a 19-year-old in New York City, he was shot in the head. He managed to survive. After the 9-11 terrorist attacks, he decided that he needed to get out of New York, in search of a calmer life. He moved to Boise, Idaho. He had no money, though, and ended up living in a homeless shelter for a little while. But he managed to get ahead. He got a job as an insurance broker, got married, and had kids. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out with his wife and they got divorced.

Anthony Castro is a religious man. He has a lucky coin; it is a spiritual coin with the Holy Trinity on it. That’s what he always used to scratch his instant lotto tickets with. And so he did when he bought an Idaho Millions instant scratch game in March of 2010. The lucky coin worked. He won $250,000! The once-homeless man is now a big lottery winner!

This is what Anthony had to say about his win: “After so much turmoil in my life, and loss of my mother a year ago, this is truly a blessing for me. My dreams, everyone’s dreams, are coming true.”

Anthony Castro said that he will donate some of his winnings to his church, put some in a trust account for his daughter, and will invest and bank the remainder.