Payback for Lottery Winner Who Was Budged in Line
Times Union, March 31, 2011
Mike Barth, the man who won the Mega Millions jackpot on Friday in Albany, New York, was butted in line by another man who wanted a ticket, according to the Times Union. “Someone reached in front of me,” said Barth. “Actually cut in front of me to buy a ticket. I thought about saying something but let it slide.”
Mike Barth, the man who won the Mega Millions jackpot on Friday in Albany, New York, was butted in line by another man who wanted a ticket, according to the Times Union. “Someone reached in front of me,” said Barth. “Actually cut in front of me to buy a ticket. I thought about saying something but let it slide.”
Barth received the ultimate karmic payback for staying silent in the face of rudeness: $319 million. Barth and six co-workers—all employed as state IT workers from the Homes and Community Renewal offices—appeared in public on Thursday for the first time since the announcement. Each gets $19.1 million after taxes. The odds of winning the Mega Millions lottery is 1 in 176 million.
