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  • Danica Patrick: Just Like Us. Sometimes.

    Danica Patrick: Just Like Us. Sometimes.

    Danica Patrick has endured a few exciting changes recently.

    The lovely racing starlet has teamed up with the Florida Lottery, and as a result has added a little pink to her No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet. The Florida Lottery has come on board to co-sponsor Danica Patrick for the July 5th Coke Zero 400 at the Daytona International Speedway and on Nov. 16th at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

    The day will be full of contests from the Florida Lottery for the fans of Danica Patrick. Some will have the privilege of meeting the fast female, others will get to hang out with her pit crew. That sounds fun!

    Still, the luckiest Danica Patrick fan will get to take home her worn fire suit from the race.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLuwo2HSscQ

    Racing company Stewart-Haas Racing made the announcement via Twitter:

    In other big news, it seems that racing super star Danica Patrick can also be…well…just like us.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFNXRIe9jU0

    She celebrated a milestone that many of us peasants also celebrate: Her puppy’s solid poop!

    Yes. Yes it is.

    If you’ve ever had a dog with digestive issues, this is totally acceptable.

    Danica Patrick’s puppy, 4-month-old miniature Siberian husky Dallas Stenhouse (who happens to have his own Twitter account), has digestive issues and even has to use a special water bowl to drink from as a result.

    Sometimes, in the midst of all the celebrity worship that goes on, it’s just nice to see the normal just-like-everyone-else side of people that are famous for one thing or another. Danica Patrick is usually good for one of these moments.

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  • Mega Millions Winners Have Big Plans For Jackpot

    Mega Millions winners Raymond Moyer and Robyn Collier, both 35 and from central Florida, are one happy couple after winning half of a $414 million dollar prize.

    The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Florida Lottery Commission, according to AP.

    When asked what they will do with their $207 million jackpot, the happy couple said the money will be used to do things they weren’t able to do before.

    They said they want to invest part of it, then use the rest to travel and go to as many Notre Dame games as they possibly can.

    So, what happened when they found out that they had won the third largest jackpot in Florida Lottery history? Collier said they didn’t even find out until the morning after the drawing when the numbers were posted on the morning news.

    “I paused the TV and ran to get the ticket to double-check the numbers,” she said. “And when I realized they all matched, I jumped off the couch in excitement and told Raymond we had won.”

    Raymond didn’t believe her at first, but then they showed the Publix grocery store on Merritt Island where they had bought the ticket. He said of the moment he realized it was true, “It was definitely a shock, but it is an incredible blessing that will allow us to do many things we would not have had the opportunity to do before.”

    The Merritt Island Publix was also pleased with the couple’s winnings. The store received a $100,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Winners all around, including the winner in Maryland that has yet to come forward to claim the other $207 million.

    Which leaves one to ponder, If I won $207 million dollars, I would….

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  • Mega Millions Winners in Florida Claim $207 Million

    A central Florida man and woman have stepped forward to claim their half of the $414 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot on Tuesday.

    Raymond Moyer and Robyn Collier, both 35, claimed $207 million in winnings from the Florida Lottery, and opted for a one-time, lump-sum payout of roughly $115.5 million. A check dated for April 21 was made out to the Cobie and Seamus Trust, which Moyer and Collier are members of.

    The golden Quick Pick ticket for the March 18 drawing was bought at a Publix grocery store on Merritt Island. Florida Lottery officials stated Publix will receive a $100,000 cut for selling the ticket. The $414 million jackpot is the third largest in the history of the game, and a second winning ticket was purchased in Maryland, though has not yet been claimed.

    Collier said that she wasn’t aware that she and Moyer were winners, until the numbers came up on the local news. Moyer commented, “It was definitely a shock, but it is an incredible blessing that will allow us to do many things we would not have had the opportunity to do before.”

    Non-winners took to Twitter to explain what they might do if they were winners:

    The two plan to invest the money, travel and attend Notre Dame football games. Though, not all lottery winners are equipped to handle such prompt reversal of fortune. There have been numerous instances describing the pitfalls of instant wealth.

    Kenneth and Connie Parker were winners of a $25 million jackpot, and abruptly ended their 16-year marriage within months. Jeffrey Dampier was kidnapped and murdered by his sister-in-law, after winning $20 million. Jack Whittaker won the largest individual payout in U.S. lottery history in 2002, only to have his granddaughter overdose on drugs and have numerous brushes with the law. Hurley from ABC’s cult classic LOST entered a world of pain after hitting a jackpot.

    It would appear to be wise to never tell anyone you’ve won (if the state where the ticket was purchased allows this; few do), and perhaps exact a more complex plan than eternal recreation.

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