Powerball Winner
October 15th, 2009 by Mike VasilindaDr. William Steele, a dermatologist and his wife claimed the first winning Powerball ticket sold in Florida today. The game began in January. The couple will take home more than a hundred million dollars, but says the money won�t do much to change their lives
�It�s a good thing for education,” Steele said. “We actually know, personally, another Powerball winner, from my past. So you always think, maybe if he won, I could win.�
“It was about four in the morning, I think, and I woke my wife up and said, honey, do you love me? And she said, I�ve always loved you,” he said. “And Isaid, I love you too, oh by the way…She said, no, you didn�t, go back to sleep. And I said, no honey, I did.�
�We wanted to be able to fuel our children�s dreams and help them be able to be of service, to work in the community,” wife Frankie Steele said. “And this well help them do that as well, so that�s part of our dream.�
The couple says they will set up a foundation and screening process to help distribute some of the money to those in need.
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