Man Wins $208 Million In Lottery - Dies Of Heart Attack At 43

[matcom]

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Ralph Stebbins and his wife, Mary, had big plans for the $208-million Mega Millions lottery jackpot they won in April 2005.

Buy a farm. Buy a cow.

But after less than a year of incredible wealth -- taking home a $124.7-million lump-sum payment -- Ralph Stebbins has died at age 43.

Robert Kolt, a spokesman for the family, said Tuesday that Stebbins died Saturday of heart failure at his home -- the location of which he would not reveal to protect the family's privacy. Kolt said that, to his knowledge, Stebbins did not have a history of heart problems and hadn't been ill.

"He seemed healthy and he was a very active guy," Kolt said. "I think everybody was surprised."

Stebbins -- who before becoming a multimillionaire had worked for a well-digging company in the Port Huron area, -- found himself in legal trouble earlier this month when he was arrested after a confrontation with the boyfriend of his daughter Karin, Kolt said.

The charges are domestic, but the details are unclear.

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[mduffy31]

1. I hope that the legal trouble was that the boyfried was a bastard

and the father was defending his daughter.

[xchrom]

2. boy -- you never, ever know what's coming your way.

what's fer ye --'ll no go by ye.

[pitohui]

3. sounds a bit like the cynthia jay story

the woman who won $38 million at megabucks and then was in a drunk driving accident (an innocent victim, the drunk driver was in another car) that killed her sister and left her a quadriplegic in a nursing home

some people are just hated by the gods apparently :-(

[johnnie]

4. Ummm... so..............

That means his wife is single..huh?


:think:

[Courtesy Flush]

5. He got his wish...

He bought the farm

[edbermac]

6. He'll have one hell of a funeral.

Probably will look like one of those 1930's Chicago gangland send-offs....

[judaspriestess]

7. reminds me of a woman who won the megabucks jackpot in the

millions here in Las Vegas, a few months later was hit by a drunk driver and became paralyzed. :(