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Mystery man from Baghdad wins $6.4M Oregon Lottery jackpot
Posted on 12/10/15 at 8:45 am
Posted on 12/10/15 at 8:45 am
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An Iraqi Kurd living in Baghdad who won a $6.4 million Megabucks jackpot and has convinced lottery officials to keep his name secret for his own safety.
After traveling from the Mideast, the man strolled into lottery headquarters in Salem on Dec. 1 with little advance notice and presented the winning ticket, which he bought through a privately operated website.
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While the Oregon Lottery doesn't sell tickets online, Lottery Director Jack Roberts said he was advised that the man didn't do anything wrong and should get his winnings. The man was also able to persuade lottery officials not to release his name, although it is a public record under Oregon law.
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Roberts said the man – described as being in his 40s, personable and speaking relatively good English – made a convincing case that he and his family could be at risk of being killed or kidnapped if it was known that he had come into a large sum of money. Baghdad is one of the world's most dangerous cities, and an ethnic Kurd can stand out in a city dominated by Shiites.
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The Iraqi asked to take his jackpot in installments over 25 years, and the lottery on Friday transferred $158,720 to a bank account he set up in Oregon. That's the amount of his annual prize after 38 percent was taken out for federal and state income taxes.
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This post was edited on 12/10/15 at 8:47 am
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Posted on 12/10/15 at 8:48 am to JBeam
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an ethnic Kurd can stand out in a city dominated by Shiites.
So maybe they should have omitted this fact as well.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 8:49 am to JBeam
Glad it was a Kurd.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 8:51 am to JBeam
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Kurds
are our best friends over there.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 8:51 am to JBeam
quote:Unfrickingbelievable.
That's the amount of his annual prize after 38 percent was taken out for federal and state income taxes.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 8:53 am to ThatMakesSense
I just get a kick out of the fact that he ordered the winning ticket online and won.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 8:53 am to JBeam
the American dream 
Posted on 12/10/15 at 8:53 am to The Sad Banana
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That's the amount of his annual prize after 38 percent was taken out for federal and state income taxes.
Unfrickingbelievable.
Eh, taxing the shite out of lottery winnings is one of the least worrisome things our government does
Posted on 12/10/15 at 8:55 am to JBeam
I understand home is home for some people, but shite man. You just won the lottery. Move the hell out of Baghdad for your family's sake.
This post was edited on 12/10/15 at 8:57 am
Posted on 12/10/15 at 8:55 am to JBeam
Strange to not take the lump sum payout but I suppose understandable if he's concerned about his family.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 8:58 am to JBeam
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made a convincing case that he and his family could be at risk of being killed or kidnapped if it was known that he had come into a large sum of money.
if I win I am going to try this
Posted on 12/10/15 at 8:58 am to Topwater Trout
You could say you live in North BR.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 9:10 am to JBeam
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This post was edited on 10/2/20 at 9:52 pm
Posted on 12/10/15 at 9:12 am to JBeam
What could possibly go wrong?
Posted on 12/10/15 at 9:13 am to JBeam
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The Iraqi asked to take his jackpot in installments over 25 years
And the great debate continues! Should he have taken the lump sum payout?
Posted on 12/10/15 at 9:20 am to facher08
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I understand home is home for some people, but shite man. You just won the lottery. Move the hell out of Baghdad for your family's sake.
I'd imagine it's not the easiest thing to get approved to fly from Baghdad to Oregon.
'Uhh, I won the Oregon lottery and need to go collect.'
Posted on 12/10/15 at 9:21 am to JBeam
Call him big daddy baghdaddy
Posted on 12/10/15 at 9:22 am to JBeam
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You could say you live in North BR.
Exactly
Posted on 12/10/15 at 9:24 am to JBeam
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Baghdad is one of the world's most dangerous cities, and an ethnic Kurd can stand out in a city dominated by Shiites
Sort of like a Kurd in a punchbowl.
This post was edited on 12/10/15 at 9:26 am
Posted on 12/10/15 at 9:24 am to Uncle Brady
I would take the lumps sum payout in this situation.
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