There is one amazing quality about the lottery and that is that it does not discriminate, it doesn´t matter what you believe in or who you believe in, it doesn´t matter where you live, what you wear or eat, it doesn´t matter the color of your skin, and it surely doesn´t matter if you can walk or not. As long as you hold a ticket, you have equal chances of winning. Everything else simply doesn´t matter. Lotteries
A disabled man’s dreams came true when his lottery ticket turned out to be the winning ticket. Mega lottery
“I was in shock, I’m still in shock,” said winner Donny Jones. “I’m going to pay most of my bills off and then go from there.”
For 16 years Jones has been a familiar face at the Hometown Kitchen restaurant in Idaho Falls, ID, he started out as a dishwasher and is now the head cook. On Sunday, Jones realized he had won a $200,000 prize from the state’s PowerBall game.
Jones was born with a disability and he says his coworkers are like a family since they are the ones that always look out for him. They are all collaborating together to make sure he uses the money wisely. His employment training specialist Linda Asher says she is very proud of Jones for many reasons, he is a very brave man who has shown a lot of dedication to his work and who lives with a disability but does everything possible to live life responsibly and work with what he has got.
Asher said when she heard Jones had won the lottery, her first thought was, “Oh my gosh, what a blessing.”
It’s surely a blessing that will bring Jones and his “work family” closer together and will give Jones some of the possibilities that he has never contemplated. Although the prize will not be enough to ensure Jones an early retirement, it will surely lift off any financial burdens that he might have and is surely a relief. Jones doesn´t even consider leaving his job any time soon.
“I love my job and I love my bosses and everybody I work with here,” Jones said.
There is no doubt his close friends will be there to help him with the savings account he hopes to open after the bills are paid. Jones used the winning numbers 13, 28, 49, 51 and 59 with a Powerball 14. Jones will claim his prize after the New Year in Boise, ID.
This is the type of stories that start the ignite the fire of warmth of kindness around the holiday season, even when there is money involved people do collaborate and look out for the benefit of others.