Indiana Man Dies After Winning Game Show

[EdwardKnoxII 0]

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Indiana Man Dies After Winning Game Show

 

 

ELWOOD, Ind. (AP) - A man who won $57,000 in an Indiana lottery game taped for television died hours later when he was hit by a pickup truck.

 

The ``Hoosier Millionaire'' featuring Carl D. Atwood, 73, was broadcast Saturday night after his family said they wanted the show to go on, Hoosier Lottery director Jack Ross said.

 

The broadcast concluded with a photo of Atwood accompanied by text reading: ``In memory of Carl Atwood.''

 

Atwood won the money Thursday during a two-hour taping in Indianapolis.

 

 

``I am very thankful,'' he proclaimed. ``I must admit that I never expected to be leaving the show with this amount of money. Now I can purchase a very nice car.''

 

 

Hours later, Atwood was hit by a truck as he walked to the grocery store where he bought the winning ticket near his home in Elwood, about 40 miles northeast of Indianapolis. He died at a hospital.

 

 

The driver has not been charged.

 

 

Atwood would have been among those invited back to compete for a $1 million grand prize in three weeks.

 

 

``We will work with the family to make arrangements on how to handle the championship show,'' Ross said. ``We will certainly have a place on that show for someone who the family chooses to take his place.''

[Guest Choken One]

Damn.

 

I mean, Winning the lotto is something everyone dreams to do and yet this guy FINALLY hits it and yet because of likely a Drunk or stupid driver, he never got to enjoy it.

[The Ghost of bps21 0]

And isn't it ironic?

 

Don't you think?

[Guest Choken One]

The scary thing is...This happens a lot of times as well...

[Guest Ahhee]

The driver wasn't drunk, he just wasn't paying attention as he was turning the corner where he hit the man. It didn't help matters that the old man was wearing dark clothing at the time. Still a shame to happen to anyone.

[Guest BrokenWings]

Damn.

 

I mean, Winning the lotto is something everyone dreams to do and yet this guy FINALLY hits it and yet because of likely a Drunk or stupid driver, he never got to enjoy it.

I figure if the driver had been drunk, he'd have been charged.

 

Stupid, yes.

 

Drunk, no.

[Guest Choken One]

Ok. So he wasn't drunk this time...

 

Most of the time they are.