Win the lottery and end up on Baller Alert the same day brehs
The women are going to be stalking him online trying to land a sugardaddy.
Congrats to him and his family.
A father of two and grandfather of 12, he said he plans to have an "all-family discussion" once things settle down.
That conversation may get ugly for Mr. Smith. He may end us with family members no longer speaking to him. Its hard to say no to your grandkids so he may have to do it through a lawyer.
© NY Gaming Commission Jimmie Smith claimed the $24.1 million New York Lotto jackpot from the drawing held on May 25, 2016 - just days before the ticket was set to expire.
Everyone has that spot in their house or car where they let the mail and receipts pile up.
For 68-year old Jimmie Smith, it was an old shirt hanging in his closet. Stuffed in its pockets was a stack of unchecked lottery tickets.
"I always told myself, 'I'll check them when I have the time,'" the New Jersey man said.
It's a good thing he did. Because had he waited two days longer, he'd have lost out on $24.1 million.
'Check your pockets. Check your glove box'
More than a year ago, Smith bought a ticket to the New York Lotto.
The winning numbers for the May 25, 2016 drawing were: 05 - 12 - 13 - 22 - 25 - 35.
The New York Gaming Commission knew the winning ticket, worth $24.1 million, was sold at a bodega in New York City -- but it didn't know who bought the ticket.
Winners have a year to claim the prize and that expiration day was quickly approaching.
So earlier this year, the New York Lottery started to get the word out.
"We urge New York Lottery players: Check your pockets. Check your glove box. Look under the couch cushions. If you have this winning ticket, we look forward to meeting you," Gweneth Dean, director of the Commission'sDivision of the Lottery, said at the time.
'Do I see what I think I see?'
Smith, a retired security officer, caught a news story about the search for the mystery winner. That inspired him to check his old tickets.
He went up to the closet where the old shirt hung.
When the numbers matched up, he "stood there for a minute thinking, 'Do I see what I think I see?'"
"I had to stick my head out the window and breathe in some fresh air,: he said. "I was in serious doubt. I really had to convince myself this was real."
"All-family discussion"
That was on May 23, 2017. He'd have been ineligible to collect after May 25, 2017.
On Wednesday, the New York Lottery released Smith's name after completing a review.
"We are thrilled that this lucky winner was able to locate this life-changing ticket," Dean, of the gaming commission, said.
Smith chose to receive his payments over the course of 26 years.
A father of two and grandfather of 12, he said he plans to have an "all-family discussion" once things settle down.
When the woman is the breadwinner she acts like she's the boss, dude was probably like fukk that...
and was outta there
