20 year old Beenish Tariq from Flushing, NY just hit the jackpot. From the New York Lottery website:
“I held onto the ticket for so long because I knew I wanted to get everything in order before I claimed it,” said Tariq, a finance major. “I knew right away that I would share with my family; I just didnt know how to split up $5,000,000.”
Tariq, who plans to graduate in May of 2005, said she will re-invest at least part of her prize in her continued education. “Now Ill be able to go on to get my Masters and pay for my sisters tuition too; shell be a freshman next year.”
Damn, I just realized what a horrible person I am because if I had won $5 million I would have funded an insurgency on some small island nation in order to put myself in charge, instead of sharing it with my family. Beenish if you are reading this, I am VERY single.
