Rich Koenigsfeld Is A Nervous Wreck After Winning $1 Million In Lottery

Rich Koenigsfeld won $1 million in the lottery. When asked he he felt about that, he replied that he was a nervous wreck. Ya, winning the lottery could do that to you!

At his press conference at Iowa Lottery's headquarters to announce him as the winner, Rich Koenigsfeld brought a picture of his family. That's because he's had a string of personal losses. His wife, Dian, was diagnosed with cancer in October of 2009. Soon after, the family had a get-together as a show of support for Dian. Three days after the get-together, Rich's son died in a construction accident. This was devastating to the entire family. His son's wife was also pregnant at the time. That's when Dian set a goal to stay alive long enough to see her grand-daughter be born. Unfortunately, she never made it; she passed away about a month ago.

In April of 2010, as a tribute to his wife, Rich spent an entire day planting his Dian's favorite flowers. They were together spiritually that day. After a long day's work, Rich decided to try his luck at the casino. He won some money. He won $325. He used some of those winnings to buy to instant scratch lottery tickets. One of those two tickets was a winner. Rich won $1 million. Rich believes that his wife had something to do with him winning the money.

It's a great day when you win the lottery. However, no money could ever replace the tragic losses that Rich Koenigsfeld had recently had to endure.

What does Rich plan to do with all of the money that he won? "As far as my winnings go, it's nice, but I'm not an extravagant spender. I'll never be an extravagant spender. I do plan on going to Germany with my brother. My kids will get a nice Christmas present this year."

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