$1 million hasn't changed Iowa lottery winner - Quad City Times
MAPLETON, Iowa — Five years since winning $1 million, Bob Boehm stands in roughly the same place. "He hasn't changed a bit," Lorenzen says about Boehm in the wake of his $1 million win in the Iowa Lottery Mega Millions game on April 10, 2010. "We knew he wouldn't. Boehm, who turned 66 on July 21, still lives in the same home in Denison. "I'm semi-retired now and getting close to retirement," he says. Boehm can't remember his winning numbers from five years ago. The clerk told Boehm that someone at the store had purchased a winning ticket worth $1 million. The machine didn't sound its bells and whistles when the clerk sent Boehm's ticket through the first time. The clerk, he recalls, stared at the computer before looking up to Boehm and saying, "We don't have enough money here. Boehm figured he'd won $2,000. The clerk said he was wrong. Boehm didn't celebrate. Co-workers urged Boehm to drive to Des Moines to claim his prize. "The government got $300,000 right away," Boehm says, breaking down his $1 million. Source: qctimes.com
