{"id":2121,"date":"2013-04-09T16:56:34","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T16:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2121"},"modified":"2013-04-09T16:56:34","modified_gmt":"2013-04-09T16:56:34","slug":"homeless-man-to-continue-on-streets-despite-lottery-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/homeless-man-to-continue-on-streets-despite-lottery-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeless man &#8216;to continue on streets despite lottery win&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man in the US who scooped $50,000 (&pound;32,692) on a lottery scratchcard has revealed he has no intention of ending his life as a homeless person.<\/p>\n<p>Dennis Mahurin won the huge prize after buying a card from a local garage in Bloomington, Illinois, where he has lived on the streets since 1978.<\/p>\n<p>Even the large sum of money is not enough to persuade him to leave his tent, as he believes being homeless is &quot;in his nature&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;With all the other homeless people around here, I've made up my mind. 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