March 20, 2023
A man wins the lottery twice - once for $2, and once for $15.1 million!
A man, in the town of Luck, had two winning tickets to the lottery. One was worth $2. The other, a little more.
And that painting in the shed with the bird droppings on it? Might be worth $6,000,000 in auction!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Shark Deck. I'm Johnny Mack
with five good news stories. Do you
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believe in luck? A man from
the small town of Luck, Wisconsin got
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lucky. He won fifteen point one
million dollars in the States Megabucks lottery game
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00:00:18.600 --> 00:00:23.239
Mark Cunningham purchased his winning ticket at
Wayne's Food Plus. He said, dreams
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00:00:23.320 --> 00:00:27.079
really do come true. He also
won another two bucks on another ticket.
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00:00:28.359 --> 00:00:31.839
A small town in Alabama is honoring
a man who paid off his neighbor's pharmacy
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00:00:31.839 --> 00:00:36.479
bills for years and kept his generosity
a secret until shortly before his recent death.
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00:00:36.840 --> 00:00:41.560
Hody Childress, a farmer and US
Air Force veteran, began doing this
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00:00:41.640 --> 00:00:45.079
anonymously when he walked in a drug
store in twenty twelve and learned from the
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00:00:45.119 --> 00:00:48.600
owner that sometimes families can't afford to
pay for their medicines. For about a
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00:00:48.640 --> 00:00:51.159
decade, on the first of every
month, he would walk into the pharmacy
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with a one hundred dollar bill.
Now, if you want to keep the
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00:00:54.159 --> 00:00:59.759
legacy going, you can donate directly
to Geraldine Pharmacy. Google the Hody Childress
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00:01:00.200 --> 00:01:03.280
pretty cool that others are keeping this
going. Children had said, don't tell
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00:01:03.280 --> 00:01:04.439
a soul where the money came from. If they asked, just tell them
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it's a blessing from the Lord.
A fifty seven year old woman from China
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has turned a desert into a forest. How do you do that? You
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plant a tree every day for thirty
five years, That's how you do it.
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Yin yu Zen has successfully planted over
three hundred thousand native plants and trees
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in an arid land of over forty
two square kilometers. She said, I
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would rather die of fatigue from fighting
the sand than be bullied by the sand
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and wind. She wasn't always successful. In the beginning. She sold her
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family's livestock and purchased six hundred tree
saplings to plant around her house, but
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only twelve survived. I've tried planting
some trees in the backyard, and I'm
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batting probably about forty percent with them. Over the years, she worked tirelessly
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with the help of her husband,
and experimented with different sewing and growing techniques
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and prioritize those species of trees that
are better adapted to the desert, until
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00:01:51.879 --> 00:01:56.000
she mastered her desert reforestation skills,
increasing the survival rate from one percent to
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00:01:56.079 --> 00:02:00.239
seventy percent. Yin has received full
government sport and over eighty awards for her
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efforts. She's been picked as one
of the ten most powerful woman in China
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twice. She was a torchbearer at
the two thousand and eight Beijing Olympics,
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and she was nominated for a Nobel
Peace Prize in two thousand five. Good
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news if you're a squirrel living in
Scotland. A recent survey of red squirrels
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in Scotland has revealed that efforts to
increase their numbers have been successful. The
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Great Scottish Squirrel Survey, which as
you know, is conducted every October,
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found that six hundred and fifty nine
participants reported two hundred and fifty five gray
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squirrels and five hundred and ten red
squirrels, more than triple the number reported
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in a typical week. Vanessa Fawcett, from the Red Squirrels Survival Trust urged
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gardners to help with the conservation efforts
by feeding red squirrels and growing food that
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would benefit and supplement the existing food
sources four red squirrels. The main threat
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facing red squirrels are urbanization, gray
squirrels competing them for space, and squirrel
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box I am Patty Callahan, Henry
I am Mary Kay Andrews, I'm Kristin
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Harmel, and I'm Kristy Woodson Harvey. Friends in Fiction is led by four
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longtime friends, the four of us, with more than seventy five published books
45
00:03:13.599 --> 00:03:17.039
between us. Through end depth conversations
and interviews, we discussed the books we've
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00:03:17.039 --> 00:03:21.879
written, the books we're reading,
and the art of storytelling. We are
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here with endless stories to support indie
bookstores, authors, librarians and readers just
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00:03:28.520 --> 00:03:34.240
like you. We are always seeking
innovative ways to introduce dynamic voices and trends
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00:03:34.240 --> 00:03:38.159
in publishing. On this channel,
you will find hundreds of episodes with some
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of your favorite authors, including the
four of us, with our new releases,
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00:03:40.879 --> 00:03:46.120
as we reveal the stories behind the
stories, offer writing tips, and
52
00:03:46.199 --> 00:03:51.280
talk about the creation of novels,
memoirs, and nonfiction titles. So if
53
00:03:51.319 --> 00:03:54.759
you love books and you're curious about
the writing world, you are in the
54
00:03:54.840 --> 00:04:08.280
right place. You can listen to
Friends and Fiction on any major streaming platform.
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Hey, good news. You know
that painting out in the shed with
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all the bird droppings on it that
your wife wants you to throw out,
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Take a second look, because recently
somebody went through this very thing. It
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00:04:18.000 --> 00:04:23.360
turned out to be an early Van
Dyke's sketch allen by Roberts stumbled across this
59
00:04:23.360 --> 00:04:26.879
thing and believed it to be the
work by the Dutch master. He bought
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00:04:26.920 --> 00:04:29.879
it for the excitement of the chase. He bought it for six hundred dollars,
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which you know isn't too bad for
artwork found in a shed covered in
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bird droppings. A study of Saint
Jerome is one of only two known live
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00:04:36.839 --> 00:04:41.800
model works completed by the panther or
Anthony van Dyke. Artnet says it was
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likely created between sixteen fifteen and sixteen
eighteen. It depicts an elderly man with
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a long beard slouching on a chair. The eighty seven year old Roberts said,
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I've devoted the last thirty years of
my life to the search for art
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that I like to call orphaned,
that for one reason or another, has
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00:04:56.399 --> 00:04:59.120
been neglected, overlooked, perhaps lost
in the shuffle of the art world in
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00:04:59.160 --> 00:05:02.480
different countries. It is predicted to
sell for at three million dollars on auction.
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That is your good news for today. Val the show for free on
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Apple, podcast, Spotify, YouTube, wherever you get your shows, and
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you have a great day. I'm
Johnny Mack, host of Daily Comedy News.
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00:05:15.279 --> 00:05:17.040
Do you like a little Letterman homage
there on the music bed? Yeah.
74
00:05:17.120 --> 00:05:20.360
Start your mornings with a quick ten
minute recap of late nights, Not
75
00:05:20.560 --> 00:05:25.000
Dave, All Late Night, and
the latest on Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock,
76
00:05:25.079 --> 00:05:28.399
John Mulaney, Tick the Sorrow,
Eliza's Lassenger, Amy Schumer, Joe
77
00:05:28.519 --> 00:05:31.399
Rogan, Mark Marin, all your
favorite comedians. It's Daily Comedy News.
78
00:05:31.600 --> 00:05:34.480
It's an easy way to start your
morning, and I promise I'll keep it
79
00:05:34.560 --> 00:05:43.759
clean. Daily Comedy News wherever you
get your shows
1
00:00:02.520 --> 00:00:09.000
The Shark Deck. I'm Johnny Mack
with five good news stories. Do you
2
00:00:09.000 --> 00:00:13.000
believe in luck? A man from
the small town of Luck, Wisconsin got
3
00:00:13.119 --> 00:00:18.199
lucky. He won fifteen point one
million dollars in the States Megabucks lottery game
4
00:00:18.600 --> 00:00:23.239
Mark Cunningham purchased his winning ticket at
Wayne's Food Plus. He said, dreams
5
00:00:23.320 --> 00:00:27.079
really do come true. He also
won another two bucks on another ticket.
6
00:00:28.359 --> 00:00:31.839
A small town in Alabama is honoring
a man who paid off his neighbor's pharmacy
7
00:00:31.839 --> 00:00:36.479
bills for years and kept his generosity
a secret until shortly before his recent death.
8
00:00:36.840 --> 00:00:41.560
Hody Childress, a farmer and US
Air Force veteran, began doing this
9
00:00:41.640 --> 00:00:45.079
anonymously when he walked in a drug
store in twenty twelve and learned from the
10
00:00:45.119 --> 00:00:48.600
owner that sometimes families can't afford to
pay for their medicines. For about a
11
00:00:48.640 --> 00:00:51.159
decade, on the first of every
month, he would walk into the pharmacy
12
00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:54.039
with a one hundred dollar bill.
Now, if you want to keep the
13
00:00:54.159 --> 00:00:59.759
legacy going, you can donate directly
to Geraldine Pharmacy. Google the Hody Childress
14
00:01:00.200 --> 00:01:03.280
pretty cool that others are keeping this
going. Children had said, don't tell
15
00:01:03.280 --> 00:01:04.439
a soul where the money came from. If they asked, just tell them
16
00:01:04.439 --> 00:01:08.159
it's a blessing from the Lord.
A fifty seven year old woman from China
17
00:01:08.319 --> 00:01:11.200
has turned a desert into a forest. How do you do that? You
18
00:01:11.280 --> 00:01:15.400
plant a tree every day for thirty
five years, That's how you do it.
19
00:01:15.719 --> 00:01:21.000
Yin yu Zen has successfully planted over
three hundred thousand native plants and trees
20
00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:23.519
in an arid land of over forty
two square kilometers. She said, I
21
00:01:23.519 --> 00:01:27.040
would rather die of fatigue from fighting
the sand than be bullied by the sand
22
00:01:27.079 --> 00:01:30.079
and wind. She wasn't always successful. In the beginning. She sold her
23
00:01:30.079 --> 00:01:34.239
family's livestock and purchased six hundred tree
saplings to plant around her house, but
24
00:01:34.319 --> 00:01:40.840
only twelve survived. I've tried planting
some trees in the backyard, and I'm
25
00:01:40.879 --> 00:01:44.879
batting probably about forty percent with them. Over the years, she worked tirelessly
26
00:01:44.879 --> 00:01:48.400
with the help of her husband,
and experimented with different sewing and growing techniques
27
00:01:48.400 --> 00:01:51.840
and prioritize those species of trees that
are better adapted to the desert, until
28
00:01:51.879 --> 00:01:56.000
she mastered her desert reforestation skills,
increasing the survival rate from one percent to
29
00:01:56.079 --> 00:02:00.239
seventy percent. Yin has received full
government sport and over eighty awards for her
30
00:02:00.280 --> 00:02:02.680
efforts. She's been picked as one
of the ten most powerful woman in China
31
00:02:04.040 --> 00:02:07.319
twice. She was a torchbearer at
the two thousand and eight Beijing Olympics,
32
00:02:07.319 --> 00:02:10.319
and she was nominated for a Nobel
Peace Prize in two thousand five. Good
33
00:02:10.360 --> 00:02:15.560
news if you're a squirrel living in
Scotland. A recent survey of red squirrels
34
00:02:15.560 --> 00:02:21.719
in Scotland has revealed that efforts to
increase their numbers have been successful. The
35
00:02:21.879 --> 00:02:25.400
Great Scottish Squirrel Survey, which as
you know, is conducted every October,
36
00:02:25.560 --> 00:02:30.879
found that six hundred and fifty nine
participants reported two hundred and fifty five gray
37
00:02:30.919 --> 00:02:35.680
squirrels and five hundred and ten red
squirrels, more than triple the number reported
38
00:02:35.719 --> 00:02:39.439
in a typical week. Vanessa Fawcett, from the Red Squirrels Survival Trust urged
39
00:02:39.520 --> 00:02:43.919
gardners to help with the conservation efforts
by feeding red squirrels and growing food that
40
00:02:43.919 --> 00:02:47.680
would benefit and supplement the existing food
sources four red squirrels. The main threat
41
00:02:47.719 --> 00:02:53.400
facing red squirrels are urbanization, gray
squirrels competing them for space, and squirrel
42
00:02:53.479 --> 00:03:04.360
box I am Patty Callahan, Henry
I am Mary Kay Andrews, I'm Kristin
43
00:03:04.400 --> 00:03:08.080
Harmel, and I'm Kristy Woodson Harvey. Friends in Fiction is led by four
44
00:03:08.199 --> 00:03:13.560
longtime friends, the four of us, with more than seventy five published books
45
00:03:13.599 --> 00:03:17.039
between us. Through end depth conversations
and interviews, we discussed the books we've
46
00:03:17.039 --> 00:03:21.879
written, the books we're reading,
and the art of storytelling. We are
47
00:03:22.039 --> 00:03:28.360
here with endless stories to support indie
bookstores, authors, librarians and readers just
48
00:03:28.520 --> 00:03:34.240
like you. We are always seeking
innovative ways to introduce dynamic voices and trends
49
00:03:34.240 --> 00:03:38.159
in publishing. On this channel,
you will find hundreds of episodes with some
50
00:03:38.199 --> 00:03:40.719
of your favorite authors, including the
four of us, with our new releases,
51
00:03:40.879 --> 00:03:46.120
as we reveal the stories behind the
stories, offer writing tips, and
52
00:03:46.199 --> 00:03:51.280
talk about the creation of novels,
memoirs, and nonfiction titles. So if
53
00:03:51.319 --> 00:03:54.759
you love books and you're curious about
the writing world, you are in the
54
00:03:54.840 --> 00:04:08.280
right place. You can listen to
Friends and Fiction on any major streaming platform.
55
00:04:08.360 --> 00:04:11.400
Hey, good news. You know
that painting out in the shed with
56
00:04:11.599 --> 00:04:14.360
all the bird droppings on it that
your wife wants you to throw out,
57
00:04:14.800 --> 00:04:17.920
Take a second look, because recently
somebody went through this very thing. It
58
00:04:18.000 --> 00:04:23.360
turned out to be an early Van
Dyke's sketch allen by Roberts stumbled across this
59
00:04:23.360 --> 00:04:26.879
thing and believed it to be the
work by the Dutch master. He bought
60
00:04:26.920 --> 00:04:29.879
it for the excitement of the chase. He bought it for six hundred dollars,
61
00:04:29.959 --> 00:04:32.519
which you know isn't too bad for
artwork found in a shed covered in
62
00:04:32.519 --> 00:04:36.800
bird droppings. A study of Saint
Jerome is one of only two known live
63
00:04:36.839 --> 00:04:41.800
model works completed by the panther or
Anthony van Dyke. Artnet says it was
64
00:04:41.839 --> 00:04:46.600
likely created between sixteen fifteen and sixteen
eighteen. It depicts an elderly man with
65
00:04:46.639 --> 00:04:49.560
a long beard slouching on a chair. The eighty seven year old Roberts said,
66
00:04:49.600 --> 00:04:53.519
I've devoted the last thirty years of
my life to the search for art
67
00:04:53.519 --> 00:04:56.399
that I like to call orphaned,
that for one reason or another, has
68
00:04:56.399 --> 00:04:59.120
been neglected, overlooked, perhaps lost
in the shuffle of the art world in
69
00:04:59.160 --> 00:05:02.480
different countries. It is predicted to
sell for at three million dollars on auction.
70
00:05:02.959 --> 00:05:06.120
That is your good news for today. Val the show for free on
71
00:05:06.160 --> 00:05:10.040
Apple, podcast, Spotify, YouTube, wherever you get your shows, and
72
00:05:10.120 --> 00:05:15.279
you have a great day. I'm
Johnny Mack, host of Daily Comedy News.
73
00:05:15.279 --> 00:05:17.040
Do you like a little Letterman homage
there on the music bed? Yeah.
74
00:05:17.120 --> 00:05:20.360
Start your mornings with a quick ten
minute recap of late nights, Not
75
00:05:20.560 --> 00:05:25.000
Dave, All Late Night, and
the latest on Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock,
76
00:05:25.079 --> 00:05:28.399
John Mulaney, Tick the Sorrow,
Eliza's Lassenger, Amy Schumer, Joe
77
00:05:28.519 --> 00:05:31.399
Rogan, Mark Marin, all your
favorite comedians. It's Daily Comedy News.
78
00:05:31.600 --> 00:05:34.480
It's an easy way to start your
morning, and I promise I'll keep it
79
00:05:34.560 --> 00:05:43.759
clean. Daily Comedy News wherever you
get your shows