Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
Not a millionaire yet
August 12: Julia A. Keirns “Have you ever had a windfall of some kind, and if so, how did you choose to spend it?”
For those who may not know, I’m a trivia tragic. “Under The Pump” is my team name. I might not be able to cook or sew or clean, but I can tell you the capitals of every state of the United States of America. I bet lots of Americans don’t know the capital of their own state. Oh, I’m being judgemental here.
And that’s not all I could tell you. I remember geographical and historical facts that I learned at school as well as science, maths and nature. I’m not so great with sport and entertainment and I suck at pop culture. I never read women’s magazines.
Winning only gives us a $50 voucher for meals or drinks the following week, but the jackpot is $500 which we’ve won twice. They were lucky windfalls.
The most unexpected windfall quizzing was the $32,000 I won on The Chase. Not to be sneezed at. Not enough to put a deposit on a house but enough to pay rent and bond for a year. That money kept the wolves from my door.
Just last year, my mum passed. She was in her 99th year. I never expected to inherit money at all. My brother had moved into the care home where Mum was living just the week before so I assumed her room would…
