After This Couple Won A $300 Million Lottery, They Stunned Locals With Their Insane Purchases

[Music] winning the lottery is one of the ultimate dreams for people across the world as it offers them the chance to live their lives with no financial worries while some might focus on using that wealth for their own personal pleasures others could however be looking to give back to their communities mark and Cindy Hill of Dearborn Missouri certainly fit the latter category as they stunned locals following their massive lottery win like many winners the hills lived a relatively quiet life before purchasing the proverbial golden ticket in November 2012 mark was a factory worker while Cindy was unemployed after losing her office manager job in 2010 the pair also had three adult sons and an adopted six year old daughter from China with a record five hundred eighty-seven point five million Powerball jackpot on offer Cindy bought five tickets at local Dearborn gas station for $10 instead of choosing the numbers herself she allowed the computer to pick them for her and then left the tickets in her car overnight perhaps unsurprisingly the Missouri native didn't have high hopes from money spinning victory Cindy told ABC news I was just telling my daughter the night before honey that probably never happens however she was proved wrong the next day as she took her six-year-old to school upon learning that Missouri had sold a winning ticket she drove to a convenience store to check out the lucky numbers after looking through her tickets and finding the winner Cindy wanted Mark and his mother to confirm the results I called my husband and told him I think I'm having a heart attack she recalled I think we just won the lottery the hills had just one half of the record jackpot around 293 million dollars at the time mark had been working at a hot dog and deli packaging Factory but now he could put his feet up and relax for that reason his son Jason was delighted I'm very happy for him Jason told ABC News he's worked hard in his life well not anymore well I hope we all stay grounded stay humble and don't forget who we are for Cindy the wind presented an opportunity to travel the world with her family knowing work would no longer get away it's really going to be nice to spend time not have to work and be able to take trips with our family she said we want to go back to China Ireland of course were Irish and wherever the wind takes us three months later though the wind seemingly led them back home to Missouri in fact the couple continued to live in Dearborn while also donating money to civic projects in Camden Point Missouri Mark's hometown the generosity certainly didn't go unnoticed among the locals they are very conservative people walt Stubbs a former high school friend of the hills and chief of the area's fire department told the Huff Post they're doing some really nice things for the community and we've taken care of their family however their ambitious plans for the community didn't stop there the hills went on to pay for a new fire station which could also use ambulances in Camden Point the facility would offer a direct connection to the main roads as the old station didn't have the best access to the local highways in addition to that the building would also be energy efficient and offer living quarters it's a situation where if we had to do it ourselves it would take 25 years Stubbs added for mark though this was a very important cause close to his heart after all his father had been saved twice by volunteer firefighters in the past Mark asked KMBC how many towns of 500 people have an ambulance service that's man 24/7 very few I'm proud to be part of that and as well as the new fire station the hills paid for a new ball field and donated more than $50,000 to the community that money was used to buy land for a new sewage treatment plant which in turn would allow the residents to eventually give up their individual septic tanks unsurprisingly Camden's point mayor kevin Boydstun expressed delight with their generosity Boydstun told HuffPost i've said all along that these lottery winnings could not have gone to a better couple they're giving back to the community just like they said they would the hills old high school benefited from their lottery win as well further showing their dedication to lift the area in fact the pair both graduated from Dearborn's north played high school and that's what prompted them to donate to the school's scholarship fund and while the locals were no doubt a pre other actions Mark's mother surely Hill was beaming with pride at the time Shirley told HuffPost I'm really proud of them they have stayed grounded that's their nature the pair's generosity did not go unnoticed by the town either on July 16 2016 the community gave something back to the family yes the Camden Point Fire Department officially dedicated its new facility to mark and Cindy allowing the locals a chance to celebrate their actions he's very private he doesn't like to make a lot of splash about things Camden Point Fire Protection District Board President Steve flock said of the former to KCTV flock continued but he's doing things for the city of Camden point for north plate high school and it's ongoing he added I mean his generosity just knows no bounds it's just an amazing family [Music] you [Music]

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Length: 5min 39sec (339 seconds)

Published: Wed Jan 16 2019