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PhilPritchard
 Post subject: Field goal wins $1 000 000
PostPosted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 1:04 am 
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During the half time of the Argos/Allouettes game (CFL) a fan kicked a field goal to win a million dollars.

I can't remember the details for prizes and that kind of stuff, but it went something like this:

20 yards for $1000 - misses wide right
30 yards for a stereo system - misses wide right
40 yards for a car or something like that - misses wide right
50 yards for a million dollars - nails it.

I've can't find the article right now. I'll post it when I find it.

Anyway, this was awesome to see. I think he's just a soccer player and he got to spend some time with the team the week before to help his kick. It was great because no one ever seems to win these types of things.

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Too bad $1,000,000 Canadian is actually only $17.51 in real dollars. :|

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OrpheusDescending wrote:
Too bad $1,000,000 Canadian is actually only $17.51 in real dollars. :|


:lol:

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Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:
OrpheusDescending wrote:
Too bad $1,000,000 Canadian is actually only $17.51 in real dollars. :|


:lol:

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OrpheusDescending wrote:
Too bad $1,000,000 Canadian is actually only $17.51 in real dollars. :|



$1,000,000 cdn = $849,545.49 us
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Boomer wrote:
OrpheusDescending wrote:
Too bad $1,000,000 Canadian is actually only $17.51 in real dollars. :|



$1,000,000 cdn = $849,545.49 us


-taxes :cry:
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Mitchell wrote:
Boomer wrote:
OrpheusDescending wrote:
Too bad $1,000,000 Canadian is actually only $17.51 in real dollars. :|



$1,000,000 cdn = $849,545.49 us


-taxes :cry:


Still, that's $849,545.49 us - taxes more than I'll ever have for kicking a football fifity yards...

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this guy's money is actually tax free for some reason
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this guy's money is actually tax free for some reason


i wonder why/how

that's cool
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this guy just became richer than most CFL players
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DeLima wrote:
this guy's money is actually tax free for some reason


I think Canada has some sort of exceptions for winnings. (considering they take 15% sales- even on groceries)... Im not sure exactly what it is. I just know i see a lot of signs around Detroit for the Casino Windsor saying "winnings are canadian tax free" and stuff like that.
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edzeppe wrote:
DeLima wrote:
this guy's money is actually tax free for some reason


I think Canada has some sort of exceptions for winnings. (considering they take 15% sales- even on groceries)... Im not sure exactly what it is. I just know i see a lot of signs around Detroit for the Casino Windsor saying "winnings are canadian tax free" and stuff like that.


Yeah, Canadians don't pay taxes on lottery winnings, prizes, etc. Not sure exactly why. Maybe it's to encourage us to throw more money away gambling.
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