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Making promises with your friends when you’re younger is kind of a normal thing, but not a lot of us stick to them.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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And a lot of people would deffo struggle to keep that promise if it involved money… but it seems these two friends from Wisconsin don\u2019t have that problem.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Back in 1992, Thomas Cook and Joseph Feeney shook hands and decided that if either one of them one the Powerball jackpot, they would split the winnings with the other.<\/div>\n
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The chances of winning are astronomical, but luckily, Cook of Elk Mound ended up winning in 2020, and he kept his word.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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He won $22 million after buying it a gas station in Menomonie in June and was understandably shocked.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Speaking to Wisconsin Lottery, he said: \u201cIt was quite an experience. When I read the first two or three numbers, I kind of froze.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Speaking of the deal, he added: \u201cThat happened many years ago. A handshake’s a handshake, man.”<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Credit to: NBC<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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