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Win a Fortune, Lose a Wife: What Are the Chances of That?

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From Associated Press

Money, not even $149 million, can’t buy you love.

Juan Rodriguez, who collected the huge windfall in the Mega Millions lottery last month, is on the outs with his wife, the New York Post reported Saturday.

Iris Rodriguez wants a divorce from her husband of 17 years, and she filed the paperwork 10 days after Juan bought the winning ticket Nov. 19.

Iris Rodriguez is seeking a portion of her husband’s huge lottery check, the Post said.

Rodriguez, 49, opted to take his winnings in a lump-sum payment of $88.5 million before taxes.

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Although the couple appeared together at a news conference after Rodriguez matched the winning numbers, his wife had previously given him the boot over his financial difficulties.

Rodriguez had filed for bankruptcy a month before his lottery win, and court papers showed he had 78 cents in a savings account and owed $44,000 to creditors.

He bought the winning ticket at a store near the Midtown Manhattan parking lot where he worked double shifts as an attendant, earning about $28,000 a year.

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