In international investment circles, a 15% rate of return on investment is considered excellent, and more than that? - well that's like icing on an already sweet cake. But imagine a 5 hundred thousand percent return on investment. Well even Michael Ashcroft would shake his head in disbelief. But that's just what Sergeant Gonzalo Lizama got when he bought a single lotto ticket on quick pick. With that he won the $110,000 Lotto jackpot on November tenth. But he just came to collect today. He told us what caused the delay.
Gonzalo Lizama,
"What happened is that I am doing a course with the BDF so I am a BDF volunteer and I wanted the course to finish because it is a very interesting course. Besides that I am a driver and mechanic for the Ministry of Works in Dangriga."
Jules Vasquez,
And you knew that you had won?
Gonzalo Lizama,
"Yes the very Saturday it was drawn, I knew."
Jules Vasquez,
And you just spent the time and waited out before you came for your check?
Gonzalo Lizama,
"Yes because I was so excited. The family was excited, friends were excited. That Sunday I just went speechless so I had to wait until the excitement was over. Well we are still excited but not like when we discovered it on the first day."
Jules Vasquez,
You have plans for the money?
Gonzalo Lizama,
"Yes I plan to farther the children as far as possible in their education. I plan, my and my common law have been living together for the past 15 years so its time to get married."
Jules Vasquez,
So it is going to be a big wedding.
Gonzalo Lizama,
"Well we'll get married."
The BDF reservist says he is a regular buyer but has never spent more than $14 on Lotto. After taxes he took home $93,500.
