A woman\u2019s reaction to her ex-husband winning a $273 million lottery after their divorce has sparked jokes about double luck.\n

Eileen Murray found herself in a surprising situation.\n

Her ex-husband, Mike Weirsky, won a staggering $273 million in the\u00a0Mega Millions lottery just five months after their divorce.\n

Their story has sparked conversations online, with many saying Mike \u201cwon twice.\u201d\n

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Eileen supported Mike throughout their 15-year marriage.\n
Judge ordered the woman to pay ex-husband alimony for five years.\n
The ex-husband unexpectedly won $273M in lottery five months after divorce\n
Social media reactions\n\n\n\n
Eileen supported Mike throughout their 15-year marriage.\n
Eileen and Mike were married for 15 years.\n
During their marriage, Mike\u00a0struggled to keep\u00a0a job, and Eileen became the main provider for their household.\n
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Eileen Murray reflects on ex-husband Mike Weirsky\u2019s $273M lottery win.\u00a0\n
This situation is common in many marriages where one partner earns more than the other.\n
In this case, Eileen was the breadwinner, which meant she was responsible for most of the family\u2019s financial needs.\n
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Judge ordered the woman to pay ex-husband alimony for five years.\n
After their divorce, a judge ordered Eileen to pay Mike alimony for five years.\n
Alimony is a payment made to support an ex-spouse who was financially dependent during the marriage.\n
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For Eileen, paying alimony was a way to help Mike, who had relied on her support while they were together.\n
WomensLaw.org explains: \u201cYour spouse can be ordered to pay you alimony if the judge finds that you were financially dependent on your spouse during the marriage (\u2018the dependent party\u2019).\u201d\n
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The ex-husband unexpectedly won $273M in lottery five months after divorce\n
However, everything changed when Mike won the lottery in 2019.\n
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See also\u00a0\u00a0Man wins $150,000 jackpot at casino but gets banned instead of receiving entire prize\n\n
Winning $273 million was a life-changing event, and it raised questions about the alimony payments.\n
Eileen commented on the situation, saying, \u201cTo him, [the alimony] is pocket change at this point.\u201d\n
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Mike Weirsky wins Mega Millions jackpot five months after divorce.\u00a0\n
She recognized that the money she was giving him was now insignificant compared to his lottery winnings.\n
\u201cThink about the amount of money that he has just won. What I\u2019m paying him is a pittance.\u201d\n
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When asked about the alimony, Eileen expressed her desire to stop the payments.\n
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She made it clear she did not want to take any of Mike\u2019s newfound wealth.\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want anyone to misconstrue that I\u2019m coming after him,\u201d she stated.\n
Her focus was on the fairness of the situation, given the drastic change in Mike\u2019s financial status.\n
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Eileen Murray discusses alimony payments amid ex-husband\u2019s lottery fortune.\u00a0\n
Social media reactions\n
The story gained traction on social media, with many people sharing their thoughts.\n
Some users felt that Mike had been lucky twice, first with the lottery win and then with the alimony payments.\n
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Comments ranged from disbelief to suggestions that Mike should consider sharing some of his winnings with Eileen.\n
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It\u2019s only fair he stops taking ailmoney and gives her something considering she financially supported him for years during their marriage,\u00a0one user said.\n
She\u2019s not entitled to anything but personally I would give her enough that she would be happy for rest of her life without worries, the second user wrote.\n
It would be the decent thing to cancel alimony, the third user commented.\n
True, he won twice.
\nIf he is wise, he will chose to live a blessed life and enjoy the financial blessings,\u00a0another user wrote.\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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