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June 6, 2020

�13 Billion to One� ŷ Book Giveaway

In celebration of Randy Rush’s forthcoming memoir coming out in just two weeks, we’re launching a ŷ Giveaway of 13 Billion to One!





Beginning today, Saturday, June 6 through Tuesday June 23, 2020, 100 lucky ŷ readers will win a free copy of the ebook edition!





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Published on June 06, 2020 03:33

May 23, 2020

Randy makes front page of the National Post

Randy’s interview with writer Joseph Brean was featured on the on Saturday, May 23.





“Rush’s origin story as a lottery winner superhero seeking vengeance on fraudsters began soon after his win.�

Joseph Brean




In it Brean and Rush discuss what it was like winning the $50 million Canadian Lotto Max jackpot, getting conned out of almost $5 million at the hands of a close friend’s son, and how the experience helped him find his true calling leading the charge ag...

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Published on May 23, 2020 08:39

May 4, 2020

Randy talks new book on Breaking it Down with Frank Mackay

Randy was interviewed on the May 3, 2020 episode of . In the 45-minute interview they discuss his monumental lottery win in 2015, the subsequent emotional devastation at the hands of a friend’s son, the serial con-artist, Jeremy Crawford, and his new memoir, in which he chronicles his story and the “rocket-ship� ride that led him to found the mission-based company, .





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Published on May 04, 2020 21:01

May 3, 2020

Booklife Reviews calls �13 Billion to One� a “fast-paced debut memoir�

came out with their review of Randy’s forthcoming memoir (coming out June 24, 2020) �13 Billion to One,� calling it a “fast-paced debut memoir, narrating the thrilling highs and devastating lows of winning the Canadian lottery, serves up an entertaining cautionary tale of good intentions exploited by bad actors.�





“…fast-paced debut memoir�.readers will enjoy this rags-to-riches memoir about bringing a con artist to justice.”�

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Published on May 03, 2020 12:06

April 29, 2020

Kirkus Reviews calls 13 Billion to One “A thrilling remembrance by a fighter of white-collar crime.�

says Randy’s debut memoir �13 Billion to One� (coming out June 24, 2020) is “impressively candid.� The story recounts his “spectacular Canadian lottery win and the avalanche of grief it brought him.�





“A thrilling remembrance by a fighter of white-collar crime.�

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Published on April 29, 2020 12:17

April 2, 2020

Randy talks his big win, investment con, and court victory in The Lamont Leader

Randy’s story by Jana Semeniuk made the front page of The Lamont Leader on April 1, 2020.



�$50 million lottery winner tells story of big win, bad investment and court victory� by Jana Semeniuk on April 2, 2020.



Before the coronavirus pandemic kept everyone homebound, Randy met with The Lamont Leader reporter Jana Semeniuk at the iconic Hotel MacDonald in Edmonton for an interview for both this article, as well as a forthcoming multi-part podcast (more information on that soon).





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Published on April 02, 2020 09:41

March 28, 2020

Foreword Clarion Reviews: �13 Billion to One is an absorbing memoir about a windfall that leads to considerations of what really matters�

Foreword Clarion Reviews� calls Randy’s forthcoming memoir �13 Billion to One� an “roller-coaster ride� that “conveys the joy of spending, but also its amphetamine-like effects.�





“Randy Rush’s engaging memoir 13 Billion to One is about a win so big that the resultant money seemed inexhaustible�.an absorbing memoir about a windfall that leads to considerations of what really matters in life.�

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Published on March 28, 2020 03:09

March 14, 2020

BlueInk Review raves about Randy’s forthcoming memoir �13 Billion to One�

published a rave review of Randy’s forthcoming memoir �13 Billion to One� (coming out June 24, 2020) this week.





“…Readers will find 13 Billion to One a delightful read–one that also includes an invaluable cautionary tale about people and money…The story is nicely balanced, well organized, and crisply told, and the author is a sympathetic figure who finally seems to have found his purpose…�

BlueInk Review






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Published on March 14, 2020 11:48

March 10, 2020

Randy’s memoir in FortSaskOnline

Randall Rush with students of a primary school he supports in Uganda in February 2017.



“Lamont lottery winner’s memoir details ‘devastating� white-collar crime� by Emma Philpott on March 9, 2020.



Lamont newspaper covers the announcement of Randy’s forthcoming memoir (coming out June 24, 2020) in which he discusses the white-collar crime he faced at the hands of a local family of con-artists he had previously thought of as close friends.





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Published on March 10, 2020 09:41

August 19, 2019

Randy featured on CBC radio’s Cost of Living program

“Good news! How winning the lottery won’t ruin your life� is the title of a January CBC Radio Cost of Living podcast episode, in which host Paul Haavardsrud debunks “the so-called curse of the lottery winner� as what it is—pure myth.

To get the story straight, he asked Randy if he might weigh in on how things are going for him five years after his historic . While Randy has spoken publicly about the , overall R...

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Published on August 19, 2019 01:05