Randy Rush's Blog / en-US Mon, 08 Jun 2020 06:28:52 -0700 60 Randy Rush's Blog / 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg /author_blog_posts/19960731-13-billion-to-one-goodreads-book-giveaway Sat, 06 Jun 2020 03:33:00 -0700 <![CDATA[�13 Billion to One� ŷ Book Giveaway]]> /author_blog_posts/19960731-13-billion-to-one-goodreads-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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posted by Randy Rush on June, 08 ]]> /author_blog_posts/19945498-randy-makes-front-page-of-the-national-post Sat, 23 May 2020 08:39:31 -0700 <![CDATA[Randy makes front page of the National Post]]> /author_blog_posts/19945498-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...



posted by Randy Rush on June, 04 ]]> /author_blog_posts/19945499-randy-talks-new-book-on-breaking-it-down-with-frank-mackay Mon, 04 May 2020 21:01:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Randy talks new book on Breaking it Down with Frank Mackay]]> /author_blog_posts/19945499-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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posted by Randy Rush on June, 04 ]]> /author_blog_posts/19945500-booklife-reviews-calls-13-billion-to-one-a-fast-paced-debut-memoir Sun, 03 May 2020 12:06:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Booklife Reviews calls �13 Billion to One� a “fast-paced debut memoir”]]> /author_blog_posts/19945500-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.”�

Booklife




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posted by Randy Rush on June, 04 ]]> /author_blog_posts/19945501-kirkus-reviews-calls-13-billion-to-one-a-thrilling-remembrance-by-a-fig Wed, 29 Apr 2020 12:17:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Kirkus Reviews calls 13 Billion to One “A thrilling remembrance by a fighter of white-collar crime.”]]> /author_blog_posts/19945501-kirkus-reviews-calls-13-billion-to-one-a-thrilling-remembrance-by-a-fig 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.�

Kirkus Reviews




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posted by Randy Rush on June, 04 ]]> /author_blog_posts/19945502-randy-talks-his-big-win-investment-con-and-court-victory-in-the-lamont Thu, 02 Apr 2020 09:41:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Randy talks his big win, investment con, and court victory in The Lamont Leader]]> /author_blog_posts/19945502-randy-talks-his-big-win-investment-con-and-court-victory-in-the-lamont 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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posted by Randy Rush on June, 04 ]]> /author_blog_posts/19945503-foreword-clarion-reviews-13-billion-to-one-is-an-absorbing-memoir-abou Sat, 28 Mar 2020 03:09:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Foreword Clarion Reviews: �13 Billion to One is an absorbing memoir about a windfall that leads to considerations of what really matters”]]> /author_blog_posts/19945503-foreword-clarion-reviews-13-billion-to-one-is-an-absorbing-memoir-abou 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.�

Foreword Clarion Reviews




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posted by Randy Rush on June, 04 ]]> /author_blog_posts/19945504-blueink-review-raves-about-randy-s-forthcoming-memoir-13-billion-to-one Sat, 14 Mar 2020 11:48:00 -0700 <![CDATA[BlueInk Review raves about Randy’s forthcoming memoir �13 Billion to One”]]> /author_blog_posts/19945504-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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posted by Randy Rush on June, 04 ]]> /author_blog_posts/19945505-randy-s-memoir-in-fortsaskonline Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:41:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Randy’s memoir in FortSaskOnline]]> /author_blog_posts/19945505-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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posted by Randy Rush on June, 04 ]]> /author_blog_posts/19945506-randy-featured-on-cbc-radio-s-cost-of-living-program Mon, 19 Aug 2019 01:05:22 -0700 <![CDATA[Randy featured on CBC radio’s Cost of Living program]]> /author_blog_posts/19945506-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...



posted by Randy Rush on June, 04 ]]>