Feel Good News Story of the Day

Cancer survivor wins the CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge. Bonus points: He’s a member of two tribute bands, one for Queen and another for Led Zeppelin.

About 10 weeks ago, a local man using the online name of CLASSICROCKER began e-mailing friends to update them on his participation in the CNBC.com Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge.
CLASSICROCKER, known in real life as Edward Burke, had positioned himself for a possible cash prize.
On Monday, CNBC made the official announcement — Burke, 54, had won the $500,000 Grand Prize, edging out David Lesser, a mechanic from Kent, Wash., and approximately 254,000 other people.
“They kept us in the dark until the final announcement,” said Burke, a 1974 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School and current Shippensburg resident. “It was suspenseful, but it was easier to take because we both knew we were going to win a quarter of a million at the very least.
“My son, Chase, texted me and said he was crying tears of joy.”

Posted by on August 6th, 2008 at 12:29 pm


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