{"id":242382,"date":"2025-10-26T16:39:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T16:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/242382\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T16:39:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T16:39:18","slug":"why-winning-1000-was-the-worst-thing-to-happen-to-me-geelong-advertiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/242382\/","title":{"rendered":"Why winning $1000 was the worst thing to happen to me &#8211; Geelong Advertiser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi7AFBVV95cUxPV2R2UEJZODdTWTZEOGNYXzNyclBLSHhwM3QwQkNIbmtiTkktalpEaUYtOHA0M05WYUw2ZnJmUk5IVlhKeG13RnJzN1Q2RUZFUG83QlB6Z3M0dkFpQUVHS29hZ1JyR3J3LTFlN2N2MXJlaVVVQ29SNFd4ZS1laHdTc2c1UkpXcWo5cDdiQXVXS1pfZGEyYnlPeFBKRGZZMGRzS3JibmJkREhDeXFlTXF5S1pPS0ltZ1JMakxpQU1ObGk0eEFfb20yYWI4d3ZLS0pRaF9tRkNRVHVIcGtxZUpaZndJQkVJTWVTem5yMw?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Why winning $1000 was the worst thing to happen to 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