Kelly Mulford of the 'Shipping 20' Powerball Winners Learns How to Say 'No' on Dateline NBC

Kelly Mulford, one of the "Shipping 20" Powerball winners, was featured on Dateline NBC on Sunday evening.

The Shipping 20 is the name give to a group of 20 workers at the Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, who won the $241 million Powerball jackpot in June.

Mulford, 54, of Marion, saying he wanted to give back to his community, and his wife Anne donated $75,000 to the United Way of East Central Iowa Endowment Fund at the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.

The story gained the attention for the Dateline feature called "It Could Happen to You."

"What would you do if you won the lottery? Meet people whose dream of winning the jackpot became a reality," the promo for the show states.

Reporting was from Natalie Morales, and it features advice from real estate mogul Donald Trump.

Lisa Lampinelli, a comedian and former contestant on Celebrity Apprentice, offers advice to Kelly and Anne about how not to give away all of their money on a web extra for the show.

"You are what I would call poor," Lampinelli jokes after hearing that Mulford's share was about $4.8 million.

"I wear my heart on my sleeve," Kelly Mulford said.

You have to learn to say "no" when people ask for money, she tell them.

Lampinelli responds, "They are going to end up rich and you are going to end up without that four-point-three (sic)... They are going to suck the life and money out of you."

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Here's more from a story we wrote when Mulford made the donation in December:

Kelly Mulford just put his money where his mouth is.

Many say they would give back and donate to charity if they ever win the lottery.

On Wednesday, Mulford did.

"This is a change in my life, but not a change in my perspective," said Mulford, noting that he has contributed to charities throughout his 36 years at Quaker. "It just gives me an opportunity to give more."

Mulford's hope in making his donation public is to encourage others to give, even if it's just $10 or their time through volunteering.

"You don't have to be a millionaire to give back," Mulford said.

Mulford wanted to give locally, which is why he chose the United Way, he said. United Way partner agencies also helped members from his workers union (Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union) when Cedar Rapids was devastated by the flood in 2008.

Mulford said he has always donated to charities, and credited his parents and the Cedar Rapids-Marion area for instilling those values in him. So, he said, he wanted to make sure his donation stayed here in his community.

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