Long John Silver’s offers star ad role to Powerball winners

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Long John Silver’s has made what it believes is a tasty offer to the winner (as yet unknown) of this week’s $365 million Powerball lottery: a chance to become the official spokesperson for the company’s new Buttered Lobster Bites. This idea is about as hard to digest as a “Chicken Planks® & More” specialty dinner. Why would someone who has just won $365 million agree to work as a fast-food company spokesperson? Long John Silver’s president Steve Davis has it all figured out.

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