UPDATE: $128.6M Powerball lottery ticket sold in porn shop

Comment #70

Kidzmom — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:18:32 GMT

Since they can't secretly claim the prize, I wouldn't wear a disguise. Heck.. that much money I would stand proud and accept my check ...... then move! lol

Comment #69

Daveyl — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:15:36 GMT

Now he can afford his own porn shop.

Comment #68

Dawn32 — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:09:42 GMT

Yes, that is why I ended it with:

All that aside, the person who bought the ticket will forever be rememberd as the one who got the ticket in a porn shop.

Whatever.

Comment #67

drhymes74 — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:02:38 GMT

Heck, if it were me and I won....my disguise would be none other than Ron Jeremy

Comment #66

drhymes74 — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:46:39 GMT

Now if it were a strip club...there would be plenty of singles for the tip rail and the champagne in the champagne room would be flowing all night long.....

Comment #65

louise black — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:14:13 GMT

Why are people making this about porn , when it is about winning!!!! winnning!!!! Please tell me it isn,t so. Good luck to those who worry about porn.

Comment #64

Dawn32 — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:26:08 GMT

It's a sad testimony to the ignorance of most people who do not understand how the porn industry works and who they victimize. Sure some porn is legal but if anyone ever stopped to talk to the girls who are in it, or used to be in it, no one in their right mind would put money into the industry knowing how they operate.

All that aside, the person who bought the ticket will forever be remembered as the one who 'got the ticket in a porn shop.' I don't think the person will have any problems bec... [ More ]

Comment #63

rdgrnr — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:06:52 GMT

I'm talking about me. I need counseling. Bad

Comment #62

Simba774 — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:24:24 GMT

I'm going to laugh my ass of it's an old person. Everyone is selling tickets these days! lol

When a Porn shop in my state starts selling tickets, I will be going in there

Comment #61

gonnawinwatchme — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:59:39 GMT

I thought the same dang thing, but didn't have the guts to post it!!!

As for the is it common for lottery tickets to be sold at porn shops , I HAVE NO IDEA! I've never stepped foot inside one.

Comment #60

stephi — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:12:49 GMT

Why so? I think this story and the comments are entertaining and funny. Porn is mainstream glorified. The article is making a big updo about nothing.

Comment #59

rdgrnr — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 01:26:33 GMT

Stephi!

I am shocked and appalled!

(I'm also available for counseling

Comment #58

stephi — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:59:13 GMT

Comment #57

BuyLow — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:43:21 GMT

Really?? How do you know it's not common ? I buy all of my tickets at a porn shop.

Comment #56

BuyLow — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:42:04 GMT

Oohhh you nasty. Get ur mind out of the gutter....LOL

Comment #55

HaveABall — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:40:32 GMT

LOL, good one rdgrnr!

Todd is getting a lot of mileage out of this article, kudos

Comment #54

HaveABall — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:37:00 GMT

No, wake up. It was disproved several years ago that the human being was evolved from apes AND caveman.

Comment #53

HaveABall — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:34:34 GMT

No, it isn't common ... that's why there are 4 pages of comments and joke making.

Comment #52

lottolaughs — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:02:52 GMT

The parking in rear sign is hilarious. Wonder if he was parked there while buying his ticket

Comment #51

gonnawinwatchme — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:33:28 GMT

TOO FUNNY

Comment #50

TheGameGrl — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:32:43 GMT

Thanks for the diverse opinions , quite the eye opener ....

I stand by my opinion and beliefs, no amount of money will gain dignity or respect from this gal....but a good joke or two is always welcomed, so thanks for some of the laughs!

As so kindly stated, what others think of you is none of your business......

Comment #49

Omniscient — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:28:47 GMT

No matter where you bought your ticket or what the circumstances are, its nobody's business but your own. Claim the ticket under a trust and keep it private no matter what. When you win a large amount of money like that, the 1st thing you lose is your privacy, especially when you need it the most.

Comment #48

tiggs95 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:20:19 GMT

Strike tiggs dead if he's ever looked at a porn mag or looked at a porn movie..Oh wait......................

Comment #47

rukiafae — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:45:06 GMT

you know... for that kind of prize money.... i dont care what people would think or say about where i bought the ticket.

I'm the ones with millions and they are not. I hope the winner steps forward with their head held high and says 'yeah? so what???'

Working as a cashier at an adult book store paid my way through college. Most of the folks who go in are good, decent people. Our clientele was mostly couples, people looking for gag gifts (especially for bridal showers or bachelor... [ More ]

Comment #46

Starr920 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:52:34 GMT

Here's the latest:

The person who won $128 million after buying a Powerball ticket at the Uptown Bookstore in Highland Park last week will claim their prize on Friday.

State lottery officials said the winner will be unveiled during a press conference at 1:30 p.m. in Lansing.

A tipster called FOX 2 earlier this week and told us that the winner of the Powerball jackpot is Tonya , a security guard at Greektown Casino.

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/michigan-powerball-winner... [ More ]

Comment #45

pamelab — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:40:15 GMT

Now I have to say that would be funny

Comment #44

pamelab — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:39:11 GMT

Ok for 128. Million, kiss my ......it don't matter what anybody think, get the money

Comment #43

Jake — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:12:50 GMT

Ok, I gotta chime in on this absurdity. I don't care what any scientist, theologian, scholar, or next-door neighbor says - the difference between humans and all other intelligent life is our often vile, inhumane, typically ignorant, self-serving need to judge others based on what we think we know. I buy my lottery tickets often at a liquor store that opens at 9 a.m. at a busy intersection facing the parking lot. Ever had a finger shook at you from a passing car or had to deal with the disapprovi... [ More ]

Comment #42

Empress-N — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 06:06:50 GMT

They are human first before they were pastors or elected officials.

Anyhoo....with that much money coming the winners way....who gives, where he/she purchased the ticket, its a winner and that is all that matters.....Congratulations to the winner(s).

Comment #41

Nino224 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 04:38:44 GMT

We're so uptight in this country about sex, it's ridiculous. If the ticket had been bought at a store that sold instruments used to kill, torture or maim no one would be upset, and they certainly wouldn't be picking on apes!!

Give ME the ticket! I'll go collect it with a gag ball in my mouth, ass-less chaps and a blow-up doll by my side!!

Pull the stick out yer arse

Comment #40

joker17 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 04:07:46 GMT

I'd show up in a Banana suit dancing.....

Comment #39

increase — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 03:34:44 GMT

I agree. With that kind of money, who cares what others think.

Comment #38

johnl152 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 03:14:29 GMT

Big deal; That would be the least of my worries

Comment #37

TheGameGrl — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 03:05:37 GMT

Thank you Rdg...

Perdue- You are right !primates would be insulted LOL

Comment #36

rdgrnr — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 02:39:04 GMT

When was the last time you heard of an ape raping or molesting another ape?

Actually, apes do rape and molest other apes. They attack and fight other apes for whatever they want.

When was the last time you heard of an ape killing just to take what was not theirs?

Actually Chimpanzees, who are Great Apes, routinely kill each other for a myriad of reasons but mostly just to take what is not theirs.

No...... Don't insult the primates like that. PLEASE!!

She wasn't insu... [ More ]

Comment #35

increase — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 02:29:19 GMT

You know, stranger things have happened.

Comment #34

louise black — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 02:19:33 GMT

Good luck! and Congrat! to the winner! That one HOT ticket

Comment #33

PERDUE — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 02:06:32 GMT

Many of you would be surprised to learn of the number of couples in committed relationships that frequent these shops together.

My first visit to an adult shop was in the afternoon while running errands for a patient.

What struck me as odd was how I had a hard time finding a parking spot, yet when I walked into the shop it was like a ghost town.

I commented on this oddity to my cousin, and she promptly began to educate me on the whereabouts of the missing patrons.

She told me they we... [ More ]

Comment #32

Dawn32 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:58:32 GMT

Well, as someone who used to work in the 'industry' ( not to mention I know plenty of girls who are now out of the industry due to the horrific abuse in that line of work) the whole thing just kinda sickens me. Although I am curious who the winner is.

Comment #31

Piaceri — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:56:44 GMT

Here's my take...

No matter the fun we have with the place the ticket was purchased...look at the circumstances. Here's a bus stop in an area that is lower income and therefore has more public transportation riders. At this same spot happens to be an adult bookstore (they exist, get over it). Now, the owner of this bookstore is a very shrewed business person and saw an opportunity. They cut a hole in the wall next to the bus stop and began selling lottery tickets through a walk up window. I h... [ More ]

Comment #30

Lotterologist — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:55:35 GMT

Hmmm....

That gives new meaning to the term hard luck

Comment #29

MADDOG10 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:47:29 GMT

Indeed it does....

Comment #28

rdgrnr — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:44:23 GMT

What if the Powerball winner is a Mullah or an Ayatollah

Comment #27

ohiopick3 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:42:06 GMT

It's just a place to buy tickets. Who really cares on what type of business it is.

Congratulations to the winner! And good fortune to you as well!

That person just won $128.6 million.

Comment #26

dphillips — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:34:59 GMT

I wonder if the person is embarrassed and is afraid of coming forward. I hope he isn't married, or worse yet, a pastor of a church. Everyone is waiting with baited breadth: who is this masked man. By the way, he needs to wear a cut-out paper bag over his head at the Lottery headquarters.

He could be getting his financial team lined up, along with his lawyers, to circumvent any forseeable troubles ahead. Anyway, good luck to him because the adult entertainment business has just increased his a... [ More ]

Comment #25

honeybearcake — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:14:01 GMT

I agree! Enough said

Comment #24

honeybearcake — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:11:41 GMT

I agree

Comment #23

MADDOG10 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:03:06 GMT

In one of the pictures, I saw that the lottery window was outside the book store so he/she may not even have gone in.

And if they did, thats their business. Congrats to the winner regardless....

Comment #22

Mark Haigh — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:32:37 GMT

Is that common in the USA?? 'Adult entertainment' establishments sell lotto tickets too?

Brings a whole new meaning to hoping to get lucky...

Comment #21

PERDUE — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:21:03 GMT

No man is below apes.

When was the last time you heard of an ape raping or molesting another ape?

When was the last time you heard of an ape killing just to take what was not theirs?

No...... Don't insult the primates like that. PLEASE!!

Besides who are we to judge this person or anyone else that does grown folks stuff!! Remember if it wasn't for SEX none of us would be here.

I admire and respect all folks that work in the T A profession. They do what they feel they gotta do... [ More ]

Comment #20

TheGameGrl — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:27 GMT

All that post did was validate that man came from apes.....Which I am a beleiver in everytime I read a post such as that.

We can speculate til dooms day, the reality is, thats where the ticket was bought and I don't think any amount of money can buy my admiration for this winner or even so much as wish them well in life.....Money will never buy dignity....

Comment #19

Lucki723 — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:41:06 GMT

This persons Luck was in a XXX Bookstore. I didn't think they were able to sell lottery tickets in those places. Some people find their luck in weird places I tell ya.

Comment #18

Ladee — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:40:44 GMT

Like this post

Comment #17

Diamon Life — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:35:23 GMT

What if the Powereball winner is a Pastor

Comment #16

Diamon Life — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:29:34 GMT

This is Killing me!!!!!!!!!!!

My goodness this abusive and histerical

Comment #15

noahproblem — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:27:45 GMT

Heh heh, heh heh, he said sticky situation . Heh heh, uh heh heh...

Comment #14

PERDUE — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:27:03 GMT

I would walk in with my head held high and cash in my ticket.

When asked what I was doing at the porn shop I would look the person in the eye and say the same thing YOU were doing there.

Minding my own business and staying out of yours!!

Besides, I'm a grown person doing grown folks stuff.

Everybody on this planet knows that SEX SELLS......

Now we ALL know that SEX SELLS winning tickets.

Now I plan on hitting every T A shop I know to see if they sell lottery tickets.

Maybe t... [ More ]

Comment #13

Diamon Life — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:26:57 GMT

The winner had to use the bathroom badly and just stop there and purchase a lotto ticket.

Comment #12

Diamon Life — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:23:03 GMT

Yeah, but the workes have a job and can feed their families. What are you so tie up about!!

Also, it really looks very discret, leave the people alone, they have a job to do and it seems you want to take it away from them.

Comment #11

time*treat — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:14:43 GMT

That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpiUizTeRbM

Comment #10

Diamon Life — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:05:32 GMT

God I wish it was an elected official, but whoever it is she/he is going to be so popular.

Comment #9

Diamon Life — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 23:02:32 GMT

The winner could be waiting for the bus and ran in quickly to perchase lotto tickets.

It happens to me all the time when I'm waiting for a bus, you see the lotto and you

just go in unaware of what type of store it is.

Comment #8

HaveABall — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:17:50 GMT

Oh, it appears the state's public transportation buses have an official stop here. I wonder if the public transportation administration will begin receiving calls about this odd, possibly unsafe place to have a highly tax payer subsidized bus stop.

Anyhow, guess that makes it convenient for a departing bus passenger to walk five feet forward along the sidewalk to purchase a lottery ticket at the Uptown Book Store's street-side, walk-up window that has LOTTERY printed on it at high traffic Woo... [ More ]

Comment #7

beaudad — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:06:39 GMT

Comment #6

michimac — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:01:31 GMT

haha...it was probably a elected official......or some high falootin PRIEST ! ....or a Kilpatrick ??? Whomever- it reinforces that there is CERTAINLY no God controlling who wins the lotto !

Winner: get a lawyer- start a living trust have the lawyer claim the dough thru the trust enjoy the rest of your porn-filled life !@ ....can ya believe it ??....

Comment #5

beaudad — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:48:42 GMT

I wonder if they (he or she) will be wearing a trench coat and sunglasses........hhhhhmmmmmmmm !!!!!....I believe that this could be a future movie! an excellent plot!!!......

Comment #4

GASMETERGUY — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:14:55 GMT

Let's see now. $128 million dollars and all I have to say is I bought the ticket at a porn shop. Where do I sign up? Even my wife would overlook the porn shop were I to claim such wealth. In fact, she might even send me back there on a daily basis.

Now if she were to hand me a check for several million dollars and told me she bought the ticket at a porn shop....well.... that would be a whole different horse of a plucked chicken. Why in the world would she need a porn shop when she has me... [ More ]

Comment #3

Todd — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:38:31 GMT

True, the guy (or gal) might want to check out this technique: https://www.lotterypost.com/news/162293

Comment #2

C0w Pi3 — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:37:55 GMT

I agree this aughta be good.

Comment #1

sully16 — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:35:20 GMT

Can't wait to see the disguise.

UPDATE: $128.6M Powerball lottery ticket sold in porn shop

Lottery Post — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:10:20 GMT

Sticky situation? Winner can't stay anonymous

Includes video report

by Todd Northrop

When it was announced at Lottery Post Sunday that the winning Powerball ticket was sold at the Uptown Book Store, few people outside of Highland Park, Michigan, knew that location was actually a porn shop, specializing in adult books, pornographic movies and sex toys.

Perhaps the winner is right now figuring out how to deal with the potentially sticky situation of claiming the winning ticket that... [ More ]