Fla. man wins $35M lottery jackpot with computer software

Comment #72

rdgrnr — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:44:06 GMT

Delta Dippy likes to make wild claims and then pretend not to see any follow-up questions.

Makes one question the veracity of his claims.

Hmmm...

Comment #71

myzeus — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:47:57 GMT

mega millions, ohio classic lotto, powerball. i used it but did not get anything. i seem to get more hits using quick pick at the store.

Comment #70

TheOtherOne — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:49:50 GMT

Cool. What game(s) are you going to use it for

Comment #69

myzeus — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 06:41:13 GMT

I'll let you all know if I win any money with Lotto Pro 2011.

Comment #68

myzeus — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 06:23:42 GMT

I just bought Lotto Pro 2011...let's see if I can win with it.

Comment #67

rdgrnr — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:13:08 GMT

I was borned in an embassy in South Africa.

As the illegitimate offspring of the maid or the nanny

Comment #66

dk1421 — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 02:59:18 GMT

You know, with the economy tanking, he easily could have lost all his money had he won the first time.

Five years ago, all I wanted to do was buy land (then sell it for a profit) with lottery winnings - it was selling like hotcakes here! But I never won the lottery and I now know why - I would have lost everything - everything, money-wise. I think I was being taught that I need to diversify (which I would have done anyway, but truly, I would have had to pull the money out to pay for the taxes... [ More ]

Comment #65

HaveABall — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:37:07 GMT

Irrelevant, because could have ignored the razzing, as usual, and bought a lottery ticket ... it's an individual player's choice of inaction no thought should go towards blaiming others for one's own inaction. So, buckup Nino224, you've always been in choice of every thing you do as an adult.

Does anyone know if lottery net multi-millions have been won by anyone with an ANNUAL, quick pick tickets purchased pre-paid account yet

Comment #64

HaveABall — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:23:08 GMT

Hello OldSchoolPa, that certainly is a big, sad, 'December of 2002' story

Comment #63

martingorgeous — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:58:23 GMT

There is no coincidence, only divine order.

Comment #62

Delta Draw — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:56:43 GMT

No software can predict lottery numbers or narrow the probability of picking the right

number., Too many people confuse correlation with causation.

I too get correlation mixed with causation. I generally select the causation box because

my correlation is weak out of Africa, but honestly I was borned in an embassy

in South Africa. There just is no South American/African box so I use the

causation box on all the forms,....

The software does not do the picking, it helps in the so... [ More ]

Comment #61

rdgrnr — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:28:46 GMT

I use whiskey for peace and comfort.

And everything else too.

Jack Daniel's Old Time, Old No. 7, Quality Tennessee Sour Mash Whiskey.

Dadgum straight.

Comment #60

redhot7 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:22:58 GMT

No software can predict lottery numbers or narrow the probability of picking the right number. Just like an Atheist in another thread who mocked God by sarcastically praying for his mother to win the lottery and won, this one is just pure coincidence. Too many people confuse correlation with causation.

Comment #59

Delta Draw — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 01:17:56 GMT

What is the baggage allowance at the gate? Can I take gold bars with me? Pat Boone says I should buy gold like it is a sure thing for financial peace and comfort.

DD

Comment #58

haymaker — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:24:50 GMT

just now got it translated LOL.i broke one of my LP rules, to wit do not drink beverages when reading posts by ridge

Comment #57

rdgrnr — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:45:53 GMT

Wow, you act like you've known me for a while.

Comment #56

Trillionaire — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:35:21 GMT

And another intelligent comment!

You seem to have a problem with people with opinions and thoughts different from yours.

Comment #55

CashWinner$ — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:34:54 GMT

You're welcome

Comment #54

CashWinner$ — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:32:59 GMT

LOL - You may be on to sumthin'......

(thanks for the help Bing

Comment #53

Trillionaire — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:31:25 GMT

Wow! What a constructive comment

Comment #52

haymaker — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:30:12 GMT

? cretin little mario somethin home? did you use that babelfish thing or do really know french

Comment #51

rdgrnr — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:25:51 GMT

Si ce n'est pas le cr tin petit mario, je vais manger mon chapeau.

Comment #50

CashWinner$ — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:53:03 GMT

You sound like a real ahole..

Seriously, what in the helll is wrong w/you

Comment #49

rdgrnr — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:45:22 GMT

Luke 6: 38

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give unto your bosom.

For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

Comment #48

Delta Draw — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:09:05 GMT

Big ego?!!! Haw-haw!

You cannot measure the performance of luck, unless you consider how much bad

luck performs. He took action and did what he knew best. There is no problem of

him getting the jackpot numbers in his selection before and this documents that

systematic play does work. Notice he is not buying reams of Quick-picks and he self

picked for $2.

There is no system to follow for luck, unless you want to go down some goat

trail of superstition and even then the perfor... [ More ]

Comment #47

CashWinner$ — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:07:13 GMT

Incoming....

Comment #46

Trillionaire — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:02:40 GMT

And this week it could be the Girl Guides or the Boy Scouts or God knows who. Canada has 85,000 registered charities. 85,000! This number does not include the beggars at the grocery stores. We have become a nation of beggars and the kids are being trained to do this from a very young age. These kids have money for the latest electronic gadgets but harrass the public for money for their cause . I have no patience or understanding for this utter nonsense.

Comment #45

haymaker — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:54:05 GMT

well said,thats the point i was trying to make.

Comment #44

KY Floyd — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:42:11 GMT

Why would it need to have tripled? There's a lot more value to money than the simple value of the money.

Obviously the $20 million net will let his lifetsyle from here on be better than what he could have done with a $4 million net, but what has he been doing for the past 16 years? Even if he had cleared a trillion dollars he can't buy back that 16 years. A safe and conservative investment in '95 could have given him an annual income of at least 150k before rolling out of bed in the morning.... [ More ]

Comment #43

rdgrnr — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:02:46 GMT

Ya got me, JAP69!

Actually, I take comfort knowing that my Quick Picks are not coming from the Lottery's mainframe because I know The Dragon Lady watches my every move and immediately puts the entire commission on alert everytime I come down from the mountain. Even the Patels are mobilized. Then she has every Quick Pick line I get precluded from the possibility of winning.

She's very crafty, that one. That's why I sometimes have to dress up like a nun when I go to the store. I know a very... [ More ]

Comment #42

Coin Toss — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:53:59 GMT

Regardless of the means of number selection, whether it's a personal visit from the Lottery Faerie, birthdays, a QP, a dream, or a message from Montana Wildhack on Tralfamdore, or whatever, whenever the nuymbers played are the numbers drawn it is nothing but pure luck. Human nature teaches us that the bigger a person's ego is the less likely they are to admit that.

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Comment #41

JAP69 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:47:36 GMT

Must be the computerized programming that make those quick picks lucky.

Comment #40

sully16 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:20:16 GMT

Ditto.

Comment #39

haymaker — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 01:24:39 GMT

recently switched to QP for my pick 6 was playing b/day nos. looked back at the last 6 or 8 winners only to find they had 2-3 nos. higher than 31

Comment #38

rdgrnr — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:07:38 GMT

Don't forget Lottery Post's Quick Picks, dpoly.

I've been lucky with them.

Good luck to you tonight

Comment #37

RJOh — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:50:04 GMT

Have you ever reviewed how you used it and thought about what you could have done differently that would have gotten better results? Players using the same software seldom get the same results because they seldom use it the same way. Most lottery software give you a bunch of data and tools to use, it up to you how they are used.

Comment #36

rdgrnr — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:46:26 GMT

Try a Quick Pick.

That's what wins the most Jackpots.

Incoming

Comment #35

dpoly1 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:37:49 GMT

I used the Pa Lottery's Computer to pick my numbers for tonite ....................... tonite might be the nite

Comment #34

APOBABOY — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:30:07 GMT

Congrat to Mr Hemphill! ...been using the same software for years. The most I've won is $40, maybe Im doing some thing wrong.

Comment #33

haymaker — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:55:21 GMT

yea, i'll go along w/ that,but for me personally i want to quit my job so badly, that i compare how much i will make between now and retirement age and how much the JP is, that is to say the clear from the JP abt. 1/3 of adv. so for me it's simple, expected earnings plus 4 mil. or so would be enough.then you break it up, savings, investing, fun etc. but,maybe diff. for him if he was happy at his job.what you're saying makes perfect financial sense but, it makes me want to ask him this question.... [ More ]

Comment #32

TheOtherOne — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:13:24 GMT

This is very true, however, the question is would he have invested that 7 million wisely enough to get the true value out of it?It would have had to triple in value to match what he made this year.Not to mention he probably would have only walked away with about 4 million (if that) after taxes.

Comment #31

RJOh — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:34:27 GMT

Why should they? Most of the taxes he paid was federal taxes and teacher pay is a local issue.

Comment #30

Tenaj — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:12:49 GMT

Congratulations to him. 15 million dollars went in taxes. That can pay a lot of teachers salaries but they won't see it.

Comment #29

sully16 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:20:21 GMT

Congrats to the winner, enjoy.

Comment #28

Nino224 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:55:33 GMT

Wow, you have a very strong marriage. Most people wouldn't have been able to get over that. I probably wouldn't. Good for you.

Comment #27

haymaker — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:08:02 GMT

my township has a volinteer f/d and they do coin collections on the big intersections at times,just looking for spare change,they use a fireman's boot to collect the change i always drop a $20spot in the boot. cause i'm thankfull for their service, always get a kick out of it when they do a dbl. take and look in the boot.

Comment #26

haymaker — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:41:19 GMT

tend to agree but, couple details, something happened hope it was important enough to think about for 13 years,maybe he does'nt want to say what it is,and that is certainly his private business. nother thing is, $7 mil. was worth much more 13 yrs ago than today,i bought a new truck in 96, $20,600.00 today that very same truck lists for $39,300.00 . i don't know how they adjust for inflation,not that smart.but here's the most important thing,i'm guessing you're fairly young,as you get older the t... [ More ]

Comment #25

Stack47 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:35:44 GMT

We get the peewee football players and cheerleaders holding their buckets in front of stores, I always donate a couple of bucks and ask the adult near by for a schedule. Watching one game is well worth the donation.

I've noticed several adults holding made up signs in the front of Wal Mart parking lots and there is always a nice car parked near by. Most are probably pros doing if for a living so they get nothing from me. My favorite was a young lady texting on an I-phone while holding her sig... [ More ]

Comment #24

Stack47 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:24:12 GMT

in July 1995, the computer screen displayed the numbers 2-6-10-18-27-44.

I'll bet he used Expert Lottery for Windows (3.1) software. A friend gave me a copy on a floppy disk and I had some success using it to play Ohio's Buckeye 5.

Comment #23

larry3100 — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:35:40 GMT

Everyone has a system.When that system works,they think it was that system.No,it was just luck.

Comment #22

karinda — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:11:56 GMT

Thank you for posting this!

What a great song! Haven't heard this in, uh-um, years!

K.

Comment #21

jeffrey — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:36:14 GMT

yes, i try but some people don't realize that disasters happen. my co-workers were anxious to see how they could benefit. i really hate to lose everything due to others grasping. hard to be alone and sick in america. feel like wounded animal hiding from predators. i do keep trying, very easy to give up and die. can still work but co-workers want my job and sick people suddenly can't do anything right. guess it brings the owner down or the customers don't like it.

Comment #20

rdgrnr — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:34:51 GMT

Last week it was high school students at the grocery store begging for money for some cause . I just ignore these people.

High school students. You equate them with beggars because they're fund raising for their sports team or some good cause and you just ignore them.

You know what I think?

I think you're just a miserly, skinflint, tightwad cheapskate.

I bet you've never bought a round in your life.

Comment #19

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:29:13 GMT

Congrats to the winner....

Comment #18

haymaker — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:04:01 GMT

Comment #17

Wooddrive — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:01:48 GMT

ok, i'm gonna be the skeptic here. if this program is able to select winning numbers, shouldn't there be multiple winners?

they sold thousands, sold only one in florida? to this winner. other buyers didnt play that night? there are variables in the system that the individual can input their own data.

seems like a 98% luck and 2% software.

Comment #16

Crunchiesbabe — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:56 GMT

Lotto Pro just hit the lotto in sales

Comment #15

haymaker — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:08:13 GMT

maybe the system soft ware can remember the date and nos.

Comment #14

OldSchoolPa — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:52:31 GMT

but I will pass on buying any lottery system. But believers in lottery systems will say his win validates the effectiveness of such things. To that, I say, hogwash! He has been playing since the lottery's inception in 1988. I played Florida Lotto in 1989 thru 1990, and I had a ticket that had all six winning numbers. The only problem was that 3 of them was on one line and the other 3 were on the line below it.....DOH! (Yep I had a Homer Simpson moment).

When Paul Hemphill picked the winning l... [ More ]

Comment #13

Trillionaire — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:31:21 GMT

There is a begging class in every country including Canada. Last week it was high school students at the grocery store begging for money for some cause . I just ignore these people.

Don't reduce yourself to the level of a beggar. You are obviously a very intelligent person, Jeffrey, and I think that you should do your level best to find a way to put your knowledge and talents to use.

I wish you well.

Comment #12

CashWinner$ — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:57:28 GMT

WOW - Thats Awesome

Comment #11

eddessaknight — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:51:05 GMT

CONGRATS TO WINNER

Proving again that all things are possible and all games are beatable!

EddessaKnight

Comment #10

temptustoo — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:30:16 GMT

Well Lotto Pro is happy for the Shout out... I'm sure the orders are piling up .. LOL... I will pass on that system

Comment #9

TheOtherOne — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:26:33 GMT

I know what you're saying but it just doesn't always work that way. he even stated 'something happened' and he didnt buy a ticket.Could be any number of things that caused him not to (illness, something out of the blue came up, etc). But what I find odd is that he can remember the date and has the numbers from that time. Why couldnt he remember what happened?Nonetheless, you might say it was fate...had he won back then, just 7 million, I would say he would not still be retired. And maybe it woul... [ More ]

Comment #8

haymaker — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:12:55 GMT

the thing i don't understand is,why he did'tt buy a ticket the first time.i mean if you 're serious enough to buy a system how can you miss buying the ticket ? and would't winning a age 53 be more fun than agev 66 he could have retired 13 yrs. earlier

Comment #7

jarasan — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:17:34 GMT

Not a Quick Pick! Some would say and reiterate it was lucky . I agree systems can make you luckier as a matter of fact...... made this guy a lot luckier. Super lucky $20,000,000 luckier, four leaf clover lucky, therefore at this time in honor of the system player I will not release the quick pigs! We shall ELP a lucky song.

White horses, ladies, and satin........................

Comment #6

jeffrey — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:39:26 GMT

shame we have a begging class in the usa. does begging work? i had a stroke and was fired because i wasn't fast enough. i'd be happy to work. i have degrees in physics, math, astrophysics. i've worked as a programmer, mold designer, teacher, home remodeller, pizza delivery driver, restaurant manager, busboy and secretary. i'd be willing to try begging, my left side is mostly paralyzed. i would look really pathetic. would i make a good beggar

Comment #5

Editgap — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:29:46 GMT

Lotto pro is the only software that I evaluated I thought it was worth the 40 or 50 buck to buy. But after trying to find the key to update the software several time, it has become another junk file on my computer. Congrats to him.

Comment #4

time*treat — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:15:03 GMT

I don't want a situation where people are going to be camping out in my yard, Hemphill said.

Exactly. The sense of entitlement among the begging class ...

Comment #3

dpoly1 — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:04:24 GMT

I use my computer to comment on Lottery Post ................. and I haven't won

Comment #2

martingorgeous — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:41:57 GMT

Good for Paul Hemphill and the computer program he used.

Success depends on luck. And luck depends on your mindset and you reaching your full potential.

Luck can be learned.

Comment #1

rdgrnr — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:07:52 GMT

Well, the odds say that eventually even the system numbers will get lucky.

It would be impossible for them to never win.

I'm glad to see his system was lucky enough to pick the right lucky numbers.

Finally, a system has won a Jackpot! Now, that was lucky

Fla. man wins $35M lottery jackpot with computer software

Lottery Post — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:50:25 GMT

Perseverance pays off for long-time Lotto player

When Paul Hemphill picked the winning lottery numbers in 1995, he made just one mistake: He never bought a ticket.

He didn't make that mistake twice. Two months ago, the 66-year-old retiree strolled into Hollywood Food Mart, plunked down $2 and walked away.

Two days later, he was a multi-millionaire.

The winner of the May 28 jackpot worth a hefty $35 million asked for the cash up front. After taxes, he pocketed more than $20 million.... [ More ]