Woman and son claim Tennessee's first Mega Millions jackpot win

Comment #58

RedStang — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 16:04:04 GMT

First time customers get a free Mimosa.

Comment #57

rdgrnr — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 06:58:46 GMT

I always thought an Italian Greyhound was a bus that served spaghetti and meatballs.

Comment #56

RedStang — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 06:00:00 GMT

If you ever bring Lena to the Northeast during the Fall, make sure you spray paint (D.O.G) in bright orange on both sides of her. The NYC folks will shoot anything that could be a potential Trophy.

BTW, my neighbor rescues Greyhounds. The small Italians rule the big dogs.

Comment #55

veganlife125 — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 23:42:33 GMT

True but while young people are party spending geezers are out by buying lottery tickets, depends, voting! Just stay in good with the grand parents just in case.

It reminds me of Obama being attacked by a reporter during the campaign about pandering to senior citizens. He looked that reporter straight in the eye and with humor said: Are you kidding me? Old people vote

Comment #54

jamella724 — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:47:49 GMT

A dollar for a huge prize like that is truly quite unreal. However how much unreal it might seem to be, it is true. Lottery can truly make anyone a millionaire.

Comment #53

Lucky4Life — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 14:49:06 GMT

Jealous much?

Cheer up it could happen to you! Good luck

Comment #52

rdgrnr — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 07:51:40 GMT

That ol' boy don't look like he's from Tennessee at all.

I'd say Wisconsin or Iowa.

They all look like that up there.

Not that there's anything wrong with the way he looks.

It's just that I can usually tell what state somebody is from by lookin' at 'em.

And we sure got a lotta yankees movin' down here to get away from high taxes.

Comment #51

mypiemaster — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 07:01:53 GMT

Great, another PUTRID{petri} dish baby alert!!!.

Comment #50

mypiemaster — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 06:56:48 GMT

That is rdgrnr in the video.......HUH

Comment #49

mypiemaster — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 06:48:59 GMT

Very well said indeed. I couldn't have said it any better.

Comment #48

Shelby Mustang — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 01:58:25 GMT

Now that looks like MY chihuachua Charlie LOL stretched out

Comment #47

Piaceri — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 03:43:20 GMT

No Chi-wha-wha's for me. Even cute long haired Chi-wha-wha's. I have an Iggie named Lena.

Comment #46

golfer1960 — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 20:34:28 GMT

Pia, is that a picture of your dog smiling

Comment #45

Piaceri — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 20:01:39 GMT

Well, there's grow up and then there's grow up .

Comment #44

RedStang — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 06:46:34 GMT

OMG He says some funny stuff but the guy can talk forever. It's like teenagers texting on a phone.

Comment #43

rdgrnr — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 04:30:44 GMT

Dadgum straight, Six

Comment #42

golfer1960 — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 04:21:27 GMT

For you Pia...

I'm guilty, I haven't grown up yet.

Comment #41

Piaceri — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 00:28:18 GMT

Congrats to the Still family. Enjoy!

Does it really matter what kind of people win? Is any one group or class of people more deserving than another? Are poor people more deserving of a random win than 'rich' or middle class? Are young people more deserving than old? Are men more deserving than women? Are white people more deserving than black or brown?

The answer is an unequivocal no. No one is more deserving than the person who was lucky enough to have the winning numbers. Those who... [ More ]

Comment #40

TNPATL — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 19:55:20 GMT

Congratulations to the winner.

Comment #39

golfer1960 — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 19:06:34 GMT

It sounds like they had a laugh track on at the press conference. I guess rich people are funnier than the rest of us too.

Comment #38

Six balls — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 17:19:16 GMT

Sad it wasn't Miz Sugarbritches. Not near as sad as Ridge though

Comment #37

golfer1960 — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 17:17:04 GMT

Hahaha....Oh snap Red

Comment #36

Shelby Mustang — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 13:26:09 GMT

Sorry my mistake, I dont think I ever saw you say your gender, my apologies again. I didnt mean to sound like I was disparaging the old, it's just weird that they keep winning.

Comment #35

dallascowboyfan — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:13:27 GMT

Congratulation to Mrs. Bettina and family.

Comment #34

RedStang — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 06:19:03 GMT

Nope none.

Comment #33

dpoly1 — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 04:00:42 GMT

Comment #32

rdgrnr — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 03:50:51 GMT

Still.

That's a good name for somebody from Tennessee.

I've never heard of it my ownself though - no idea what it is.

And there sure ain't none around back up in these hills either, that's fer sure.

Comment #31

HaveABall — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 01:30:37 GMT

Congratulations, Bettina and Jonathan Still, on your big Mega Millions cash-value jackpot win (good thing you were able to play regularly for four years to win it) -- it is great to have no State Lottery Income Tax!!! Enjoy your spendings and sharings.

At last you can cease the gambling in the lottery and switch to it in investments

Comment #30

Artist77 — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 01:07:31 GMT

Brilliant as usual Ma'am. I am not a sir and I don't spend my time disparaging the old and/or the down and out.

Comment #29

Shelby Mustang — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 01:01:45 GMT

Could be you as well sir

Comment #28

RedStang — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 00:13:00 GMT

That press conference was boring. It was like watching one of Obamas speeches.

Comment #27

maringoman — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:49:57 GMT

Glad to see almost everyone happy for these people

I think we're happy for them. I know I am happy for the two. Maybe this thing about only $1 ticket should have been saved for the discussions forums

Comment #26

Artist77 — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:43:10 GMT

Glad to see almost everyone happy for these people. Disturbing to hear B2b....ummmm....i mean Shelbyville...... reference a winner with one foot in the grave. You could be there yourself at any moment.

Comment #25

noise-gate — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:39:49 GMT

Maringoman: The portion you highlighted was a blanket statement, not an accusation at you , otherwise l would have said You wrong in assuming that you need more than one ticket to win ..l try to avoid using the word you unless l am being verbally attacking by some flamer, which you not.

Peace.

Comment #24

maringoman — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:28:26 GMT

It's total B.S. to suggest that one has to buy more than one ticket to win the prize.... thing is: people know it.

This thing is going left because you say things I did not say. Take care

Comment #23

noise-gate — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:06:12 GMT

Another version of the truth as you put it is - it only takes one ticket to win. Out here in CA, They stress the importance of playing responsibly because there are those nutcases that will bet the mortgage payment on lottery tickets, how much better to stress the all it takes is the one dollar mantra.

I firmly believe that there are single lottery ticket winner's out there. It's total B.S. to suggest that one has to buy more than one ticket to win the prize.... thing is: people know it.... [ More ]

Comment #22

RJOh — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:57:18 GMT

They just had their eggs in more than one basket. I always buy more than one ticket but at the same place and same time since I only play combinations I picked, buying them at different places would be a waste of time.

Comment #21

RJOh — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:48:52 GMT

It only takes a dollar and a dream.

Still possible with MegaMillions

Comment #20

maringoman — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:28:04 GMT

Rather than give a version of the truth, why not just say that a MM costs only $1 and leave it at that. Why misrepresent facts? It's almost as if they think people will stop playing because they announced that one winner spent $30 to win.

Comment #19

Shelby Mustang — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 20:39:04 GMT

Great another winner with one foot in the grave...

Comment #18

noise-gate — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 20:32:29 GMT

True- But it is not beyond the realm of possibility to say one cannot buy a singular ticket and win.Its a game of chance, and will remain that mpm.

Comment #17

mypiemaster — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 20:13:28 GMT

99.9% of these $1 win story is just that....A STORY!!!. You can buy 1000 single $1 tickets, and still claim you only spent $1 to win. Technically true, but factually pure bullcrap.

Comment #16

noise-gate — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 19:36:20 GMT

That may well be M- but when you get right down to it: These 2 contributed 50 cents a piece toward the winning ticket.

There is no arguing against that. 50 cent not the rapper ....got it done baby.

Comment #15

maringoman — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 18:25:23 GMT

Lottery officials love to give the impression that it only took a dollar and a dream to win.

Yeah I didn't buy that part either. Even though it only takes $1 to win, they love to bait the non players by reporting that the winner bought only one ticket at that store and won the jackpot. What they'll never report is Winner spent $20 at another store but won on the sole ticket bought last minute while at the grocery store or Winner spent an average of $200 a month for years before winning big... [ More ]

Comment #14

DDOH937 — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 18:18:53 GMT

Sometimes when i go to the counter to purchase tickets, i may ask for 5 quick picks but the clerk does one of two things: either gives me one ticket with 5 lines, or sometimes they give me 5 tickets with one line each......without my input. Try not to make too much of it though i know and get where you are coming from. Just wish the winners well and hope lady luck smiles on you at the right time and place, no matter how many tickets you purchased. ; ))

But trust me, i know what you're saying.... [ More ]

Comment #13

DDOH937 — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 18:10:39 GMT

EXACTLY!! The same thing happened in Florida with Gloria Mackenzie, the winning ticket was that ONE that we all know about, but she mentioned that she had previously purchased others at other locations. If i'm not mistaken, the guy who just won the second half of the big jackpot in Cali also had bought tickets in different towns as he was driving around. I always do that myself, but just hasnt paid off yet. Sometimes i even have multiple tickets from multiple States. Glad iher deligence paid off... [ More ]

Comment #12

whiteballz — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:45:51 GMT

The Tennessee Lottery President seemed a little curt with the media.

Comment #11

Jill34786 — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:28:34 GMT

The winner and her son actually bought several tickets at numerous locations in the Bellevue area. The winning ticket did in fact cost them $1.00 but they spent quite a bit more on the drawing.

Lottery officials love to give the impression that it only took a dollar and a dream to win.

The Shell station that the winning ticket was sold at is less than 5 miles from our TN home so the good news got plenty of attention from our friends and neighbors. The clerks at the gas station stated that... [ More ]

Comment #10

helpmewin — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 17:03:26 GMT

Congrats Mrs Bettina Still momma's boy

Comment #9

helpmewin — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 16:56:38 GMT

$1.00 and Quick pick is when most Winners are made

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helpmewin — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 16:50:11 GMT

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golfer1960 — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 16:17:06 GMT

Anyone except me for god's sake

Comment #6

golfer1960 — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 16:16:15 GMT

Me too, Smooth.

Comment #5

noise-gate — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 16:11:09 GMT

I agree.

However it would seem that they each contributed 50 cents toward the winning Ticket. That's a great returns on their investment.

Congratulations to both.

Comment #4

Candlelight777 — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:53:04 GMT

Goes to show with a buck and some luck anyone can win!!.....Congrats to the lucky winners

Comment #3

smooth11484 — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:37:30 GMT

TIRED of the $1 win story

Comment #2

hsg2000 — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:34:36 GMT

I am so glad to see them win, I think they will retire comfortably now.

Comment #1

Win$500Quick — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 13:55:25 GMT

Congrats to the lucky winners and t only took $1 to win.

Woman and son claim Tennessee's first Mega Millions jackpot win

Lottery Post — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 13:18:15 GMT

Will split $61 million prize

Includes video report

Bettina Still of Bellevue has been a faithful player of the Tennessee Lottery since it started with a simple belief that she could someday win.

But Still, 69, and family members needed more than a double-take after realizing her Mega Millions ticket was worth up to $61 million.

Like it's unreal, really it's unreal, Still said Friday at the Tennessee Lottery office claiming their prize. I don't know how I feel.

Still, a retired w... [ More ]