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Where to put the money?Reply
I love questions like this because I think it's fun to speculate about what you would do with millions of dollars won in a big lottery. I have thought about this long and hard over the years and here's what I have come up with: 1. Know yourself. If I won a big jackpot...say over $20 million net...and I mean net after all taxes are paid...I would want to make absolutely sure my future and my money was secure. As I have little tolerance for risk (in investment terms) and I plan to live a low
Sep 3, 2007, 8:21 am - Uncle Jim - Lottery Discussion Forum

Setting a trust for anonymity: how does it work?Reply
KY, yes I did read that story. I also read a lot - believe me, A LOT - similar cautionary stories pointing to the same bottom line... JW is not the only one but just one of the many... It's not about the mistakes JW made, it is about the pitfalls inherent to not claiming your jackpot with absolute anonymity. I realize that by claiming such things here I have been upsetting that artificial sense of security deriving from a not too realistic view that many here want to believe, which is along the
Apr 21, 2007, 1:00 pm - JRCa - Lottery Discussion Forum

are you superstitious?Reply
Hi Coin Toss... I don't remember the name, but I think I read it on the late night AM radio show Coast to coast with George Norry. I think the person was a female. UPDATE: I just did a search on the show and yes, it is her. Glynis McCants Update 8 Hello, I recently did a show with George Noory on Coast to Coast am where we discussed the financial power behind the # 8. Here is my brief explanation on how it works. The number
Apr 13, 2007, 12:41 pm - pacattack05 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Trial on death of friend of Jack Whittakers daughter
Witness says Whittaker's granddaughter did drugs in his office Two former employees of Jack Whittaker's construction company told a jury Thursday that his granddaughter frequently came into his St. Albans office to collect her large daily allowance, and that she was often intoxicated or high from doing drugs. Whittaker has been accused of negligence in the death of 18-year-old Jesse Tribble, who was found dead of a drug overdose in Whittaker's Scott Depot home. Tribble's father,
Mar 23, 2007, 2:44 pm - petergrfn - Lottery Discussion Forum

Retailers luckier than expected, Atlantic Lotto saysNews Story
Could massive theft and/or deception by retailers be the reason? Lottery ticket sellers won 10 times more often than statistically they should have over the last six years, the Atlantic Lottery Corp. said Wednesday. So far, the review hasn't shown any wrongdoing by retailers in the four Atlantic provinces, an official said. Can I statistically explain why retailers are winning 10 times more? No, I can't, and I'm not going to sit here and speculate as to why, said Mike Randall, a corp
Mar 16, 2007, 11:54 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Australian lottery sale proposal 'a gamble'News Story
A NSW opposition plan to sell NSW Lotteries to help pay for drought projects would amount to a gamble on the security of the state's water resources, Premier Morris Iemma says. Opposition Leader Peter Debnam wants to sell NSW Lotteries, from which the government earned $381 million in 2005/06, to help pay for a $1 billion drought-proofing water fund. It's expected a coalition government would earn around $800 million from the sale, details of which Mr Debnam will finalise after consulting
Dec 11, 2006, 7:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

N.J. Lottery to offer limited raffle-style New Year's drawingReply
Georgia is doing the same thing and the details are listed below 4 tickets will win $1 million each! 5 tickets will win $100,000 each! 500 tickets will win $1,000 each! Odds of winning $1 million are 1 in 125,000 What is the Millionaire Raffle? Millionaire Raffle is a new and exciting, limited-time game from the Georgia Lottery that creates four new Georgia millionaires in time for the New Year! With the best odds ever of winning $1 million from the Georgia Lott
Nov 20, 2006, 8:16 am - TheMaker - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery trial: prosectutor calls ex-commissioner 'crafty'News Story
Former lottery commissioner Kevin Geddings is a very crafty individual who chose to deliberately withhold information about his work for a lottery company, a prosecutor said Wednesday during closing arguments in Geddings' federal fraud trial. His duty was to the public and not to himself, Assistant U.S. Attorney Dennis Duffy told jurors, who received their instructions Wednesday afternoon and were scheduled to start deliberations Thursday. During his 90-minute statement, Duffy describe
Oct 12, 2006, 2:09 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Behind the scenes of the Georgia LotteryNews Story
The Georgia Lottery had record-breaking sales last week a whopping 80 million dollars. The lottery has been around for 13 years now and lottery officials say 86 percent of Georgians play. But is it a fair game? WALB News took a behind-the-scenes look to find out. Every day, two lottery employees and an auditor get things ready for the drawings. A computer will determine which machines, even which balls will be used. Draw manager Bridgette Knight prepares to retrieve the machines tha
Feb 14, 2006, 1:18 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Iowa couple arrested in lottery fraudNews Story
A Waverly, Iowa, couple is facing criminal charges for allegedly cashing counterfeit lottery tickets. Lottery officials allege Scott and Jennifer Brandhorst redeemed the forged TouchPlay tickets at a Hy-Vee store in Cedar Rapids, one for $300 and another for $325. Cedar Rapids police reportedly matched the couple with a surveillance video. Investigators arrested the pair as they were leaving their home at 1868 Dakota Ave. in Waverly on Monday. They were taken to the Linn County Jail. T
Feb 8, 2006, 3:53 pm - Todd - Lottery News