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Orlando Powerball Winner
The Orlando Sentinel online has in-depth coverage of the winner of Fla's largest jackpot, Dr. William Steele. It's interesting to see some of the comments being posted about the article. Many people resent that a wealthy doctor won. I have to admit that was my first reaction as well, but after learning a little more about Dr. Steele and his plans for the money I'm glad it was him. I think it'll be interesting to see how an INTELLIGENT, charitable person will handle the windfall. Just a couple of
Oct 16, 2009, 5:32 pm - Nino224 - Jackpot Games Forum

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GamerMom, just in case there's a misunstanding, the $13,000 is an exemption, not the amount you can give. In other words, if you give 5 people $100,000 each, for example, you still won't have to pay a gift tax. You just don't need to report the first $13,000 because it's exempt. You can write a lot of $13,000 checks to everyone you know, but the reason there is that law is to monitor wealth transfer. However, you can give up to $1 million in your lifetime without paying gift tax. You have to
Oct 6, 2009, 7:10 pm - justxploring - Lottery Discussion Forum

How would you explain your huge amount of money?Reply
How would you explain it to your wife when she does not think playing lottery is right? Of course telling other family is out of the question. Just deposit the check, pay the debts and don't tell her? That way when when I take her out to dinner or get her flowers, she will think it means more if we are poor than if we have excess money. That will be what I will tell the lottery office when I tell them that I want to remain anonymous.
Oct 2, 2009, 9:11 am - bomatt - Lottery Discussion Forum

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Dollar419 Good points. There's a segment of society that has one goal in mind, and that is to get over on someone or something. Their day just isn't cpmplete unless they do. These are the people that seek cash-rich targets and hit them with frivilous lawsuits, all the way down to gthe people that reach into a newspaper machine and try and grab a paper when someone else has paid for one. Anyone remember the scene in the race track parking lot from California Split? Elliot Gould and his f
Sep 19, 2009, 6:10 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

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Yeah until someone does a search on their search engine of choice and finds your name and the press release First, how much time do you spend doing searches on neighbors and strangers? Even so, if finding your name and a press release allows people to find *you* you're almost certainly the type of moron who wouldn't have been any better off if you'd been allowed to remain anonymous. Who are the first people we think of when we look for lottery winners who turned out to be major losers? Jack
Sep 17, 2009, 1:19 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

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I posted here before, read some of the horror stories. I'm going to find out if my state allows you to be anonymous if you win the lotto. It really should be a choice. If I won and everyone knew, it would be trouble because I know who would come to me for a handout. If you have relatives who are spendthrifts you know what im talking about. I really believe that when you play the lotto you must have a written out plan of what you will do with the winnings and how you will take care of yourself fi
Sep 7, 2009, 3:10 pm - mrtightwad - Lottery Discussion Forum

There is no reason Mega Millions and Powerball can't allow jackpot winners to remain anoymousReply
I dont trust computerized drawings, which the hoosier lottery uses. Indiana allows anonymous winners. Also, the Indiana lotto almost never gets above a few million, where before, when they used balls and it was televised, it would get over 10M quite often. Plus, the lottery is set at 1M for the first 2 drawings after a winner, so it isnt even increased if a winner isnt chosen until a 3rd drawing and then only increases 500K. Also, the cash option is so low, it isnt even worth playing. Last wi
Aug 29, 2009, 12:57 pm - rburton - Lottery Discussion Forum

There is no reason Mega Millions and Powerball can't allow jackpot winners to remain anoymousReply
Maybe you should reread the sentence that follows the one you quoted. Then look at the posts about RNG drawings, and tell me how well convinced the public is as a result of the auditors verifying those drawings. The common argument from those who don't like RNG drawings is that they can't trust what they can't see, and you can't see anonymous winners. The name of the winner has nothing to do with it. It's the public belief that there is a real winner who is a real player, regardless of what thei
Aug 28, 2009, 3:54 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

There is no reason Mega Millions and Powerball can't allow jackpot winners to remain anoymousReply
What they really want is a good story to help them sell more tickets, i.e. make even more money, the next time around. For the lottery it is all about the money. You should try looking carefully at your lottery's rules though, I think there can be a way around the anonymous thing even if they say there isn't. I've read my states laws and it states that if a company claims a lottery prize, then all of the officer's for the company (ex. President, Vice-President, etc.) have to submit their social
Aug 28, 2009, 2:06 am - Pinkpansies - Lottery Discussion Forum

There is no reason Mega Millions and Powerball can't allow jackpot winners to remain anoymous
When I watch these lottery television shows about jackpot winners who are harrassed by people for money, it irks me because it can be prevented. There are other ways to verify a jackpot has been paid out. California allows jackpot winners to remain anonymous (not sure about Mega Millions, but they do with Super Lotto Plus) They could hire an autitor to verify a winner has been paid. They already hire an auditor to verify the drawings are fair. It really is absurd.
Aug 27, 2009, 10:56 pm - JWBlue - Lottery Discussion Forum