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Twelve things not to do if you win the lotteryReply
I think the article had a bit of 'tongue in cheek' aspect to it. At least that's how I read it. Seriously enough it did point out errors winners had made (I recognized several). The tone of the article was pretty much 'don't do that' and you'll be ok. I still have problems with rules states have for claiming the prize, and not allowing winners to remain anonymous. Having to go public gets most winners off to a bad start and habits. If you can claim anonymously at least you can ge
Oct 1, 2013, 12:49 am - fastball 9 - Lottery News

Winning lottery ticket pits Pa. brothers against each otherReply
Given the whole we had the wrong ticket and I threw it on the floor B.S. story Meehan gave over the phone to his brother the next day, acknowledges that Meehan knew they had an agreement. And then somehow ending up mysteriously cashing in a winning ticket ( when is not detailed) makes it pretty clear who the liar is. Unless that phone call was also made up by Sharp, in addition to the whole evening, bathroom celebration, return to house to make a plan. But those are a lot of physical facts fo
Jun 28, 2013, 6:14 pm - GambleToRamble - Lottery News

Mystery woman who paid $2,600 tab for strangers was not Powerball winnerNews Story
After 180 diners at a Florida restaurant received a free meal from a stranger on Sunday night, locals (and soon, the Internet) were buzzing that the generous benefactor was the 84-year-old woman who recently won the largest Powerball jackpot in history. While the woman who picked up the nearly $2,600 tab at Buddy Freddy's in Plant City resembled lottery winner Gloria C. MacKenzie of nearby Zephyrhills, Fla., it turned out to simply be an anonymous kind soul helping the lucky diners hit their
Jun 14, 2013, 6:45 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Missouri legislature considering lottery winner anonymityNews Story
The Missouri Lottery would not be able to release the names and addresses of prize winners under a bill presented to a Missouri House committee on Thursday. Sponsoring Rep. Rochelle Walton Gray, of Black Jack, told the House Local Government Committee that winning the lottery can subject a person to hardship. She cited constant phone calls, harassment and loss of privacy as consequences of people knowing the identities of lottery winners. She also said winning big prizes could even result
Mar 28, 2013, 6:49 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$50 million lottery winners outed by spiteful letter to new neighborsReply
The ones that sent out the news will be waiting for them to fall on their faces and be the first ones to get that news out too. It doesn't matter if it takes 5 years - they are green with envy now and looking for redemption. People like this are common and they like to remain anonymous too - until the chance to say I told you so arises. Some people should be so unlucky to be in big winner's shoes...their jealousy and envy would come back and bite them but they'd be
Mar 25, 2013, 10:39 am - dr65 - Lottery News

$1M lottery winner pleads guilty to theftNews Story
Swindled $21,000 from his oil company's customers A Chelmsford, Massachusetts, man who won $1 million from a Massachusetts State Lottery ticket in 2009 will serve at least 18 months behind bars after he admitted to swindling more than $21,000 from his home oil company's customers, according to Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone. Michael Santaniello, 60, of Chelmsford, pleaded guilty in Lowell District Court last week to stealing money from more than a dozen of his clients, many of who
Jan 21, 2013, 6:34 am - Todd - Lottery News

Do you think we will ever see??Reply
mcginnin, No, if I won it I wouldn't walk away from it, but if it's at $1B I doubt I'd play it. In Illinois they have these monitors now wherever they sell lotto - '$2725 was won in this store last week '- OK so far. Then they put pictures, first names and last initials up of people who win, and not just jackpots. At first they put first and last names and hometowns of winners but people contacted Northstar and said please don't be responsible for another Abraham Shakespeare. (Look him
Nov 27, 2012, 1:01 am - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

PICK 4 PRO Help Lillian Davis!! (Wisconsin) 11/1/2012 - 11/30/2012Reply
LOL!! and I'd be sitting right next to you at the seminar notebook in hand. Unless she goes and tells everybody she is winning I doubt anybody knows so in a way this is anonymous, sort of, they don't announce your name on tv unless you win $1m from the big games (powerball, megamillions). Why would the lottery investigate her? I'm sure (let's hope) she won it fair and square. That's a lot of wins in one month, October was good for her playing Pick 4. I just never
Oct 28, 2012, 10:20 pm - Nikkicute - Pick 4 Forum

California man wins half of $61M Mega Millions jackpotReply
Not too often we get a big winner. Because we're talking about 38 different states that are in the pool for the Mega Millions so it's yeah it's kind of a big deal for California to have a big winner, said California State Lottery Fresno supervisor Henry Hernandez. These are from the official mega millions website 2012 October 16, 2012 - $61 million jackpot 2 winning tickets ($30.5 million each) Won in Fresno, CA (unclaimed) Won in Hyannis, MA (unclaimed) Sept. 18, 2012 - $15 mill
Oct 20, 2012, 8:19 pm - pickone4me - Lottery News

Delaware couple anonymously claims $50M Powerball jackpotReply
Doing well, hope you are also, thanks for asking. I hav'nt heard any news about the 1 year anonymity law, in fact if not for LP I would't know about it at all. There's not even any mention of it on the states lottery website. i'm beginning to wonder if the silence has anything to do w/ the election. Also wonder if it would include tix. that were bought before the law passed. for example, you buy a MM for tomorrow and it's winner,but the bill for anonymity does'nt become law until
Oct 11, 2012, 3:32 pm - haymaker - Lottery News