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N.C. Powerball winner target of $10M lawsuit by local pastorReply
I got a scam text over the weekend. Here's the interesting part, it's claiming to be someone representing Marie Holmes. It says this: Congratulations My Client Marie Holmes who just won a power ball lottery has made a donation to you, contact her via her private email (marie-holmes@rogers.com ?) for more detail on how to receive your donated funds. Please do not ignore, this is the third time trying to reach you.?? Sincerely, Tony Ahrens.? The spelling and punctuations are exactly what I r
Feb 22, 2016, 8:42 am - Teddi - Lottery News

Why you might go bankrupt if your next-door neighbor wins the lotteryReply
This article is full of crap! This type of garbage is designed to get people not to play the lottery. Look at what they wrote: They analyzed lottery prizes and bankruptcy filings over 10 years, sorted down to six-digit postal codes that on average contained only 13 households, revealing financial ripple effects on a lottery winner's closest neighbors. They limited their analysis to neighborhoods with a single lottery win and excluded cases when lottery winners themselves filed for bankrupt
Feb 17, 2016, 9:44 am - golfer1960 - Lottery News

Great places to lay low after a jackpot win.Reply
We used to have some neighbors when I lived out in the country and they had guineas...they were better than any watchdog for calling out an alarm. I don't know about Oregon, but people here pretty much mind their own business. I was at the theater once when the guy in front of me in line was getting a lot of looks. I thought it might have been because he had the whitest head of hair I'd ever seen, but no.... He turned and I saw it was Steve Martin, staying in town when he was filming Leap
Feb 3, 2016, 9:26 am - mikeintexas - Lottery Discussion Forum

North Carolina: 1/1 - 1/31/2016Reply
I just was reading an article about gambling recently it said that any type of gambling is always on the side of the house in our case I can see it for sure! I have to remind myself often that they are just ping pong balls blowing around in a machine with 3 coming to the top for a win also there are 3 pre-draws before the live one so you might have had it with one of those...when I think about all of this I see how hard it really is to get a win! This is an interesting thread about being g
Jan 25, 2016, 9:53 am - Vergie6 - Pick 3 Forum

Lottery officials say identifying winners a mustReply
Traverso said. If people don't see people winning the lottery, then they won't buy tickets. ... Would you please back your baseless assertions with facts Mr Traverso ? Only six states allow lottery winners to remain anonymous Delaware, Kansas, Maryland, North Dakota, Ohio and South Carolina Mr Traverso where is the Data on how far ticket sales have plummeted in the six states in this article that allow privacy? Surely you must have it and be able to back your assertion w
Jan 20, 2016, 3:48 pm - Think - Lottery News

Good to know: Fuzzy math advice
Powerball reality check: Fuzzy math advice abounds before colossal drawing Economists and statisticians warn those eyeing that $1.4 billion jackpot against buying as many tickets as you can afford... ...Sure, purchasing as many tickets as you can afford would improve your odds, but they would still be infinitesimal you would just be deeper in the red. It s bad advice because, believe it or not, there s essentially no meaningful improvement in your chances of winning if you were to buy
Jan 13, 2016, 5:49 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lower Tax Burden for Winners?Reply
Most people do not understand that the way Obamacare was passed by the supreme court is that the supreme court established that taxes were really fines. There also is some good tax information on the internet - http://taxfoundation.org/article/2016-tax-brackets Also on Pease - http://taxfoundation.org/blog/pease-limitation-itemized-deductions-really-surtax until Pease has phased-out 80 percent of the value of the itemized deductions. 80 percent of 40 (.396) pe
Jan 11, 2016, 1:01 pm - Think - Lottery Discussion Forum

Should Camelot Pay These "Jackpot Winners"?Reply
As near as I can tell, this really isn't much different than sending your friend to pick up a ticket and having him do it after the deadline. They could have gone and actually bought a ticket themselves any time that they were being sold, but they chose to do it remotely using a system that they knew, or should have known, wouldn't give them a ticket as proof of the purchase. They would have gotten a confirmation email confirming a successful transaction, but failed to check (and, of course,
Jan 2, 2016, 3:46 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

After your big win, would you...??Reply
He's missing a lot more from his life alright; Powerball winner dies alone and penniless in hospice at 58, 12 years after he scooped - and blew - $27MILLION jackpot David Lee Edwards, 58, died Saturday in hospice care in his hometown of Ashland, Kentucky, after blowing through $27million in five years Daughter says there is 'NO MONEY anywhere!!!' leftover from the lottery winnings Edwards spent $12million in his first year as a millionaire Bought cars, a $1.5million house and even a LearJ
Dec 9, 2015, 5:37 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

More lottery winners using trusts to accept prizes anonymouslyReply
Man, if I ever win, I'm just going to do whatever the state needs as far as identity. What's all this paranoia about, other than keeping Lawyers in business? I mean what the heck is going to happen to me, if I choose not to go by way of a trust? Not one person in this thread has disclosed that. Not even the article did that. If I'm shot, because I've been found to have zillions of bucks, it better be in the head, where I'm dead for certain and can't get up to testify, because I won't
Dec 1, 2015, 8:43 pm - Groppo - Lottery News