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Georgia Trucker Claims Half of Record $390 Million Lottery JackpotReply
I also figured Whodeani was being sarcastic. However, ya never know on this board, since there are a few members who make very unusual comments. As far as the man being a country bumpkin goes - he's now a very, very rich country bumpkin. Unlike most employers nowadays, the lottery fairy doesn't run a background check on your education before selling you a ticket! I think he sounds like a nice guy who just got excited and was in shock. Anyway, just because someone lives in a small town in
Mar 10, 2007, 12:02 pm - justxploring - Lottery News

Record Jackpots excluding current MegaReply
When I started this I had 20 most of which I had to get the cash amount by Googling for newspaper articles from just after the win. Since everyone on the list choosed the cash amount it was fairly easy. My earlier lists included a CA superlotto win that I could never find a good cash amount for. Later I pared it down to 15. The list is just a text file on my desktop that I don't change unless something actually breaks the cash amount on the list. Actually you suggested I pare it down since all o
Mar 1, 2007, 9:51 am - dvdiva - Jackpot Games Forum

Powerball or MegaMillions which will grow to 300+millionReply
KY Floyd...thanks for the response. Good to learn your process. Your comments about the Ohio lottery's website are right on target. If you click on the link that lists the cash value, there is a full description on how and when they come up with the estimated cash value. It makes sense that this figure is based upon the estimated sales figure. Interesting to note that it looks like the estimate for the next draw is done early in the morning on the day of the draw, as evidenced by the
Feb 28, 2007, 1:07 pm - CA LotteryGuy - Jackpot Games Forum

$3.5m CT ticket to expireReply
I agree with GameGrl to a degree. We are all different in the way we react to good bad news. If I thought I had a winning ticket I'd still check it and claim it before I died, so I could leave it to someone in my will. The man who won a million (see news forum) and found out he has only months to live wishes he didn't have an annuity, but he's still going to be able use the money to go on a vacation and pay medical bills. I think it's sad that he can't collect a lump sum, since he has no fam
Feb 14, 2007, 12:50 pm - justxploring - Jackpot Games Forum

What would you do if you won 10 Billion dollars..Reply
With two drawings a week there are 3 and 4 days between drawings, meaning there are about 70 and 90 hours in which to buy tickets between drawings. As a practical matter there will be even less time between knowing that the jackpot has rolled over and the cutoff for buying tickets, but generating all 145 million possible combinations for PB in 90 hours would require generating 450 unique combinations every second. If each machine could print a ticket with 5 plays every second it woud take 90 ma
Feb 12, 2007, 2:07 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

how much money would it take for you to be set for life?Reply
$4,500,000 (the base lump sum value after-taxes of the powerball) Since that's the only game I play and that's the least you can win (if a solo winner) Actually I'd probably take the annuity on a base JP win... $325,000 a year for 30 years would maintain our lifestyle without the need to work for someone else. Besides, on the base jackpot, taking the cash means you give up $6,700,000 On a big jackpot where there is enough to put it away and live off the interest, then I'd take the cash
Feb 3, 2007, 11:42 am - hypersoniq - Lottery Discussion Forum

How does Euro Millions do it?
Its been a long time since I've posted. But I've been checking the forums regularly and I didn't see anyone discussing this topic so I decided to post it. How does Euro Millions do it? From the beginning of the jackpot run, it starts rolling around $13 million (cash) dollars. It also has a much higher starting jackpot compared to PB and MM. Sure the drawings are only held once a week, but if you look at the rolls in MM and PB in the beginning of the jackpot run, they only rise by rough
Dec 17, 2006, 4:50 pm - twisted - Jackpot Games Forum

To my fellow LP membersReply
I completely agree. You seem to have lost your grip on reality and have become nothing but a troll. There is nobody here, guest or member, who has not seen your 10,000 posts about the NY Lotto and the biased comments about unlucky this or that. If you ever wanted to be taken seriously again, you will take my advice and do not mention the word unlucky or annuity or cash or NY Lottery again. You seem to have absolutely no joy in playing the lottery, so what exactly brings you her
Dec 16, 2006, 1:54 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

What happens if you forgot where you bought your jackpot ticket.Reply
Well, many on this site would pobably get into arguments with themselves about QP or selecting numbers - even though they would be conducting the drawing and thus guaranteeing a hit! And then, despite being not only the only jackpot winner on earth but also the only oerson on earth, would get into another argument with themself over cash option or annuity! <theme song from TZ> Or Imagine if you will the only person left on earth, a lottery ticket, a set of lottery balls,
Nov 27, 2006, 8:54 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

$55 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot claimed by immigrant coupleReply
starchild_45...thanks for your response. While the article states that the winners got a check that day, I do not think the amount was determined by what the State of Washington collected for that jackpot. For that particular jackpot run Washington collected $2,453,434. The amount set aside for the MM jackpot is 31.8% or $780,192 for this run, far below the $1.59 million the winners got that day. I found it interesting that the winners got a check equal to the first years annuity paymen
Oct 30, 2006, 12:17 pm - CA LotteryGuy - Lottery News