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In fact, most big lottery winners are REQUIRED to have a press conference: there is no way around it. This is to show there actually was a winner and to show the lotteries are being honest and have integrity. 

As I've said before, I would be more then glad to participate in a news conference.  Using the current MM value as a guide, there would be no requirement for me to prostitute myself because of some lottery requirement.  They can't keep the money; it would be mine.  I would never see any of them again, so their feelings would have the effect of a gnat.  What I said at the news conference, would be entirely dependant on how the lottery officials supported my pre-conference requests.  My primary request would be upfront validation of the win and support with a major bank for an enormous advance. Deny that, and it would a new conference that would go down in history.  The legislatures would re-write the law when I left the stage.

But, wouldn't you have such a great time when he showed up.  Can you get him for back alimony?  That would be really cool!  Win MM, get a superior lawyer, and make it happen.

What's alimony? :) I think there must be a statute of limitations...we're talking about 20 years.  Anyway, I could have found him back then too with a little effort, but didn't bother. (I called my credit card company of course!) You're funny, but if I were rich hope I would never be like the people you read about who argue about who gets the dishes. Not my style at all.  Anyway, I can't get specific but I almost freaked out one day when I was bored and googling names. It's amazing what you find. Looks like he's a very successful businessman.  There were obituaries of a couple people I knew years ago. One multi-millionaire I broke up with 10 years ago died last year and I was thinking "Darn, so what if he was totally boring...I'd be a rich widow!" I didn't feel that way then, but at the time he was alive and kicking. LOL!  You see a lot of young women around here with much older men with money. I hope they're in love. I can't imagine sharing your bed with a man just for money (she writes as she wonders if she should lower her standards.)

In fact, most big lottery winners are REQUIRED to have a press conference: there is no way around it. This is to show there actually was a winner and to show the lotteries are being honest and have integrity. 

"Hehehe.  I googled myself once.  Even hired an agency to research me (cost me $150.00 bucks!!).  I found out that all the data was ten years old, almost none of it was true.  I even had to write the Army and raise a ruckus because they had bogus data.  I wound up having to mail copies my military records to them.  For a while, they had me KIA. Wouldn't give me a Purple Heart because I was dead. This, while I was in a Army hospital.  Sheesh!  I was even arrested, by the FBI, for desertion - I was in a combat zone, in full gear, when they handcuffed me, and drove me to headquarters.  Then they laughed.  Lost a lot of respect for the FBI on that day.  Idiots!"

Can't tell if you're joking or serious.  In any case, it sounds outrageous. I never dealt with the FBI, but I've had a few situations where the police caused me some headaches. When I lived in MA, I was assaulted in Harvard Square and I got a call from the guy, a total stranger. He said he got my name from the police report.  Later I was told it was his right to know whom he assaulted, so maybe it's not their fault, just the system. Imagine my shock and hysteria when I answered my phone.  In 97 someone broke into my home here.  It wasn't difficult to jimmy the lock. I got home and a very drunk guy had passed out on the bed in my guest room.  He wasn't violent, just very stoned and confused. The police did arrest him, thank goodness, but the report called it a "domestic violence incident." Maybe that's right, since it happened in my domicile. I got a good dead bolt after that. Last time I called the police was when I witnessed a hit & run accident and was put on hold after dialing 911 on my cell phone.

By the way, I'm surprised if you were dead & earned the purple heart they didn't award it to you posthumously.

yep if the West's and family keep their heads low and stay quiet, with the exception of their home town they will be history to the rest of the public.....Cause alot of us want to see what californian took away our jackpot.....Anaheim CA i think it was

Hehehe.  I googled myself once.  Even hired an agency to research me (cost me $150.00 bucks!!).  I found out that all the data was ten years old, almost none of it was true.  I even had to write the Army and raise a ruckus because they had bogus data.  I wound up having to mail copies my military records to them.  For a while, they had me KIA. Wouldn't give me a Purple Heart because I was dead. This, while I was in a Army hospital.  Sheesh!  I was even arrested, by the FBI, for desertion - I was in a combat zone, in full gear, when they handcuffed me, and drove me to headquarters.  Then they laughed.  Lost a lot of respect for the FBI on that day.  Idiots!

That's the problem with winning a lottery jackpots, a lot of the losers think the winner took something that belonged to them.