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$6.9M lottery winner steps forward
Coastal Georgia United States Member #2703 October 30, 2003 1868 Posts Offline |
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Florida United States Member #6257 August 8, 2004 1396 Posts Offline |
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Why 4-6 weeks till the check is issued, it's not like they have a cash flow problem!
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Delaware United States Member #30650 January 14, 2006 493 Posts Offline |
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Yes, I do, I just love to parody the one who always hopes they choose the cash option, then hopes they don't have financial problems later in life. The 'cash option' is a RECIPE for financial problems in life. Imagine if, when you finished school and started your first job/career, they gave you your next 30 years of salary in advance and said its up to you to make it last. How many people do you think could pull that off? He hasn't been around for quite a while. I'm not complaining about it either.
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Wandering Aimlessly United States Member #25708 November 5, 2005 4379 Posts Offline |
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I've actually begun to wonder if winning the lottery is even worth the hassle. Now in anonymous states like Delaware (and a few others), one can easily, if they can contain themselves, slip away quietly and not be missed. The lottery will NEVER sit on an opporunity to gloat to the press as quickly and as much as possible. I've actually begun to wonder if winning the lottery is even worth the hassle. You're joking, right? At first I read your comment incorrectly. I thought you wrote "I've actually begun to wonder if playing the lottery is even worth the hassle." If I won $7 million bucks, I think I'd put up with a little aggravation! If I had to wait a few weeks, I'd just take a vacation and use a credit card until I got the money.
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nashville United States Member #50355 February 18, 2007 907 Posts Offline |
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I've actually begun to wonder if winning the lottery is even worth the hassle. You're joking, right? At first I read your comment incorrectly. I thought you wrote "I've actually begun to wonder if playing the lottery is even worth the hassle." If I won $7 million bucks, I think I'd put up with a little aggravation! If I had to wait a few weeks, I'd just take a vacation and use a credit card until I got the money. 
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Amity, Oregon United States Member #3070 December 13, 2003 1193 Posts Offline |
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Congratulations to Jane Rowland for winning $6.9 million in the lottery. I hope that she does not have financial difficulty later in her life. I am a firm believer that with an owl in your name she probably does not give a hoot!-weshar75
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Pennsylvania United States Member #1366 April 6, 2003 2444 Posts Offline |
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Why 4-6 weeks till the check is issued, it's not like they have a cash flow problem! They call it a validation process. Typical lottery commission... validate ticket after announcement... I think it has to do with running your name thru federal databases to find out outstanding debt like student loans, welfare status and child support... or whether you were sued or owe damages or restitution... Can't think of another reason ... Playing more than one ticket per game is betting against yourself.
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Delaware United States Member #30650 January 14, 2006 493 Posts Offline |
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They call it a validation process. Typical lottery commission... validate ticket after announcement... I think it has to do with running your name thru federal databases to find out outstanding debt like student loans, welfare status and child support... or whether you were sued or owe damages or restitution... Can't think of another reason ... When my friend won a large Powerball prize in Delaware (not the jackpot), he had his check in less than one hour.
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United States Member #10921 January 23, 2005 863 Posts Offline |
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Rats, we passed the Hollidaysburg exit a week before.. I could have stopped and asked for a loan! MATCH 6 is also the only game I know of (maybe the new one in MD also) where you can have a ticket in which some of the prize levels are mathematically impossible to win depending on what the QP 2nd and 3rd line are.
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PA United States Member #23322 October 6, 2005 1823 Posts Offline |
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The most out of 18 I ever matched was 8, I don't believe it is possible to match more than that. Although they list winners for 9 and 10 out of 18, I still don't buy it. I bought A LOT of tickets and the QP's are almost never the same at all. I would not believe it unless I seen it.
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