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Have you given up hope that you will win the jackpot?Reply
Makes me wanna cry actually. I thought that I could use them when I file my taxes but I was told that I would have to win a big pot in order to use my losing tickets...I don't know...I'll ask an accountant how it works. Yes, if you win a jackpot that requires you to pay taxes, you save your losers and take them off your winnings.... When I won $1590 it took enough off that I paid no taxes on that amount. When I won PB for $10,000 I took about $4,000 off of my winnings.... That
Dec 13, 2009, 4:31 pm - markp1950 - Lottery Discussion Forum

SENSITIVE TOPIC: Do you keep a diary or record of winnings, losses, expenses for you know what?Reply
Lots of luck trying to make money in the lottery. You can only claim deductions equal to your winnings. For that reason I save all of my Pick 3, Pick 4, and scratch offs. Back in 2006, I won $660 on one Pick 3 ticket, and had to pick up a check from the Texas Lottery Commission, after completing an IRS FORM. Later in 2007, I filed my taxes using H R Block. I wanted to claim all of my tickets, but I was told you can only claim as much as you won. In other words, a PUSH . If g
Nov 25, 2009, 12:42 pm - hennybogan - Lottery Discussion Forum

state taxes on winnings QReply
Hummmmm ... something doesn't add up. I have bought scratch offs from over the counter, from numerous states, and they did not scan the ticket. They just grab the quantity I bought, collected the money, and I walked away. No record of what I bought or when I bought it. This applied in new Jersey, Texas, Oklahoma, New York, and Pennsylvania. Therefore, for the purpose of scratch-offs, my position is valid. The state have no idea of who bought what or when they were bought; only where it was bough
Apr 23, 2008, 8:14 pm - MeFirstYouLast - Lottery Discussion Forum

David kills Goliath in Michigan will keep promise to friends!Reply
According to my reading on the web I believe a proportional lottery pool would be acceptable to the IRS, but the burden of proof that such an agreement existed prior to the drawing is going to be on the winners. I've read some reports of cases on the web, and my conclusion is that if a person doesn't want a lot of money going out in legal fees fighting the IRS (and still likely losing), one had better make the evidence as clearcut as possible. I don't believe the way you (Destined) have suggeste
Apr 3, 2008, 11:33 pm - Uff Da! - Lottery Discussion Forum

splitting the jackpot prize with family members.Reply
The stuff about spoofing email headers is correct, and relying on an email would definitely be a bad idea. The rest is poor advice. As Uff Da notes, the agreement can be canceled at any time by either party. Of course they may need to prove that the agreement was canceled and when it was canceled, so if things fell apart a few days after winning a jackpot it could be messy. The easiest solution would be to simply keep the documentation yourself. Since that's what Uff da is doing there is no
Aug 16, 2007, 1:36 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Input Playing the Various 6-49 GamesReply
Thanks for your thoughts on the various games ... I also like the Cash 5 with the low odds under one million, I liked the game better when it only had 39 numbers. It should be easier to win on that game but I just can't win any money ... last week I played it for 7 days through this past Sunday ... as usual I can almost get one number every night and then I will have one or two numbers just off by one. I get so mad that I can rarely win even a dollar let alone four numbers or the jackpot. Thi
Dec 10, 2014, 7:04 am - Crazy Wombat - Lottery Discussion Forum

The cops got our ticket then we found ourselves homelessReply
My sister rubbed out a 5 million dollar instant Lifetime Riches game 540 in Aug 2006. We thought we misplaced it in home or tossed. It was stolen. How?. Someone had a monitor in our home as Sis became left side paralyzed from brain surgery in 2002 and stakes were high. We did not secure it as I was going to take it to be check, but sis had a medical emergency. Woodbridge Police got hold of our ticket, would not take a report as we could not say our home was entered although we later found our al
Sep 24, 2008, 3:13 pm - Miss Bee - Lottery Discussion Forum

Sensitive Subject...Could you live with yourself if you lost the winning ticket?Reply
My sister rubbed out a 5 million dollar instant Lifetime Riches game 540 in Aug 2006. We thought we misplaced it in home or tossed. It was stolen. How?. Someone had a monitor in our home as Sis became left side paralyzed from brain surgery in 2002 and stakes were high. We did not secure it as I was going to take it to be check, but sis had a medical emergency. Woodbridge Police got hold of our ticket, would not take a report as we could not say our home was entered although we later found our al
Sep 23, 2008, 8:18 pm - lorramil - Lottery Discussion Forum