Someone, somewhere in Nebraska held the only winning ticket for the record $365 million Powerball jackpot, but likely wasn't in a rush to come forward, lottery officials said Sunday.
The only ticket matching the winning numbers drawn Saturday night for the multistate lottery was sold at a a U-Stop convenience store in Lincoln, Nebraska Lottery spokesman Brian Rockey said.
It was the biggest jackpot on record for any lottery in the United States.
No one had come forward to claim the jackpot Sunday, Rockey said.
"We don't know if the winner knows yet," he said.
Even when the lucky individual or group realizes it, they might not leap into the public eye.
"We have found ... that they tend to wait until they have sought legal counsel or financial counsel," Jim Haynes, acting director of the Nebraska Lottery, said of large jackpot winners.
Whoever it is, U-Stop store clerk Stacey Carey has a message for them.
"If I sold the ticket to 'em I hope they'd share in the winnings - at least, even one-tenth of a percent would suit me just fine," Carey told AP Radio in a telephone interview.
Lottery officials planned to go to the store Sunday to verify the sale, Rockey said.
The store was swarmed with reporters and customers Sunday, said owner Mick Mandl.
"Everybody wants to talk to us," he said. "They're excited."
Store video tape indicates the ticket was sold at 3:09 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, 2006, to one of two unidentified males.
The winning numbers drawn Saturday were 15, 17, 43, 44 and 48, with a Powerball number of 29, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association of Des Moines, Iowa, which runs the game for the participating states.
The ticket holder has the option of taking the money in one lump sum or installments over 30 years. The cash option is $177.8 million, or $124.46 million after taxes. On the installment plan, the first payment would be $6,507,986 after taxes.
The previous U.S. lottery jackpot record was $363 million for the Big Game, the forerunner of Mega Millions. That was won by two ticket holders in Illinois and Michigan in 2000. Powerball's previous record jackpot, $340 million, was won by an Oregon family in October.
Powerball is played in 28 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Kelly Bowen, operations manager at the U-Stop at First and West O streets in Lincoln, Neb., points to the confirmation message from the Nebraska Lottery Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006, that the winning Powerball ticket was indeed sold at their store.
As I have said many times, the winner is always the guy that buys a six pack and takes the few bills in change and says "what the heck, gimme a few quick picks on that big lottery thing game, etc..."
Good grief! Look at the time on that ticket. (Well one of them any way.) 7:02 AM! One things for sure...the Nebraska Lottery sure didn't waste any time validating that sale.
OK...now for the not so fun stuff: Someone is looking at video tape from the store trying to figure out who bought the ticket? Who? The Nebraska Lottery? Why? They already know the ticket was bought there. The Convenience Store people? Why? So they can mooch money from the winners? The Press? Why? So they can hunt this person down, publish his name and picture before he comes forward? God I hope not! That is soooooooooo wrong!
Lottomike is absolutely correct on this one. Someone will eventually win, but one thing we should all learn from this run is that with the new matrix the odds are beyond astronimical. Twice now we've had record jackpots and both times we've had only one winner. I think you've got a better chance of scoring a touchdown in that touch football game with Elvis than actually winning the Powerball jackpot.
wow!!!!what a very lucky person(s) to defy all those odds.all i can say is CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good grief! Look at the time on that ticket. (Well one of them any way.) 7:02 AM! One things for sure...the Nebraska Lottery sure didn't waste any time validating that sale.
OK...now for the not so fun stuff: Someone is looking at video tape from the store trying to figure out who bought the ticket? Who? The Nebraska Lottery? Why? They already know the ticket was bought there. The Convenience Store people? Why? So they can mooch money from the winners? The Press? Why? So they can hunt this person down, publish his name and picture before he comes forward? God I hope not! That is soooooooooo wrong!
Lottomike is absolutely correct on this one. Someone will eventually win, but one thing we should all learn from this run is that with the new matrix the odds are beyond astronimical. Twice now we've had record jackpots and both times we've had only one winner. I think you've got a better chance of scoring a touchdown in that touch football game with Elvis than actually winning the Powerball jackpot.
Here is to the newest winner.. Congrats... I for one is very happy for you. To be the one and only to receive the dreams millions had last week is Fantastic...
I think it is so funny for the seller of the ticket to suspect something from the winner.. lol We kid around while selling PB tickets.. customers promising us this or that if they hit.. They owe us nothing.. They gave us the dollar it took to play the string of numbers.. We sure do not owe them anything for the loser tickets that were sold...
Here is to the newest winner.. Congrats... I for one is very happy for you. To be the one and only to receive the dreams millions had last week is Fantastic...
I think it is so funny for the seller of the ticket to suspect something from the winner.. lol We kid around while selling PB tickets.. customers promising us this or that if they hit.. They owe us nothing.. They gave us the dollar it took to play the string of numbers.. We sure do not owe them anything for the loser tickets that were sold...
. The gall of that employee! They'd be on the unemployment line if I owned the store! The store gets a bonus. Now an employee daring to think they are entitled to get any share of the win because they were doing the job they were paid to do!!?? Pluuuhhhheeeaaassee!. Cornhuskers must have nothing left but a cob of an employee.
Congrats to the winner, though. They're probably getting their affairs in order. Just hope the winners were a needy family!
Here is to the newest winner.. Congrats... I for one is very happy for you. To be the one and only to receive the dreams millions had last week is Fantastic...
I think it is so funny for the seller of the ticket to suspect something from the winner.. lol We kid around while selling PB tickets.. customers promising us this or that if they hit.. They owe us nothing.. They gave us the dollar it took to play the string of numbers.. We sure do not owe them anything for the loser tickets that were sold...
Excellent Point about the people "expecting" something.
Unfortunately, your sentiments are not shared by most.....
Where I buy my tickets, I always give the cashiers a tip when applicable.They are nice to me , unlike some places where they act like it is a bother to process lottery requests.
If I hit a scratcher for $50, the cashier usually gets a $5 or a $10 if they help me with my selection.
I have customers who tip well. If I am on the lotto line for the majority of the shift, I can lead customers to the rolls that are due to hit.. (That is if there wasn't a huge amount of take home tickets) I dont scratch on the job, (it wouldn't be fair) since I know when a roll is about to hit.. If I lead a customer to a $500 winner and they don't tip.. it is frustrating.. However, when I see a tipper in the store, I reserve my observation for them when they come up in line.. lol
Here is to the newest winner.. Congrats... I for one is very happy for you. To be the one and only to receive the dreams millions had last week is Fantastic...
I think it is so funny for the seller of the ticket to suspect something from the winner.. lol We kid around while selling PB tickets.. customers promising us this or that if they hit.. They owe us nothing.. They gave us the dollar it took to play the string of numbers.. We sure do not owe them anything for the loser tickets that were sold...
Excellent Point about the people "expecting" something.
Unfortunately, your sentiments are not shared by most.....
Where I buy my tickets, I always give the cashiers a tip when applicable.They are nice to me , unlike some places where they act like it is a bother to process lottery requests.
If I hit a scratcher for $50, the cashier usually gets a $5 or a $10 if they help me with my selection.
DD
Do you tip whether you win or loosewhen they have been nice to you? It would seem unfair, NOT to if you are a tipper. I like grocery stores that ask you not to tip their employess---service is a part of their job. However, I will still tip if I think the service was exceptional (my choice). I shop at those grocery chains because they have their pay at a level where the employees don't need a tip. The list for tipping, I thought, included:
Waiters/waitresses
valets
room help in hotels
baghops
shoeshiners
manicurists
grocery baggers that take your bags to the car and put the bags in!
fast food delivery drivers
Now the cashier selling scratch offs and lotto tickets is a new addition to the list for me!
I just think that it should be up to the customer to give an employee a tip or not. I feel it is tasteless to think that the customer owes you something just because you are doing your job. A thank you and have a nice day should be the only thing expected.
Here is to the newest winner.. Congrats... I for one is very happy for you. To be the one and only to receive the dreams millions had last week is Fantastic...
I think it is so funny for the seller of the ticket to suspect something from the winner.. lol We kid around while selling PB tickets.. customers promising us this or that if they hit.. They owe us nothing.. They gave us the dollar it took to play the string of numbers.. We sure do not owe them anything for the loser tickets that were sold...
Excellent Point about the people "expecting" something.
Unfortunately, your sentiments are not shared by most.....
Where I buy my tickets, I always give the cashiers a tip when applicable.They are nice to me , unlike some places where they act like it is a bother to process lottery requests.
If I hit a scratcher for $50, the cashier usually gets a $5 or a $10 if they help me with my selection.
DD
A clerk that has been at the register for a few hours can help with the ticket selection if they pay attention.
One thing people ask me "what is hitting?" Funny to say, but I wouldn't buy what had hit.. Especially if it had hit within the last few tickets..
All hit.. what they want is money right.. the correct question.. What is due to hit... ? I am not allow to tell which ones just had a big winner.. that would cost the store money.. but I can lead them to a ticket that is due to hit..
Funny how someone refuses the selection I pick because they dont like the game.. and then the next customer buys it and wins $100..
Listen to the clerk.. if you know she/he pays attention to what comes back..
Here is to the newest winner.. Congrats... I for one is very happy for you. To be the one and only to receive the dreams millions had last week is Fantastic...
I think it is so funny for the seller of the ticket to suspect something from the winner.. lol We kid around while selling PB tickets.. customers promising us this or that if they hit.. They owe us nothing.. They gave us the dollar it took to play the string of numbers.. We sure do not owe them anything for the loser tickets that were sold...
Excellent Point about the people "expecting" something.
Unfortunately, your sentiments are not shared by most.....
Where I buy my tickets, I always give the cashiers a tip when applicable.They are nice to me , unlike some places where they act like it is a bother to process lottery requests.
If I hit a scratcher for $50, the cashier usually gets a $5 or a $10 if they help me with my selection.
DD
Do you tip whether you win or loosewhen they have been nice to you? It would seem unfair, NOT to if you are a tipper. I like grocery stores that ask you not to tip their employess---service is a part of their job. However, I will still tip if I think the service was exceptional (my choice). I shop at those grocery chains because they have their pay at a level where the employees don't need a tip. The list for tipping, I thought, included:
Waiters/waitresses
valets
room help in hotels
baghops
shoeshiners
manicurists
grocery baggers that take your bags to the car and put the bags in!
fast food delivery drivers
Now the cashier selling scratch offs and lotto tickets is a new addition to the list for me!
I just think that it should be up to the customer to give an employee a tip or not. I feel it is tasteless to think that the customer owes you something just because you are doing your job. A thank you and have a nice day should be the only thing expected.
Exactly! Hey, maybe that is why I never get much off scratch offs ...I don't tip the cashier, who is obviously making the store loose money. LOL!
The last thing I would do is give that guy a tip. All he did was his job. You don't get a tip for doing you job, you get a tip for doing something aboive and beyound. Handing over a piece of paper I paid for doesn't qualify. Waitresses don't get a tip because they brought my meal. They get a tip because they acted nice and made sure I have a full drink. When I have to track them down to get a refill or to get the check, the deduction of the tip starts,
I offer a car==== but they have to wish along with me . Also the store owners should get more from the lottery 50 k not good ? Other states give sellers more?
I offer a car==== but they have to wish along with me . Also the store owners should get more from the lottery 50 k not good ? Other states give sellers more?
A very savvy connoisseur of various services did something one day at a restaurant that left me with a dropped jaw! We constantly had to get the waitresses' attention for services that she provided with a horrible attitude; you know, one of those attitudes that you should not let the trees outside even see! Anyway, my fellow diner took it all in stride, and at the end of the meal, provided a tip of a single penny! The explanation was,"I always tip because of who I am; the tip they get is because of how they serve. Anything less than good service gets a penny, regardless of what my bill is..."
That day, I learned the other side of the coin! LOL
Deciding just how much to tip the person who sold the winning ticket would certainly be a difficult personal decision. If it was a qp that hit and they pressed the terminal button producing the winning string, I'd actually feel more pressure to give a bigger tip than if it was my own pick.
Good grief! Look at the time on that ticket. (Well one of them any way.) 7:02 AM! One things for sure...the Nebraska Lottery sure didn't waste any time validating that sale.
OK...now for the not so fun stuff: Someone is looking at video tape from the store trying to figure out who bought the ticket? Who? The Nebraska Lottery? Why? They already know the ticket was bought there. The Convenience Store people? Why? So they can mooch money from the winners? The Press? Why? So they can hunt this person down, publish his name and picture before he comes forward? God I hope not! That is soooooooooo wrong!
Lottomike is absolutely correct on this one. Someone will eventually win, but one thing we should all learn from this run is that with the new matrix the odds are beyond astronimical. Twice now we've had record jackpots and both times we've had only one winner. I think you've got a better chance of scoring a touchdown in that touch football game with Elvis than actually winning the Powerball jackpot.
Jim
Good point about the camera's. Why were they looking? Another point of validation? Isn't the ticket good enough? Suppose the buyer gave it to his niece, and died the same day, would that invalidate the ticket?
Pretty soon, there will be a camera in every toilet - then we will positively know who caused the plumbing backup.
Good grief! Look at the time on that ticket. (Well one of them any way.) 7:02 AM! One things for sure...the Nebraska Lottery sure didn't waste any time validating that sale.
OK...now for the not so fun stuff: Someone is looking at video tape from the store trying to figure out who bought the ticket? Who? The Nebraska Lottery? Why? They already know the ticket was bought there. The Convenience Store people? Why? So they can mooch money from the winners? The Press? Why? So they can hunt this person down, publish his name and picture before he comes forward? God I hope not! That is soooooooooo wrong!
Lottomike is absolutely correct on this one. Someone will eventually win, but one thing we should all learn from this run is that with the new matrix the odds are beyond astronimical. Twice now we've had record jackpots and both times we've had only one winner. I think you've got a better chance of scoring a touchdown in that touch football game with Elvis than actually winning the Powerball jackpot.
Jim
Good point about the camera's. Why were they looking? Another point of validation? Isn't the ticket good enough? Suppose the buyer gave it to his niece, and died the same day, would that invalidate the ticket?
Pretty soon, there will be a camera in every toilet - then we will positively know who caused the plumbing backup.
I believe 7:02 am Sunday is the time the message became available, rather than when the ticket was sold.
Congratulations to the winning ticket in Nebraska. I hope the winner takes cash value. Also, I hope the winner doesn't get any financial problems later in life.
I'm thinking Marlan Brando right about now.
i have a better chance of playing a touch football game with elvis than i do of winning the powerball jackpot......
I dont know lottomike, I've seen your numbers come close some times.
can you believe the winner bought a stupid qp?
well, If I EVER buy a qp again, it will be on friday. at 3:09pm
yeah those quick picks seem to be the way to go.me i'll still always pick my own numbers.......
As I have said many times, the winner is always the guy that buys a six pack and takes the few bills in change and says "what the heck, gimme a few quick picks on that big lottery thing game, etc..."
DD
Good grief! Look at the time on that ticket. (Well one of them any way.) 7:02 AM! One things for sure...the Nebraska Lottery sure didn't waste any time validating that sale.
OK...now for the not so fun stuff: Someone is looking at video tape from the store trying to figure out who bought the ticket? Who? The Nebraska Lottery? Why? They already know the ticket was bought there. The Convenience Store people? Why? So they can mooch money from the winners? The Press? Why? So they can hunt this person down, publish his name and picture before he comes forward? God I hope not! That is soooooooooo wrong!
Lottomike is absolutely correct on this one. Someone will eventually win, but one thing we should all learn from this run is that with the new matrix the odds are beyond astronimical. Twice now we've had record jackpots and both times we've had only one winner. I think you've got a better chance of scoring a touchdown in that touch football game with Elvis than actually winning the Powerball jackpot.
Jim
wow!!!!what a very lucky person(s) to defy all those odds.all i can say is CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i have a better chance of playing a touch football game with elvis than i do of winning the powerball jackpot......
I donno guy. A case of Twinkies might make your dream come true.
Good grief! Look at the time on that ticket. (Well one of them any way.) 7:02 AM! One things for sure...the Nebraska Lottery sure didn't waste any time validating that sale.
OK...now for the not so fun stuff: Someone is looking at video tape from the store trying to figure out who bought the ticket? Who? The Nebraska Lottery? Why? They already know the ticket was bought there. The Convenience Store people? Why? So they can mooch money from the winners? The Press? Why? So they can hunt this person down, publish his name and picture before he comes forward? God I hope not! That is soooooooooo wrong!
Lottomike is absolutely correct on this one. Someone will eventually win, but one thing we should all learn from this run is that with the new matrix the odds are beyond astronimical. Twice now we've had record jackpots and both times we've had only one winner. I think you've got a better chance of scoring a touchdown in that touch football game with Elvis than actually winning the Powerball jackpot.
Jim
I agree Jim.
They know WAY TOO MUCH !!!!!
I think it is so funny for the seller of the ticket to suspect something from the winner.. lol We kid around while selling PB tickets.. customers promising us this or that if they hit.. They owe us nothing.. They gave us the dollar it took to play the string of numbers.. We sure do not owe them anything for the loser tickets that were sold...
I think it is so funny for the seller of the ticket to suspect something from the winner.. lol We kid around while selling PB tickets.. customers promising us this or that if they hit.. They owe us nothing.. They gave us the dollar it took to play the string of numbers.. We sure do not owe them anything for the loser tickets that were sold...
Congrats to the winner, though. They're probably getting their affairs in order. Just hope the winners were a needy family!
I think it is so funny for the seller of the ticket to suspect something from the winner.. lol We kid around while selling PB tickets.. customers promising us this or that if they hit.. They owe us nothing.. They gave us the dollar it took to play the string of numbers.. We sure do not owe them anything for the loser tickets that were sold...
Excellent Point about the people "expecting" something.
Unfortunately, your sentiments are not shared by most.....
Where I buy my tickets, I always give the cashiers a tip when applicable.They are nice to me , unlike some places where they act like it is a bother to process lottery requests.
If I hit a scratcher for $50, the cashier usually gets a $5 or a $10 if they help me with my selection.
DD
I have customers who tip well. If I am on the lotto line for the majority of the shift, I can lead customers to the rolls that are due to hit.. (That is if there wasn't a huge amount of take home tickets) I dont scratch on the job, (it wouldn't be fair) since I know when a roll is about to hit.. If I lead a customer to a $500 winner and they don't tip.. it is frustrating.. However, when I see a tipper in the store, I reserve my observation for them when they come up in line.. lol
I think it is so funny for the seller of the ticket to suspect something from the winner.. lol We kid around while selling PB tickets.. customers promising us this or that if they hit.. They owe us nothing.. They gave us the dollar it took to play the string of numbers.. We sure do not owe them anything for the loser tickets that were sold...
Excellent Point about the people "expecting" something.
Unfortunately, your sentiments are not shared by most.....
Where I buy my tickets, I always give the cashiers a tip when applicable.They are nice to me , unlike some places where they act like it is a bother to process lottery requests.
If I hit a scratcher for $50, the cashier usually gets a $5 or a $10 if they help me with my selection.
DD
Do you tip whether you win or loose when they have been nice to you? It would seem unfair, NOT to if you are a tipper. I like grocery stores that ask you not to tip their employess---service is a part of their job. However, I will still tip if I think the service was exceptional (my choice). I shop at those grocery chains because they have their pay at a level where the employees don't need a tip. The list for tipping, I thought, included:
Now the cashier selling scratch offs and lotto tickets is a new addition to the list for me!
I just think that it should be up to the customer to give an employee a tip or not. I feel it is tasteless to think that the customer owes you something just because you are doing your job. A thank you and have a nice day should be the only thing expected.
I think it is so funny for the seller of the ticket to suspect something from the winner.. lol We kid around while selling PB tickets.. customers promising us this or that if they hit.. They owe us nothing.. They gave us the dollar it took to play the string of numbers.. We sure do not owe them anything for the loser tickets that were sold...
Excellent Point about the people "expecting" something.
Unfortunately, your sentiments are not shared by most.....
Where I buy my tickets, I always give the cashiers a tip when applicable.They are nice to me , unlike some places where they act like it is a bother to process lottery requests.
If I hit a scratcher for $50, the cashier usually gets a $5 or a $10 if they help me with my selection.
DD
A clerk that has been at the register for a few hours can help with the ticket selection if they pay attention.
One thing people ask me "what is hitting?" Funny to say, but I wouldn't buy what had hit.. Especially if it had hit within the last few tickets..
All hit.. what they want is money right.. the correct question.. What is due to hit... ? I am not allow to tell which ones just had a big winner.. that would cost the store money.. but I can lead them to a ticket that is due to hit..
Funny how someone refuses the selection I pick because they dont like the game.. and then the next customer buys it and wins $100..
Listen to the clerk.. if you know she/he pays attention to what comes back..
I think it is so funny for the seller of the ticket to suspect something from the winner.. lol We kid around while selling PB tickets.. customers promising us this or that if they hit.. They owe us nothing.. They gave us the dollar it took to play the string of numbers.. We sure do not owe them anything for the loser tickets that were sold...
Excellent Point about the people "expecting" something.
Unfortunately, your sentiments are not shared by most.....
Where I buy my tickets, I always give the cashiers a tip when applicable.They are nice to me , unlike some places where they act like it is a bother to process lottery requests.
If I hit a scratcher for $50, the cashier usually gets a $5 or a $10 if they help me with my selection.
DD
Do you tip whether you win or loose when they have been nice to you? It would seem unfair, NOT to if you are a tipper. I like grocery stores that ask you not to tip their employess---service is a part of their job. However, I will still tip if I think the service was exceptional (my choice). I shop at those grocery chains because they have their pay at a level where the employees don't need a tip. The list for tipping, I thought, included:
Now the cashier selling scratch offs and lotto tickets is a new addition to the list for me!
We have customers who buys the clerk a PB ticket after making their purchases..
That would be as super cool tip if it hits for a big one.. In that event, I would want to share my tip with the customer who bought it for me..
I just think that it should be up to the customer to give an employee a tip or not. I feel it is tasteless to think that the customer owes you something just because you are doing your job. A thank you and have a nice day should be the only thing expected.
Exactly! Hey, maybe that is why I never get much off scratch offs
...I don't tip the cashier, who is obviously making the store loose money. LOL!
The last thing I would do is give that guy a tip. All he did was his job. You don't get a tip for doing you job, you get a tip for doing something aboive and beyound. Handing over a piece of paper I paid for doesn't qualify. Waitresses don't get a tip because they brought my meal. They get a tip because they acted nice and made sure I have a full drink. When I have to track them down to get a refill or to get the check, the deduction of the tip starts,
I offer a car==== but they have to wish along with me . Also the store owners should get more from the lottery 50 k not good ? Other states give sellers more?
I offer a car==== but they have to wish along with me . Also the store owners should get more from the lottery 50 k not good ? Other states give sellers more?
A very savvy connoisseur of various services did something one day at a restaurant that left me with a dropped jaw! We constantly had to get the waitresses' attention for services that she provided with a horrible attitude; you know, one of those attitudes that you should not let the trees outside even see! Anyway, my fellow diner took it all in stride, and at the end of the meal, provided a tip of a single penny! The explanation was, "I always tip because of who I am; the tip they get is because of how they serve. Anything less than good service gets a penny, regardless of what my bill is..."
That day, I learned the other side of the coin! LOL
Deciding just how much to tip the person who sold the winning ticket would certainly be a difficult personal decision. If it was a qp that hit and they pressed the terminal button producing the winning string, I'd actually feel more pressure to give a bigger tip than if it was my own pick.
The winner could be a 19- or 20-year old from nearby Iowa, where you have to be 21 to play the lottery. NE is the only state with a minimum of 19.
Good grief! Look at the time on that ticket. (Well one of them any way.) 7:02 AM! One things for sure...the Nebraska Lottery sure didn't waste any time validating that sale.
OK...now for the not so fun stuff: Someone is looking at video tape from the store trying to figure out who bought the ticket? Who? The Nebraska Lottery? Why? They already know the ticket was bought there. The Convenience Store people? Why? So they can mooch money from the winners? The Press? Why? So they can hunt this person down, publish his name and picture before he comes forward? God I hope not! That is soooooooooo wrong!
Lottomike is absolutely correct on this one. Someone will eventually win, but one thing we should all learn from this run is that with the new matrix the odds are beyond astronimical. Twice now we've had record jackpots and both times we've had only one winner. I think you've got a better chance of scoring a touchdown in that touch football game with Elvis than actually winning the Powerball jackpot.
Jim
Good point about the camera's. Why were they looking? Another point of validation? Isn't the ticket good enough? Suppose the buyer gave it to his niece, and died the same day, would that invalidate the ticket?
Pretty soon, there will be a camera in every toilet - then we will positively know who caused the plumbing backup.
Good grief! Look at the time on that ticket. (Well one of them any way.) 7:02 AM! One things for sure...the Nebraska Lottery sure didn't waste any time validating that sale.
OK...now for the not so fun stuff: Someone is looking at video tape from the store trying to figure out who bought the ticket? Who? The Nebraska Lottery? Why? They already know the ticket was bought there. The Convenience Store people? Why? So they can mooch money from the winners? The Press? Why? So they can hunt this person down, publish his name and picture before he comes forward? God I hope not! That is soooooooooo wrong!
Lottomike is absolutely correct on this one. Someone will eventually win, but one thing we should all learn from this run is that with the new matrix the odds are beyond astronimical. Twice now we've had record jackpots and both times we've had only one winner. I think you've got a better chance of scoring a touchdown in that touch football game with Elvis than actually winning the Powerball jackpot.
Jim
Good point about the camera's. Why were they looking? Another point of validation? Isn't the ticket good enough? Suppose the buyer gave it to his niece, and died the same day, would that invalidate the ticket?
Pretty soon, there will be a camera in every toilet - then we will positively know who caused the plumbing backup.
I believe 7:02 am Sunday is the time the message became available, rather than when the ticket was sold.
Congratulations to the winning ticket in Nebraska. I hope the winner takes cash value. Also, I hope the winner doesn't get any financial problems later in life.