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 believe 7:02 am Sunday is the time the message became available, rather than when the ticket was sold.
That is not the ticket in the picture. FOX news says the ticket was sold around 3;45 pm (I forgot the exact time) on Friday night. Four people bought tickets, three men, one woman. They are speculating it was a college person. Blew my whole theory of a last minute purchase. The winning ticket had already been bought 15 hours previously, when I went out and bought my (obviously) losing ticket! This information was adding insult to injury!
Here's a statistic for the people of Lincoln as they await news of the $365 million lottery winner: Seventy percent of those who become suddenly wealthy squander it within a few short years, according to the National Endowment for Financial Education.
In this college town of 230,000 people, there is plenty of conversation about who may have won the lucky ticket purchased at a Lincoln convenience store. And there are plenty of suggestions for the lucky winner.
"If I know them, I'm going to hit them up for a loan," laughs Carl Jansen over a cup of coffee.
But at the next table over, Michelle Darcy hits on the very problem that has plagued lottery winners since big jackpots were first awarded.
"I think it'd be scary to be that person," she says. "Because you've got all your friends and family coming out of the woodwork and wanting a little piece of that lottery themselves."
In fact, state lottery officials here are blunt in their advice for the state's newly minted millionaire.
"Sign the ticket, put it in a safe place, take the phone off the hook, tell as few people as possible, talk to financial person, and come tell us," says Tom Johnson of the Nebraska Lottery.
Riches to Rags
It is advice that comes from experience. The record books are filled with previous lottery winners who've squandered their millions.
One of the saddest stories of a former winner is that of William "Bud" Post III, who died last month of respiratory failure at the age of 66.
The former Pennsylvania lottery winner called it the "lottery of death" despite his $16.2 million winnings. He used the money to start businesses with siblings -- but they all failed. His own brother was convicted of trying to kill him. His sixth wife moved out, and an on-again, off-again girlfriend successfully sued for a third of Post's winnings. At one point, Post was convicted of assault for firing a shotgun over a bill collector's head.
John Lacher, a bankruptcy lawyer who assisted Post, said he was like "The Beverly Hillbillies."
"He did everything you would expect of a guy who became a millionaire overnight," Lacher says.
A similar case comes out of New Jersey, where in the mid-'80s a woman won more than $5 million. Today, the money is gone and the former millionaire lives in a trailer.
"I won the American dream but I lost it, too," the former winner has been quoted as saying. "It was a very hard fall. It's called rock bottom
She says some of the money was gambled away, but millions more were lost by simply never saying "no" to friends and relatives who seemed to always "have a hand out."
Stupid people become rich stupid people. People who can never say no, will always pay the price for being gullible. This is why I have it branded on my butt, give nothing away to no one who wasn't there for me when I was in the hospital. My parents are dead, my daughter is healthy and trustworthy, and the handful of close friends think the same as I. They are all that count. I have dozens of cousins. They can kiss my rear, and all they'll receive is a smile. I will never have to worry about gambling a win away, giving it to loser friends to make their dreams come true, or giving it some church or charity that didn't care whether I was alive or dead on February 20th, 2006. Payback is earned!
I've told every one at work, if I win over $10M, they can expect a huge party, with free food for everyone. There will be an envelope for every one who shows up, in it will be a $100 bill. Not enough? Don't show up! I don't have to give anything away. After that, don't call my cell, it will be at the bottom of the lake.
My charities? The Director of the Red Cross will not be padding her expense account, or staying in First Class Hotels, with my money. You run a bible-thumping church, don't even bother coming around. You run an animal shelter, and we'll be best friends and I will make you very happy. You belong to PETA? Watch out for the "marking spray"!
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.
The clerk made a completely coarse, tasteless remark. Period.
Never ceases to amaze me what people believe they can tell you to do with your own money.
Powerball based on sales could of had a $405 million annuity jackpot this time around with out the cap. So I think that Powerball will have no problem making the $390 million record mark the next time it rolls past $300 million to the next record. I hope that this run happens in 06 in the next 6 months.-weshar75
If the jackpot winner has financial problems down the road after taking home that ridiculously huge amount of money, then whomever it is will go down in history as the stupidest moron to ever draw a breath.
If the jackpot winner has financial problems down the road after taking home that ridiculously huge amount of money, then whomever it is will go down in history as the stupidest moron to ever draw a breath.
Period.
Good point. Even old Poster-Boy Jack hasn't come close to loosing his.
real simple: If your going to work in a *CUSTOMER SERVICE* industry STOP expecting the CUSTOMER to flip the bill on your lifestyle. Part of getting a job is being skilled in it, and one of the skills is to accomodate the customers reasonable request. I detest tipping based on the social norm to do so.
Who ever claims the huge jackpot will carry a legacy,may it be one worth reading about and moreover one worth experiencing!
Any one hearing the rumor that the ticket is owned by a pool? FOX is saying the ticket is part of numerous tickets borught at the same time, and that it could be a pool.
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.
Jack Whittaker did a lot for the waitress at the store he bought his ticket. From the way the articles read, he did it because she was a friendly person; not because she was gargoylianly (gargoyle ---don't even know if this is a word, but somebody with just too crass as to expect a tip and broadcast in to the press!) expecting a tip.
It was a good story. It was an education, too. I did not know that sellers of lotto tickets would expect a tip. Just let me be the reporter to ask that cashier how much they earn in addition to the store woner in front of the owner!
>Store video tape indicates the ticket was sold at 3:09 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, 2006, to one of two unidentified males.
That is not the purpose of store surveillance cameras. Beyond idle curiousity, what purpose does this serve? Why does the lottery or store need to treat this like a criminal investigation? All technology will eventually be abused and misused.
>Store video tape indicates the ticket was sold at 3:09 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, 2006, to one of two unidentified males.
That is not the purpose of store surveillance cameras. Beyond idle curiousity, what purpose does this serve? Why does the lottery or store need to treat this like a criminal investigation? All technology will eventually be abused and misused.
Two words: Patriot Act. Sounds great, is extremely dangerous.
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.
I believe 7:02 am Sunday is the time the message became available, rather than when the ticket was sold.
That is not the ticket in the picture. FOX news says the ticket was sold around 3;45 pm (I forgot the exact time) on Friday night. Four people bought tickets, three men, one woman. They are speculating it was a college person. Blew my whole theory of a last minute purchase. The winning ticket had already been bought 15 hours previously, when I went out and bought my (obviously) losing ticket! This information was adding insult to injury!
I hope it's my brother Cliff, he lives in Lincoln.
Here is an interesting article from ABC News (though the topic is well worn here on Lotterypost):
http://dailynews.att.net/cgi-bin/news?e=pub&dt=060220&cat=frontpage&st=frontpagelottery_winners_060220&src=abc
Top News
Jackpot! ... That's a Good Thing, Right?
Updated 1:36 PM ET February 20, 2006
Here's a statistic for the people of Lincoln as they await news of the $365 million lottery winner: Seventy percent of those who become suddenly wealthy squander it within a few short years, according to the National Endowment for Financial Education.
In this college town of 230,000 people, there is plenty of conversation about who may have won the lucky ticket purchased at a Lincoln convenience store. And there are plenty of suggestions for the lucky winner.
"If I know them, I'm going to hit them up for a loan," laughs Carl Jansen over a cup of coffee.
But at the next table over, Michelle Darcy hits on the very problem that has plagued lottery winners since big jackpots were first awarded.
"I think it'd be scary to be that person," she says. "Because you've got all your friends and family coming out of the woodwork and wanting a little piece of that lottery themselves."
In fact, state lottery officials here are blunt in their advice for the state's newly minted millionaire.
"Sign the ticket, put it in a safe place, take the phone off the hook, tell as few people as possible, talk to financial person, and come tell us," says Tom Johnson of the Nebraska Lottery.
Riches to Rags
It is advice that comes from experience. The record books are filled with previous lottery winners who've squandered their millions.
One of the saddest stories of a former winner is that of William "Bud" Post III, who died last month of respiratory failure at the age of 66.
The former Pennsylvania lottery winner called it the "lottery of death" despite his $16.2 million winnings. He used the money to start businesses with siblings -- but they all failed. His own brother was convicted of trying to kill him. His sixth wife moved out, and an on-again, off-again girlfriend successfully sued for a third of Post's winnings. At one point, Post was convicted of assault for firing a shotgun over a bill collector's head.
John Lacher, a bankruptcy lawyer who assisted Post, said he was like "The Beverly Hillbillies."
"He did everything you would expect of a guy who became a millionaire overnight," Lacher says.
A similar case comes out of New Jersey, where in the mid-'80s a woman won more than $5 million. Today, the money is gone and the former millionaire lives in a trailer.
"I won the American dream but I lost it, too," the former winner has been quoted as saying. "It was a very hard fall. It's called rock bottom
She says some of the money was gambled away, but millions more were lost by simply never saying "no" to friends and relatives who seemed to always "have a hand out."
Stupid people become rich stupid people. People who can never say no, will always pay the price for being gullible. This is why I have it branded on my butt, give nothing away to no one who wasn't there for me when I was in the hospital. My parents are dead, my daughter is healthy and trustworthy, and the handful of close friends think the same as I. They are all that count. I have dozens of cousins. They can kiss my rear, and all they'll receive is a smile. I will never have to worry about gambling a win away, giving it to loser friends to make their dreams come true, or giving it some church or charity that didn't care whether I was alive or dead on February 20th, 2006. Payback is earned!
I've told every one at work, if I win over $10M, they can expect a huge party, with free food for everyone. There will be an envelope for every one who shows up, in it will be a $100 bill. Not enough? Don't show up! I don't have to give anything away. After that, don't call my cell, it will be at the bottom of the lake.
My charities? The Director of the Red Cross will not be padding her expense account, or staying in First Class Hotels, with my money. You run a bible-thumping church, don't even bother coming around. You run an animal shelter, and we'll be best friends and I will make you very happy. You belong to PETA? Watch out for the "marking spray"!
27% for others I have a list I just added Chewie for 100 bucks
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.
The clerk made a completely coarse, tasteless remark. Period.
Never ceases to amaze me what people believe they can tell you to do with your own money.
27% for others I have a list I just added Chewie for 100 bucks
I will gladly accept the 100 bucks. Will pay for gas for a week!
Powerball based on sales could of had a $405 million annuity jackpot this time around with out the cap. So I think that Powerball will have no problem making the $390 million record mark the next time it rolls past $300 million to the next record. I hope that this run happens in 06 in the next 6 months.-weshar75
News Flash:
If the jackpot winner has financial problems down the road after taking home that ridiculously huge amount of money, then whomever it is will go down in history as the stupidest moron to ever draw a breath.
Period.
News Flash:
If the jackpot winner has financial problems down the road after taking home that ridiculously huge amount of money, then whomever it is will go down in history as the stupidest moron to ever draw a breath.
Period.
Good point. Even old Poster-Boy Jack hasn't come close to loosing his.
real simple: If your going to work in a *CUSTOMER SERVICE* industry STOP expecting the CUSTOMER to flip the bill on your lifestyle. Part of getting a job is being skilled in it, and one of the skills is to accomodate the customers reasonable request. I detest tipping based on the social norm to do so.
Who ever claims the huge jackpot will carry a legacy,may it be one worth reading about and moreover one worth experiencing!
Any one hearing the rumor that the ticket is owned by a pool? FOX is saying the ticket is part of numerous tickets borught at the same time, and that it could be a pool.
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.
Jack Whittaker did a lot for the waitress at the store he bought his ticket. From the way the articles read, he did it because she was a friendly person; not because she was gargoylianly (gargoyle ---don't even know if this is a word, but somebody with just too crass as to expect a tip and broadcast in to the press!) expecting a tip.
It was a good story. It was an education, too. I did not know that sellers of lotto tickets would expect a tip. Just let me be the reporter to ask that cashier how much they earn in addition to the store woner in front of the owner!
>Store video tape indicates the ticket was sold at 3:09 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, 2006, to one of two unidentified males.
That is not the purpose of store surveillance cameras. Beyond idle curiousity, what purpose does this serve? Why does the lottery or store need to treat this like a criminal investigation? All technology will eventually be abused and misused.
>Store video tape indicates the ticket was sold at 3:09 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, 2006, to one of two unidentified males.
That is not the purpose of store surveillance cameras. Beyond idle curiousity, what purpose does this serve? Why does the lottery or store need to treat this like a criminal investigation? All technology will eventually be abused and misused.
Two words: Patriot Act. Sounds great, is extremely dangerous.