LAKELAND, Fla. — Call it the sequel of Abraham Shakespeare.
On Thursday, Antionette Andrews, the former girlfriend of slain lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare, won $1 million on a $20 scratch-off $5 million Monopoly game from a Florida Lottery ticket she bought at a Circle K at 7250 U.S. 98 N in Lakeland.
"I am a little scared," Andrews, 42, said Monday. "It still doesn't seem real."
She's scared about a lot of publicity and because of what happened after Shakespeare won a $17 million lump-sum payment from the Florida Lottery in November 2006.
Dorice "Dee Dee" Moore befriended Shakespeare a couple of years after he won the lottery. By that time, he had given away or lent the majority of his winnings.
Shakespeare was last seen in April 2009 and was reported missing by a family member in November that year. His body was found Jan. 28, 2010, under a concrete slab behind a Plant City home.
Moore, who had bought Shakespeare's Redhawk Bend Drive house, was charged with murder and found guilty in 2012. She is serving a life sentence for the slaying of Shakespeare, who was 43 when he died.
Andrews is the mother of Moses Shakespeare, 16 — Abraham Shakespeare's son. A $1 million trust was set up by Shakespeare for Moses to settle child-support claims. Andrews said Moses will receive the $1 million when he turns 18.
Now, there will be another millionaire in the family.
Or close to it.
Andrews chose to receive a one-time payment of $770,000.
She said she typically spends about $100 each day playing scratch-off games.
Thursday was a light day. She spent only $20 on one ticket.
"I brought it home and started scratching," Andrews said. "I got to the third number and started screaming, hollering and crying."
"Your mama just won a million dollars," she told her 14-year-old daughter.
Andrews called her older son, Raheeme Dumas, 24, about the ticket.
"Make sure it's not $1,000 or $100,000," he said he told her. He believed her only when she sent him a picture of the ticket.
Dumas said his mother has a gambling addiction. But the gambling is far better than her previous drug addiction.
"As long as we have the bills paid, that's what I love to do," Andrews said.
Each day she tells Dumas, "Some day, $20 is going to get me something." She even played the lottery on her return trip to Lakeland from Tallahassee after meeting with Florida Lottery officials about the winning ticket.
Andrews and Dumas said they will likely leave Lakeland in the coming months to start a new life somewhere else. She plans to buy Dumas a new truck and new houses for her and her older daughter.
"That's really all I want," she said.
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Hide Qucik and don't let them know where you are!!!!!
I pray she doesn't get smoked. Congrats are in order.
Bodyguards, name change and address change is in order.
Giving an 18 y/o a million bucks who was raised in a sketchy family sounds like a grand idea!
$1,000,000
"Some day $20 is going to get me something" 
$1,000,000
SMART son, Dumas said mama, "make sure it's not a $1000 or $100,000" $$$ LUCKY Monopoly playing Mother $$$ Antionette got the job done by typically spending $100 a day on scratch-off games or about $36,500 a year $$$ total.
CONGRAT'$ MS ANDREW'$ on UR WIN
Oh Antoinette, if you were so scared of the publicity, why did you let the public know who you were, who you hooked up with in the past.How much you won? Congrats nonetheless.
Antoinette,
i'm so very happy for u, and i wish we didn't have to give our name IF we ever win. she is only in her 40s so still YOUNG enough to ENJOY it. spend it wisely.
I wish we didn't have to give our name,seriously.
I don't like that. I can see last name and state/county,sure. To let others know we won in such county or whatever.
But i am so happy for her. ABRAHAM RIP.Poor guy. I hope DEE DEE the murderer never get out of prison,even though she is still trying to.
So she spends about $35,000 a year on lottery and her after-tax prize will be about $425,000. That'll fund about 12 years of lottery play if she doesn't buy anything else with the winnings.
Dee Dee Moore must ask either the Governor of Florida or the President of the United Sates for a pardon.
Maybe Abraham Lee Shakespeare is smiling down upon his Ex-Girlfriend. I wish her continued good luck!
Abraham seemed like such a good guy and I think he is her guardian angel and made this happen.
Guardian angels are all around us and we saw this today in Alexandria, VA.
"She said she typically spends about $100 a day playing scratch off games"...
She spends $100 a day playing scratch offs??? Where did she get all that money; that's $3,000 a month, typically. Serious gambling problem (regardless of the result) there...
"Dumas said his mother has a gambling addiction. But the gambling is far better than her previous drug addiction.
"As long as we have the bills paid, that's what I love to do," Andrews said."
I do wonder if her wins could support this addiction. 3000$ a month? just on the lottery?
" Where did she get all that money?" Perhaps Mr Shakespeare had sliced off enough to keep her afloat all this time, we may never know." I don't think Dee Dee got to all of his money, perhaps that is one of the reasons he got killed, refusing to tell that evil woman where the rest of his stash was..** that's a total guess on my part.
You referring to Guardian Angels.org? Cause if you referring to the "other".. Where were they on Sept 11- when good men & women died horribly.GA are folklore imho, but that's me.
I lived through 9-11. There were still many miracles that day. But only other Christians would understand.
My response was not to offend. I am simply saying that "others" may wonder, why their GA's are not looking out for them, why are they not making them win the JP? Do they stand or fly idly by while seeing some living in poverty, living off the street? If GA'S are picking and choosing, that could be considered totally unfair.
Noise-Gate if you knew anything about the Florida Lottery Big prize winners cannot remain anonymous it is not allowed under FL Lottery rules so it's not like she wanted everyone to know she had won.
She won it,she's claiming it,and she'll continue to feed her gambling addiction. Sad situation. Just sad.
Thanks for the information on Florida not being a State where lottery winners can claim anonymously Hlamb. That information was not provided in the report and l do not go searching for such if it is not posted. What l was more concerned with was HOW the lottery came by the information of her being the ex of the late Mr Shakespeare.l am of the mind that she provided that information willingly. The question is why?
*No harm, no foul.
If you read the story and understood what you'd read you'd know that it doesn't even mention taxes, but says very clearly that she chose the cash option of 770k.
If you had even a basic clue about taxes and lottery prizes you'd know that after mandatory tax withholding somebody who actually wins a million bucks gets a check for $750,000.
Because life is random. You are asking me questions a five year old would ask.
If I had a $100.00 a day to play lotto, I wouldn't need to worry about winning and I certainly wouldn't be spending It on Lotto, I didn't when I could afford to, I was a single Mom with Kids/Teenagers to raise, I PD bill's bought ton's of groceries, we went out to Dinner, took Vacation's and had car payments, Ins, an House payment like some regular working people also had daughter with taste for high dollar clothes(didn't mind we wore the same sz, she got nice clothes ment I did too!) LOL
She either received the remainder of her son's Fathers winnings or she's collecting SSI for the Son they had together which will end when he turns 18 or 21 If he goes on to College because she It the remaining care taking Parent!
Especially In this case, It didn't have to be splattered all over, It could have been snuck In between the pages quietly somehow, somewhere!
With all due respect Artist, your saying l am asking questions that a 5 year old would ask is ridiculous.You were the one who said that Mr Shakespeare was Antoinette 's guardian Angel & he made this happen. How do you know that ? I did not read you mentioning "random" when it came to her win, you were so certain it was her GA.
Peace.
I agree, Scalise owes his life to Crystal Griner, a gay woman of color was his guardian angel.
Speaking of guardian angels, it's nice that Scalise medical bills are covered 100%, many people would be bankrupted by 3 emergency surgeries following gun shot wounds.
That's a description of a good Samaritan, a real breathing person. There is even a society known as the GSS. Google " Guardian Angels" and wiki takes you to pictures of winged celestial beings. That was my whole point.
Sad angry athiests. Fortunately the majority of LP members are not in this category.
I hope his gf manages her money well and gives thanks every single day.
Which brings up another thought,if they are unique to believers,why then do they exist in Hinduism, Islam & Zoroastrianism?
Lol I love it when the unemployed Anti Christian minority gets upset. MANY blessings to the lottery winner from our Father.
Contrary to the prevailing attitude l DO believe in God,Angels,Seraphs l just don't buy into the idea of Guardian Angels.We are are born with free will & make decisions for either right or wrong, and no GA is to blame for those actions.FYI: The church promoted the Spanish Inquisition that resulted in forced belief of millions of people who died horrible deaths in the name of "God." So there. I do not want to turn this into a religious forum, been there, done that. Enough said!
I would sign for the spaghetti monster with the goal to eat it once it's showing up.
You have very little compassion, christian or otherwise, for people under economic anxiety.
God bless your heart.
Considering I do pro bono.....lol. Please look up the term. I love you as well and hope you open your heart to diversity and stepping out of your limited comfort zone and not blaming others for your personal issues. You can thank our beloved President for the decrease in unemployment and jobs for Americans.
I know what pro bono means, though I find it peculiar that somebody who offers pro bono work would use perceived economic status to belittle others.
I'm not comitted to any one zone and diversity is something I deeply value. Please do not make the mistake of projecting your issues onto others.
I do agree though that thanks to Trump there has been a decrease in jobs for Americans, I am surprised by your candor on that issue.
You should spend some time familiarizing yourself with proper syntax.
Less than you, probably. I'm sure social climbing and flag waving takes a lot of time and energy, you must be exhausted!
I'm not interested in chaos in the USA, I'm not, after all, part of the incompetent government you and the Russians installed.
It seems to me your contingent wants Chaos in the form of 23 million fellow citizens losing health care.
You should be okay though, the turmoil in D.C. so far seems to be a boon for lawyers.
I'm sure someone far down the totem pole could use the services of an ambitious, righteous lawyeress like you.
Onward, christian soldier!
Lol Crickets regarding my asking you how many hours did you work this week???
And the mocking of Christianity proves all my points. This is the standard Democratic party of today. And of course, blame some third party. A thousand Russian agents!!! Lol I guess she does not know the US elections are very localized.
I guess she also "forgot" Obummer created Obamacare and major insurers were exiting the market during Obummer's tenure.
And I never grow tired of loving the USA.
My neighbor woman has a small green car with a "Jesus"-sticker on it. She is dumb. Money doesn't cure brains.
This victimizing one political party against another is..what's the word -
There are lunatics in both & 3rd parties as well. Christianity is NOT exclusively Republican.Btw: no amount of so called " good deeds" qualifies one to get into heaven or wherever you think you going to land.It states " everlasting life "is a FREE gift. Comparing one's deeds against another's is foolishness.Wake Up from your slumber.
I am fairly sure I answered it, but I'll give you an in-depth answer: Zero, Ms. Hilly, I'm on vacation.
Do you pull all your arguments out of thin air? I don't care about the Democratic Party, what's wrong is that an allegedly accomplished/successful lawyer doesn't mind unlawful activities such as treason, collusion, obstruction of justice and embezzlement even in the highest office in the country!
Your continued abuse of grammar and syntax now includes third person singular pronouns when you want to address someone in an exchange directly.
Obama – mocking his name is quite a sophomoric feat – and his administration found a way to offer affordable insurance for citizen through very transparent policies that were negotiated in the open, for more than a year, not haphazardly in break-neck speed and behind closed doors, without approval of the budget office.
You go on loving the US of A, it might not exist in the way you have come to know it for much longer.
Godspeed.
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I agree with you noise gate and to lump actions of a person by party or religion is ludicrous.
Kreative1, you don't necessarily have to agree with me, but the problem with
is that you have to know what you talking about,you also have to know how to use 
in a setting. If you not very good at it, others who have been around it for awhile, can easily identify your missteps, and call people on it, as some here already have.
Playing in the big league takes practice...
It is not a vacation if it occurs every week. Lol. I have seen your posts for a long time and know your allegiances and hostility. Your last line says it all. Yes, changing pronouns to address different points and people is common in posts and in most written publications. Resentful you could not get that book deal???? Give it up.
This all started because you and Noisy boy could not stand the fact that I referenced something religious in regard to a lottery winner.
The left hates religion and God.
And it is the "right"(wrong) that hates Jesus Christ (read the book of Mathew). And it is the "right" (wrong) are the ones trying to impose Shiara law (gay-bashing, subservient women, dress codes, abortion restrictions, replace text books with religious texts, intolerance of people of other faiths, etc).
Now I will gladly discuss RELIGION ad POLITICS in the proper forum. Just name the website. This forum is about LOTTERY, it is NOT about RELIGION or POLITICS. Please go somewhere else for that!
I will not respond to anymore of your (or anyone else) non-LOTTERY BS.
A wise man once taught me "Do onto others as you want done onto yourself". I bet you haven't of the guy and if you had, you sure as hell don't practice it
" This all started because Noisy boy could not stand.." Oh really?
You ought to read your posts more frequently before opening your Gob,as the Irish would say. I asked a simply question about GA, you the one who went off on religion and calling people anti Christs and the like.You then proceeded to throw in the so called " left" as non Christians.l voted for neither candidate, so that does not apply here. The only reason l called you out on the GA thing was because when my Grandmother died, the priest told the family" her GA knew her time was up and God NEEDED another angel in heaven." I thought to myself, that is total
When l pointed out to you that GA's exists in other religions, you started demonizing our comments and name calling. I recall reading an article where Pat Robertson, Mr all " right", said God was upset with the gay lifestyle in America so he allowed the 911 disaster to occur. Like you,l wonder where he got that revelation.
Be well.
Sarge /aka sockpuppet newbie, look who first went off the rails demanding that I answer his religious based questions, Noisey
boy. So don't hold me to a standard unless you hold others to it as well.
Welcome to lottery post!
I look forward to reading your posts about lottery
Artist,
I was asking everyone to take the discussion elsewhere. You happened to be the last post in the discussion and I replied to that, specifically your last sentence. I don't care who started and I don't care which side of the discussion I agree/disagree with. Please take the Politics (unless it is lottery related) and Religion (unless related to lottery) discussions elsewhere, and since Artist is paranoid and defensive, this applies to EVERYONE.
Are you really so paranoid to think that my request of topics that do not relate that the subject of this board (LOTTERY Post, in case you forgot) was a request for only one side of the of the political spectrum to leave, specifically you? Quit being such a whiner man-child like ... oh nevermind.
Maybe I should add coward to the list too, since you decided to respond to the one person who would not respond, and ignore the other 2 newer postings that responded to your drivel. OK, I lied about not responding, but you are OK with people lying aren't you? Or are you being hypocritical, again, because you only like liars when they are on your side?
Well click on my name, then view profile and recent posts.
Now if you will excuse me, I have to run my programs and get me some Lotto tickets.
l don't know if you a lawyer, but if so, you not a very good one.l certainly would not hire you to represent me.
l asked a simple question on where Guardian Angels were on Sept 11?
Your response was the following: Other Christians would understand, angry atheists, anti Christian minority,Democrats, Anti Christ.
l am beginning to wonder whether you the one who is unemployed.
Artist,
After reading Noise's post I decided to go back and see "who started it"...
Abraham seemed like such a good guy and I think he is her guardian angel and made this happen.
This is a RELIGIOUS reference, everyone, please take your religious discussion elsewhere.
Guardian angels are all around us and we saw this today in Alexandria, VA.
This is where "the tree of liberty" was being refreshed (according to all the signs I saw at Tea Party rallies). This is clearly a POLITICAL discussion, everyone, please take your POLITICAL discussions elsewhere.
Happy now, artist?
The owner of this website has NEVER banned references to blessings and other spiritual references in regard to lottery topics. There are hundreds of examples in all forums. Since when do you set the rules for LP? Click report if it is an issue for you. If I feel compelled to thank anyone on any metaphysical level, that is permissable. Get over it. My thanking God or anyone for lives spared at a public park with a baseball game practice is political? There was no rally, you moron. I live near this park.
Again, report it. Let me know what happens!
The owner of this website has NEVER banned references to blessings and other spiritual references in regard to lottery topics.
How about when someone asks "Cause if you referring to the "other".. Where were they on Sept 11- when good men & women died horribly.GA are folklore imho, but that's me." He asked you a simple question, and stated his humble opinion, no way attacking you.
Being the "good christian" that you are, you showed him you love and compassion and "blessings" saying saying non-answers, calling him a non-Christian (because do not judge others, less ye be judge). Then you called him a 5 year old! If a 5 year old ask you a question would you not answer it? Unless you are as uninformed as a 5 year old. You claim to be a lawyer, do you give your clients these non-answers? Lawyers are trained in logic, shall I go thru and list the logical falisies of the BS you spewed?
Noise gate asked you multiple times to answer a simple question, he prefaced it with statements like "My response was not to offend", yes you show your "blessings" by calling him a 5 year old. Even after that insult, Noise responded with "With all due respect". Then you respond by calling noise and others "sad angry atheists". Well with no due respect, you are the sad individual who can't explain what a guardian angel is.
You claim to be a Christian, yet you do not follow the teaching of Jesus Christ.
“And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.'” - Mark 16:15
Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. - 2 Timothy 4-2
Then your next example of "patients and teaching" is calling multiple people you don't even know "unemployed Anti Christian Minority". So instead of answering a direct question, the coward that you are decides to insult people and continue to insult strangers and NEVER ANSWER THE ORIGINAL QUESTION! Let me help you, the shooter had a great GA to be able to shoot so many rounds and hit many people including a high ranking Republican while still being fired upon by many others. The Senator had a crappy GA other wise he would be out of the hospital now! See anybody can follow twisted logic to fit their narrow view while able to feel condescending to others, just like a Republican Jesus (not to be confused with the biblical one).
Yes, I said to take discussions of religion elsewhere, but yet again I end up teaching yet another unemployed fake christian about Jesus Christ.
"Sad!"
No I will not report you for your fake "Blessings", but I can report you for these things
No trolling.
Don't make posts that are inflammatory just to annoy people and start conflict.
No personal attacks.
Criticize ideas, not people. Flaming will not be tolerated. This includes any material which is vulgar, defamatory, inaccurate, harassing, hateful, threatening, invading of others' privacy, sexually-oriented, or violates any laws.
No thread hijacking:
Stick to the topic.If you want to post something unrelated to a particular discussion thread, then start a new topic in the appropriate forum.
Thank you Redd. The 3 trolls lost their minds when I dared make a spiritual reference. Their heads rotated 360 degrees! Lol
Report it. I have never seen Todd have issues with people standing up for themselves when they are trolled.
Report it.
Report it.
Scared??
No one has to justify their personal beliefs to anyone at any time. So stop playing Nazi.