Oregon man claims record jackpot after finishing hunting trip

Comment #12

CASH Only — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 21:33:05 GMT

Good thing it wasn't Lose for Life .

Comment #11

hitchaser — Sat, 04 Dec 2004 22:34:59 GMT

i think cox should have gotten more than a mere 99 thousanddollars for taking the time to buy him the ticket and not shooting him in the back in the oregon woods and get the entire winnings herself. it is highly unlikely that anybody would have made a 'colombo' style connection between her winning of 30 million dollars and the accidental shooting to death of a hunter in the woods.hit chaser...

Comment #10

CASH Only — Fri, 03 Dec 2004 20:31:16 GMT

OR has an online game (somewhat like the new PA game everybody hates) with a lifetime top prize. However often the prize is paid (52k year? 13k every quarter?) the checks, after state and federal withholdings, probably aren't enough to retire on.

Comment #9

luckylottolady — Fri, 03 Dec 2004 08:11:43 GMT

i dont hunt,but if i was on a trip and found out i won ,i'd make an excuse and leave and go cash the ticket in. i'd be afraid i would accidentally get shot,someone might mistake you for a deer. or another psycho would come and shoot at me,like the one we hear about in the news.

Comment #8

HEYPHILLIP — Fri, 03 Dec 2004 01:53:00 GMT

And they say the rich don't pay there fair share of taxes. this is an example the rich do pay at least in Oregan.

Comment #7

winner2b — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 17:27:57 GMT

does he not know about the high rate of accidental deaths through hunting?!?jeez man..i would have hired a body gaurd and trotted my arse back to home and then lottery office.

Comment #6

qutgnt — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 16:38:13 GMT

Good for him, why rush home when your out on vacation enjoying yourself. With Oregons high payback %'s you get also the highest taxes, just shows you they get you one way or the other.

Comment #5

LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 01:57:03 GMT

i would've left the deer in them woods and headed straight home from the store if i knew i won,i wouldn't have stuck around hunting wild animals......

Comment #4

CASH Only — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 00:35:20 GMT

Could be that the Oregon Megabucks cash option is set at 50% of the annuity (artificially low) rather than according to interest rates.

Comment #3

fja — Wed, 01 Dec 2004 21:58:49 GMT

Its still some walking around money that he has left

Comment #2

twisted — Wed, 01 Dec 2004 18:15:52 GMT

Oregon has a very high state tax. He still has to pay the remaining federal tax on the $9.8 million he is left with. Another 10% or so.

Comment #1

urbossmanpimpin — Wed, 01 Dec 2004 16:58:00 GMT

that cash amount after taxes was quite small.....

Oregon man claims record jackpot after finishing hunting trip

Lottery Post — Wed, 01 Dec 2004 13:26:17 GMT

Halfway through a two-week hunting trip, Portland-area accountant Art Brenner went into the Eastern Oregon town of Madras for supplies.He checked his lottery numbers while there and discovered that he had won the biggest Megabucks jackpot ever -- a prize of $30 million.With that knowledge, Brenner went back to camp and kept hunting elk. I still had a week of hunting, he said, shrugging.Brenner, 65, came forward Tuesday to claim the $30 million jackpot, more than two weeks after the Nov. 15 draw... [ More ]