One ticket wins $56 million NY Lotto jackpot

Comment #16

CASH Only — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 18:30:05 GMT

emily:I don't think he would go broke if he chose cash. He probably is too smart to go broke, but not smart enough to choose cash.

Comment #15

emilyg — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 18:09:36 GMT

that one will still have money in 2010

Comment #14

CASH Only — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 17:53:28 GMT

He had to make the choice when he bought the ticket. Most people know to take the lump sum. Why he went the other way, I really don't care.

Comment #13

Todd — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:29:03 GMT

Oh, OK.Did you check out in the article where it states:There were big purchases of course an apartment in the Trump Tower and a significant and growing art collection, but Falcon assiduously avoided the hundreds of once-in-a-lifetime investment opportunities he was offered. And what's more, he was smart enough to take his money over 26 years and not as a lump sum.

Comment #12

CASH Only — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:10:50 GMT

todd:What I meant was three different players won $45 million each, only one chose cash.

Comment #11

mjwinsmith — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:10:34 GMT

As a matter of fact they can keep the millions, just give me Yolanda Vega, LOL

Comment #10

mjwinsmith — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:09:06 GMT

You got that right Todd, they should not mess with Yolanda.When I win I'm going to give her a tip,

Comment #9

Todd — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:00:15 GMT

Nope, it was won by one person who chose annuity. And they're loving life.

Comment #8

CASH Only — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 13:45:22 GMT

IIRC the previous single-ticket NY Lotto record was $45 million by three different players, with only one choosing cash.

Comment #7

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 07:24:09 GMT

well it looks like one player didn't go bust.this jackpot winner here is bursting with money.

Comment #6

CASH Only — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 13:53:56 GMT

Todd:If you play NY Lotto, you're liable to go bust .

Comment #5

Todd — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 23:32:54 GMT

Busting on the lottery is one thing, but dissing Yolanda is wack.

Comment #4

qutgnt — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 22:52:23 GMT

I will do it for him, what a joke, to not give the owner a bonus. NY buy far has the worst lottery in the nation. Why do they still have the pick ten game, when is the last time someone won that, what a joke. I Just dont understand how that lottery only rolls 3 million per, when it pays out 1 lousy dollar on 3 out of 6 with a long matrix. Nobody plays the garbage that is why. If they did jack up the % to the normal 50% you would prob have 5-10 million rolls. Dopes. That includes you to Yol... [ More ]

Comment #3

Chewie — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 22:52:08 GMT

Wonder if the winner chose cash. Either case, the tax people will form a line down the street and around the block. Then after the state publishes their name and city, the leeches will know exactly where to go to beg or steal whatever is left over. Hope the winner has enough sense to take an advance and move to another state.

Comment #2

smd173 — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 16:37:34 GMT

CASH Only rant about the NY Lottery and their payback percentages in 3...2...1....

Comment #1

JimmySand9 — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 15:21:59 GMT

They don't get a bonus? Ouch. But hey, it must be nice to know that little 'ol Watertown now has a millionaire in it's realm.

One ticket wins $56 million NY Lotto jackpot

Lottery Post — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 15:15:00 GMT

A $56 million New York Lotto ticket was sold at the Gold Star Deli on Arsenal Street, Watertown, New York.Deli owner Scott Hirst told NewsWatch50 a Lottery official called him with the news Sunday morning, telling him to expect some publicity. I received a phone call today from the New York State Lottery informing me that I'd sold a $56 million winner this week sometime, probably Saturday, he said.Hirst said the Lottery asked him not to reveal who the winner is if he in fact knows.Hirst told Ne... [ More ]