N.J. Lottery Retailer Basking in Mega Millions Glory

Comment #13

CASH Only — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 20:02:44 GMT

todd:You shouldn't be complaining! You won $3

Comment #12

Todd — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:58:50 GMT

Nope, not me. All I got was a 1+1

Comment #11

bobby623 — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:57:35 GMT

Haven't seen comments from Todd, a NJ resident who plays MM regularly.Wonder if he is the big winner.

Comment #10

nalocusr25 — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 13:58:27 GMT

I wouldn't mind bein the lucky one too get the 500m one when it comes

Comment #9

Chewie — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 13:17:27 GMT

I wouldn't mind $150M before taxes! One-fifth of that would also be nice.

Comment #8

MoneyisFreedom — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 02:31:16 GMT

The second-prize winner from Virginia bought the winning ticket at a 7-Eleven in Norfolk just a few blocks down from where I work. It's right outside of the Norfolk Naval Base. The Virginia Lottery already put a banner up announcing that a winning ticket was sold at the 7-Eleven. The winner has yet to come forward.Knowing that someone was so close to winning in my hometown gives me more reason to hope

Comment #7

destinedtowin — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 23:45:29 GMT

only I want to win in Georgia.

Comment #6

bellyache — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 18:38:04 GMT

I wouldn't mind $150 million after taxes.

Comment #5

golotto — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 18:32:30 GMT

[... The largest single-ticket winner won a $314.9 million jackpot in the multi-state Powerball game on Christmas Day 2002 ...] time to do something about this old pb record! ...also, Congrats to the MM winner...whomever they might be

Comment #4

CASH Only — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 17:52:55 GMT

I hear the NJ store owner will receive $10,000. If the ticket was sold in Illinois instead, a retailer would receive about $2.5 million

Comment #3

amdman — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 17:48:52 GMT

It's strange that business is up - the odds of winning at the same place are astronomical...

Comment #2

Chewie — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 05:17:44 GMT

Thats two now with the new ball count and CA added into the mix. Has any one noticed where there has been that big of an impact

Comment #1

wizeguy — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 04:27:29 GMT

<The estimated cash value of the jackpot is about $151 million after taxes.>Looks more like the amount *before* taxes.

N.J. Lottery Retailer Basking in Mega Millions Glory

Lottery Post — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 04:09:21 GMT

Winning is good for business, said Yogi Patel, owner of the store that sold the winning $250 million Mega Millions lottery ticket. Now that I have a winner, business is up 100 percent, really 101 percent, Patel, owner of Leprechaun News in Rutherford, N.J., said Saturday. I always had a feeling I would have a big winner at my store, and I was right. The winning numbers drawn Friday night are 5, 16, 41, 46 and 50, with the Mega Ball number 1. The estimated cash value of the jackpot is about $15... [ More ]