Most lottery winners crave privacy

Comment #11

SassyOhio — Wed, 17 May 2006 01:47:07 GMT

Thanks DD I put my heart and soul into cause that is what she was and is to me........

Ya know I am ready too lets just do it I THINK I CAN I THINK I CAN I THINK I CAN LOL KK LETS GOOOOOOOO BIG BUCKS

Comment #10

PrisonerSix — Wed, 17 May 2006 00:44:08 GMT

Nice to see something positive about lottery winners. With all the stories about winners having problems, it's good to see something about winners who are actually having happy lives. We can all learn from stories like these. I have a pool running at work for Powerball and Louisiana Lotto, plus I buy Powerball for myself when it breaks $100 million.

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Comment #9

DoubleDown — Wed, 17 May 2006 00:32:08 GMT

Thanks Sassy,

I'm tired of losin myself...

It's TIME to WIN !!!!

Good luck !!

PS, visited Wendy's memorial page . It's nice to see how much you love her.

DD

Comment #8

SassyOhio — Tue, 16 May 2006 00:44:28 GMT

LMAO DD Ya always put a smile on my face! Well this week I got the pools going again :) I am back in the game and I am gonna have to get my rear to KY ... but yeah It seems that most the time the media wants to focus on the BAD THINGS about winning the lotto Glad to see that there some good stories coming out :D Good luck everyone and just a update the girls are doing well and thanks for all your support everyone.

Now LETS GET BUSY AND WIN THAT DAMN MONEY

Comment #7

gocart1 — Mon, 15 May 2006 22:40:30 GMT

i won a little bit of money in a superbowl pool at a bar across the street from my job.the whole bar knew i hit the final.now ever time i go into the bar people are always asking me to buy them drinks..i guess its a little lesson for me .if i we're to hit pb , mega ,or lotto i would just have to go in hiding..even at work people were asking for money from me, and it wasn't even a big winning.

Comment #6

DoubleDown — Mon, 15 May 2006 21:29:37 GMT

Didn't you read the story ?

She is alive .

Comment #5

tg636 — Mon, 15 May 2006 18:56:27 GMT

There's really no point of advertising your wealth by talking to the media about it. Unlike celebrities who need their name out there to advance their success and career, lottery winners have nothing to gain. The lottery is not a career and you won't make a penny more by talking about it. There is no upside to it unless you like to be beseiged by those long-lost relatives, con men, beggars and assorted weirdos.

Comment #4

ochoop17 — Mon, 15 May 2006 18:44:30 GMT

The retired woman who won $280,000 in a megabucks jackpot in 1994,she got about 13 year to collect the remaining money. by the way is she still living

Comment #3

bellyache — Mon, 15 May 2006 17:31:54 GMT

Yeah it's good to read about some postive things that have happened to lottery winners.

Comment #2

fja — Mon, 15 May 2006 14:45:49 GMT

Johanna Colson, a retired woman who lives in Dover-Foxcroft, won $280,000 in a Megabucks jackpot in 1994. She said she uses her winnings, which are being issued to her over a 25-year period, largely to pay for prescription medications

Wait for it

Comment #1

DoubleDown — Mon, 15 May 2006 11:25:59 GMT

Good to see a story that accentuates the positive rather than focusing on those that squander their money.

Yes, there are some people out there with common sense after all...

Most lottery winners crave privacy

Lottery Post — Mon, 15 May 2006 10:45:01 GMT

Whatever other effects winning the lottery might have on Mainers, in the long term it certainly turns them into a reclusive lot.

If they hadn't moved out of state or changed their phone to an unlisted number, they either refused to answer their phone or return calls. Most of those who did talk quickly stopped for fear that additional publicity would invite a wave of long-lost relatives asking for handouts.

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