Winner of $45M N.Y. Lotto jackpot to be revealed today

Comment #6

starchild_45 — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 23:39:12 GMT

my mind slips into the gutter all the time. i must say at first glance your avatar looks so sexual.

nuff said.

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bellyache — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 21:02:48 GMT

Congrats to the winner. I'm sure they are just happy to have won.

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Just6ntlc — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 17:15:03 GMT

I hope the winner steps forward and takes cash.

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CASH Only — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 16:48:45 GMT

NY Lotto has been ripping off lower-tier winners for nearly 28 years (since November 1978.) And if it takes another 28 years for NY Lotto to hike its payout to 50%, I'll keep complaining.

Comment #2

Todd — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 15:05:10 GMT

I wouldn't expect you to say anything other than what you did. However, I'm very happy that most people do not go around embodying such negativity all the time. I'll bet the winner is not so worried about your negative comments. NY Lotto is turning out some nice jackpots

Comment #1

CASH Only — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:52:29 GMT

The timing of the winner coming forward is interesting...just after the drawing with the most ridiculous prizes in NY Lotto history.

IMHO the NY Lotto jackpot will never again reach $45m under the current (6/59) format, unless the prize pool is raised to at least 50%.

Winner of $45M N.Y. Lotto jackpot to be revealed today

Lottery Post — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:26:23 GMT

A Broome County woman who bought a Lotto ticket in Brooklyn won a $45 million jackpot a county record.

The New York Lottery is scheduled to identify the winner this morning.

Lottery spokeswoman Jennifer Mauer said the woman bought the ticket June 28 at David's Check Cashing in New York City. The winning numbers were announced the same night.

The woman's winnings will eclipse the record $25 million won in 1998 by Binghamton resident William Yonkoski, a carpenter who bought his ticket a... [ More ]