Second $1M lottery win for deli worker defies all odds

Comment #12

LckyLary — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 02:36:15 GMT

After taxes, winning 2 million total is less than a typical Pick-6 payout but still nice anyway. I have one big problem with the story though. The odds as stated are based on one particular person buying only one ticket, winning $1 million, and then waiting a while and buying another only one ticket and winning $1 million again. What they're saying is that they only bought those 2 tickets their entire life and both won? Is it POSSIBLE that after winning the first Million they bought quite a few... [ More ]

Comment #11

ecnirP — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:36:49 GMT

I can't believe Lottery Post has outed this CIA operative, working undercover as a deli waitress. Ambassador Wilson is going to be looking to do some more frog-marching. Wait'll Fitzgerald gets a hold of this

Comment #10

Fibonacci — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:04:41 GMT

Actually this doesn't defy all the odds. These are two (2) totally different and mutually exclusive events (draws) years apart. The o9dds in this game are in no way related to the odds in the last game she won.

It is as if she never won before or that she is a different person.

In such cases I have to believe in plain old luck.

The odds have not been defied. They still rule. Just as all the people who did not win in either game in which Valerie won.

Comment #9

Raven62 — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:52:59 GMT

She WON both times playing Scratch-Offs!

Congrats to Val!

Care to Go for a Third Time

Comment #8

ochoop17 — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:21:27 GMT

Her username should be LottoVal or LuckyVal

Right Lottomike!! Right lucky

Comment #7

sirbrad — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 07:08:24 GMT

Just goes to show you that odds and probabilities don't mean jack usually. Anyone has a chance anytime, regardless of how many times they already won.

Comment #6

justxploring — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 06:51:05 GMT

If you won $1 million in lottery money, wouldn't you figure that you'd gotten your share? What would cause you to try for more?

(1) No. Everyone has the right to play, rich or poor.

(2) To do exactly what this woman did - keep helping family.

Comment #5

SassyOhio — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:10:23 GMT

WOW, what do you say to something like this? When I read her story on line she talked about how the 1st time she bought her child a home ect. she was not stingy at all with it. I think that God just returned the favor. Congrats to you hun... your living the american dream

Comment #4

CASH Only — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:32:36 GMT

She may have won the lottery twice. But, she did not win a million dollars either time. This is what happens in a corrupt lottery like NY's, whose next governor, Eliot Spitzer (I voted for him in the Democratic primary this morning), needs to clean up.

Comment #3

DoubleDown — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 13:55:19 GMT

The first time I couldn't believe it, Valerie Wilson reportedly told Newsday. This time I said, 'God's on my side.'

It's confirmed....Even God plays the lottery !

DD

Comment #2

liberal47 — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:17:41 GMT

I truly believe in the power of positive thinking. You can't succeed if you don't try! You have to put yourself out there, and no matter what the odds, know that it can happen! etc. etc etc.

Comment #1

LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 11:54:05 GMT

this person definitely has very good luck.some people just have that something extra that allows them to succeed against the odds.hitting once was great but twice is something that hasn't been done but maybe a couple times in the history of the lottery.....

Second $1M lottery win for deli worker defies all odds

Lottery Post — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 11:51:01 GMT

What we're going to talk about today was a one-in-a-million shot.

OK, technically the chances were 1 in 3,669,120,000,000 that the New York deli worker who won $1 million from a state lottery game four years ago would win another $1 million in the lottery a month ago. The number of zeros stuck at the end of that figure makes her repeat victory just slightly more difficult than a singer winning Simon's approval on American Idol.

The first time I couldn't believe it, Valerie Wilson repor... [ More ]