90-year-old wins $1 million in Fla. Lottery's Monopoly game

Comment #15

Spoony luv — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:56:09 GMT

congrats to the old timers...YOu got to give it to her...Playing $20 tickets at 90 years old with a house payment isn't something you see everyday...

Comment #14

justxploring — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 23:46:22 GMT

Just realized that the article says she bought the last 2 tickets. So maybe she would have purchased more! $40 is a lot for 2 tickets.

This also brings something else to mind. The last two tickets. People sometimes say that the first and last on a roll are more likely to be winners. True

Comment #13

CASH Only — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:15:57 GMT

NY, which is known (at least to LP members) to have quite a few annuity-only tickets, does not do a good job warning players which games are non-cash. AFAIK the internet is the only true way you can find out if a NY scratch game is annuity-only. TV and radio commercials leave out the fine print .

Comment #12

Coin Toss — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:20:14 GMT

I agree with JXP and DD....

Is it amfonda or amfondanow

Comment #11

DoubleDown — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 18:42:27 GMT

Comment #10

justxploring — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 18:32:28 GMT

Perhaps your intentions are 100% pure but

(1) What makes you think this woman is a member here or views this site?

(2) Why would you join immediately after she wins $1,000,000?

As I said, I apologize if this sounds argumentative, but I'm the person who sent Todd the news clip on Feb 2 and asked if he would review it and post it if he found it interesting. So you only noticed this press release after it was posted on a Lottery web site a week later.

Again, hope I don't offend any... [ More ]

Comment #9

amfonda — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 18:19:04 GMT

Congratulations, Myrna... from the Fonda (dot) org website!!

We would like to put this article up on our News page... is there a photo of you we can use?

Enjoy your new wealth, and may you also enjoy good health and happiness...

Best Regards,

Mark Fonda

(webmaster Fonda website

Comment #8

justxploring — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 18:17:16 GMT

That's how it's advertised. Usually if a game has a choice of annuity or lump sum there is an asterisk and a footnote indicating it's not the actual amount. So I believe you are correct. To me this is one of the hardest things about playing the lottery - $20 is a heck of a lot to spend on one measly scratch ticket that will probably end up in the trash. On the other hand, I'm sure this lady and her family is happy she blew that $20 bill

Comment #7

duckman — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 04:52:49 GMT

I think that is a true $1,000,000 payout at time of claim. That game has six $1 mill prizes, so 5 are left...

Comment #6

qutgnt — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:59:23 GMT

A 19 year old in one story and a 90 year old in the other. It is usually the 90 year olds that win. Isnt it ironic dont you think? He won the lottery and died the next day.

Comment #5

s5thomps — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 22:47:09 GMT

Congrats to the winner!, I hope my numbers come up tonight

Comment #4

MissNYC — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:59:53 GMT

Normally I'd say to spend wisely, but in her case, she should party like a rock star. Congrats Granny

Comment #3

stavros — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:07:12 GMT

I guess Granny has some money in the bank to be able to buy $20 scratch-offs

Comment #2

emilyg — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:39:12 GMT

go granny!!!!! Senior power

Comment #1

DoubleDown — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:35:24 GMT

I hope there is a cash option with this game...

90-year-old wins $1 million in Fla. Lottery's Monopoly game

Lottery Post — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:33:01 GMT

The Florida Lottery announced Friday the $1 million top prize for the Million Dollar Monopoly scratch-off game was claimed by Myrna Fonda, 90, of Seffner.

Fonda, who was joined at Lottery Headquarters by her husband Robert Fonda and her grandson, said she purchased the winning scratch-off ticket at Winn Dixie, 725 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard West in Seffner.

According to Fonda, who regularly plays Florida Lottery instant games, she purchased the last two scratch-off tickets at the