SoCal family claims $112M Mega Millions lottery jackpot

Comment #15

manzplan — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:16:47 GMT

I don't think alot of people are prepared to win the lottery. 112 million yeah that can be split with a small family group... what really gets me is the people that think they can change their entire families situation after winning a couple of million.... IE Borthers Sisters Cousins etc.....

just goes to show you that people don't understand what money is worth nowadays... and the people that give all these gifts after winning the lottery are only ruining it for their immeadiate f... [ More ]

Comment #14

MissNYC — Mon, 21 May 2007 14:28:44 GMT

If you keep thinking like that, you will never win. Have you ever heard of the Law of Attraction

Comment #13

bambini — Mon, 21 May 2007 13:42:48 GMT

I can relate I had that happen to me played my dream numbers faithfully for 3 years, didn't win squat. I haven't played dream numbers in almost two years and numbers haven't come up.

Comment #12

MegaWinner — Mon, 21 May 2007 07:23:20 GMT

Sounds like she was talking about the Secret/LOA. Good for them both! I hope they have fun with that dough

Comment #11

ambelamba — Mon, 21 May 2007 05:50:18 GMT

Really? There are a lot of people who see lottery numbers in their dreams and never win the numbers. Heck, I saw six numbers and I know which one the mega number is. But I haven't win anything for last 5 months.

Comment #10

wizeguy — Sun, 20 May 2007 13:38:50 GMT

Another one for the QuikPick! Congrats to the lucky winners

Comment #9

MissNYC — Sun, 20 May 2007 13:36:11 GMT

That's a perfect example of how you don't need to spend tons of money to win. Just believe in your dream, and it will come true

Comment #8

KY Floyd — Sun, 20 May 2007 05:54:23 GMT

How any given lottery makes payments and who owns the ticket are separate issues. Just because a particular lottery will only write a check to one person doesn't mean a ticket can't have multiple owners. Taxes are based on ownership of the ticket, which determines ownership of the prize.

If you give somebody a share of a $2 lottery ticket there are no gift tax implications since the value is well below the $12k threshold. The story suggests that the family bought the ticket jointly, and that... [ More ]

Comment #7

Just6ntlc — Sun, 20 May 2007 02:29:20 GMT

Congratulations to California and the Stafford family taking home cash value. I hope they don't have financial problems later in life.

Comment #6

frbl — Sat, 19 May 2007 22:39:20 GMT

I'm always happy to see the jackpot won by a good person - the sister din't HAVE to raise her deceased brother's kids, after all.

I know, plenty of not-so-nice people can and do win, too. It's just that one gets the feeling that the money will get used to help a lot of people, not just the direct recipeint.

Though I hope she isn't truly spoiling the kids as she alluded to in one of the articles.

Comment #5

MADDOG10 — Sat, 19 May 2007 21:01:32 GMT

Good for them...! I wish all works out for them as they become accustomed to their new lifestyle....

Comment #4

JackpotWanna — Sat, 19 May 2007 18:24:10 GMT

Here is a video clip of winners.

http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_136214003.html

They are keeping their day jobs and helping friends in need.

Comment #3

starchild_45 — Sat, 19 May 2007 17:32:30 GMT

well my dream is over. i have to start dreaming again.

Comment #2

justxploring — Sat, 19 May 2007 15:37:45 GMT

Congrats to the winners!! In Florida only one person can claim the lottery prize. AFAIK, if you split the prize, there is some heavy duty gift tax to pay. A trust can be created, but then the prize needs to be claimed by the trust before any money exchanges hands. I am not an accountant or an attorney, but I read a lot of stories where the winner says I plan to buy my daughter a house and similar statements and wonder if these people are aware of the stiff tax penalties. I have no idea wh... [ More ]

Comment #1

JackpotWanna — Sat, 19 May 2007 15:29:43 GMT

WOW~~~ Only spend $2 = $112 million. Dreams can come true.

SoCal family claims $112M Mega Millions lottery jackpot

Lottery Post — Sat, 19 May 2007 14:22:19 GMT

A Southern California family claimed their winning ticket Wednesday in the $112 million Mega Millions lottery drawing.

Robert Stafford and his adult children, Robert Jr. and Cynthia, said they bought a $2 quick-pick ticket from a Hawthorne market for Friday night's drawing.

Their purchase became the fifth winning Mega Millions ticket sold in California.

I'm just so excited, I'm happy. It's a dream come true, Cynthia Stafford said with a wide smile and a giggle.

The family chose t... [ More ]