N.J. couple claims $82M lottery prize

Comment #16

DoubleDown — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:43:50 GMT

with you Stack47 , but we are .

Comment #15

psykomo — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:40:18 GMT

not......................sure?

thought I heard him say.......thank GOD for my HOLE in the WALL

LOL

PSYKOMO

Comment #14

AuntiePat — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:49:14 GMT

I think that this is the second couple from Cape May County NJ this year who were large MM JP winners--must be the idyllic life style that clears the machines to distibute winners--Hmmmm--maybe it's time for a move.

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seraphim712 — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:05:21 GMT

It's interesting that both the winners, the man from Maryland and the couple from New Jersey are experienced with handling money. I wonder if the final two winners will have the same job occupation. That would be really cool and very interesting indeed.

Comment #12

Stack47 — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:20:40 GMT

I hope the Belawskys step forward and take cash option.

Do you ever actually read these news items before making those nonsensical responses?

Villas, New Jersey, residents Sandra and John Belawsky today claimed their portion of the near-record $330 million jackpot from the Mega Millions drawing held on Aug, 31. They chose the cash option, to receive $48,615,187 before the 25 percent federal withholding tax.

To add insult to injury, it was a CA SLP

And had you actually read the

Comment #11

Just6ntlc — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:02:38 GMT

I hope the Belawskys step forward and take cash option. To add insult to injury, it was a CA SLP pick.

Comment #10

wizeguy — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:41:28 GMT

Congrats to the Belawsky family

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JackpotWanna — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 01:27:01 GMT

Party time!! WTG

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LuckyLilly — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:48:26 GMT

They're both former bankers, so you know they know how to handle money. And they STILL decided that they need advice.

That said, a banker here (branch manager) was just arrested for embezzlement, so I guess not all bankers are good at handling money.

Comment #7

hearsetrax — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:21:17 GMT

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DoubleDown — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:17:00 GMT

Acting Executive Director Jourdain stated, John and Sandra did everything right that you could ask of a winner in a big jackpot they signed their ticket, put it in a safe place, and then sought professional financial help. Those are the steps we love to see our winners take before they come forward.

Very prudent on their part. Will we read horror stories about this couple down the road ?

Most likely not.

Comment #5

tnlotto1 — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:00:52 GMT

congratulations to this couple on winning and they look really happy on the links i have seen

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gocart1 — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:13:27 GMT

best of luck to the winners

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Guru101 — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:12:57 GMT

Congratulations to the winners

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gocart1 — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:12:11 GMT

did john say '' holy crap''.

Comment #1

Raven62 — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 00:22:33 GMT

Congratulations to the Lucky Couple

N.J. couple claims $82M lottery prize

Lottery Post — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:38:32 GMT

Villas, New Jersey, residents Sandra and John Belawsky today claimed their portion of the near-record $330 million jackpot from the Mega Millions drawing held on Aug, 31. They chose the cash option, to receive $48,615,187 before the 25 percent federal withholding tax.

The Belawskys went to Lottery Headquarters to stake their claim to one of the largest lottery jackpots in North American history.

Congratulations to the Belawskys, the winners of this incredible jackpot, said William T. Jou... [ More ]