Women win $276M lottery jackpot - and report back to work

Comment #21

dphillips — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:19:38 GMT

Those ladies might love their jobs. However, if it were I winning, I would give my employer...dust! No way, life is too short to be working until you drop dead. On the other hand, those winners have more options than most: they can quit anyday and at anytime.

Perhaps, another option for the ladies would be to open a business (you will not have to work for others), volunteer their time helping others, enrolling in college full-time -- if they do not have a degree, or auditing courses for fun

Comment #20

psykomo — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:48:52 GMT

wow to *8* eight wild women!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

who know how 2 hold on 2 watchaa

GOT before U >>>>LET >>>>GO!!!!!

ask for UR $5.00 dollar's back from all of the 7 you played with>>>

after YOU put the mony in UR bank account $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

If you get the $5.00 BACK......?????? U won 100% for FREE^^^^

PSYKO.....................................like's to TEST who R my FRIEND'$$$$

LOL .....................................

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Comment #19

JackpotWanna — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:04:03 GMT

Atleast they don't have to worry about safety issues. WTG!

Sheriff's Deputy Roger Magro is married to one of them

Comment #18

colthmn — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:06:21 GMT

I visited Cali's scratcher site also, and I counted 78 games running concurrently. Most of which do not yield sizeable enough wins to justify playing, at least not for me.

To me, it seems this is the way the big wigs in Sacramento address such a large pop.

Sort of like going to a supermarket, cruising down an aisle and seeing all the beautiful packaging, wonderful colors and oh so many choices including New and Improved .

I would much prefer maybe 10 or 15 games total yielding sizeable... [ More ]

Comment #17

colthmn — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:35:49 GMT

Yes, I visited that website. I would definitely give that game a go! I don't play scratcher games normally, but there are quite a few nice prizes in that blockbuster game. In California, the best we have is instant millionaire with 15 1st tier prizes! You'd think with this large a population you'd have a much better shot at a sizeable win. With a much smaller pop. like Mass. you have Blockbuster, Win for life, and and $800 Mil. spectacular. Makes me wonder what's going on in Sacramento!!

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Comment #16

colthmn — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:00:46 GMT

Wow, $5.

I've done that before, didn't work for me though!(lol) Such a nice investment.

Well, maybe next time. Thanks for the info. Jake! Good Luck!

Ed.

Comment #15

bashley572 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:19:36 GMT

There are just so many ways this will fail - disruption of business, safety issues, not to mention those people who come in and are unable to resolve their tax issues for very good reasons given the state of the economy, and will almost certainly know the person they are talking to is, well, a millionaire.

Good point, but not sure if they are working directly with the public that way or just behind the scenes? I know I wouldn't be comforable working with the public in regards to money issues... [ More ]

Comment #14

Jake — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:00:55 GMT

$5 each

Comment #13

richardb — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:44:55 GMT

yes very nice how about the billon dollar blockbuster ticket from massachusetts it cost 20 dollars .The pay off is 130 1 million prize, 10 ,10 million prize and 1,000.000 prize for life go to the web site please let me know . If it is a good bet to play i live in las vegas .No gambling here just kidding no lottery.You all take care and be safe good luck your friend Richard

Comment #12

colthmn — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:31:56 GMT

Excellent,

Goodness, they were lucky. Only $40.00 Thanks for the info. chasingadream

Comment #11

chasingadream — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:14:13 GMT

as article on yahoo stated that they each put in $5.

Comment #10

mylollipop — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:02:22 GMT

They sought professional advice.... Probably so. A good while BEFORE the draw! What if, and then, etc. Just hope they went as far as contracts since three of the pool players did not play in this draw.

Comment #9

dumars798 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:46:54 GMT

Wtg

Comment #8

colthmn — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:26:11 GMT

Did anyone notice how much this group contributed toward their pool? I read several articles but could not find how much each member played. Just curious cause I play enough for a pool by my lonesome, and I would sooo love to win pool money without playing in one.

Comment #7

MaddMike51 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:40:20 GMT

I still would have waited until I had all of my ducks in a row before I claimed the ticket and went public.

But with that many winners in the pool I guess the majority would rule.If most of them wanted the money now,I guess you would have to go along with them.Unless you happened to be the one holding the ticket.

Thats one of the reasons that I would never join a pool.

Comment #6

tiggs95 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:04:04 GMT

To Madd Mike...They might know someone close who is a lawyer and he filled them in..They might trust a friend who is a lawyer??..

Comment #5

MaddMike51 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:12:33 GMT

They have sought professional advice and seem to be well prepared, she said.

Since the drawing was Saturday night and they all showed up for work at 9am Monday morning,I'm wondering how they found sufficient professional advice so quickly.Most,if not all, financial institutions and attorneys offices are closed on Sunday.And even if they were open on Sunday,that doesn't seem like a very long time,considering the emotional states they must be in,to be making what can only be viewed as life... [ More ]

Comment #4

Jake — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:55:30 GMT

First, congratulations to all the winners - a special congrats given this is my home town.

Just saw the press conference. They are all going to continue working because (among other reasons) this is tax season and to walk now would cause a real mess. I can understand - I would not walk on my boss until I made things right given how much respect I have for her.

For everyone who has debated this on LP more than once, this is a perfect example of why this is not going to work this time. The... [ More ]

Comment #3

Litebets27 — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:22:10 GMT

I do hope that Morgantown has enough Sheriff Deputies to cover all of that manpower that is about to leave.

Congratulations to the Ladies.

litebets

Comment #2

JackpotWanna — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:13:25 GMT

WTG! Good people won

Comment #1

ThatScaryChick — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:20:57 GMT

They must all be very excited. Congrats to them

Women win $276M lottery jackpot - and report back to work

Lottery Post — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:00:00 GMT

If you thought you'd just won a fortune, would you go to work the next day? Eight women who toil in a tax office in Morgantown, West Virginia did just that on Monday, as they anxiously await confirmation that they hold the winning ticket in a $276.3 million lottery jackpot.

But whether they'll be back again this week is another matter. The women claim to be the sole big winners in the Powerball lottery, and if they're right, each stands to be transformed from ordinary civil servants into mul... [ More ]