Couple loses 'lucky' lottery numbers, wins $27 million

Comment #17

Sandra Dee — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:35:44 GMT

i didn't want the person that wrote the article shot, i wanted the dingbat couple shot for lying .. but now that you say it, that's believable .. but the couple could easy come up and dispute that, no? i just think the couple either did not play those number for 10years [maybe 10 days] and forgot or not as frequently as they would have us believe, maybe once a year [that would be believable] but like you mentioned, if you are an avid player, you [allow me to get ebonics/hell i'm half black so it... [ More ]

Comment #16

DC81 — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:37:34 GMT

Wouldn't surprise me, I'm sure that the lottery commission likes the winner to have a good story since it'd get more attention than just someone won, came in, answered a few questions and really had nothing of value to really say.

Comment #15

nanolike — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:30:34 GMT

No one believes this story because every avid lottery player knows its a lie, no advid lottery player ever forgets his numbers, who ever wrote this article needs tp be shot

Comment #14

LckyLary — Sat, 31 May 2008 02:35:04 GMT

Etobicoke? Where the heck is that? Is it the place just north of Diet Etobicoke?

The solution would be to have your program and the data it needs on a Pocket PC, as I have mine. As long as I (clunk!) remember to bring the Pocket PC with me! Or on a laptop PC, but Pocket PC is more convenient when you are filling betslips on the coffee-stained counter of the ELE7VEN.

Future News article: coffee stain on betslip leads to big win

Comment #13

tungsten chef — Fri, 30 May 2008 03:46:15 GMT

people that grow old together look the same . it's true.

Comment #12

fja — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:33:19 GMT

I doubt if it was a memory problem when you play the same numbers for 10 years. My guess is that one day they forgot their card and played a quick pic and the they got a hit of some sort, so they road the QP lucky streak and gave up on their numbers....anyway here they are with 27 million on a QP,,,and all we want know is how they could loose their regular numbers....

Congrats

Comment #11

loonytoon — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:40:59 GMT

I can see how you could lose numbers. I use the same playslip every week. I check the numbers by entering them in a lottery tracking program and liet it tell me if I won. If I lost the play slip and couldn't get home to copy the numbers out of the program I would have to do what they did. I don't memorize my numbers for the same reason mentioned earlier with cell phones, why memorize when I can push a button. Lazy, I know, but what the heck.

Comment #10

MeFirstYouLast — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:43:08 GMT

Ahhh, but their memory loss resulted in a twenty seven million dollar jackpot. Pretty good memory lapse. Memorize numbers and loose. Don't memorize numbers and win $27M. Hummm. Which option worked out

Comment #9

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 28 May 2008 17:21:03 GMT

It's not like these people were asked to memorize a long set of numbers they got 2 days ago. They played the same 7 numbers, every week for 10 years. Big difference. Odds are they would know it by now.

Comment #8

tntea — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:49:16 GMT

Me too...

Comment #7

spy153 — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:40:11 GMT

I still have numbers memorized from two years ago

Comment #6

mken32 — Wed, 28 May 2008 03:24:06 GMT

they look younger than I thought

Comment #5

MeFirstYouLast — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:16:25 GMT

Some people just don't memorize numbers. Most people under 30 could not say the times ten table for a thousand dollar prize. Put them in front of a cash register, without a computer to tell them what the count is, and they are as dumb as dirt. I've seen smarter Geese. Some people can, it is part of the 10% rule, but most would not. Memorizing a number is something some people have not been trained to do.

Comment #4

justxploring — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:43:30 GMT

I totally agree with you. Even when I have one of my senior moments, I always have last week's bet slips at home. I mean, if they don't keep their old tickets, then one would imagine they use the same card all the time. If you bet the same numbers, why would you fill out a new card twice a week? A couple of times I left my cards at home and bought a couple of QPs since I had already walked up to the counter (don't want to look too blonde LOL) and then went out later and played my cards. Maybe th... [ More ]

Comment #3

MeFirstYouLast — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:35:17 GMT

Once Again, proof that man has zero inpact on the tube. It will randomly drop numbers, and those that think otherwise are not thinking. Random numbers means a random number pick is best. Quick Picks have way more winers then those sitting on some wheel. Enjoy life, spend time with the family, then go buy a quick pick. THE BEST OPTION TO WIN THE LOTTERTY

Comment #2

jackpotismine — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:17:58 GMT

I think it depends on the numbers. But I can see how. With the advant of cell phones few of us can remember telephone numbers because all we have to do is whip out our cell phones and dial it in the address book. I'm sure they had it in a card written out and never bother to memorize it. Your brain gets lazy like that. Congrats to them

Comment #1

ThatScaryChick — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:45:33 GMT

The Etobicoke couple, married 39 years, have been playing Super 7 everyweek for 10 years. They always used the same numbers until last year,when they lost them (they didn't say how).

Congrats to them, but how would they lose numbers that they have been playing every week for 10 years? Wouldn't they have them memorized by now.

Couple loses 'lucky' lottery numbers, wins $27 million

Lottery Post — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:06:00 GMT

Etobicoke couple win fortune with a set of Quick Pick numbers

Liz and Doug Kinsman of Etobicoke have a Friday night ritual and it won them $27 million.

It was just a Quick Pick. Just chance.

But it garnered them the big Super 7 lottery prize of $27 million plus $10 extra on the ticket as a bonus number.

We feel fantastic ... we're kind of numb still, Doug Kinsman said today.

It's the magnitude. A million or $2 million is one thing but $27 million ... it hasn't sunk in yet,... [ More ]