Mystery Powerball lottery winner spurs new contest

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spy153 — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:33:37 GMT

Wow! I think they were a seasoned player. Just my opinion there. Not dumb with their money either. Oh, you have it here, I think they only spent about 5 dollars or less.

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LckyLary — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:16:12 GMT

I remember a few yrs. ago, a retired Truck Driver won Mega around New Year's, waited until APRIL 1ST to claim the prize. I am guessing it is a similar thing. When a group wins it is very rare to wait to announce, but more common they will announce and then wait to actually claim until they have things organized and ready.

I also remember finding a Mega ticket under a parked SUV in the Supermarket parking lot, at night, that turned out to be a future drawing and it won $7.

(I turned it in t... [ More ]

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starchild_45 — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:16:00 GMT

i used to live in that neighborhood. man i am so happy for DC. i wish the winner was me but that is how it goes.

Comment #3

The HoodedClaw — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:45:44 GMT

Sounds like whoever one is taking their time and working with lawyers, finance advisors, etc. Which is smart. And so the DC lottery staff is playing it for all the publicity it is worth!

The other option is that the ticket was misplaced, and is blowing around in a gutter in the DC Metro

Comment #2

DC81 — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:08:40 GMT

If I was the winner and I saw this story I damn sure wouldn't be coming forward to just be paraded out and put a target on my back. Can people in DC claim anonymously? What about doing so by way of a trust or whatever

Comment #1

Halle99 — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:50:42 GMT

Hmmmmm wow....To the winner....het your stuff straight and claim anonymously if you can....rem GOD made man, man made money, money made man mad....Congrats again...

Mystery Powerball lottery winner spurs new contest

Lottery Post — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:24:19 GMT

If you've checked your Powerball lottery ticket again and again and you are definitely not the winner of last week's $144 million jackpot, it's still possible to play.

But not like that.

The winner of the multistate game, which had the largest jackpot in D.C. lottery history, has yet to come forward to claim the prize, and Washington can't stop buzzing about who it could be. So the lottery folks, knowing how to take advantage of buzz when they see it, created a game that's all about anothe... [ More ]