N.C. Lottery snatches back some prizes

Comment #6

jusus27360 — Sun, 03 May 2009 02:20:29 GMT

Well let me tell you the bad thing about NC taking your money, back in Nov my brother won 100,000 on a stratch off, after they took 36 thousand in taxes, my brothers split the rest with brothers and sisters, well I knew I owed some hospitals bills from unc and they would take it out and they did. Well I won a 1000 on a ticket about 4 weeks after that and when I tryed to cash it on they took all of the money for a hospital bill from unc. I called everyone from the lottery to the hospital and they... [ More ]

Comment #5

charmed7 — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:13:37 GMT

I think its a GOOD THING! Its like that in MI, so if u have those things

trailing your name and social security number, its best to play all pick4

box. I know a guy who bx 1028 for 50 bucks, NO TAXES were involved

he said that he had child support that was behind.

1028 bx 1.00= $208.00 times 50 =$10,400. not bad for no TAXES.

Play smart North Carolinans

Comment #4

HaveABall — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:35:27 GMT

Yes, I agree ... this is a great place to learn more lottery trivia and tidbits daily -- I'm thankful for LotteryPost.com

I didn't know about after taxes pre deduction of hospital bill debts too (CLEAVER!) -- did the hospital have to obtain a judgement first to collect?

Anyhow, I realize that many folks have lost jobs and that's how they can quickly fall behind (perhaps WAY behind) in monthly spousal or child support payments. Certainly, it doesn't surprise me that many of those folks are... [ More ]

Comment #3

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:05:14 GMT

I thought it was common knowledge that the lottery checks to see if you owe money for back taxes, child support, etc. But then, I forgot not everyone is into playing the lottery like us, so I bet a lot of people are shocked to find out that they may not get as much money as they think they are going to get.

Comment #2

MaddMike51 — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:56:40 GMT

I think this is a good way to force deadbeat dads others to pay what they owe.

Comment #1

pigsNtrees — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:54:50 GMT

You know what, I'm on a fixed income ($ 840.00 monthly after health insurance ) and I still manage to pay my taxes and bills. When I worked, I managed to pay my bills with my meager wages. So what is with the world today, that so many people think they are so special that they don't have too

N.C. Lottery snatches back some prizes

Lottery Post — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:37:37 GMT

Some lottery winners have no luck.

Before anyone can claim a big prize, state law requires lottery officials to first check on whether the winner owes the government any money.

Lots do.

Since the first ticket went on sale in North Carolina in March 2006, the lottery has collected $1.3 million in back taxes, delinquent child support, overdue student loans and other debts. For some winners, the hit is a few hundred dollars out of thousands. For others, the debt wipes out their whole prize... [ More ]