Lottery ticket bought in Queens hits $133M Mega Millions jackpot

Comment #28

dpoly1 — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:23:08 GMT

It wasn't the CASH -

It was, and is Stupidity

Comment #27

MaddMike51 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:45:38 GMT

At my age I would never take an annuity.I can understand why a younger person might choose an annuity,though.I think all states should allow winners to be anonymous.There is no reason why the entire world needs to know how much you are worth.If you want to go public,fine,that should be your right,but it should also be right to remain anonymous.

Comment #26

corius$1918! — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:34:35 GMT

In Georgia , at time of purchase you must select cash option or annuity. If jackpot prize is won, and you chose Cash Option at purchase, you have 60 days from date prize is claimed to change your mind and claim prize as annuity. if you chose annuity at time of purchase you cannot change it to cash option if jackpot prize is won.

In South Carolina, you must also choose Cash Option or Annuity at purchase time. I don't know if you can change claim method if jackpot prize is won. I love the... [ More ]

Comment #25

DelmarvaChick — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:47:32 GMT

Based off the MM website NY has won 16 times (17 including this last win), NJ: 13 and GA: 8. The website information ony goes back to the year 2002, so maybe the results would be different if years from before then were included.

But 3 times you guys let the jackpot go unclaimed....what-the-hoo-ha man

Comment #24

MaddMike51 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:48:42 GMT

I don't have a clue what you are talking about.What bike?

Must be someone else using my name.I've had the nickname MaddMike for over 30 years.As far as I know I am the ORIGINAL MaddMike...all others are imposters

Comment #23

Piaceri — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:52:44 GMT

Congrats to the winner!

Time for MM to come home to Michigan....

Comment #22

gocart1 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:35:25 GMT

WELL thats how new york works ,but you cant fight city hall......lmao....Maddmike .........hows your ride ...nice bike by the way.. 2000 superglude,,fxdx..

i work at a hospital in the bronx and i was just told that the guy that brings the air tanks and nitrogen on a truck to the hospital was the winner...best of luck to him....the reason i know about this is the guy quit the job and now there is a new guy driving the truck...........

Comment #21

DC81 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:22:23 GMT

Needs to start? New York had at least one winner last year IIRC and so far this year with eight jackpot winners for MM, New York has now had four winners (all single JP wins too), California three, Virginia two, New Jersey and Ohio have each had one. With a bit over five months to go, I think NY has won enough. Georgia, Michigan and Ohio (especially Ohio) had their share last year but it was over a course of the entire year and I don't believe any state had four winners, let alone three in just... [ More ]

Comment #20

papouyo1 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:15:15 GMT

I bet you Gerogia will not win the jackpot for a while. Other state like NY needs to start winning the jackpot too.

Comment #19

papouyo1 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:12:16 GMT

I totally disagree with you. NJ and Georgia have won the most.

Comment #18

Bagent — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:09:01 GMT

The heck with that...MM and PB winners are too often on the East coast. It needs to head out West for a few wins to be even closely fair.

Comment #17

DC81 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:29:25 GMT

Age has nothing to do with it and even if those guys took the annuity they probably STILL would have had the same problems.

Comment #16

DelmarvaChick — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:02:31 GMT

NY wins a lot, check out the mega millions website. I think they've won the most since 2002...they just have a problem remembering to claim the jackpot. I hope this winner doesn't forget, or loose/destroy the ticket or whatever.

Comment #15

papouyo1 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:47:00 GMT

thats f good. Iam glad someone finally win in NY

Comment #14

fwlawrence — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:20:38 GMT

I don't agree. Especially if you are young. Look what happened to Whittaker, Edwards and others.

Comment #13

JONNIE — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:02:03 GMT

Yea in NY and NJ (where I live) you have to choose the payout method should you win the jackpot right there at the store. By default though, if you buy qp's and don't say anything, it always gives you the cash value, probably because it is the overwhelmingly more popular choice. I wouldnt trust an annunuity anyway.

Comment #12

foragoodcause — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:35:46 GMT

I have friends who live in the area, i have to find out if one of them is the WINNER

Comment #11

Kobra — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:59:19 GMT

i hope thats what they are doing

Comment #10

MaddMike51 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:37:28 GMT

I agree.But what is right for me might not be right for someone else.

Comment #9

dpoly1 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:31:36 GMT

Never - ever - take an annuity

Comment #8

MaddMike51 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:01:36 GMT

gocart1 LottoPools,I don't think states should make you make an important decision like that until you have a chance to your lawyer financial advisers.I'm glad I live in a state that allows you to wait before deciding how to take your money.

Comment #7

gocart1 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:32:55 GMT

HEY MaddMike51......................in new york state ,you have to choose at the time of purchasing the tickets........

Comment #6

RJOh — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:22:21 GMT

Years ago Ohio had a cash box to check on its play slips but now there's no box and the jackpot winners have the first sixty days of the 180 days claim period to decide whether to take the cash value or the annuity.

Comment #5

ThatScaryChick — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:40:12 GMT

They might be trying to get everything in order before they come forward.

Comment #4

LottoPools — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:56:48 GMT

Texas still makes you choose between annual pymts or cash option at the time you buy your ticket.

Comment #3

MaddMike51 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:52:55 GMT

The player selected the lump sum option instead of getting 26 annual payments.

Do you have to choose your method of payment when you purchase your ticket in New York?

I've never heard of this before.Most states allow you to decide on the method of payment when you redeem the winning ticket,don't they

Comment #2

myturn08 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:32:23 GMT

it will come back to georgia

Comment #1

CaesarsGhost — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:30:59 GMT

good for them

...should've been me...

Lottery ticket bought in Queens hits $133M Mega Millions jackpot

Lottery Post — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:55 GMT

New York Lottery officials and a crew of convenience store workers are keeping their eyes peeled for the person holding a Mega Millions ticket worth $133 million.

No one has come to make a claim yet, said Dilip Patel, 35, who works at the Shiv Convenience Store on Hillside Ave. As far as I know it was a woman and she is really lucky.

There was only one ticket that matched all six numbers in Tuesday's drawing, officials said. The winning numbers were 25, 27, 35, 38, 39 and the Mega ball w... [ More ]