Newspaper: Big lottery winners are rare

Comment #7

myturn — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:41:55 GMT

Well all win with lotteries! We all benefit form the revenue raised, even people who choose not to participate benefit from lotteries.

NSW lotteries has a slogan, We all get a lot out of lotteries!

It is very true

Comment #6

CC2328 — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:00:04 GMT

Hi what will you do with that much money ? I would buy some new things and then I would help all my family live the dream with me , I would not be able to enjoy it if I couldn't share it with my family and friends and if I didn't give some to the poor and to see the joy that would come from giving .But that 's me I guess that's why I'm aways broke because I give to every one around me / It makes me happy to do nice things for others . CC2328 GOOD,LUCK ,ENJOY, AND BE WELL AND GIVE YOU CAN AFFORD... [ More ]

Comment #5

Todd — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:28:28 GMT

I agree with that timing thing 100%, and I'll add knowing when to quit.

Comment #4

RJOh — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:24:20 GMT

As a three-time winner, Granger has developed a system that works for him. Although he sometimes plays in North Carolina, his winning tickets have come from Virginia. He watches the numbers for patterns, then buys multiple tickets when he thinks he sees trigger points.

I've read many times that there's nothing a lottery player can do to improve his odds of winning except buy more tickets. Granger seem to have added timing to that theory but I have to wonder if buying multiple tickets every ti... [ More ]

Comment #3

spy153 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:42:02 GMT

The odds are better in Virginia, Granger said.

I really, really hate to be disagreeable, but you can't tell it by me.

Comment #2

CaesarsGhost — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:34:42 GMT

or diahria

Comment #1

JAP69 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:29:51 GMT

I get a feeling for them and then hope it's not heartburn, Granger said.

Newspaper: Big lottery winners are rare

Lottery Post — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:20:18 GMT

Many people fantasize about the lottery offering a one-way ticket to limitless leisure, to a life of big houses, fancy cars, lavish cruises, endless shopping sprees and a chance to snarl adios to a nagging boss.

That lap of luxury lifestyle might be within reach if you win big, like Jeff Wilson of Kings Mountain did several weeks ago when he came forward with the Powerball ticket worth $88.1 million.

Wilson, 27, a UNC-Charlotte alumnus who took the lump sum payment of $42.4 million, a cool... [ More ]