Not "mentally ready", lottery winner waits six months to claim jackpot

Comment #18

Todd — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:51:10 GMT

Many states these days are giving the winner the opportunity to claim anonymously, so I don't think things are as harsh as you're indicating.

Comment #17

myturn — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:47:26 GMT

At least he can remain anonymous as all lottery winners can in Australia, if he won an America state lottery, he would be paraded in front of the media.

I could handle a jackpot win, but I definitely would not be mentally ready for publicity. That is why, I believe it is not just wrong, but very dangerous for winners to require them to go public.

Comment #16

time*treat — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:05:30 GMT

He collects more after waiting six months to claim than an American would collect winning the same prize and claiming it the next day.

Comment #15

marcie — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:05:31 GMT

Think Possitive you never know

Comment #14

markp1950 — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:46:52 GMT

Don't we all have the feeling that we WILL win!

MarkP

Comment #13

computerhead723 — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:52:43 GMT

winner said superstition told me I was going to win one day . I get these bursts of intuition and I follow them through. My wife went to a clairvoyant about 12 months ago and as soon as she walked in she was told that she was going to come into some big money.

the story proves LUCK is 99 % and what you think is 100% ..just keep both on the same page and the desires of your heart will come true ...Me i JUST WANT A MILLION SO I CAN LIVE SOMEWHERE ELES ON AN ISLAND ........I WOULD NEVER HAVE TOL... [ More ]

Comment #12

marcie — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:16:41 GMT

I think that was a Smart move but think of all the interest he would of got in 6 months, in a way he lost some of it for not investing it, in the 6 months, but I guess as long as he had the ticket that was all he needed to worry about! I am happy for him, one day I want to win big to. I won't say I will try I am going to win

Comment #11

markp1950 — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:57:26 GMT

It doesn't hurt to make realistic plans plans on what you would do with a certain level prize. Winning $20,000 is a heck of alot different than 200,000,000....

You are not going to move on $20,000. Where Winning $200,000,000 requires a move.

No matter how much I win there will be no 12 bedroom/12 bathroom homes for me. No more than 2 cars. I don't care about jewelry. I don't need more than 2 pairs of shoes. $10 shirts/$15 pants are all that I need or want.

Some final details can wait.... [ More ]

Comment #10

DC81 — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:48:42 GMT

I would fight the urge to go right to the lotto HQ the next day and do all the things I've thought of doing, hopefully as quick as possible because I sure as hell couldn't wait six months. More power to him for doing so though.

Comment #9

amininflorida — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:51:17 GMT

Who better to buy a lottery ticket from than a person with the last name Goodwin

Comment #8

charmed7 — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:46:04 GMT

Smart man, The money is gonna his life so much. It very important to stay

grounded and level headed. Congrats to him and his family.

Comment #7

HoneyBunny — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:49:40 GMT

I couldn't wait too long as I am always losing things around my house like car keys, coupons, shopping lists, my purse, etc, etc, etc, It would be nerve wracking to know that this little piece of paper could blow away, be swept up or get spilled on

Comment #6

dk1421 — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:43:25 GMT

North Carolina doesn't have much time to claim tickets either (like California). And this puzzles me, as it's the state who loses out on getting extra money if it's not claimed, for Powerball.

Comment #5

ThatScaryChick — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:26:36 GMT

Congrats to him! I can understand why he needed to prepare himself. Winning a large jackpot is a life changing experience and it affects each person differently. Some people would be able to cash in their ticket quickly, while others need to wait.

Comment #4

Halle99 — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:57:33 GMT

Lol RJoh..

Congrats to the man....As for me a psychic told me I am gonna have BIG Money....I am waiting...

Comment #3

RJOh — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:50:38 GMT

A 48-year-old small businessman from Newcastle,

I wonder if he is a small 48 year-old man who owns a business or just a plain 48 year-old man who owns a small business......Uhhhhhhhh.

Comment #2

Dollar419 — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:20:22 GMT

Good thing there isn't a specific time limit in the Land of Down Under to claim a large winning jackpot--for example, in a few days one ticket worth $200,000 is set to expired on 8/24/09 in Calif because the deadline to redeem it is six months; which is the same amount of time he sat on his jackpot - this winner should be very grateful he did not win in CA!!! However, I will extend my heartfelt CONGRATULATIONS for not only winning, but being very patience

Comment #1

PERDUE — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:19:21 GMT

Wow I gotta give him credit for being honest. Not many people will honestly admit that they waited until they were psychologically ready to cash in a winning lottery ticket. Kudos to the winner. I hope his business continues to thrive and he stays grounded.

Not "mentally ready", lottery winner waits six months to claim jackpot

Lottery Post — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:26:43 GMT

A 48-year-old small businessman from Newcastle, NSW [Australia], has waited six months for the right psychological moment to claim a $2 million (US$1.65 million) Lotto prize won in January.

I'm a bit of a crazy sort of bloke. I had the winning ticket in a tin in a safe spot so there was no rush, the winner told stunned NSW Lotteries officials today.

I actually thought about leaving it another couple of months. There was something about claiming that much money that I wasn't ready for, I... [ More ]