Winning Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $319M sold in NY

Comment #66

OldSchoolPa — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:02:33 GMT

hopeful its just 1 winner and not some lottery group,

The way I figure it is that if I don't have the winning numbers, I HOPE THAT WHOEVER has the single winning ticket is a part of a LARGE lottery pool...make the win overall less dramatic. I especially love that Sargentos 100 pool that won that $200 million Powerball jackpot and each only walked away with less than $1 million each!

Somebody said that 7 would be the lucky number...did not roll as one of the 6 numbers but the winning lotte... [ More ]

Comment #65

KY Floyd — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 01:33:49 GMT

Yeah, what's up with that? The odds of winning the 2nd place prize are only 3.9 or 5.1 million to 1. After five whole yeras you certainly should have won at least once by now.

Comment #64

Guru101 — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:34:08 GMT

How can the drawings be fixed? The drawings are live and they use balls. The randomness is right there for you to see. Please tell me how they are rigged.

Comment #63

mightwin — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:09:42 GMT

Maybe if Mega or Powerball used RNG's then it could be fixed. How do you think they would fix the machines using balls and having the drawing televised each time

Comment #62

kyokushin187 — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:58:41 GMT

Don't know. But I have been playing the Same set of 5 powerball numbers for 5 years.have yet to hit the big one or even one mill.I know their are numerous number combos out their but I do kinda feel a like their is a bit of slight of hand going on.maybe one day I will hit but that is something to think about.I sometimes wonder if a lot of people from other states get the first 5 numbers (powerplay) on each drawing?I know it doesn't happen a lot hear in my state.

Comment #61

maringoman — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:21:37 GMT

NewYokers NewYorkers, those people play the lottery like they are on prozac. There's a website that publishes the number of sales per MM game per state and NewYork and California always outsell other states.

I dont begrudge them, they risk more so they get rewarded more.

Comment #60

Piaceri — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:08:01 GMT

So... question. How would they know any particular draw was a group? I don't recall being asked upon purchasing my tickets if it was an individual or group purchase.

Comment #59

rcbbuckeye — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:23:57 GMT

So if groups always win the huge ones, what about the lady in Idaho and the guy in Washington that won not too long ago. Then there's the rancher in South Dakota (maybe North Dakota, can't remember which). There's the guy in Missouri that won a big jackpot that was caught on a news camera while the lottery official paid a visit to the store. I remember the Wiccan guy out east that won a nice jackpot also. Just a few examples.

Comment #58

Diamon Life — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:56:10 GMT

Congradulation to you and your Family!!!!

Remember to get a Trust made to protect your winnings.

Comment #57

Diamon Life — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:47:11 GMT

Ok, Stop now with New York! New York is greatly populated and has a lotto dealer 2 to 4 on a block at times. Some retail dealers have 2 to 3 lotto machines,

so there is a greater demand of players in New York per mile. A store owner will not survive without having a lotto machine to pay the rent. You wait on long lines to put in your number, sometimes its slow but most times you got to join the line and wait. Therefore the State of New York Lotto Players playes ALOT really ALOT. So a County o... [ More ]

Comment #56

beaudad — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:26:55 GMT

I had a feeling someone from here won...congrats!,,.beaudad

Comment #55

sirbrad — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 11:34:29 GMT

Wow the lottery really has you fooled lol. Just what they want you think, common sense dictates that type of response. I matched 2 and the other 3 were off by 1 and 2 digits. Megaball was 8 off. I still think it is fixed and will until the day I see proof in front of me.

Oh yeah and groups always win the huge ones now it seems, I am seeing patten now. Makes more sense and would be easier to hide by supposedly dividing it all.

Comment #54

DC81 — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 07:40:23 GMT

It's easy to create an account though it can also be so for certain others do a simple look at ones IP, trace it and see if that at the very least checks out.

I'm betting it's a experiment to see how many PMs they can get. Or just a troll.

Joining LP just to post that? Really? Come on now.

Comment #53

HaveABall — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 06:24:15 GMT

Wonderful news and congratulations!

Please help me by giving me a quick job as your live-in, personal assistant, paying me a $200,000 first year salary. I can relocate quickly. I don't take up much space, am positive thinking, and I'm motivated.

Comment #52

AmbientLight — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 05:52:55 GMT

Please tell me this is not a joke...Congratulations anyway if you're serious

Comment #51

nickey t — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 05:01:26 GMT

and you're here? talking to us and not breathing through a paper bag hunched over on nana's lap hyperventilating?

in that case, i'll take you up on your offer .. i'll just send you my address and you can just 'help' me out with $13,000 [pssst, you can write it off as a gift, no taxes

Comment #50

Newyorkstrive — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:51:21 GMT

i'm dead serious i just found out today

best,

Comment #49

Guru101 — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:45:39 GMT

I can feel a Powerball run coming on guys

Comment #48

rdgrnr — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:43:10 GMT

Well congratulations, if you're serious.

Comment #47

Newyorkstrive — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:31:55 GMT

Thanks everbody i won the jackpot last night and i will help people out.

Best,

Comment #46

Jack Pot — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:10:58 GMT

Comment #45

joshuacloak — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 03:59:07 GMT

as for a group winning, god i hope they get lawsuit free, i seen 1 to many lottery changed my lifes groups on tv getting sued by BS claims, the people dont have money in pot for that draw, No jackpot for them, its really simple!

i sure think we could stop all these bullcrap lawsuits by a simple law ,

if you Attack someone in court, and they are found to have done no Wrong, You must pay all their legal costs

loser pays.

if i been wronged, i deserve payback for my time and mo... [ More ]

Comment #44

JWBlue — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 02:30:44 GMT

Here come the lawsuits from people feeling they were entitled to a share.

Comment #43

NoShame — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 02:16:14 GMT

I had a feeling it had to be a group/work win if it was from Albany.

That would've been insane if a jackpot that big had been won by one individual or family.

Comment #42

Jon D — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:44:47 GMT

Just saw on the evening news that said it WAS a group win, 7 state workers! Starting to pop up on other news publications too.

Comment #41

BuyLow — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:33:28 GMT

Comment #40

visiondude — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:13:25 GMT

in an unpredictable game, you will always have people that are either (a) unhappy with a portion of it, or (b) suspicious of it, because it didn't go how they thought it should, or might.

truth is, it not rolling one more time is more of an indiactor that it isn't fixed.

when you throw the blanket of common sense over that suspicion , you will come to the conclusion that if any part they wanted to fix.....it would have been one more roll .

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Comment #39

sirbrad — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:56:33 GMT

It it funny how anytime the jackpot flirts with breaking the record it is all the sudden won. I knew it would be won this time. I still think it is all BS and fixed. I am sure the next one will be won one draw before potentially breaking the record too, just like the last Powerball one was.

Comment #38

visiondude — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:39:41 GMT

welp, put another check mark in the it's totally random column... (and it only takes 1QP ticket to find out).

visiondude's common sense approach on a game that is totally random will still fall on deaf ears (mostly), even with the latest more than obvious occurance.

still, i must press on, it's my self appointed job description at LP.

because i know it's like an MLM in here, you preach the common sense mantra that it's random, and only 1QP will let you know if you are meant to to the... [ More ]

Comment #37

dpoly1 — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:16:51 GMT

Just wait till the State of New York confiscates the taxes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Politicians

Comment #36

RJOh — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:03:36 GMT

I suppose in your eyes limiting the winners to only those folks who can afford a ticket is rigging too

Comment #35

NoShame — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:10:29 GMT

Those were the only numbers I matched as well.

Had the Megaball been a 34 and not a 4, I could've gotten all the money I spent on the last game back to play the next one.

Comment #34

sully16 — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:05:46 GMT

wow, wow,wow, What an awesome win. Congrats to the winner.

Comment #33

rdgrnr — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:39:42 GMT

No, actually a state that sold less tickets than others but won more consistently would be better evidence of the process being rigged.

The facts and statistics as they are do not lend themselves to foster any reason to suspect any impropriety whatsoever at least as it applies to MM and PB.

Comment #32

freeobama — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:39:35 GMT

I think someone from NY is going to win tonights Powerball

Comment #31

freeobama — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:35:26 GMT

NY have 24 Mega Millions wins and 2 Powerball wins!! yes the game have a big rotten fish in it that is drinking all the water

Comment #30

nickey t — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:23:41 GMT

really? do you think that would be rigged? never thought of it that way - my interpretation of rigged would be a pre-determined area to win .. but if more numbers are bought at a certain local, that would just mean favorable outcome more likely to come from that area because of the volume of numbers drawn .. no? *shrugs shoulders

Comment #29

Simba774 — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:11:44 GMT

You know something is up when you know what state won before reading what state won. The game is fishy.

Comment #28

BuyLow — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:05:25 GMT

You said you do not believe the lottery is rigged and then you said it favored that area due to all the big spenders and amount of tickets being sold. Uhm, that would be rigged. Just saying.........

Comment #27

headcrack — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:32:43 GMT

i agree cause i plan on winning the big one next time.. lol... but i think most of the terminals are in ny... there one almost on every corner... has to be close to 500,000 machines in (bx) nyc.. for some reason my area alone to my knowledge has had at least 6 2nd place qp winners...

Comment #26

freeobama — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:27:16 GMT

Very well put

Comment #25

nickey t — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:10:05 GMT

as a fellow new yorken and one to believe in conspiracy theories, i can tell you that i honesty DO NOT BELIEVE that the lottery is rigged in any shape or form - i do, however, contend that because new yorkers are more than likely to be wealthier than the rest of the country [1 bedroom apts. start in the $1million mark] they are apt to play HUNDREDS of dollars on a single game - in my office alone, one gent spent $650, another $300, another $809 and a group put in a cool $2,350 .. so, when indivi... [ More ]

Comment #24

freeobama — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:42:20 GMT

There have been 24 Mega Millions jackpots won by New York and 2 powerball jackpots won by NY!!! May the odds be with you

Comment #23

winwi5 — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:27:16 GMT

That is so true the mega millions jackpot goes off there so frequently.

Comment #22

winwi5 — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:25:11 GMT

Congratulations to the winner, however i live in the south and we don't have a chance in winning the mega millions. After viewing their winning gallery they have had 18 jackpot winners in NY and MI from 2005 up until now. I live in NC and as you can see their has only been one winner here so I'm starting to feel like the lottery is rigg.

Comment #21

rdgrnr — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:04:09 GMT

A Quick Pick won the 319 million then.

Thanks Todd.

And I ain't sayin' nothin' to nobody about nothin'.

Call me Mr Switzerland, I'm neutral on any related issues.

Far be it from me to bring up the claimed stupidity of playing quick picks.

And I would never say: I wonder if he wishes he had played his own intelligent picks instead?

Uh-uh, no way. I'm not getting involved in any of the back and forth on that. So don't anybody try to drag me into it.

I'm not getting involved.... [ More ]

Comment #20

freeobama — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:36:05 GMT

The next Mega Millions jackpot ticket will be sold in NY

Comment #19

freeobama — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:28:41 GMT

This mega millions is rigged!there is no odds on machines in New York that keep spitting out winning tickets, the rest of the country add to the pot and sit back as NY takes everybody money!!!NY got to be the luckiest place on earth

Comment #18

NYSlugger 777 — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:37:12 GMT

I had a feeling someone from New York Would win this Jackpot.Unfortunately it wasn't me as I only matched numbers 52 and 54.

Comment #17

Todd — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:36:10 GMT

The news story was updated with additional info on the winning ticket and the store where it was purchased.

It was a quick pick.

Comment #16

louise black — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:13:36 GMT

I must say it does make you think about it. I brought my ticket at 10:43 last night won $24.00 with the megaplier. Had one numbers and gold ball on two tickets. Oh! well now I can play the PB tonite.Good luck everybody and CONGRAT!!!!!!!!!! to New York single winner.

Comment #15

mightwin — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:58:23 GMT

yeah I told my wife I was retiring from playing Mega after this run, she told me I can't. I know if I did stop playin, the same numbers I play would probably come up next week LOL

Comment #14

delS — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:43:24 GMT

I'm now in detox, as I am always after the hype and excitement of the run up to a huge jackpot. However, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!! to whomever the winner is. May they enjoy every ounce of goodwill, wisdom, peace and luxury that I dreamed for me and my family.

Comment #13

michimac — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:38:16 GMT

yeah, yeah....congrads to the winner ...blah blah blah....i'm S I C K of new york winning -!!!

Tell me all you want about how theres more players there ....BOO-LONY!!!

Somethings very suspicious here...

...not buying lotto anymore unless i find myself in NY to buy the ticket.

Comment #12

rdgrnr — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:37:31 GMT

Being in Albany, maybe it's a pool with Governor Cuomo and a bunch of his rich, fat-cat friends.

I got a feeling the filthy-rich Senator Schumer and the multi-millionaire Clintons and the billionaire Mayor Bloomberg are in on it too.

Just a hunch.

Power to the People

Comment #11

mightwin — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:16:38 GMT

Not really a fan of lottery clubs, too many cooks spoil the stew. Hope it was a individual who won it. Congrats to the winner(s) though!

Won $14 last night..........Let's go Powerball

Comment #10

rdgrnr — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:14:48 GMT

I think me () and you () should be a team and share the Jackpot if you win.

Whataya think

Comment #9

THRIFTY — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:51:23 GMT

DO NOT LET MATH FOOL YOU.Someone always win, that is a fact.TOO BAD IT WASN'T YOU OR ME.I AM FEELING SO CRAZY AFTER LOSING SO MUCH.ONE SINGLE LINE QUICK PICK WON THE WHOLE THING.It does not matter how much the person or group played.They had THE SINGLE LINE QUICK PICK THAT WON IT ALL.

I BET THAT YOU HAVE SOME JOKE ABOUT THIS.

Comment #8

joshuacloak — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:45:49 GMT

hopeful its just 1 winner and not some lottery group,

with 35% max fed rate and almust 9% added rate of new york state tax , if they take the cash, atfer Max taxes of 43.97% overall its: 113,740,900 cash wired to their bank account

makes the 203 Cash million jackpot look not much, atfer the evil govt gets their greedy hands on their fair share, its not fair, its high way robbery

biggest single cash payout ever atfer taxes i would say,

also state of new york, just sco... [ More ]

Comment #7

jmill1948 — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:42:26 GMT

whoever congratulations.......................

Comment #6

BuyLow — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:41:29 GMT

Cha Ching.....quite a payday. Wish it had been me. But I do wish the big winner health and happiness with their fortune.

Comment #5

emerald64 — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:41:25 GMT

i'm sure it was ....it always is a QP , well, 9 out of 10 times anyway ........lucky bugger lol

Comment #4

freeobama — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:38:24 GMT

New York always take my money!!! Maybe i can win tonights powerball

Comment #3

Coin Toss — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:09:03 GMT

Ut oh.

Rdgrnr, you better se up a defensive perimeter and out out the claymores.

Comment #2

a2142mom — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:08:56 GMT

To the lucky winner of the Mega for 03/25/11 CONGRATULATIONS it is about time it was someone locally.

Nice to have someone in Albany win it.

Comment #1

rdgrnr — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 14:00:21 GMT

Now comes the ultimate question: Was it a Quick Pick

Winning Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $319M sold in NY

Lottery Post — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 13:41:32 GMT

Largest payout for a single winning ticket in game's history

Update, 12:29 pm: It was a quick pick, plus additional store info where winning ticket was sold.

By Todd Northrop

A New York lottery official said a winning ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot worth $319 million has been sold at a variety store in Albany, N.Y.

New York Lottery spokeswoman Carolyn Hapeman said the winning jackpot ticket for Friday's drawing was sold at Coulson's News Center, located just a few block... [ More ]