$319M lottery winners revealed

Comment #57

rdgrnr — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:40:46 GMT

After letting this stew on the back burner for a while the thought occurred to me that maybe this 8th guy was somebody that nobody really liked. Maybe he was one of those people that everybody knew wouldn't ever help anybody else out and that's why nobody would go out of their way to benefit him. Maybe he was a cheapskate who was so tight he grated on people's nerves.

Or maybe not. Maybe they were co-workers but they just weren't friends.

Because I couldn't see friends cutting a real frien... [ More ]

Comment #56

RJOh — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 05:52:18 GMT

Hopefully the 7 who won will give the guy who didnt play some money. If I won 19 million, I wouldnt give him a full share, but I think I could find some money for the poor guy.

He was a co-worker who had a job like they did and made the decision not to put any of his money in their pool and for that you think they should give him some of their money? He still has a job and they probably aren't his co-workers any longer.

Comment #55

GiveFive — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 05:21:29 GMT

Why would somebody drop out of the pool when the jackpot is so large?

It could be as simple as they didnt have two dollars. I've been in that situation. I was in an office pool a long time ago, and there were times when I just didnt have any money when the guy who ran the pool asked me for my share.

Lately in The States, there's a lot of folks in that situation. Money is tight everywhere.

Hopefully the 7 who won will give the guy who didnt play some money. If I won 19 million, I wouldn... [ More ]

Comment #54

rdgrnr — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 23:54:45 GMT

Are you saying God doesn't like tiggs

Comment #53

foragoodcause — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 22:48:17 GMT

you are right B$rizzle,same thing happen to me when i was living in NYC,someone cut me off,i wanted to said something but didn't,bought the next ticket and won.Someone told me it's because God doesn't like ugly.

Comment #52

rdgrnr — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:42:18 GMT

RNG means Random Number Generator.

That's the thing that prints out the Quick Picks.

Quick Picks are the tickets that win most of the prizes including the jackpots.

Incoming

Comment #51

GiveFive — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:47:36 GMT

I live in a lesser populated section of the state of New York, and I didnt see any lines for the 319 million MM drawing. But since I dont live in the NYC metropolitan area, I cant say whether or not there were lines of people waiting to buy tickets down there. There very well could have been, and typically a TV news report about it is aired on the local 6 PM news in NYC. Some TV station in NYC invariably sends a reporter and a camera crew out to video tape the people in line, and asks those buyi... [ More ]

Comment #50

RJOh — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 12:34:29 GMT

Before MegaMillions and PowerBall came to Ohio I used to travel to Indiana and Michigan to get tickets when their jackpots were large and stores along the boarder sold tickets that way only because they had lines of customers waiting to buy them. But since then, at least in Ohio, I haven't seen such lines so stores only punch up a ticket when a customer comes in and ask for one. They must still be getting those kinds of lines in New York.

Comment #49

savagegoose — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 12:08:08 GMT

oh ok maybe they had a stack of pre printed quick picks, maybe they take em of the top of the pile, and this group asked for 7 so got 7 off the pile?maybe 1 stacks, a stack of $1 qucks and a stack of mega pliers.i can see that happening of theres a big jackpot and they want to sell em quickly.

thing that gets me is dropping out on a big pot, and not dropping out when say its back to $20 mill

Comment #48

GiveFive — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 11:06:09 GMT

I'm confused by the story too, although I have seen something that could possibly explain it, but even then, I still have questions about what actually happened.

In a convenience store located near me, they pre-print $1.00 QP tickets and hang them on a tree stand . It's a small metal pole about one foot high standing on the counter next to the cash register. It has clips on it, and they attach the pre-printed QP tickets to the pole. A small sign says Lotto QP's - $1.00 each. I think the stand... [ More ]

Comment #47

kyokushin187 — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 09:40:09 GMT

What does rng mean.I. bet the guy that cut the line feels like crap.

Comment #46

B$Rizzle — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:11:44 GMT

Got it! Thank you

Comment #45

THRIFTY — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:14:27 GMT

DUDE, YOU ARE REALLY FUNNY YOU FINALLY HAD A GOOD JOKE.THANKS MAN.

On a serious note. I have realized that i am more successful playing the lottery when i set up an spending limit and stick to it.You know more like a stock market stop loss.I feel that we lottery players focus too mach on winning instead of minimizing our lottery spending.Maybe we will win more over the long run if we set up a budget, amount keep at it.

Comment #44

rdgrnr — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:52:12 GMT

He told you he could give you a 7 line ticket, you didn't have to buy one.

You've been preaching about buying only one ticket and now this.

You so crazy

Comment #43

THRIFTY — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:44:29 GMT

The winning ticket was a regular $7 ticket not a megaplier.I found out today, that we can buy a regular mega millions, powerball, lotto with up to 10 lines on it.I asked the store clerk for $7 mega millions and he was going to give me a $5 quick pick and a $2 quick pick.I asked him if he could print it out in one ticket and he did.So i have a $7 quick pick regular mega millions ticket for tonight drawing.Athough i usually spend $1 quick pick for such a low jackpot amount.I just needed to know ab... [ More ]

Comment #42

CrazyHazyYay! — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:40:09 GMT

Good karma for Mr. Barth whom didn't overreact at the patron that cut in line. Mike was patient, let it slide and just calmly purchased the next set; and I think that played a part in him getting rewarded. I remember there was a Kentucky couple in a similar situation that won a few years back during Christmas. The husband wanted to purchase 3 separate single Mega QPs as stocking stuffers for 3 different friends. Instead, the clerk accidently gave him a $3 QP all on one ticket, but the man still... [ More ]

Comment #41

rdgrnr — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:08:04 GMT

I think you're right nickey. I just re-read the version of the story in this thread and it says the guy reached over his shoulder and bought the next ticket which means he probably had one printed. If I'm not mistaken, another version of the story quoted him as saying the guy reached around him and grabbed the next ticket. That's what threw me off.

Comment #40

rdgrnr — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:59:37 GMT

I always believed that the RNG picked random numbers at the time of printing a ticket, not that sets were pre-selected.

Comment #39

Prosperous1 — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:45:35 GMT

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NYC WINNERS!

SEE, when you are patient, you day comes... the rude person missed out on 19 mil because he didn't wait his turn!

Some one said to work and not play lotto, you can still work and playresponsibly

Comment #38

nickey t — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:29:38 GMT

I thought they meant that he simply TOOK HIS SPOT to be next

Comment #37

nickey t — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:28:59 GMT

@ttech10

all of this -- was pertaining to the news conference, the endless interviews, the hoopla [at least STILL GOING ON HERE IN NEW YORK] - the other $300mil were featured ONCE and that was that ..

don't get me wrong ttech10 ... $19 milly would have me quit and live out all my dreams too .. I just can't believe such a HUGE pot netted out so little money .. UNCLE SAM ISN'T COMPLAINING

Comment #36

Jon D — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:28:52 GMT

I assume that means that the guy behind him bought the next ticket that would have come out of the machine. But would not matter, as their 14 picks would have covered the winning number coming out in the sequence even if he bought first. That is if you believe that the numbers come out of the machine in a set order based on the RNG.

Comment #35

sully16 — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:17:20 GMT

yep

Comment #34

rdgrnr — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:12:32 GMT

The part I don't get is the guy said the guy behind him reached around and grabbed the next ticket, so he took the next one.

Does that mean there was a pile of $7 Quick Picks already printed and sitting there?

Doesn't sound right.

Comment #33

Jon D — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:00:39 GMT

I heard one TV news story say they bought 14 quick picks, that was not clear before.(megaplier or not)

The picture of their enlarged ticket they were holding showed 7 lines, so I assume he must have bought two $7 tickets totalling 14 lines/dollars. I guess that was their method: but a ticket for each dollar pooled together?

The rude customer who cut in front of him must have bought a regular $5 ticket instead of a $10/line ticket. I'm assuming that because the winning number was the 2nd pi... [ More ]

Comment #32

THRIFTY — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:41:56 GMT

I am confused.If they added the extra 7 on megaplier, the ticket was supposed to be 7 lines ticket with a $14 spent on it not $7. You 7*2=14. The same thing when you add megaplier to a $5 ticket, it is a $10 ticket with 5 lines on it not 10 lines.

Comment #31

buttercake — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:26:20 GMT

A lucky dip in the UK is the same thing as a quick pick in the USA

Comment #30

maringoman — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 05:10:54 GMT

I am so happy for them. They all should remind us what 7 positive people could do when they decide to act.

I play alone because I havent been invited to a pool but when I do get invited I will jump at it

Comment #29

ttech10 — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:20:18 GMT

all of this for only $19.5mil EACH???

While winning that much money then only getting $19.5 million... that's still way more than enough for anybody and I don't see how anyone could be dissatisfied with winning that. I have a range of dreams for what to with winnings, each depending on how much I won, from as little as $5 million after taxes to upwards of $100 million.

As for the story, sure did bring a smile. Seems there was a lot of things happening that day that allowed them to win... [ More ]

Comment #28

nickey t — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:32:42 GMT

all of this for only $19.5mil EACH??? that's like winning a $40mil lotto by yourself - and some of us don't even start to play until it gets interesting [over $80mil.] .... as for the guy, he was being a cheapskate as they only asked for $2 and they made sure to state they asked him SEVERAL TIMES if he was sure .. and he pretty much told them to 'get lost' .. so, he knows he has no claim and they will NOT be breaking him anything [which is only fair] - someone [locally] stated that he was his us... [ More ]

Comment #27

rdgrnr — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:11:57 GMT

That'd be a lucky dip fer sure.

But the water's real cold in Pigeon Forge right now.

I wouldn't want Dolly to get the wrong first impression.

Comment #26

rdgrnr — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:02:57 GMT

Hey dr, I didn't know being a prognosticator was so easy!

They're gonna call me The Oracle of The Appalachians

Comment #25

myeyes2020 — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:35:41 GMT

congratulations on your win

Comment #24

soothsayer — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:30:13 GMT

I thought it was when you went down to the lake naked early one morning and realized Dolly Parton had the same idea.

Comment #23

dr65 — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:25:41 GMT

WTG!!

What do you have for PA!! LOL!!

I'll bet ya never knew you had it in you

to take on the 3 digit!

(you have to be careful with that skill rdgrnr, you'll have

people asking you to do their state each day

Comment #22

rdgrnr — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:12:04 GMT

A lucky dip in Tennessee is when ya dip snuff in church and the preacher don't see ya.

Comment #21

larry3100 — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:02:24 GMT

Congratulations to the Albany 7 !!!. A Lucky Dip in the United Kingdom is the same as a Quick Pick .

Comment #20

HaveABall — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:40:08 GMT

BuyLow, apparently you didn't know that the INITIAL fed deduction is 25%, later up to the remaining possible 10% is required to be paid to them too.

Lottery Post members, don't become confused in your budget planning by accidentally thinking that it's only ever 25% to the fed -- cumulative deduction will usually end up being closer to the top tax bracket amount of 35%; remainder due come the beginning of the following year.

Comment #19

rdgrnr — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:29:20 GMT

SC evening - 483

Comment #18

BuyLow — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:27:02 GMT

While I am NO fan of Uncle Scam how do you figure he got the largest cut at only 25%?? Granted it's still highway robbery that is funding two, errr....three illegal wars.....while the country slips into the greatest depression ..

Comment #17

Jon D — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:41:41 GMT

This GROUP win actually gives more hope to single players!?

Seemed to be a pretty small group dollar wise, just $2 each per draw? And the guy said he bought a ticket and hid it, as in singlular: 1 ticket? The enlarged ticket they were each holding at the press conference showed just 7 picks/lines on it, so I assume they put that extra $7 from the $2/ea on megaplier? Kind of weird that they only jump in when the jackpot gets large, but instead of getting more lines, like 14, they go for a mega... [ More ]

Comment #16

rock_nc — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:24:48 GMT

well, my group of ten members played 70 dollars worth on this draw. we won NOTHING...we all had big dreams of what to do with it...QUIT WORKING for good... Maybe the Powerball drawing this Saturday, will be our lucky day.

Comment #15

TheGameGrl — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:49:20 GMT

This group photo is missing Uncle Sam! He got the biggest cut of all when you think about it.....

To each their own on what they do with their winnings, just hope they each take my ten bucks I put in to a charity....then maybe I can say it went to a worthy cause....

Comment #14

island lady — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:37:01 GMT

I playd 834 ext and forgot to box...

Comment #13

tiber — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:28:45 GMT

Texas Midday 384

Comment #12

dphillips — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:14:52 GMT

Anyway, hand of fate or whatever, congratulations to the winners. Also, I'm glad the article mentioned whether the winning ticket was a Quick Pick because it gives Quick Pick players, hope: not that there's anything wrong with playing one's set of numbers. It is a matter of preference, and any strategies that can land you a winning -- is all you need to get by -- and hopefully retire.

Now, some of the winners aren't ready to retire, and I was just purusing at some of the ages: some of the win... [ More ]

Comment #11

dallascowboyfan — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:03:30 GMT

Congrats to all the winners......

Comment #10

Savwa — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:02:08 GMT

...well they must have bought 14 QPs, since they said they all put in $2 each. I just wonder which QP was the winner.

...I believe in Karma.

...but I also want to think that had they filtered through the line without the cut, that the QP could have been generated at any other terminal in the country..but then would that particular number sequence had even been generated had the person not purchased the ticket before the Lucky 7s.

...I ramble thoughts, its only my second post, but expect... [ More ]

Comment #9

edwinwilliams12 — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:15:20 GMT

i play win 4, how can i tell the amount i win for.

Comment #8

rdgrnr — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:58:54 GMT

I feel inspired to write a book about this whole thing.

I'm going to call it The Silence of the Butterflies .

On a side note, if you add up all the seven winners' ages you get 348.

Walk now, don't run, there's plenty of time for the evening draw.

Yeah, like you weren't gonna, right

Comment #7

B$Rizzle — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:36:05 GMT

Just curious, what is a dip

Comment #6

delS — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:46:45 GMT

Congrats to them. May wisdom, peace and great adventures come their way

Comment #5

buttercake — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:39:24 GMT

Its a good job he didn't say anything as some people would have decided to swap the ticket, guess something told him to take his time at the counter, but wouldn't he have had the winning ticket anyway as he did buy several and am assuming 7 lucky dips as there were 7 of them playing, or did the person who decided to jump ahead of him buy 7 lucky dips as well, anyway really pleased for the lucky 7 just reminds me of the UK magnificent 7 who won 2 years ago splitting a jackpot of 91m.

Comment #4

B$Rizzle — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:17:10 GMT

When Mike Barth reached for a Snickers bar as he stood at the counter to buy a Mega Millions lottery ticket, someone reached over his shoulder and bought the next ticket.

I thought about saying something but decided to just let it slide, Barth said about the Quick Pick ticket sold right before the one he purchased at 2:40 p.m. last Friday.

I bought the next ticket the winning ticket!

That right there, just put a smile on my face. Thats why people in this world just need to wait

Comment #3

sully16 — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:50:03 GMT

Congratulations to all the winners. ENJOY

Comment #2

PERDUE — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:48:32 GMT

So happy for them.

I wish them all the best.

This proves there is a GOD and HE hates ugly.... lol

HE proved it by letting the knuckle head that swiped the first ticket, purchase a losing ticket.

Poetic justice.

Losing ticket purchased by a rude loser. lol

BEAUTIFUL

Comment #1

Diamon Life — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:47:21 GMT

To the Lucky 7 Cheers

$319M lottery winners revealed

Lottery Post — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:28:04 GMT

'Hand of fate' intervened, as another customer swiped the ticket he was supposed to get

By Todd Northrop

When Mike Barth reached for a Snickers bar as he stood at the counter to buy a Mega Millions lottery ticket, someone reached over his shoulder and bought the next ticket.

I thought about saying something but decided to just let it slide, Barth said about the Quick Pick ticket sold right before the one he purchased at 2:40 p.m. last Friday.

I bought the next ticket the winning ti... [ More ]