$11M lottery win saves Illinois couple from bankruptcy

Comment #33

bluerobin1980 — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:44:26 GMT

I had thought the same thing myself until this happened.... This is one of my dad's family members so it aint no lie

Comment #32

greeneye — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:56:10 GMT

It is good to hear about some one down on their luck actually getting lucky at the very moment that it is needed..I hope I am next,I need it...

Comment #31

alexnt55 — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:56:32 GMT

Lukep You say the odds are so great its almost impossible for somebody to win. Your right there about the odds being so great. Its over 150 million to 1 of hitting the powerball or megamillions. But people do hit tham. Remember whan your playing that you probably arent going to hit the jackpot so dont spend money that you cant afford to lose. The lady i was referring to was at a Kroger store and she got back 2 one dollar bills with her change. She took the 2 dollars and played that on an auto pi... [ More ]

Comment #30

Lukep — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:30:10 GMT

You are right dude. Maybe i'm upset about the fact that I never won anything as big like I wsih for. I'm a great believer that anything can happen. It just that the odds is so crazy that it made me think that its almost impossible for anybody to win. But I know that couldn't be a hoax. maybe i'm right or wrong. But if i'm wrong that would have been the biggest scheme ever. I gotta get up anf get back to the game, but only thing is that I gott acontrol how much I spend on each ticket.... [ More ]

Comment #29

alexnt55 — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:45:27 GMT

Wow so all thes stories about people winning are made up than? I better tell a lady that won 17.9 million in i think it was 1989 that those check she received for 20 years werent real. She lives about 1 mile from me in this big house her and her husband built right after her supposed win. I wonder how she got those checks annually for 500 and some thousand dollars

Comment #28

ressuccess — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:13:31 GMT

Congratulations to the jackpot winner. I didn't know why they were bankrupt before winning the lotto.

Comment #27

rdgrnr — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:53:40 GMT

I was stupid once to believe it until I gather information from a secret sources. As a result, I lost all my money. Worst of all, I had to do things I never did before. I had to steal and in a worst ocassion I had to suck ballz.

LMAO

Comment #26

dr65 — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:55:31 GMT

Seriously.

People can hope and it only costs most of them a few dollars. This is the sane approach. Play and hope your numbers are drawn, if they aren't try

again for a few dollars more.

The insane approach is your way...spend all your money and then blame it on some government plot to rob the lottery playing community?

That's a hot one.

Didn't you know the odds going in? Or did you think you could cover them all if you spent however much 'all your money' was... [ More ]

Comment #25

dr65 — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:42:36 GMT

pumpi

Comment #24

Lukep — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:39:51 GMT

Then you are going to spend the rest of your life hoping my friend. Trust me I know what I'm saying. I don't want to reveal how I know in here. But he lottery is another that the government create to take more of people money. This is why the lottery can't be ban because it is a corrupted shiit. So throw your money away and let me know when you hit the jackpot big because there is no such thing. Think about it. Lfe is not as easy as the lottery portray it. They make it look like $1 can win you m... [ More ]

Comment #23

faber98 — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:42:57 GMT

merely commenting on an irrational use of their money. they could buy walnut grove. fixing up an old truck for his brother. if i were the brother i'd drive it head first into their trailer. 8 million dollars and they can't spring for a new one for him. get real. as for you try driving the wrong way on the atlantic city expressway on a friday night while watching reruns of the A-team.

Comment #22

cosmotravis — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:20:43 GMT

don't beleive everything you read folks. the writer probably wrote it that way to make them seem frugal. in truth, they're probably driving around in a new hummer right now in the middle of colorado.

I hope the next winner is from the lottery post.

Comment #21

malie10 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:49:29 GMT

I totally agree DR! You have to play to win. Don't play with scared money. If you win, you don't have to re-spend it all with the hopes of winning again and again, because it won't happen like that. You will sometimes win when you least expect it, or win when you think you are overdue. For me it's not enough until I win a huge jackpot, something that would enable me to payoff everything or most of it, and go on a vaca. Until that happens, again, I enjoy playing and usually over-play, but don't g... [ More ]

Comment #20

cbr$ — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:55:27 GMT

Congrat's to Craig Janet Gossett on their win. It is nice to hear they don't had to file banruptcy now. a great turn of events , this win couldn't have come at a better time. Enjoy it.

Comment #19

larry3100 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:42:20 GMT

Craig,junk your old truck and get your brother a new one.Ok?.And get your friend a new house!.Junk that mobile home of yours.OMG,I can't believe it.

Comment #18

KSplayer — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:18:20 GMT

Comment #17

haymaker — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:03:28 GMT

i think i may have said this before,but,

you got a bad habit of telling ppl. what to do

Comment #16

faber98 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:45:09 GMT

i'm not sure these illinoisite's or minnesotaite's realize how much money they've won. a modest vacation all the way up to minnesota in the dead of winter? fixing up an old truck to give away? why not trade it in and get new one for that person. filing bankruptcy over 1 credit card? cheaper to default even though now they don't have to. they sound old and don't have to worry about outliving their cash that's for sure. they should be buying a 500,000.00 house at the very least with all the extras... [ More ]

Comment #15

dpoly1 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:37:05 GMT

Ding Cuckoo ................................ The greed of envy again ..................

AS for me ................ hoping for my big win on Friday

Comment #14

s5thomps — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:05:46 GMT

Thanks Todd! I was going to suggest that you post this story. I was recently in Kenosha Wisconsin and I picked up a Illinois lottery ticket for 15 advance drawings on the way back to Alaska (so I had a chance in that drawing) Nice to see it go to someone who can really use it. Oh well I still have 11 draws left on that Illinois ticket and I also have advance tickets for the Wisconsin Megabucks drawing tonight! (Sure would be nice to win both, but if I had a choice it would be megabucks since the... [ More ]

Comment #13

maringoman — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:53:15 GMT

Dont be upset Mark/Lukep that you havent won and some people are winning. Its supposed to be that way, one winner and one million losers. I agree with you the part of the government taking a huge chunk of the pool money and further taxing the jp after someone has won. Thats just greed.

Comment #12

haymaker — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:50:51 GMT

what happened to the post i was replying to ?

one about no longer playing

Comment #11

Lukep — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:48:26 GMT

I'm quiting 2 because i just find out the lottery is a hoax to get people hard earn money. Worst of all, the government involve it. It is another way to collect tax money. I just found out all those pledge they say money willl go to education is not true. I advise you to quit playing the lottery 2 because you will realize that you are throwing your money away. Truth is nobody really wins big jackpot as they claim.

Comment #10

maringoman — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:45:19 GMT

Almost filing for bankruptcy and still having faith in the lottery and winning the jp is one heck of a story.

It just goes to show that the home the jackpot decides to visit is really random and meaningless. Nice

Comment #9

jeffrey — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:43:19 GMT

me too

Comment #8

Litebets27 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:32:17 GMT

Congratulations to the lucky couple...

Comment #7

dr65 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:19:10 GMT

I don't see what a story posted here on Lottery Post has to do with making you spend your money. I'm happy you're quitting, one less disgruntled

player in line complaining or just in general about not winning anything.

Comment #6

weshar75 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:18:11 GMT

Congrats to the winners and I am glad that they do not have to file bankruptcy because that sucks. Hopefully they will enjoy the money they won.-weshar75

Comment #5

hearsetrax — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:58:21 GMT

well should be curious story from here on out

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haymaker — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:57:44 GMT

i see you are new here, are you quitting lp as well

Comment #3

haymaker — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:54:37 GMT

when someone say's i don't know. until i can see the money in the bank,it's something different,

then i have full confidence this winner will be smart w/ the money.

Comment #2

gocart1 — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:54:26 GMT

Congrats to the winning couple...So nice to hear some Good news this time of year.

Comment #1

TheRightPrice — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:32:00 GMT

Hopefully,

I'm next to be saved tonight

$11M lottery win saves Illinois couple from bankruptcy

Lottery Post — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:10:52 GMT

Bouncing up and down with excitement, Minooka, Illinois, resident Janet Gossett said she and her husband plan to use their lottery winnings to go to Minnesota and see Walnut Grove, a town made famous on Little House on the Prairie.

Craig and Janet Gossett of Minooka began Wednesday in Chicago, picking up the check for $11.25 million that they won in the Illinois Lottery over the weekend. Like many recent lottery winners, the Gossets plan to use the money pay off bills.

Although the check