Maryland Lottery officials inundated with Mega Millions rumors

Comment #85

ressuccess — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:37:12 GMT

Congratulations to this jackpot winner in Maryland.

Comment #84

rad242 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:01:32 GMT

Is momma using this to get her country club application APPROVED

Comment #83

Mil$Winner! — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:25:50 GMT

Interesting. That claim is as likely as the McDonald's lady's claim.

I'm not sure why his mother would out him though. He might've liked to remain anonymous...

Comment #82

ttech10 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:25:51 GMT

So browsing around to see if there was anything new I came across this:

http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/local/could-glen-burnie-man-be-maryland's-mega-millions-winner-040412

For now though I'm just taking it as a rumor, but I would really love for the winner to come forward so this lady can (if she's lying) can just shut her trap.

Comment #81

mcginnin56 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:34:09 GMT

I tried, but I couldn't bypass the infrared alarm system. Got as far as the prep kitchen area, and made off with a leftover box of McNuggets.

Comment #80

searching4luck — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:48:55 GMT

Has anyone broke into Mcdonalds yet ransacking it looking for the ticket

Comment #79

rad242 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:13:55 GMT

Well with that BIG MAC soaking up all the spotlight, someone else may be able to slip under the radar should they avoid press conferences and vacation for a year.

Comment #78

brees2012 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:01:27 GMT

Does the person in Illinois have a chance , where the world , will not know who actually won ?

Illinois doesn't have that privacy , like Kansas and Maryland does . Poor Red Bud or surrounding towns .

You don't have to be living in Red Bud to buy a ticket , just driving through .

Comment #77

mcginnin56 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:37:05 GMT

They need to get their priorities straight rad

Comment #76

rad242 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:32:30 GMT

CNN didn't shelve the other stories? The unmitigated gall of them to focus on reporting legitimate news

Comment #75

mcginnin56 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:15:22 GMT

Exactly. Nothing seems to make any sense at all. Next we will be hearing that Elvis has the winning ticket hidden in one of his guitars.

Comment #74

C0w Pi3 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:12:04 GMT

She's an attention seeker.. end of story. Now let the real winner come forward.

Comment #73

Jill34786 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:09:33 GMT

The plot does thicken. I think the Mcdonalds that she formally worked at would have been turn inside out in an effort to retrieve the mythical ticket. Also if it was her own personal ticket, why on earth would she hide it at work

Comment #72

mcginnin56 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:22:01 GMT

Oh its beginning CD, CHECK OUT MY LAST POST.

Comment #71

mcginnin56 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:19:11 GMT

Just caught a brief glimpse of the actual press conference, (with all the other major news stories going on guess it wasn't a priority with CNN).

Ready for this....just minutes into the press conference her attorney (Edward Smith Jr.), asked all the press corp. to leave the area immediately,

while Ms. Wilson had to take an important phone call (her cell). This is stuff you can't even make up folks!!!

I'll keep you posted if I hear anything else.

Comment #70

mcginnin56 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:03:09 GMT

My name is How, and I do care. I care very much.

Comment #69

CDanaT — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:02:49 GMT

LET THE DRAMA GAMES BEGIN

Comment #68

mcginnin56 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:47:33 GMT

Latest update, Wilson will be holding a press conference today with her newly appointed attorney Edward Smith Jr.

Mr. Smith expressed concern for Wilson and her seven children's welfare and privacy.

Comment #67

mcginnin56 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:15:59 GMT

Loose lips sink ships. She could sink a a legion of aircraft carriers with those amazing flapping lips.

Comment #66

rad242 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:24:12 GMT

A strange attention seeking mother of 7? There's the top candidate to be appointed lottery pool captain. I think they should SIT SMALL and STAY SILENT. The more they talk the more they confirm they're were *$ W@$@!

Hindsight is 20/20

Comment #65

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:43:33 GMT

Thanks for the update ttech.....

I sure do hope she has pulled her kids out of school, this is becoming very dangerous for her her family. Maryland allows lottery winners to go anonymous, why would she jeopardize someone harming her her children. What kind of mother would do that......

Comment #64

mcginnin56 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:26:50 GMT

News crews have been camped out on Wilson's lawn continuously. When she finally emerged she spoke to one reporter and neither confirmed

nor denied she had the winning MM ticket. I am just very confused, I'm trying to make sense of what's going on, I don't know what's happening.

When asked if she was still fighting with her McDonald's co-workers about the winning MM ticket she replied, yeah that's a big problem.

As Artist77 posted yesterday, she has retained counsel of an attorney,... [ More ]

Comment #63

ttech10 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:26:17 GMT

Anyone see the newest article from the Post about this?

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/buried_treasure_124D848ioGk6Pm3UrNl8bP

She's saying that she stashed it in McD's since she told people, though workers say she has yet to come back so they don't believe her. They're also saying she's always been strange and likes to have all the attention on herself ... so who knows with this story.

Comment #62

rdgrnr — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:26:57 GMT

Who's how

Comment #61

VenomV12 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:24:35 GMT

You are incorrect. Magic Johnson is the face of the group buying the Dodgers but he only owns 5%. The real owner of the team is Mark Walter, the head of the Guggenheim Partners out of Chicago and he is very white.

Comment #60

thePharaoh — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:22:08 GMT

how really cares

Comment #59

dpoly1 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:39:39 GMT

FYI, banks loan money, they don't give it away!

Don't like banks, find the money somewhere else.

Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo very tired of the racist nonsense! A minority group just paid $1,500,000,000 for the LA Dodgers

Comment #58

haymaker — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:49:44 GMT

Thinking a step by step plan is needed,

problem is everyone is different tax/state wise etc.

so it would have to be general.

Comment #57

rad242 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:37:20 GMT

I agree!

This is why I love this site. As much as people may come on here and say from time to time why talk about money that's not in hand I think most of us to a large degree will have a sensible plan of action should that lucky day come to an LP blogger

Comment #56

HaveABall — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:20:39 GMT

Right, and his lenders mainly lost 60% each of their investment ... so they don't like him or anyone else this month.

Comment #55

haymaker — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:12:09 GMT

sometimes i think all this un-planned stuff,

just means these ppl. never really believed they would win.

Comment #54

Artist77 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:12:06 GMT

I agree

Comment #53

rad242 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:57:21 GMT

I think she may claim her boyfriend bought her personal tickets for her.

Comment #52

Artist77 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:54:46 GMT

That is a rehash of old info.

Comment #51

mcginnin56 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:32:47 GMT

Should be a very interesting news conference. The big question if she has the ticket, will she be sharing with the other 15 pool members.

Comment #50

mcginnin56 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:29:09 GMT

What raffle? I know you don't play them. I was referring to last Friday's MM results, which had three winners. From your posts you indicate you

would like to be the only jackpot winner. Can't blame you there, so wouldn't most people!

Just a little light hearted LP humor DP.

Comment #49

Artist77 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:19:46 GMT

Well she still seems nutty as a fruitcake and whether she gets a share or all of it, I am sure she will burn through it in record time.

Comment #48

dpoly1 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:17:08 GMT

3 winning tickets for MM or Powerball is different than playing a raffle.

I just thought that I would explain that to you!

Kinda funny that I had to explain the difference! ROTFLOL

Comment #47

mcginnin56 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:13:55 GMT

Sounds interesting..... I guess with a hot shot attorney, she may have the winning ticket after all? So much for my conspiracy theories.

Comment #46

Artist77 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:09:05 GMT

lol My guess would be that someone in his office saw it (maybe another attorney, paralegal) so they can save all the official info for the announcement tomorrow (and not take away from that).

Comment #45

mcginnin56 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:02:59 GMT

Maybe his retainer entailed several happy meals, and was so delighted that he decided to waive the condition to see ticket.

Comment #44

rad242 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:35:31 GMT

Indulge a simple man if you will, a high caliber attorney is on retainer and has himself not seen the ticket? I think that would be one of the first things required after handshakes, particularly given the meida frenzy surrounding this fiasco

Comment #43

Artist77 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:05:49 GMT

Local DC news---update a minute ago. This Maryland woman is now represented by a big time attorney with Supreme Court credentials. He hinted to expect an announcement tomorrow but said he has not seen the ticket either. Reporters from NY and other places are staked outside her house.

Comment #42

sirbrad — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:56:25 GMT

I would not be surprised, just like I said awhile ago that it will probably be another lottery pool with lawsuits. Anyone who plays in pools are stupid idiots. Everything is fine as long as the pool loses every week. But as soon as they win, then no one wants to know each other anymore. People are sad and pathetic. I would never play in a pool. Funny though how the greed comes back to bite them and they deserve it. Losing tickets are the group's tickets, winning tickets are always an individual... [ More ]

Comment #41

mcginnin56 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:19:33 GMT

Well hopefully the McDonald Exec's are reading these comments in LP. Maybe they will reverse their decision, and hire her back for that extra

revenue for Maryland tourism. No cooperation wants to lose that that kind of a cash cow

Comment #40

rad242 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:11:38 GMT

That would be silly. She could have served as a living, breathing TOURIST ATTRACTION.

I guess someone at her level in the organization would have a morals clause in her contract.

Comment #39

mcginnin56 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:55:26 GMT

I thought I read somewhere (Maybe it was the post?), that in light of all this she has already been axed from McDonald's

Comment #38

rad242 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:54:11 GMT

Interesting this is, She may be FLIPPING QUARTER POUNDERS as we write!

She probably issued a mea culpa over caramel sundaes explaining it was a mistake on her part and there was no winning ticket and promised to be more efficient in screwing over trhe lottery pool more effectively when they actually win.

Comment #37

Jill34786 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:48:55 GMT

If this lady ends up not having the winning ticket, she may want to seek a different line of work. I doubt anyone at the Mcdonald's that employed her would want her back.

Comment #36

winwi5 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:05:05 GMT

I believe the lady at mcdonalds won, however i think she is trying to be greedy and slick and she is trying to find someone else to claim the ticket.

The lottery office just said a differential between the clocks on the ticket distribution system and the video mean officials cannot pinpoint the winning buyer using video alone

Their is a possibility that she won and if the fiance went in the store she can easily say he bought the ticket.

Comment #35

tryintohit — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:15:57 GMT

Right!! that is funny

Comment #34

y2kjackson — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:54:44 GMT

what a real Mca$$hole

Comment #33

y2kjackson — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:53:38 GMT

Playing with money , is playing with someones' emotion. Thats what big worm from the movie Friday says.

Comment #32

y2kjackson — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:50:27 GMT

What a real Mc snip !

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Comment #31

rad242 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:32:54 GMT

Delusions of Grandeur

Comment #30

mcginnin56 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:25:28 GMT

I guess that means you would have been disappointed had you been one of the three winners last Friday

Comment #29

dpoly1 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:04:20 GMT

1 ticket with 1 winner is the only way to go! In my eyes, only the childish people whine about 1 person winning BIG!

I don't play raffles, I play MM and Powerball because of the chance to win very large amounts of money!

I have played the same way since 1986

Comment #28

dpoly1 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:56:13 GMT

That is a big ditto for me

Comment #27

rad242 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:57:47 GMT

Idiots stop tying up the phone lines THE REAL WINNER can't get through! lol

Comment #26

TnTicketlosers — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:36:59 GMT

When someone in America come up with a National Raffle game count me in like big time.So many winners per play oh yea.This one winner for all this money is quite stupid in ((((((MY)))))) eyes.I love playing the raffle when Tennessee does it...

Comment #25

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:13:47 GMT

Oh No sweetie, not upset, I was just letting you know that it would be wrong to mess with people's emotions.... it's all good

Comment #24

mcginnin56 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:00:40 GMT

I might take some video footage of her receiving a good dose . I would then sell the righteous flick on E-bay to the highest bidder, and

turn over all the proceeds to the lotto pool for a job well done

Comment #23

dopey7719 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:52:41 GMT

That seems to fit her perfectly! If she is lying then I would personally look the other way if her lottery office pool gave her exactly what it is she is loudly asking for

Comment #22

mcginnin56 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:43:37 GMT

Oh sure that's an easy one. The text book definition of this mental condition is commonly referred to as MEDIA WHORE'.

The only known cure, is for her to get a good dose of ass kicking from her lottery office pool, and this dose should be taken ASAP

Comment #21

Littleoldlady — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:36:00 GMT

I was making fun of the rumor. Nothing personal. No need to get upset.

Comment #20

dopey7719 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:32:55 GMT

Can someone please explain to me WHY would someone make up a story like this? What is the proper word/name/diagnosis/or whatever that explains why people make things like this up? Crazy just seems like too simple a word to use.

Comment #19

joshuacloak — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:21:37 GMT

will the real slim shady please stand up, that songs make me think of this,

fact is april fools was same weekend it was won on friday

don't think of rumor is real ever during this time.

also i have a feeling it be a week before we see a offical winner.

be it a trust with a laywer, or a public winner, these people are lawyering up

thro we should know all 3 winners by end of 2 weeks

as anyone past that point, is just delaying bank intrest off money, and is their for stupid winne... [ More ]

Comment #18

mcginnin56 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:11:15 GMT

Her legal team Please...your not serious right? Doubt she could afford a side order of McNuggets!

Oh I forgot.....April Fools

Comment #17

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:22:01 GMT

Littleoldlady, I never said she was lying I was agreeing with New York when he said it was wrong to mess with her co-worker emotions even if she does have a relative claim the ticket she also told one of the workers that she would share with the pool once again messing with there emotions.

I just feel bad that those pool of people actually thought they won. That lady is wrong with messing with people's emotions New York...

Comment #16

NightStalker — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:13:49 GMT

The more I kept hearing this story, the more I kept thinking that the woman was full of bull puckey! Why do people do this stuff. Just to be on tv? Ugh! Sometimes our society makes me

Comment #15

ttech10 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:07:57 GMT

Man I'd love to be one of the winners. I'd be out claiming as soon as I can. With all this hoopla going on nodoby is going to care about one of the other winners claiming via a trust.

What's ridiculous though is that people actually call the office to say they know who the winner is. They probably don't, but even if they did... what help at all is that

Comment #14

Simba774 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:45:57 GMT

Americans give anyone fame these days, so people will do anything to get their name out there. She might get a Reality show. God, I wish I knew someone in Red Bud and was visiting them at that exact time.

Comment #13

Piaceri — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:45:14 GMT

It was a rich white racist republican investment banker from rhode island just passing through baltimore and decided to buy a singe mm qp along with this perrier.

PS it was the first time he's ever played any lottery game. ever.

PPS in reality, he just forclosed on 15 homes in the area, but didn't want to let on that is why he was in the area.

Comment #12

cartman2478 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:33:16 GMT

Perhaps she can have a relative claim the money using an irrevocable trust granting all the winnings to her less the $5MM fee to the grantor for services rendered

Comment #11

RedStang — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:15:45 GMT

Just saw the 656 update. Whoever it is gets a 5 mill doll bonus. Basically a lotto itself.

Comment #10

Littleoldlady — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:55:36 GMT

What if she is not lying but instead is trying to find one of her relatives to cash in the ticket so she won't have to share.

Comment #9

haymaker — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:02:29 GMT

That will buy them time, but theres still a lot of noise about a small IL. town being put on the map,

i have to wonder if the kansas one will make an even better story,

last i checked it has not been narrowed down to one county yet.

Comment #8

VenomV12 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:47:43 GMT

Whoever won this is probably counting the days until the wire transfer can be completed and they can disappear out of the country.

The Illinois and Kansas winners must be loving all the crap that is going on in Maryland. No one is even talking about them right now.

Comment #7

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:47:35 GMT

I just feel bad that those pool of people actually thought they won. That lady is wrong with messing with people's emotions New York...

Comment #6

ladygirl99 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:42:33 GMT

I don't think she is telling the truth, How could you not know if you have the winning ticket or not. smh

Comment #5

cartman2478 — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:29:12 GMT

Maybe the alleged winner skipped town until the heat dies down from the story. She can wait a month or so and slip back into town and claim the ticket anonimously

Given the publicity she has received, I am sure that she has received multiple offers for legal representation. She might be keeping quiet while her legal team strategizes her approach to claiming the winnings.

If in fact she holds the winning ticket, I am not sure what on earth pocessed her to speak with The Post

Comment #4

time*treat — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:21:32 GMT

Everyone says they know who the winner is Like that info would do them any personal good by passing it on.

Facebook and Twitter users doctored fake winning tickets and posted them online. It's all fun-and-games until someone's home address is tweeted.

an employee of a McDonald's ... ... is probably going to get kicked out of that pool, real soon now. It'd be quite funny if they won soon afterwards.

One winner who did go public, Elwood Bunky Bartlett, formerly of Dundalk, walked away... [ More ]

Comment #3

mightwin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:49:12 GMT

I read that in Maryland you can claim anonymously, so we should never know who the winner is right?, unless they are an idiot

Comment #2

savagegoose — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:20:34 GMT

its a 70 yo lawyer type from new york.

Comment #1

New York — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:19:40 GMT

OMG, the media frenzy/gossip continues! When will it end lol.

No seriously though, the winner should come forward or better yet, wait 3 weeks. I'm just glad that ridiculous Mc. Donalds story is over.

I just feel bad that those pool of people actually thought they won. That lady is wrong with messing with people's emotions. Anyways, now that the focus is off her, they should just relax and be patient for a winner.

The media/internet won't give it a break but I guess that's how it is whe... [ More ]

Maryland Lottery officials inundated with Mega Millions rumors

Lottery Post — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:12:50 GMT

Lottery says rumors of a McDonald's employee winning Mega Millions most likely false

Maryland lottery officials were inundated Monday with hundreds of calls fueled by rumors about the identity of the Baltimore County shopper who will share in the $656 million Mega Millions jackpot.

Everyone says they know who the winner is, said lottery spokeswoman Carole Everett. It's their cousin. It's a person who works at their doctor's office. It's the guy up the street who mows the lawn. We're not g... [ More ]