Staten Islander revealed as winner of $85M Mega Millions jackpot

Comment #35

samwatts — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:43:40 GMT

GOOD FOR THEM

Comment #34

jamella724 — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:56:02 GMT

Oh wow...so lucky girl....How did she came up with the winning number combination? Hopefully she could share her winning numbers with me.

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sully16 — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:33:35 GMT

Congrats to the lucky lady, I'm partial to Kendall Jackson Chardonay 1999, nice wine.

Comment #32

trent2275 — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 05:44:04 GMT

Lucky winner for sure.

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ressuccess — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:35:34 GMT

Congratulations to this jackpot winner in New York to step forward.

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mcginnin56 — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:22:08 GMT

Ouch!!! Didn't know Jill. That's just shameful.

Comment #29

Jill34786 — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:12:00 GMT

Recently saw a show on Fox (Stossel) where they documented people buying lottery tickets and cigarettes with their food stamp cards.

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rdgrnr — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 01:57:19 GMT

OK, HaveABall, but I keep seeing bottles of whiskey frolicking on the mountains.

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mcginnin56 — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:03:01 GMT

BTW Jill, that liquor store sign indicating it would accept food stamps, was a staged gag by the owner.

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Jill34786 — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:34:47 GMT

It the government doesn't limit Food stamps to strictly food (doesn't include fast food/restaurants) then it won't be long before a recipient wins a sizable Jackpot on tax payer money.

Comment #25

tvboris — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 03:33:32 GMT

Maybe it was onlymoney? he just forgot to tell us this, as well as to the lottery commission.

Comment #24

HaveABall — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 03:14:35 GMT

Jin, congratulations on your big MegaMillions win!

Everyone, I'm wondering about the MegaMillions May 4, 2012, $118M annuitized jackpot ... winning ticket purchased in Glenwood, IL AND still unclaimed! Illinois MegaMillions ticket buyers ... CHECK YOUR TICKET(S) NOW ... may this jackpot not remain unclaimed by the ticket owner.

Comment #23

HaveABall — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 03:07:39 GMT

Geez, onlymoney, your friend, Jin, isn't as close to you as thought. After all, Jin claimed the jackpot with ONLY her name on it and the check ... and after doing so requires her to pay full federal and state income taxes, I doubt that that she will be giving you any percentage split.

In lieu, onlymoney, perhaps you could ask her for, and receive, her old car though.

Comment #22

HaveABall — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 02:59:43 GMT

Yes, rdgrnr, this is yet another successful example of the overt subliminal check trick in action!

Remedy is to look away, rdgrnr, and think of fluffy puppies frolicking on the mountain outside.

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mcginnin56 — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:16:40 GMT

Sounds like a winning plan tvboris!

Or if you happen to have any leftover food stamps, they could be used for lotto tickets as well.

Comment #20

tvboris — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 00:46:18 GMT

ok, I got your point. I'll explore option of begging for tickets in the liquor store.

Comment #19

mcginnin56 — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:00:11 GMT

Hey that's where Emily Leach was, when she gave away her $260K scratch ticket.

OK to be fair, she was muli-tasking on her cell phone while drinking shopping in that CA liquor store.

Comment #18

whiteballz — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:33:42 GMT

congratulations to the winner

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tvboris — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 03:41:54 GMT

hmm, I should have purchased my tickets in the liquore store. Will do so in the future.

Comment #16

onlymoney — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 03:01:23 GMT

A Staten Island, New York, woman who bought a lottery ticket while wine shopping can afford champagne now a lot of it.

I believe a woman won.

Comment #15

junipers — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 02:56:46 GMT

He got his name by throwing pots around in the kitchen

Comment #14

onlymoney — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 02:55:18 GMT

You're

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onlymoney — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 02:53:52 GMT

I think my luck will fall short after my third windfall. Isn't it always the case?

No seriously, I still can't believe my luck. Powerball win and now this !

Still soaking it all in.

Comment #12

mcginnin56 — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:20:41 GMT

Your really on a winning streak onlymoney! Why can't I have friends like yours.

Comment #11

onlymoney — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:54:09 GMT

I know the winner. She and I have been very close friends for about 20 years. She said she will split the JP with me. Can't wait.

Comment #10

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:09:49 GMT

Congrats to the winner

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pillsbury — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:25:02 GMT

A big congrats to Ms. Choi on her amazing win

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Piaceri — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:19:25 GMT

Congrats to the winner!

Bok Choi can be tasty, but not with Gin.

Comment #7

THRIFTY — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:16:20 GMT

She won the jackpot with a $5 Quick Pick Ticket, the winning combination was on line A on the ticket.

I have a picture of the winning ticket.The story failed to explain that she won with a $5QP ticket. You can google the image, if you guys want to see it. You have to make sure that the ticket image is on full view.

Seeing is Believing.

Comment #6

gogidolim — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:53:26 GMT

Alcohol and veggie? Weird combination.

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rdgrnr — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:26:01 GMT

Oh man, now I got a taste for Gin and bok choy.

Well... not so much the bok choy.

Comment #4

mcginnin56 — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:10:58 GMT

Last I heard of this Colombian imigrant was his wife filed for divorce shortly after his win, to get her cut. Apparently their marriage was on

the rocks for awhile, not to mention they had filed for bankruptcy just before the big win. Haven't heard much of anything since then.

Comment #3

IPlayWeekly — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:26:13 GMT

Good for them, my time is coming

Comment #2

Arrowhead — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:10:11 GMT

Looks like she took her time getting her affairs in order before claiming. Smart, though too bad she couldn't remain anonymous.

Bankrupt Queens parking attendant Juan Rodriguez had the winning ticket in a $149 million drawing in 2004 -----I always wonder what happened to this guy.

Comment #1

LottoGuyBC — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:11:50 GMT

Congrats to All the Winners

Staten Islander revealed as winner of $85M Mega Millions jackpot

Lottery Post — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:00:26 GMT

A Staten Island, New York, woman who bought a lottery ticket while wine shopping can afford champagne now a lot of it.

Jin Ok Choi, 54, was introduced at a Manhattan news conference Thursday as the winner an $85 million Mega Millions jackpot.

Choi said she bought a quick-pick ticket when she saw how big the jackpot for the July 3 drawing had gotten.

I'm still in shock, said Choi, who opted for a lump sum of $64 million and will take home $40 million after taxes.

She plans to buy a n... [ More ]