Florida woman hits for $10M on lottery scratch-off

Comment #31

1977 — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:27:11 GMT

Hey BuyLow!!!! Is that really a fact that you dont have to take a photo if you win...We where just talking about that ? Everyone was saying you had too..I said theycan't make you.

Comment #30

Ronnie316 — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:57:34 GMT

That is a really big winning ticket...... Our $20. tickets in AZ pay. $250k max......

Comment #29

Ronnie316 — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:55:43 GMT

The point is that she is NOT married, thats why married is in parentheses.

Comment #28

RedStang — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:34:06 GMT

Another reason not to trust odds. Players are trying to find a winner and it was already bought a month ago.

Comment #27

Ronnie316 — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:31:57 GMT

Right, she stepped into lime light voluntarily, so the press should cover them and their marital status

Comment #26

RJOh — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:25:22 GMT

I don't have to worry about that since I don't live in Florida.

Comment #25

BuyLow — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:44:38 GMT

Actually in FL there is NO requirement for a picture. Only name, city, game played, and amount won. Thats why when I win big $$$ I will rent a place out of the area I actually live in, change my address on my DL, claim my prize and wala...wasn't me, I don't live in _______ .

Comment #24

mcginnin56 — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 08:15:13 GMT

Comment #23

HaveABall — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:43:52 GMT

No reason for the lottery to have put Cary Tullis into the picture. Only official winner(s) on the claim form should be required to lose their anonymity by holding lottery headquarters promo checks for required photos and videos. Also, why would someone who doesn't get any % of the jackpot monies directly, step into press conferences?

Would be even better if NO name release or identity photos had to be taken of any lottery jackpot winners

Comment #22

haymaker — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:41:09 GMT

Another win at publix ?

Whenever I'm in florida I buy my tix. @ starvin marvin's when getting gas,

I think I'll go to publix from now on.

Comment #21

billionaire2bee — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:37:23 GMT

Well I think they were just trying to get in the fact that she was married...have you all noticed they always mention whether or not the winner is married single or whatever and if they have children. I don't think they said it because she is a lesbian...they would have mentioned her spouse if she was married to a man as well

Comment #20

Ronnie316 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:16:33 GMT

I think it was funny that they included wife in the story. If a girl is going to show up for a photo with another girl in tow, people are going to want to know that she (the one in tow) is an unrecognized wife .

Comment #19

Artist77 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:08:50 GMT

I'll accept partial credit. I will put it on your tab.

Comment #18

Sosaman66 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:02:11 GMT

in a very roundabout way yes, should I have given you credit for stating that already?

I'm hoping for my own happy story when I play Powerball tomorrow. I have a 4-day wknd starting Friday, so having an extra $150M in my pocket would be a great way to kick it off! :) Good luck to everybody

Comment #17

Artist77 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:25:28 GMT

hmmm didn't I say it was probably legal related earlier

Comment #16

Sosaman66 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:21:50 GMT

Why is everybody HERE so concerned with her marital status? Next time they show a picture of a winner with her husband should we all cry out Her marital status has zero relevance with the story!!! How many times have we seen pictures here with the caption Winner with wife winner with boy/girlfriend winner with sons winner with coworkers etc. and nobody gives a second thought about it. I thought the author did a fine job explaining what the relationship between the two was, and had to include the... [ More ]

Comment #15

jamella724 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:52:16 GMT

Wow, this so amazing...She's so lucky... that $10 million is really a big amount. Her story will definitely inspire more people to play lottery.

Comment #14

NoShame — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:23:21 GMT

I think you're ALL getting a bit uppity on this. She probably refers to her as wife because they are in the most committed relationship that Florida law can recognize. And the parenthesis statement was a means to explain why the term wife had to be quoted. Basic journalism 101 is that you would have to explain something like that in order to not confuse your readers or have them take it the wrong way. If Tuttle came alone to claim the money and took the picture by herself, none of this would eve... [ More ]

Comment #13

RJOh — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:18:29 GMT

The California lottery winner partner only had fiancee status, I wonder if wife status give the Florida winner partner more rights to a share of her winnings.

Comment #12

Faust — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:40:18 GMT

well it seems that marital status, whereas engaged and other statuses of other winners are listed... is relevant or at least seemingly lacking protest from people here. So, perhaps saying wife was with respect to what the winner referred to her lifepartner/family (or generic pc term to avoid offense to the public) as, and that including Florida's stance to avoid the angry mobs that don't agree with her choice of wording or definitions due to the laws of the state... and likely also the complaint... [ More ]

Comment #11

rdgrnr — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 03:08:56 GMT

Looks like her wife is hoggin' most of that check in the picture.

That could have Freudian ramifications.

I've had a few wives that liked to hog the check my own self.

Comment #10

Nikkicute — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:27:38 GMT

Quit wondering what the initial number of large prizes where and go get to scratching!! lol

Go find those winning tickets

Comment #9

weshar75 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:32:52 GMT

I would have taken the cash too on a scratch-it annuity. That is a nice chunk of change!-weshar75

Comment #8

psykomo — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:23:25 GMT

go moe MONEY $$$$$$$$ Atst7:

BUT:

PSYKO has a gull'ssssssssss and/R bouy'sssssssssss CONTRACT

U (AND) ALL UR lawyer'$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ must SIGN!!!!!

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Comment #7

tnlottodreamer — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:56:35 GMT

With a 10 Million dollar win. I don't think her wife is going anywhere no time soon. I wish them all the luck in the world.

Comment #6

Artist77 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:35:24 GMT

Go Big money! I think the article was very awkwardly written but perhaps they wanted to indicate since she won the money in Florida, her wife would have no spousal claims on the money.

Comment #5

tnlottodreamer — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:47:48 GMT

(Under current Florida law, same-sex marriages, civil unions, and domestic partnerships are not recognized.)

OMG Who really cares if she is married,gay or straight. They did not have to include that in the story. I think it was unprofessional to say the least.

YOU GO GIRL ON YOUR BIG WIN

Comment #4

Jill34786 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:02:56 GMT

According to the Florida Lottery website, this Billion dollar blockbuster game has been active since February, 2009. I am somewhat surprised that there are still 5 $10-million and 74 $1-million tickets outstanding.

I wonder what the initial number of large prizes were when it debut

Comment #3

mcginnin56 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:30:54 GMT

It is totally non-relevant. Very unprofessional and uncalled for.

Comment #2

LottoGuyBC — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:57:43 GMT

$10M on a scratch off...Very Nice

Congrats

Comment #1

magic 007 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:38:33 GMT

How relevant is the winners marital status , and Florida's stance on same sex marriages to this story.

Florida woman hits for $10M on lottery scratch-off

Lottery Post — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:12:27 GMT

A Coral Springs, Florida, woman has claimed a $10 million lottery win the largest haul of the year so far in Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Tara Tuttle, 35, of Coral Springs, claimed the $10 million top prize in the Billion Dollar Blockbuster Scratch-off game at Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee. Her ticket cost $20.

Despite the high cost of scratch tickets like the one claimed by Tuttle, Lottery officials note that scratch-off payback is about 70 percent compared to 50 percent... [ More ]