Arizona Lottery releases name of Powerball jackpot winner

Comment #41

scarchelli — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:41:44 GMT

That guy in the video won nothing. The other customers saw his ticket and confirmed he had all six numbers right and the news reporter referred to him as a multi multi millionaire . He obviously had a phony ticket, typical scum of the earth, he will never win now.

Comment #40

mediabrat — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:50:42 GMT

Clear as mud.

Comment #39

pickone4me — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:39:33 GMT

Gee, way to go AP! Creeps! Guess no lame stories from holly weird stars to chase after.

Comment #38

lowerAL251 — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:20:43 GMT

ongratz.........and maybe the guy in the video did win something he could've hit 5 numbers and won the 1million dollar prize.

Comment #37

jamella724 — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:47:41 GMT

He was a good person, that's why he became a millionaire...everybody wants to be a millionaire, but not everybdoy have the chance to win....

Comment #36

haymaker — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:54:54 GMT

Not sure what he is, but put the word rich in front of it.

Comment #35

Ronnie316 — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:09:28 GMT

He is not only a puss, he is also a piker.........

Comment #34

mediabrat — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:08:03 GMT

Real house ? Please clarify. What's so fake about Mr. Good's current residence

Comment #33

golfer1960 — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:52:19 GMT

I hear ya Venom! They printed way too much information.

Comment #32

VenomV12 — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:39:05 GMT

I am a little annoyed that they did not release his blood type, Social Security number, credit score and hospital where he was born also. lol

There are some very wealthy areas in Arizona so he should be fine. He can go to Lake Tahoe, NYC, Los Angeles and a whole lot of other places where his winnings are considered a pittance and he can disappear in the crowd.

Also the black guy in the video never claimed to win the whole thing. More than likely he won the second prize, there were 60 somet... [ More ]

Comment #31

RJOh — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:32:12 GMT

I'm guessing if you weren't miffed about this, you would find something else to be miffed about.

Comment #30

HaveABall — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:23:24 GMT

Congratulations, Goods, on your huge P.B. jackpot win!

I can enjoy a P.B. jackpot win too.

Comment #29

Jill34786 — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:16:59 GMT

That story had all sorts of holes. Someone had signed the back of the ticket and mispelled the company, that was just one of the many red flags. The lottery prize ended up expiring and going unclaimed.

Comment #28

Jill34786 — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:03:38 GMT

Describing a particular town and those who reside within affluent is too broad of a term. Jupiter, FL is considered an extremely wealthy area yet the residence live in homes ranging from 200k on up to $100 million. Many of these neighborhoods are very diverse and not everyone is considered rich.

Comment #27

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:01:06 GMT

What does his color have to do with him winning the lottery

Comment #26

Artist77 — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:56:11 GMT

Yea I said the same thing about $289,000 being affluent . I do like his circle pool if that home is his. Shows some originality. I think that is terrible that his home was identified. If they start doing this outing with the lesser $ 20 million winners, someone is going to be harmed sooner or later. Also, that is why if you have a facebook account, linkedin, etc, try to avoid using your personal photo. Use a pic of something else.

Comment #25

Erzulieredeyes — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:07:47 GMT

This is exactly why I wouldn't waste my time trying to be anonymous, because the press will find you whether you hide behind an entity or not.

Of course I'd still set up a trust just to make it somewhat difficult for the majority of the public but waiting 2 months plus to collect is a move made by the paranoids of LP members.

Give me my check so I can collect interest, and good luck trying to find me, I wouldn't stay put for long, at least not for the first 6 months..lol

And $289,0... [ More ]

Comment #24

Ronnie316 — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:24:55 GMT

Wealth people can live in cheap $289k house if they want.

Especially if they are too cheap to get a real house.

Comment #23

RJOh — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:24:01 GMT

Didn't someone try that a few months ago in one the western states and they refused to pay their NY lawyer unless the actual buyer of the ticket showed up

Comment #22

Jill34786 — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:18:59 GMT

He could have had an attorney claim it under a trust that had many shell company within and it would have been much more difficult to reveal.

Comment #21

Jill34786 — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:12:38 GMT

I agree that many people on this site assume that he is wealthy because he has a $289k home in supposedly an affluent neighborhood. From what I can see after seeing a picture of his house it's far from high end. He most likely was a hard working middle class individual who after netting over $115 million (after 35% Federal/5% state tax) is now indeed very wealthy and in the top 0.1

Comment #20

Seattlejohn — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:22:49 GMT

Congratulations to him! From all accounts, he's simply a really nice guy; he deserves it

Comment #19

Ronnie316 — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:06:11 GMT

I'm happy for the rich white boy. I think rich people are the most deserving winners..........

Comment #18

Ronnie316 — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:04:55 GMT

No miffing necessary, its part of playing the lottery.

Comment #17

Ronnie316 — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:03:40 GMT

A rich white boy......... just like I said.......

Comment #16

Original Bey — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:23:19 GMT

There was never a question that he would be outted .

Anonymous in this instance only meant that he declined to participate in the press conference.

I think that the use of that word on the part of the lottery is misleading when they knew that the request would be made and by law they would have no choice but to comply.

Comment #15

jmcbc1963 — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:11:03 GMT

Am I the only one who is miffed that he chose to remain anonymous but the AP because of freedom of information made it public anyway

Comment #14

ressuccess — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:57:36 GMT

I hope the winner steps forward.

Comment #13

NightStalker — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:34:00 GMT

Congrats to Mr. Good and his family!

Of course, now he's totally $crewed because he wanted to remain anonymous, but the press had to find out his name so the leeches can seek him out and get what they can from him.

Comment #12

Cletu$2 — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:12:32 GMT

Not to mention the money you save paying some kid to shovel your snow.Living in the desert has its rewards.

Comment #11

rdgrnr — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:01:37 GMT

Well at least he won't have to live in a desert anymore.

Although you do save a lot on lawnmower blade sharpening that way.

Comment #10

KY Floyd — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:28:21 GMT

Apparently anonymous only means the lottery won't issue press releases with your name in Arizona. It's no different than information on property ownership - they don't publicize it, but the information is part of their public records and available to anyone who asks. The only thing in their way is some minor paperwork, and possibly a modest fee.

Once they've got the name and town the rest of it is pretty easy unless there are a few people with your name in that town. Even if there are several... [ More ]

Comment #9

bigguy5 — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:18:10 GMT

why would any body wanted no who won , it was,nt u . it a reason why people wants to be anonmous,

people is crazy out here , u can get kill, u saw what happen fla,

Comment #8

dpoly1 — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:43:06 GMT

He obviously owns a modest home! So much for him already being wealthy because he lives in Fountain Hills Arizona!

Now, what will the crybabies whine about

Comment #7

Original Bey — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:16:46 GMT

No, it isn't one of those states.

The jackpot was a record. The media couldn't resist it.

What made it worse was that the other couple claimed so quickly which honed all focus on the winner from AZ.

Comment #6

golfer1960 — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:09:43 GMT

Although I appreciate the information about the winner because it satisfies my curiosity, this story gives too much information on a winner who wanted to remain annonymous.

Isn't Arizona an annonymous state?

The Press can find out anything about you so watch out.

Comment #5

Jill34786 — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:43:39 GMT

He had a lot of us fooled. It seems some folks will do pretty much anything to get a few minutes of fame

Comment #4

dk1421 — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:21:12 GMT

Wow... so it's obviously not the guy from the video. I wonder what happened.

Comment #3

helpmewin — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:06:12 GMT

Congrats! to them, a Wonderful Christmas 2012 and a Happy New Year 2013

Comment #2

Original Bey — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:00:02 GMT

I think this residence now serves as the off site location for his house staff to enjoy on their days off.

Yeah - That Kinda Rich

Comment #1

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:55:18 GMT

Congratulations to Mr. Good and family...

Arizona Lottery releases name of Powerball jackpot winner

Lottery Post — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:52:10 GMT

The second winner of the $587.5 million Powerball jackpot is a 37-year-old electronics industry professional who grew up in a modest home in Pennsylvania and moved to an affluent Phoenix suburb last year before striking it rich in the lotto.

The winner is Matthew Good of Fountain Hills, who chose to remain anonymous after claiming the prize last week. Lottery winners in Arizona are a matter of public record, and The Associated Press filed a public records request to learn his name.

Good to... [ More ]