Liquor store in Passaic, NJ, sold winning Powerball ticket

Comment #80

jamella724 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:05:58 GMT

Wow, that's good amount of bonus to the liquor store. For sure it will motivate them to sell more powerball tickets

Comment #79

haymaker — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:34:20 GMT

Come hell or high water, jersey will collect 10.8%

3% must be w/holding, the winner is a resident.

Comment #78

Party1377 — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:24:06 GMT

15-20 %? You mean state taxes? If so it's less. I am still confused why she said 3% instead of 10.8% for NJ state taxes.

Comment #77

helpmewin — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:59:55 GMT

Comment #76

rdgrnr — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:14:30 GMT

Yeah, especially not with the Sweet Swine lady.

She hides the tickets and can't remember where she put 'em.

Comment #75

RedStang — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 05:28:58 GMT

Imagine if the winner is also the owner and gets the 10k. Drinks are on him.

Comment #74

haymaker — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:43:56 GMT

Yes, that is strange, maybe they already know that the winner is a resident

Comment #73

JoshUK — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:03:04 GMT

That sucks, must be annoying if you won 500M and then they come along and take all 150M straight away. I would rather it go to charity than them taking it.

Comment #72

BuyLow — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:01:31 GMT

Uhm yes....the IRS (Internal Robbery Service) gets 25% off the top then you owe them another 15 -20% at tax time....Gotta love the private bankers looting the world.... snip s. The IRS is the collection arm of the private Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve is about as Federal as FEDEX.

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Comment #71

JoshUK — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:00:45 GMT

She is a example of why I wouldn't want to be in a pool.

Comment #70

noise-gate — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:59:19 GMT

Isn't this that woman who called a Press Conference to brag about her winning the jackpot while those in the pool she was a part of- did not? If it is her, she was a few fries short of a happy meal .

Comment #69

Todd — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:59:05 GMT

The smart ones do.

Comment #68

JoshUK — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:58:36 GMT

Thanks for the reply Todd, seems pretty confusing if I was a US citizen and won first thing I would do is seek financial help from a lawyer or something. I guess most winners do that anyway.

Comment #67

Todd — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:57:05 GMT

They both simultaneously get their share. Both withhold fixed percentages of the jackpot upon initial payout, and then the winner will likely owe some more taxes by the end of the year.

Comment #66

Artist77 — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:56:00 GMT

lol

Comment #65

JoshUK — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:54:33 GMT

After NJ take their share, do they have to pay the IRS money also

Comment #64

BuyLow — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:53:35 GMT

She moved from Maryland...Got hired at Mickie Dees and started a lottery pool at work..

Comment #63

Todd — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:51:24 GMT

The strange thing is that the NJ Lottery director said in her press conference this morning that NJ is only withholding 3% from the payout for state taxes. I am not aware of any changes to the tax law in NJ, so my guess is that they take the rest later, but I need to check on it.

Comment #62

helpmewin — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:41:01 GMT

i like the way your thinking

Comment #61

noise-gate — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:35:15 GMT

Sure its going to spread, all the way to the West Coast, namely California. We ready for this baby to arrive and deliver.The rest of the nation dodged a nuclear bullet by California not being part of this latest PB jackpot.Better hold onto your hats people once California gets in on the game, its gonna be quite a ride.

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.

- George Bernard Shaw.

Comment #60

grwurston — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:30:07 GMT

Comment #59

JoshUK — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:07:28 GMT

10.8 is horrible, should be tax free.

Comment #58

haymaker — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:05:07 GMT

Todd, when i heard bordentown on the news this morning, first thought was, out of state winner,

PA. turnpike, NJ. turnpike, US. 130, interstate 95/295 ppl. from all over the place in that area everyday,

it's like when a winner is sold at an airport.

I bet Jersey can't wait for their 10.8

Comment #57

JoshUK — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:55:45 GMT

Yea, shame he didn't seek help and cut his ties with his son. Could of invested in a second rental property and rented it out or something. Instead he made his fool of a son his financial advisor lol.

Comment #56

maringoman — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:33:26 GMT

Lets hope its not a raging alcoholic who wins because this new found wealth will just send em to an early grave.

Comment #55

helpmewin — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:19:10 GMT

yes, it is getting exciting to hear

Comment #54

maringoman — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:04:59 GMT

Haha thats the hood. I can't wait to see who claims the jp and hear their story.

Comment #53

helpmewin — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:03:04 GMT

they like to do things BIG in NJ

Comment #52

mightwin — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:00:17 GMT

I propose states should have a four part press conference after a win. (On seperate days of course)

1. Declare that your state sold the winning ticket

2. Declare what retailer sold the ticket

3. Whether it was a quick pick or self pick

4. Who the winner is, unless they can claim anonymous

Comment #51

mightwin — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:50:42 GMT

So they throw a press conference just to say where the ticket was sold? Making things way bigger than they need to be.

Comment #50

ashabug725 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:48:13 GMT

Good ol Leroy... He woulda done a lot better (I believe) if he woulda cut ties w his son... It appeared to me he was on some drugs during the taping of show... Could b wrong...Guess the sons investments in cheap swords didn't pay off

Comment #49

JoshUK — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:42:15 GMT

Congrats to the winners, just don't end up broke. Unlike that guy and his son who won 2M on a scratch off and his son made him go broke and they both ended up in jail. They was on that TV show The Lottery Changed My Life. I think their last name was Ficks.

Comment #48

ashabug725 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:40:32 GMT

New Jersey had 52 $1,000,000 last year... Plus a big jackpot... And starting this year strong... Hope it spreads to the mid west!!!!! Congrats to the winners tho

Comment #47

helpmewin — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:19:23 GMT

Nice Video, that poor lady with all them question threw at her, also she needed a stand to put her papers on that crazy her having to hold them folders, i would make sure she was as comfortable as she could be before the press conference started

WTG! NJ Congrats to the Winner or Winners

Comment #46

tymack — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:16:11 GMT

Ridge Runner are you spying on me. But of course am in Mobile.

Comment #45

Todd — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:55:37 GMT

That may be true, but as we learned this morning these rumors are not always true. That's why you may have noticed that I did NOT report the rumors early this morning about the ticket being purchased in Bordentown, like all the other news outlets were doing. The rumors were totally false.

But who knows, this story may be true. I just won't trust it until there's some kind of proof.

Comment #44

lothob — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:45:28 GMT

Pat Battle reporting for NBC was outside the Liquor Store and the winner is a Passaic bodega worker who was working all day and didn't realize the winning ticket was purchased at his regular lotto / liquor shop. He actually took out his ticket and gave it to the clerk to run through the machine and a jackpot message was indicated! I'm surprised no one followed him home....

Comment #43

rdgrnr — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:04:46 GMT

Somehow I knowed you was in Mobile. I knowed it

Comment #42

KY Floyd — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:00:33 GMT

That's a pretty fat paycheck for 30 seconds of work you were already paid for. Lottery retailers seem to be perfectly happy to sell tickets for a modest 5 to 7% commission, so I don't know why lottery commissions pay bonuses for selling big winners. Did the retailer do something to deserve more for selling this ticket than they did for any of the losing tickets they sold

Comment #41

KY Floyd — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:58:11 GMT

That picture makes me wonder if we could find out that lottery winners can go broke even after clearing more than $100 million.

Comment #40

tymack — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:39:19 GMT

Surprise Me Ridge Runner!!!!!! Gosh Darn it I forgot there is no Lottery in Alabama. But hey I still may take a trip too a nearest corner liquor store. I usually drive 45 minutes away to Pensacola. If I am feeling lucky I go to Casino in Biloxi. But needless to say luck usually leaves upon arriving.

Comment #39

weshar75 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:10:27 GMT

I like crown royal in the mini bottles with a 20 ounce of coke. Congrats to the winner and the liquor store too.-weshar75

Comment #38

mcginnin56 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:03:58 GMT

Someone is going to be doing a lot of drinking celebrating.

Comment #37

sully16 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:45:40 GMT

Congrats to the lucky winners.

Comment #36

rdgrnr — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:22:12 GMT

In Alabama?

I think you might be in for a surprise.

Comment #35

savagegoose — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:19:57 GMT

every time i go to a liquor store to buy lotto, i say give me a couplae quick ones, and end up coming home drunk, sans lotto tickets.

Comment #34

redhot7 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:19:13 GMT

the winning Powerball ticket for Saturday's $338.3 million jackpot was sold at a liquor store in Passaic. The liquor store will receive a bonus of $10,000 for selling the winning ticket.

I am sorry but $10,000 bonus is ridiculous. We have a lottery winner in CA who won merely $6.5 millions but the retailer from where the winner bought the ticket got $32,500 bonus check.

Comment #33

JoshUK — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:55:07 GMT

Hope you win.

Comment #32

tymack — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:51:23 GMT

On my way to the nearest Liquor store to get me a Powerball Ticket

Comment #31

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:31:05 GMT

Oh ok

Comment #30

rdgrnr — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:13:34 GMT

I'll put it in my blog, dallas (language).

Comment #29

rdgrnr — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:09:43 GMT

Thanks, Todd.

Comment #28

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:43:00 GMT

LOL now ridge you know you can't comment about a song with out a link

Comment #27

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:41:17 GMT

Thanks for the info Todd

Comment #26

rdgrnr — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:39:39 GMT

They fit fine in my overalls, heh,heh,heh...

I ain't the skinny jeans type so I don't know about that (where's jimmy?).

They do fit in Wranglers and Lees and probably most anything else though, I'd reckon.

Comment #25

Todd — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:36:43 GMT

So many stories in the media are claiming that this was the 6th largest jackpot ever . I don't know who came up with that, but it seems that someone made this wrong claim, and the rest of the media continues to parrot it.

For the record, it is the 8th-largest annuity jackpot, and the 7th-largest cash value.

Here are the top 10 of each:

Top 10 Annuity Jackpots (March 23 Powerball jackpot in bold)

Mega Millions: $656 million, Mar. 30, 2012 - Illinois, Kansas, Maryland Powerball: $587.... [ More ]

Comment #24

rdgrnr — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:32:05 GMT

Can a half pint fit in that there pocket?

Hell yeah, easy.

RL Burnside even had an album titled Ass Pocket o' Whiskey .

Comment #23

ashabug725 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:23:28 GMT

Can't say you're not curious as to what type of person/family won... I'll sleep just fine at night f I don't know, but i like the stories

Comment #22

ashabug725 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:18:52 GMT

As long as it ain't them there skinny jeans... Some good ol wranglers or levis I bet it could

Comment #21

noise-gate — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:16:21 GMT

Can a half pint fit in that there pocket?

* Whats the chance that the owner of the liquor store was from Haiti and sending his/ hers portion of the winnings to help the family back on the island is admirable.

Comment #20

lele100 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:59:43 GMT

I'm going out on a limb with saying, I think this win was right on time! Congrats to the winner

Comment #19

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:47:11 GMT

Or some wine

Comment #18

TylerD67 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:37:43 GMT

Thanks my sister, Black and Gold here

Comment #17

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:16:30 GMT

Welcome to the LP Tyler

Comment #16

TylerD67 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:49:58 GMT

I got no problem with a winner staying anonmous, in fact whenever I see a winner having a news confrence and and holding interviews like they are famous I cringe and say a little prayer for them and their family that they don't end up cursed by the win.

Comment #15

rdgrnr — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:48:42 GMT

I hope it was somebody gettin' a half pint for his back pocket.

Comment #14

Ronnie316 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:42:20 GMT

I think I will enjoy waving to the crowd and smiling for the camera.

Comment #13

faber98 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:39:27 GMT

for all of you in favor of anonominity and that gun totin oklahomaite comes to mind, you seem awful curious about who the winner is. i guess unless you win you want it publicized. kind of a double standard.

Comment #12

TylerD67 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:35:06 GMT

Hope the winner is smart enought to get his or her affairs in order before cashing the ticket, and what ever you do don't hold a press confrence.

Comment #11

Ronnie316 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:24:07 GMT

It just hit now hit the MSN front page.

Comment #10

Ronnie316 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:22:02 GMT

lol. The sign looks like its a printed banner hanging there.

Comment #9

Original Bey — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:21:04 GMT

HRH Todd beats the official sites all the time. He still wouldn't share his secret.

Thanks for sharing the map Ronnie

Comment #8

Ronnie316 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:20:12 GMT

Thanks for the video.

Comment #7

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:16:57 GMT

Thanks Todd.

Comment #6

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:16:08 GMT

WOW!!! Maybe the owner will remodel with his/her bonus for selling the winning ticket

Comment #5

RedStang — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:11:06 GMT

Well that proves You never know . Place looks like its abandoned. Looked on the NJ lotto site and i see nothing about them selling a winning ticket. Very odd.

Comment #4

Ronnie316 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:55:31 GMT

Found the Goolgle image.

https://www.google.com/maps

Comment #3

Original Bey — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:49:58 GMT

I trust that the winner was buying a bottle of JD

Comment #2

Todd — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:37:36 GMT

Video of the press conference coming shortly...

Comment #1

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:24:19 GMT

Congratulations to the winner/s

Liquor store in Passaic, NJ, sold winning Powerball ticket

Lottery Post — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:18:36 GMT

Rumors were wrong

Update: complete raw video of press conference added

By Todd Northrop

Contrary to rumors swirling in the media and on Web sites this morning, the New Jersey Lottery announced this morning at a press conference that the winning Powerball ticket for Saturday's $338.3 million jackpot was sold at a liquor store in Passaic.

New Jersey Lottery Executive Director Carole Hedinger announced Monday morning at a 10:00 am press conference that Eagle Liquors, located at 126 Pass... [ More ]