Record Powerball jackpot won by 1 ticket

Comment #233

jamella724 — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:25:54 GMT

Who could be that extremely lucky guy? I wonder how did he come up with winning numbers. If I'm the winner first thing I will do is to buy a private plane so I can tour around the world

Comment #232

redhot7 — Sun, 26 May 2013 06:04:40 GMT

No, according to Florida Lottery, it was a QP.

Comment #231

Anfang71 — Sun, 26 May 2013 03:54:39 GMT

So we still do not know for fact if the Ticket(s) were Self or Quick pics, correct

Comment #230

th19940305 — Sun, 26 May 2013 00:44:31 GMT

You can play your play slips by sliding them in a slot below where you insert your bills

Comment #229

th19940305 — Sun, 26 May 2013 00:41:46 GMT

Publix does have self service machines that you can buy QP powerball or play your play slips at

They are at only some publixes, the smaller ones have the older machines that only dispense scratch offs

Comment #228

redhot7 — Sun, 26 May 2013 00:34:10 GMT

Can you pick your own numbers (doesn't look like it)?

Does the machine accept a payslip

Comment #227

BuyLow — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:00:28 GMT

You are right, most stores have only scratch vendors but they do exist with both. We have them in some local Publix.

Comment #226

Anfang71 — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:08:23 GMT

So was the ticket a self pick or QP?

I can't find the answer. Does the Lottery know itself or will we have to wait till the winner claims

Comment #225

justxploring — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:18:55 GMT

I know they were in the news last year, but I've never seen a self service lottery machine (I live in Florida) There are vending machines for scratch-off tickets in most Publix supermarkets in the state, but usually people are lined up at the customer service counter to buy tickets for online games like Powerball, Lotto, Fantasy5, etc.

I was hoping the winning ticket was purchased from a small grocery store or other family owned business. Publix has an annual revenue of around $27 billion, bu... [ More ]

Comment #224

Ronnie316 — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:29:33 GMT

I think he should just mail it in................

https://www.lotterypost.com/news/182485

Comment #223

Ronnie316 — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:21:29 GMT

How did you guess Jammy

Comment #222

jimmy4164 — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:29:11 GMT

Nice that you feel so comfortable being condescending toward others, but your wrong again as their are many more in this world (not like you) than 1 in 175.000.000 who would give ALL their winning to charity.

Might YOU be one of those who would give ALL their winnings to charity

Comment #221

gogidolim — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:48:17 GMT

Let's just stay away from any political mumbo jumbo shall we?

Now I don't envy the winner of $600 mil. Actually I pity for the winner. I am totally happy with the minimum jackpot amount because I just need a lil boost, not some earth-shattering fortune.

Comment #220

Ronnie316 — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:25:45 GMT

Let me guess... the truth in your twisted mind, only exists in a book of myths and fairy tales

Comment #219

Ronnie316 — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:41:11 GMT

Comment #218

Jill34786 — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:39:10 GMT

I mentioned that the IRS executives were being questioned by Congress. You somehow equate that to having a discussion .

It is pretty evident that it is you who enjoys twisting the truth.

Comment #217

Jill34786 — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:35:46 GMT

Wow! you just love to twist these statements. You should replace Jay Carney as I have nio doubt you will do well!

Once again, I am referring to someone who collects their lottery prize and not someone who simply gives their winning ticket to a charity.

The odds of either scenario happening is even higher than those of actually winning the grand prize.

Comment #216

Ronnie316 — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:34:22 GMT

The IRS executives are not their for discussion so your point is a little twisted as are many of your points.

Comment #215

Jill34786 — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:29:57 GMT

I may have implied those things, but I never said them.

Sounds like the IRS executives being questioned at the Capital could have used that line.

Comment #214

Ronnie316 — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:03 GMT

Again Jill, your assumptions that other people are beneath you betrays you. If a person gave ALL their winnings to a specific charity the check could be directed to the charity and no taxes would be withhold.

Comment #213

Ronnie316 — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:21:49 GMT

More stupid and false assumption Jill? I may have implied those things, but I never said them.

Comment #212

Jill34786 — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:16:37 GMT

Ronnie- You need to activate that brain of yours. I will explain this as simply as I can:

When someone wins a large lottery prize, 25% will be deducted automatically for Federal taxes.

That someone decides to donate all their winnings to charity thereby reducing their taxable income to zero thus making their tax obligation 0.

That generous individual will get back a large portion of the 25% Federal tax that was initially deducted.

Hopefully you can comprehend that

Comment #211

Jill34786 — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:10:19 GMT

You're too intelligent for your own good. I have no doubt you think you have the capacity to outwit the IRS, tax laws/loop holes and mitigate tax obligations to zero.

You're such a genius

Comment #210

Ronnie316 — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:09:03 GMT

A very generous individual could donate ALL their winnings to charity and actually get a refund back from the IRS...I think it's safe to say it won't be happening anytime soon.

By all means Jill, please explain to us (little people) how giving to a charity entitles the giver to a refund

Comment #209

Ronnie316 — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:02:47 GMT

Another really stupid assumption Jill. I think its reasonable to believe that anyone who is smart enough to come up with $300 million in losing tickets is smart enough to realize that they will need to explain where they got them. Besides that I think the whole point of NOT paying 39% tax went right over your head.

Comment #208

rock_nc — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:54:16 GMT

Who can you trust these days! Not even our own GOVERNMENT!! Not even the rule of Law!! We each live in our little world, with our Family and Friends, we don't know what's going on up in the White House, all these scandals, what else is going to happen! I know this was the first time in 3 years, I didn't have to pay in taxes. Got a little back! So I'm thinking, I'm kinda glad I didn't win that money. Look at all the problems you will have with that much money! People would want to kidnap you or y... [ More ]

Comment #207

Jill34786 — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:38:49 GMT

The IRS would invoke the fifth if asked to testify about their activities but they would raid our home, freeze our assets,throw us in jail before asking questions.

Comment #206

rdgrnr — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:36:15 GMT

Zinnnnngg!!!

Good zinger!

She did nothing wrong but she's gonna plead the 5th anyway just cuz she doesn't feel like talking about it. Now she'll get another big bonus and a raise and be promoted and put in charge of another agency! Life is good when you have friends in high places.

Comment #205

redhot7 — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:05:34 GMT

They don't have to explain anything. They could just invoke the fifth

Comment #204

Jill34786 — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:08:54 GMT

If they were able to claim $300 million in lottery losses, then they would have an even greater problem....explaining to the IRS how they came up with that much money to begin with

Comment #203

Jill34786 — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:04:14 GMT

If the winner(s) decide to bypass tax and legal advice, then paying 39.6% might be a reality. Mitigating millions in possible deductions doesn't come easy but I will assume that a few here at LP feel they can take on the IRS without the need for any professional help.

A very generous individual could donate ALL their winnings to charity and actually get a refund back from the IRS...I think it's safe to say it won't be happening anytime soon.

Comment #202

brees2012 — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:27:53 GMT

Thank You .............Redhot7

Comment #201

hurley1333 — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:13:40 GMT

This may be the most incisive post I have read about the rigging that occurs in lotteries. I should add that I think the lottery management can actively intervene to preclude a winning for any draw. For example, the Illinois lottery has changed markedly in the last 3 years or so that it has been on private management.

For example Lotto Illinois used to a game in which there was an amost guranteed winner every week. It was a popular game costing only 50 cts a panel. with a minimum wager of 2

Comment #200

redhot7 — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:09:15 GMT

All Terminal game prizes must be claimed at a Florida Lottery retailer or Florida Lottery district office on or before the 180th day after the winning drawing. .....

FLORIDA LOTTO, MEGA MILLIONS, POWERBALL and MEGA MONEY jackpot winners who want the Cash Option payment must claim their prizes within the first 60 days after the draw date. If the prize is not claimed within the first 60 days of the redemption period, it will be paid out in annual payments.

Florida Lottery

Comment #199

brees2012 — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:03:37 GMT

Why is it , the Powerball winner has only 60 days to turn in his ticket , In florida they've 180 days...

Comment #198

pickone4me — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:46:59 GMT

I'm gonna play my state lotteries from now on, these big national ones have awful odds of winning anything. I bet I'd get hit by lighting, before I would win any amount of money.

Comment #197

Stack47 — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:12:11 GMT

They could claim $300 million in lottery losses. Wonder how many shoe boxes it takes to hold $300 million worth of losing tickets

Comment #196

Ronnie316 — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:26 GMT

If a person decided to give the entire amount to charity the tax bill would be exactly ZERO.

Comment #195

Ronnie316 — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:53:38 GMT

Comment #194

Ronnie316 — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:52:50 GMT

It is a very bold assumption that the winner will pay a full 39% tax.

Comment #193

golfer1960 — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:28:47 GMT

You're fabulous

Comment #192

Dk25 — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:05:36 GMT

Well that's a lot of money either way......

Comment #191

Jill34786 — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:28:19 GMT

The news media has been touting that the winner will get over $300 million after taxes which is completely false. The cash value is $370.9 million and after 25% Federal taxes are deducted, their initial take home amount is a little over $278 million.

The winner will be responsible for additional taxes when they file their returns and the true net amount will be just a bit over $200 million

Comment #190

Jill34786 — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:19:27 GMT

Ridge- not one dime more was a talking point mistake that was inherited from the previous administration.

In terms of the healthcare tax, 200k/250k will be the basis depending on whether you're single or married.

Either a 3.8% Obamacare tax or 2.35% medicare part A tax will be applied to any unearned/investment income as well as earned income

for those individuals who exceed the 200k/250k income allowance that is given.

These additional taxes will depend on if Obamacare get repealed... [ More ]

Comment #189

Dk25 — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:45 GMT

The powerball winner would receive a little over 300 million....

Also, rumor has it the winner worked at Publix...she is 26 years old and worked at the deli counter...went to Publix today and all the employees are talking about it...

One person to get all that money.... snip !

This post has been automatically changed by the Lottery Post computer system to remove inappropriate content and/or spam.

Comment #188

rdgrnr — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:15:51 GMT

$14 million for healthcare tax?

Man, what happened to not one dime more?

Oh yeah, I forgot, being rich puts you on the Enemies List.

Comment #187

Jill34786 — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:12:11 GMT

The winner(s) will get a tad over $278 million. They will be responsible for another $54 million in Federal taxes as well as a healthcare tax which may tack on $14 million more towards their tax obligations.

The total net should be a little over $200 million....good thing there isn't a state income tax in Florida

Comment #186

rock_nc — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:56:21 GMT

I'd say an old retiree form nearby! congrats to whom ever it is

Comment #185

rock_nc — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:52:59 GMT

what will that person get after taxes

Comment #184

Stack47 — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:02:31 GMT

You're missing the point, the lottery wants the name of the person who bought the ticket and trusts under 18 years-old can't legally buy a lottery ticket.

Comment #183

Stack47 — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:59:35 GMT

A blind trust would prevent the winner from knowing how their money was being invested by the trustee. People talk about ways to remain anonymous, but I really believe most of us would take the chance of our names being known rather than not knowing how our $222 million after tax winnings are being invested.

The winner can form a regular trust but their name will be published. With this amount of money if the winner wants to spread it among his family members, a trust would be a very good

Comment #182

yoho — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:50:27 GMT

But surely there are ways around that...

For example, you're allowed to give lottery tickets as gifts, right? Then you just simply gift the ticket to a trust you just created...

Comment #181

KY Floyd — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:03:23 GMT

I didn't say that a trust can't be formed after the drawing. I said a trust that's formed after the drawing can't be the winner. The drawing creates a winner, so an entity that doesn't exist yet can't possibly win.

If you win and then form a trust to claim the prize you're still the winner, and the trust is claiming the prize on your behalf. In most states the rules say they release the name of the winner, not the name of the entity claiming the prize. There's a reason that when we read stori... [ More ]

Comment #180

helpmewin — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:02:37 GMT

Comment #179

IamTheWinner — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:00:51 GMT

My dream is death, my life over. spent 60 dollars only get 4 dollar back.

Comment #178

redhot7 — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:23:21 GMT

The winner better acts quickly. They only have 2 months from the draw date if they want the cash option.

Comment #177

redhot7 — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:18:40 GMT

From what I understand, MUSL invests lottery money in low risk more secure investments, like US Government Bonds and not higher risk like the one made by Madoff or Enron.

Remember, they invest the whole lump sum and with that and the interest they made, they only give you little by little each year for 30 years. So, they have plenty of time to meet their obligation.

Comment #176

rdgrnr — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:14:29 GMT

Should I be worried?

Yeah, they like Chinamen down there.

So be careful.

Comment #175

rdgrnr — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:06:02 GMT

That is one fine comment.

It would be very hard to improve on that one.

I think I'm going to bookmark it for future reference.

Comment #174

whiteballz — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:36:34 GMT

i think your comment is wonderful.

Comment #173

ashabug725 — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:16:56 GMT

My understanding was (of that comment) that one couldn't claim the jackpot as a blind trust unless it was established before the drawing... Maybe I was off

Comment #172

Gopher701 — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:09:25 GMT

How much do we knw about the Multi-State Lottery System ( MUSL ) ?

I do not see any audited financials linked to there Website.

Does an annuity winner have any input into the securities purchased?

I have no reason to doubt their honesty and ability to meet their obligations.

A few names to consider Bernie Madoff, Enron, Lehman Brothers, and World Com.

One thing for sure the states are not going to make up for any shortfall in order to pay a millionaire

Comment #171

BuyLow — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:49:25 GMT

Yes, In FL you can claim with a trust all day long. Catch is they list the trustee of the trust as well as the name of the Trust. Wonder if you could have an LLC or a Corporation as the trustee, or if it has to be a person

Comment #170

Matsy — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:48:26 GMT

Congratulations to someone and family. You have truly been blessed

Comment #169

Todd — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:45:11 GMT

For those wondering, I have confirmed the final cash value of the jackpot $370.9 million. (Exactly $370,896,780.54.

Comment #168

Arrowhead — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:30:35 GMT

Yep.

For 20-25 years, before the advent and popularity of PB and MM, Ohio Lotto main game was won every few weeks on average, 'modest' prizes usually between $4-16 million. Many of those were claimed through some form of a trust.

Comment #167

Jill34786 — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:41:28 GMT

That was my understanding as well. I was just responding to someone who mentioned that most states do not allow a trust to be formed adter having won a large prize.

I thought perhaps it was something new that was just implemented.

Comment #166

Arrowhead — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:34:33 GMT

Many jackpots through the years in both national big-game lottos and state ones have been claimed in some form of trust after a winning drawing. In Ohio alone there have probably been several dozen.

Comment #165

ressuccess — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56:31 GMT

Congratulations to the jackpot winner in Florida. This will be part of my current event. What do you think about my comment

Comment #164

Ronnie316 — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:14:18 GMT

Im happy for the FL winner.

Comment #163

LottoPools — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:01:26 GMT

Didn't think it would be a single ticket winner. I'm just glad it wasn't won in the northeast.

Comment #162

Ronnie316 — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:46:51 GMT

I was here in AZ 30 years ago when people were LAUGHED AT for even considering a land purchase in the dessert. (now Fountain Hills) Sure the fountain put the developers over but anyone could have forseen that Scottsdale would eventually break out in that direction and bought land out there dirt cheap .

Comment #161

Ronnie316 — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:16:00 GMT

Right, but a person does not need to be a developer to own some of the adjoining land. A person does however need a little foresight and intestinal fortitude to buy land AHEAD of developers and development.

Comment #160

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

Comment #159

Ronnie316 — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:38 GMT

Perhaps you could PM KY and purchase some consulting services

Comment #158

gogidolim — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:01:31 GMT

Should I be worried? I read from SomethingAwful forum that the town the PB was one is practically straight outta Deliverance.

Comment #157

STORM — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:42:25 GMT

I second that,

Comment #156

Jill34786 — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:04:59 GMT

I wasn't aware that a trust couldn't be formed after a prize was won. There have been many winners that have claimed their prize under a trust so perhaps some states are willing to bend the rules

Comment #155

Jill34786 — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:56:11 GMT

The example you gave was of Fountain Hills in Arizona. You stated that the value had gone up 1000 fold. Most of that gain was derived after developing the community thereby incurring a great deal of time and expense. Raw land may indeed go up in value but not as much as a parcel that has had all the infrastructure put in place.

Comment #154

helpmewin — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:26:45 GMT

Comment #153

Toronto — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:07:50 GMT

Most states stipulate a particular type of trust or corporation is eligible to claim - in California, the grantor must be the winner and it is tied to a grantor's social security #. They cannot be blind. Some other states will allow S corps, which pass through to a shareholder - that shareholder will be the winners and those name would be announced. The other option is a non-profit, but you would be giving away all your money in that case.

Comment #152

KY Floyd — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:38:44 GMT

In most states the rules say that the names of lottery winners must be released. The rules generally don't say that the name of the ticket owner or claimant must be released. The lottery can't be won by a trust that was formed after the drawing created the winner, even if the trust is the legal entity that claims the prize. Some states may be cooperative, but such a rule gives them the legal authority to release the name of the person who won, regardless of how they go about claiming the prize.... [ More ]

Comment #151

redhot7 — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:19:04 GMT

Has anyone ACTUALLY managed to claim with a trust in a state that doesn't allow anonymity?

Is it a guarantee that nobody is going to be able to find out like through Freedom of Information Act?

How much hassle would you have to go through and how much would it cost

Comment #150

Party1377 — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:54:22 GMT

You can still claim blind trust or LLC all media would be directed to your lawyer. Again you can get around it.

Also an excellent team of financial advisers tax lawyers are big.

I wonder how many QP's did the winner buy

Comment #149

Masone — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:49:56 GMT

Destiny.

https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/260600

Comment #148

duckman — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:48:27 GMT

The latest Florida Lottery press release said it was a Quick Pick but it didn't say if it was just one on the ticket. If it was ONE ticket, that should become the poster child for the saying it only takes one ticket to win .

Comment #147

redhot7 — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:44:54 GMT

Wow, that's a very lucky QP especially if he or she only bought ONE ticket.

Comment #146

duckman — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:41:46 GMT

The big Powerball winner was a Quick Pick ... talk about the right place at the right time

Comment #145

Nino224 — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:38:08 GMT

Sadly, Florida winners are not allowed to remain anonymous. I hope that rule is amended soon.

Comment #144

bluemoon03 — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:47:54 GMT

I've already seen Facebooks and Instagrams of the *lottery winner*...Hmmmm... I doubt it's real though.

Comment #143

redhot7 — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:26:39 GMT

It is rigged to make sure that any one single person does not win multiples of the same prize level from the same drawing.

There was a case a few years ago when an individual bought 5 lines with the same 5 white balls but different mega balls. All 5 balls match but he missed the red ball. He collected 5 millions I think.

I remember that the news was posted in the lottery post archive.

Comment #142

RJOh — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:20:24 GMT

Your boycott must not be working, I read MM will be changing its format later this year to be more competitive with PB.

I thought MM was doing fine but the powers that be must think having more losers per dollar spent will make them more competitive.

Comment #141

Tatototman65 — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:47:57 GMT

^^^I didn't buy any tickets. I'm still boycotting...

Comment #140

redhot7 — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:37:00 GMT

It seems that the interest for this particular PB record jackpot was much lower than MM record jackpot a year ago, at least in the state of CA.

There are 769,585 winning tickets from PB and 3,009,642 winning tickets from MM in the state. The odds of winning anything with PB is actually better so if given the same enthusiasm, the number of winning tickets from PB should be higher.

I think the $2 ticket price discourages people to buy more tickets if at all.

Comment #139

sully16 — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:18:19 GMT

Congrats to the winner.

Comment #138

lottoguysocal — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:06:14 GMT

not yet, soon enough, soon enough

Comment #137

helpmewin — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:03:53 GMT

Can't wait to see the new winners,

Comment #136

Ronnie316 — Sun, 19 May 2013 22:49:20 GMT

No doubt as a financial consultant you are very skilled at over complicating simple things. (and getting paid to do so) In my example I was talking about buying and holding land. NOT developing it.

Comment #135

yoho — Sun, 19 May 2013 22:43:18 GMT

It's so sad when people don't understand probability and statistics, and are so stubborn about it.

What you're suggesting to do is absolutely impossible. They don't know WHO bought the ticket. They only know where it's bought. So how can they stop

people from winning multiples of the same prize level ? How is it physically possible? \

The reason people don't match 4/6 in the same drawing is because the chances of that are very small, that's all. If you spend 4 bucks, buy 2 lin... [ More ]

Comment #134

Ronnie316 — Sun, 19 May 2013 22:40:41 GMT

Welcome to LP alien.