Woman who let Powerball winner go ahead of her has no regrets

Comment #270

addai1516 — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 10:51:04 GMT

well said , i will have a regret if i let the lady who won go infront of me and i recieve no penny .. hell to the no lol

Comment #269

jamella724 — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 11:09:06 GMT

She is really a kind. Maybe it's not yet her time to win but I'm sure she will someday. She needs more time to prepare because she might win a jackpot more than this amount.

Comment #268

Teddi — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:42:10 GMT

Ronnie, I was in Publix today and saw the same thing I have been talking about when it comes to the Publix counter. There is this tendency for people in the line to leave this HUGE gap between them and the person at the counter and while they are waiting they're browsing the racks Publix put there for just such people.

I was going to the counter, saw 1 person there, saw a gap and was going to step in behind that person, remembered Gloria/Mindy and decided to do another look, and sure enough,... [ More ]

Comment #267

Daddismoove — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:02:51 GMT

Comment #266

Daddismoove — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:01:35 GMT

Wow, i know that would be something hard for me to swallow or get off my mind, im glad to see she has no regrets but she is right, it is a lesson learned and she probably would have not gotten the winning number anyway and im sure gloria will find a way to contact her and give her some good money good deeds do pay off enjoy your money when you recieve it Mrs. Crandell

Comment #265

RedStang — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:45:42 GMT

To improve her chances of winning, Gloria cut in line every Black Friday for the past 25yrs.

Comment #264

rdgrnr — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:26:28 GMT

The only person eligible for the prize, legally and morally, is the purchaser of the winning ticket!

Not always.

She didn't actually purchase the ticket.

The money did.

And who prints the money?

Ben Bernanke, that's who.

So Ben Bernanke should get a share.

Comment #263

psykomo — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:13:01 GMT

RN:

A Little Confession @ times I've been ah

StiNker @ times ? I've been ah

Comment #262

Ronnie316 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:56:09 GMT

Comment #261

Ronnie316 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:49:04 GMT

Don't you want to at least limit the distribution of the $590M to sentient beings?

--Jimmy4164

Would this eliminate you as a possible winner Jammy? Just wondering.

Comment #260

helpmewin — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:32:27 GMT

Comment #259

helpmewin — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:54:31 GMT

Comment #258

Jon D — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:26:41 GMT

Just to clarify, those are not my words you are quoting, they are Ronnie's. But I think you might be taking them a little too seriously.

Comment #257

imagine — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:00:54 GMT

I know about the butterfly effect. And absolutely anyone could have won.

My comment was more because I didn't see the reason for such nasty comments example : If she wasn't a mean old greedy selfish rude stingy biddy, she would have gotten out of the way when the clerk said Its NOT your turn

Comment #256

Jon D — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:52:42 GMT

That's exactly my point! Anyone could have won instead, or it could've been multiple wins, etc. But I admit I was debating the on the last word in the final sentence, saying could've been anyones instead. But saying Mindy's kinda fans the flames of discontent a little bit...I'm a little bad.

I was merely pointing out that the idea that the draw room is a closed ecosystem unaffected by outside events far away is not necessarily true. And yes, of course the draw would be limited to legeally pu... [ More ]

Comment #255

haymaker — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:46:01 GMT

I'm guessing that those folks have balconies to wave from.

Comment #254

jimmy4164 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:37:33 GMT

Jon D,

And they could've been Mindy's!

And they could have been yours.

And they could have been Ronnie316's.

And they could have been ..............

When you invoke the Butterfly Effect, you must remember that it ultimately involves every conceivable particle or wave in the universe. Don't you want to at least limit the distribution of the $590M to sentient beings?

--Jimmy4164

Comment #253

helpmewin — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:47:11 GMT

Comment #252

helpmewin — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:40:57 GMT

jimmy4164

Comment #251

Ronnie316 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:39:22 GMT

and totally

Comment #250

Ronnie316 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:36:23 GMT

Comment #249

Jon D — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:33:43 GMT

The issue is not that Mindy would have won if she got the next tickets that Gloria got instead, the issue is cause and effect: those last actions of Mindy saying you go ahead to Gloria affected the timing that allowed her to get tickets with those numbers on it, which turned out to be winning numbers.

It's like the last seconds of a close/tied basketball game. The final buzzer beater is the final decision/act that decides the game. Sure, any basket before that could have affected the game as... [ More ]

Comment #248

helpmewin — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:31:36 GMT

Comment #247

helpmewin — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:31:13 GMT

Comment #246

Ronnie316 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:48:38 GMT

The winning ticket was randomly generated and the winning numbers were drawn through a random process at a later time at a different location. The only person eligible for the prize, legally and morally, is the purchaser of the winning ticket!

Not if the ticket was illegally purchased.

Comment #245

Ronnie316 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:47:02 GMT

Sometimes street smarts is just as good as being there. Kids are quick witted and it was clear that she noticed the lady cut. Its not impossible to imagine that the old hag stepping out of the way would have taken the exact same amount of time (down to the millisecond) as Mindy insisting that she go ahead.

Comment #244

Ronnie316 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:41:54 GMT

Comment #243

Ronnie316 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:41:13 GMT

No good deed goes unnoticed by God, who rewards those who do good.

Comment #242

imagine — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:34:26 GMT

WOW. Didn't realize you were there.

Mindy said the old woman may have not realized she cut. Mindy insisted the old woman go ahead. Mindy has no regrets and wouldn't have won if she bought a ticket. No way would the event happen in the same nanosecond anyway.

But would love to hear how it went down from your place in line.

Comment #241

jimmy4164 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:13:33 GMT

Not always.

If Gloria Mackenzie gave Mindy Crandell as much as $1, Crandell's lawyers would use it as an admission that she was somehow responsible for the outcome, and demand half. This would prompt the person in front of Mackenzie in line to call for a 3-way split because he or she left sooner than planned to allow an old lady to proceed. The clerk could claim their kind, slow attention to the old lady timed her ticket precisely, and call for a 4-way split. The person who held the door for... [ More ]

Comment #240

ShowMeTheMoney$ — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:40:51 GMT

No good deed goes unpunished.

Comment #239

jimmy4164 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:37:26 GMT

If Gloria Mackenzie gave Mindy Crandell as much as $1, Crandell's lawyers would use it as an admission that she was somehow responsible for the outcome, and demand half. This would prompt the person in front of Mackenzie in line to call for a 3-way split because he or she left sooner than planned to allow an old lady to proceed. The clerk could claim their kind, slow attention to the old lady timed her ticket precisely, and call for a 4-way split. The person who held the door for Ms. Mackenzie a... [ More ]

Comment #238

helpmewin — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:00:02 GMT

Comment #237

helpmewin — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:56:17 GMT

$70 Million or $21 Million

not enough for you

Comment #236

helpmewin — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:49:18 GMT

she may have already gave mindy some money but maybe she told her to keep quite so the hold town won't come knocking at her front door

Comment #235

helpmewin — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:47:38 GMT

we all have our faults

Comment #234

Ronnie316 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:44:25 GMT

If she wasn't a mean old greedy selfish rude stingy biddy, she would have gotten out of the way when the clerk said Its NOT your turn

Comment #233

helpmewin — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:41:17 GMT

there's enough money to go around even though everyone seems to think she is not obligated just out of decency maybe she should throw her and them kids a few dollars kindness goes a long way right

Comment #232

Ronnie316 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:18:02 GMT

I would be surprised if she sent a thank you card.

Comment #231

LottoBoner — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:15:26 GMT

10 percent is a little much.

Although the whole ordeal is fraught with synchronistic determinism,

i think 100,000 would be fair as the little old lady is not behooven to give anything.

Comment #230

Ronnie316 — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:05:58 GMT

Not everyone cares about claiming anonymously.

Comment #229

helpmewin — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:51:27 GMT

maybe a truck driver

Comment #228

haymaker — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:19:21 GMT

It was for the may 31st drawing, the ticket was sold at a place called Vineland truck stop.

So the winner could be from out of state, lot of people from Delaware use that road to get to Atlantic city.

But I don't know why someone from Delaware would buy MM in Jersey when you can claim anonymous in Delaware.

Comment #227

haymaker — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:02:24 GMT

Yea, I'm waiting for one In particular,

I heard that a 30mils. MM ticket was sold at a truck stop about 25 miles from me in a town called Buena.

I guess it was not claimed yet.

Comment #226

tuffy — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:59:48 GMT

Well said helpmewin

Comment #225

helpmewin — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:10:41 GMT

what you think you think Gloria is gonna pay anyone rent

Comment #224

RJOh — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:02:57 GMT

True but the jackpots aren't yet big enough to create one.

We all forgot about the PowerBall winner of $338M from NJ who everyone thought should pay all his neighbors rent and we'll forget about Gloria too, but first we need a new story.

With PB at $70M, I doubt if anyone cares if there was a winner, how they became a winner or if they're going to share their winnings. It may take a couple more weeks for that new story to pop up, but it will.

Comment #223

helpmewin — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:46:09 GMT

Thank you jesus

Comment #222

ShowMeTheMoney$ — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:31:22 GMT

Let's move on.

Comment #221

helpmewin — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:20:01 GMT

we need some new stories

Comment #220

Stack47 — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:29:51 GMT

Everything that happened that day played a part in her getting that ticket.

That ticket was no different than any other ticket before 59 numbered balls dropped into a container and forced air was applied creating thousands, maybe millions of chaotic situations. If the slot the balls enter had opened one second early or one second late, would Gloria still won the jackpot?

What if the person hitting the start button on the bonus number machine sneezed, coughed, or scratched their nose delay... [ More ]

Comment #219

Teddi — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:04:46 GMT

I love how you are automatically assuming this woman is rude and Mindy is some kind of saint. Really? Why?

And why are you assuming she's even telling the truth?

I'll tell you something, SELFLESS people don't call the press to tell them how wonderfully kind and selfless they are. You are doing EXACTLY what Mindy expected the public to do when she went to the media.

Everything that happened that day played a part in her getting that ticket. If (and this is if we believed Mindy's story... [ More ]

Comment #218

Teddi — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:38:34 GMT

And how exactly would she have done that? They don't know each other, never met before, never met after.

Should she have made a public service announcement and said:

would the woman whose name I don't know, whose face I can't remember, who allowed me to skip in line at Publix, meet me at the lottery office so I can give you a cut of $590 million ?

Yeah, okay. And after the entire town of Zephyrhills shows up, then what

Comment #217

helpmewin — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:23:49 GMT

dont let emily hear you say that

Comment #216

rdgrnr — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:09:12 GMT

They hate those meeces to pieces

Comment #215

crazya305 — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:01:57 GMT

AMEN TO THAT.

Comment #214

Stack47 — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:05:14 GMT

I'd also bet her sons and lawyers won't let her.

Just the fact the lottery spokesperson mentioned that Gloria had accidental jumped in front of another player proves Gloria was thinking about the other player. It makes me wonder why the lawyer was there because Gloria's comments to the lottery spokesperson have us and the news media speculating whether or not Mindy deserves a nice reward.

The 50/50 split with her son is suspicious too because if the ticket was split, why didn't the lotter... [ More ]

Comment #213

Nino224 — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:34:42 GMT

She may not owe her money, but an apology for being an opportunist is definitely in order.

We all run into women trying to wrangle children who get overwhelmed or distracted. What if we all started cutting them off? Where does it end? Why don't we just push them out of the way?

Mackenzie's getting a pass because she's old. If she were 30 it'd be a different story.

Comment #212

Ronnie316 — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:08:20 GMT

Everyone was in line 2 buy D big Powerball jackpot winning ticket.

Comment #211

Ronnie316 — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:42:15 GMT

The mouse scurried away into the mouse hole with someone else's cheese.

Comment #210

Ronnie316 — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:33:16 GMT

Perhaps they will also ask her to continue living in a tin shed so they can have more money to spend

Comment #209

rdgrnr — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:18:04 GMT

Does Gloria owe Mindy anything?

No.

Will she give her anything?

I bet she'd like to and wants to.

I'd also bet her sons and lawyers won't let her.

Comment #208

imagine — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:44:02 GMT

A lottery spokesman did address this. Each terminal has it's own RNG and the numbers change in a millisecond.

That info was lost in the shuffle to talk about the non winner. Also there is a quote saying by Mindy that the old lady may have not noticed she cut. At the counter the clerk tried to correct the error. Mindy insisted the elderly lady go ahead.

Comment #207

helpmewin — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:06:28 GMT

don't snakes eat mouses

Comment #206

RedStang — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 03:34:34 GMT

Snake and a Mouse. The mouse owes nothing.

Comment #205

helpmewin — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:35:16 GMT

i already know i think it's something like this: every Lottery Mach is programed to sell a certain amount or something like how many sales per something like if your store is cranking out 20 million tickets a day and the store down the road only sells 10 tickets the whole week well you figure there will be more winners from your store.

no need to thank me

Comment #204

rock_nc — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:12:42 GMT

my meaning is what I make of it! OK I say she Just won by fate, Destiny, Coincidence and Intrinsically

Comment #203

redhot7 — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:11:42 GMT

I think Florida Lottery should settle this controversy once and for all by telling us how QP actually works or at least tell us whether the exact millisecond when pressing the QP button matters or not.

Comment #202

helpmewin — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:09:21 GMT

about that next ticket was going to be the winner no matter what

but how do we even know she was getting a poweball ticket maybe she was getting a p3 or maybe she wasnt getting a ticket at all maybe she was getting gas or cigars

Comment #201

redhot7 — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:00:59 GMT

Meaning is what you make of it. Winning a lottery by itself doesn't have a meaning intrinsically.

I for one don't think that if I win a lottery, it would have to have any meaning.

Comment #200

redhot7 — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:59:04 GMT

Of course they need to buy a ticket. I never implied that they don't have to.

Comment #199

rock_nc — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:57:46 GMT

I looked up Coincidence: Any given set of coincidences may just be a form of synchronicity, that being the experience of events which are causally unrelated, and yet their occurring together carries meaning to the person observing the events.

Comment #198

RJOh — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:55:26 GMT

A winner usually has to take the time and make an effort to buy a ticket so it's not pure coincidence unless someone else does that for them.

Comment #197

redhot7 — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:41:35 GMT

Nobody is destined to win a lottery. Nobody deserves to win a lottery. It's just pure coincidence. Winning a lottery could happen to anybody.

Comment #196

rock_nc — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:28:56 GMT

Could it be her Fate that she won? Can it be her Destiny

Comment #195

Artist77 — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 21:33:17 GMT

Crandall and her daughter do not come across as poor to me. They strike me as very middle class at least. I hope if the real and only winner wants to make some donations, there are people who don't have a bed to sleep in and are hungry and there are many charities that work to help such people.

Comment #194

pballwinnertobe — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 21:24:39 GMT

I truly hope that Mackenzie rewards Crandell for her kindness, selflessness, and polite manners not often found in today's society! Especially in FL - where people are notoriously rude.

Whether quickpicks are sold at a millisecond rate or not, if the woman was buying her ticket at the exact moment Crandell would have bought a ticket - chances are at least good that she could have purchased the winning ticket at that same moment the Publix clerk pushed the QP button - not Mackenzie.

From... [ More ]

Comment #193

Artist77 — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 18:40:27 GMT

I think this will all go away soon and the little old lady does not need to clear her name. She did nothing illegal and there is nothing to bear on her standing in any situation. If you pay off everyone who creates a commotion or whines when you win a major jackpot, you will be writing a lot of nuisance settlement checks and once you pay off one, 10 more will be lined up.

Comment #192

helpmewin — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 18:27:21 GMT

well i expect if she does give her some money we will be sure to hear about it because of all the comotion this has caused sure the ole lady winner will want to clear her name for the Good standing.

Comment #191

RJOh — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:52:06 GMT

How often have you remembered who was in line with you when you brought a lottery ticket that won a jackpot? You would just has to take their word that they were the ones.

Comment #190

helpmewin — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:34:33 GMT

you catch on quick you should change your name to white lightning

Comment #189

whiteballz — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:38:06 GMT

are you trying to say nice guys finish last, hmw

Comment #188

Ronnie316 — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 14:18:15 GMT

She is greedy, stingy, and rude. She will not share a dime.

Comment #187

helpmewin — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 06:09:25 GMT

Comment #186

redhot7 — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 06:06:57 GMT

In NY, it's the opposite. The winner let another player cut in front of him. He won 319 millions. So, it could cut either way.

Comment #185

brees2012 — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 02:24:24 GMT

Moral of this story ...........don't let anyone go ahead of you ........

I'll be surprised if that older lady donate any money to the younger lady .......

Comment #184

helpmewin — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 02:00:43 GMT

I Think no matter who bought that next Quick pick it was gonna be the WINNER

sometimes it don't pay YOU to be NICE

Comment #183

Ronnie316 — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:54:58 GMT

I think she should have invited her to split the ticket at the lottery office.

Comment #182

Nino224 — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:47:58 GMT

This idea that the lady who was cut off in line wouldn't have won because new QP's are generated every millisecond is absurd and laughable. If she HAD NOT been cut off she very well might have gotten that exact ticket. The bottom line is no one will never know for sure, which is what should make this so agonzing for this poor woman.

You can rationalize it all you want, and pretend to be magnanimous in the safety of this forum, but if that were you and you WEREN'T teed off, YOU WOULDN'T BE HU... [ More ]

Comment #181

Artist77 — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:50:52 GMT

lol nahhhh If I win, I will make a donation and have a tree planted in his name : Anonymous

Comment #180

Ronnie316 — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:49:39 GMT

There's an outside chance that the rightful person in line could get the same ticket at the same instantaneous moment and be the rightful winner. They were cheated plain and simple.

Comment #179

Ronnie316 — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:43:25 GMT

I give a bleep, the old hag is a cheat. And Ima NOT a loser.

Comment #178

JWBlue — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:35:49 GMT

I am not reading all 12 pages of this thread so I do not know if it has been said already.

As other mentioned, if the person that allowed the lady to go ahead would not have done so the ticket she bought would have not been the jackpot winning ticket.

It is certain that the person that won would not have been the winner. She should give that woman a huge reward. I doubt she would have not insight to realize that fact so she will not give the other woman what she deserves.

I feel so... [ More ]

Comment #177

SLOYAROLE — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:18:28 GMT

Who gives a ***bleep***

There are sooooooooo many factors that played into the winning numbers matching that particular ticket. The drwing matched the ticket; not the other way around. No one is speculating on the draw. What would have happened if the balls were rolled milliseconds sooner or later. The old lady won. Nothing else to see here. All losers move along, please.

Comment #176

RJOh — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:04:00 GMT

You'll only have a case if you're playing quick picks where timing is important. However if you do win big, you'll have to find him and get him a share or you may feel like you cheated him.

Comment #175

NoShame — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:04:32 GMT

I agree. This whole thing is ridiculous. Even if everyone got in line for their tickets fairly, the outcome still depends on the fraction of a second that the QP numbers are selected and printed out. And considering the rapid rate that tickets were being sold anyone in the country who had a QP printed out around that same moment could've come close as Crandell did, probably more, to winning.

This is why I rolled my eyes at the story from a year ago where a lottery pool thought they won the ja... [ More ]

Comment #174

Artist77 — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:28:14 GMT

I let this car from another lane pull into my lane today. I believe that extra second may cost me a win in Powerball tonight. I am going to have to track that person down if I don't win tonight since they cost me a great loss in future earnings.

Comment #173

HoLeeKau — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:28:42 GMT

Ha ha good luck goose

Comment #172

foracause1 — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 17:08:16 GMT

I agree about giving a reward to the young lady. A similar thing happen to me few years ago in NY, an old lady cut me off to buy 2 scratch off tickets, she didn't win,i bought 1 ticket for $2 (the same scratch off game,i was planning to buy that game anyway ) i won about $60.

Comment #171

savagegoose — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:52:17 GMT

this has generated new kidness in the lotto queue. just today i was standing behind 2 people saying after you, noo no after you,, no i insist...?

i jumped both of them, wish me luck,.