New Mexico man claims 15 prizes in Mega Millions draw worth $60,000

Comment #36

THRIFTY — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 16:13:49 GMT

MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT IS $77 MILLION ON 7/29/2014.

You can have a chance to win the jackpot for $1.

Comment #35

helpmewin — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 00:11:54 GMT

Congratulations Mr, Steven Traub Spend Wisely

Comment #34

kapla — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 23:01:40 GMT

This is why I always play megaliper WHEN I play.

Comment #33

maringoman — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 22:22:34 GMT

I think it's amazing matching 4 of 5 with Megaplier. I matched 4 back in 2008 when we didn't have megaplier in MA and got paid $150. It felt amazing.

Comment #32

RJOh — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 16:50:57 GMT

He was probably going for the jackpot so he'll probably continue to play like that until he wins a jackpot or goes broke.

Comment #31

RJOh — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 18:16:22 GMT

Even though $60K was nice he probably thought about what if he had played that 48 instead of 19.

Comment #30

RJOh — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 18:09:51 GMT

Just think what he has already lost if he has been playing that way since the new matrix with 15 bonus balls started. I'm guessing since he played for two drawings and got lucky on the first, that was his normal way of playing. That's $60 a week for the last 78 weeks but he can continue to play that way for a while without showing a lost now that he's won $60K.

Comment #29

basil19 — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 14:33:25 GMT

wonderful, i hope he doesn't loose it in lottery thinking he could win again.

Comment #28

Stack47 — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 03:34:49 GMT

Since you clearly don't recognize sarcasm

I've said many times you know very little about lottery players and lottery play and you just keep on proving me right. Traub used the same betting strategy (aka system) Steve Player used. https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/272686

When are you going to run a simulation on this system

Comment #27

Marilyn222 — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 02:22:18 GMT

Comment #26

mrcraft — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 01:37:37 GMT

That's awesome! Nice wins

Comment #25

RJOh — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 18:38:46 GMT

Sorry I confused PowerBall with MegaMillions, playing that way guaranteed he would win $2 of his $30 back.

Comment #24

RJOh — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 17:54:59 GMT

Playing 15 lines with all 15 bonus numbers with the megaplier is a system or strategy in my opinion, it guaranteed he would win at least $8 of his $45 back.

Comment #23

jimmy4164 — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 01:51:39 GMT

Since you clearly don't recognize sarcasm when you see it, you've

now shown that you are not only innumerate, but illiterate as well.

Comment #22

RJOh — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 01:19:39 GMT

Jimmy failed to prove when the same amounts of money are spent that systems are any more a waste of money than any other strategy. Spending lots of money on lotteries without a strategy probably cause more waste of money than well thought out systems.

Comment #21

maringoman — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 20:34:31 GMT

Yes. They'd rather leave players guessing rather than have a rule that goes back and bites them hard.

Comment #20

Stack47 — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 18:54:39 GMT

But in his efforts trying to prove his point, he usually grossly exaggerates average lottery play. The story doesn't say if it's Steven Traub normal play or if he played that way one time on a whim.

Comment #19

noise-gate — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 18:39:09 GMT

I asked Jimmy because for a minute l thought this post was coming out of San Francisco where they let everything hang out...so tospeak. Seeing it's from NY, l figured there is no harm in asking. The last time the wife l visited Pier 39, this guy who was probably 6'4 walked by you in a Dress high heels, and he definitely was not a Pacific Islander.

Comment #18

RJOh — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 17:30:50 GMT

That would have been more of a problem for New Mexico than PB since states are responsible for all prizes other than the jackpots. States usually have a cap on the amounts they will pay out but unlike California don't publish it.

Comment #17

Stack47 — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 17:05:48 GMT

Betting systems votaries are spiritually akin to the proponents of perpetual motion

machines, butting their heads against the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

The Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic by Richard Arnold Epstein

I know Jimmy well enough and his idea of system is one size fits all.

Comment #16

jimmy4164 — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 06:36:42 GMT

I don't think it matters in California.

Just noting.

Comment #15

noise-gate — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 05:15:48 GMT

...excuse me but your avatar paints you a female- so what's with the l have no wife yet statement?

Just asking.

Comment #14

user71926 — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 04:10:02 GMT

Oh happy day! I might try that strategy someday. I have no wife or kids yet hm.

Comment #13

mypiemaster — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 01:14:53 GMT

System or no system? Always play it with the megaplier. I cannot emphasize that enough.

Comment #12

tib52 — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 01:06:10 GMT

Had his strategy worked he would had won more than $75,000,000. If the number 19 can out instead of 48 then 14 tickets would of had all five white balls for $70,000,000 and one ticket would of had five white balls and the mega ball for the jack pot. The jack pot was $25,000,000.... For a Grand total of $95,000,000.

Comment #11

Nikkicute — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 23:52:55 GMT

No system really, that's why Jimmy put the word systems in quotation marks.

Comment #10

mediabrat — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 23:27:34 GMT

You do realize that's Jimmy's point, right? If you cut through all of his holier-than-thou BS, I'm pretty sure his underlying message is that systems and such are a colossal waste of time and $$$.

Comment #9

noise-gate — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 22:22:34 GMT

I agree- that's the thing with opportunity:This worked great here, but if someone else tried the same tactic, its likely that they come away empty handed. Lightning struck just right this time.

Comment #8

ThatScaryChick — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 21:59:02 GMT

Very nice! Congrats to, Steven Traub.

Comment #7

maringoman — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 21:16:31 GMT

Had his crazy strategy matched all five white balls, the NM Lottery would have had to cough up $75,000,000. I'm sure there is a hidden rule somewhere...there always is

Comment #6

Stack47 — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 20:16:43 GMT

It's called gambling and Steven simply bet $30 on five numbers. If there was a system it was using all 15 bonus numbers.

Comment #5

jimmy4164 — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 19:45:28 GMT

Way to go, Steven.

Great System

Comment #4

Babes333 — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 19:41:03 GMT

Well Played Now that is how it's done!!! A very focused mindset and numberset!

Congradulations you deserve it, ENJOY SPENDING

Comment #3

s5thomps — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 18:38:33 GMT

KEWL

Comment #2

Nikkicute — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 18:37:15 GMT

Nice! Everybody was born on the right date to make them numbers hit.

Congrats Always Megaplier

Comment #1

JADELottery — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 18:36:05 GMT

x5

Good Play.

New Mexico man claims 15 prizes in Mega Millions draw worth $60,000

Lottery Post — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 18:27:47 GMT

An Albuquerque, New Mexico, man won 15 prizes totaling $60,000 in one Mega Millions drawing.

Steven Traub claimed his prizes in person at New Mexico Lottery headquarters yesterday.

This has made my day, Traub said.

Winner Played Ages as Lucky Numbers ... Again and Again

For the July 8 drawing, Traub purchased five plays on three tickets for a total of 15 plays.

On every play, Traub used the ages of his four youngest children and his wife 14, 19, 25, 27 and 49 as his white ball nu... [ More ]