$50M Canada lotto winner says he had a vision of winning numbers

Comment #36

ludmila64 — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 04:19:35 GMT

I believe him, well said and well done

Comment #35

sanman$ — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 20:03:19 GMT

Precisely. Thank you. You took the words right out of my mouth and said it so eloquently. That guy Martini was a cheap skate. Pure and simple. Big time. Getting him to financially help all of the starving children of the world would be like trying to get blood from a stone. Martini used to bring his household garbage to the sanitation garage throw it in the back of a garbage truck, because where he lived in Brewster New York they would charge you twenty-five dollars to pick up your garbage. When... [ More ]

Comment #34

HaveABall — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 04:14:24 GMT

LottoBux, I think he/she was responding to the comment above his/hers --from member RJOh. He was stating how apparently 'much was expected' from this lottery jackpot winner; yet little was received from him. It was an interesting 'live experience' response to the quote in this article. Noting that even none sharers have won lottery jackpots.

Comment #33

LottoBux — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 03:18:32 GMT

So What Does This Have To Do With This??

$50M Canada lotto winner says he had a vision of winning numbers

Enough Already

Comment #32

sanman$ — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 02:12:44 GMT

I worked with Sergio Martini who won 10.3 million dollars on January 6, 1996 playing Powerball. He didn't give any money to charity. Ten of his sanitation co-workers, myself included would give him one dollar to buy each of us a Powerball ticket because he lived in Brewster, New York which is near Connecticut and we didn't. He used to give us our tickets one or two days after the drawing, and no one ever complained to him about it. The day he one, one of the guys didn't get a ticket. Very suspic... [ More ]

Comment #31

RJOh — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 22:52:43 GMT

To whom much is given, much is required, he said.

When I first read that I was thinking how true To whom ever win the jackpot, buying many tickets is required .

Comment #30

HaveABall — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 19:56:02 GMT

Woo, the slow-burn, six-year burning achievement vision set and followed by devoted action

Comment #29

HaveABall — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 19:50:33 GMT

Well, sanman$, if you are a U.S.A. citizen, our Gifting to each person is $14K/year limit. Anything over that gets taxed at the biggest percentage rate! Consequently, perhaps you could generously give each of these people that $14K/year, PLUS purchase a 4-unit apartment building (ownership always 100% in your own name/LLC/your trust's name) for each one to manage while living in one of the units, instead.

Comment #28

sanman$ — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:11:50 GMT

When someone, like Movie Star Tom Hanks for example, who used to be a poor starving actor when he was young accumulated 400million dollars over the last thirty years, he doesn't feel guilty about having all those millions of dollars. He's not going to spend most of his fortune feeding all the starving children of the world. It's a psychological thing. I know that if I won I'd be giving all my brothers a million dollars each, and my children a million each, etc. Do you get my point? I worked with... [ More ]

Comment #27

SoleWinner21 — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 14:39:25 GMT

Bad idea. It will just put the cat in harm's way. There is a story of a deceased man who left most of his fortune to his pet after he died, and then the pet died under mysterious circumstances shortly after. Probably poisoned by the jealous relatives.

Comment #26

mikeintexas — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 11:05:46 GMT

If I ever win, that's what I plan to do, create a non-operating private charitable foundation. There are tax advantages, but also some obligations and limitations to a foundation; the IRS levies an annual 2% excise tax on all investment income generated by the foundation and the foundation is required to distribute at least 5% of its investment assets in any given year. There can be fines if those two and other stipulations aren't met, but shouldn't be any problem as long as the trustees/board m... [ More ]

Comment #25

sanman$ — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 05:40:48 GMT

In 2002 Jack Whittitger won 115 million after taxes and gave most of it away and soon became broke. Da! Maybe you should wait six months , you know, look before you leap, so you don't end up like poor old Jack Whittitger. Da! Once you get into woulda, coulda, shoulda territory it's too late. Da! Better to be safe than sorry, you know what I mean? Da

Comment #24

noise-gate — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 05:23:59 GMT

I think you right..

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jr-va — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 05:12:43 GMT

I think the idea is to help the charities with the interest that is earned, preserving the principal millions.

Comment #22

sanman$ — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 04:42:23 GMT

Once you feed all the starving children around the world with your 50 million dollars, you'll be lucky if you have 50 cents left. Da! The man has good intentions, but it's a bad idea. Da! Easy come, easy go. Da! Now you see it, now you don't. Da! How else can we make him look stupid? Da! Maybe we should buy him a cowboy hat so he can be like that guy who lost even bigger millions back in 2005. Da,

Comment #21

noise-gate — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 18:33:00 GMT

I wish this was the vision Year . In one of my posts last week l mentioned it's my part and l will cry if l want to ( way before my time) .. Only to read that the Singer died yesterday., Sad, but a vision nonetheless..

Comment #20

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 18:00:28 GMT

Congratulation Mr. Randall

Comment #19

LottoGuyBC — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 14:24:15 GMT

#ConwayKitty #$50M #CatFood #Winnin

Comment #18

Bleudog101 — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:37:58 GMT

Not to change the subject, but saw on the California website the person who got 5 numbers in Powerball only gets $293,000.00 (and some change). That is why I don't like para-mutuel payouts. they were short changed some $700,000

Comment #17

Gleno — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:39:40 GMT

Very interesting, What ever works, even if it sounds hokey .

Comment #16

mikeintexas — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:22:47 GMT

I agree.

To Think: If someone had some dodgy kinfolk, I think the best thing to do would be to tell them his/her cat was going to inherit the estate and after the cat passed, the rest would go to a charity.

Conway Twitty: That was his stage name, his real one being Harold Jenkins. He supposedly came up with Conway Twitty after looking at a map and seeing Conway, Arkansas and Twitty, Texas. A lot of people around here think he got Conway from a little tourist trap and truck stop on I

Comment #15

myturn — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 10:23:11 GMT

Yes, he will have lots of new friends , many of whom may turn out to be vultures

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Piaceri — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 02:57:33 GMT

Nice! Congrats

Comment #13

eddessaknight — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 02:30:25 GMT

CONGRATS ON THE SERENDIPITY OF LIVING YOUR DREAM

FORTES FORTUNA JUVAT

EDDESSAKNIGHT

Comment #12

Original Bey — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 02:12:44 GMT

You are correct. Keep in mind though that in Canada you will never read about a $564 million jackpot. They have caps, and it takes more than a dollar or two to buy into the lottery dream each drawing.

Comment #11

Suzy-Dittlenose — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 02:09:32 GMT

I've heard that the lotteries in Canada and the European countries are all tax free. You win a jackpot of $50 million, you get $50 million. No taxes at all. Here in the United States the taxman steals a large chunk; or threatens to place you in prison if you don't.

Sounds like this winner is heading in a healthy direction for the most part.

Comment #10

MillionsWanted — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 01:14:57 GMT

Coincidences happen all the time.

Comment #9

SammyJoe10 — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 01:10:45 GMT

Great story! Congrats

Comment #8

ThatScaryChick — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 00:55:32 GMT

Congrats to Randall on his big win

Comment #7

Think — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 22:15:42 GMT

The close circle of friends should include his cat.

Leave it all to your cat in the will

Comment #6

myturn — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:53:04 GMT

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A: No. All cash and merchandise prizes paid by WCLC are tax-free within Canada. However, prizes with an annuity option may have tax implications if the annuitey is selected.

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Comment #5

myturn — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:37:42 GMT

Q: If I win a major prize, do I need to have my picture taken?

A: Yes. Under WCLC Rules and Regulations, the Corporation has no obligation to pay a prize unless the winner gives WCLC the right to publish the winner's name, city or town of residence and/or recent photograph. Names and photographs of major lottery winners are publicized to protect the integrity of the games it verifies that prizes are won and shows that winners come from every walk of life.

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Comment #4

Coin Toss — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 17:24:18 GMT

Nice vision, eh.

Comment #3

Artist77 — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 16:32:37 GMT

I like this guy. Conway kitty...lol. He will do a lot of good with that money but buying fancy cars for friends is not a good idea.

Comment #2

Kee12 — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 16:15:54 GMT

He seems like a nice guy with a good sense of humor. Enjoy your winnings, Mr Randall

Comment #1

Original Bey — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 15:05:49 GMT

Pay that traffic ticket!

Whether its a quick pick, wheeling system, psychic vision or last minute impulse buy, who cares? IT WORKED. That's all that matters

Congrats

$50M Canada lotto winner says he had a vision of winning numbers

Lottery Post — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 14:53:32 GMT

Six years ago Randall Rush was at a friend's house watching a football game when a series of numbers flashed into his head.

His friend told Rush to write down the numbers, and when he took a look, he thought they would make for good lottery picks. But the 48-year-old was skeptical he never played the lottery.

He goes: 'If you didn't play and these numbers come up, how would you feel?' said Rush.

Ever since that fateful day, the resident of Lamont, Alberta, has picked the same numbers w... [ More ]