Lottery ticket in get-well card wins man $7 million

Comment #63

cottonball — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 08:00:34 GMT

Wonderfully blessed wow thats awesome I wish I could be blessed as well take care and enjoy .Edith Ross cisrow xoxoxoxo

Comment #62

rcbbuckeye — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 02:50:15 GMT

Seems to me that since they were his parents he knew what best to give them. But some people think they know what's best for everyone.

Comment #61

Murgatroyd — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 00:19:24 GMT

Looks to me like something that provides a bit of entertainment without adding any lasting clutter, and that he knew the recipients would like.

Comment #60

faber98 — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:59:21 GMT

are you sure about that. the best gift idea you came up with was scratch off tickets . seems like an afterthought or no thought gift to me.

Comment #59

faber98 — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:54:17 GMT

they definitely shouldn't give them out to other people, that's the point of this. but why not to themselves. anyone who would be thrilled about giving away a major lottery prize should (i agree, not buy them

Comment #58

mikeintexas — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:52:14 GMT

At least my folks didn't raise an a-hole like yours did.

Comment #57

faber98 — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:47:11 GMT

i judge what i see as an absolute waste of common sense when it comes to gift giving. it's a long way from surmising that mom wouldn't like or want another knickknack to coming to the decision that a scratch ticket or two is something that she would want over all the other items in the world whether expensive or inexpensive. if it was only the 3 of them opening presents (maybe as a stocking stuffer joke gift) it could be justified. but what about other family members giving real gifts and not sa... [ More ]

Comment #56

RJOh — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:54:25 GMT

95% would be kicking themselves and lose sleep over the fact that they could have held that ticket and would say probably to themselves what rotten luck, the one time i could have won and i gave it away.

People who feel that way should never give out lottery tickets as gifts even to themselves.

Comment #55

rcbbuckeye — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 14:56:01 GMT

Nice story mike. My wife buys me scratchers every Christmas.

Comment #54

rcbbuckeye — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 14:54:59 GMT

Who are you to judge someone like that???

Did you not read that Mom didn't need anymore knickknacks that would not mean much to her, and he didn't have enough money to buy Dad a toy he would like?

He gave them gifts that they truly enjoyed, so Mom and Dad obviously didn't think they were the poorest choice of a gift .

Comment #53

faber98 — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 14:16:19 GMT

heavens to murgatroyd. all you did by giving them this shallow xmas gift was overshadow all the other normal gifts from more thoughtful people by giving them an instant gambling game on that glorious day. your father casting aside the other gifts to get at his scratch tickets speaks volumes about the dysfunctional family you must have. simply put, getting more excited about a rasher of scratch tickets over other gifts kind of ruins the day for most. poorest choice of a gift you can make. too laz... [ More ]

Comment #52

RedStang — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 05:10:32 GMT

Never thought they could sell $25 tickets at a dollar store. You could fill half a shopping cart with that.

Comment #51

mikeintexas — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 02:57:50 GMT

This thread reminded me of when I was going back to school some years ago and money was tight and couldn't afford much in the way of Christmas presents. Depending upon how much I had to spend, I'd buy several runs of five tickets for my folks (figuring that within the odds on the tickets, at least one should be a winner.) My reasoning was what can you buy someone of that age that they'd enjoy and appreciate? Mom already had a lifetime's worth of knick-knacks and I would have had to had been a mi... [ More ]

Comment #50

Murgatroyd — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 02:29:20 GMT

What are you really giving someone? A few minutes of entertainment, and a non-impossible dream of sudden wealth.

Comment #49

faber98 — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 22:06:13 GMT

real surprising that the lottery would suggest such a thing. do you think it might be because they are the ones selling them. i stand by my claim that it is a bad idea. do what you want and suffer the repercussions when someone hits a big one. 95% would be kicking themselves and lose sleep over the fact that they could have held that ticket and would say probably to themselves what rotten luck, the one time i could have won and i gave it away. meanwhile, the recipient will be buying new cars and... [ More ]

Comment #48

Get paid — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 19:03:25 GMT

Great story congrats to the winner.

Comment #47

MaximumMillions — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 17:48:22 GMT

I'd still play, out of habit and out of fun.

If you can afford it, why not? As long as you don't play astronomically higher wagers.

Comment #46

HaveABall — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 17:28:24 GMT

Why, myturn? He and his wife are now able to retire and live a comfortable, within reason, lifestyle with this hefty net amount.

Comment #45

RJOh — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 04:54:04 GMT

That may be true but lotteries often has promotions around special occasions suggesting scratch-off as stocking stuffers at Christmas and lovely sweetheart gifts at Valentine and etc. I do think the givers should know the persons well enough to know they would know how to check and cash in the tickets if they had any value.

Comment #44

faber98 — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 03:30:32 GMT

a scratch-off lottery ticket is really a poor choice for a gift. maybe as long as it is a relative it can be justified somewhat. but what are you really giving someone. 99 times out a 100 it will just be a small token amount or more than likely just a worthless piece of cardboard. someone previous said check it first before giving it, which of course is ludicrous. if by some miracle it is a big one who's going to actually follow through with the giving of it. if it is a loser or a break even sit... [ More ]

Comment #43

HealthForThus — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 22:00:12 GMT

Get well card...that in fact may have happen beyond what is told of this story. I myself wonder about my health as liken to my 'life span'. Health care is a personal responcablity and ye needs to nurture and keep thyself fit. My best thought once was at a 'Healing Garden' a daily routine for 5 months and several hours per day laboring and exercising., Website; BeyondLongevityUntoImmortality is exactly as says., The words longevity, anti-aging, add up to a life span of becoming immortal. Live the... [ More ]

Comment #42

LottoWisdom — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 14:29:07 GMT

This Is An Awesome Story, I Love Hearing Stories Like This.

Congrats On Your Big Win

Comment #41

myturn — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 10:09:31 GMT

I don't play the lottery at all, but my father is a retired hospital administrator-turned-avid Lottery player,

Joseph Amorese of Easton, Pennsylvania

I'll bet, if you'll pardon the pun, he'll play many lotteries from now on

Comment #40

RJOh — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 23:44:45 GMT

Makes me think some of the lottery prizes that go unclaimed might be caused by people getting lottery tickets as gifts and not knowing how to or can't check their worth. Maybe it would be better if the people buying them checked them first and send a note with them stating their value, kind'a like folks who send out gift cards with a notice that they have contributed a large sum of money to their favorite charity in your name.

Comment #39

RJOh — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 21:11:29 GMT

Is it too early for Congratulations

Comment #38

computerhead723 — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 15:59:04 GMT

http://nylottery.ny.gov/wps/portal/Home/Lottery/Home/Instant+Scratch-Off+Games/%2410+AND+UP/%2420+GAMES/The+%247%2C000%2C000+Golden+Ticket/The+%247%2C000%2C000+Golden+Ticket+-+Chances+of+Winning

Comment #37

computerhead723 — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 15:55:19 GMT

this must be a 25.00 per ticket game not seen any others

Comment #36

Litebets27 — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 13:03:24 GMT

Congratulations, and I wish him a speedy recovery.

But his dad needs to be careful.

It's illegal to send lottery tickets through the mail unless it's for a claim.

Comment #35

PrisonerSix — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 01:52:09 GMT

In my state, Louisiana, if a resident pays income tax to another state while being a Louisiana resident, the amount can be deducted from their Louisiana state income tax liability, which would include the income from the other state.

Comment #34

waltoy — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 00:57:04 GMT

congrats happy to hear somone win, know i,m next in line.

Comment #33

Lynn-Lynn — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 00:43:31 GMT

Congratulations on your win

Comment #32

RJOh — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 00:27:09 GMT

No they probably figured it out on their own once I stopped. Actually I had a worst response from a LP member who said good bye to the forum years ago.

His name was CalifDude and one time when Rolling Cash5 jackpot was at $600K+ he PM me crying the blues about a sister he supposedly had in Ohio who he couldn't contact to play his RC5 numbers. Since I had planned to play twenty lines I responded and offered to include 10 lines of his numbers in my 20 lines, pay for them myself and any money th... [ More ]

Comment #31

maringoman — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 00:08:30 GMT

Yeah I remember it well because we were all really disgusted.

Comment #30

rcbbuckeye — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 23:49:29 GMT

Wow...

I remember that now. Great memory, thanks for posting.

Yeah, it takes a special kind of jerk to give a scratchoff ticket as a gift and actually sign it

Comment #29

savagegoose — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 23:45:31 GMT

i did register some tickets i gave away to my player card, but wrote their names on the bach with happy birthday, xxxx or xmas xxxx , just so if they where recovered and someone tried to claim them, it would be registered,. if lost i guess i would never know it was theirs. or mine. but hey. i also tried scratching scratchersm, just to reveal the bar code that lets you scan them to see if they're winners. and only handing out winning scratchers.

here the scanner doesnt say what the prize is. s... [ More ]

Comment #28

Bleudog101 — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 22:35:31 GMT

Glad you stopped sending anything to them ungrateful family members.

They don't even deserve one thin dime, sure wish you'd win the lottery and shun them.

Comment #27

maringoman — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 20:47:39 GMT

A few years ago Rgdrnr told you if someone were to give him a lottery ticket signed at the back, he would pull out a cigarette lighter and burn the ticket right there. Personally I'd just give it back to the giver. I don't accept gifts from people with small hearts.

Comment #26

Think — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 20:09:41 GMT

I used to give away tickets also but I stopped because I always wondered if I gave away a big winner and the recipient didn't recognize that it was a winner.

RJ, I hope you told them what they could do with the 5 bucks

Comment #25

sully16 — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 19:31:19 GMT

Awesome story, Congrats to the lucky guy.

Comment #24

Saylorgirl — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 19:24:23 GMT

Get Well and Congratulations!

I never give lottery tickets away and I don't like anyone to give them to me. If I am sending a card and feel I need a small token in it I always send Starbucks cards! Same price and who doesn't love a Starbucks.

Comment #23

savagegoose — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:45:39 GMT

i give lotto tickets, i just make sure i really really like the person enough to give em a ticket. xmas or something maybe birthdays. so i dont give many

Comment #22

dallascowboyfan — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:43:28 GMT

Aww.... what a sweet and caring dad. Congratulations Jospeh that fact that he called his dad to ask if he won tells me he will bless his father with something nice.

Comment #21

RJOh — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:24:39 GMT

Not necessarily, I've sent them to family members just for the fun of it but stopped when they said they would rather have the money. Started sending the cost of the tickets instead and stopped that too when they answered what do you expect me to do with a lousy $5 .

Comment #20

VenomV12 — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:18:23 GMT

I'd rather be a huge a-hole with millions than one sitting in a corner crying because I gave away millions. I tell anyone that gives me tickets to do the same. My aunt if she buys draw tickets for anyone, plays the same numbers for herself. If you are upset that someone bought you a free ticket that made you millions of dollars and you had to give them some of it, maybe you are the one that is an a-hole

Comment #19

VenomV12 — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:15:13 GMT

Yep, because that's the only possible time that you might ever give a lottery ticket to someone, the only time...

Comment #18

KY Floyd — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:12:19 GMT

That's only one of the ways that people know you're a huge aszhole, right

Comment #17

KY Floyd — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:10:52 GMT

The income was earned in NY, so it's subject to NY income tax. He'll pay income tax to NY based on the percentage of his total taxable income that was earned in NY. If his other income was $150k and he's got 50 k in deductions his taxable income will be $7.1 million. 98.6% of that would be from his NY income, so he'd pay 98.6% of the normal NY tax on $7.1 million.

PA will credit him for the taxes paid to NY, so he doesn't also pay PA tax on it. If PA had a higher tax rate than NY he'd owe the... [ More ]

Comment #16

RJOh — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 17:50:35 GMT

Unless you are the type that would send a get well card with a lottery ticket to a love one, it'll never happen.

Comment #15

ThatScaryChick — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 17:50:29 GMT

What's the point of giving someone a gift if you are expecting something out of it? Just give them a gift certificate or something instead of a lottery ticket and keep the scratch off for yourself.

Comment #14

Original Bey — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 17:38:10 GMT

5...4...3....2....

Comment #13

VenomV12 — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:52:41 GMT

And that is why I sign the back of any ticket that I give as a gift so that even if you win big, so do I. I'll be snip ed if I have to go through life thinking I finally bought the winning big one and gave it away.

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Comment #12

shadowlady — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:18:38 GMT

The funny thing, I heard about this this morning on the way to work, from the radio morning show I listen to. They played a clip from a talk show, who said that when he finished paying his hospital bill, he would go home with $900.

I was thinking of how lucky this guy is, and hope that he does something nice for his father.

Comment #11

maringoman — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:08:54 GMT

I don't play the lottery at all, but my father is a retired hospital administrator-turned-avid Lottery player, Joseph Amorese of Easton, Pennsylvania, said, according to the New York Lottery.

It goes to show you how this thing is ruthlessly random. A non player winning all that money while a serious player walks home with empty pockets and fresh ideas of how he could win the next time.

Comment #10

plumsage — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 14:10:38 GMT

Wow! Good for him. I am sure he will share with his father.

Comment #9

Todd — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 14:06:38 GMT

I think what he means is that when you live in one state and earn income from another state, you first pay your home state's income tax on the amount that was earned (in this case won ), and then if the other state the income was earned in (where the ticket was purchased) has a higher tax rate than your home state, you pay the difference between the two states to the other state.

In this case PA does not claim to tax lottery winnings, but NY has a state tax of 8.82%, so the winner will probab... [ More ]

Comment #8

Gleno — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:59:21 GMT

What a great story to read.

Lesson here is that small acts of kindness are very important parts of life.

Comment #7

ThatScaryChick — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:37:40 GMT

Congrats to Joseph Amorese on his winning ticket! I also think that he will probably give something to his father.

Comment #6

cbr$ — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:14:27 GMT

Congratulation to Joseph Amorese, on his win. Since it give to him by his father, since his father doesn't is not asking for anything, I believe they will do something nice for him.

Comment #5

DELotteryPlyr — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:12:54 GMT

what ??? ---- He will then give in one taxes with New York and get most of it back

Comment #4

zinniagirl — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:57:36 GMT

He will pay taxes in ny out of the check. He will then give in one taxes with New York and get most of it back. He will then file income taxes with pa and write them a check for what he got back from ny and possible a little more..... All this will happen in January.

Comment #3

DELotteryPlyr — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:51:58 GMT

Ok, he lives in PA, and won in NY --- what's the tax hit?

I am thinking BOTH states get a cut

Comment #2

hearsetrax — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:42:35 GMT

Comment #1

mjoyg1123 — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:37:34 GMT

That will get anyone well. Congrats to him

Lottery ticket in get-well card wins man $7 million

Lottery Post — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:14:10 GMT

A Pennsylvania man is feeling very well, thank you, after he won a $7 million lottery prize from a ticket that was enclosed in a get-well card from his father.

I don't play the lottery at all, but my father is a retired hospital administrator-turned-avid Lottery player, Joseph Amorese of Easton, Pennsylvania, said, according to the New York Lottery.

Amorese's father sent the $7 Million Golden Ticket scratch card inside a greeting card, while Amorese recovered at home from surgery.

I s... [ More ]