Lottery veterans question Tennessee family's behavior before claiming Powerball winnings

Comment #162

faber98 — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 04:48:15 GMT

it's more or less answered in the title of this thread. lottery veterans question tennessee family's behavior before claiming powerball winnings . although filthy rich, they're not about going to win the first briliancy prize in a chess tournament if they played in one. it seems they fell for a unscrupulous lawyer who wanted gain some fame and fortune and talked them into not doing that. form a trust that is.

Comment #161

rundown99 — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 23:34:08 GMT

I have a question. Why didn't they just form a trust to claim the prize like the previous powerball winner from Tennessee? I didn't think Tennessee lottery winners could remain anonymous, but last year, someone from Tennessee formed a trust to remain anonymous.

Comment #160

KY Floyd — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 21:51:33 GMT

It wasn't worth reading regardless of the font size. It's just one more internet user crawling out from under their bridge.

Comment #159

sirbrad — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 19:32:09 GMT

Looks like they are trying to stay anonymous with that font. I doubt they know the winners. Black girls win all the time, and usually it never ends well. So it is easy to predict that. I can see the font OK but I have a 33 inch LED for my PC and a 55 Inch for my TV. Maybe it is her posting who won you never know.

Comment #158

Suzy-Dittlenose — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 06:25:24 GMT

If the font is too small, it's not worth the reading. Skip it and read the next comment in line.

Comment #157

destinycreation — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 21:16:04 GMT

This font is too small to read !! I had to magnify to 150

Comment #156

faber98 — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 20:26:22 GMT

like anyone cares if you have the hots for the lawyer's daughter. same post on three threads. and by the way i didn't play.

Comment #155

fatedtowin87 — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 19:47:32 GMT

They need to fire that lawyer ASAP. If I said I wanted privacy and my lawyer brushed that aside to boost the career of him and his child who just happens to be a writer for a local magazine, with the claim that the American public wants to know about me, he'd be out the door with a quickness. Seriously, this family should've hired someone who'd worked with big lottery winners in the past, not this sleazy ordinary joe.

Comment #154

camcomr — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 11:04:06 GMT

i know who the winner is in Ca, she is a black female and have great people behind her doing things the smart way.

Comment #153

Nino224 — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 06:05:13 GMT

I always feel pity for naive winners who choose to stand in front of a gaggle of reporters and hold a press conference, but watching this trainwreck on Friday was downright painful. This might just be the worst lawyer on the planet. The level of stupidity is off the charts here. At least the other dummy, the one bailing out her drug-dealing bf, is stupid in the name of love.

Friday's spectacle was the pilot episode in a saga that will run for many years to come. You can expect a falling out... [ More ]

Comment #152

tnlottodreamer — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 00:25:22 GMT

How would you know if they went to work today? I live very close to them.

Comment #151

sirbrad — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 23:12:05 GMT

The lawyer messed up as I barely remember what he looks like as I was looking at his daughter the whole time. I barely remember the Robertson's also. Hmmm maybe he is a genius.

Comment #150

DELotteryPlyr — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 22:50:48 GMT

Yea, I fully understand your point and you are right - they can do what they want. It is just sad when they put their trust in an attorney and then this happens. Hoping for the best for them.

And I also am VERY interested to know if they went to work today

Comment #149

Stack47 — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 22:41:06 GMT

I respectfully disagree because there is no disclaimer on lottery tickets requiring a great responsibility if the ticket happens to win a very large amount of money. At the end of the day the Robinsons did and are doing what they want to do regardless of of criticism from so called experts . It was their five minutes of fame and is there really anything they could learn from the critics that never won a jackpot

Comment #148

sirbrad — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 20:31:27 GMT

Yeah if you act like an ass at the press conference and answer questions like a robot, you are bound to get hounded even more later. They are a nice family and wanted to just be positive and tell the story. Not every body has to at like a self-centered paranoid idiot just because they came into to some big money. If anything you would be in more danger acting like a douche and annoy and piss off even more people. So I think they are all way ahead of most here actually. People today forget how to... [ More ]

Comment #147

ArizonaDream — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 19:56:31 GMT

It amazes me just how bitter some of you sound.

Get over it. They won, you didn't. When you win you can do things your way.

Comment #146

ArizonaDream — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 19:16:17 GMT

I think he made that up to suit his own ideas of what should happen.

From what I read, Brad Duke tried to keep working at his job at the gym, but outside distractions made it too difficult.

Comment #145

AbsolutelyFun — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:35:38 GMT

What happened to Brad Duke? I recall he wanted to turn his winnings into a billion. From what I can find on the internet he seems to be doing just fine. Something bad happen to him

Comment #144

AbsolutelyFun — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:11:56 GMT

LOL

Comment #143

Lucky4Life — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:09:54 GMT

Do you have a link??I would love to read that.

Comment #142

AbsolutelyFun — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:07:54 GMT

Love that story! Beautiful and the way you do it when you hit it big

Comment #141

AbsolutelyFun — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:04:33 GMT

I remember that win. That was in Oregon. Also that was in 2005 not 2007. Glad they haven't made the news ever since they won. Good for them

Comment #140

faber98 — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:02:47 GMT

yes, they both attempted to and were met at the door by their bosses or supervisors and were told that they were no longer employed there. they told them because of the tax bracket they were now in that it would not be worth it.

Comment #139

AbsolutelyFun — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:57:31 GMT

Ya think

Comment #138

AbsolutelyFun — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:54:12 GMT

I would have to disagree with the thought that they have to answer any of the questions asked of them in the press conference. Anyone with a good attorney would always be asked by that attorney about what questions they want answered by the attorney and what questions they feel comfortable fielding from the press if any. Some choose to not even answer questions so they allow their attorney to speak on their behalf making a statement then they make a statement which controls the questioning to ze... [ More ]

Comment #137

Lucky4Life — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:36:50 GMT

Did anyone hear if they actually went back to work today

Comment #136

Kingdarius615 — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:24:48 GMT

You are correct,,, Georgia lottery let her go and we picked her up with a nice signing bonus.

Comment #135

AbsolutelyFun — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:22:29 GMT

Yeah I've given it a lot of thought and Jason Kurland was one of the attorneys I'd call for assistance, advice etc. Now that there is that Karen Gerstner who handled 48 lotto winners she sounds like a good attorney to have on the team for again good advice and assistance.

You have to be naive if you think that you will win millions and millions and that nobody is going to bother you even after your so called 15 minutes of fame and that the hype will disappear completely. Better safe tha... [ More ]

Comment #134

faber98 — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:58:08 GMT

they could start by not going back to work at their old jobs. their employers couldn't possibly want them back. if they do then they are as wacked out as they are. these people don't have a clue as to what to do and it would take a lifetime for them to figure it out. so they have the money and no idea what to do with it. of course people are going to take shots at them. they put a giant target on their back. it's open season on them from here on in. haven't noticed a lot of people congratulating... [ More ]

Comment #133

sirbrad — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:46:17 GMT

The post above mine already covered that. How about they won 1/3 of the first ever $1.6 billion dollar jackpot? Like I said the haters on here do no affect their life and enjoyment. It doesn't matter what they decide to do. The fact is they have al the money and can whatever they want to, and financial security for life and probably for many generations which is more than most on here can say they have. No one knows crap about them or what they are going to do, and that is how it should be. They... [ More ]

Comment #132

faber98 — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:32:26 GMT

what have they done? everything you post makes little sense. they did everything wrong. hillbillies taking advice from an incompetent lawyer. it is monday and they are back at work at jobs supposedly. what kind of idiots would do that. rich idiots but idiots nonetheless.

Comment #131

sirbrad — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:21:17 GMT

Most on here just posted how stupid they were and were angry that they lost. They did more than most on here will ever do in their lifetime already. But their hating has ZERO affect on the family who is on cloud 9 right now and will be for a LONG time.

Comment #130

Funtimz — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:13:25 GMT

Nothing played cool at all here...

Comment #129

Saylorgirl — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:10:47 GMT

I would have not done what they did. But in all reality they had a pretty good weekend. They held one of three winning tickets from the biggest lottery ever, flew by private jet to NYC, appeared on the Today show, validated their ticket at lottery headquarters, were advanced several million dollars, in another week all those zeros will be in their bank account and when they dream at night on what they could do with the money they can make it happen.

How was your weekend? Did you do anything s... [ More ]

Comment #128

DELotteryPlyr — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 10:49:12 GMT

You make some great points, and not to sound 'corny' but this phrase applies - With great power comes great responsibly

So this kind of wealth carries great responsibility and we are seeing 'cracks' in their actions. They had to ask the press to leave their work alone. They had to ask a neighbor to put up No Trespass signs. Both ot these show that no one is 'thinking' about the implications of their actions. Not them or their attorney. A good attorney would have covered those simple issues... [ More ]

Comment #127

One-Day — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 08:32:25 GMT

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Comment #126

One-Day — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 06:55:18 GMT

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Comment #125

MillionsWanted — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 06:22:00 GMT

The attorney obviously think he will get a good part of that money. He even had his daughter with him.

Must be an amateur attorney.

Comment #124

Seattlejohn — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 05:50:16 GMT

So, they actively pursue publicity due to advice from their attorney (who should be beaten, then sued into oblivion), but request that everyone respect their privacy ? Are they completely totally insane? They've just opened pandora's box; not only are their faces splashed everywhere (no more anonymity, ever), but now they're targets for every thief, swindler, scam artist, unknown relative looking for a handout, friend looking to make them their private bank for all sorts of high risk investment... [ More ]

Comment #123

Stack47 — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 05:41:01 GMT

But there are probably as many ideas on what to do after finding out they won a jackpot as there are people buying tickets. We still have people saying winners should form a Blind Trust without understanding that's giving full control of their money to probably a total stranger.

My favorite response is Amateurs. Uninformed amateurs as if there are professional jackpot winners.

Comment #122

Nikkicute — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 05:30:04 GMT

Well dang!! smh...

Never even heard of the guy who won $35million.

Thanks for the link.

Comment #121

LottoMetro — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 04:09:25 GMT

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/lottery-winners-picked-winning-lotto-numbers-part-36327771

05:30

Comment #120

Nikkicute — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 03:41:39 GMT

Anyone want to link to the article stating she lost all her money?

Internet search has turned up nothing.

Where is everybody getting this information she went broke

Comment #119

music* — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 02:43:13 GMT

they were unwise.

Stack47, Where else can we get legal advice for free? Especially when it concerns the Lottery.

Comment #118

myturn — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 02:05:59 GMT

I agree, there is nothing wrong with the Tennessee winners. However, I do think it was very unwise to fly to a television studio to announce their win.

If they want to be famous, that's their choice. But if they wish to continue life as normal, appearing on television is not the way to go about it. I hope future winners will learn from this and get GOOD legal and financial advice before they claim anything.

Comment #117

alsmurf4 — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 01:34:19 GMT

what Stack47 said

Comment #116

Stack47 — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 23:50:41 GMT

So many experts on here giving legal advice when they don't do it for a living, and all the brash assumptions that the lawyer is going to bleed them dry etc.

Back in the day, people got all sorts of legal and financial information from their long distance truck driving brother-in-laws, but thankfully times have changed. I've noticed that most of our current experts are relatively new to LP.

Also as I said before it is their choice if they want to keep working not yours.

This isn't th... [ More ]

Comment #115

RJOh — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 23:44:38 GMT

The Robinsons were going to be required to have a press conference any way and by going on the Today's show first they picked the subjects of the conversation.

That took the wind out of the local lottery press conference which would have probably involved more questions about personal information they would rather not discuss publicly.

Comment #114

greeneye — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 23:18:22 GMT

There is no shortage of stupid..Why would you want to go on a TV show? I wish them the best and I hope they get smarter after this and hopefully they will get in shape and lose some weight ...

Comment #113

Ron5995 — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 21:11:30 GMT

And rightfully so. Annuity jackpots are deceptive in more ways than one:

Annuity value is not guaranteed for Powerball nor Mega Millions. They don't always pay out what they advertise. The Florida winner a few years ago was short-changed several million. Annuity value is a fiction. The advertised amount doesn't exist. Rather the cash value is used to establish an annuity that will, over many years, payout the cumulative amount. Of course in the meantime, the value of the dollar greatly dimin... [ More ]

Comment #112

sirbrad — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 20:42:54 GMT

Yeah but you should know how much taxes are taken out before you play, then if you don't like it don't play. But I am guessing you still did. With a jackpot this high there is so much left it does not really matter. I will take $300 million any day of the week. $300 or $900 million does not matter to me as I would never spend all of either. I think taxes are BS also in fact they are the biggest criminals of all time and win every time a lottery player wins. But it is not going to stop me from pl... [ More ]

Comment #111

DELotteryPlyr — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 20:20:55 GMT

He is seeking personal gain in reality recognition.

I the attorney is looking for 'his' win out of this.

Comment #110

mightwin — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 20:19:17 GMT

People focus on the taxes a lot, because that takes a big chunk away from what was won. Media talked about a billion dollar jackpot yet nobody was going to end up with a billion dollars at all even if it was won by a single winner. 983 million dollars cash option and a single winner would end up with only roughly half of that amount in the end. ....... that's what makes people mad

Comment #109

music* — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 20:16:27 GMT

Change who you vote for at your voting booth. Then call, write, email your Congress.

Comment #108

scarchelli — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 19:22:57 GMT

That is entirely wrong. Taxes ARE absurd. Not were . I don't give a snip if I didn't win, taxes are ridiculous, no matter what. They take 25% of my 1 mil if I won second prize at some point. Plus I owe the government the other 14.6% at the end of the year.

That's focusing on the bad? That's criminal to take that much.

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Comment #107

cbr$ — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 19:15:18 GMT

Literally the Layer threw them under the bus with the wheels still rolling for free publicity. I don't understand this attorney at all. The attorney suggested they go on the Today show. Had his daughter set it up. Then the daughter go to NY with them. WHY? His secretary could have done the same thing. Guess what, I bet she wouldn't been mention or seen. Now, Lisa Robinson has to rush to the phone to call her friends to put up No Trespassing signs up. This attorney needed or wanted to make a big... [ More ]

Comment #106

sirbrad — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 19:14:48 GMT

$528.8 million before taxes for the annuity I did not say anything about the cash value I said that was the share. Not sure of the exact cash value but either way who cares as it will be a lot more than they will know what to do with. But that is what was on the big check. As I said before I find it amusing that so many on here focus on is the taxes instead of focusing on the much larger portion that was won. If I won that much money I would not care about the taxes, it is way more money after t... [ More ]

Comment #105

rooster8786 — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 18:34:59 GMT

You just won $528 MILLION and you go on national tv with your attorney, BEFORE you actually claim the money. Oh, and your attorneyis a bankruptcy and divorce lawyer. This family is a disaster waiting to happen...

Comment #104

scarchelli — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 18:01:34 GMT

Correct, it should say before taxes. Before it is 328 mil and after 25% federal withholding, a little less than a quarter of a bil.

Comment #103

mightwin — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 16:15:31 GMT

Huh? The cash value was 983 million for the jackpot, divided by three winning tickets is roughly 328 million per winning ticket before taxes

Comment #102

Brcebrce — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 15:44:51 GMT

Nice but did you watch the show? He wasn't exactly squeaky clean but a very sharp person and a very good laywer. Really doubt he would want his clients in the spotlight.

Comment #101

fja — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 15:39:10 GMT

Comment #100

sirbrad — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 15:18:45 GMT

Yeah they were long forgotten by most, as usual. Every one is just all hyped now because it's the recent winner, and largest winner. But they will be forgotten too eventually and new members won't even know who they were in a year or more. Hard to believe now but I seen it happen over and over again. The focus is always on the present winner . The only ones remembered are the worst extreme cases. Most people don't want to remember the successful ones but I do. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/16... [ More ]

Comment #99

haymaker — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 15:13:45 GMT

You have a point there...I don't know who the West family is,

2007 is before I joined but I don't recall hearing of them anywhere.

Comment #98

sirbrad — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 15:12:11 GMT

No, the original share was $528 million split 3 ways. So $328 sounds about right.

Comment #97

jacintasc — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 14:07:11 GMT

That's what I was thinking as well. But anyone who has any common sense will steer clear of this attorney. And it is totally wrong for the attorney to get his daughter involved in the legal affairs of any of his clients. Looks like the attorney and daughter have fishy motives here

Comment #96

mightwin — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 13:45:48 GMT

Comment #95

Enigmas — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 13:40:50 GMT

The lawyer sold them out for free publicity for his firm. Well played...

Comment #94

mightwin — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 13:36:39 GMT

Not sure where this article came from but,To collect their riches a lump sum of nearly $328 million after taxes..........sorry but 328 million before taxes

Comment #93

GiveFive — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 13:17:42 GMT

Nobody wants their life to change after a big win. It's not unusual for big winners to state they want to just be myself and continue living their everyday lives. How many times have we seen a jackpot winner say I'm still going to be me ?

Unfortunately for The Robinson's, they don't have any choice in the matter because their life is going to change whether they want it to or not. Changes started happening to them the minute they stepped in front of the TV cameras on The Today show. Peopl... [ More ]

Comment #92

GiveFive — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 13:01:30 GMT

What do they call the person who graduated last in their class in Law School?

A LAWYER!

Either the lawyer is totally inept or he's looking to cash in big on The Robinson's windfall. G5

Comment #91

sirbrad — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:53:59 GMT

This is also not some big city they are living in, it is a small quiet town not a criminal city full of thugs. Let's get real. People said the same thing about the West family on here back in 2007 and how they would squander it all or have criminals after them etc, yet I have not seen one story about them since. They won $340 million and have been long forgotten except by us hardcore lottery affectionados.

Comment #90

music* — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:49:04 GMT

Most of us LP Members have written plans that we will follow after a win. The world will be screaming to the winners, Come on out! . The world did not win, YOU did. Follow your plan to the best of your ability.

We may not be experts here on LP but we have picked up some wisdom along the way.

Comment #89

sirbrad — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:48:26 GMT

Exactly, and I am sure they will help them out too with some nice gifts. But you got all the experts of law, money, and crime on here who seem to think they know it all and are counting on their demise and failure because they lost.

Comment #88

Slick Nick — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:40:16 GMT

A very stupid move to say the least! In this day and age especially when it involves big money, BE CAREFUL . People do whacky things. It's a known fact that your life changes when you win big money.

Comment #87

Lucky4Life — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:39:45 GMT

To be fair, he is a divorce and bankruptcy lawyer, not a real lawyer. That was their first mistake.

That's the thing about the lottery. ANYBODY can win. Unfortunately these two don't seem to have a brain between the two. As others have said, we will see more of them.

Comment #86

Lucky4Life — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:33:05 GMT

Yeah but the police won't be there forever. this fanfare will last a month and the most and then the media will go back to other top stories. Once the other PB winners come forward this tweedle dee and tweedle dumb will be forgotten. Then they will be back in the news because they were robbed or something similar

Comment #85

sirbrad — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:32:32 GMT

HELL NO. I have been cool waiting my whole life for a win, once I get it I will be HOT. But I am well prepared and every day is time wasting, and time is MONEY. The majority are fine and do well just because there are few bad insurances is no reason to be biased against everyone. Also you don't have any right keeping someone's winnings from them because you think they need to cool off. Some of us are cool all the time and do not make brash decisions and blow money. It is not the job of the lotte... [ More ]

Comment #84

American Indian — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:27:45 GMT

Thank you, I Love it!!! But she wasn't smart enough to go to school, nor did she have time she was out shopping

Comment #83

sirbrad — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:21:36 GMT

No you wouldn't bee line their house just like most other sane people wouldn't. Also you would probably get shot and just because some crazy person would want to try something like that does not mean they would be successful and there is a good chance it would not end well for them. They stated they had security also and the local police is probably watching the house. But in reality this rarely happens, I only read about it happening to a few who were rich way back in the 80's and because they... [ More ]

Comment #82

American Indian — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:16:38 GMT

Thank You for your comment I APPLAUD YOU and completely agree with you, the comments i've read on here are way out their and i can't sit here and reply to every STUPID ONE! They live in a small town and out their the Neighbors take care of each other and I am sure they will watch out for them and do what they can

Comment #81

American Indian — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:02:57 GMT

I lived in Kentucky for 11 yrs and People in the Southern State's are a lot different there, their hard working, down home, what you see is what you get, their friendly, and just all around honest good people, a hand shake is as binding as a Legal Document! They trusted their Attorney and did what he suggested! The Attorney was the one that wanted to be on National T.V. with his Daughter, Just like it said in the story above!! DON T EVER TRUST AN ATTORNEY THAT'S A FATAL MISTAKE!! Hopefully they... [ More ]

Comment #80

sirbrad — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 12:01:20 GMT

And I also said many times before that I would not run or hide from anyone if I won, so I applaud them for sticking their ground and not letting preconceived negative thoughts change who they are and scare them off. That is not how a lottery winner should live, and would only make you a prisoner of your own self-centered paranoia. You should be having fun and enjoying it not trying to hide because you think every criminal in the world is now looking for you. They are not, and those who had issue... [ More ]

Comment #79

sirbrad — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 11:56:36 GMT

Nah you would become their slave then. No way could I go without my PC and Internet that long.

Comment #78

sully16 — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 11:53:31 GMT

Yikes, we haven't heard the end of these 2.

Comment #77

sirbrad — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 11:32:59 GMT

Exactly as I said. I find all the negative comments to be odd and screaming of envy. Why in the hell would anyone even how a total stranger who won the jackpot spends their money and what decisions they make? They are just mad they did not win it so they trash them. Yet if they were never revealed and did it anonymously those same people would be saying it was rigged and that no one really won it. They are also mad because this goes against all of the conventional wisdom/advice of so-called expe... [ More ]

Comment #76

joshuacloak — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 08:19:08 GMT

Myturn it's people like you that drive me certifiably nuts. You're so easily tricked and can't read between the lines.

Also, why is someone in Australia talking about my own state lottery as if they know it better than other people who live and play here? I live in TN and I know my own state lottery better than 99% of the player base on here. so let's get down to it.

First off we have an anonymous winner just from the last jackpot before this one was even won. To copy and paste from anothe... [ More ]

Comment #75

travelintrucker — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 07:48:45 GMT

I watched the recent lottery special. She spent $200,000 on hand bags alone! 2 Bentleys worth $400,000. She didn't even want to mention how much she spent on art. What was up with the gold chair?! No wonder she's broke. All of that money would have been better spent by getting educated in finance and economics to help with investing.

Comment #74

Brcebrce — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 07:45:27 GMT

Wheww alot of dumb in this story. I agree with other posters, why would an attorney encourage a public announcement of winning. Why would you listen to that? Herd mentally in action folks. I win any size jackpot im gonna try every possible way to remain anonymous, or at least just keep it limited to the lottery website. They just put a big flashing bullseye on their back.

Money can't buy common sense.

Comment #73

travelintrucker — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 07:41:27 GMT

I'm changing how many lines I play and my numbers. I'm going to reduce my 10 lines down to 2 lines. I will play the same numbers in both MM and PB. Had a thought yesterday. What if my MM numbers come up in PB and vice versa? I'd be pissed! I will also start adding the multiplier. I'm going to get a 20 draw ticket. If this run goes back up to a billion, I'll already be in the pot.

Comment #72

myturn — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 07:40:21 GMT

With large prize money, there should be a cooling-off period before winners receive the money. When players win such large amounts, in all the excitement, they can make rash decisions. How about a three month cooling-off period for prizes over 500,000

Comment #71

sirbrad — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 07:30:02 GMT

You can see him hold up 4 fingers in the security camera video for 4 QP's lol. He asked the lady if should would share and she said sure, now the question is will HE share

Comment #70

sweetie7398 — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 07:27:25 GMT

Comment #69

myturn — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 07:10:07 GMT

Notorious lottery winner Mickey Carroll today has a word of advice for the couple who landed 33million in Britain s biggest jackpot.

Emigrate.

And he reckons if they don t do what he says, then the size of David and Carol Martin s win could put their family at risk.

The ex-binman became known as the Lotto lout after scooping 9.7m when he was just 19.

Carroll was wearing an electronic tag when he bought a lucky dip ticket in November 2002.

He went on a spending spree on cocaine, ga... [ More ]

Comment #68

savagegoose — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 06:59:42 GMT

I wish them all the luck and wisdom in the future. im beginning to see its non of our business. or anyones, except to have a laugh and point.

Comment #67

sirbrad — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 06:30:40 GMT

Yet they were fine. Who cares what others question is not their business. Most are fine unless they had issues before winning or were just really stupid afterwards. Plus no one knew he had the ticket on him anyway and it was signed. All the bad instances are also in the minority the majority have no issues usually. They also got the media done with and now the focus is on wo else won. The world doesn't stop because someone won the lottery, most people move on and forget them in a week or less. H... [ More ]

Comment #66

JezzVim — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 06:23:39 GMT

Can anyone spell STUPID? They are going to live in the same house, go to the same job, shop at the same stores?? Oh geez!!

They showed a picture of their house on National TV!!!!! Now if I were a crazy person don't you think I would bee line to that house and kidnap one of them for ransom?

Why work at the same job with winnings like that ?

Why did they even bother to play that dang lottery if they weren't going to ENJOY life?

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Comment #65

Suzy-Dittlenose — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 05:19:44 GMT

These folks are not playing with a full deck of cards. Their actions have created the conditions for something bad to happen. It was wreckless for them to start off on the path they've chosen. A thumbs down on this one....

Comment #64

myturn — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 04:43:02 GMT

Tennessee Lottery rules also permit jackpots to be claimed in the name of a trust for more privacy.

The Tennessee Lottery doesn't have an information on claiming in the name of a trust.

Can the winner of a large Lottery prize remain anonymous?

It is the policy of the Tennessee Lottery to treat such information as a public record. The Lottery will therefore disclose the name, home state and home town of winners if a request is received for such information.

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Comment #63

maximumfun — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 04:39:49 GMT

I wish the winners the best of luck