Phony Powerball tickets flood social media in wake of $1.6 billion jackpot

Comment #21

pantherestates — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 09:42:27 GMT

Im sorry but call it mean...if that were my son I would be looking at him side ways for a very long time...the joke was not funny...this nurse is probably going 2 her job day after day and this was her ticket 2 get out of there and start a new life...but the reality is IT Wasn't.

Comment #20

KY Floyd — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 05:20:16 GMT

you don't share that [you won] with anyone.

I know of 5 people in Tennessee who disagree.

Comment #19

Groppo — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 02:23:31 GMT

You know, after many months of playing this doggone game, I'd choose NOT to select a lawyer.

I mean what the heck are they good for?

I would do all my finances myself. I already know where I'd invest.

Somebody wants to sue me? For what? How would they know who I am? So, do I need a Lawyer to help me ward off more hoaxes?

I keep having to change my bank passwords. I can never remember them, anyway.

I KNOW for a fact, I would never contract a money-hungry lawyer,

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Comment #18

AbsolutelyFun — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 15:55:06 GMT

I would think that most people would take the Cash Option so in less then 60 days we will most likely know who the winners are from CA and FL besides that family from Tennessee. Boy was their lawyer an absolute winner....sheesh...

Comment #17

Groppo — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:10:31 GMT

I positively dislike the people that did this, or anyone that does anything dishonest, for that matter.

EVERYONE MUST KNOW the real winning tickets are in the computer, somewhere, and that should be the first thing that's checked. These 'hoaxes' shouldn't even make the news, to waste peoples' time.

And had I known personally that someone was going to pull some crap like that, I'd report it to wherever/whomever I could.

Yes, there's the number on the front of the ticket.

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Comment #16

haymaker — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 01:45:56 GMT

Yea, I used to live in Anaheim, about 20 miles from that Chino hills spot.

We said fruits flakes and nuts, like a bowl of granola.

But I always avoided crowds, didn't even go to Disneyland since I could see their

fireworks show from my apartment window, every night at 9:PM closing time.

And that was my bedtime.

You could make that call from a phone booth...if you could find one

Comment #15

alsmurf4 — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 01:20:00 GMT

. Some prople are so desperate for attention they'll try anythiing

Comment #14

maximumfun — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 00:43:00 GMT

Sure you might have a year to come forward... as long as you #1)want the annuity #2) dont mind losing out on the interest you would have otherwise earned re: your annual payment. (in RI you have a year to collect on a ticket but only 60 days from the drawing date to choose the cash option. from day 61 to day 365 you are only option is annuity.

Comment #13

Deo-nonfortuna — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 00:37:18 GMT

It was a ticket to ride. A long ride.

Comment #12

luckyshoes — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 00:33:56 GMT

Looks like it wasnt the ticket to succe

Comment #11

noise-gate — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 18:54:51 GMT

Sir Alex was part of that outfit that outed a multi millionaire lottery winner from my city a few years ago. They rocked up to a local convenience store and demanded the video of the winner purchasing the winning ticket after less than 2 months put his mug on TV.Their actions resulted in the winner being hounded from the city fleeing con men the like. So l agree with Music- back off Alex leave the winner alone.When they good ready- they will appear.

Comment #10

scarchelli — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 17:58:09 GMT

Why does a lottery spokesperson say 528 mil is not to be triffled with? That's the annuity of 1.584 bil 3 not the cash value of much less and not to menton the taxes taken out.

Comment #9

duckman — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 17:28:13 GMT

People who do this seek attention because in their real life no one gives them the time of day, probably due to their lack of social skills and their inability to interact with other people. True to form, the sewer rats on Twitter went wild with the fake ticket postings. The more someone posts the same fake ticket over and over, the more of an isolated loner they are.

To those who are faking these tickets, please spend some more time and do a better job of faking the ticket. Nothing worse

Comment #8

Ron5995 — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 17:19:53 GMT

Social media and 24 hour news cycle has further lowered the bar for news organizations, which have always struggled to get facts straight, to publish articles long before they're ready. Taking time to contact the California Lottery to verify is too long to wait, the article must post now to beat the competition.

News organizations will seemingly publish most anything with little to no fact checking nor asking many, if any, questions. Such as the story of the restaurant workers who thought the... [ More ]

Comment #7

music* — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 16:58:32 GMT

California is the land of fruits and nuts.

Why is Alex Traverso the California Lottery spokesperson saying, The winners should come forward sooner rather than later. Alex, please give us winners some time to cool down and talk with everyone we need to talk with.

I agree that the winner needs to call the Lottery and tell them the 18 digit numbers which are above the bar code. Better to have a lawyer make the call. You do not want the Lottery to have caller ID and bingo you are outed.

Comment #6

haymaker — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 14:47:55 GMT

Extraordinary popular delusions and

The madness of crowds LMAO

Comment #5

RedStang — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 14:46:29 GMT

Thought it was funny when everyone was congratulating moneybags. Just use the windows magnifier and it's obvious.

Comment #4

American Indian — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 14:42:41 GMT

FLguy30 I feel the exact same way! I also feel this way about all the supposed REALITY Shows They need to be all on one Channel and just call them The Rich Brat's The NON-REAL HOUSEWIVES

Comment #3

FLguy30 — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 14:26:43 GMT

Something wrong with these people. Hoax is just a fancy word for liar. They've gotten their attention with lying about winning. People should scrutinize them further. If you're willing to go that far with lying to get national attention, you've probably aren't going anywhere in life and have lied your way through life..

Comment #2

jacintasc — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 14:21:39 GMT

crazy

Comment #1

JoshUK — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 13:57:28 GMT

Someone actually held a phoney press conference outside a store? That's some dedication.

Phony Powerball tickets flood social media in wake of $1.6 billion jackpot

Lottery Post — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 13:49:52 GMT

A professional skateboarder showed his winning ticket for the $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot on Instagram. Another man held an impromptu press conference in the parking lot of the Chino Hills 7-Eleven where the ticket was sold, claiming to be the winner.

Then there was the poor nurse in Pomona, whose son text-messaged her a photo of her winning ticket, which led to a flood of media at her home and her work Thursday afternoon.

But in the end, all were hoaxes. In California, lottery official... [ More ]