Australian family win $4m beach house lottery after spending $200 on tickets

Comment #20

savagegoose — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 17:25:01 GMT

yeah thats what id do vote for the devil i dont know.

when i called their order line, the lady on the call said when I only ordered 1 ticket a month ; what 1 ticket, you'll never win with that!

so i replied, ok i guess i wont buy any ticket then

she soon changed her tune, and took my card details. Im a firm believer in the 1st chance you buy is your best increase in odds you'll ever get. from zero to something.

Comment #19

LiveInGreenBay — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 21:54:05 GMT

I'll take despicable over corrupt any day. Thanks for your input savage. You guys down under are one of our best allies. Good luck with the lotto buddy

Comment #18

savagegoose — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 21:49:18 GMT

im not sure my opinion would be welcome. but as fars i can tell you would be better off with neither of them. clinton is corrupt and trump is despicable. if i had any influence ot would be to get as many people to enroll to vote, and go 3rd party. and vote johnson. apathy is a vote for `1 of those 2 clowns.

as to what our media is saying. the media is almost totally clinton biased. I hope america can do a brexit style event, and say good bye to the 2 corrupted parties running the show for

Comment #17

LiveInGreenBay — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 21:36:30 GMT

Hey savage just wondering. What do you think about our candidates for President? What does your press say about it

Comment #16

savagegoose — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 21:25:42 GMT

i would be concerned about insurance. council rates are not as bad as in america. a lot of services ran locally there are state ran here, police and schools. so property taxes would at a guess be about 1/4 of what you would expect in usa. but yes would certainly tax their income maintaining the life style

i used the states land tax calculator, and put in $2 mill, said $24k property tax

Comment #15

LiveInGreenBay — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 21:02:25 GMT

How do taxes play into this? Can they afford this beautiful house

Comment #14

savagegoose — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 20:56:41 GMT

I actually enter every draw ea month thru a subscription, to this and another one for million $ houses. its not gov ran but a charity raffle. so gov rules apply.

you can view their webpage here https://www.rslartunion.com.au/ i dont spend any $200, but only $5 a draw. a total of $10 a month on house raffles.

I use my family fund for buying tickets. so would have to sell the place and divide the money up. but im sure everyone would like to spend holiday in it with their family before

Comment #13

LottoAce — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:51:33 GMT

Congrats to the winners

Comment #12

Bleudog101 — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:04:19 GMT

I meant this post for everyone about the raffle that supports the building foundation for the pediatric hospital I work in. I don't want to get deleted by Todd by disclosing details, that is why I didn't post it.

I may or may not buy a ticket myself.

Comment #11

MaximumMillions — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 13:13:24 GMT

I did not, as it were.

I said I didn't think it was a government lottery.

Comment #10

helpmewin — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 12:42:31 GMT

I would take the Car and the Cash, but They can keep the house.

Comment #9

helpmewin — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 12:39:07 GMT

Congratulations Mr Mrs James Burry

Comment #8

byng — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 12:32:50 GMT

My comment was aimed at Maximum Millions who doubted whether this draw was legit.

Been a long time between posts, had forgotten how these forums work

Comment #7

Bleudog101 — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 11:09:11 GMT

Congratulations! Send me a private message and I'll give you information on winning a BMW, $10K in cash and a $400K house in a raffle Louisville KY. I don't want Todd banning me, but this is legit.

Comment #6

byng — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 07:59:17 GMT

Not true. This prize draw was official, most definitely a government regulated draw.

Comment #5

mikeintexas — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 01:59:33 GMT

Yes, but I figured the law would also apply. I guess transparency WOULD be needed in this case, just to make sure the owners of the house actually awarded the prize.

Comment #4

music* — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 01:50:43 GMT

Congratulations to the Burry family

Comment #3

MaximumMillions — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 00:41:44 GMT

He didn't win it in the official lottery, some private citizens decided to unload their house through a raffle. They got a lot of attention out of it and probably turned a pretty profit.

Comment #2

mikeintexas — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 00:32:35 GMT

James Burry, 40, was announced the winner of the biggest beach house lottery ever held in Sydney.

I was under the impression that Australian lotteries had allowed for anonymous claiming after the Thorne kidnapping and murder 50+ yrs. ago. Was announced makes me think that their identity WAS revealed by the lottery, but maybe he just announced it on his own.

I thought someone was taking the piss....

Made me smile but puzzled me the first time I heard a family friend say that yea... [ More ]

Comment #1

mypiemaster — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 23:46:39 GMT

The real question is if they can really afford to live in this house. Maybe sell it and use the money for something they really need. Congrats.

Australian family win $4m beach house lottery after spending $200 on tickets

Lottery Post — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 23:30:23 GMT

Includes video report

One lucky Australian family has won an oceanfront house worth nearly $4 million after spending $200 on lottery raffle tickets.

James Burry, 40, was announced the winner of the biggest beach house lottery ever held in Sydney.

The North Manly fire protection worker's prize is a four-bedroom house in Freshwater with uninterrupted ocean views stretching from Manly to Curl Curl.

The newly built home is laced with luxury fittings and sits atop a coastal cliff about fi... [ More ]