Woman quit job days before winning $3.3M lottery

Comment #41

wander73 — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 20:36:56 GMT

Well he is right about one thing. The lotteries are taped earlier.

Comment #40

LottoYear — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 03:43:27 GMT

I would have taken the annuity. Colorado's cash option is only 50% of the annuity jackpot. If a married Colorado resident took the cash option of a $3.3m, they would have $990,000 after taxes, less than a third of the jackpot.

I realize that her husband probably has a job, but if he didn't, their marginal federal tax rate would have only been 15%, with the effective federal of 10%. They would have been getting a refund if the lottery took 25% for federal taxes. A first payment of say, $83,000... [ More ]

Comment #39

Teddi — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 02:50:18 GMT

Yup. Was thinking the exact same thing. It was earmarked for her it seems.

I'm extremely happy for her. She has a kind face and a nice smile. She looks like someone who would be good with patients.

Her husband thinking she was trying to fool him with a fake website is simply hilarious.

Comment #38

Teddi — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 02:46:24 GMT

She's a CNA, as long as there are hospitals and/or nursing homes in her city, she can land another job in the matter of days. They're in short supply across the country, the job sucks and the pay isn't wonderful, but you can get flexible work hours and there's always job security. The best/ambitious CNAs simply do it to get experience while they go for their LPN or RN licenses, so it's a high turnover position however you slice it.

Comment #37

American Indian — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 19:28:28 GMT

YEP, You are correct as always..

We'll WIN before then and I'll have a Handicap Van so I can be their too watch you HIT You're JACKPOT take Pictures

Comment #36

Bleudog101 — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 16:10:50 GMT

Danny seems to have touch a nerve in us LP members. I think it shows his ignorance on how the lottery works.

In both Massachusetts and Kentucky lotteries, they said when I come to collect my winning and am @ the right time I can watch the drawing for whatever lottery they have then. Doubter Danny would never even inquire into something like this.

American Indian, my friend, think of me mid-March while I'm playing in Las Vegas. IGT was already informed that I want to win a big slot jackpot... [ More ]

Comment #35

American Indian — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 13:52:07 GMT

Dear,

Mr. D. Wooten Please take your Med's Immediately!

Thank You.

We'll CRAP If I knew all I had to do to Win was quit my job I would have did that along time ago...

Oh wait I forgot I'm unable to work, oh well guess that won't work for me.. LOL

Same thing happened once at a Casino I took my Mom to, their was a nice Lady we were talking to she had just lost her job,(not the first place i'd go?) she hits a Big Jackpot everyone was cheering for her was so cool, wasn't 3.3Mill... [ More ]

Comment #34

dallascowboyfan — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 11:08:31 GMT

Congratulations to Yohnique family

Comment #33

ressuccess — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 04:34:25 GMT

Wow that's a big win

Comment #32

LiveInGreenBay — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 00:51:23 GMT

What makes you think this? Let us know what past winners say. This should be very interesting.

Comment #31

Artist77 — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 00:46:42 GMT

Lol lol

Comment #30

sully16 — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 00:17:09 GMT

3-2-1

Comment #29

Unluckyone — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 23:45:22 GMT

After factoring 25% federal and 4% state taxes her first year payment will be for $58,793 and her second year with the 3.7% increase will be $60,968. This is a slight let down as 25 equal payments would have been $132,491 before taxes. I'm not a big fan of annuities that are heavily back end loaded and would have opted for the cash value.

Comment #28

mypiemaster — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 23:09:02 GMT

Easy on the juice, Danny-boy!.

Comment #27

shawanna123 — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 22:57:26 GMT

Comment #26

Bleudog101 — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 10:26:51 GMT

As a health care provider I am so happy to read about her good fortune. The average Joe Blow has not clue on how difficult these jobs are. The hours are very long and demanding and so many state and federal regulations. We cannot hold onto Nurses where I work and am told it is a nationwide problem. We have plenty of my types, Respiratory Therapists, wish some of the bozos I work with would quit. The barrel gets dregged for some of them let me assure you.

Anyway, back to the great news... Cong... [ More ]

Comment #25

KY Floyd — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 06:22:34 GMT

That's why instead of counting on the lottery I invest in stocks. Especially for companies that make tin foil, because that market seems to get bigger every year.

Comment #24

mikeintexas — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 01:50:28 GMT

You can recognize them by their distinctive call

Comment #23

Artist77 — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 01:41:07 GMT

Thanks

Comment #22

Mwatcher — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 01:33:26 GMT

From the Colorado Lottery web page.

If you choose an annuity, you ll be paid in 25 annual installments with the first annuity payment being 2.5% of the jackpot share. Following payments increase 3.7% each year until the entire amount is paid. The choice you make is binding and irrevocable. You have 60 days from the date your ticket is validated to decide how you want to be paid.

Comment #21

rcbbuckeye — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 01:19:46 GMT

IDIOT ALERT

Comment #20

Artist77 — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 01:16:17 GMT

Lol lol We have not had a real conspiracy ranting nut for a while.

Comment #19

Artist77 — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 01:14:27 GMT

So how much is the annuity yearly

Comment #18

Unluckyone — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 00:16:41 GMT

That 25-year annuity is a blessing for her family. Hope the winnings subsidize their income and not replace it.

Comment #17

golfer1960 — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 20:24:27 GMT

Comment #16

Get paid — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 20:02:42 GMT

Congrats to the winners.

Comment #15

Danny Wooten — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 19:12:05 GMT

The Lottery is a Total Scam- They prerecord the drawings and hand pick the numbers. Im will be contacting a questioning all of them on this. Everyone will know the Truth across America. I promise. Danny Wooten..Im contacting every past winner and everyone involved. Look forward to it.

Comment #14

EZMONEE — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 13:45:50 GMT

If u dont play, u cant win

Comment #13

Artist77 — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 11:05:29 GMT

She might have been a type of contract employee/temp and chose to end a bad assignment early...

Comment #12

shadowlady — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 05:32:11 GMT

Drat!!! When I was at that store, all I bought was groceries! Oh well, I guess I wasn't meant to win yet.

Comment #11

weshar75 — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 04:23:36 GMT

Yeah I plan on taking the annuity too on wednesday when I win oregon megabucks. Yeah me!-weshar75

Comment #10

cbr$ — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 03:08:40 GMT

Congrats to Yahnique Bruce on your lottery win. To have resign from

her job before the win. With nothing line up for after. I believe that this

jackpot was meant for them, they have been truly blessed.

Comment #9

music* — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 02:44:59 GMT

They are two smart cookies living in Aurora, Colorado.

Comment #8

Toronto — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 21:35:45 GMT

So if you want to win, just quit your job first

Comment #7

wander73 — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 18:47:35 GMT

Nobody knows her situation. Also there's no such thing as the way companies do these days with different jobs. There's no such thing as you need something lined up companies do what they want

Comment #6

zephbe — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 18:19:19 GMT

' My last day was January 17, but I didn't have anything lined up yet, she said.

Congrats to her and I like her taking the annuity rather than the lump sum.

Comment #5

wander73 — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 17:28:40 GMT

She is very lucky. I wonder if she had anything actually lined up with the job she work for that's my only question. Perhaps her line of work things are really weird

Comment #4

LiveInGreenBay — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 17:18:05 GMT

Makes me want to QUIT my job.

Comment #3

quicksloth35 — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 15:41:58 GMT

That is fantastique! Congrats

Comment #2

music* — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 15:09:52 GMT

Congratulations to Yahnique Bruce

Comment #1

hearsetrax — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 14:41:50 GMT

Woman quit job days before winning $3.3M lottery

Lottery Post — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 14:28:41 GMT

The Aurora, Colorado, woman who won a $3.3 million jackpot last Friday was still in shock when she came into the Denver claims office a week later, according to state lottery officials.

Identified only by her first name, Yahnique, the big winner purchased the winning ticket at King Soopers located at 1155 South Havana in Aurora.

The winning numbers were 10, 14, 25, 30, 31, and 32. Her total earnings? $3,312,287.

Yahnique had just resigned from her job as a certified nursing assistant.