Mom wins largest individual Powerball in Australian lottery history

Comment #14

noise-gate — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 18:35:57 GMT

Kao1632- Mea Culpa.l clean forgot that the option exists to play the lottery online Down Under. The State l live in does not allow that. I was in error, l repent.

Comment #13

Litebets27 — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 13:30:59 GMT

Congrats Aussie Powerball winner.

I love that their Powerball pays out on one winning number.

Comment #12

kao1632 — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 08:24:30 GMT

She bought her ticket online. That means she filled out forms .. For a start.. They will have her name and method of payment details (credit card?), And contact details (email, phone number (might be optional).

That is why the lottery people were able to call her..

A regular over the counter purchase, and no one knows who won until they front up with the ticket.

Comment #11

Coin Toss — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 05:29:17 GMT

Good for the winner.

Some people here are still in a dither about the South Carolina winner not coming forward yet, even though SC is an anonymous state.

Since Australia allows winners to be anonymous I'm guessing that won't be the case there.

Anonymous and no taxes, way to go Australia.

Comment #10

music* — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 04:33:06 GMT

benjibanks, This is a common problem with lottery winners. American History is full of past winners who were scammed out of the winnings. Including the 21st, 20th, and 19th Centuries.

Comment #9

benjibanks — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 00:43:23 GMT

The conversation about athletes reminds me of Tim Duncan who was swindled out of 25 million by a crooked financial adviser. Duncan grew up in a middle class family, he was a good student and has a low key vibe. He just trusted the wrong person and gave up too much control over his finances. This seems like a common problem for entertainers.

Comment #8

noise-gate — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 00:05:22 GMT

When you state Sport players have a rough life..growing up poor you painting with a wide brush Music, in other words, you generalizing.

Not all grow up poor, and most, if not all have seen or heard of athletes that have gone before, some who have made missteps along the way when it cames to their finances. But that is when if they wise enough to change course. You don't steer your financial ship towards an iceberg or a reef feel that it is in your best interest to shipwreck your nest egg, sim... [ More ]

Comment #7

music* — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 22:11:54 GMT

Sports players have a rough life from their beginning. Growing up poor motivates most to achieve as an athlete. The College Coaches must force the players to earn degrees.

As a Pro, the players may be intimidated by all the financial knowledge that a money manager seems to have. They get taken advantage of financially speaking.

The Australians appear to be happy with the Lottery System they have. We could learn things from them like NO TAX on winnings.

As a winner, I would intervi... [ More ]

Comment #6

noise-gate — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 20:45:05 GMT

Continue to work- Yeah, on your retirement. It's no different than quitting the workforce * working for someone else, but * working on your investments etc etc. It's a 24/7 job, don't let anyone think different.

All to often we read of sports figures going after their managers for mishandling their finances - l say, what were you doing, not keeping your eye on the ball? You don't retire to become lazy, to become known as an imbecile.

The other thing about receiving a phone call from the lo... [ More ]

Comment #5

music* — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 20:31:19 GMT

If it is possible to continue working do so. It is good for the whole body.

When she plans on traveling the Australian Outback she better learn about all the wild and poisonous creatures there. Otherwise stay with the cities and city life.

She is always welcome to visit America! With her plastic Australian dollars LOL.

Comment #4

benjibanks — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 19:06:14 GMT

And all that money is tax free.

Comment #3

TheGameGrl — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 17:42:45 GMT

Love that she is focused to continue to use her gift of medical care. Few folks realize that somethings money can't buy...and the gift of nursing/medicine are something that is invaluable. May she continue to be an asset to her community!

Glad she'll travel too...that's sensible as well

Comment #2

sweetie7398 — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 17:17:07 GMT

Congrats

Comment #1

TheMeatman2005 — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 17:14:19 GMT

Congrats to the 40-something years old woman.

I wonder how many of those lower tier winners don't cash in their tickets like in American lotteries.

Mom wins largest individual Powerball in Australian lottery history

Lottery Post — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 16:36:30 GMT

A mom from Sydney won Australia's biggest individual prize in history on Thursday, cashing out with more than AU$107 million (US$76.7 million).

The Lott, Australia's official lotteries website, said in a statement that the 40-something winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, wasn't sure what was going on when officials called to tell her the big news. In fact, the winner initially thought she had won $107,000.

Oh my god, $107,000! That's amazing!

Then came the news that her winning we... [ More ]