Louisiana woman realized she had won $1 million on lottery after Facebook post from family member

Comment #12

Bluegal1 — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 20:19:25 GMT

Joy Comes in the morning, and all the people you haven't known for decades come in the evening for dinner at your table when they find out you'll be getting a huge check. Desert will be on her, but a bittersweet congrats on the win

Comment #11

jjtheprince14 — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 18:43:45 GMT

This proves my other theory that only idiots win.

Comment #10

CDanaT — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 12:43:38 GMT

I made my boss and coworkers double check AND her name is Lala ?...... Takes care of my inquiring minds want to know question.

Congrats Ms Singleton, enjoy your new found wealth

Comment #9

GiveFive — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 12:17:33 GMT

Absolutely correct! Congrats, you're a savvy lottery player, but most players aren't.

Most players are not aware of what's the smartest thing they can do when they first find out they've won a huge amount of money. When you combine that with the powerful and overwhelming rush of excitement that initially hits them, they're toast when it comes to keeping their emotions in check.

Put yourself in this situation;

You're a person that doesn't play the lottery much, your expectation is that y... [ More ]

Comment #8

rcbbuckeye — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 12:15:18 GMT

hires a hitman

Comment #7

hearsetrax — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 09:13:47 GMT

even money is she find self in the middle of a lawsuit inside of a month

Comment #6

wander73 — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 03:45:33 GMT

You're absolutely right. Not only that. Never go on social media and state something. Her coworkers are going to do something. Her relatives. The person that tagged will learn a valuable lesson. I bet someone hires a hitman on that person. People are so stupid.

Comment #5

cottoneyedjoe — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 03:14:22 GMT

LOL!

I'm very happy for Lala, but the last thing I would do with a million dollar ticket is take it outside and ask people to check my numbers, especially coworkers

Comment #4

noise-gate — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 02:30:17 GMT

Lala says 'I made my boss and coworkers double check!'

Isn't that's like telling your husband you pregnant and handing him the pregnancy test kit, but him going next door to ask the neighbors if it is really so

Comment #3

gy65 — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 02:23:50 GMT

After deductions from federal and state tax, Singleton received $710,000. [$1 million less 24% federal withholding and 5% Louisiana taxes]

Hope they realize they will owe around 13% additional federal taxes . . plus wages get jacked up into the 37% bracket for the 2019 tax year.

Comment #2

gatorsrok — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 02:02:08 GMT

Her boss and co-workers are going to remind her that they were all part of an office pool...

Comment #1

gailharris68 — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 01:31:41 GMT

Congratulations to her but I would not have told anyone that I won let along check for me. Now people will be coming out of the woodwork.

Louisiana woman realized she had won $1 million on lottery after Facebook post from family member

Lottery Post — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 00:13:17 GMT

A mother is celebrating her $1 million Louisiana Lottery prize after being completely unaware she had won.

Lala Singleton only remembered to check her ticket after her sister-in-law, from Connecticut, tagged her in a Facebook article that said the winner was from her hometown of Baton Rouge.

Singleton, a 'every once in a while' player of the Powerball lottery, couldn't believe that her chosen five white balls matched those she needed for the jackpot.

'Once I checked my ticket, I just... [ More ]