Great-grandmother will give away her $1.8 million lottery jackpot

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wander73 — Wed, 13 May 2020 17:17:52 GMT

You want to know something else.

A couple of lottery members said something years ago about someone who did annuity and that person was a moron. However when my deceased dad was alive at that time frame, he pointed out no one knows the situation of a family, friend, etc. I know what you're saying, yes I agree sad what people don't think about. If I was the winning lottery of that fortune, I have ideas what I would do with it. Some people don't realize that. nice to meet you. gl with the... [ More ]

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wander73 — Wed, 13 May 2020 17:14:22 GMT

If I were her I would put money into a tiaa account. Look for certain stocks with companies and triple the payoff. People are cool, however, watch the pennies the dollars will follow. If people do certain things correct, they never have to work again. Make that money work for them not the opposite way around.

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cottoneyedjoe — Wed, 13 May 2020 17:11:04 GMT

It's not the same thing because 1.8M $AUS doesn't go very far when you divide it among three generations of descendants.

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brees2012 — Tue, 12 May 2020 20:25:56 GMT

I am happy our State finally Anonymous.

I totally agree with you , ALL STATES should be Anonymous.

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noise-gate — Tue, 12 May 2020 17:11:25 GMT

The stress of being cooped up in an apartment for weeks on end can do that to oneself Jeff.

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Bleudog101 — Tue, 12 May 2020 15:21:53 GMT

Come on Toronto...lighten up.

I enjoy all of Todd's articles, especially feel good ones like this.

Nowhere does it say she's a billionaire...

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sully16 — Mon, 11 May 2020 16:30:16 GMT

Great Story, congrats to the lucky lady.

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Toronto — Mon, 11 May 2020 16:28:22 GMT

How is this a story? Ridiculous. Should we write an article praising every billionaire giving their fortune to their children

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dannyct — Mon, 11 May 2020 14:53:21 GMT

It is great that, State Lotteries in Australia give winners the option to remain anonymous. All US State Lotteries should follow their example.

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CDanaT — Mon, 11 May 2020 14:49:18 GMT

Great story ! Congrats to you and your generosity.

Great-grandmother will give away her $1.8 million lottery jackpot

Lottery Post — Mon, 11 May 2020 12:49:45 GMT

Every generation of her family will get a cut

An Australian great-grandmother has proven she is just as generous as she is lucky by announcing she will be giving much of her $1.8 million (US$1.2 million) lottery win to her family.

The winner from the country town of Gawler, north of Adelaide, scored the major prize on Saturday after playing with the same numbers for 20 years. Gawler is the oldest country town on the Australian mainland in the state of South Australia.

The woman, who wis... [ More ]