Oregon man wins two prizes for life in one drawing

Comment #12

Todd — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:35:18 GMT

Lotteries typically provide a lump-sum cash option for every game/prize that is awarded as annuity. It is equal to the amount of cash needed to fund the annuity. If you can't locate the cash option on a particular game, the lottery should be able to tell you what it is if you write to them.

Comment #11

kao1632 — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 07:43:16 GMT

Rather than take the lump sum cash option, Collins chose to receive his identical prizes as annuities.

I checked the rules at

https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=244104

And there doesn't seem to be a ump sum cash option .

If I'm missing something, can someone point out what the lump sum option is equal to? (I'm curious)

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Comment #10

noise-gate — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 19:35:08 GMT

..l confess CD, whenever someone from Oregon wins anything substantial, my immediate thought is: Weshar75 finally pulled it off.

Comment #9

rcbbuckeye — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 15:35:49 GMT

Hmmm.

Maybeeee.

Comment #8

CDanaT — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 15:06:38 GMT

I am thinkin' it's Weshar75 and he's just claiming to be from Mcminnville, instead of Brookings, to throw us off track.

Comment #7

GiveFive — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 14:18:44 GMT

Not surprised. They'll definitely pay the winner something, but it will be a lot less than what the winner expects to be paid. I'm sure they have something in the Pick10 official rules about playing the same line multiple times and what they can do if a player wins a jackpot multiple times.

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Comment #6

msmillionaire — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 03:08:17 GMT

Double Awesome!!! Congratulations

Comment #5

PrisonerSix — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 01:27:15 GMT

I wish him well in his future. If I won a large jackpot, I'd probably do the annuity because it's easier to manage smaller amounts of money over time than it is to manage big amounts.

Comment #4

Bleudog101 — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 20:15:26 GMT

Almost speechless on this great win X 2.

Comment #3

Tony Numbers — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 19:47:02 GMT

Be careful with New York's pick 10 game if you hit the jackpot multiple times they won't pay you.

Comment #2

Mata Garbo — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 18:01:43 GMT

Wow.....winning once is hard. Winning twice is almost impossible. I can understand taking the lifetime payment on the first one, but on the second win I would have took the lump sum option. That would have taken care of his daughter's medical school expenses right away, and they would not have to worry about it later. Congrats to him and his family, great double win

Comment #1

Raven62 — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 16:46:19 GMT

Double Congrats to the Winner

Oregon man wins two prizes for life in one drawing

Lottery Post — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 16:38:18 GMT

Enough money for two lifetimes

By Kate Northrop

An Oregon man is set for two lifetimes over after winning the top prize twice in the Oregon Lottery's Win for Life draw game.

Zane Collins of Brookings is a double-lucky lottery winner who usually plays the odds twice each time. His uncommon strategy has paid off to the tune of $2,000 a week for the rest of his life.

I thought that if I win once, it's way better to win twice, Collins told the Lottery when he claimed his prize at L... [ More ]