Virginia University math major scoops up $1 million lottery prize

Comment #23

KY Floyd — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 03:09:49 GMT

It is just a million after WITHHOLDING tax has been deducted

That's the important point. It's not tax free and it's not after taxes. You might be able to put a full million in the bank, but you don't get to keep the full million unless you come up with some significant deductions.

Federal tax due on $1,000,000 is about $334,426

The federal tax due will be on the actual prize, not the million you get until you pay the rest of the taxes.

For him to walk away with $1m after withhold... [ More ]

Comment #22

Artist77 — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 01:18:40 GMT

I hope to see change in Virginia beginning Jan 15th. Hopefully the new governor will get some grocery trucks in here. The area is having very serious food shortages and if the situation goes on for 2 more weeks, people will starve. 90% of the stores are empty.

Comment #21

ah1963 — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:52:24 GMT

I always wear mask in public and consider it my civic duty. There is no joy to spread covid to vulnerable people.

Comment #20

rdgrnr — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:47:59 GMT

My 4th ex-mother-in-law drove a Nova, bless her heart. I don't believe they make 'em anymore. It don't make me no never-mind no-how if folks knowed I won anyway. We got Castle Doctrine in Tennessee. It works like this here: You come and take what's mine (or try to) and I blow yer goll dang head off.

Comment #19

rdgrnr — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:38:19 GMT

Wait a minute man, all men are endowed with......the republic for which it stands...our forefathers brought forth....nothing to fear but fear itself....hoppin' down the bunny trail....you know the thing, man!

And don't you forget it

Comment #18

GiveFive — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 22:45:56 GMT

I dunno if they require it or not, but I think it's smart. Not because of the virus, but because it keeps people from easily identifying him. All he has to do is get a haircut, and he'd be even tougher to identify. As for me, I'd be smiling underneath my mask.

Here's a thought. Sooner or later the pandemic will be history. Winners could show up at Lottery HQ to collect a large prize wearing a face mask and tell the lottery folks they're afraid of the virus and cant take their mask off when t... [ More ]

Comment #17

GiveFive — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 22:40:34 GMT

That's a function of low ticket sales which means there is low coverage of all the possible 3.8 million combo's in a 6/40 matrix. Players in Virginia are voting on what they think of the game with their dollars. (Or the lack of them) I dont live in Virginia but if I did, I'd definitely play the game. G5

Comment #16

CDanaT — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 20:19:44 GMT

C'mon mannnnnnn... You KNOW that if you win, you are going to have your pic taken with good ole Becky here at Lotto Hdqtrs. And if you say that you won't ?...well... You're a lying-dog-faced-pony soldier

Comment #15

Artist77 — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:27:27 GMT

If you go to a NOVA office, probably since NOVA is part of the totalitarian regime. But it might be helpful to disguising your identity a bit.

Comment #14

rdgrnr — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:20:55 GMT

Does Virginia require you to wear a face diaper just to take the picture

Comment #13

Artist77 — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 15:10:13 GMT

Lol And your proof is what

Comment #12

STell743 — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 14:38:55 GMT

Its rigged that's why.

Comment #11

Artist77 — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 14:21:17 GMT

I have noticed that as well and it is odd considering the pairs and numbers that repeat.

Comment #10

STell743 — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 14:19:11 GMT

Crazy thing about this game is, no one hardly ever wins the million and most times no one wins the second prize either. I always check the payout.

Comment #9

Bleudog101 — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 12:29:03 GMT

Georgia just rolled out scratch taxes paid tickets too. IDC what folks say about the taxes, my feeling is 'are you better off with the win than before?' Their top prize is $2 million all the way down to $40K taxes paid so they advertise.

Comment #8

Artist77 — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:10:07 GMT

Lol. I know how taxes are paid and one still really pays taxes. I had read the legal info on the lottery website. I was referring to how the game is advertised.

Comment #7

kao1632 — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 05:59:13 GMT

It's not tax free.. It is just a million after WITHHOLDING tax has been deducted...

An important distinction.

Marginal tax exceeds 24% when you earn more than $164,925.. (up to 37% for sums over $523,601)

Federal tax due on $1,000,000 is about $334,426.. and he would have paid only $240,000

And State withholding is 4% while Add'l state taxes due (5.75% final rate) so, up to another 1.75%...

For him to walk away with $1m after withholding taxes are deducted... means he has to be ge... [ More ]

Comment #6

Artist77 — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 02:26:10 GMT

I play this game sometimes. 1 million tax free so you really win about 1.4 million. It replaced decades of dollars.

Comment #5

MsBee18 — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 23:38:17 GMT

Never heard of this draw game Bank Million. Congratulations on the win. I agree a million should be a million.

Comment #4

JuliaM — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 22:34:28 GMT

Virginia's BM apparently is one of the easiest to win jackpots because it only has 40 numbers.

He can now go hire someone to create a program and sell it as lottery secret formula software

Comment #3

Raven62 — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 22:14:41 GMT

Congrats to the Winner!

You don't need Mathematics to Win!

Just Divine Intervention

Comment #2

Bleudog101 — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 21:34:00 GMT

I thought initially he'd say it was nearly mathematically impossible to win the lottery until the article was read. One thing that really stood out was that they pay the taxes so you actually get the $1 million.

Comment #1

fellini — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 20:56:46 GMT

The title makes it seem like the student won because of his math skills, but that's clearly not the case.

Virginia University math major scoops up $1 million lottery prize

Lottery Post — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 20:26:57 GMT

By Kate Northrop

A Virginia math major had just the right numbers on a Bank a Million lottery ticket to win a $1 million prize.

Numbers are familiar to college student Brian Donohue, who majors in Mathematics at the University of Virginia. Thanks to his mother, he found a winning ticket worth $1 million in his Christmas stocking.

For someone who deals with numbers day in and day out, the winning numbers on the Virginia Lottery's Bank a Million lottery ticket came as a welcome surpri... [ More ]