Michigan man wins $200K Powerball prize after playing his kids' birthdays numbers

Comment #14

Lotterologist — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 13:56:53 GMT

I read about an 86 year old man having a baby with his 68 year old wife, so anything is possible.

Comment #13

Artist77 — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 13:51:47 GMT

He probably just made up a story about his numbers since perhaps he had a strategy he chose not to share. I would have said the same thing in order to shut down further questions.

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sully16 — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 13:02:11 GMT

I only asked for a back rub, things worked out well though.

Congrats to the lucky guy, enjoy.

Comment #11

grwurston — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 23:05:09 GMT

It doesn't say how many kids he has but I would think there were three kids with ages 26-27-34. The 10 and 11 would have been born when he was in his 50's. How many want new babies at that age

Comment #10

MsBee18 — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 22:01:37 GMT

34 is a winning number. I'm afraid he didn't play #34 which reduced his prize from the jackpot.

Comment #9

Artist77 — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 20:38:06 GMT

34 = March 4th

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rcbbuckeye — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 19:29:20 GMT

If the oldest kid is 34 the father would have been 29 when the oldest was born.

Possible...I was 39 when my oldest was born.

Yeah...when my wife told me she was expecting, I said what was I thinking .

Comment #7

billybucks — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 17:44:51 GMT

That is an odd spread of ages but possible I guess. Is it the ages or the days of the month he used. Actually the 34 doesn't fit the days of the month obviously so maybe the winner could clear this up but no winners of any lottery ever comment on here it seems which I find odd although I won twice but not more than six figures so that doesn't count.

Comment #6

rcbbuckeye — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 17:28:38 GMT

Logically, 34 is probably the age of one of the kids (possibly the oldest).

Comment #5

billybucks — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 16:47:08 GMT

Yes, I jumped the gun there. Thanks for setting me straight on this one. But if he plays his kids birthdays that does not explain why he played #34.

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Todd — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 16:44:22 GMT

I'm guessing 34 was the one number he missed. As the article states, he matched 4 of the first 5 numbers plus the Powerball.

Comment #3

billybucks — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 16:35:08 GMT

Which kid was born on the 34th of what month is what I want to know. Or did he have six kids with that much of an age spread. That is possible of course but if he used their ages wouldn't he have to be constantly updating his Power Ball slip every time one of them had a birthday. I get that people use dates of birth or day of the month that they were born but the 34th one throws me for a loop.

Comment #2

Lotterologist — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 15:57:36 GMT

Great story!

Always glad to hear about a big win

Comment #1

SAJAN123456 — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 15:46:51 GMT

CONGRATULATIONS

Michigan man wins $200K Powerball prize after playing his kids' birthdays numbers

Lottery Post — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:55:56 GMT

While most parents see their kids as lucky charms, this dad has the proof to back it up. Michigan resident James Allen is up $200,000 after using his children's birthdays as lottery numbers and winning.

Allen told the Michigan Lottery that he first believed he had only won $50,000. However, he soon realized the prize money was four times that. The Powerball's Power Play had multiplied his winnings.

I checked my ticket and went to bed thinking I had won $50,000 because I forgot about the... [ More ]