$315M Lottery Winner Shuns Attention

Comment #21

Lotto Czar — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 17:12:44 GMT

If any of you out there were familiar with the whole story, you know he didn't need to win the lottery in the first place. (He was already a multi-millionaire construction Mogul). So he's doing the Percy Ross thing and giving all away. (Hmmm how do any of us get in on that). Two other amusing sidelights: 1. He tried to give a lot of money to his church (I can't remember the Denominattion, I think it was AOG; but anyway, a very fundamentalist conservative one which is very Anti-gambling. T... [ More ]

Comment #20

RJOh — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 15:20:35 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by CASH Only on January 06, 2004Losing a $162m ticket also attracts attention. Correction: Saying you lost a $162M ticket attracts attention . Saying you have a guaranteed system for winning the lottery seems to get some attention too.RJOh

Comment #19

CASH Only — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 14:19:33 GMT

Losing a $162m ticket also attracts attention.

Comment #18

four4me — Fri, 02 Jan 2004 14:32:41 GMT

Probably because at his age he didn't think he would live long enough to collect it all.

Comment #17

CASH Only — Fri, 02 Jan 2004 14:23:52 GMT

lorcha:Then why did Whittaker choose lump sum

Comment #16

lorcha1 — Thu, 01 Jan 2004 15:55:55 GMT

Don't be so Greedy, take the annuitty and count your Blessings. You will be better off in the long run.

Comment #15

Todd — Sun, 28 Dec 2003 00:20:20 GMT

You're not a true Lottery Player if you're so inflexible to think that there are not other valid ideas out there.

Comment #14

mken35 — Sat, 27 Dec 2003 21:42:21 GMT

Quote: O

Comment #13

hypersoniq — Sat, 27 Dec 2003 03:12:14 GMT

There are ways to remain anonymous, JW was already a millionaire and should have known them. I would take the time... been without millions this long... and ensure that the anonymity was in place. Not for myself, but for the safety of the family. Making winner personal info public domain is a bad thing, regardless of their reasoning... and the press is as much to blame as the lotteries, why is is that a sudden winfall is even newsworthy in the first place? Surely there must be something more int... [ More ]

Comment #12

four4me — Sat, 27 Dec 2003 02:38:42 GMT

Rjoh when you buy a lottery ticket when the jackpot is that high you ought to be thinking of the consequences of your actions.It only takes one ticket to win.Maybe deserving was a wrong choice of words. Millionaires becoming mega millionaires and not being able to handle it was more my point of thought.

Comment #11

RJOh — Sat, 27 Dec 2003 02:20:06 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by four4me on December 26, 2003 ..... He could have easily just bought one ticket and left the winning ticket to someone more deserving. Does anybody ever buy even a single lottery ticket thinking they don't deserve to win? I think anybody lucky enough to have bought a winning ticket deserve to win even if it is not me(one of the most deserving person I know).RJOh

Comment #10

DoubleDown — Sat, 27 Dec 2003 01:35:15 GMT

I'd gladly take the money and the media attention.The circus is what you make it. YOU are in control at that point, YOU decide what to do..... YOU call the shots......speaking of which, Myself and my significant other would be relatively easy to find...we would be in Vegas in a suite at Caesars having room service meals by day and playing blackjack by nite and of course...doubling down when necessary

Comment #9

golotto — Sat, 27 Dec 2003 00:45:53 GMT

i wouldn't have any trouble

Comment #8

four4me — Fri, 26 Dec 2003 19:36:02 GMT

Someone in his position should have know what would happen if you offered to set up a foundation. He states someone should have written a book about winning. They have he didn't bother to read it. Even if he gave it all his winnings away he'd still be a millionaire. If he didn't expect to win why bother to spend a hundred dollars on tickets. He could have easily just bought one ticket and left the winning ticket to someone more deserving.I'm not real sure about this he said he gave money to the... [ More ]

Comment #7

RJOh — Fri, 26 Dec 2003 18:10:38 GMT

Sounds like JW should live in one of those gated community where the only poor folk allowed to enter are those working for somebody that lives in the community. Sounds awful but sometime people have to do awful things to protect themselves from people who have no respect for their privacy or their families.RJOh

Comment #6

RJOh — Fri, 26 Dec 2003 14:11:32 GMT

Cash,According to the following article, his full is Andrew Jackson Jack Whittaker Jr.http://www.forbes.com/home_europe/2002/12/27/cx_da_1227topnews.htmlRJOh

Comment #5

weshar75 — Fri, 26 Dec 2003 14:03:57 GMT

It looks like Mr. Whittaker's life hasn't been all that great since he won the Powerball. I hope that he enjoys his winnings while he still has some of it left to enjoy.

Comment #4

CASH Only — Fri, 26 Dec 2003 13:35:47 GMT

I didn't notice right away... ANDREW Whittaker ? Is that his middle name

Comment #3

RJOh — Fri, 26 Dec 2003 13:34:34 GMT

I don't think JW is going to care about going on TV if he every wins another lottery jackpot either.RJOh

Comment #2

CASH Only — Fri, 26 Dec 2003 13:20:41 GMT

I don't think JW is going to care about the new PA game.

Comment #1

smd173 — Fri, 26 Dec 2003 13:15:40 GMT

Wow, so in 1 year this guy has gone through about half of his winnings. Granted it seems a majority of it has gone to help people in WV, but that is still very startling.

$315M Lottery Winner Shuns Attention

Lottery Post — Fri, 26 Dec 2003 08:50:01 GMT

$315M Lottery Winner Andrew Whittaker Says He Wishes He'd Been Quieter About Hitting JackpotThe letters never stop. Requests, pleas, hard-luck stories, tales to break your heart: thousands of them, enough to fill hip-high filing cabinets that line three conference-room walls in Andrew Jack Whittaker's new office.They come by the dozens, day after day, though it has been a year since Whittaker won the richest undivided lottery jackpot in U.S. history $314.9 million, payable in an after-tax lum... [ More ]