Missouri man wins $11.6 million lottery jackpot

Comment #5

CASH Only — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 22:37:09 GMT

Different states will always have different rules.

Comment #4

Todd — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 21:53:35 GMT

Yes, that's exactly the type of thing I was referring to. Some states do the right thing and give a percentage of the win, and others give some small fixed amount. The Michigan/Illinois thing is a perfect example.

Comment #3

CASH Only — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 21:12:28 GMT

Todd:Remember the $2000 bonus given to a Michigan store owner and the $1.8 million+ to an Illinois proprietor who provided winners for the SAME drawing

Comment #2

Todd — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 19:54:22 GMT

The store that sold the winning ticket got a nice $116,000 bonus - which is more generous than some states give for a Mega Millions winner.

Comment #1

CASH Only — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 19:41:29 GMT

Guess he believes MO shouldn't try Hot Lotto.

Missouri man wins $11.6 million lottery jackpot

Lottery Post — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 13:19:02 GMT

A construction worker from the eastern Missouri town Wentzville had an extra dollar while grocery shopping and decided to buy a Missouri Lotto ticket.It turned out to be a good choice for David Spitznagel, 49, who matched all six numbers to win $11.6 million in the July 14 drawing. The Missouri Lottery released Spitznagel's name Tuesday.Spitznagel purchased the winning ticket at a Shop N Save store in O'Fallon. He let the computer randomly generate the winning numbers: 17, 21, 31, 34, 41 and 43.... [ More ]