Lucky Iraq vet scratches way to lottery riches

Comment #9

Littleoldlady — Sat, 31 Jul 2004 22:53:49 GMT

Me too. 140,000 per year is just fine with me. I am still having nightmares about people who invested all of their money and went broke..(Enron, etc)..maybe in these uncertain times, it is better to have an annuity...that way if u lose x number of dollars in one year..you always have x more coming in the next year.

Comment #8

mayan27 — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 21:42:25 GMT

tg636,I definitely agree with you.If that what is a loser,than I want to be that loser for the rest of my live.

Comment #7

tg636 — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 21:11:09 GMT

I would love to be a loser with $140,000 going into my bank account year after year, while I used my days to do whatever I wanted. Yes, that is the very definition of loser.

Comment #6

Todd — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 20:00:54 GMT

CO:One more thought: how about starting a Blog about your contacts (e-mails, etc.) with the state lotteries? It would be a cool way to chronicle your efforts, as well as publicizing your points.

Comment #5

Todd — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 19:58:55 GMT

CO:I'm not trying to speak for Vince, but I think what he may be talking about is calling a guy who served our country and then won the lottery (a truly deserving person if there ever was one) a loser for life .All of us who understand your viewpoint on Mass annuity-only games understand you weren't railing the guy - rather you were making the point about his lack of ability to choose a cash option. However, you may want to make your point without calling the guy a loser.He's a winner in every... [ More ]

Comment #4

CASH Only — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 19:36:13 GMT

Vince:I have SOME tolerance for lifetime prizes due to the reasons you mention. The problem is that Massachusetts (and NY, where I live) each have games that pay X dollars a year for Z years with NO cash option, which I have ZERO tolerance of.

Comment #3

noahproblem — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 18:55:16 GMT

I just pray this guy doesn't get recalled for another tour of duty - let him and his family enjoy their good fortune.

Comment #2

vincejr — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:04:52 GMT

Cash,With all due respect to you and your feelings on whether a prize should be taken as an annuity or cash option, can you please stop being so negative on the topic? I, for one, am happy for the guy. He knew when he bought the ticket that the top prize was paid via an annuity, he made the choice to purchase, and he won. Now, he will get $200,000 a year (pre-tax) for the rest of his life, with a guaranteed minimum payout of $4 million (pre-tax).The whole structure of a Win for Life style game... [ More ]

Comment #1

CASH Only — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 14:02:18 GMT

Another Lose for Lifer .

Lucky Iraq vet scratches way to lottery riches

Lottery Post — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 13:29:30 GMT

Just back from a tour of duty in Iraq, a Norwood, Massachusetts National Guardsman was welcomed home by Lady Luck - netting $140,000 a year for life from a state Lottery scratch ticket. John A. Morrissey, 42, says the Massachusetts Lottery Lifetime Spectacular windfall will blast him out of bankruptcy, and help put his daughter through college. I always had faith that I'd hit it big, Morrissey said in an exclusive Herald interview. And hit it big is just what he did after stopping by his neigh... [ More ]