Lottery jackpot magic strikes twice for Wisconsin family

Comment #12

CASH Only — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 21:18:00 GMT

Must have been in the smaller games.

Comment #11

DoctorEw220 — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 02:42:39 GMT

some people have all the luck. look at the guy from kansas who has already won a jackpot twice. there was even a guy from PA who has won 3 or 4 jackpots. it really makes you think.

Comment #10

markp1950 — Sat, 23 Oct 2004 01:01:21 GMT

[/QUOTE]That's right! It's all LUCK.[/QUOTE]This is a true story...I was at his photo shoot with the big check and all...I shook his hand and congratuated him... (Dennis Holat)The luck rubbed off...2 days later, I go down to Illinois and play the Illinois lotto...I picked up ticket at a gas station...On one of the tickets I get 5 ot of 6 for $1,590.50... (16 in the whole state)I only got part of his luck. because one more would have been $5.5 mil...I took the day off work to pick up my check tod... [ More ]

Comment #9

fja — Fri, 22 Oct 2004 15:24:47 GMT

50,000 a year for the next 19 years is a white collar career for alot of people, double that and you just made CEO of a small company......and you don't have to worry about getting fired and losing your life style......no loser here .....

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tg636 — Fri, 22 Oct 2004 04:28:26 GMT

If only he were as rich as you, then he might be a winner.

Comment #7

CASH Only — Thu, 21 Oct 2004 21:13:02 GMT

Sounds like Mr Johnson is a double loser.

Comment #6

tg636 — Thu, 21 Oct 2004 21:03:41 GMT

Here's some incredible luck less than 12 years apart. From masslottery.com.For the second time this year, Hendrick R. Johnson of Chelmsford has walked into Powers Wine Company in Lowell and walked out a million richer. Johnson won $ 1 million on a Wild Millions instant ticket that he bought at the store. He arrived at Lottery headquarters this morning to claim his prize. He will collect $50,000, less taxes, annually for the next nineteen years.Johnson good fortune at Powers Wine began on August... [ More ]

Comment #5

LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 21 Oct 2004 02:20:06 GMT

luck is a strange thing,it is just beyond most of our grasps but for some people they end up hitting it two or three times and most that do win play only occasionally and are not serious lottery players...........

Comment #4

rabbitfoot — Thu, 21 Oct 2004 01:35:07 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by fja on October 20, 2004with 12 years in between wins, I guess there is no point in thinking that they had a system that works,,,,huh? That's right! It's all LUCK.

Comment #3

qutgnt — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 23:25:49 GMT

Amazing how some families can beat odds of a trillion to one , and some people cant beat pick three odds of 1000 to one.

Comment #2

CASH Only — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 20:09:10 GMT

The first jackpot was annuity-only.

Comment #1

fja — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 17:34:44 GMT

with 12 years in between wins, I guess there is no point in thinking that they had a system that works,,,,huh

Lottery jackpot magic strikes twice for Wisconsin family

Lottery Post — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 17:28:07 GMT

Gerri Holat of St. Francis, Wisconsin, a Milwaukee suburb, has hit the Megabucks jackpot twice sort of.A dozen years after her father, John Smit of Franklin, won a $2.7 million Megabucks jackpot, her husband Dennis hit a $2.5 million jackpot.I always feel especially lucky whenever the jackpot gets around $2.5 million, and its because of Gerris dad, Dennis said.The Holats are regular Megabucks players, but Dennis didnt check his numbers for the Oct. 6 drawing until after the Oct. 13 drawing.His n... [ More ]