"The winners are really actors" myth.

Reply #9

ttech10 — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:44:16 GMT

I wonder if you could hire a makeup artist to transform your appearence, so you still look like a regular person but you look nothing like yourself. Maybe video getting the makeup done and then have it played sped up for the lottery people so they understand why you don't look like your ID. You could have your face change shapes, different eye and hair color and maybe even undergo a full body spray to change skin.

I think it would work well, since when people hear you're name and ask if... [ More ]

Reply #8

Stack47 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:38:08 GMT

Hemi - I'm sure there have been 1 or 2 who have done that...hired someone to stand and take the 'spot-light'

One of the arguments against anonymity is that the names with a picture holding the huge check proves there was a winner and the state just didn't keep the jackpot winnings. If a lottery was to allow stand-ins to hold the check, it would question the integrity of the lottery. Some people have suggested wearing an outragious disguise when collecting the winnings, but they still need a... [ More ]

Reply #7

mcginnin56 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:30:02 GMT

Reply #6

maximumfun — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:01:38 GMT

Hemi - I'm sure there have been 1 or 2 who have done that... hired someone to stand and take the 'spot-light' - in return for some undisclosed sum of money... but mostly, since there are so many ways to determine face/name matches... and we have way too many people who would take joy and delight in debunking any attempts... I am betting 'myth' also

Reply #5

Ronnie316 — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:45:42 GMT

Thankfully, I can only imagine getting a taste of that sweet action.

Ive been to Hollywood FL. and they are very affirmative action minded (as well as sweet swine action) minded. So I was think she was from there and felt a right to win.

Reply #4

mcginnin56 — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:37:00 GMT

Close Ronnie, she's actually from the great state of Maryland.

The Sweet Swine action is legendary I've heard.

Reply #3

Ronnie316 — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:33:45 GMT

AND SHE WILL GIVE YOU SWEET SWINE ACTION TO BOOT.

Is she from Hollywood FL too

Reply #2

mcginnin56 — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:30:16 GMT

This person would be a good advertisement for the lottery, and she's not even an actor! (Mirlande Wilson)

(The McDonald's pool member, who still claims her $218 million winning ticket is still safely hidden away somewhere in that restaurant.

Reply #1

Ronnie316 — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:20:56 GMT

I think they can pretend somebody won a big check if they want to for tv commercial purposes. I'm sure they do it all the time for advertising. They have a product that they sell to the public. In fact it could be considered a public service to help all us poor underprivileged people to have a chance at winning some money for ourselves.

"The winners are really actors" myth.

HEMI6point1 — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:07:15 GMT

Personally I think it's just that - a myth. If it was true someone - not nessasarily the person holding the big check - would come forward and say, Listen he/she didn't really win, the lottery just paid them a couple of thou to hold a big check.

Also, a customer at my dad's old job knew the girl who won the $76 million dollar Powerball in Hollywood, FL a couple of years ago as they were both co-workers. EMT's to be exact. When she found out she won she quit the next day.