I won! Now what?

Reply #10

shyguitar — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:23:15 GMT

Hi JelwleeT,

Congrats on your huge win! It looks like people have given you good advice. I'm curious have you been playing the lottery for years or were you an occasional player who won

Reply #9

SeriousScratch — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:45:13 GMT

thanks for the heads up, I probably saved alot of them.

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ScratchSmarter — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:40:56 GMT

That is Fantastic! Congrats!

I've heard rumors that you can use old, losing tickets as part of your tax write off to help off set all of the taxes you're about to pay, so if you have a lot of them laying around, don't throw them away. Call an accountant and ask them what the rules are.....see if you can use them as a tax write off (or if it's worth it....you might have to have A LOT of them to make it worth your while).......There's something in the tax rules about 'losses' towards your... [ More ]

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tymack — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:43:04 GMT

Congratulations!!!!! Don't spend it all in one place..............

Reply #6

dr65 — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:36:17 GMT

SIGN YOUR TICKET!

WTGGGGG

Reply #5

mnsweeps — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:30:38 GMT

Wow ! Congrats ! Thats awesome...a pix of the ticket would be awesome..

Reply #4

ckrakowski — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:30:18 GMT

can you post a pic of said ticket.

Reply #3

omiller315 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:39:25 GMT

Congrats. Would love to see a photo of it. If you post though, I would cover the ticket # and also the long code on the ticket(if you scratched that much). Still freakin awesome. Take advice of the poster above. Get all your ducks in a row before going public and cashing it.

Reply #2

LottoBoner — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:55:10 GMT

Spend wisely!!!

And congrats!

(I still hate scratchies, so messy.)

Put at least 5 grand aside. Get a good system. Take a vacation to virginia, and destroy their pick 5

Reply #1

CajunWin4 — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:20:54 GMT

Before Claiming Your Prize

Laying a good foundation is key to making the most of your good fortune. Before you rush out to claim your winnings, address the following items first:

1. Protect That Ticket and Take Your Time First of all, protect your winning lottery ticket. Make paper copies, store digital copies, invest in a home safe or take the ticket to the bank to store it in a safe deposit box.

Once you have your ticket secured, take your time to contact the lottery authorities. This... [ More ]

I won! Now what?

JewleeT — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:10:12 GMT

I won 1,000,000 and was reading on the back of the scratch off that anything between 1 mil 3 mil is paid over 25 years... I thought there was a choice? Any advice