What would you say if anything to a lottery winner you run into on the street/store by chance??

Reply #42

JAP69 — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:41:19 GMT

If I knew what store they frequented it would be my spot to hold out my tin cup and shake it with a few coins in it every time they passed.

Reply #41

rdgrnr — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:30:43 GMT

Bob Dole lost the use of his right arm in battle defending his country.

That's what Bob Dole did.

Reply #40

LottoBoner — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 10:22:53 GMT

Bob Dole hit the lottery? I wonder if he also used those DOD supercomputers up in Chayenne Mountain, or did you mean

he hit the lottery by being a spokesperson for erectile dysfunction

Reply #39

helpmewin — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 09:13:40 GMT

Reply #38

Artist77 — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 22:52:58 GMT

I would not say anything other than congratulations.

Reply #37

Kumo — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 22:32:54 GMT

Probably nothing, famous or not, rich or poor, I'd rather just treat everyone the same.

Bob and Elizabeth Dole once came into the clinic I worked at over in the old WRAMC. While I thought it was really cool that they were there, I did not go out of my way to talk with them, much like any other visitor or patient that was not directly under my care.

Reply #36

LottoBoner — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:04:11 GMT

If you have a problem with your lottery windfall. I will be taking donations to ease your pain..

What you should do is purchase a customized bench. You know one with your name on it, and when they sit on it you just say politely Do you see your name on this bench? Thats right, thats my name. Go sit over there please.

Reply #35

ttech10 — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:40:47 GMT

This could be bad for me. I remember one day a while back this guy asked for some change. He didn't try any of the tired stories, just asked. Our bank had stopped taking coins so I had a good bit in my center console. I think he got more change then than he got all week. Even if he used it for beer, that's exactly what I had planned for it.

It probably also means I'd spend more time sitting on benches getting stuck with a crazy person talking about who knows what, because I feel like walking... [ More ]

Reply #34

sully16 — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:23:56 GMT

Same here my friend

Reply #33

jrosina — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:12:39 GMT

My sully16!!! Nice to see you again!!! you live in my hear rent Free

Reply #32

jrosina — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:08:42 GMT

I would say way to go!!!! stay Joyful and Blessed

Reply #31

RJOh — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:07:38 GMT

No, I've have never intentionally played a combination more than once. I have tracked all of Ohio's pick6 games(6/40, 6/44, 6/47, Super Lotto 6/49+1 and Classic Lotto) since I started playing years ago and as far as I know, no winning combination of six has ever repeated.

Reply #30

sully16 — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:07:30 GMT

Very wise words Rosie, glad to see you!,

Reply #29

sully16 — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:06:23 GMT

I live in opposite land, I turn on sports when I don't want to be bothered., hehehehehe

Reply #28

jrosina — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:03:43 GMT

I herd a man say once, that money don't change a person, it only High-lites who they really are!

that's why people who are extremely generous naturally, HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.

Reply #27

kyokushin187 — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:06:18 GMT

Congrats rjoh. I hit 5 of 6 then 4 of 6 in 2012 on my state classic lotto. Do you still play those winning numbers

Reply #26

Scientistman — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:20:39 GMT

Did you know that many lottery winners continue to play believing that they will hit a big windfall again? So maybe if you have a really good system they may be interested in buying it from you. I mean they do have money now to buy it from you. Or Maybe they wont want anything to do with your system at all because they believe they have the winning system?

They might be interested in knowledge that might help them win again just like you are. It's not as if they have some how now turned into... [ More ]

Reply #25

mcginnin56 — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:08:20 GMT

Don't forget to ask if they have any cats that need a bath.

Reply #24

LottoBoner — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 07:40:54 GMT

If I met a big winner in a store I would first ask if they have heard of Lottery Post. If they had, then I would ask if they frequent the forums. If they did then I would ask if they thought B2B was a big horses ass.

If they said yes, then I would agree with them.

If they said no, I would say read some more of his posts ,

then I would ask if they had any dogs that needed walking.

Reply #23

savagegoose — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:53:17 GMT

wow billboards. way to make someone feel welcome. we know you're rich. you're welcome in our shop anytime.

Reply #22

rdgrnr — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:40:39 GMT

That's what I do when my wife's talking to me while I'm trying to watch tv.

It works most of the time.

Reply #21

ttech10 — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:14:36 GMT

Nothing.

The only winners I'd recognize are those on the LCML show and I'm sure they get enough attention as it is. I would likely just give them the 'I know who you are' nod.

Reply #20

PrisonerSix — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 02:09:26 GMT

They probably went into seclusion because everyone was asking for money. I've read some stories here and at other websites about people who win the lottery and even though they don't change, other people around them do and they end up having to cut loose some friends because they want more money. Some have had to move because of people in their community constantly asking for money.

If I did win a big jackpot, I'd keep a low profile for all the reasons already mentioned. Sometimes it's bes... [ More ]

Reply #19

CinCin — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:09:22 GMT

LOL HoLeeKau..I was going to ask him the same thing...If there was a piggery going on, I certainly wasn't part of it.

Reply #18

Coin Toss — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:27:33 GMT

What would you do or say if you ran into a big lotto winner on the street or in a store??

Stick 'em up!

Just kidding

Reply #17

maximumfun — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:45:34 GMT

I would smile and nod... cuz that is what i would want people to do to/for me

Reply #16

HoLeeKau — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:33:14 GMT

What is this piggery you keep talking about

Reply #15

dallascowboyfan — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:53:36 GMT

Lol u so crazy......

Reply #14

rodan — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:38:19 GMT

About five years ago, I ran into a guy I grew up with ( small town ) who won the six pick lottery,( I think 5 million, not sure, but, I know it was over 3 million), actually ran into him pumping gas at the same conv. store he bought the winning ticket. It was just a few months after he won it. Yes, he is still buying tickets, too.

I did ask him what he was going to do with the money, and, congratulated him on his big win.

He told me that he sold his small business, and, made plans to buil... [ More ]

Reply #13

mcginnin56 — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:35:11 GMT

My $200k win on Powerball five years ago (only $150k after taxes), is pretty much spent.

In the scheme of things, compared to the thousands of jackpot winners, this was merely a few drops in the lottery bucket.

Still a very nice surprise if your not expecting it.

Reply #12

mcginnin56 — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:28:21 GMT

I would try to sell him/her my latest system and philosophy, of buying one single QP number. (which has a suggested MSRP of $2500).

Furthermore I would ask for just a little personal information, such as SS#, home address, cell phone #, credit card # and the names of all children.

After that I would offer to carry their grocery bags, mow their lawn and do their taxes, strictly as gesture of kindness and goodwill.

Reply #11

Litebets27 — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:26:15 GMT

Several people were I usually play have hit. 1 person, $10,000, 2 people, $100,000 and 1 person $250,000. They are regulars in the store. People congratulated them at the time of their wins. Nothing else said since. They don't talk about it, and no one brings it up to them. When people who aren't regulars come in and see the signs that indicate winnings sold in the store, people just indicate, it was a man or a woman.

Reply #10

helpmewin — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:08:07 GMT

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helpmewin — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:07:46 GMT

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helpmewin — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:55:23 GMT

seclusion, people asking me for money threatening my life.

this sounds like my life now

Reply #7

helpmewin — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:50:24 GMT

I met a guy who won $250,000 one time....It was fun talking to him about how good it felt for him to win

maybe we can get mcginnin56 to weigh in on how good he felt when he was a BIG WINNER

Reply #6

Think — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:46:32 GMT

It didn't change them, it changed the people they know....into a pack of wolves...and of course once the word got out to the piggery the piggery probably started harassing them too.

Reply #5

RJOh — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:37:12 GMT

When I went into the store with my 5of6 Classic Lotto winner last Tuesday, the only person I wanted to talk to was the one that filled out the claim form and verified my ticket for me to pick up my money at the bank. Had I matched 6of6 they wouldn't have ever seen me in that store as I would have called a regional office and made an appointment to verify my ticket and pick up the money directly from the state.

Reply #4

sully16 — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:07:31 GMT

I don't pay attention to who wins, so I wouldn't reconize them anyway.

Reply #3

dallascowboyfan — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:41:26 GMT

How sad that your friends had to go in seclusion they probably had so many people begging for money threatening their lives. That's why I don't get why people go on LCML.

Reply #2

CinCin — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:19:57 GMT

Like DCBF said, yes....I'd definitley CONGRATULATE them!!

I have some friends (not close anymore but were close at the time) who won 19 million in a lottery many years ago...I think around '97 or '98...It was a big thing that happened to them during that time and billboards were up all around town congratulating them, but the money changed them....I think to the state of paranoia.....the wife as become distant and secluded...I think winning THAT kind of money can change people in some ways...... [ More ]

Reply #1

dallascowboyfan — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:13:54 GMT

I wouldn't say anthing other than Congratulations.

What would you say if anything to a lottery winner you run into on the street/store by chance??

billionaire2bee — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:27:34 GMT

What would you do or say if you ran into a big lotto winner on the street or in a store?? I met a guy who won $250,000 one time....It was fun talking to him about how good it felt for him to win and what he bought....but what about you what would you ask if you met a big winner or would you not say a word