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$1.5 BILLION: Wednesday Powerball record jackpot still risingReply
. What a boatload of garbage. Why is everyone so paranoid of being covered, if it even gets to that? What did you do that makes you so ashamed? When you win it, you'll have 7.3 billion others jealous of you, for having won, what many countries may not even have. There isn't a doggone thing I wouldn't disclose about myself, if I was pulled in front of a camera. But I'd have to be the sole or shared winner of the $billy. Heck, the more I think about it, I'd go on TV if I got the 2nd pr
Jan 12, 2016, 8:43 pm - Groppo - Lottery News

Father, son trying to live like regular guys after $88 million lottery winNews Story
Jeff Wilson's life changed forever two years ago when he plucked a winning Powerball ticket worth millions from a number of lottery tickets bought by his father, Billy. The father and son, and former Kings Mountain residents, were at Charlotte Motor Speedway Friday as part of the hoopla surrounding the lottery-sponsored Camping World Truck Series event and NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Weekend. The younger Wilson, dressed in blue jeans and untucked plaid shirt, and his father, wearing khakis
May 24, 2011, 8:06 am - Todd - Lottery News

In Canada, betting on hockey is no gambleNews Story
In the packed food court beneath the Hyatt Regency at the corner of Sainte-Catherine and Jeanne-Mance, Christian, a 19-year-old part-time college student, tosses the North Face jacket on the chair across from him and sits down with his A W cheeseburger, fries and Coke. And begins poring over his sports betting slips. Between bites, Christian fills in circles like he is taking a sports SAT, pausing to think before committing to his answers. On this day, the subject is Olympic hockey.
Feb 20, 2006, 9:15 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millionaire 'Bunky' Bartlett offers advice to winnersNews Story
Bunky reflects on mistakes (and successes) since winning $32.6 million A Tarot card might have foretold that Ellwood Bunky Bartlett would win $32.6 million in the 2007 lottery. Unfortunately, the spirit world provided no omens that might have helped the 45-year-old practicing Wiccan better manage his good fortune. This week, as much of the East Coast is waiting for the winners of the record $656 million jackpot to step forward, Bartlett of Westminster agreed to talk about the things tha
Apr 4, 2012, 9:41 am - Todd - Lottery News

Idaho's biggest lottery winner knew he would winReply
Lesson #1. Why the U.S. was downgraded: U.S. Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000 Fed budget: $3,820,000,000,000 New debt: $ 1,650,000,000,000 National debt: $14,271,000,000,000 Recent budget cuts: $ 38,500,000,000 Let's now remove 8 zeros and pretend it's a household budget: Annual family income: $21,700 Money the family spent: $38,200 New debt on the credit card: $16,500 Outstanding balance on the credit card: $142,710 Total budget cuts: $385 Got it?
Feb 22, 2012, 3:01 am - Coin Toss - Lottery News

Britain's record lottery winners go publicReply
...humans and not deititys and face the music... Deititys... hmmm... Are those the breasts of goddesses or what? I knew you would like that. Good one. Turn-around is fair play, but only when you stick to the facts. ...too bad we outlawed his behavior and abolished slavery... We? We? You're a democrat, hello? You guys owned the slaves! It was the Republicans under Lincoln who freed them! Wake up, numbnuts! hello back. Numb nuts is really two words, but I ge
Jul 30, 2011, 10:30 am - Delta Draw - Lottery News

Divide and Conquer: Meet the Lottery TitansNews Story
Enveloped in neon lights, murmuring crowds and the tinny melody of computerized games, a convention center showroom here bears the trappings of a Las Vegas casino. But the players, mostly state employees sporting suits and name tags, haven't come to this annual expo to gamble. Instead, they are sampling the wares of one of government's biggest cash cows: lotteries, which rang up about $202 billion in sales last year in the United States and overseas. Amid sales pitches and glad-handing, there
Oct 20, 2007, 9:57 pm - Todd - Lottery News