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$500 MILLION: Mega Millions sets all-time lottery jackpot recordReply
All this talk about anonymity makes me upset that more states don't offer the option to remain anonymous; especially with a jackpot of this magnitude. If one person were to win this, their life would be turned upside down because their name and face will be plastered everywhere for the whole world to see. BUT after some critical thinking here's what I'd do to protect my identity and make life a little easier: 1. Delete/deactivate social networking accounts if you have any. 2. Change phone
Mar 28, 2012, 11:54 pm - DivinePurpose - Lottery News

Online Illinois lottery tickets net $15K first dayReply
I'm from IL. Since this is only open to IL residents, I figured I'd explain how the online tickets work. There have been yearly subscriptions sold online for some time now. I got one of those in January so I already had an account on their site with all my info entered. I also had $2 won from the subscription sitting in my account balance, and I just used that to purchase 2 plays of Mega Millions. The process worked similarly to setting up the subscription and it was really easy. You can m
Mar 26, 2012, 8:25 pm - Adapt - Lottery News

Paranoid...or Prepared?Reply
Hi Lucy, liked your post and here are my answers to your questions. 1) I would certainly tell my family and would want to make sure my daughter was set for life, parents were taken care of and also would want to give some money to my younger brother. Both of my siblings have done well with their careers (unlike myself the black sheep of the family, lol). Now this applies only if I win millions. 2) I'm a very very shy person so really would dread people knowing I won other than family and f
Mar 3, 2012, 8:50 am - shyguitar - Lottery Discussion Forum

$250 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot ramps upReply
If there is a $1,000,000. door prize, I am so going to be there, lol. I never understood people that are so paranoid about their identity being revealed if they win the lottery. If you are that paranoid, don't play, problem solved. There are thousands of people worth hundreds of millions and even billions of dollars all over this country and all over the world and they exist just fine. Most of them live in regular homes with no gates, no guards and drive regular cars and go regula
Feb 6, 2012, 1:30 pm - Kumo - Lottery News

Ct. Powerball lottery winners signed affidavit swearing they are only members of trustNews Story
The trust fund established by three Greenwich men who claimed the $254 million Powerball prize last month will expire in one year and the money will then go into a second trust, according to a copy of the trust agreement obtained by local media. The three men signed an affidavit the day after a press conference announcing the Putnam Avenue Family Trust as the winner, swearing that the second trust named the West Putnam Avenue Trust has no silent partners and that no person ineligible to win t
Dec 7, 2011, 9:11 am - Todd - Lottery News

What is a lottery system? What distinguishes a lottery system from guesses, dreams and quick picks?Reply
truecritic, Please, go back a reread more of tis thread before hitting the reply button. The statement was made by RJOH that the prediction board is 'entertainment, testing, and bragging rights.' I agree. If you equate it to reading the label on, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, I have no problem. If you read a little further you will see that Jimboo-boo requested certain statistical data, not currently available. You'll find I entertained that idea providing an example using the top 5
Apr 5, 2011, 12:35 pm - garyo1954 - Lottery Discussion Forum

What is a lottery system? What distinguishes a lottery system from guesses, dreams and quick picks?Reply
This validates CT's signature. There are two kinds of lottery winners: Those who remained anonymous and those who wished they had. Very strange turn for this thread Josephus. Yes, it is very possible, a member or a guest has won a jackpot and reading all the horror stories (here) has kept them from posting about it. Since there appear to be enough crooks thieves and scammers who find winners in real life, who would want to invite a whole internet of the same? The point about the many mem
Mar 27, 2011, 10:49 am - garyo1954 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Guys Stuff Maybe you should know...I didnt know this...
guys this was told to me on this site but i didnt listen... there is a new movie coming out with Ben Affleck, called: The Town...Saw the preview and it says that is about some robbers who rob banks in Massachussetts.. Massachussetts has the 4th or 5th easiest lottery in the USA...People may ask..Why rob banks and Rob, $800 and go to jail when you can get: $6,000 on Pick3/Pick4... My answer to that is...most people dont like to play lottery, they probably tried it, 10 years ago and said:
Dec 24, 2010, 2:34 am - pumpi76 - Lottery Discussion Forum

$750,000 Winner - Jingle Jumbo Bucks - 2010Reply
CarHauler said: Is it just me, or are consecutive ticket wins, in exact order almost nonexistent? I keep hearing that 2 tickets in a row do happen, but I am not sure that it has ever happened to me. I think it is just as random as several losing tickets in a row. One time I cashed in a $5 winning 'ticket' winner and the cashier was one of those that said 'you HAVE to buy $5 worth of tickets' as opposed to giving me cash. So I got $5 worth of junior jumbos. All 5 were winnners for a grand tot
Dec 6, 2010, 7:28 am - TheOtherOne - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Living off of winnings VS living off of interest.Reply
I work with investments at the institutional level. I have heard from folks that I deal with that their investment advisor told them to do this or that...Funny thing is that it defies logic.....Half the time the investment advisor is a close friend that gets lucky every once in a while and the other half try to get the biggest payout from what they recommend. I do see the importance of investing across all types of asset classes (not putting all of your eggs in one basket). Stock Mutual Fund
Aug 27, 2010, 7:58 pm - drhymes74 - Lottery Discussion Forum