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N.J. couple claims $70M Powerball jackpotReply
In some cases, not coming forward can make it a lot more difficult for yourself. When no one comes forward or does it secretely, this can create more of a firestorm. Many people are jealous of lotto winners. Neighbors and even family members. And with this day and age with the amount of media happening 24/7, its almost impossible to go from rags to riches and not have anyone notice. Sure you should tell almost no one when you hit big. But some PR people will tell you to do a press release and ke
Mar 27, 2012, 2:05 pm - GYM RICE - Lottery News

New Jersey lottery turns 40 with record $2.6B in revenueNews Story
The New Jersey Lottery sold a state record $2.6 billion in tickets for fiscal year 2010, an impressive number considering the state is in the midst of an historic recession. It's also impressive because the New Jersey Lottery, which turns 40 in December, continues to be an economic force in a state desperate for cash. Even after all this years, for better or worse, the lottery remains a growth industry. The lottery is a recession-proof business, says Carole Hedinger, acting executive dire
Nov 19, 2010, 10:12 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ohio lottery ticket wins $261.6M Powerball jackpotReply
RJOh, Hope you get a big win in your future. Congrats to the big winner. It would be so cool to have a LP member win but I suppose many of the ones from OH would know to claim anonymously. I rode a 3 spd bicycle from Cincy to Cleveland and back. I had to walk one hill in each direction. On the way up that hill was in Mansfield (Rte 42).
Jun 4, 2010, 10:27 am - wizeguy - Lottery News

Lottery winner loses ticket, awarded unspent portion from couple who found itReply
Why wasn't the ticket signed?.....If you're going to play the lottery and expect to win why is it so difficult to sign your ticket when you purchase them so incidents like this doesn't happen Most people dont sign the lottery ticket until they have won big. Everyone expect or hope to win, but then they play couple of times each week, and dont find it necessary to sign the ticket until big win. They also dont loose the ticket quite often. This was a news worthy case, where the ticket lost wa
Jul 25, 2009, 4:10 pm - Redsquash - Lottery News

N.C. lottery store owners, employees winning big and oftenReply
I think Trulyblessed is on to the main technique that these winning stores use. They watch the sale of tickets on the particular games that have the big jackpots and buy tickets after they see customers not win for several tickets. I have also observed this myself in a Maryland store. The state lotteries usually send a lot of big winning instant tickets to the stores that are producing the most profit for the state to keep the customers coming, so the owners know that their odds are better than
May 1, 2009, 10:22 pm - lottobrain - Lottery News

N.Y. man spends thousands in search of lottery richesReply
Mr.Otero's problems are no different than those of many lottery players including some at LP. He want to win big and thinks the more he invest the better his chances. He should remember that small communities invest several time the money he invests and never see a big winner. Just like a small community he has no overall strategy for playing, he just randomly play many games and he probably wins enough small prizes($1, $2 or a free play ) to encourage him to buy even more tickets, that's how lo
Aug 23, 2008, 5:28 pm - RJOh - Lottery News

$113 million Powerball winner may be a regular playerNews Story
The identity of the buyer of the largest winning Powerball ticket in Iowa history is still a mystery. Iowa Lottery spokeswoman Mary Neubauer says they know one of the 609 Powerball tickets sold at a northwest Des Moines Dahl's supermarket won the $113 million jackpot.Neubauer says there is one other clue about the winner. Neubauer says it appears the winner personally chose the six winning numbers which might indicate the person plays the game regularly. She says the person has 365 days to cla
Dec 16, 2005, 8:39 am - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball jackpot winner diesNews Story
Melvin Rhodes who won a big Powerball lottery jackpot four years ago has died in Maryville, Tennessee at 78.Rhodes was a part-time biscuit maker at a McDonald's in Clinton, Tennessee in April 2000 when he won the $80 million dollar jackpot on a ticket he bought in Kentucky.He lived his latter years in a mountaintop home overlooking Norris Lake.Melvin's son, Michael Rhodes, remembers the day of the big win. He come out there and said he'd won and I said, 'You're crazy, dad. You better go and che
Sep 29, 2004, 9:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

Maryland grandfather claims third major lottery prizeNews Story
A longtime Maryland Lottery player made a trip to Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore on Sept. 13 to collect his third five-figure prize in two decades. This time, he brought his wife and friends to experience the round of applause and royal treatment that big winners get when they enter the Winner's Circle at Lottery headquarters. The happy grandfather found his latest top-prize win with a Super Bonus Bucks scratch-off. The 67-year-old visited one of his favorite Lottery retailers,
Sep 19, 2019, 8:15 am - Todd - Lottery News

Auditor general finds no fault with Pa. Lottery, but unusual wins remain unexplainedReply
Now my comments for the winners in the original article. For the retail owners, do I think many can get their wins by discounting or flat out theft, YES. But let us consider other possibilities. If a person (retailer or not) wins $600+ in a year, they can write off their losses up to the winning amount. By getting a tax break on your losses, the amount you actually lose is less, therefore your risk is less. With the lower risk, you can gamble more. Second, for retailers and scratcher
Feb 6, 2018, 3:05 pm - Sarge0202 - Lottery News