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$300 MILLION: Massive Powerball jackpot fuels New Year's dreamsReply
As noted elsewhere, constructive receipt (sometimes economic benefit ) is the relevant doctrine. It can get complicated in some situations, but for most things it's fairly simple. At least as a practical matter you have constructive receipt when you first have the ability to get the money. As far as a regular paycheck the easiest thing to do is just go with whatever is on your W-2 or 1099, which should reflect what you were paid during the calendar year. If you don't get your paycheck for the
Dec 31, 2015, 2:30 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

$HALF-BILLION! Powerball raised again on monster salesNews Story
By Todd Northrop Less than 24 hours after lottery officials were forced to raise the Wednesday Powerball jackpot estimate, they have done it again now to $500 million. The current jackpot is the third-largest in Powerball history and the fifth-largest jackpot of any lottery game in U.S. history. It is only the fifth time in history that lottery players have been able to play for a half-billion dollars. It could all go to one person. The new estimated lump-sum cash value of the jackpo
Feb 11, 2015, 11:30 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery winner's lifetime of money gone in weeksNews Story
A few weeks before Thanksgiving, staff at the Loving Care assisted living facility in St. Petersburg realized something had changed in Malcolm Ramsey's life. Relatives who had never paid much attention to Ramsey, 55 and mentally incompetent, suddenly started showing up in droves. Bulging bags from T.J. Maxx and Bealls filled his half of a tiny, shared bedroom. Boxes of new athletic shoes Nike, New Balance, K-Swiss towered against the wall. Then there were the rumors that Ramsey had hit it
Jan 10, 2014, 2:03 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Record Powerball jackpot won by 1 ticketReply
I'm not speaking of the lottery being rigged in the same way as was done in Pennsylvania. It's certainly not rigged each and every week for one specific person to win. It is however rigged so that the prize money is distributed evenly in all regions. It is rigged to make sure that any one single person does not win multiples of the same prize level from the same drawing. You may have won multiple prizes over a period of time by correctly matching 4 of 6 numbers. Have you ever won multiples of
May 19, 2013, 6:32 pm - alienware32 - Lottery News

$550 MILLION: Powerball jackpot now more than a half-billion dollarsNews Story
By Todd Northrop Just 12 hours after the initial Powerball jackpot estimate of $475 million was set, lottery officials announced that strong sales have pushed the official estimate for Saturday's drawing to $550 million. The current jackpot is the second largest in Powerball history and the third largest jackpot in U.S. history. The new estimated lump-sum cash value of the jackpot is $350.1 million. Judging from past jackpot run-ups, it is almost certain that the jackpot will be rais
May 16, 2013, 4:09 pm - Todd - Lottery News

2 W.Va. veterans pull off incredible Powerball win worth $14MNews Story
$14 million from multiple tickets with same numbers Two Vietnam War Veterans from Weston, West Virginia, are millionaires after claiming an unusual Powerball prize involving multiple lottery tickets purchased with the same numbers. West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave introduced the state's newest millionaires at a press conference at Lottery Headquarters Monday, according to a news release from the Lottery. Michael Shaver and Ronald Simmons share the $14 million in winnings fro
Mar 6, 2012, 1:26 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Louisiana Lottery adds Mega MillionsNews Story
Mega Millions on sale in Louisiana starting Nov. 16 Jackpot lovers will have more reasons to smile on Nov. 16 when the Louisiana Lottery begins sales for the multi-state game Mega Millions, with drawings on Tuesdays and Fridays. The Louisiana Lottery currently offers the multi-state jackpot game Powerball with drawings on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Featuring a starting jackpot of $12 million, unique draw nights and only $1 per play, Mega Millions brings our players more jackpot game cho
Oct 21, 2011, 2:33 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Lucky lottery lady outed as Stanford University statistics PhDNews Story
She was called the luckiest woman in the world. But now that luck is being called into question by some who think that winning the lottery four times is more than just a coincidental spell of good fortune. Joan R. Ginther, 63, from Texas, won multiple million dollar payouts each time. First, she won $5.4 million, then a decade later, she won $2 million, then two years later $3 million and finally, in the spring of 2008, she hit a $10 million jackpot. The odds of this has been calcula
Aug 8, 2011, 2:43 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Playing same lottery numbers for 15 years paid offNews Story
On a hunch, bought multiple tickets with same numbers The five numbers Chris Hoffman played in the Maryland lottery for 15 years never meant anything special to him until he won. Hoffman said they were just random numbers he chose: 3, 6, 9, 20, 21. He's not even sure why. They're numbers I picked years ago and just stuck with them, he said Monday, three days after his wallet got a little bit thicker. Hoffman bought a $6 Bonus Match Five ticket from Ranch Liquor at Lusby Town Square
Aug 4, 2010, 4:28 pm - Todd - Lottery News