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Daughter saves Massachusetts man from being victimized in sweepstakes scamReply
Publishers Clearing House notifies their big winners either by mail or by having the PCH Prize Patrol show up at the winner's doorstep. PCH does not notify big winners by telephone, email, or bulk mail. Be very careful not to confuse a legitimate PCH win with a scam using the Publishers Clearing House name. People also ask Does PCH call you when you win? PCH Doesn't Email or Call Its Big Winners So if you receive a prize notification by any other method than certified mail or an in-p
Mar 19, 2020, 6:48 pm - grwurston - Lottery News

Daughter saves Massachusetts man from being victimized in sweepstakes scamReply
These scammers love to prey on the elderly. They try to act like their friend, and that they're looking out for them, and then they take advantage of their trust. Early stages of dementia or Alzheimer's makes it even easier for the scammers. Another thing to watch for are the sweepstakes offers from charities. They ask for a small donation along with their entry to help, whomever. Once you send in one entry, you will be bombarded by them. A lot seem to come from the Topeka, Kansas area. The n
Mar 19, 2020, 6:42 pm - grwurston - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery has few options to stop players who spend millionsReply
We can play Pick 4 combo bets here in Md. It would be cool to know how much he won on singles vs doubles. Straights with doubles would be a lot easier than singles, if he was picking his own numbers.
Mar 9, 2020, 9:20 pm - grwurston - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery has few options to stop players who spend millionsReply
It's not known how Gjonaj was able to win so frequently in a game that can have 1 in 10,000 odds of winning a maximum $5,000 prize. The way Gjonaj played, however, improved his odds to 1 in 416 and 1 in 833, according to the lottery. 1 in 416 odds is for a singles box hit, and 1 in 833 odds is for a doubles box hit. It's written on every, How To Play Pick 3 - Pick 4 pamphlet, that every state lottery puts out. The same exact odds for any Pick 4 player. Sounds like the Mi. lottery is trying
Mar 9, 2020, 8:24 pm - grwurston - Lottery News

Malfunction delays Saturday's Powerball lottery drawingReply
The drawing video is on the link in the story. https://www.usamega.com/powerball-drawing.asp?d=3/7/2020 See that? All the pre tests in the world, won't prevent a malfunction from happening during the official drawing. So what's the point of having them? Especially when all the lotteries always have a Plan B, just in case something like this does happen.
Mar 8, 2020, 4:40 pm - grwurston - Lottery News

22-year-old grocery store bagger claims $70M jackpot from a lottery ticket he bought at workReply
He had no choice. Do you have to take a picture if you win the lottery in Canada? No privacy for lottery winners in Canada. Provincial lottery corporations have rules that require winners to publicly disclose their identity and take part in lottery public relations activities, such as having their photo taken with an oversized cheque. May 23, 2018
Feb 29, 2020, 7:14 pm - grwurston - Lottery News

Oregon man claims $8M lottery jackpot after accidentally putting winning ticket through the washReply
I hope you didn't try to dry the tickets in the micro wave. Every thing else would be alright, but the tix will burn up. Learned that the hard way, but was still able to cash it. It was just a box hit though. Congrats on the big win.
Jan 17, 2020, 10:24 pm - grwurston - Lottery News

Mississippi men tried cashing in lottery ticket after gluing on the winning numbers, officials sayReply
This says it all. https://youtu.be/CosD7h2703o
Jan 7, 2020, 6:46 pm - grwurston - Lottery News

A reporter won the lottery and quit her job, live on air — only to find the payout was about $5,500Reply
Been saying that every time we play the MM or PB at work. How humiliating to have to beg to get your job back after telling the boss this. https://youtu.be/EPrSVkTRb24
Dec 26, 2019, 10:52 pm - grwurston - Lottery News

State auditor general to audit Pennsylvania Lottery, with special focus on high-frequency winnersReply
It's nice to know that the taxpayers had to shell out 900K to settle a lawsuit against a Revenue Dept. regional manager. Why didn't he pay it himself?
Dec 4, 2019, 6:52 pm - grwurston - Lottery News