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Mar 3, 2006, 4:07 pm (26 comments)
There's a mega mystery surrounding the Mega Millions jackpot.
There is still no word from northwest Ohio town of Lyons. Everyone has been waiting to find out who is the winner of this week's Mega Millions Jackpot, but that person may not want their identity revealed.
"Whoever won is obviously a very private person and is smart about it," said Annie Barden, a Lyons resident. "I completely would do the same thing. You'd have friends you never knew; people would be knocking on your door."
Somebody bought the $267 million ticket at a convenience store in the small farming town of only about 600 people.
The excitement and mystery has this tiny town talking, and people wonder if the winner will ever be known.
"I probably couldn't keep it a secret," said Trudy Kensler, a resident of Lyons.
The winning ticket has yet to be confirmed, but the lottery commission has been contacted by a lawyer claiming to represent the winner, with questions about setting up a blind trust fund.
In Ohio, it is legal for lottery winners to claim a lottery check and keep their identity private. But if the winner is local, it might not be that easy to keep this mega secret.
Ohio News Network
Good for them, if they can pull it off and not be public. Its worth a shot. If they can't I would hold one press conference and vanish in thin air!
i would get a lawyer and a financial planner together and then go into hiding from everone.i won some money in this years superbowl pool in the final and i have so many people asking for money or drinks in the bar that the football pool was held.some people i dont even know are asking for me to buy them lunch.so maybe this was a training excersise for when i hit the big one.
i work in the hospital across the street from this bar and even the people in the hospital are asking for money and things.its wasn't a whole lot of money but still it shows you what some people are about.so i guess a long trip would be instore for me.i still don't know wye in the world would anyone want to go on tv to tell the world you just won big bucks.i would like to hear some ideas on this from the members on here.
the winner won't change but the people around him or her will change
truee
Weeellllll. we now no one thing. It was NOT a pool that won!. You could never find two or more people who could keep their mouths shut for a week! Hell, that recent family winner couldn't even keep a family secret, no way you can keep a pool quite. The little brat was on the internet in just three days, and the lawn keeper didn't last that long.
Now we stand around and discover the sole winners decision making capabilities. Unless, of course, they lost the ticket. That would be the ultimate IQ failure!
I say the dog ate the ticket, just for spite!
All jesting aside, The ticket holder is obligated to go public its not a given to keep this news from ever being recorded. Somewhere records have to show the claimant. The question is: To what extent and what form of media will this first be announced, the radio, tv, or the internet. Whatever the outcome is, I pray the person (s) are getting proper financial counseling and taking measures to secure their families.
Chewie, its sooooo very true. Try getting two people to agree on anything where money is concerned, unless the one person is buying for everyone!
Oh where, oh where can my lotto ticket be?
Oh where, Oh where can it be!?
Oh where, oh where can my lotto ticket?
Maybe under my bed, or in the closet, let's see,
Oh where, oh where can it be?
Only in Louisiana will a lotto ticket be under bed,
In Ohio ,it is in the sea.
That is where the little lotto ticket might very well be.
In the sea, the deep, deep sea, will the finder of the lotto ticket be led.
Every time there is another article printed it just brings more attention to the winner, so I guess the best thing is to get it over with as soon as possible, but many people want to make plans before claiming the money. All jokes aside, I certainly would find it difficult to sleep at night in my place once my name and picture were in the news so I'd first find temporary housing if I couldn't buy a home right away. I know I've often written that people shouldn't be so paranoid about having so much money, but I also believe in careful financial planning and taking steps to guard your security. I guess it depends on your current living situation.
I know I can't take it to heart, but another fool didn't claim a winning ticket in FL. $184,000 Fantasy 5 ticket will expire Sat (tonight) about 25 miles from here at midnight. I know I didn't buy a ticket in Lehigh in Sept but every month I read about these unclaimed tickets and it totally baffles me. One of these days we will hear about a PB or MM ticket going unclaimed. (Has it happened yet? Don't think so.)
You can find a temporary house in ten seconds on the internet - they're call hotels. Doesn't your bank offer a non-fee credit card? Get one, buy something every year under $50.00 that you would normally have paid cash for - to keep it active. Pay it off! Put the card in the third level underwear drawer, where you keep the underwear you KNOW you should have thrown away years ago. Win lottery. Use card to hide for a few weeks in the middle of Little Rock AR! No one would be looking in Little Rock for any one! Pre-plan your get away before you win!
Me? As I have said before, I am in line the night before the lottery office opens! Lawyers, accountants, and menial yes-men can be hired and fired in between the claim and the 30-day wait for the money! Get money, have money.
"Win the lottery." ohhhhh.... I forgot to do that first.
my quote to anyone who came around after I won would be:
"Where were you when I was poor?"
They might answer "I would have shared with you if I hd won." Answer back with "Well I guess I'm not as nice a person as you thought I was. You're a better (man, woman) than me."
People who are your real friends will still be there for you whether or not you gave them money. Only help those who were there for you and within reasonable limits.
Every time there is another article printed it just brings more attention to the winner, so I guess the best thing is to get it over with as soon as possible, but many people want to make plans before claiming the money. All jokes aside, I certainly would find it difficult to sleep at night in my place once my name and picture were in the news so I'd first find temporary housing if I couldn't buy a home right away. I know I've often written that people shouldn't be so paranoid about having so much money, but I also believe in careful financial planning and taking steps to guard your security. I guess it depends on your current living situation.
I know I can't take it to heart, but another fool didn't claim a winning ticket in FL. $184,000 Fantasy 5 ticket will expire Sat (tonight) about 25 miles from here at midnight. I know I didn't buy a ticket in Lehigh in Sept but every month I read about these unclaimed tickets and it totally baffles me. One of these days we will hear about a PB or MM ticket going unclaimed. (Has it happened yet? Don't think so.)
HAPPY SATURDAY.....TO EVERYONE....3/4/2006
I needed to come into the Library today....to do some work related research and as ususal I am having fun just reading the postings....llololololololololol....
I can believe that whoever the winner is they probably read our postings as well, and have learned a great deal from all of us. Just reading our opinions is a lesson. It would appear that for some people, or perhaps most, winning BIG PRIZES is 'bittersweet" because they are well known in their communities, neighborhoods, and offices....
I am here in Maryland, but not as well known...Possibly known of, but not as easily targeted, so therefore, I wouldn't mind if my winnings became publicized. The winner is probably very well known and possibly middle-class, belonging to many organizations, and not a frequent gambler. They realize that the $$$$$$$$$$ will eventually come to surface, and are notifying only their closest Family members about it, while the Lawyer and Financial Advisor work this out. As I have said before, they should hurry, stake their claims and get this over with, before the dust settles. After you claim the winnings, take a long vacation/holiday and plan the future. The sooner the better...The longer you take to stake the claim, the hungrier and more wrestless the Natives become to get a handle on you.Grab the $$$$$$$$$$ and run.
You can find a temporary house in ten seconds on the internet - they're call hotels. Doesn't your bank offer a non-fee credit card? Get one, buy something every year under $50.00 that you would normally have paid cash for - to keep it active. Pay it off! Put the card in the third level underwear drawer, where you keep the underwear you KNOW you should have thrown away years ago. Win lottery. Use card to hide for a few weeks in the middle of Little Rock AR! No one would be looking in Little Rock for any one! Pre-plan your get away before you win!
Me? As I have said before, I am in line the night before the lottery office opens! Lawyers, accountants, and menial yes-men can be hired and fired in between the claim and the 30-day wait for the money! Get money, have money.
As ususal I concurr w/most of your statement here.."Chewie" If I should ever be so fortunate, I want fst to know, when the $$$$$$$$$$$$$ will be electronically deposited to my account, so that my Atty can arrange everything w/my Banks....I don't mind going "public" as long as the $$$$$$$ is deposited the morning I am to go public...If I have to wait 30dys for the prize, then everyone can wait 30dys for me to go public....& if I decide not to go public at all, my wonderful "blood sucking leeches" can set up my "Trust Fund".....and no one, save greedy Uncle Sam, will ever know my true identity...No one in Maryland or the Nations Capitol ever has to go public.
I say the dog ate the ticket, just for spite!
All jesting aside, The ticket holder is obligated to go public its not a given to keep this news from ever being recorded. Somewhere records have to show the claimant. The question is: To what extent and what form of media will this first be announced, the radio, tv, or the internet. Whatever the outcome is, I pray the person (s) are getting proper financial counseling and taking measures to secure their families.
Chewie, its sooooo very true. Try getting two people to agree on anything where money is concerned, unless the one person is buying for everyone!
3/4/2006
"GG".....
Just an (fyi)....in some States, the only records revealing the winner, is the Internal Revenue Service....In those states the ticket holder is never obligated to do anything, with their $$$$$$$ outside of paying 'UNCLE SAM'.....
You can find a temporary house in ten seconds on the internet - they're call hotels. Doesn't your bank offer a non-fee credit card? Get one, buy something every year under $50.00 that you would normally have paid cash for - to keep it active. Pay it off! Put the card in the third level underwear drawer, where you keep the underwear you KNOW you should have thrown away years ago. Win lottery. Use card to hide for a few weeks in the middle of Little Rock AR! No one would be looking in Little Rock for any one! Pre-plan your get away before you win!
Me? As I have said before, I am in line the night before the lottery office opens! Lawyers, accountants, and menial yes-men can be hired and fired in between the claim and the 30-day wait for the money! Get money, have money.
As ususal I concurr w/most of your statement here.."Chewie" If I should ever be so fortunate, I want fst to know, when the $$$$$$$$$$$$$ will be electronically deposited to my account, so that my Atty can arrange everything w/my Banks....I don't mind going "public" as long as the $$$$$$$ is deposited the morning I am to go public...If I have to wait 30dys for the prize, then everyone can wait 30dys for me to go public....& if I decide not to go public at all, my wonderful "blood sucking leeches" can set up my "Trust Fund".....and no one, save greedy Uncle Sam, will ever know my true identity...No one in Maryland or the Nations Capitol ever has to go public.
I am convinced, the date of the actual transfer doesn't matter. I firmly believe I can use the publicity to get an advance from any bank in America! One hundred million dollars may not be their biggest deposit, but it would get their attention. A couple of million advance, with a signed contract to let them manage my money. Knowing the greed of the banking industry, they will be willing to negotiate! That sould take about an hour - then I get into my Shadow costume and slink away into the darkness - of Switzerland! You've become rich, take advantage of being rich, don't let it take advantage of you! I am positive, the difference of the meek and the bold is governered by one hundred million dollars!
Weeellllll. we now no one thing. It was NOT a pool that won!. You could never find two or more people who could keep their mouths shut for a week! Hell, that recent family winner couldn't even keep a family secret, no way you can keep a pool quite. The little brat was on the internet in just three days, and the lawn keeper didn't last that long.
Now we stand around and discover the sole winners decision making capabilities. Unless, of course, they lost the ticket. That would be the ultimate IQ failure!
I've got no reason to think the info in the article is accurate, but if somebody called the lottery office to ask about a blind trust and that person really is the winner's lawyer, I think we may have our first clue that the winner isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, or at least they're not good at picking lawyers or financial advisors. The "questions about setting up a blind trust" might really just be questions about the rules for a prize being claimed by a trust, but why would they want it to be a blind trust? For the sake of the winner I hope the caller wasn't really representing them.
I agee with most of you about taking the money and run.Don't hang around too long, you will have people knocking on your door you don't even know.I won the lottery June 26, 2004, and i had my bags packed a week before.The only people that knew was my immediate family and the farmer i gave my farm to. My family knows if they talk, then they go back to work.It's not too hard and real easy to understand.One more thing, all five attorney's that the lottery recommended told them that they would have to charge the winner Two-Hundred thousand plus to handle the documents and for filing charges.( to tell me how to spend my money ). j
why do all the winners have to be from some hick town no one has ever heard of?
piedmontmed said:
One more thing, all five attorney's that the lottery recommended told them that they would have to charge the winner Two-Hundred thousand plus to handle the documents and for filing charges.( to tell me how to spend my money ).
Do you mind telling us what documents and services would have been included for this $200,000? More than one trust? How much money management? I've read that hiring a personal money manager can often range from 1 - 1 3/4% of estate assets per year (comparable to the fees on many mutual funds), but that would be more or less complete investment management. Are you talking about a much lower level of service for that $200,000 fee?
You are obviously a very private person to have chosen to remain anonymous after winning a major lottery, but any additional insights you could give us into how life changed, what decisions you faced, etc., would be appreciated. Most of us live in states where remaining anonymous is not an option. Any specific suggestions for us?
piedmontmed said:
One more thing, all five attorney's that the lottery recommended told them that they would have to charge the winner Two-Hundred thousand plus to handle the documents and for filing charges.( to tell me how to spend my money ).
Do you mind telling us what documents and services would have been included for this $200,000? More than one trust? How much money management? I've read that hiring a personal money manager can often range from 1 - 1 3/4% of estate assets per year (comparable to the fees on many mutual funds), but that would be more or less complete investment management. Are you talking about a much lower level of service for that $200,000 fee?
You are obviously a very private person to have chosen to remain anonymous after winning a major lottery, but any additional insights you could give us into how life changed, what decisions you faced, etc., would be appreciated. Most of us live in states where remaining anonymous is not an option. Any specific suggestions for us?
3/6/2006
That may be true for that particular winner, but it's not engraved in concrete for everyone or in every state. You should check w/your personal attys, as well as the lottery office in your State.
I was just curious as to what one person's experience might have been.
It seems to me the really big jackpots are won in either Ohio, or Illinois. I live in NY, I notice at least one a week someone in the state will win second prize. NY state has never had a winner in a big jackpot. Has anyone else notice this trend?
It seems to me the really big jackpots are won in either Ohio, or Illinois. I live in NY, I notice at least one a week someone in the state will win second prize. NY state has never had a winner in a big jackpot. Has anyone else notice this trend?
I don't know what your definition of "really big jackpots" is, but I think most of the 2005 MM payouts qualify:
December 2005 88 million in California
November 2005 315 million in California
November 2005 35 million in California & Michigan
September 2005 250 million in New Jersey
July 2005 170 million in Ohio
April 2005 205 million in Michigan
March 2005 112 million in Texas
January 2005 130 million in Georgia
We have to go all the way back to November 2004 to find a big winner from New York. That was a parking attendant who was nearly broke when he won 149 million. New York also sold a winner in May of 2004, but it was a paltry 66 million, so maybe that doesn't count. I'm not seeing the trend you are, but it would be a nice change of pace if someone in NY collects a record MM jackpot on May 2.
It seems to me the really big jackpots are won in either Ohio, or Illinois. I live in NY, I notice at least one a week someone in the state will win second prize. NY state has never had a winner in a big jackpot. Has anyone else notice this trend?
I don't know what your definition of "really big jackpots" is, but I think most of the 2005 MM payouts qualify:
December 2005 88 million in California
November 2005 315 million in California
November 2005 35 million in California & Michigan
September 2005 250 million in New Jersey
July 2005 170 million in Ohio
April 2005 205 million in Michigan
March 2005 112 million in Texas
January 2005 130 million in Georgia
We have to go all the way back to November 2004 to find a big winner from New York. That was a parking attendant who was nearly broke when he won 149 million. New York also sold a winner in May of 2004, but it was a paltry 66 million, so maybe that doesn't count. I'm not seeing the trend you are, but it would be a nice change of pace if someone in NY collects a record MM jackpot on May 2.
I mentioned in another thread, that he is still living in a hotel, and never goes outside. Afraid for his life. Him and his brother locked ina suite, smoking cigarette after cigarette. He was aloser before he won, and appears to still be a loser - just a rich loser! He wife took half the money and left the country, and he is afraid to pee! Sheeesh! He was better off on welfare.
NY had second place winner, like I said in my previous post, it's a weekly event. Two of my numbers came up.
I was just curious as to what one person's experience might have been.
HAPPY WEDNESDAY.......3/8/2006
I can certainly appreciate that. I'd like to know what $100,000.000 looks like in it's entirety after taxes.....and it's all yours.....