Sticky situation? Winner can't stay anonymous
by Todd Northrop
HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. — When it was announced at Lottery Post Sunday that the winning Powerball ticket was sold at the Uptown Book Store, few people outside of Highland Park, Michigan, knew that location was actually a porn shop, specializing in adult books, pornographic movies and sex toys.
Perhaps the winner is right now figuring out how to deal with the potentially sticky situation of claiming the winning ticket that he or she bought in the porn shop.
Complicating matters for the ticket-holder, under Michigan state rules, winners cannot remain anonymous when they claim their win.
On the positive side of things, it is possible that the ticket buyer purchased the winning ticket at the building's street-side window on Woodward Avenue. [Editor note: Tip to winner — definitely say that you used the side window.]
The porn shop may even see an elevation in sales, as area residents say the ticket sale will make the shop more attractive for their future lottery purchases. At the very least, it may provide a good excuse for some to visit the shop.
"Maybe it's a lucky spot," one resident said.
Detroit resident and lottery regular Dwayne Vale visited the store Sunday afternoon (supposedly for the first time), with the sole purpose of buying a ticket. "I want to see if I can get lucky — you never know."
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I agree this aughta be good.
True, the guy (or gal) might want to check out this technique: https://www.lotterypost.com/news/162293
Let's see now. $128 million dollars and all I have to say is I bought the ticket at a porn shop. Where do I sign up? Even my wife would overlook the porn shop were I to claim such wealth. In fact, she might even send me back there on a daily basis.
Now if she were to hand me a check for several million dollars and told me she bought the ticket at a porn shop....well.... that would be a whole different horse of a plucked chicken. Why in the world would she need a porn shop when she has me?
I wonder if they (he or she) will be wearing a trench coat and sunglasses........hhhhhmmmmmmmm !!!!!....I believe that this could be a future movie! an excellent plot!!!......
haha...it was probably a elected official......or some high falootin PRIEST ! ....or a Kilpatrick ??? Whomever- it reinforces that there is CERTAINLY no God controlling who wins the lotto !
Winner: get a lawyer- start a living trust & have the lawyer claim the dough thru the trust & enjoy the rest of your porn-filled life !@ ....can ya believe it ??....
Oh, it appears the state's public transportation buses have an official stop here. I wonder if the public transportation administration will begin receiving calls about this odd, possibly unsafe place to have a highly tax payer subsidized bus stop.
Anyhow, guess that makes it convenient for a departing bus passenger to walk five feet forward along the sidewalk to purchase a lottery ticket at the Uptown Book Store's street-side, walk-up window that has "LOTTERY" printed on it at high traffic Woodward Avenue.
The winner could be waiting for the bus and ran in quickly to perchase lotto tickets.
It happens to me all the time when I'm waiting for a bus, you see the lotto and you
just go in unaware of what type of store it is.
God I wish it was an elected official, but whoever it is she/he is going to be so popular.
That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpiUizTeRbM
Yeah, but the workes have a job and can feed their families. What are you so tie up about!!
Also, it really looks very discret, leave the people alone, they have a job to do and it seems you want to take it away from them.
The winner had to use the bathroom badly and just stop there and purchase a lotto ticket.
I would walk in with my head held high and cash in my ticket.
When asked what I was doing at the porn shop I would look the person in the eye and say the same thing YOU were doing there.
Minding my own business and staying out of yours!!
Besides, I'm a grown person doing grown folks stuff.
Everybody on this planet knows that SEX SELLS......
Now we ALL know that SEX SELLS winning tickets.
Now I plan on hitting every T & A shop I know to see if they sell lottery tickets.
Maybe the lottery fairy will make me a jackpot winner if I purchase my winning ticket at the T & A shop.
It will make one HECK of an interview.
Believe It!! <Naurto>
Heh heh, heh heh, he said "sticky situation". Heh heh, uh heh heh...
This is Killing me!!!!!!!!!!!
My goodness this abusive and histerical
!!!!!!!!!!!
What if the Powereball winner is a Pastor???????????????
Like this post!!
This persons Luck was in a XXX Bookstore. I didn't think they were able to sell lottery tickets in those places. Some people find their luck in weird places I tell ya.
All that post did was validate that man came from apes.....Which I am a beleiver in everytime I read a post such as that.
We can speculate til dooms day, the reality is, thats where the ticket was bought and I don't think any amount of money can buy my admiration for this winner or even so much as wish them well in life.....Money will never buy dignity....
No man is below apes.
When was the last time you heard of an ape raping or molesting another ape?
When was the last time you heard of an ape killing just to take what was not theirs?
No...... Don't insult the primates like that. PLEASE!!
Besides who are we to judge this person or anyone else that does grown folks stuff!! Remember if it wasn't for SEX none of us would be here.
I admire and respect all folks that work in the T & A profession. They do what they feel they gotta do to handle up on their biz-ness. If my son or daughter thought that was the only way they could make ends meet, they would have my blessing and I would ride shotgun for them before and after work.
They are not breaking into anyone's home and pistol whipping them to take their stuff.
They are not dealing drugs to the innocents.
They are not carjacking, purse snatching, raping, gang banging, ect..... These are folks that are making a living and paying taxes just like every schmuck that has to work. The only difference is the turnover in this industry is high and frequent.
If you gonna curl your lip at a profession then why not everyone in the alcohol industry, from the makers to the consumers.
A drunk can kill a slew of folks in one incident and yet I don't hear any outrage at the pushers of alcohol.
I have yet to hear about an angry mob boycotting places that sell alcohol because of the evils alcohol consumption has contributed to.
Yet there are youngsters dying of alcohol poisoning everyday. There are families devestated everyday because of drunk. There are many people on the donor list waiting for a liver because of alcohol consumption. There are many brain damaged babies-children-teens-adults because of alcohol consumption.
GO MARINADE......
Is that common in the USA?? 'Adult entertainment' establishments sell lotto tickets too?
Brings a whole new meaning to hoping to get lucky...
In one of the pictures, I saw that the lottery window was outside the book store so he/she may not even have gone in.
And if they did, thats their business. Congrats to the winner regardless....!
I agree!
I agree! Enough said!
I wonder if the person is embarrassed and is afraid of coming forward. I hope he isn't married, or worse yet, a pastor of a church. Everyone is waiting with baited breadth: who is this masked man. By the way, he needs to wear a cut-out paper bag over his head at the Lottery headquarters.
He could be getting his financial team lined up, along with his lawyers, to circumvent any forseeable troubles ahead. Anyway, good luck to him because the adult entertainment business has just increased his advertisement almost two-fold, thanks to his purchase.
It's just a place to buy tickets. Who really cares on what type of business it is.
Congratulations to the winner! And good fortune to you as well!
That person just won $128.6 million.
What if the Powerball winner is a Mullah or an Ayatollah???????????????
Indeed it does....!
Hmmm....
That gives new meaning to the term "hard luck"!
Here's my take...
No matter the fun we have with the place the ticket was purchased...look at the circumstances. Here's a bus stop in an area that is lower income and therefore has more public transportation riders. At this same spot happens to be an adult bookstore (they exist, get over it). Now, the owner of this bookstore is a very shrewed business person and saw an opportunity. They cut a hole in the wall next to the bus stop and began selling lottery tickets through a walk up window. I highly doubt anything other than lottery tickets passes through that window (legally). Sure, they may also sell the lottery tickets inside, but I'll bet you a dollar to a dozen that the vast majority of this business's lottery sales happen at that window to all kinds of people including the good folks buying tickets on google street scene. And I bet that business owner sells 100 times more lottery tickets since they cut that hole in the wall, BEFORE the winning ticket was sold.
Disparage the morals of the adult bookstore owner all you want, but the fact remains they made a very smart decision to cut a hole in their wall next to the bus stop.
And we have no clue for sure if that ticket was bought inside or outside.. my guess is outside. But dang, that won't stop me from laughing my butt off at someone winning a jackpot from a ticket bought a porn store...
Well, as someone who used to work in the 'industry' ( not to mention I know plenty of girls who are now out of the industry due to the horrific abuse in that line of work) the whole thing just kinda sickens me. Although I am curious who the winner is.
Many of you would be surprised to learn of the number of couples in committed relationships that frequent these shops together.
My first visit to an adult shop was in the afternoon while running errands for a patient.
What struck me as odd was how I had a hard time finding a parking spot, yet when I walked into the shop it was like a ghost town.
I commented on this oddity to my cousin, and she promptly began to educate me on the whereabouts of the missing patrons.
She told me they were either in the theater or in a private viewing room.
With my curiosity piqued, I returned to the adult shop with my Boo.
We went into a private viewing room and giggled like crazy the whole time.
I also learned that a lot of women shop at adult shops for outfits that Fredricks of Hollywood just don't carry.
Bottom line.........
For all we know the winner was probably there with thier committed BOO doing their grown folks stuff and decided to purchase a lottery ticket before they left.
Only GOD know the full truth of this story.
Good luck! and Congrat! to the winner! That one HOT ticket!!!!
You know, stranger things have happened.
"When was the last time you heard of an ape raping or molesting another ape?"
Actually, apes do rape and molest other apes. They attack and fight other apes for whatever they want.
"When was the last time you heard of an ape killing just to take what was not theirs?"
Actually Chimpanzees, who are Great Apes, routinely kill each other for a myriad of reasons but mostly just to take what is not theirs.
"No...... Don't insult the primates like that. PLEASE!!"
She wasn't insulting apes, just making a reference.
"...I don't hear any outrage at the pushers of alcohol."
"I have yet to hear about an angry mob boycotting places that sell alcohol because of the evils alcohol consumption has contributed to."
You've never heard of Carrie Nation? Or Elliot Ness? Or Prohibition? The Women's Christian Temperance Union? No Beer Sales on Sunday? Dry Counties? That's odd.
I think TheGameGirl was just commenting on something that she feels appeals to man's baser instincts and finds distasteful. I don't agree with her premise that man evolved from apes but I have my opinion and she has hers on that. I think this topic is also one that ultimately comes down to what each individual's personal opinion and preference happens to be on porn. Without empirical data (I'm sure there is some somewhere), everything said here about porn is mere opinion and conjecture.
Thank you Rdg...
Perdue- You are right !primates would be insulted LOL!!!!
Big deal; That would be the least of my worries
I agree. With that kind of money, who cares what others think.
I'd show up in a Banana suit dancing.....
We're so uptight in this country about sex, it's ridiculous. If the ticket had been bought at a store that sold instruments used to kill, torture or maim no one would be upset, and they certainly wouldn't be picking on apes!!
Give ME the ticket! I'll go collect it with a gag ball in my mouth, ass-less chaps and a blow-up doll by my side!!
Pull the stick out yer arse!!
They are human first before they were pastors or elected officials.
Anyhoo....with that much money coming the winners way....who gives, where he/she purchased the ticket, its a winner and that is all that matters.....Congratulations to the winner(s).
Ok, I gotta chime in on this absurdity. I don't care what any scientist, theologian, scholar, or next-door neighbor says - the difference between humans and all other intelligent life is our often vile, inhumane, typically ignorant, self-serving need to judge others based on what we think we know. I buy my lottery tickets often at a liquor store that opens at 9 a.m. at a busy intersection facing the parking lot. Ever had a finger shook at you from a passing car or had to deal with the disapproving looks if you dare catch the eye of someone who thinks they know what is going on? Whatever this winner's story, and I'm sure it will be pounced on by the media, let it stand on its merits before we all decide we actually know the truth. Entitled to our opinions we are, but when does an opinion become a judgment? When it makes us feel superior.
And yes, I do feel better now. J
Ok for 128. Million, kiss my ......it don't matter what anybody think, get the money!
Now I have to say that would be funny!
Here's the latest:
The person who won $128 million after buying a Powerball ticket at the Uptown Bookstore in Highland Park last week will claim their prize on Friday.
State lottery officials said the winner will be unveiled during a press conference at 1:30 p.m. in Lansing.
A tipster called FOX 2 earlier this week and told us that the winner of the Powerball jackpot is "Tonya", a security guard at Greektown Casino.
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/michigan-powerball-winner-to-be-announced-friday-20101110-mr
you know... for that kind of prize money.... i dont care what people would think or say about where i bought the ticket.
I'm the ones with millions and they are not. I hope the winner steps forward with their head held high and says 'yeah? so what???'
Working as a cashier at an adult book store paid my way through college. Most of the folks who go in are good, decent people. Our clientele was mostly couples, people looking for gag gifts (especially for bridal showers or bachelor/ette parties, businessmen at lunch or right after work, and college kids on the weekends.
I'm sure not all of them are as 'nice' as the one i worked in, but I really enjoyed it.
Strike tiggs dead if he's ever looked at a porn mag or looked at a porn movie..Oh wait......................
No matter where you bought your ticket or what the circumstances are, its nobody's business but your own. Claim the ticket under a trust and keep it private no matter what. When you win a large amount of money like that, the 1st thing you lose is your privacy, especially when you need it the most.
Thanks for the diverse opinions , quite the eye opener ....
I stand by my opinion and beliefs, no amount of money will gain dignity or respect from this gal....but a good joke or two is always welcomed, so thanks for some of the laughs!
As so kindly stated, what others think of you is none of your business......
The "parking in rear" sign is hilarious. Wonder if he was "parked there" while buying his ticket!
No, it isn't common ... that's why there are 4 pages of comments and joke making.
No, wake up. It was disproved several years ago that the human being was evolved from apes AND caveman.
LOL, good one rdgrnr!
Todd is getting a lot of mileage out of this article, kudos!
Oohhh you nasty. Get ur mind out of the gutter....LOL
Really?? How do you know it's not common>>? I buy all of my tickets at a porn shop.
Stephi!
I am shocked and appalled!
(I'm also available for counseling)
Why so? I think this story and the comments are entertaining and funny. Porn is mainstream & glorified. The article is making a big updo about nothing.
I thought the same dang thing, but didn't have the guts to post it!!!
As for the "is it common for lottery tickets to be sold at porn shops", I HAVE NO IDEA! I've never stepped foot inside one.
I'm going to laugh my ass of it's an old person. Everyone is selling tickets these days! lol
When a Porn shop in my state starts selling tickets, I will be going in there!
I'm talking about me. I need counseling.
Bad!
It's a sad testimony to the ignorance of most people who do not understand how the porn industry works and who they victimize. Sure some porn is legal but if anyone ever stopped to talk to the girls who are in it, or used to be in it, no one in their right mind would put money into the industry knowing how they operate.
All that aside, the person who bought the ticket will forever be remembered as the one who 'got the ticket in a porn shop.' I don't think the person will have any problems because of it, but they'll always just be associated with the porn shop from now on.
Now if it were a strip club...there would be plenty of singles for the tip rail and the champagne in the champagne room would be flowing all night long.....
Heck, if it were me and I won....my disguise would be none other than Ron Jeremy
Yes, that is why I ended it with:
All that aside, the person who bought the ticket will forever be rememberd as the one who got the ticket in a porn shop.
Whatever.
Now he can afford his own porn shop.
Since they can't secretly claim the prize, I wouldn't wear a disguise. Heck.. that much money I would stand proud and accept my check ...... then move! lol