PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Calvin and Zatera Spencer are having an amazing month. First they won $1 million in the March 12 Powerball drawing. Then on March 26, Mr. Spencer won $50,000 with 10 winning tickets in the Virginia Lottery's Pick 4 game.
But it doesn't stop there.
The next day, shortly after dropping his wife off for an appointment, Mr. Spencer bought a Virginia Lottery Scratcher ticket — the $100 Million Cash Extravaganza — and won the $1 million prize.
"Baby, we did it again!" he told her.
The $1 million prize in $100 Million Cash Extravaganza is an annuity, which means the Spencers had the choice of taking the full $1 million prize over 30 years or a one-time cash option of $681,000 before taxes. They chose the cash option. He bought the winning ticket at the 7-Eleven at 100 West 21st Street in Norfolk. The store received a $10,000 bonus from the Lottery for selling the winning ticket.
The $50,000 win came when the combination 6-6-6-6 was drawn in the March 26 Pick 4 day drawing. Since that's a popular combination, the Virginia Lottery paid out a total of $6 million to winners for that drawing. Mr. Spencer had 10 tickets with 6-6-6-6. The top prize in Pick 4 is $5,000, which means he won a total of $50,000.
"We're not finished yet," he said as they claimed their latest prizes.
$100 Million Cash Extravaganza features prizes ranging from $20 up to $4 million. The $1 million prize that the Spencers won is actually the second prize. As the name suggests, the game began with a total of $100 million in prizes available. Mr. Spencer is the first $1 million winner to claim, which means three million-dollar tickets remain unclaimed.
"I haven't seen anything like it in my 12 years here," said John Hagerty, lottery spokesman. "People in the office couldn't believe it was them when they showed up with the winning ticket."
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Wow, talk about luck... Congrats
Sometimes, when I read stories like this, it makes think AH COME ON!!!! WHAT THE HELL!!
Why can't I have just 50% of their luck?!!
"We're not finished yet," he said as they claimed their latest prizes.
Keep goin' . . . A few more wins, and they can go on the talk show circuit talking about their winning lottery method, and give Richard Lustig some competition!
I'm such a loser...
Unbelievable. I want his system.
Congratulations Calvin & Zatera Spencer
Get that $$$$$
"I haven't seen anything like it in my 12 years here," said John Hagerty, lottery spokesman.
Buying more lottery tickets increases your chances of winning a lottery jackpot.
They will increase the odds of winning to 1 in 1 Billion.
Playing with Lottery money is the best way to WIN more money
1 to 3 winners with millions of LOSERS.
The lottery is not in the business of making millionaires.
Give him a call
— Calvin and Zatera Spencer PORTSMOUTH, Va
i hear they hang out around the 7-Eleven at 100 West 21st Street in Norfolk.
Calvin and Zatera Spencer are having an amazing month. First they won $1 million in the March 12 Powerball drawing. Then on March 26, Mr. Spencer won $50,000 with 10 winning tickets in the Virginia Lottery's Pick 4 game.
But it doesn't stop there.
The next day, shortly after dropping his wife off for an appointment, Mr. Spencer bought a Virginia Lottery Scratcher ticket — the $100 Million Cash Extravaganza — and won the $1 million prize.
YOU HAVE TO PLAY THE LOTTERY EVERYDAY TO WIN.LOL. GOOD LUCK
Alright Alright Alright! You Their gonna learn today! - Kevin Hart
Attention Lottery, the people are tired of you taking their money it's time to pay up
You should share your lottery jackpot with me.LOL
The WINNERS
What about your hidden lottery jackpot? Do not be greedy.
Some very lucky folks ............
golfer1960 don't read this:
This kind of reminds me of a woman winning and winning and winning, from the Lottery show i think she was in florida she Won 3/4 of the top prizes
Att: Winners Come hook THRIFTY up he say Do not be greedy.
You are the luckiest lottery player. You see yourself winning the Mega Millions and Powerball lottery jackpot everyday.
I want you to share your lottery jackpot with me.LOL
I am not rich like you. YOU ARE SO LUCKY.
Wow! this is amazing. Congrats to the lucky couple. You can't win if you don't play.
Very cool! This must be one of the best months they've ever had.
I play all the frickin time!!!!
GLFR:
YOu should have been "FRACKEN">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>not fricken UR time away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear helpmewin, I'm so glad your sense of humor understands my sense of frustration!!! Love ya!
Hey psyko! Isn't fracken illegal?
What a blessing.
Great story, Triple congrats to the lucky couple.
GOFER:
not if U kan " FRICK & FRACK " @ D
>>>>>>>>same timing>>>>>>>
but, there is a BUTT out dare>>>somewhere<<<that git'$$$$$$$$$$ off "BEAT" !!!!!!!
They are truly cashing out, even after taxes, I would be so happy.
Happy Spending.
Conrats to the winners!!
Everything seems to happen in threes, will their luck continue or is it over? Lady Luck will let us know.....
I'm hoping for a tenth of their luck. Just a tenth is all I'd like for now. 2014 is already smelling like a losing year as far as my lotto pay is concerned. Congratulations the Spencer's! You show them how to win that money!
Money goes to money....... 6 6 6 6 really? I can't even hit a pick 3 boxed.
Thats amazing! hope luck rub on to me tonight with pick 4 after reading this. i been trying for the longest!!
Good for the winners...........
But.......there's a saying in Vegas
You get real lucky just before you're going to die.
Thats really morbid. I would hope there is no truth to it.
How do you know his "system" isn't just spending most of the first prize on more lottery tickets?
"You get real lucky just before you're going to die."
That gives a whole new meaning to the idea of breaking even.
Game of chance...I look at it as fate...winning 3x is not just luck. They might have done something good, I'm happy for them...I hope they're happy too.
...good story, Todd. I wonder where you getting all these scoop?
This couple won more in one month than Richard Lustig has in his entire life...
Congrats to them!! Just awesome!
Now that's Luck!!
here's where I'm lost..
.."Spencers had the choice of taking the full $1 million prize over 30 years or a one-time cash option of $681,000 before taxes.
where do they get 681K from?...does the other 319K not count?...some shady-a$$ed lottery stuff there.
I can't wrap my mind around the fact that if they won 1 million,then why aren't they taxed on the million and who gets the other 319K before the whole prize gets taxed?
The Cash Option will take a HUGE chunk of flesh as compared to the annunity.
So yeah $681k before taxes sounds about right.
Jumping Jeepers, That's unbelievable. Hope they learn money management 101 quickly before they find ways to spend it as fast as they won it. Not that spending it is a bad thing because it would help the local economy.
It's like MM and PB, some states advertise annuity values as their jackpots even on scratch tickets. In California, if you win $1 million on $10 scratchers, that's what you win, period (minus taxes). So, no one gets the $319K, it's just marketing. I don't think it'll ever change for jackpot games for obvious reasons, but unless we're talking about "Lucky for Life" type instant games with weekly payments, advertising scratcher games with annuity values is misleading in my opinion..
If they took the annuity, the lottery would have invested $681,000 to achieve the $1 million annuity over 30 years.
simply amazing congrats to the couple .
the timing was right
its all about timing indeed..I can buy a hundred $20 tickets and lose on almost all of them, then next person buys the 101 ticket and wins a millon!
Yes that was a great story...happy for them...but the most surprising things about this story for me was a Tire and Auto shop selling lottery tickets and his wife got dropped off somewhere...
..I guess I'm thinking she should have a car...but everybody doesnt drive
Welcome to the United States, where the only civilized country that taxes lottery winners anywhere in the world and the lottery legally gets away with it by lying about prize money. In this case, the lottery pays the full amount in annuity only but if you choose the cash amount then you only get the $681k. Unbelievable. Again, the only country where this happens. In any other place you win the advertised "jackpot" amount and not get taxed. I don't even mind the taxes to be honest but paying 1/3rd of the advertised amount while plastering pictures of winners all over media and announcing they have three times of the money makes no sense.
Congratulations Calvin and Zatera
could some one tell me where is the 100 have not see it in a while.
Whoops, THRIFTY, did you just "should" on somebody?
That's what I'm talking about.
Wow! Congra!
HaHaHa...
What happened to Virginias lucky towel boy. Guess they don't want him in any pics or he was fired already.
This is insane,congrats to the winners.
I wondered about that the other day. I have not seen him in ads for a while. They ought to fire that ad agency. From the iconic lottery fairy/Lady luck to him????????? lol
I love the story...Happy to see someone get a return on their $$$$.