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Powerball winner rues opening mouth
News Leader ^
| 12/25/03
| Gavin McCormick (A.P.)
Posted on 12/25/2003 6:59:58 AM PST by Holly_P
Edited on 05/07/2004 7:30:52 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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St. Albans, W.Va.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; US: West Virginia
KEYWORDS: jackwhittaker; lottery
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posted on
12/25/2003 6:59:58 AM PST
by
Holly_P
To: Holly_P
When I win the Power Ball (note: I said "WHEN" not "IF") , I intend to first take care of kids and grandkids colleges, charity, then blow the rest on me.
From what I have read, sharing, even with family only causes resentment. If you buy someone a house, they think you could have done better or bigger.
Nobody won the powerball last night and now it is up to $170 million ($92 million for cash value).
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posted on
12/25/2003 7:12:44 AM PST
by
Lokibob
To: Holly_P
I would hire a lawyer to claim the money and not disclose my identity, and donate anonymously.
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posted on
12/25/2003 7:21:20 AM PST
by
Spok
To: Spok
I would dump all my old friends and buy new ones.
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posted on
12/25/2003 7:25:16 AM PST
by
Holly_P
(Everytime that video clip of Sadaam plays on TV it "bitch slaps" a democrat somewhere.)
To: Lokibob
When I win the Power Ball (note: I said "WHEN" not "IF") , I intend to first take care of kids and grandkids colleges..... My wife just admitted to me that you were the real father of our children.
Please add them to your college trust fund.
Thank you.
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posted on
12/25/2003 7:30:38 AM PST
by
Polybius
To: Spok
I would hire a lawyer to claim the money and not disclose my identity, and donate anonymously.Bingo! Any other approach causes problems, like "Jack" Whittaker now admits. Publicity is the last thing a winner of such money needs.
Working through the church of your choice, tremendous good can come from wise use of such resources. I'll let you know how everything works out - after I win!
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posted on
12/25/2003 7:34:55 AM PST
by
toddst
To: Holly_P
They forgot to print his address. I need send my appeal.
Sheez, he can spare me measly $100 Grand!
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posted on
12/25/2003 7:35:32 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(Socialism is Slavery)
To: Holly_P
When I win the lotto, I will have nothing in common with anyone I know.
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posted on
12/25/2003 7:39:28 AM PST
by
SeeRushToldU_So
(No I don't watch rasslin'?)
To: Holly_P
The naked greed of these leeches looking to suck off of this man's good fortune just doesn't cease to amaze me.
I'm ashamed to think of them as 'Americans'. Freakin' pitiful.
To: Holly_P
They always say the first thing you should do if you win the lottery, before even turning in the ticket, is get a new unlisted phone number, find somewhere to stay away from your home for a while (weeks if at all possible), and hire an assistant to start screening your incoming mail, because thousands upon thousands of people will start hitting you up for money within hours of your name getting out. A lot of financial planners even recommend freezing out your extended family temporarily, because they'll be the first ones knocking at your door.
And for the love of God, don't be stupid enough to announce on national television that you intend to give any of it away, even if you truly intend to do so.
To: Lokibob
I knew people who won a $7 million lottery. She said the most fun they had was writing names of people they knew on envelopes and stuffing them with money.
They lived in a nice, modest home with a garden and stayed in it. She bought a new Cadillac but that was all. As she said, "We were comfortable and had everything we needed before."
He died 2 or 3 years later.
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posted on
12/25/2003 7:45:39 AM PST
by
lonestar
(Don't mess with Texas)
To: Holly_P
Is this the guy who got ripped off at the strip joint? No wonder he's getting letters. He's a mark.
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posted on
12/25/2003 7:49:22 AM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
To: AppyPappy
Is this the guy who got ripped off at the strip joint?Yes, the one aand the same. I saw a lengthier version of this story that included the strip joint episode.
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posted on
12/25/2003 7:51:55 AM PST
by
csvset
To: Holly_P
His being found out at the strip clubs didn't help. Especially with the other members of his church! But he was just there spreading it around, to the down and out.
This is the same guy whose donation to the Salvation Army was refused.
To: Spok
and not disclose my identity Read the fine print first, most obligate winners to promotional responsibilities, even if it's just an initial press conference.(Have the lawyer check out a name change ;-)
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posted on
12/25/2003 7:58:23 AM PST
by
StriperSniper
(Sending the Ba'thist to the showers! ;-)
To: Spok; toddst
I would hire a lawyer to claim the money and not disclose my identity, and donate anonymously.I don't think you can do that, without being willing to give up a substantial chunk of the money to the greedy lawyer. The claim form that you fill out to submit with your winning ticket grants the lottery the right to use your name and photograph "for any reasonable purpose it deems desirable." That's why you always see those photos of embarrassed-looking people hanging over the cash register at your local 7-Eleven under the words "I won $762 here with a Pick 4 ticket!", because you have to submit a claim form for any prize over $500 or so, and they often refuse to cut you the check unless you pose for the photo.
So the only way you could claim a lotto jackpot without disclosing your name would be to literally sign over the ticket to the lawyer, making him the legal "winner" and the guy that would end up with all the months or years of harassment from deadbeats that you're trying to avoid. And he's sure not going to be willing to put himself in that position for a mere few thousand dollars. Expect something along the lines of a demand for a 50-50 split of the jackpot. For that kind of cash, it's not worth it. I'd just give the lottery their few hours of TV time and then move out of the state and never return.
To: toddst
I'm not absolutely sure of it, but I do believe you MUST appear at a public press conference to accept your check.
Part of the Lottery PR effort.
So, if your smiling face is there for the world to see, forget the anonymity.
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posted on
12/25/2003 8:01:00 AM PST
by
daler
To: Holly_P
"I wouldn't have any money left if I did." That didn't stop our Government. -Tom
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posted on
12/25/2003 8:01:43 AM PST
by
Capt. Tom
(Don't confuse the Bushies with the dumb republicans. - Capt. Tom)
To: RightOnline
"The naked greed of these leeches looking to suck off of this man's good fortune just doesn't cease to amaze me. I'm ashamed to think of them as 'Americans'. Freakin' pitiful."
Cann't help but wonder what the percentage of democrats is in this crowd.
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posted on
12/25/2003 8:02:16 AM PST
by
fella
To: Holly_P
"Uncle Jack, I've finally found you..."
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posted on
12/25/2003 8:08:12 AM PST
by
CommandoFrank
(Peer into the depths of hell and there is the face of Islam!)
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