Posted on 04/23/2010 5:12:43 PM PDT by Libloather
I can tell this guy is going to be broke within 5 years.
He would have to work at it harder than he's ever worked in his life to be broke with that kind of money ... LOL ...
I would never claim a jackpot in person, Id incorporate into a corporation or a non-profit organization and claim the money that way.
Ummmm..., I don't think you can change the "facts of the circumstances" of how you bought the ticket -- "after the fact" ... doncha know ... :-)
Also, the guy was stupid to claim the prize as he did. he should have gone to a lawyer... set up some "corporation" of something like that and have it, represented by the lawyer perhaps, claim the prize.
It looks like an official from the lottery was there at the store, "scooping up the employee" that very day. They were ready to grab him before he even knew what hit him ... LOL ...
Dear God please get some dental work done. He will be poor again within the year. Serious White Trash going on there.
this sounds so suspicious to me....the odds of winning at all are infinite, and for a clerk that works at the store to buy the winning ticket..??..
Also some financial planners recommend taking it not lump sum but via the annuitizaation, i.e. the 20 yr payment plan, that way you only get a couple of million a year and have less of a chance of screwing it all up royally.
Ummmm..., these days, the way the country and the economy and the world is going -- no way! I say grab it all at once and do your best to get ready for the worst that is about to happen to the economy and this country.
You wait 20 years and you might not even survive ... LOL ...
Hmmmm..., sounds like an agreement to me ... could be enforced ... :-)
If he’d said “I’ll give you $2m of my possible winnings if you kiss me now” and she did, then it would be a contract.
Shooot Im gonna buy me some toofs
I hope he knows who all his relatives are!
“this sounds so suspicious to me....the odds of winning at all are infinite, and for a clerk that works at the store to buy the winning ticket..??..”
Clearly the case here...my wife used to walk away when the clerk told her she lost...we’ll NEVER know what the truth was. Obviously, it should be illegal for a clerk to ‘win’, and the same should be true for family, or anyone else close.
Interesting.But how did the official know where to find him? Judging by his looks (which,I admit,isn't always wise) it appears that he's not very well educated...is,most likely not a Mensa member...has never had to deal with large sums of $$$...and has rarely,if ever,been to the big city.
To whatever degree I may have judged him correctly it doesn't bode well for him.I fear for this guy's future.
I disagree. With the way the dollar is headed, I'd rather take the lump sum. In 20 years it'll probably be worth less than toilet paper.
On the other hand, he could be a hard working guy who has a second job in some sort of manual labor field, like a roughneck, which an accident caused his loss. Who knows what his education may be or what kind of person he is. I have a friend who got a MBA the same year I did who works in the oilfield now.
He’d better hire personal protection for himself and loved ones.
Obviously, it should be illegal for a clerk to win, and the same should be true for family, or anyone else close.
I don't think so... they're machines that are tied in with the lottery system and it's the machine that prints it out and produces those numbers. It doesn't matter who is getting the ticket from the machine... it's going to print it out just the way it does -- no matter who the person is who is waiting for that ticket to be printed out.
And if you choose your own numbers, then again, it doesn't matter, because the "winning number" is not something that is produced at that store, or is influenced in any way possible by an employee.
They usually even televise the picking of those winning numbers so that you can't even affect that.
And in addition, you'll notice that they'll also check to verify that it's a legitimate ticket in the first place (by checking to make sure that the machine did produce that ticket from what they have on record at headquarters, in their system).
All the "winning stuff" is done miles away from the store and can't be influencd or affected in any way by whatever happens in the store or by any employee.
You don’t (or didn’t) live in Texas, where the only way to tell you won is if the clerk was dumb enough to say so. I saw it first-hand.
Interesting. But how did the official know where to find him?
Once they draw the winning numbers, their computer system will tell them if any of the numbers produced (by machine) or any numbers chosen (by a person) was a match -- anywhere. And once they see a "match" -- they know instantly, by computer system, exactly where it came from (that is, what store sold it).
Remember, the selling agency (i.e., the store) gets "winnings" too for sellilng a winning ticket. You can bet the store owner is very glad to see that they sold a winning ticket. That means big money for the store ... :-)
So, they're right there -- on the spot -- the very next day, because they know exactly where the ticket was sold. :-)
? are you saying one of the clerk’s took the ticket that should have gone to another person?
I don’t pay attention to lottery stuff but I’d think the lottery procedures would include close review of exact time the ticket was purchased, who was in the store at that time etc.? Or do they just pay no attention unless a controversy arises?
Yeah, it does seem (potentially) suspicious for one of the store clerks to present the winning ticket when the odds are astronomical against one of them buying that ticket. Hey, wait, that’s MY ticket and I was just passing through MO on Wed night when I bought my lottery tix...... ha
You dont (or didnt) live in Texas, where the only way to tell you won is if the clerk was dumb enough to say so. I saw it first-hand.
Ummmm..., you're saying that in Texas, they don't let the public know what the winning numbers are? LOL ...
I mean, in case you don't know... you can just get on the Internet and find the winning numbers if you want. You can read the next day's paper and find the winning numbers. You don't have to go back to the store to find out what the winning numbers were... :-)
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