Posted on 03/19/2022 3:14:24 PM PDT by rktman
An Oregon man recently learned he was an $8.9 million lottery winner after checking a forgotten ticket he purchased on Christmas Eve.
Wilbur Brown and some friends gathered at the Moose Lodge in Springfield on December 24, when one of his pals purchased a “26 for $25” Megabucks lottery ticket, the Oregon Lottery said in a press release. The ticket allows players to play 26 consecutive drawings by buying a single ticket for $25. After seeing his friend buy one, Brown purchased a ticket for himself.
His ticket applied to drawings for 13 weeks, from December 25 – to February 19.
“After the first few drawings, I’d check my ticket,” Brown told the Oregon Lottery. “Then I just kind of forgot about it and wasn’t checking.”
Last month, Brown returned to the Moose Lodge and remembered his ticket, so he brought it to the self-check terminal to scan it. The machine produced a message telling him to “See Customer Service.” He then had a server check the ticket, and the notification “Large Lottery Winner” popped up on the terminal.
He and his friends raced to check lottery results on their phones and soon learned he won an $8.9 million jackpot, the release stated. Brown chose to take his winnings as a 30-year annuity and will receive a check for just over $200,000 each year. He has established a trust for the funds.
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He already made his first very wrong choice.
Not the choice I would make heading into the Biden Hyperinflationary period.
Inflation is going to do a number on that $200K. Thirty years from now he will be lucky if that annual annuity is beer money for a weekend.
“He already made his first very wrong choice.”
Yeah he did.
But he could have made a worse choice.
If he took the lump sum where would be a safe place to park it these days?
“Wilbur!”
PMs
Mars?
Gold, gold, gold…!
Nope annuity is way better idea for 95% of folks. Most lottery winners are broke in a couple years
I like gold and have $20k+ of it, but it’s not a safe investment, easy to transact nor generate any income
Buying lottery tickets?
Yep. Take the lump!!!!
NEVER tell anybody you won the lottery keep it normal and move.
In most states, probably all, the big-ticket winners are made public.
Life like masks are a good investment.
We didn’t say a word. 😊
Cocaine, alcohol, and hookers.
I’d just waste the rest.
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