[mtbopfuyn]

This time next year we'll be hearing they're totally broke.

[xrp]

The local radio talk show host personalities here in Omaha were talking about how just about every lottery winner has her/his/their lives destroyed by winning the lottery because they lose everything else (friends, family, etc) over greed. Kinda sad.

I don't know if I'd go through with it if I won (I rarely play the lottery, in fact, haven't in 10 years) but I'd probably donate the entire winnings to Christian churches and charities and make a public statement saying "I know these private charities would make far better and more efficient use of the money than the government would by taking the tax money".

[Graybeard58]

I am starting a baseless rumor that a FReeper won it. Everybody could help by repeating it.

[Tijeras_Slim]

It's my third cousin twice removed on my step-mother's side.




That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

[GOPologist]

I'd go to Las Vegas, throw my millions down on a crap table, and holler, "Shoot the millions I have." Either double it or go home broke. That's the way I started, broke.

[Quilla]

A co-worker told me this morning that a group of seven employees of a meat processing plant are the winners.

[Wombat101]

If it was me I'd be perfectly happy for them to leave me in obscurity. Nothing worse than advertizing that you now have enough money to run a small country.

Once you've been 'exposed' in this way, there's no telling who and what will beat a path to your door, although it's a sure bet that a lawyer will be one of the first three beggars to ring the doorbell. The other two will be IRS and religious organizations.

Apparently, the government and God will not be able to continue to function without your 'contribution'.

[AD from SpringBay]

I heard it was a group of four who went in on the ticket - the person who purchased it and the Federal, State, and municipal governements.

[upchuck]

If I won 124 mil?

I don't need much personally, so I'd probably set up endowments for charities and causes that interest me.

College scholarships for kids I know plus other worthy kids as well.

Fund zero-cost spay and nueter clinics.

[Paulus Invictus]

Who really cares who won? Zillions of brain dead who paid for tickees and lost are still losers. Bwahahaha! Powerball and other multi-state scams is the worst lottery ever.

[ken5050]

Twenty years ago, give or take there was a winner of the NY state lottery..Curtis something..I think he won $50 million or so..at the time it was the biggest jackpot ever..well, he showed up at the Lottery office for the press conference with his wife AND his girlfriend...he was totally broke a few years ago.

IMHO, about the best thing that the lottery could do would be to require people to take the prizes over a 20 year payout..

[Graybeard58]

THE HAPPY WINNER:

[KarlInOhio]

Nebraska Lottery officials planned to reveal who won the $365 million Powerball jackpot at a news conference Wednesday.

Is it required that you show up to pick up the big check. If I had won, my first visit would be with a lawyer to find any way possible to keep my name out of the news and sign the paper work so the lottery office would direct deposit the winnings to my bank account. I would be out of the contact for everyone by then. I might even sit on the ticket for a month or two to wait for a big news story (like another Cheney shooting rampage) to hide the announcement that someone claimed the prize.

[Hatteras]

"Rockey said lottery officials planned to go to the store Sunday to verify the sale, which would entitle the store owner to a $50,000 bonus."

$50K? Is that all?! I always thought the store took a certain percentage of the jackpot. Hmmm... guess not. Anyhow, let me win the lottery and I promise not to blow it all in just one year!

[Thrusher]

Does anyone know if there is a way to collect your winnings anonymously?

I mean, just hypothetically, of course...

[Revolting cat!]

Hey, I thought a famous mathematician tore up his ticket and said that nobody can win? What's up with that?