Bronx native Ira Curry announced as one of two Mega Millions winners

Ny Daily news ^ | 12/19/13 | BY SASHA GOLDSTEIN

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Bronx native Ira Curry announced as one of two Mega Millions winners The Georgia resident, who grew up on 179 St., will rake in $120 million after taxes. Her sisters still live in the Bronx and are planning to move as quickly as possible.

A Bronx native will take the money after she won half of the $648 million Mega Millions jackpot — and her sisters back home say they’re going to run.

Georgia resident Ira Curry, 56, has come forward as one of the two winners who will take home a massive chunk of the lottery windfall.

Curry will take the cash option and, after taxes, will rake in about $120 million, Georgia Lottery Corporation president and CEO Debbie Alford said at a press conference from Atlanta on Wednesday.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

“We’re happy, but look at where we live,” said Brenda Baker, motioning to the public housing building. “Our lives could be in jeopardy. It’s happy, it’s joyous, but we have to protect ourselves.”

[Jonty30]

She wins $120 million dollars, net, and she wants to move. Where’s her community spirit?

[Mom MD]

so once again people living on my dime have money to blow on lotto tickets - while I dont. Whats wrong with this picture?

[Alberta's Child]

So Ira Curry is from the Bronx but won the lottery in Georgia. Delightful. No state income tax for Gov. Cuomo on that lottery jackpot!

[liberalh8ter]

It's her sister that's in public housing. The winner is an insurance underwriter who, according to the pictures posted, appears to make a good living.

[MrB]

Yeah, she should have the civic duty to “give back” to her community...

[carlo3b]

Chances are really good, she’ll move from socialist to a Tea Partier just as soon as she discovers the FED will want still more of the Jackpot.. Yep.. :)

[FreedomPoster]

I heard the ticket was sold from a small office building newsstand, which would tend to help back up your assertion.

[ETL]

"will rake in $120 million after taxes....Bronx native will take the money after she won half of the $648 million Mega Millions jackpot"

648/2 = 324

324 - 120 = 202

Could that be right?? 202 million in taxes??

[God luvs America]

that’s my thought....the way the math worked in the video it seems there were four winners, 648/4 =162 - .25 = 125

[Graybeard58]

Could that be right?? 202 million in taxes??

No.

She elected to take a cash payout, which is considerably less than the other option of a 30 year annuity.

[Bigh4u2]

“Could that be right?? 202 million in taxes??”

Yep.

The government takes 62% or your ‘winnings’ as a ‘windfall profit’ tax.

Nice scam, if you can get away with it. (which they do)

[Bigh4u2]

True, but the 30 year annuity is before taxes, so overtime it’s going to be considerably less and may come close to the ‘cash’ payout she took.

[ETL]

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The Mega Millions winner, who was raised in the Bronx, works [worked] as an underwriter at an insurance company.

[Mom MD]

Thats a little better. I’m so tired of treating uninsured people for free who smoke, drink, and have a nicer iphone than I do.

[LRoggy]

Watch John Kerry swoop in after TER-RAY-ZA kicks the bucket . . .

[liberalh8ter]

I hear you but I went to the link and read the entire piece. The extended family are the loafers, she's a worker!

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Yep, it’s a con game. You win the lottery but so does the state, the city, the feds, social security, Obamacare and whatever other leeches they can tag on to it. And don’t forget: This is after the state already rakes in a fortune in ticket sales. I mean the odds of winning are something like 200 million to one so you would think just on principle alone they would give the winner a break on the taxes, but noooo...Their rationale is “Well he or she will end up with millions anyway so let’s take as much as we possibly can and then some.” Oh yeah and BTW they just recently raised the odds of winning even higher. You use to have to pick out 6 winning numbers from numbers 1 to 54. Now they raised it from 1 to 74 so there will be less winners from now on.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Cuomo or Bloomy will pass a “metriculation tax” within the next 30 days.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Hay!

Not guilty!