$276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXES!

[The Prophet]

Usual day for $276 million Powerball 'winners'

Public servants put in full shift at tax office as announcement looms


Monongalia County tax deputy Allecia Priore, center, and seven other co-workers in West Virginia believe they have won Saturday's $276 million Powerball jackpot. Priore was at work Monday, attending to this woman and her granddaughter.


updated 6:26 a.m. PT, Tues., March. 18, 2008
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Eight women who believe they hold a Powerball ticket worth $276.3 million are public servants who reported to work as usual Monday, but at least one of their husbands has already quit his job.

Sheriff's Deputy Roger Magro told The Associated Press that his wife, Crystal, and seven other women in the Monongalia County tax office believe they won the Saturday night drawing.

"It's their day," he said shortly after turning in his resignation letter. "I'm just tagging along."

The West Virginia Lottery is working to confirm the validity of the ticket and has scheduled a news conference for Tuesday afternoon, spokeswoman Libby White said.

Lottery Director John Musgrave talked Monday with Linda Fominko, chief deputy in the tax office and one of the eight apparent winners, White said.

"They have sought professional advice and seem to be well prepared," she said.

One of the women came knocking at his door at 2 a.m. Sunday with the news, Magro said.

'Full of baloney'
"I just thought, 'You're full of baloney,'" he said. "But she was adamant about it."

The eight women declined interviews, quietly serving taxpayers and accepting congratulations in the courthouse basement as a few sheriff's deputies kept watch.

If the ticket is validated, the group would receive a lump sum payout of nearly $140 million before taxes. After taxes, the payout would be $95.5 million, White said. If divided eight ways, each person would receive nearly $12 million.

Powerball is played in 29 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The record jackpot was $365 million won by eight workers at a Nebraska meatpacking plant in February 2006. Saturday night's win is the seventh-largest in Powerball history.

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[The Devil]

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXES!

NICE TO SEE SOME HARD WORKING WINNERS.......12 MILLION EACH AINT A BAD PAYDAY...............

 

[The Prophet]

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Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXE

NICE TO SEE SOME HARD WORKING WINNERS.......12 MILLION EACH AINT A BAD PAYDAY...............

AIN'T BAD?

BUT DIDN'T EACH JUST WIN $34.5 MILLION?

IF BOOKS WERE PAYING $12 FOR EVERY $34.50 WON...SOME MIGHT THINK THEY WERE ROBBED...

BUT YOU'D LIKELY CONSIDER THE $12 PAID "AIN'T A BAD PAYDAY" AS WELL? :+clueless

YOU'RE A DEMENTED TYPE DEVIL AREN'T YOU?






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[dirty]

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXES!

They did not win $276 Million...That is only in Annuity payments and everyone Knows it....The Lump Sum of $140 Million and the after tax amount of $95.5 is standard... Nothing fishy or anything going on...That is just the Tax bracket they are in.... You mislead everyone by insinuating the Government took $180 Million Dollars from them...and that is just not the Case... They would all Receive More than $12 million if the took the 20 year Annual Payments... so at least be a little Truthful with your posts

 

[Doug]

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXE

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXE

It's fair, as it is standard for lotteries. That's why the prize needs to be a billion+, before it is +EV.

12 Million ( or whatever the instant value is) is far more than an average person earns lifetime, so its time to retire with that hit, even if you were 21.

 

[The Prophet]

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXE

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXE

They did not win $276 Million...That is only in Annuity payments and everyone Knows it....The Lump Sum of $140 Million and the after tax amount of $95.5 is standard... Nothing fishy or anything going on...That is just the Tax bracket they are in.... You mislead everyone by insinuating the Government took $180 Million Dollars from them...and that is just not the Case... They would all Receive More than $12 million if the took the 20 year Annual Payments... so at least be a little Truthful with your posts

JUSTIFYING HOW $276 WORTH OF WINNINGS EQUATES TO $140 MILLION WHICH ENDS UP REALLY BEING $96 MILLION…

IS LIKEN TO…

CONTESTS TOUTED AS ‘FREE’ CONDITIONED UPON ‘WINNERS’ OPENING ACCOUNTS WITH ILLICIT GAMING PROVIDERS JUST TO HAVE THEIR ‘WINNINGS’ SUBJECTED TO ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP, DEPOSITS AND ROLLOVERS…

ALL IN THE HOPE THAT THE 'WINNER' ACTUALLY RECEIVES A PORTION OF THEIR 'WINNINGS'.

CALL IT ANY WAY YOU WISH...

BUT I SEE THEM AS NOTHING MORE THAN MARKETING CON-GAMES.


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[dirty]

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXES!

It say on the ticket and signs in GA...$XXXXX if Paid in Annual Installments

It is not misleading.... I call it the truth.. you call it

 

[Doug]

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXE

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXE

A lottery is a voluntary tax. Lotteries typically return about 50% of proceeds.

All income is taxable. The game is fair if you understand the odds.

It gives you a chance to escape working at a Wal-Mart and becoming a millionaire.

It is predatory upon those least able to afford it, but still real.

Overall, I say its bad, or at least counter-productive.

 

[Glenn Danzig]

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXES!

Hey guys, they need to pay for the $600 rebates that are giving away for free to stimulate the economy. That money comes from the withholdings from lottery winners.

 

[Brock]

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXES!

Not bad for one dollar.

 

[Hache Man]

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXES!

Somebody actually won that wasn't 60+ years of age.........?!?

 

[Bucsfan67]

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXE

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXE

if they choose to take payments, they can have the 276 million....

the "lump sum" option is A CHOICE, not something the lottery of govt forces on you...its their choice....

most want the cash right away so they can invest how THEY WANT.....they dont want to take yearly payments....even though they payments each year, would be enough to quit your job on.....

 

[mr merlin]

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXES!

It never ceases to amaze me that these people return to work following the win, where I work we have a similar pool, and if we won I doubt one out of 20 would return for even a day.

 

[Flamingo kid]

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXES!

They did not win $276 Million...That is only in Annuity payments and everyone Knows it....The Lump Sum of $140 Million and the after tax amount of $95.5 is standard... Nothing fishy or anything going on...That is just the Tax bracket they are in.... You mislead everyone by insinuating the Government took $180 Million Dollars from them...and that is just not the Case... They would all Receive More than $12 million if the took the 20 year Annual Payments... so at least be a little Truthful with your posts

 

[scrimmage]

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXES!

Yeah the lottery's a rip-off,but not if you win,just don't forget to cash your ticket on time.Not many gamblers out there can top Clarence's story for the ultimate bad beat:

4. ?Inaction? Jackson: Lottery?s Biggest Loser​

​

Clarence Jackson?s luck began to run out on Friday, the 13th of October, 1995, when the Connecticut Lottery picked the numbers on Jackson?s lotto ticket, making his family the winners of $5.8 million. Only he didn?t know it?and he didn?t find out until 15 minutes before the one year deadline to claim the prize, despite a whole slew of lottery ads seeking the winner. Jackson, a 23-year-old who?d taken over the family?s struggling office cleaning business from his ailing father, didn?t make it in time, and lottery officials rejected the claim. In 1997, the Connecticut General Assembly voted to award Jackson the prize, but the state senate refused to go along. Jackson is still trying to convince the legislature. And still losing.​

mental_floss Blog ? 5 Things We Bet You Didn?t Know About The Lottery​

 

[Flamingo kid]

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXES!

Yeah the lottery's a rip-off,but not if you win,just don't forget to cash your ticket on time.Not many gamblers out there can top Clarence's story for the ultimate bad beat:

4. ?Inaction? Jackson: Lottery?s Biggest Loser​

​

Clarence Jackson?s luck began to run out on Friday, the 13th of October, 1995, when the Connecticut Lottery picked the numbers on Jackson?s lotto ticket, making his family the winners of $5.8 million. Only he didn?t know it?and he didn?t find out until 15 minutes before the one year deadline to claim the prize, despite a whole slew of lottery ads seeking the winner. Jackson, a 23-year-old who?d taken over the family?s struggling office cleaning business from his ailing father, didn?t make it in time, and lottery officials rejected the claim. In 1997, the Connecticut General Assembly voted to award Jackson the prize, but the state senate refused to go along. Jackson is still trying to convince the legislature. And still losing.​

mental_floss Blog ? 5 Things We Bet You Didn?t Know About The Lottery​

Just goes to show you how many scumbags are out there. They should fucking go to hell for not paying this guy his money.

 

[dirty]

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Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXE

Just goes to show you how many scumbags are out there. They should fucking go to hell for not paying this guy his money.

You never cease to amaze me with your logic on life... Let's reward the deadbeat who did not follow the rules and punish the ones who enforce it.... no wonder our country is in the state it is in:whatever:

 

[scrimmage]

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Update:
Here's an article from 2007 on Clarence Jackson's continuing quest for the prize,he's still fighting to get the money,being a little late changed his life.
He's not the only one who's missed out on riches,there've been a lot of big unclaimed prizes [referred to as "Clarence Jackson Jr. jackpot's"]over the years,if you play the lottery,don't let this happen to you:

Millions in Lottery Prizes Go Unclaimed </NYT_HEADLINE>
Bob Child/Associated Press
Clarence Jackson Jr. has tried for years to claim lottery winnings.


By JENNIFER MEDINA
</NYT_BYLINE>Published: February 14, 2007

<NYT_TEXT>NEW BRITAIN, Conn., Feb. 13 ? They are the would-have-beens, could-have-beens, should-have-beens. They would be rich, recipients of the kind of multimillion-dollar jackpots that people dream about.

Instead, after failing to submit their winning lottery tickets on time, they are left to, well, keep on dreaming.

Another poor, unknown soul is likely to be added to the list on Wednesday, when a $3.5 million lottery ticket will be condemned to irrelevance, a worthless collection of six numbers: 15, 17, 19, 26, 37 and 38.

Wait, recognize those? Think you have the Connecticut Classic Lotto ticket from Valentine?s Day last year? There?s still time. But hurry, when the clock strikes midnight, it will be too late.

The could-have-been club boasts a surprisingly large roster, with dozens of hefty jackpots left unclaimed around the country in recent years. There was $14 million in Illinois in 2005. In 2002, $4.6 million went wanting in Massachusetts. That same year, nobody stepped up to take $51.7 million in Indiana ? apparently the largest forgone prize on record.

Connecticut has not had a winning ticket expire without a winner for nearly a decade. But in certain circles, any unclaimed prize is referred to as the Clarence Jackson Jr. jackpot.as the Mr. Jackson, three days late in turning in the winning $5.8 million ticket in 1996, never got a penny.

But he has spent much of the intervening years lobbying the state legislature to change the law and let him access his should-have-been fortune.
?The rules are the rules; there?s really nothing we can do,? said Diane Patterson, a spokeswoman for the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, whose headquarters are in this city south of Hartford. ?Obviously, the easiest thing to do is just to check the ticket.? Of the current $3.5 million, she added, ?We are still hoping that this winner is just waiting to be dramatic.?

Connecticut, like New York and New Jersey, gives players a year to claim lottery prizes; some states let tickets expire after three or six months. Connecticut also allows people to file lost ticket claims and investigate whether the prized ticket might, for instance, have actually been eaten by a dog.

So far, with an onslaught of local publicity, state officials here have received 110 such claims to last year?s Valentine?s Day jackpot of $3.5 million; none have given any leads to the real winner.

Lottery officials all like to boast that they do everything they can to find the wayward winners. They place posters, typically the kitschy sort modeled on Old West ?Wanted? ads, in convenience stores. But the truth is, there is not all that much sleuthing. Instead, they rely on the local media to spread the word.

Usually, the tactic works. Of the 1,100 jackpots Connecticut has doled out since the lottery began here in 1972, 11 have gone unclaimed. In 1996, it was news reports of the unclaimed prize that prompted Mr. Jackson, then 23, to look through his stack of old tickets.

Mr. Jackson, who lives in Hamden and could not be reached for an interview this week, told local newspapers back then that he had been distracted by caring for his sick father, who owned the floor-cleaning business where he worked. By the time Mr. Jackson realized he had the winning numbers, it was 11:45 p.m. on a Sunday night and he figured lottery headquarters would be closed. The next day was Columbus Day, a holiday, so he thought it was impossible to contact a state official. All the headaches could have been avoided had Mr. Jackson simply gone to a store that sells lottery tickets and had his winning numbers stamped ? just as the Valentine winner can do on Wednesday.

By Tuesday, upon hearing of the news of the ticket?s expiration, Mr. Jackson told local newspapers at the time, he was too depressed to do anything. He drove to lottery headquarters near Hartford on Wednesday, but was told it was too late.

?It was terribly tragic,? said Carroll J. Hughes, a lobbyist who has helped Mr. Jackson maneuver his appeal through the legislature over the years. ?Here you had this wonderful kid who had taken care of his father and missing out on such a surprising and amazing thing.?

Mr. Jackson?s quest is still alive in the legislature: the latest iteration of the bill that could grant him his millions was filed last month. There is some precedent for lawmakers bending the rules to benefit a single recipient. In 1988, Maryland approved legislation that allowed a woman to receive the $700,000 she claimed the day after the deadline.

It seems unlikely, though, that there is enough support to prod the legislature to somehow pass Mr. Jackson?s exception this year.

The vast majority of unclaimed prizes nationwide are in the thousands of dollars, not millions. In Connecticut, some $18 million a year is typically returned to the state?s general fund, unclaimed. In this case, Ms. Patterson said lottery executives will have the prerogative to decide how to use the $2.1 million ? the total of the jackpot if it were paid out in one lump sum.
Among lottery players at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Hartford on Tuesday, there were no signs of sympathy for the winner who could-still-be. Even if, say, there were a snowstorm, and the millionaire-to-be was unable to turn the ticket in on Wednesday.

?Ha, no way, no way, no way,? scoffed Luis Sanchez, who was buying a couple of quick picks for Tuesday night?s lottery. ?If he hasn?t gotten it yet, he doesn?t deserve it. Really how hard is it to say ? gee, I?m a millionaire. I better get the money.?
from:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/14/nyregion/14prize.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

 

[scrimmage]

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Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXE

You never cease to amaze me with your logic on life... Let's reward the deadbeat who did not follow the rules and punish the ones who enforce it.... no wonder our country is in the state it is in:whatever:

Update#2
A recent[2/20/2008] essay in defense of giving Clarence Jackson a yes or no vote in the Connecticut legislature,as he continues to pursue his destiny.
Sometimes it's better to follow the spirit of the law instead of the letter of the law.This case is an exception,the man is not a "deadbeat",looking for what's not his,and as the writer points out rules are changed all the time for certain people.
Is it fair that the money which was played reverts back to the State of Connecticut ,which gets a 50% takeout on every lottery dollar up front?

Lottery 'Winner' Needs Luck




<DL class=byline>By Stan Simpson <DD>February 20, 2008<SCRIPT src="/common/javascript/socialbookmarking.js" type=text/javascript></SCRIPT><SCRIPT language=JavaScript src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/trb.courant/news/local;tk=11587;ptype=s;slug=hc-ctstan0220artfeb20;rg=ur;ref=googlecom;pos=1;sz=88x31;tile=2;ord=85960513?" type=text/javascript></SCRIPT> <NOSCRIPT></NOSCRIPT></DD></DL>
The Hamden man was still dressed in his Valentine's Day dinner suit. He approached me in a college classroom, introduced himself as Clarence Jackson Jr. ? and asked if I knew who he was.

"The $5 million man," I guessed correctly. Well, sort of.

Thirteen years ago ? on Friday the 13th ? Jackson bought several lottery tickets from a Snacks Plus store in his hometown. It wasn't until a year later, the day the ticket expired, that Jackson's winning $5.8 million ticket was found in the pocket of his ailing father Clarence Sr. It was a Sunday. The lottery offices were closed. They were also closed the next day, Monday, for Columbus Day.


<!-- END topix links -->That Tuesday, Jackson heard media reports that the deadline for his ticket had passed. He brought it to the Snack Plus, and a worker there suggested he get a lawyer and go to lottery headquarters. On Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2006, Jackson tried to claim his gambling winnings. The lottery office said no dice.

That started what is now a 12-year journey, an ordeal that has consumed Jackson, to retrieve winnings he believes are rightfully his. He has lobbied the legislature with some success ? gaining bipartisan support and having measures passed in the House to give him his cash. But the issue has never been raised for a vote in the Senate.

He deserves a full legislative vote. If it's thumbs up, he gets his money. If it's hell no, then we can consider the matter closed.

Those opposed to Jackson collecting, such as Sen. Andrea Stillman, D-Waterford, say this is about upholding rules and regulations. "The rules are the rules," she said. "When you buy a ticket, you know what the rules are."

The problem is the legislators have made it their business to bend rules when it suits their needs or that of their constituents."This is an injustice in the sense that each and every year, here in this building, we change the rules and extend deadlines for all sorts of people," Rep. Sean Williams, R-Watertown, said Tuesday. "Businesses, associations, individuals who miss workers' comp deadlines, businesses who missed the chance to file a personal property exemption on manufacturing equipment. ... Whether or not you feel bad for Clarence Jackson or whether or not you feel he got a raw deal is immaterial because of the fact that there is a huge hypocrisy here."

In 1976, Barry Brunelle, 16, of Stafford was denied his lottery winnings of $10,000 because it was illegal for a minor to buy a state lottery ticket. The General Assembly subsequently passed a special bill to allow Brunelle to collect his cash. The legislature has also granted special acts to allow state employees ? short of the required time ? to collect pensions.

Last May in Kansas, a resident won $100,000 in the Powerball lottery, but failed to redeem it until after the 180-day deadline. An appeals court awarded the man the money.

"The question is what is the right thing to do," said former Waterbury state Rep. Reginald Beamon. "We changed rules all the times."

Jackson, 35, makes for a sympathetic figure. Religious, well-mannered and gracious, he runs a group home at his home and attends Southern Connecticut State University, where he is majoring in political science. One of 11 people who grew up in a three-bedroom ranch, Jackson assisted his father in running the family cleaning business. He helped in raising his sister, young cousins and nieces and took care of mom and dad before they died.

"Everyone I talk to at the Capitol is very supportive of me," Jackson said. "All I want is an up-and-down vote. That's all I've been asking for 12 years."

In the past, the mantra from Jax supporters was: "Give the kid the money."

The kid is creeping up on 40 now.

New motto: Give the man a vote.
from:
Lottery 'Winner' Needs Luck -- Courant.com

 

[dirty]

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Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXE

Update#2
A recent[2/20/2008] essay in defense of giving Clarence Jackson a yes or no vote in the Connecticut legislature,as he continues to pursue his destiny.
Sometimes it's better to follow the spirit of the law instead of the letter of the law.This case is an exception,the man is not a "deadbeat",looking for what's not his,and as the writer points out rules are changed all the time for certain people.
Is it fair that the money which was played reverts back to the State of Connecticut ,which gets a 50% takeout on every lottery dollar up front?

Lottery 'Winner' Needs Luck




<dl class="byline">By Stan Simpson <dd>February 20, 2008<script src="/common/javascript/socialbookmarking.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script language="JavaScript" src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/trb.courant/news/local;tk=11587;ptype=s;slug=hc-ctstan0220artfeb20;rg=ur;ref=googlecom;pos=1;sz=88x31;tile=2;ord=85960513?" type="text/javascript"></script> <noscript></noscript></dd></dl>
The Hamden man was still dressed in his Valentine's Day dinner suit. He approached me in a college classroom, introduced himself as Clarence Jackson Jr. ? and asked if I knew who he was.

"The $5 million man," I guessed correctly. Well, sort of.

Thirteen years ago ? on Friday the 13th ? Jackson bought several lottery tickets from a Snacks Plus store in his hometown. It wasn't until a year later, the day the ticket expired, that Jackson's winning $5.8 million ticket was found in the pocket of his ailing father Clarence Sr. It was a Sunday. The lottery offices were closed. They were also closed the next day, Monday, for Columbus Day.


<!-- END topix links -->That Tuesday, Jackson heard media reports that the deadline for his ticket had passed. He brought it to the Snack Plus, and a worker there suggested he get a lawyer and go to lottery headquarters. On Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2006, Jackson tried to claim his gambling winnings. The lottery office said no dice.

That started what is now a 12-year journey, an ordeal that has consumed Jackson, to retrieve winnings he believes are rightfully his. He has lobbied the legislature with some success ? gaining bipartisan support and having measures passed in the House to give him his cash. But the issue has never been raised for a vote in the Senate.

He deserves a full legislative vote. If it's thumbs up, he gets his money. If it's hell no, then we can consider the matter closed.

Those opposed to Jackson collecting, such as Sen. Andrea Stillman, D-Waterford, say this is about upholding rules and regulations. "The rules are the rules," she said. "When you buy a ticket, you know what the rules are."

The problem is the legislators have made it their business to bend rules when it suits their needs or that of their constituents."This is an injustice in the sense that each and every year, here in this building, we change the rules and extend deadlines for all sorts of people," Rep. Sean Williams, R-Watertown, said Tuesday. "Businesses, associations, individuals who miss workers' comp deadlines, businesses who missed the chance to file a personal property exemption on manufacturing equipment. ... Whether or not you feel bad for Clarence Jackson or whether or not you feel he got a raw deal is immaterial because of the fact that there is a huge hypocrisy here."

In 1976, Barry Brunelle, 16, of Stafford was denied his lottery winnings of $10,000 because it was illegal for a minor to buy a state lottery ticket. The General Assembly subsequently passed a special bill to allow Brunelle to collect his cash. The legislature has also granted special acts to allow state employees ? short of the required time ? to collect pensions.

Last May in Kansas, a resident won $100,000 in the Powerball lottery, but failed to redeem it until after the 180-day deadline. An appeals court awarded the man the money.

"The question is what is the right thing to do," said former Waterbury state Rep. Reginald Beamon. "We changed rules all the times."

Jackson, 35, makes for a sympathetic figure. Religious, well-mannered and gracious, he runs a group home at his home and attends Southern Connecticut State University, where he is majoring in political science. One of 11 people who grew up in a three-bedroom ranch, Jackson assisted his father in running the family cleaning business. He helped in raising his sister, young cousins and nieces and took care of mom and dad before they died.

"Everyone I talk to at the Capitol is very supportive of me," Jackson said. "All I want is an up-and-down vote. That's all I've been asking for 12 years."

In the past, the mantra from Jax supporters was: "Give the kid the money."

The kid is creeping up on 40 now.

New motto: Give the man a vote.
from:
Lottery 'Winner' Needs Luck -- Courant.com

Deadbeat was not meant that he didn't work, etc... It was meant as he was the Dumbass who waited until after the deadline ended.... This article is pure Bunk and would not have been written if the Government didn't get the money back... You can always Back end your way into Justifying anything....The guy knew the rules (and if he didn't every place that sells Lottery tickets has them all over the place) and didn't follow them.... I guess it is the State's fault they didn't hunt his ass down somehow and drag him to the Lottery office to get paid now huh?

 

[OMNIVOROUS FROG]

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXES!

That is why, if I was a lotto type of person, I would never play with a group. You have to take the annuity. You are talkin about leaving tens of millions on the table. They get a large enough rake/rape as it is. Pay me over 20 years, I'll get by. As far as the undercover brother who waited 3 days too long? Where was he the first 365? That seems like a more than adequate time to take your tickets and verify them. Why in the hell would you play and then just not see what happened? Inexcusable. Enjoy your day job and thinking about that the rest of your miserable life. Zero sympathy here.

Best wishes...OF :cheers :sleeping:

 

[Doug]

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXE

Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXE

That is why, if I was a lotto type of person, I would never play with a group. You have to take the annuity. You are talkin about leaving tens of millions on the table. They get a large enough rake/rape as it is. Pay me over 20 years, I'll get by. As far as the undercover brother who waited 3 days too long? Where was he the first 365? That seems like a more than adequate time to take your tickets and verify them. Why in the hell would you play and then just not see what happened? Inexcusable. Enjoy your day job and thinking about that the rest of your miserable life. Zero sympathy here.

Best wishes...OF :cheers :sleeping:

I tend to disagree Frog ! I'd take it up front, of course with a good examination of the terms first. Then I could do what I desire with the proceeds, like leave the USA !

Aren't you like 45-50 or something ? If so, I'd say give me the $$$$$ now !

Do you want to get paid with deflated dollars at age 62 ?

 

[OMNIVOROUS FROG]

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Re: $276 MILLION POWERBALL 'WINNERS' WILL RECEIVE $95.5 MILLION PAYOUT FOLLOWING TAXE

I tend to disagree Frog ! I'd take it up front, of course with a good examination of the terms first. Then I could do what I desire with the proceeds, like leave the USA !

Aren't you like 45-50 or something ? If so, I'd say give me the $$$$$ now !

Do you want to get paid with deflated dollars at age 62 ?

I am fairly certain you could collect the annuity anywhere in the world, or have it direct deposited to the bank of your choice.

Age would be no factor, I would never give the government a break, they sure don't for me.

There is no way inflation could even come close to the amounts you lose taking a lump sum. Not even close. Plus the tax ramifications are also a disaster.

I feel they give that option to totally take advantage of you, after already burning you just for playing, the pool return %. But it is all a moot point because I could never win as I never play.

Problem is on the splits, I don't know but I would think every single person involved would have to agree on annuity. I don't think it has ever been done. You talk to any professional, not Old Man Ted claiming to be, a money manager, tax consultant, accountant, everyone would say take the annuity. Another grab for the money preying on short term greed.

Best wishes...OF :cheers

 

[Doug]

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I am fairly certain you could collect the annuity anywhere in the world, or have it direct deposited to the bank of your choice.

Age would be no factor, I would never give the government a break, they sure don't for me.

There is no way inflation could even come close to the amounts you lose taking a lump sum. Not even close. Plus the tax ramifications are also a disaster.

I feel they give that option to totally take advantage of you, after already burning you just for playing, the pool return %. But it is all a moot point because I could never win as I never play.

Problem is on the splits, I don't know but I would think every single person involved would have to agree on annuity. I don't think it has ever been done. You talk to any professional, not Old Man Ted claiming to be, a money manager, tax consultant, accountant, everyone would say take the annuity. Another grab for the money preying on short term greed.

Best wishes...OF :cheers

I'm not certain Frog, but I think you'd already be at the top tax rate, either way.

It seems to me that you ignore the time value of money, with your logic.

Money up front is always better then money later, kind of like a mortgage.

The split pool thing could get messy, but I think an individual could sell his share of it.

I never won the lottery so I'm a tadpole uncertain of details.

I do believe you could work out details like 20 workers win, and some want it now and others take it over time. That's what lawyers are for.

 

[OMNIVOROUS FROG]

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I'm not certain Frog, but I think you'd already be at the top tax rate, either way.

It seems to me that you ignore the time value of money, with your logic.

Money up front is always better then money later, kind of like a mortgage.

The split pool thing could get messy, but I think an individual could sell his share of it.

I never won the lottery so I'm a tadpole uncertain of details.

I do believe you could work out details like 20 workers win, and some want it now and others take it over time. That's what lawyers are for.

I'm fairly certain I could come with offsetting losses on an annuity much easier than a lump sum.

No, not when the money up front costs you a large percentage.

Start another thread, or answer me this, how much would have been the payment before taxes, annuity vs. lump sum this time? Also, what would a professional money manager do?

Best Wishes...OF :cheers

 

[Doug]

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I'm fairly certain I could come with offsetting losses on an annuity much easier than a lump sum.

No, not when the money up front costs you a large percentage.

Start another thread, or answer me this, how much would have been the payment before taxes, annuity vs. lump sum this time? Also, what would a professional money manager do?

Best Wishes...OF :cheers

Frog: I'm not a CPA, so I don't want to get into a battle over a theoretical situation with a friend.

Offsetting losses ? I'm not sure about that... more lottery tix ? OK if you could lump in stocks,real estate and such... I don't know if that's allowable or not.

I'll back off of this, as you probably know more than me about it, I surrender !

I can see logic to doing it either way, but I'd lean to not wanting future USD.

 

[OMNIVOROUS FROG]

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Doug I would never battle you over anything. And if I knew the answers, I would say so, but I don't. And really do not even see the opportunity that either one of us will ever be in the situation. I know for a fact I would hire a financial consultant/CPA if indeed it came to that. First would be annuity vs. lump sum, then tax obligations and offsets/write offs. Should I start playing the lotto to try and win and then take this next step? No worries Doug, your my friend to the end.

Best wishes...OF :cheers

 

[Doug]

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I agree that one should carefully examine this if lucky enough to get there.

I might ask my old friend Gordon, ( if he's still alive) what he did. He won the CT lottery twice for about 3 million, but he was a seller of tickets, getting like ten cents on the dollar, put all the commissions earned into tix, so thousands of personal tickets weekly.

 

[OMNIVOROUS FROG]

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Best wishes...OF :cheers

 

[scrimmage]

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Just goes to show you how many scumbags are out there. They should fucking go to hell for not paying this guy his money.

Deadbeat was not meant that he didn't work, etc... It was meant as he was the Dumbass who waited until after the deadline ended.... This article is pure Bunk and would not have been written if the Government didn't get the money back... You can always Back end your way into Justifying anything....The guy knew the rules (and if he didn't every place that sells Lottery tickets has them all over the place) and didn't follow them.... I guess it is the State's fault they didn't hunt his ass down somehow and drag him to the Lottery office to get paid now huh?

Sure it's technically righteous to deny a lottery winner his just desserts, and let him be stonewalled by a state government for years because he lacks the sophistication of some who know their way around rules,regulations,and laws.

 

[scrimmage]

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I tend to disagree Frog ! I'd take it up front, of course with a good examination of the terms first. Then I could do what I desire with the proceeds, like leave the USA !

Aren't you like 45-50 or something ? If so, I'd say give me the $$$$$ now !

Do you want to get paid with deflated dollars at age 62 ?

Fortune smiles,and you win the lottery?The way to go is take the lump sum payout;then your next problem will be dealing with all the new friends you suddenly have.​

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If You Win the Lottery, Take the Lump Sum
August 06, 2007



Here's some advice from Bankrate that says to take the lump sum payout if you win the lottery. The details:

The lump sum payout is, for most winners, the best choice. You know the tax consequences, you know the lump sum payout and you often have the opportunity to invest the proceeds to earn more than you could with the guaranteed return from the annuity payments. ​

But doesn't this aggravate the problem of people blowing their money in a year or two? If you take the payments, at least you know you CAN'T lose it all since you can't get at it all.


The piece also includes this bit of earth-shattering advice:

Playing the lottery isn't a substitute for sound financial planning. ​

I had to smile when I read that. But then again, some people actually think this is a good way to accumulate wealth:

A 2006 survey, jointly sponsored by the Financial Planning Association, or FPA, and the Consumer Federation of America, or CFA, found that about 21 percent of Americans believe that winning the lottery is the best way to accumulate several hundred thousand dollars. That number jumps to 38 percent of people with an annual income less than $25,000.​

Oh my. I'm not sure where to start commenting on this one. I guess I'll just let it speak for itself.


But here are my questions for you all:

If you won the lottery (let's say $10 million), how would you take it (lump sum or in payments.) And what would you do with the money (save it, pay off debt, splurge?)​

Isn't it fun to dream? ;-)
source:
Free Money Finance: If You Win the Lottery, Take the Lump Sum

 

[MIKEH75]

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wow.if you buy tickets how in the hell can you just throw them in the corner and not check.i know why people do this and its mainly because they probably think there is no way they'll win in the first place so they throw 'em in a drawer somewhere and forget about 'em.sad thing is quite a bit do indeed end up winners......

 

[wrigley]

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unheard odds of winning the lottery but how would you like to be the person that did not want to contribute to the lottery pool at the place the people just won I bet there were some.

It must be eating them alive now that said no to the office pool when they were asked if they wanted in.

 

[texansfan]

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Sure it's technically righteous to deny a lottery winner his just desserts, and let him be stonewalled by a state government for years because he lacks the sophistication of some who know their way around rules,regulations,and laws.

It appears from the original article that the state or whomever made plenty of on air broadcasts about someone having the winning ticket and not turning it in. Can't the dumbass read? It's the govt's fault he waited over a year to turn it in? The guy could have found the damn thing and then tried to turn it in. Sounds to me like he is to stupid to be given any money.

 

[OMNIVOROUS FROG]

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It appears from the original article that the state or whomever made plenty of on air broadcasts about someone having the winning ticket and not turning it in. Can't the dumbass read? It's the govt's fault he waited over a year to turn it in? The guy could have found the damn thing and then tried to turn it in. Sounds to me like he is to stupid to be given any money.

My sentiments exactly. It's not like they hid the fact that there was an uncollected ticket. In fact they went out of their way to find the winner, not wanting a bad publicity problem to arise. Needless to say it did, even if they made several public announcements, look through these old tickets. Why even have a time limit, one year is more than adequate, if you are not going to adhere to it. He puts this spin on it like it was 15 minutes late, and he waited after the holidays. What about the 365 days before the limit? He has one person to blame, and he can find that person in the mirror.

Best wishes...OF :cheers


They should, in my FROG's perfect world, make a rule, all uncollected monies after one year be forfeited, and added to the next drawing. Think the public would have sympathy for him then?

 

[scrimmage]

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It never ceases to amaze me that these people return to work following the win, where I work we have a similar pool, and if we won I doubt one out of 20 would return for even a day.

Lottery winner in Michigan quits on the spot,takes the cash- lump sum payout,gives 4 co-workers he was in a weekly pool with a cool million apiece,has his ex-wife quickly by his side again,and of course just turned 60 years old:

Jackpot winner to boss: I'm out of here
<!-- BEGIN STORY BODY -->By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN, Associated Press Writer,4/4/2008

<!-- end storyhdr -->LANSING, Mich. - David Sneath has worked at a Ford Motor Co. parts warehouse for 34 years, but it didn't take him any time at all to walk out once he discovered he had won a $136 million Mega Millions jackpot.

I yelled to the boss, 'I'm out of here,'" Sneath said Thursday after going to state lottery headquarters in downtown Lansing to pick up his first $1 million check.
Sneath, of Livonia in suburban Detroit, said the reality of his win has yet to sink in.
"I still haven't touched base with Earth yet," he said. When he saw in a newspaper that he had a winning ticket, "my whole body went numb."

Lake Mullet, Michigan
AP Photo: Mega Millions $136 million jackpot winner David Sneath of Livonia, Mich. smiles during a news...

Sneath plans to buy a cottage on Mullett Lake in northern Michigan and maybe a new fishing boat or two to help him land the walleye he loves to catch. He's tired of misplacing his glasses and may get laser surgery to correct his vision. And he'll probably move out of his three-bedroom, two-bath ranch home, although he plans to stay in Michigan.

He's even considering a return to Eastern Michigan University to finish his bachelor's degree. He's eight credits shy of a major in warehousing and a minor in international marketing.

Sneath turned 60 on Tuesday, the day he won the jackpot. Friends and relatives at first thought it was an April Fool's joke.
"I called my sister; she didn't believe me. I called my daughter; she thought I was nuts," said Sneath, who said he made his first call to his ex-wife, Deborah.

Deborah, whom he called "my significant ex," attended the Thursday news conference where Sneath was presented with a large replica of a $136 million check. His daughter was there with her daughter, as was his son, who had bought the winning ticket on his father's behalf during trip to a gas station to get cigarettes.

Sneath plans to take a lump payment worth $84.3 million, or $59.6 million after taxes. On Thursday, he got the first $1 million; he'll get the remainder in a second payment. At the warehouse, he made $60,000 to $70,000 a year.
A self-described "character," Sneath generally kicked in $6 a week with four co-workers at his job in Brownstown to buy lottery tickets, spending half the money on tickets for Tuesday's draw and half for Friday's.

This time, his son bought him $15 worth of tickets, picking numbers Sneath suggested. The winning combination ? 4, 17, 26, 46 and 56, plus 25 for the Mega Ball ? were numbers Sneath once got as a random pick and continues to play.
But his four co-workers didn't entirely lose out. He plans to give them $1 million each out of his winnings.

Sneath said he doesn't have any big plans for the money, but noted none will go toward buying a big, new foreign car.
"I worked for Ford Motor Co.," he said. "I won't be buying a foreign product."
Sneath's $136 million jackpot may seem like a lot, but it doesn't even come close to the record. The largest Mega Millions jackpot was $390 million in March last year, given to two winners in Georgia and New Jersey.
Mega Millions is a multistate lottery game offered in Michigan, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington state. Jackpots start at a guaranteed $12 million and grow when no one wins the jackpot.
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source:
Jackpot winner to boss: I'm out of here - Yahoo! News

 

[scrimmage]

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wow.if you buy tickets how in the hell can you just throw them in the corner and not check.i know why people do this and its mainly because they probably think there is no way they'll win in the first place so they throw 'em in a drawer somewhere and forget about 'em.sad thing is quite a bit do indeed end up winners......

Is there something sub-concious going on with big jackpot winners,who maybe feel they don't really deserve,or want the huge amount of money that unexpectedly came to them?
Another case of a man in NYC,who had the winning ticket for a $65 million Lotto jackpot,and then threw it in the trash!!!Luckily he kept his receipt from the store where the ticket was checked.
The winner Degli Martinez took the lump sum payment of $21,176,066[BTW,lottery mathematics.When is a $65 million dollar prize not a $65 million dollar prize?If it's paid out as a lump sum of $21 million +],and says he' not quitting his job[then what was the point of playing/winning the lottery in the first place?]

LOSER'S $65M WIN

COLLECTS 1 YR. AFTER TOSSING JACKPOT TIX

By REUVEN FENTON, AUSTIN FENNER and LUKAS I. ALPERT

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Last updated: 11:20 am
July 10, 2008

Here's a guy who figured out how to be both the luckiest and unluckiest man on the face of the earth at the same time.

One crazy afternoon in June of last year, maintenance man Degli Martinez learned he had won a $65 million Lotto jackpot - the largest single prize in the 30-year history of the state Lotto game.
He then promptly lost the ticket.
That began a yearlong odyssey of hand-wringing and heartburn before Lottery officials were finally able to hand Martinez his check yesterday.

"It was a lot of pain waiting," said the 55-year-old Paraguayan immigrant at a lower Manhattan press conference.

Martinez's wild tale began on June 29, 2007, when he bought a handful of tickets at a minimart in Sunnyside.
He returned the following day and had store clerk Supriyo Bhattacharjee scan the ticket bar codes to check for winners.

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Bhattacharjee found a $2 winner and a couple of losers and then his eyes widened with surprise.

"He was the jackpot winner!" the clerk recalled yesterday.
Bhattacharjee printed a receipt, handed it to Martinez and urged him to go to the Lottery office in lower Manhattan to claim his winnings as soon as possible.
Martinez headed home but accidentally tossed the ticket in the trash. He still had the receipt, and Lottery officials confirmed the winning ticket had been sold at the store.

But Martinez had to cool his heels for a year because, by law, whoever turned in the actual ticket would be entitled to collect, and officials had to make sure no one did so by the 365-day deadline.

Martinez, a maintenance man at a posh Park Avenue apartment building, and wife Maria waited with bated breath.
"I was nervous. You never know how these things will turn out," Maria said.
Finally the deadline passed and Martinez was declared the winner.
He opted for a lump-sum payment that - after taxes - amounts to $21,176,066.
He said he wasn't sure exactly what he was going to do with the money - except pay his daughter's college tuition. And he isn't ready to quit his job.
"For now I'm going back to work. At least until I can find someone to replace me. It's hard to leave a job you love," he said.

Lottery spokeswoman Carolyn Hapeman said that about $70 million in prize money goes unclaimed annually.

Also collecting yesterday was 59-year-old home health aide Linda Holley of The Bronx, who won a $19 million Lotto jackpot in May.
"I thank the Lord for allowing me to win this," she said.

Additional reporting by Eric Shilling
Source:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07102008/news/regionalnews/losers_65m_win_119253.htm

 

[scrimmage]

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44 year old NYC doorman Richie Randazzo won $5 million on a scratch-off lottery game in May[2008],now 2 months later he's in danger of losing the $40,000 job he wanted to keep.

How long do you think the money lasts,now that he's hooked up with a 23 year old Swedish babe,and's spending lots of time at the Atlantic City blackjack tables[getting there in a restored Cadillac El-Dorado].
Let's hope everything works out for Richie Rich,but this has lottery millions easy come and easy go written all over it.

IN LOTTO TROUBLE WITH BOSS

$5M DOORMAN LANDS HOT MODEL, BUT FACES THE AX

By AUSTIN FENNER and LEONARD GREENE

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LUCKY DOG: Lottery-winning doorman Richard Randazzo parties yesterday in Atlantic City with new girlfriend Sabina Mari Johansson, unconcerned about having received a written warning from his bosses .


Last updated: 7:47 am
July 22, 2008

The $5 million Park Avenue doorman may soon find himself out the door - his bosses say that winning the lottery turned him into a loser at work.
But Richie Randazzo, 44, who was visiting Atlantic City yesterday sporting a leggy Swedish model on his arm wasn't too upset.

He told The Post that if he's canned by his "jealous" bosses, he'll just do what every regular Joe does - try to collect unemployment insurance.
After hitting it big on May 2,[2008] Randazzo said he wanted to keep his job opening the door and hailing taxis for residents at 1021 Park, where he earns $40,000 a year plus tips.

But last week, he got a nastygram from Paul Ciaramella, an assistant vice president at the Brown Harris Stevens real-estate firm, chastising him for spending too much time outside the building and wearing short-sleeve shirts.

"This behavior will not be tolerated," the letter said. "Further incidents of this kind will lead to suspension and or termination of employment."
Randazzo insisted his work was fine - and his bosses ought to lighten up.
"I'm the most beloved doorman in New York," he said, as he praised the tenants in his building.

"It hurts. I've been nothing but dedicated and loyal to my job.
"But the job demands are a little too rigid," Randazzo said, "and someone has to stand up for the little guy."
"You're required to stand all the time," Randazzo, 44, complained. "They want you to look like a soldier."

He was AWOL yesterday
He skipped his 3 p.m. shift after calling in to say he had a pressing matter that required his attention, according to another doorman.

The emergency? A blackjack table at the Taj Mahal.
"Blackjack's my game," Randazzo said.
Randazzo and his 23-year-old gal pal, Sabina Mari Johansson, rolled up to the casino in a restored, candy-apple-red Cadillac El Dorado.
He immediately put his doorman skills to work, opening the door for Johansson.
"I want to kick back, drink and relax," Randazzo said. "I'm hoping to get a nice massage."

Randazzo griped that his bosses have been on his back since he scored big in the state's "Set for Life" scratch-off game.
"They are jealous. They're running [the apartment building] like the Gestapo," he said.

Randazzo said the gambling, and the girl, will take his mind off the pressures of trying to keep a job he has had for six years.
The $5 million man wasn't exactly shaking in his boots, although he said he would apply for unemployment compensation if he is fired. He said he'd use that money to help someone else.
A rep for the management firm declined comment.

Additional reporting by Maura O'Connor
Source:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07222008/news/regionalnews/in_lotto_trouble_with_boss_120934.htm