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pnwmom

(108,980 posts)
Wed Jun 5, 2013, 03:23 PM Jun 2013

$590 M powerball winner won after someone else let her ahead in the line.

She purchased a quick pick ticket.

If I were her, I'd reward the polite person. It's a small town so she might actually know him or her.

http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/state/gloria-c-mackenzie-florida-powerball-winner-claims-prize

She will receive $370,896,780 million in a lump sum before taxes.
Mackenzie said she bought the ticket as a single ticket, even though she bought 4 other tickets before the drawing.

While in line at Publix, she told the Florida Lottery, another player allowed her to go ahead in line to purchase the winning quick pick ticket.


Read more: http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/state/gloria-c-mackenzie-florida-powerball-winner-claims-prize#ixzz2VN5RyWxP

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$590 M powerball winner won after someone else let her ahead in the line. (Original Post) pnwmom Jun 2013 OP
Isn't it completely random Renew Deal Jun 2013 #1
Yeah, hopefully. pnwmom Jun 2013 #2
And maybe that person is like my BIL who plays the exact same numbers sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #3
lotteries are random draw even in floriduh right? place in line had nothing to do with it leftyohiolib Jun 2013 #4
Yep,, it's like a progressive jackpot in Vegas SoCalDem Jun 2013 #5
Shit is FIXED bigdarryl Jun 2013 #6
Almost always from small towns as well Floyd_Gondolli Jun 2013 #8
LOL, she doesn't owe them anything, the numbers are random. cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #7
No good deed goes unpunished. Scuba Jun 2013 #9
My long lost Mom RobertEarl Jun 2013 #10

sinkingfeeling

(51,457 posts)
3. And maybe that person is like my BIL who plays the exact same numbers
Wed Jun 5, 2013, 03:32 PM
Jun 2013

each week and he/she wouldn't a won a cent.

SoCalDem

(103,856 posts)
5. Yep,, it's like a progressive jackpot in Vegas
Wed Jun 5, 2013, 03:34 PM
Jun 2013

you can be at a slot machine & see that big number disappear in a flash when someone somewhere in Nevada happened to win it while you were playing..

 

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)
6. Shit is FIXED
Wed Jun 5, 2013, 03:36 PM
Jun 2013

My mother god rest her soul always told me your wasting your money the Mega Million and Powerball lotteries are fixed.She always believed that there was a way they controled the numbers and who was selected to recieve the winnings. Plus look who are the majority of the winners Another old person winning the lottery.To much of a coincident that a lot of seniors are winning BIG lotteries.

 

Floyd_Gondolli

(1,277 posts)
8. Almost always from small towns as well
Wed Jun 5, 2013, 03:47 PM
Jun 2013

I always joke to the person who buys the tickets in our office pool to go whatever random shit heel town they want to buy the tix as long as they population isn't over 5k.

cbdo2007

(9,213 posts)
7. LOL, she doesn't owe them anything, the numbers are random.
Wed Jun 5, 2013, 03:44 PM
Jun 2013

For as many people who think there is some "trick" to winning, there isn't. I've also read about how after someone wins at a certain store, that people will flood that same store the next time thinking they'll get the next winning ticket. If the lottery is for stupid people, some of these people are the stupidest of the stupid.

 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
10. My long lost Mom
Wed Jun 5, 2013, 05:02 PM
Jun 2013

I have been searching for you all these years. Remember me? Your long lost son! I love you! Can't wait to see you again. It isn't about the money, Mom. So quit saying that. How's dad doing?

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