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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums$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
Renew Deal
(81,861 posts)So if she wasn't there at that exact moment, she wouldn't have won.
pnwmom
(108,980 posts)For the peace of mind of whoever let her ahead!
sinkingfeeling
(51,457 posts)each week and he/she wouldn't a won a cent.
leftyohiolib
(5,917 posts)SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)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)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)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)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.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)RobertEarl
(13,685 posts)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?