Patti Levin won the Power Ball

All the Chickens

Happy ending, indeed.

Travis

Ha! That's awesome.

hisdudeness915

Neil is gonna be so pissed

davemcb

soo many white jumpsuits and cartons of cigarettes can be purchased now

Hatorian

Fuck a RV full of TNT. The GR can now afford a damn nuclear bomb.

OldGriswold

I don't get it?

wasi

Hatorian said:

Fuck a RV full of TNT. The GR can now afford a damn nuclear bomb.

Or anti drone weaponary.

All the Chickens

I don't get it?

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Dee

Why on earth would you go public if you'd won that much money? Crazy.

Also, I saw a news thing of her and lady, spit your gum out. You're on TV. Jebus.

KingKobra

Dee said:

Why on earth would you go public if you'd won that much money? Crazy.

Also, I saw a news thing of her and lady, spit your gum out. You're on TV. Jebus.

In some states in order to collect the prize you have to appear on TV and agree to have your name and town you live in published. I do wish it was allowed to be anonymous, but these days they want the publicity. You CAN have a lawyer accept in a trust/etc (they'll take publicity photo), but you still have to have that press conference.

Dee

@KingKobra Wow! That's kind of dangerous - she's just had to get out there and show her face to every robber and kidnapper?

KingKobra

Dee said:

@KingKobra Wow! That's kind of dangerous - she's just had to get out there and show her face to every robber and kidnapper?

Yes, it's a rule, otherwise you can't collect the jackpot. Some states to allow you to have a lawyer accept (via trust) or collect anonymously, but not all. If you think about it, she accepted right before the hurricane news cycle, her story will be buried, except for those that look for her.

Alkaid13

The more likely issue with public noteriety from winning the lottery is family and friends trying to get their piece of the pie.

davemcb

KingKobra said:

Dee said:

@KingKobra Wow! That's kind of dangerous - she's just had to get out there and show her face to every robber and kidnapper?

Yes, it's a rule, otherwise you can't collect the jackpot. Some states to allow you to have a lawyer accept (via trust) or collect anonymously, but not all. If you think about it, she accepted right before the hurricane news cycle, her story will be buried, except for those that look for her.

They actually changed the laws here around lotto winners having to be named after a child was kidnapped and ended up being murdered after they named the lottery winners and that was in the 60's. Now you have the rights to stay anonymous, most of the time you just here a man from this suburb won the jackpot etc.

KingKobra

davemcb said:

KingKobra said:

Dee said:

@KingKobra Wow! That's kind of dangerous - she's just had to get out there and show her face to every robber and kidnapper?

Yes, it's a rule, otherwise you can't collect the jackpot. Some states to allow you to have a lawyer accept (via trust) or collect anonymously, but not all. If you think about it, she accepted right before the hurricane news cycle, her story will be buried, except for those that look for her.

They actually changed the laws here around lotto winners having to be named after a child was kidnapped and ended up being murdered after they named the lottery winners and that was in the 60's. Now you have the rights to stay anonymous, most of the time you just here a man from this suburb won the jackpot etc.

If only all states were tbat way...:(

Dee

Alkaid13 said:

The more likely issue with public noteriety from winning the lottery is family and friends trying to get their piece of the pie.

Well, that too. And loads of begging letters.

Dee

davemcb said:

KingKobra said:

Dee said:

@KingKobra Wow! That's kind of dangerous - she's just had to get out there and show her face to every robber and kidnapper?

Yes, it's a rule, otherwise you can't collect the jackpot. Some states to allow you to have a lawyer accept (via trust) or collect anonymously, but not all. If you think about it, she accepted right before the hurricane news cycle, her story will be buried, except for those that look for her.

They actually changed the laws here around lotto winners having to be named after a child was kidnapped and ended up being murdered after they named the lottery winners and that was in the 60's. Now you have the rights to stay anonymous, most of the time you just here a man from this suburb won the jackpot etc.

Ooh, I don't know that I've heard of this case, do you have a link?

davemcb

@Dee its the Graeme Thorne case here is the wiki page but there are links from it https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_Thorne_kidnapping

Dee

@davemcb Ohhhh, yes of course. I did vaguely know about that. Cheers for the link.

wasi

I'm happy to win the lotto and take the chance of someone kidnapping my cat or having to deal with grubby relatives..

All the Chickens

I imagine you can do what other rich people do. Seclude yourself from the poors, hire protection, etc.

All the Chickens

Get a new cell phone #. Take your family away for a while.

darwinfeeshy

>Win lottery

>Over the years, resentment and envy cause you to lose connection to all your friends & family

>End up destitute and bankrupt

>Departure happens

>Form guilty remnant

davemcb

@Dee a resurrection of a long dead thread but if you want more on the Graeme Thorne case, the latest Casefile Podcast is all about it

Basically its a really bogan guy reading Wikipedia but hey he is doing all right out of it. 

Dee

@davemcb Funny you should say that - I was listening to Casefile today for the first time in ages. I’ve got about 10 or so to catch up with before I get to the Graeme Thorne one, though.