Mega Millions Jackpot

You should tell them you want an invoice detailing how they went through $5000....unless it was just a flat fee and not a retainer.

 

Yikes, $5000 is a hefty fee. That sort of money would make or break me at this point. I'm sorry you had to put up with that shit. Lawyers can be some money hungry dirt bags, in my experience.

New York is really fucking tough with driving. They have the three strikes rule, too. I also noticed that they are really, really tough with enforcement. Very few warnings, rarely turn in the other direction. Law is law. A close contact of mine get their license revoked there, too.

 

It was a flat fee upfront.

 

Yeah. That sucks, man. Hopefully the 6 months passes quickly.

 

sounds like this guy is the best at convincing people that he is the best rather than delivering results. what made you think that he was so good?

 

Because he is one of only three board certified DWI lawyers in the state of NY, and he is widely regarded as being one of the best DWI lawyers in the country. He actually wrote the law book on DWI for New York State. But my case was unique, I guess, since my charge was a drug, not alcohol, offense. Still, I thought he would have been able to do SOMETHING for me. I guess I was wrong.

 

Yeah criminal defense is a flat fee. Then if it goes to trial they want more.

 

i haven't bet on getting struck by lightning for many years. and i live in a town, well its two towns next to each other, but its one town to look at it, anyway, in a state, where gaming is a major element of the states economy. i've been here for 13 months so far, and haven't really given it a lot of thought.

i mean there's a casino district where any normal town would have commercial shopping, and the stores are all out in outlying malls mostly. but i just never go there except to change buses, because that's where the bus transfer points are.

yah, i think it would be cool to win big bux, but i'm also realistic about it, and don't really see the fun in throwing away big bux on the longshot of getting any more, or even as much, back as i throw in.

 

theyre saying there was 2 winning tickets sold

someones getting a nice christmas

 

Lady in Georgia has already claimed one ticket.

They're still waiting for a winner in San Jose.

I'm not so sure they're going to have a nice Christmas though. More like swamped with media and mofo's looking for a piece

 

a million will buy a great crew of bodyguards

 

I know a family that won the powerball once. It was like $150 million or something like that. The husband instantly turned into a huge dickhead throwing his money around. They were the typical "we were ready to file bankruptcy before we won the lottery" story. If you don't have money to pay your bills the what the fuck are you doing blowing it on lottery tickets? I guess it paid off for them. People like that will end up on one of those "Where are they now?" tv shows because they won all that money and they are pissing it away. Before you know it they will be right back where they were before they won all of it.

I never buy tickets but I like to play the "what would I do if I won" game. I'm pretty good with my money so I'd like to think I would make the right choices. I still have some of the inheritance from my grandparents estate from 10 years ago in savings. I used some of it for a down payment on my house. I used some of it for a down payment on a brand new car. I paid off all of my student loans and some other debt and still had a good chunk left over for savings. My sister blew through hers about 9 1/2 years ago. I think if you are good with money before you win you will probably be ok. If you're bad with it then its only a matter of time before you're in the gutter again.

 

Sucks that you lost it this time of year. I mean, it sucks to lose it at all, but it wouldn't be as bad during spring/summer/fall.

 

^ yep. A lot of people who win the jackpot end up broke again soon enough.

I think the reason is that gambling addicts are just more likely to win the lottery. They buy a lot more tickets than anyone else, so it's no surprise that they also win more often.

 

Ok, on to the "if you had won" question.

First thing is sign the ticket. Then take some pics of yourself holding the ticket with a film camera as evidence. Maybe write down any control numbers on the ticket.

There seems to be general disagreement about part two. Some say go to the lottery right away. Others say put the ticket in a bank safe deposit box, then get a lawyer and a financial planner.

I'm not sure which is best. You might be able to have the ticket validated as the winner and be registered as the ticket holder without actually claiming the prize.

So the first steps are to make sure that no one robs you. The next priority would be trying to stay anonymous, imho. Once it's known that you've got that much moola, there is a danger that you could be kidnapped or killed, and indeed, that's happened to a bunch of lottery winners. Beyond that, you'd at least be swamped with media and various motherfuckers.

Most states don't allow you to remain anonymous, though South Carolina does. Lobbying government to change the rules and let you remain anonymous would be a top priority.

 

Lol someone like 30 minutes away from where I live won in Atlanta. Apparently Georgia law says lottery winners must be identified, kinda shitty I think id like to keep it anonymous. I'd take the 20 year option I think, cause overall dint u get more than the cash option?

 

Regarding step number two;

I’d go directly to the lottery office with two forms of ID (Passport, and driver’s license) along with my bank account information and routing number.

Hotwater

 

No, not really. The 20 year option is just the annuitized value of the cash option. Taking the cash option would allow you to manage the money, earn interest, and avoid currency value fluctuations (if they were foreseeable). There might be a certain level of security in the annuity. You wouldn't be able to blow all the cash at once. There might be other benefits to taking the annuity, but I think that just about everyone takes the cash.

The main reason for the annuity is to make the jackpot seem like it's bigger than it is.

 

we're so honest up here ...you dont even need the ticket...the lottery people track you down lol


http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/hamilton-woman-loses-lotto-ticket-unknowingly-wins-50-million-1.1571740

 

well, they wouldn't have a half m or 1m to give out that way, since far fewer people would spend the money to have a chance at a half million than do for a chance at 636 million. especially considering that if the half m was the equivalent of our 636m jackpot, then it would have built up to that after many weeks, having started at like 100k or something.