Mena: I will match 4 numbers and win $100,000 in today $1.5 billion powerball drawing. Once you make a decision the Universe will conspires with you to make it happen. Ralph Smart.
LOL Canadians, Mexicans and Chinese are coming in the USA to buy the 1.5 billion powerball tickets.
US frenzy for world's largest lottery draw
Thousands are queuing up outside shops across the US to buy a chance to win the world's biggest lottery prize. The US Powerball lottery has grown to $1.5bn (£1.04bn) ahead of Wednesday night's draw. Extra staff have been brought in at many shops, as customers hope to defy the odds of 292.2 million to one. The last draw on 9 January was the 19th without a grand prize winner, which requires all six numbers to match. The winner - assuming no split in the prize - stands to take home the jackpot in annual payments over 29 years. He or she could also opt for one smaller payout of $930m. The government would share in the big prize, however, levying a 39.6% federal income tax on the winner, plus any taxes that the winner's home state may impose. After paying tax, however, the winner would still be wealthier than Beyonce and Lionel Messi, according to Agence France Presse. Jump media playerMedia player helpOut of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionWhat could the winner buy? Follow the money Is this really the biggest? The current $1.5bn jackpot is a whopping $600m more than previous record holder. A March 2012 drawing of the US lottery Mega Millions had a $656m prize shared by three winners. In Europe, the largest lottery prizes have been lower than in the US but the jackpots are given as a lump sum rather than as an annuity and most countries do not tax the winnings. The biggest European prize was won in July 2011 by a ticketholder in the UK. That person took home a lump sum of $260m (£161.7m). Where do Powerball profits go? Back to the participating states. For example, New Jersey has sold more than $50m in tickets during this current jackpot craze and lottery officials said about $20m of that would return to the state. More than 15 states use the profits to fund education. However, schools aren't expecting a huge windfall. California officials estimate the lottery money accounts for about 1% of the state's education budget. In Wisconsin, the profits go towards lowering property taxes. How did the jackpot get so big? No one has won the draw since 4 November. The prize is based on ticket sales so high jackpots usually create a snowball effect until a winning combination is picked. A new format introduced in October makes these massive jackpots more likely, meaning more records could be broken in future. The states that don't play Powerball The world's (other) largest lotteries Across the country, shops selling tickets have faced a frenzy of customers and the rush has forced managers to boost staffing to reduce queues. Shopkeepers are hoping for a boost in other sales from the lottery mania, with people opting for a snack or drink while waiting for their lucky numbers. People queuing for lottery ticketsImage copyrightAFP Six of the 50 US states do not participate in the lottery, forcing some of their residents to drive hours to buy tickets. Alabama, Mississippi and Utah cite religious reasons, while Alaska has said it would not be economical in such a sparsely populated state. In Hawaii, proposed legislation to start it fails consistently and in Nevada the lottery is rejected because the state's world famous casinos prefer not to have competition. Nevertheless, residents in these states are itching for tickets. The Multi-State Lottery Association, which manages Powerball, has said some of the largest ticket sales come from border cities. Reports say that residents of Nevada are driving across the desert to California where they have been queuing for hours for a chance to win - a testament to the jackpot's powers of temptation over people who are four times more likely to be killed by an asteroid impact this year.
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Mena: I didnt win this time because I was to cheap I only ask the Universe for $100,000. Next time I will win $500,000.
he winners come forward! Tennessee couple announce they won a $529million share of the $1.6billion Powerball on live TV... but still haven't shown the ticket to lottery officials for confirmation John and Lisa Robinson appeared on the Today show Friday morning The couple showed off what appears to be one of the three winning tickets Since the Robinsons have not turned the ticket into lottery officials, they can't be verified as winners yet Mr Robinson said he bought four tickets two hours before the deadline Wednesday night, at Naifeh's grocery store in Munford, Tennessee The two other winning tickets were bought in Chino Hills, California and Melbourne Beach, Florida The $1.586billion jackpot it being split ways, so the Robinsons will take home $528.8million with an annuity or $327.8million in a lump sum By ASHLEY COLLMAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 07:35 EST, 15 January 2016 | UPDATED: 12:22 EST, 15 January 2016
1.5k shares 425 View comments A Tennessee couple says they are one of the three lucky winners of the historic $1.6billion Powerball jackpot. John and Lisa Robinson of Munford appeared on NBC's Today Show Friday morning, explaining how they bought their ticket at the last moment and how they plan to spend their millions. Since the couple have not yet met with lottery officials, they can't be officially verified as one of the winners, but they showed off their little yellow ticket - with the correct numbers 4, 8, 19, 27, 34 and 10 - on the show as proof. 'It's not going very far,' Mr Robinson said, pulling out the ticket from the safety of his shirt pocket. The other two winning tickets were sold in Melbourne Beach, Florida and Chino Hills, California.
Lucky two! John and Lisa Robinson say they are one of the three Powerball jackpot winners. The Tennessee couple showed off their ticket on a live appearance on the Today show Friday morning
Golden ticket: Above, the ticket the couple says they bought Wednesday night at Naifeh's grocery store in Munford, Tennessee
All smiles: The Robinson, right and center, appeared on the Today show along with their daughter Tiffany, left, their lawyer Joe Townsend, second right, and Mr Townsend's daughter Eileen, second left
Errand: Mr Robinson said he bought four Powerball tickets just two hours before the cutoff Wednesday night at Naifeh's grocery store, near their home. The store pictured above on Thursday
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Lottery veterans question Tennessee family’s behavior before claiming Powerball winnings “It really put the lottery ticket as well as the family at risk,” attorney Danielle Mayoras said Jason Sickles, Yahoo By Jason Sickles, Yahoo January 16, 2016 12:13 PM Yahoo News
View gallery .Powerball winners John and Lisa Robinson from Munford, Tenn. and their attorney, Joe Townsend, went on national TV hours before cashing in their lotte... Powerball winners John and Lisa Robinson from Munford, Tenn. and their attorney, Joe Townsend, went on national … Godspeed, John and Lisa Robinson of Munford, Tenn. The 50-somethings may have been Average Joes a day ago, but not after Friday morning when they revealed themselves on national television as big time winners in this week’s record-breaking lottery.
The Robinsons’ decision to make a 1,500-mile round trip to appear on NBC’s “Today” show hours before claiming their stake in the Powerball jackpot left some lottery veterans uneasy about the couple’s exposure.
“It’s a good example of what not to do,” said Jason Kurland, a New York attorney who has represented several jackpot winners.
“I definitely would not have recommended that — very ill-advised for a number of reasons,” Karen Gerstner, a Houston attorney who has worked with 48 lottery winners, said in an email. “Now, every long-lost relative and friend will approach them with a sob story, asking for money, and all the ‘financial crooks’ will come after them.”
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The Robinsons, along with their adult daughter, Tiffany Robinson, and Memphis attorney Joe Townsend and his daughter, Eileen Townsend, appeared on the morning news show in New York City where John Robinson pulled a folded lottery ticket from his shirt pocket and told a national TV audience that he was one of three winners of Wednesday’s world-record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot.
“Shocking,” said Danielle Mayoras, a Michigan estate planning attorney and co-author of the book Trial & Heirs. “Putting it out there on the ‘Today’ show before you even make the claim, before you even get everything in order, was extremely surprising. It really put the lottery ticket as well as the family at risk.”
To collect their riches — a lump sum of nearly $328 million after taxes — the Robinsons needed to go the lottery office in Nashville, which they did after leaving New York.
“Flying back and forth to New York when you have to submit the ticket and make the claim in Tennessee may not be the best idea,” Mayoras told Yahoo News. “Whether you’re carrying around a Powerball-winning ticket or not, we all know when you go to a big city there’s things that can happen. People lose things, and traveling and everything else.”
View gallery .Rebecca Hargrove, second from right, president and CEO of the Tennessee Lottery, presents a ceremonial check to John Robinson, right; his wife, Lisa, ... Rebecca Hargrove, second from right, president and CEO of the Tennessee Lottery, presents a ceremonial check to … “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie even seemed surprised by the Robinsons’ desire to make a big splash.
“Why, though, did you decide not to go to the lottery officials yet and come to us first?” Guthrie asked during the interview.
“Well actually, it was his idea,” replied John Robinson, pointing to his attorney, who was standing behind him.
Townsend, a longtime Memphis bankruptcy and divorce lawyer, explained how he enlisted his daughter, a local writer who covers the Memphis arts scene, to call NBC and get them on the “Today” show. Eileen Townsend described how she Google-searched NBC’s phone number and talked her way past the switchboard.
“They were rightly a little bit suspicious,” Eileen said. “We talked through it and decided to make it happen.”
Townsend, wearing a suit and bright orange tie, said the Manhattan media appearance only 33 hours after the lottery drawing was his way of trying to control the Robinsons’ story.
“I think the American public wants to hear from them,” Townsend said on the show. “Even though
they want to be private after this is over, they want to, you know, let the public know that they’re the winners.”
But the publicity plan appears to have backfired somewhat. Reporters raced to Munford, a bedroom community of 6,000 north of Memphis, to interview the Robinsons’ friends and family.
Neighbor Mary Sue Smith told the Memphis Commerical Appeal that Lisa Robinson, 53, had called after stepping off the “Today” set to request a favor.
“They were asking us to put up some ‘No trespassing’ signs in their yard,” Smith said.
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Within hours, a handful of people had shared a 2014 family photo from Lisa Robinson’s Facebook page.
“This is the family in Munford that won the Power Ball Jackpot,” a woman in Mississippi wrote on Facebook. “CONGRATS TO YOU.”
The City of Munford also celebrated the Robinsons’ windfall with a number of posts on its Facebook page. While most residents congratulated the family, a few couldn’t resist the opportunity to offer suggestions.
“So happy for you,” one woman wrote in a comment. “Sorry, can’t help myself — please remember Tipton County Animal Shelter can always use a helping hand. Many wonderful furbabies there.”
Kurland, who has represented winners of $254 million and $336 million Powerball jackpots, said he advises his clients to scrub their social media accounts and have a plan to disappear for several days once they claim their fortunes. But John Robinson, a warehouse supervisor, and Lisa Robinson, who works at a doctor’s office, both said they planned to be at their jobs Monday morning.
“The rest of your life, people are going to be looking for handouts and asking questions and trying to hit you up for charities and investment opportunities,” Kurland told Yahoo News. “I think it’s going to hit them hard when they realize how famous, at least for 15 minutes, they’ve now become, when they could have controlled that a little bit more.”
The Robinsons, who made it back to Tennessee to submit their winning ticket Friday afternoon, could have taken up to six months to redeem their prize. Tennessee Lottery rules also permit jackpots to be claimed in the name of a trust for more privacy.
“The short time between the day you win and the day you claim is your last chance at any normalcy,” said Kurland, who offers a checklist of first steps on TheLotteryLawyer.com. “So you’re better off sitting back and thinking about what you want to do, how to properly effectuate your estate planning, rather than parading around on the ‘Today’ show.”
At a press conference Friday afternoon in Nashville, John Robinson, a warehouse supervisor, and his wife, who works at a doctor’s office, said they hoped the family could now enjoy their good fortune in peace.
“We’re common people,” John, 58, said. “We’re just like y’all are.”
“... and ask that our privacy is respected,” Lisa added.
Jason Sickles is a national reporter for Yahoo News. Follow him on Twitter (@jasonsickles
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Without fail, every time the jackpot gets huge the winning ticket is ALWAYS in some remote white only rural town in South Dakota, Tennessee, Iowa, Utah, or some AlbinoVille location. Funny since the majority of ticket sales are accumulated from sales from dense large black populace cities like NY, Detroit, Baltimore, D,C,, Jersey, Philly, etc.
Personally, I've NEVER purchased any type of lottery ticket in my life, and I can assure you, I never will.
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