Some jackass I went to HS with shared this but then one upped himself by adding this retarded diatribe:
Might as well have been but actually he was just some fat fucker we used to make fun of relentlessly. Best part is that his name is Chance so whenever he would ask for something, we would respond, "Fat Chance!" It was delectable.
Slowly creeping up. 1.5 billion now with a 930 million cash option. Will be over a billion cash option by the drawing tomorrow.
For 20 minutes they were filthy rich, or so they believed. The staff of a North Jersey Italian eatery apparently thought they had become a bunch of millionaires Saturday after matching all six Powerball numbers for the almost $1 billion jackpot. The servers, bartenders, cooks and other employees can be seen hugging and jumping for joy in two videos posted to the Grissini Ristorante's YouTube page — one dishwasher even quit, according to the restaurant. And the valet with the golden ticket? He told a customer to pull around his own car since he was a millionaire now. The restaurant called it "pure pandemonium," on social media. But the screams of celebrations quickly went silent in Englewood Cliffs after realizing bartender Charlie Poveromo had read the winning numbers from the previous drawing.
Jon Passantino @passantino 31s32 seconds ago AP: Lottery officials say 85.8% of possible Powerball combos had been picked by midday, increasing likelihood of record jackpot winner
I'm glad Ohio is one of the states that allows winners to claim anonymously. I don't need anyone knowing when I win that shit
It's horrific that any state makes the winner go public. Nothing like putting a big bullseye on someone's back. As someone with a child, I'd almost feel compelled to hire a private security team.
Georgia is trying to pass a bill that would have you give up 25% of your winnings in order to stay anonymous. Ridiculous.
Yeah, I think even claiming anonymously, the first thing I'd do after hiring a tax attorney is hire private security.
I don't know if that's a good idea. If the winning ticket is sold at the BP by my office, and all the sudden I disappear....
Anonymous or not someone's going to figure it out and we (as a society) give out way too much information on social media.
serious question b/c i'm likely gonna win since i purchased 5 (i know, i'm a big deal). i live in a state that releases winners names, can i open a trust and then have the trustee collect winnings? tia & you can have TWO cabins
I read this somewhere, so I'm an expert on this. 1. Photocopy or take a picture of the ticket. 2. Put the ticket into a safe deposit box. 3. Hire the best lawyer money can buy. Establish a trust. Name it something that has nothing to do with you. 4. Ask lawyer to bill you later. 5. Get lawyer to accept winnings on behalf of your trust. He can even pose with the big check if he wants. 6. Profit.
Then again, I used to think you could copyright something by mailing it to yourself in a sealed package. Don't take my word for it.