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March 10th, 2010 From JohnCurio
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When Anthony Castro received his big ceremonial lottery check, he had this to say: “Sha-wow! This is amazing!”
Sha-wow, indeed! Anthony Castro had some big hardships in his life prior to winning $250,000 in the lottery. As a 19-year-old in New York City, he was shot in the head. He managed to survive. After the 9-11 terrorist attacks, he decided that he needed to get out of New York, in search of a calmer life. He moved to Boise, Idaho. He had no money, though, and ended up living in a homeless shelter for a little while. But he managed to get ahead. He got a job as an insurance broker, got married, and had kids. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out with his wife and they got divorced.
Anthony Castro is a religious man. He has a lucky coin; it is a spiritual coin with the Holy Trinity on it. That’s what he always used to scratch his instant lotto tickets with. And so he did when he bought an Idaho Millions instant scratch game in March of 2010. The lucky coin worked. He won $250,000! The once-homeless man is now a big lottery winner!
This is what Anthony had to say about his win: “After so much turmoil in my life, and loss of my mother a year ago, this is truly a blessing for me. My dreams, everyone’s dreams, are coming true.”
Anthony Castro said that he will donate some of his winnings to his church, put some in a trust account for his daughter, and will invest and bank the remainder.
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March 2nd, 2010 From JohnCurio
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BOISE, Idaho — A 37-year-old Boise insurance agent who at one time lived in a homeless shelter has won $250,000 in the Idaho Lottery. Anthony Castro won the money playing a scratch ticket that he bought at Jacksons Food Stores in Boise.
Castro says he has donated some of his lottery jackpot winnings to his church, plans to set up a trust account for his daughter and will invest and bank the rest. He is moving to Portland soon to start a new job.
Castro says he grew up in New York, survived a gunshot wound to the head at age 19 and moved to Idaho after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. He lived in a homeless shelter for a time until he got on his feet financially.
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February 27th, 2010 From admin
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There are two options a winner can choose to claim the super lotto prize. They can either claim a lump sum of the cash value payment or opt to go with the modified payment options process where the jackpot is paid in 26 graduated annual payments. Should one choose to get the lump sum cash value of their prize, which is about 45% to 55% of the jackpot value, the amount one will receive will be subject to US federal tax, which is set at 25% for US citizens and 30% for non-residents.
Should one decide to go with the graduated annual payments; it too, will be subject to US federal tax on an annual basis and will have varied rates from one year to another. Though generally speaking, no taxes are due for lottery winnings. The benefit for opting for the long term payout is that the winner will still have the chance to be able to do some financial plans as they receive their payouts; this would enable the winner of the jackpot to have better financial security in the long run. Though the thought of a 26-year payout does not sound all that appealing as it may seem to be a long time, the common question asked is, what happens when the winner dies before the end of the annual payments? The answer is simple and beneficial; there is a trust form the winner can file any time they wish and indicate any trustee/s or beneficiary.
In the event that they pass away prior to the completion of the 26-year term, the payout will continue and will be granted to their declared surviving heirs. In case the trust form has not been filed in the prior the death of the winner, the lottery authority will deem to make the payments as specified in the regulations.
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February 24th, 2010 From JohnCurio
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It is important to be aware of the rules that apply in California before playing a lottery in the state. There is a specific time period within which the prize money has to be claimed by the winners. In the case of MEGA Millions, Super Lotto Plus and Daily Derby, the available time for claiming the prize money is 180 days. Any unclaimed prize money is automatically considered as funds reserved for the cause of public education in the state.
The California State Lottery Act authorizes the organizers of the California lotteries to disclose the winner’s name to any party interested in the information. Taxes applicable on the lottery winnings are subject to federal laws. No person who is closely associated with organizing the lottery is allowed to play the lottery. Prize money in the California lottery can be shared between multiple winners. A winner has the choice of receiving the prize money in a lump sum payment or in installments.
As declared by the California Lottery Commission in 1984, the funds generated by the state lottery are utilized to improve public education. The lottery system in California, therefore, has a social relevance, as well, since it helps further the educational standards in the state.
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February 21st, 2010 From JohnCurio
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Now, you can come up with better odds of winning these sizeable lottery games with the systems I use and suggest, but the fact is the top way to better your odds of winning overall is by playing the lowest ball and number combination games.
I’ll explain a little more…
Even though I use and recommend lotto systems for Powerball and MegaMillions, it’s still correct that low numbers of balls and low numbers give better odds. For example, most states and countries have 5 ball, 39 number games. And, the good news is that you can use the same lotto systems I enjoy for the 6 and 7 ball games for these 5 ball games. The best news is that these 5 ball games have much better odds of winning the highest jackpot prize of up to $500,000. It’s the difference between 1 in 13.5 million in the 6 & 7 ball games versus merely 1 in 142,506 for the 5 ball games. That’s a gigantic difference and it’s also why you will usually see players winning the 5 ball games almost every single day.
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February 17th, 2010 From JohnCurio
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Powerball Lottery Software programs are easy to use. You just have to run the program and it immediately brings up various charts that offer information about the history of the Powerball Lottery. Some of these Powerball Lottery Software programs load up a draw history file for the game so as to determine the possible patterns and trends in this game. These Powerball Lottery Software programs are also quicker in determining the probability and odds of your numbers making it to the winning list. They can also analyze the chances of the individual numbers being drawn. This is also applicable in analyzing groups of numbers to see if they are a winnable combination.
Like other lottery prediction programs which are available out in the market, the Powerball Lottery Software programs should only serve to guide the player in making his or her selections. They do not guarantee an instant win since it is a game of probabilities. Therefore, the player should only use these kinds of software to analyze the chances of his winning the Powerball Lottery.
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February 14th, 2010 From JohnCurio
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Well, quite literally! The ‘SuperStar’ number makes the excitement reach new heights with prizes for people with not even a single number match. For the lucky, the prize money increases 100 folds if all the numbers match with the draw along with the superstar number. Even though the ‘Superstar’ number costs some extra cash, it is, mathematically, a good way of increasing the probability of winning cash prizes.
What makes winning a Superenalotto online jackpot even more exciting is the high odd that the winner leaves behind him to get knighted! The prize pool consists of 35% of the sales and the remaining goes to the Italian state.
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February 12th, 2010 From JohnCurio
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The Power ball Lottery is one of the most exciting and lucrative lottery games in the world. You have two chances to win the Power ball drawing every week. Power ball drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday night at 10:59 p.m. Eastern Time. You can watch televised drawings on a variety of local television stations, or you can check on your official state lottery website. Some state lottery websites broadcast streaming video of the drawings live, and you can watch them on the internet as long as you have the correct viewing software installed on your computer.
You can also visit the official Power ball lottery website to see the latest drawings and winning numbers.
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February 9th, 2010 From JohnCurio
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Until June 30, 2009 the six main winning numbers were taken from the first number drawn in Superenalotto ’s regional Lotto draws for the cities of Bari, Florence, Milan, Naples, Palermo & Rome (used in that order). The Venice draw was used as a “Jolly” number. If the first number of a city had been used before, then the second of the city’s draw was used - and so on. In this system there was a small probability that the numbers of two cities could be the same - in which case there would have been duplicate numbers and it would have been impossible to win the jackpot.
Since July 1, 2009 the numbers have been drawn independently of the Superenalotto draws. There is one single draw for the six winning numbers and the “Jolly” number and a second independent draw for the “SuperStar” number. The “Jolly” number gives an additional chance to those who have matched 5 numbers. If they also match the “Jolly” number, they’ll win a higher
“5+1″ prize.
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February 9th, 2010 From JohnCurio
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This Superlotto plus has taught the people to dream big. Before the arrival of this lottery a million dollars seemed out of reach of common man. But this lottery opened them a new path where dreams became a reality. It is a fact that every ticket cannot win a prize. Fate plays different ways unknown to human beings and makes some ticket to lose and others win. But when you purchase a ticket of Florida lotto, you can make sure that, the fate of a student is secured; with your money spend on a ticket.
Florida Lotto commemorated its 10th anniversary on January 1998. The lottery has aggregated US$ 21 billion in sales and contributed US $8 billion to Bright Futures contribution Program. By any standards those figures speak volumes. As the saying goes “a kind deed is better than 1000 prayers”.
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