How much was the Biggest Lottery Ever won in the USA?? & how long ago was it??
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$365M Powerball founded by 8 winners in Lincoln, Nebraska on February 2006.
995596
You're very funny. Obviously trying to yank our chains. That's one of the funniest things about Yahoo answers, is how people actually believe all these questions are serious.\n\nSend me half the winnings ($10 Mil) and I'll call you with the lotto numbers. Trust me, this is not a joke.>)
542022
pros: Mo Money™\ncons: Mo Problems™\n\nyou know the saying...\n\n\ncheck this out.. lottery winners turned losers:\nhttp://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Savinganddebt/Savemoney/P99649.asp
481021
This is beacuse the first man ever to win at 3/1 ( Oliver Corn - Cheltenham 1876 ) was actually betting in order to get enough money to buy a carpet for his lounge . It turned out however that he had been misquoted by some , frankly , mischevious carpet salesmen and had to return the next day as they had only supplied half the carpet - the rest being offered at an extortionate price - You've guessed it - at 33 times the price - hence the double carpet addage .
653346
They asked YOU to pay THEM, if it wasn't a scam they could just subtract the money from the amount you "won". Have you ever had to pay anything when you won the lottery?
32563
by winning the lottery!
226099
Check the lottery website operated by the state.  The information should be free, and will go back as far as the period that the lottery tickets are still valid.  You might have to call them to get results earlier than one year, depends on the state.  If necessary, do a Yahoo or Google search for your state, should be www.state.nj.gov or whatever the state name is, might not need the "state" in the address.
1002166
I think you take it to your local convienice store and they run it through they're lottery's green machine.\n\n\nNo, sorry, I have no idea, good luck.
642097
Its a scam!\nYou cannot have an international lottery as the gambling laws differ in every country.\nThe scammers say it is "International" so as to cover every country.\nIf you want to check a email you think might be a scam go to www.scamomatic.com\nLotterys work like this:\n1)10,000 people pay 1 dollar/euro/pound/yen....etc\nThe lottery company now has 10,000\n\n2) the lottery company holds a draw and gives out 7,000 in winnings (and keeps the profit 3,000)\n\nScams work like this:\n-1)nobody pays money (there is no money to win)\n\n0)a scammer sends out 10,000 spam emails to tell people they have won a lottery they havn't entered.(they pretend they work for real lottery websites)\n\n2)The Scammer asks for your Personal details (be prepared! your inbox is going to be full of emails asking for you personally...and dont get me started on what they are gonna do with your Bank details!)\n\n3)The scammer tells you that you have to pay fees before you can accept the "winnings" (and NO,you cant pay out of the winnings! they dont exist!....silly maga)\n\n4)The scammer manages to con 3 people out of 1000 and gives all his profits to a charity for orphaned goats (he dosn't really...he keeps it ;) )\n\n5)Your inbox gets more mails than help@microsoft.com\nEverything from "You have won anotther sooperdooperlottry" to "CHAN U B A NEXT OF KIN" to "Please join our company,cash our checks,send us the money until your bank realises you are laundering money for us?)\n\nThe moral of the story is...If it sounds too good to be true... It probably is
410404
It is a scam / hoax / BS.\n\nThe lottery will not contact you if you win...you have to have the winning ticket in your hand and take yourself to the lotto outlet and have it scanned.\n\nIf you have any doubts...go to the website below and look up your scam-mail!
1135489
I won a dollar on a mega millions ticket - exciting it was
57234
dont send them any money or info that sounds like a scam.for sure!!!! Did you enter a lottery? Delete,delete,delete!
1007089
Lol.  No.  If any one of those lottery scams were true then I've won the English lottery about 10 times.  (I'm in America)
804697
It's a scam.  Pay no attention to it.\nIf you didn't enter a contest or buy a lottery ticket, how do you expect to win it?
1019024
Hmm, did you know that In both the U.S. and Canada, it's illegal to play a foreign lottery - through the mail or on the telephone or Internet?  Call the company and ask them how it is legal for them to sell you tickets.\n\nFrom the Federal Trade Commission: \nfull text here: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/tmarkg/crossbrdr.htm\n\nInternational Lotteries:\n\nMost promotions for foreign lotteries are likely to be phony. Many scam operators don't even buy the promised lottery tickets. \n\nOthers buy some tickets but keep the "winnings" for themselves. In addition, lottery hustlers use victims' bank account numbers to make unauthorized withdrawals or their credit card numbers to run up additional charges.\n\n(snip, some content deleted)\n\nIn both the U.S. and Canada, it's illegal to play a foreign lottery - through the mail or on the telephone or Internet. Don't add insult to injury by inviting federal charges.
95716
The only way to win at gambling is to put your money down in positive expectation circumstances.  The lottery is only profitable if the prize is larger than the price of a ticket * the chances of winning.  If the odds of winning are 1 in 1 million, wait until the prize is $1M before you buy a ticket.  Of course you should also consider the fact that more than 30% will go back to the state in taxes.  FYI - Powerball has to hit $340M for it to be profitable.  Assuming you don't have to split it, that is.\n\nIn short, don't listen to any systems - they only make money for the people who sell them to you.  If they actually worked, wouldn't those people be retired millionaires by now?  Save your cash and plop down $1 when the jackpot is high enough with the satisfaction that for once you have a slight edge.
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If you got a spam eMail anouncing you won some money then it is most likely fake, don't reply and definatly don't give out any information if you have not played on that lottery.\n\nIf the eMail looked like the one below then I'm certain it's a scam. Also what lottery lets people win who have'nt even played?\n\n FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR\n     INTERNATIONAL/PRIZE AWARD DEPT\n\nREF:PL2/209318/09\n\nBATCH:18/103/HME.\n\nAttn:Dear Sir/Madam\nWe are pleased to inform you of the result of the\nLottery Winners International programs held on the\n23/7/2004. Your e-mail address attached to ticket\nnumber 653164251591-6011 with serial number\n7321410,batch number 7151085135,lottery ref number\n6376527711 and drew lucky numbers 4-9-17-36-44-78\nwhich consequently won in the 1st category, you have\ntherefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of\nUS$1.500,000.00  (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand\nUnited States dollars)\n\nCONGRATULATIONS!!!\n\nDue to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that\nyou keep your winning information confidential until\nyour claims has been processed and your money Remitted\nto you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid\ndouble claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program\nby some participants. All participants were selected\nthrough a computer ballot system drawn from over\n40,000 company and 20,000,000 individual email\naddresses and names from all over the world. This\npromotional program takes place every year. \n\nThis lottery was promoted and sponsored by \nAssociation of software producers. we hope with part\nof your winning,you will take part in our next year\nUS$20 million international lottery. To file for your\nclaim, please contact our paying officer:\n\nContact Person:Mr.Paul Zimmerman\nTEL:+31 612 192 105\nEmail:adszix2005@yahoo.co.in\n\nRemember, all winning must be claimed not later than\n25th of February,2005. After this date all unclaimed\nfunds will be included in the next stake. Please note\nin order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications\nplease remember to quote your reference number and\nbatch numbers in all correspondence.\nFurthermore, should there be any change of address do\ninform our agent as soon as possible.\nCongratulations once more from our members of staff\nand thank you for being part of our promotional \nprogram.\nNote: \nAnybody under the age of 18 is automatically\ndisqualified.\n\nyours  Sincerely,\n\nMrs.Queensley Rhoda,\n\nFor Management.\n\n\n___________________________________________________________________________\nMail sent from WebMail service at PHP-Nuke Powered Site\n- http://blygen.net