Tennessee couple claims they have Powerball jackpot ticket

AP via WJHL-TV ^ | 1/15/16

[don-o]

MUNFORD, Tenn. = A Tennessee couple went on NBC’s “Today” show on Friday and claimed they have one of the three winning Powerball jackpot tickets.

[yawningotter]

The mooching you would see would be bad enough if you won a smaller jackpot, but you will never have peace when everyone in the world thinks you just won a billion dollars. That is another reason I did not go out of my way to buy any tickets for this jackpot.

[hoagy62]

First, I hope they don’t have any kids. If so, they just got a target painted on them for every ne’er-do-well druggie who might attempt a kidnapping.

Second, by going on national TV with their (I assume) real names, they just invited every mountebank, con artist, flim-flam man, and snake oil salesman to come knocking on their door. That’s not including all their long-lost ‘relatives’ that are going to come crawling out of the woodwork.

[motoman]

They took their lawyer’s advice to go public.

They will now be paying this lawyer for life to defend them from never ending intrusions.

Smart Lawyer.

[don-o]

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Heard they are to arrive at 3:15 ET

[dfwgator]

Steve Harvey agrees.

[Cecily]

Now would be a great time to win a jackpot because nobody is going to be paying attention to a “small” winner.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Her older sister, Veronica, played Violet Rutherford on Leave It To Beaver.

And Jemima Boone. And Rod Taylor's little sister in The Birds.

[jonrd463]

Yeah, this isn’t going to end well for them. If you look on the Powerball site’s list of winners, it’s easy to tell the smart ones from the idiots. The former will have “Inc.” or “LLC.” in their name, while the latter will have actual “John Smith” names. Unless your state forbids it, NEVER go public, NEVER claim it in your name, and ALWAYS get a trustworthy financial advisor or lawyer to be your representative.

In fact, most reputable sources of advice for lottery winners say to sit on the ticket for at least 100 of the 180 days you have to claim it. I know its easy to Monday Morning Quarterback something like this without being in the midst of the euphoria of having a winning ticket, but there is a right way and a wrong way to do it. With this kind of money, the wrong way presents risks to your personal security and that of your loved ones.