Lucky store! So who's the Florida Lotto winner?

Apr 23, 2006, 10:24 am (11 comments)

Florida Lottery

A steady stream of customers has been coming through the Cumberland Farms store in Port St. Lucie, Florida, buying potato chips and gum — and trading rumors.

The store was identified early Thursday as the location where one of two winning tickets was sold in Wednesday's $82 million Florida Lotto drawing.

"Everybody's been talking about it," Yesenia Quevedo, 18, a customer-service associate, said. "A lot of people have asked for the Lotto."

No one has presented a winning ticket, said Alfred Bea, communications manager for the Florida Lottery.

Around the Cumberland Farms store, which shares a small plaza with a Chinese restaurant and a pharmacy, that hasn't stopped the rumors.

Merchants said they'd heard the winner was an employee who'd called in sick at a business on U.S. 1 in Port St. Lucie, but that turned out to be false when colleagues reached the woman.

"I just hoped it would be someone that needs it. Not someone who already has money," said Keri Frosch, 26, a customer-service associate at the store. "I hope it's one of our regular customers that comes in every day and really tries hard to win."

The winning numbers from Wednesday's drawing were: 12-13-17-27-32-36.

Bea said the Cumberland Farms owner is expected to receive $30,000 as a retailer bonus for selling the jackpot ticket.

Frosch, who has worked at the business since December, said the store sold two or three winning Fantasy Five tickets in the past, but this is the first six-number winning ticket purchased there.

"It's very exciting," she said.

Regular customer Douglas Abbuhl, 50, said the store manager told him Thursday morning that Lady Luck had smiled on the convenience store near his house.

"If I won that they'd probably bury me from the shock," he said. "I couldn't imagine what I'd do with $82 million."

Frosch said lottery sales on Wednesday were brisk.

"We had lines out the door [Wednesday] night waiting for tickets," she said. "We had to call in another employee to come in so we could assist all the customers."

Each ticket holder could receive $1.46 million each year for 30 years if he or she choose an annuity type payout, Bea said. Each ticket holder could get about $23 million by choosing a lump sum payout.

The second winning ticket was sold at a Circle K in Lady Lake. Both were quick-pick tickets.

Port St. Lucie Tribune

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DoubleDown

Hopefully , the winner  is just getting their affairs in order first.

Let the hubbub die down before coming forward....

DD

hsvscubaski

Why do people think that lightning will strike the same store twice??????????

justxploring's avatarjustxploring

It's funny how a $41M win is creating such a fuss when PB jackpots have exceeded $300M, and if 2 people won $82 million in PB, it wouldn't be such "big news." Not that I wouldn't want to win even a small part of that jackpot, but it really isn't $41M anyway.

"If I won that they'd probably bury me from the shock," he said. "I couldn't imagine what I'd do with $82 million."

Florida must be taking lessons from PB and all of the misleading advertising. There were 2 winners and the cash value was probably less than 60%. (it's not announced until the ticket is claimed) less taxes or around $15M..a huge amount of money, but certainly not more than other people in Florida are worth. Actors in Hollywood get more than that for one picture. Don't get me wrong, because it would change my life considerably. Just commenting on the hype & exaggeration.

This just happened on Wed and everyone is already abuzz with anticipation, so I'd be doing everything in my power to claim my win quietly and then take a very long trip around the world. Unfortunately, even a Trust or LLC can't keep your name and city of residence out of the news. Well, I wasn't one of the winners so I don't have to worry about hiding for now. Hope it was somebody from LP, however!

libra926

Hopefully , the winner  is just getting their affairs in order first.

Let the hubbub die down before coming forward....

DD

4/22/2006

HAPPY SUNDAY.."DD"

and my friend, just what makes you think it will be easier for  them to collect 10 or 20days from now as opposed to sooner, rather than later???? What maeks you think the curiosity and publicity seekers will care any less, than they do now?????

DoubleDown

Hopefully , the winner  is just getting their affairs in order first.

Let the hubbub die down before coming forward....

DD

4/22/2006

HAPPY SUNDAY.."DD"

and my friend, just what makes you think it will be easier for  them to collect 10 or 20days from now as opposed to sooner, rather than later???? What maeks you think the curiosity and publicity seekers will care any less, than they do now?????

Libra, time is a great ally to the winner .

The masses are waiting to see who it is , but if enough time passes, most curiosity seekers will go on with their lives and a few weeks later they will see the news report and say"Oh, THAT's the winner...I forgot about that jackpot, because I'm chasing a new one now..."

DD

 

SassyOhio's avatarSassyOhio

I didnt know that there was the possibility of having 2 winners by a auto pick????  That is not cool. lol  But congrats to the winners!!!  I gotta get caught up and read all the new posts!!  We just got back from the beach had a blast  and now BACK TO BUSINESSSSS!!!  Good luck to everyone on this weeks MM and PB !!  I did check out our lottery home page for my location and OHIO IS ON FIRE!!!!!!!!!  OMG  3 hits this year in Jackpots and then this week alone  there was 2.4 mill lotto play winnner and then 2 winners for the Mega Cash Spect Million dollar hitters!!!  and about 4 Rolling cash hiitters  WHAT IS GOING ON!!!!!!  LOL  play safe everyone!

CASH Only

It's funny how a $41M win is creating such a fuss when PB jackpots have exceeded $300M, and if 2 people won $82 million in PB, it wouldn't be such "big news." Not that I wouldn't want to win even a small part of that jackpot, but it really isn't $41M anyway.

"If I won that they'd probably bury me from the shock," he said. "I couldn't imagine what I'd do with $82 million."

Florida must be taking lessons from PB and all of the misleading advertising. There were 2 winners and the cash value was probably less than 60%. (it's not announced until the ticket is claimed) less taxes or around $15M..a huge amount of money, but certainly not more than other people in Florida are worth. Actors in Hollywood get more than that for one picture. Don't get me wrong, because it would change my life considerably. Just commenting on the hype & exaggeration.

This just happened on Wed and everyone is already abuzz with anticipation, so I'd be doing everything in my power to claim my win quietly and then take a very long trip around the world. Unfortunately, even a Trust or LLC can't keep your name and city of residence out of the news. Well, I wasn't one of the winners so I don't have to worry about hiding for now. Hope it was somebody from LP, however!

Until Florida joins PB (or less likely MM) Lotto is Florida's biggest jackpot game. FL has no experience with a multi-state game.

Trained2beRich's avatarTrained2beRich

Hey now i am confused about trusts and LLC. i thought any blind trust created can keep the winners annonymous. Do you mean to tell me that some states govern trust laws? I am going to google this.

rdc137

Delaware LLC's allow the owners to remain anonymous, which is one of the reasons the state is so popular for incorporating businesses.

libra926

Hopefully , the winner  is just getting their affairs in order first.

Let the hubbub die down before coming forward....

DD

4/22/2006

HAPPY SUNDAY.."DD"

and my friend, just what makes you think it will be easier for  them to collect 10 or 20days from now as opposed to sooner, rather than later???? What maeks you think the curiosity and publicity seekers will care any less, than they do now?????

Libra, time is a great ally to the winner .

The masses are waiting to see who it is , but if enough time passes, most curiosity seekers will go on with their lives and a few weeks later they will see the news report and say"Oh, THAT's the winner...I forgot about that jackpot, because I'm chasing a new one now..."

DD

 

4/24/2006

lololololololol........oh, yeah, sure......and how do account for all the other winners of the PB & MM Jackpots 200 & 300$$$$millls....who took what seemed forever to come forward, & all the craziness and bruhhahahah that surrounded them when they finally came forward to stake their claims???? lololoololol  now really, help me w/this one.

DoubleDown

Hopefully , the winner  is just getting their affairs in order first.

Let the hubbub die down before coming forward....

DD

4/22/2006

HAPPY SUNDAY.."DD"

and my friend, just what makes you think it will be easier for  them to collect 10 or 20days from now as opposed to sooner, rather than later???? What maeks you think the curiosity and publicity seekers will care any less, than they do now?????

Libra, time is a great ally to the winner .

The masses are waiting to see who it is , but if enough time passes, most curiosity seekers will go on with their lives and a few weeks later they will see the news report and say"Oh, THAT's the winner...I forgot about that jackpot, because I'm chasing a new one now..."

DD

 

4/24/2006

lololololololol........oh, yeah, sure......and how do account for all the other winners of the PB & MM Jackpots 200 & 300$$$$millls....who took what seemed forever to come forward, & all the craziness and bruhhahahah that surrounded them when they finally came forward to stake their claims???? lololoololol  now really, help me w/this one.

Oh, there will be craziness and brouhaha, but not at the same intensity as it would be immediately following the drawing. Craziness and brouhaha probably for the winner, but the pandemonium will have died down a bit, don't you agree ?

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