Conn. money managers claim $254M Powerball jackpot

[onehandle]

Source: AP

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) — A trio of wealth managers from Greenwich, one of the most affluent towns in America, claimed a Powerball jackpot worth more than a quarter of a billion dollars Monday off a $1 ticket.

Greg Skidmore, Brandon Lacoff and Tim Davidson came forward as the winners of the $254.2 million jackpot and the trustees of The Putnam Avenue Family Trust, which they formed to help manage the money after Davidson bought the winning ticket at a Stamford gas station.

A lawyer who spoke for the group at a news conference said they contacted him immediately after the Nov. 2 drawing and came forward after making plans for the money. He said the trust will take the after-tax lump sum of $103,586,824.51 cash and a significant amount will go to charity.

"Obviously, everybody is extremely excited," said Jason Kurland, the group's attorney. "These numbers are huge. This is going to benefit many people."


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/conn-money-managers-claim-254m-powerball-jackpot-213048786.html

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For fuck's sake.

[emilyg]

1. $1 = equal chance

[enki23]

12. per dollar

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[hack89]

2. I love the smell of irony in the morning. nt

[graywarrior]

3. Grrrrr

[OnlinePoker]

4. Every money manager I've ever dealt with says the lottery is for fools. n/t

[harun]

9. Were they talking about the Wall St. Lottery or the State Lotteries?

:think:

[Lucky Luciano]

5. The Divine Right of Kings. nt

[lonestarnot]

6. Something stinks in Denmark.

[a la izquierda]

7. Well, that's just great...

and here I face having to defer my student loan payments again for another six months. One of these idiots' tax breaks could pay my loans off in one fall swoop.

[PragmaticLiberal]

8. I can't hate....

Good for them...

[young but wise]

10. .............

[young but wise]

11. Good for them.

They played a dollar and won it.

[lonestarnot]

13. Why do you have two posts that say the same thing on the same thread?

[young but wise]

19. Ever heard of a double post?

:eyes:

[AllyCat]

14. Luck is luck. I'm sure they won't be donating it to charity anytime soon.

[wordpix]

15. meanwhile, CT has the highest per capita debt in the nation, owes a billion$ 2011

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/24/states-debt-combined-may-exceed-4-trillion_n_1029162.html#s430050&title=1_Connecticut

Debt per capita in 2011: $5,402
Total debt 2011: $99,751,147
Total budget gap FY2011: $5,100,000

[_eh]

16. #$%@%$#!

:argh:

[JCMach1]

17. There is no God...

either that, or she's a sadist...

[quakerboy]

18. Putting it in perspective

My understanding is that bill gates makes that in a day or two. And our military spends far more each and every hour.

Lotto winnings, even the big ones, are still virtually nothing compared to the reality of what the 1% takes home. What would change any of our lives quite drastically is a daily deal for them.

[AngryAmish]

20. For this exact reason I would do everything not to be identified if I won the lottery

There are people out there who would kill you if they felt that you were an unworthy winner.

[Blue_Tires]

21. Rigged...These are not the type of people who play the lottery

It wasn't even a few weeks ago that some millionaire's kid in Va. won it and now this??

This story reeks...Why are three of them claiming the prize? Don't tell me they all put in 33 cents for a ticket...

[girl gone mad]

22. I find it curious, too..

and wonder if they found a way to.. beat the odds, so to speak.