While turkey, pumpkin pie and the company of loved ones were a blessing for many in the Bay Area Thursday, another blessing has appeared for a person who played the lottery in Concord: A win of $175,079 in the Fantasy 5 state lottery game Thursday.
The lucky individual picked all five of the winning numbers on a ticket that was sold at the 7-Eleven at 1097 Mohr Lane in Concord, winning the jackpot, lottery officials said.
The winning numbers were 5, 9, 27, 33 and 37.
Another player who purchased a ticket in Chula Vista, in San Diego County, won the jackpot, also picking all five winning numbers.
Whenever I check my ticket, it says “not a winner” This does terrible things to my self esteem. Is it time to file a lawsuit?
No it’s time you quit being a loser playing the lottery. I’ve never lost yet on the lottery cause I’ve never played.
The only true winners of any lottery are the people that don’t play.
-Mike
Maybe catch a grip and stop purchasing tickets! XD
Show a little patience. Just keep contributing to your retirement plan on a regular basis.
Thanks for the chuckle, Martinezmike!
Anyone who wants a REAL experience in futility can spend time scraping off foil from the supermarket Monopoly cards!
I begin to buy mega and powerball when theirs jackpots equal or greater than 200M; then continue to buy them until someone won. Spend $2/each is for entertainment.
When the super lotto is equal or greater than 19m, then I go in.
Sometime, when I can afford to loose, I buy scratcher. I scratch the bar code and scan for the prize cuz winning or loosing is that what I care. I bet people are mad when they pick up my “unplayed” tickets
Yeah…why waste your time & money trying to win a mere $199 million.
My lottery gambling addiction costs me $22 per month. I get one number for 10 draws of Lotto America, and one number of Tennessee Cash for 12 draws. Neither of those games have the huge payouts of PowerBall or MegaMillions, but it wouldn’t take many millions of dollars to change my life. Even a measly $175,079 payout would be helpful.
Great, you can pay your PG&E bill now 😀
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Thank you but it still doesn’t buy an Aventador.
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So what? Who needs two?
Hi Shelly
There’s nothing wrong with playing the lottery, as long as you don’t overdo it, or count on it for retirement. I like scratchers, l might spend a few $$ a month, l often win free tickets or anywhere from $5-20.00. l might spend $5.00 or so a month, unless l win l might use my winnings to play.
So,
after taxes,
how much money remains for the winner?
And,
how much should he/she save for future taxes?
Last I knew California doesn’t take taxes on lottery winnings being it is a state program. They probably collect for the feds before you get your bounty.
I’d like to sAY that the schools are a winner, as all the lottery funds were supposed to really help the school system. But that, just like our roads, never seems to get the money it was supposed to.
School Districts are getting all of the lottery funding they were promised. But instead of using it as a source of additional fund, as intended, they used it to replace existing funding.
Cowellian — School districts are not getting all the lottery money they were promised. In 2017-2018 fiscal year, the schools were shortchanged $36 million. You live in Tennessee, right?
Congratulations to the lottery winner in Concord!
That’s what happens with one party rule in California.
They promise one thing when “raising” money via taxes, then they lie and divert the money elsewhere.
Then they whine and say they need more money/taxes and the stupid voters allow it again and again.
There is no financial in California. None. And you’re responsible for it by re-electing those dolts.
That’s true, but sorry to say the first time I realized that happens was when then Governor George Deukmejian R (1983-1991) diverted money from hunting & fishing license sales (meant for DFG) to roadwork projects arguing that sportsmen needed to drive on roads to go hunting or fishing!
What an Azzhole.
Gambling is a tax on stupidity.
So say the people who never win…..
Martinez Mike, Thanks for making me laugh. 😁
I’ve often said, ‘play and you’re an idiot!’.
Unless you win huge.
In which case, I modify that to, ‘you’re a genius!’
(I haven’t achieved genius status yet).
I only play the state’s numbers racket very rarely, and only if greater than $200 million. Last time was probably 5 years ago.
Why is everyone looking for a huge payout of 20 million or more. For most 1 million would provide some security and some left over for luxuries.
I guess, Hanne, if you’re going to go, go big. The likelihood of winning a million is the same as $200, so… no logic behind it, just the “well, why not?,” which is why my infrequent play. $1 million is nice, still would have to work, particularly after the state collects its vigorish (~40%), whereas $200 is “I can do whatever I want” money.
The California Superlotto/Fantasy Five is a fixed system with computer generated numbers picked by a computer that probably knows all the played combinations by the time of the draw time.
the jackpot only increases by 1 million per game as you know much more money is being played than they post. it does start at 7 million but only increases by 1 million a game no matter how big the jackpot gets.
Bottom line no transparency as the rest of California is. they should go back to televised ball dropping or bingo style .
If you think you could retire in California on 1 mil you must be close to the end, or ready to move to Mexico, Hanne.
The California Lottery by design is simply a sneaky way to tax the poor.
Pay attention at your local gas station-mini-mart and you will witness it taxes the homeless also.
The federal government treats lottery winnings as ordinary income. The IRS takes 24% off the top, but when you file your taxes you’ll have to pay the rest. And I suspect most lottery winnings will put you in a higher tax bracket.
Since lotteries are state run, it seems a little unfair for them to tax lottery winnings, but 35 states do. New York gets 8.82% of lottery winnings. Tennessee is one of a few states without an income tax, and California is one of several states that do not tax lottery winnings.
I played a little early on when the cash was more for less numbers.
If they’d make more winners with bigger winnings I might play again.
Seriously, if you can’t live on 5 or 10 million… we have a problem.
More winners with more cash in the prize = more players, more money.
It’s all in the planning and skill set you have to offer an employer.
Need to pay off debt as soon as possible, preferably each month except for major purchases (car, house). An start saving money 6 months gross salary to start with, eventually one year gross salary, only for extreme emergencies.
Then begin saving for retirement, maxing out each year if possible to take advantage of the effect of compounding.
For house, get 30 year mortgage and pay extra on principle each month from the start. Search web for (mortgage calculator extra principle)
plug in your numbers and have it crunch the numbers, you WILL be surprised.
Any extra money you won’t need for at least 5 – 10 years or longer, consider stock market. Example Costco, ticker symbol COST. Buying 500 shares in January of 1990 at $5.25, after three splits you’d now have 2,750 shares. Sold at today’s high price of $560 would get you $1,540,000.00 gross.
Now all above would be possible for a person who has a skill set is in demand that employers are willing to pay up for.
You don’t need Lotto to become a winner ! ! ! It’s up to you !
Two types of golden retirements, one that you planned for OR a retirement under them golden arches, … askin’, “Ya want a large fries ?”