Man wins $25,000 Lottery Two Days in a Row
@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
Grand Junction, Colorado
February 18, 2007 9:53pm CST
Did anyone see this story? It happened in Maplewood, Minn. last weekend a man played the lottery to nights in a row and won $25,000 both nights. You can read the full story at: http://www.startribune.com/462/story/1005631.html
It got me to thinking that sometimes lady luck smiles down upon us. I have had several very lucky things happen to me over the years. Last year I won $10k playing at an online casino, 2years before that I went to a casino and 3 out of the 4 nights I went, I left with no less than $1,200.00, then there was the time the year before the casino that I went to bingo and 5 out of the 6 nights I won at either bingo, gettng the jar full of pull tabs and the door prize, and winning a $250 pull tab on top of getting the bingo.
Has lady luck smiled upon you? If she has tell us your story?
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@lauriefnp (5109)
• United States
19 Feb 07
WOW! I hope that this guy quits while he's ahead and enjoys the money! I'm not usually lucky, but as a matter of fact I won $550 playing BlackJack at the casino yesterday; it was my first time playing ever (I usually stick with the slots), and I had a friend coaching me. It doesn't sound like much compared with this guy's earnings, but I was sure happy!
@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
19 Feb 07
Hopefully he doesn't through it al back to the lottery. :) Congratulations on your winnings yesterday. Slots are my favorite, I've never won anything big at the tables. Now they are so expensive to even sit at anymore that I just walk by them. :)
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@yanjiaren (9031)
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19 Feb 07
well ,only recently ..not as winnings but through programs that have oaid me..i have had three online programs that have finally got me into profit..now that is what i call lucky by my standards..so my confidence in working online has increased and i feel more energetic about it..wow you were lucky lol..
@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
19 Feb 07
yanjiaren, I would be very interested to here more about the online programs that you have had luck with here recently. I congratulate you on your finding profit on the internet. :)
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@Bev1986 (1425)
• United States
19 Feb 07
I've never won anything big... but then again, you gotta play to win! lol! We very, very rarely gamble. Occasionally if the jackpot if really big, hubby will buy a ticket, but we just normally don't play.
I had an uncle who used to spend about $25 a week on tickets and he won occasionally a small amount, but never anything big. I just can't see spending $100 a month in hopes that you win something! I work to hard for my money! lol~
@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
19 Feb 07
I would never spend that amount of money on the lottery. I rarely buy tickets as I never win even when I do. So it is just occasionall when I'm feeling a little lucky. :)
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@pebbles_cubbie (3789)
• United States
19 Feb 07
Yep I seen this. That's awesome. Lady luck has smiled on me a few times. 3 times actually. The first my boyfriend won $500 at bingo. The next week I won $250 at bingo. Then on his birthday he won $1,000 at bingo. We are going again for my birthday so wish me luck. The money would be nice right now. Looks like you got lucky a few times at the online casino and bingo. I hope to have more lucky things happen to me such as they ones you have had.
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@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
19 Feb 07
I wish you much luck at your bingo adventure. I love to play bingo and it's been many, many months since last I played. Will have to make a point of going soon. :)
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@winky73 (1404)
• United States
19 Feb 07
Wow....that's pretty good.I've never won that much but I'm usually pretty lucky.The biggest winnings I've ever had was about $90 on Poker Slots....that was a few years ago.I would say my biggets winning would be my bf.....I consider myself very lucky to have him in my life.It's not always about winning money to be able to consider yourself lucky.
@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
19 Feb 07
I agree the things that I'm the luckiest about are my family. I was trully blessed. I was just sharing the money experience because of the lottery winner. :) Congratulations on the poker winnings.
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@KwokFist (73)
• India
19 Feb 07
That's really incredible that the person won the lottery for 2 nights in a row. 25000 each night makes a whopping 50000$$. He sure must've been really lucky.
I havnt tried my hands at gambling so far but i would like to try some online casino sometime if any free one is available. Dont really know how to either. Other than that lady luck has shined upon me but not monetarily so far. Looking forward to such lucky moments ;-)
@arunfij (39)
• India
19 Feb 07
Well dude guess what i tried my hands on the state lottery a few months back.
I did win, it wasnt much at all just a meagre amount of 5000 but nevertheless i had a blast on the weekend with that money.
Havnt tried my hands at any lottery in sometime now, feel like giving it another try.
@claudia413 (4280)
• United States
19 Feb 07
Lady luck has sure smiled on my husband over the years. On a cruise to celebrate our first anniversary, he won $1,000 on the slots. That came in handy on our trip. He also won $2,000 on a scratch off ticket a few years ago, and won over $1,800 at bingo in one month. On the other hand, she usually frowns at me. LOL.
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@claudia413 (4280)
• United States
10 Mar 07
You've got a good point there! I did win the lottery when I got him.
Thanks for the best response also.
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@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
19 Feb 07
I wouldn't say that, she brought you your husband and in turn he shares with you. :) Your a winner all around!
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@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
27 Feb 07
Congratulations, that's a sizable win in my book. I hope that lady luck pays you a visit soon. :)
@sweetlady10 (3611)
• United States
19 Feb 07
Wow the lucky man! I wonder how some people can come up with such a good luck and some with nothing.
Your luck is also good beaniefanatic.
I am not blessed with that kind of luck yet. We never won anything. Last year we went to Lss Vegas, there we did little gambling but with no luck. Hope sometime our turn will come:).
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@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
19 Feb 07
Be patient I believe she shines on all of us. Sometimes she takes time to show herself.:)
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@shywolf (4514)
• United States
19 Feb 07
I'm feeling wowed at not only your story about the guy who won $25,000 twice in a row on the lottery, but also about your wonderful casino stories! You almost make me wish that I had the guts to gamble, lol! But I simply don't *laugh* I don't even buy lottery tickets.
Anyway, I will tell you my good luck streak winning story. I had one awhile back, where I just cashed in points for a $25 gift certificate on Betwinner.com, and then the very next morning I won a $25 promo proze! And not only that, the same day I won 10,000 points (equal to $10 more dollars towards another gift certificate) on a forum contest! So I definitely considered that the most major lucky streak that I've had in years, lol! I've also won another $25 prize since then! ^_^
@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
19 Feb 07
Congratulations that is pretty good, I think I would have bought a lottery ticket that day, LOL. I just joined netwinner.com last week and got a 5,000 credit, not bad considering that I don't go there for very long and only go every couple of days.
I rarely buy lottery or lotto tickets as I think the odds are just to great against you. When I was buying scratchers I had a formula that worked pretty good, but I worked at the store to be able to know the ticket numbers, when you go in and ask a shop cleark what ticket number are you at they think that you are off your rocker, LOL.
I much prefer slot machines regardless of winning or not, don't get me wrong I love to win, but I like the fun of the luck of the draw to. :)
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
20 Feb 07
Wow! That guy is really lucky. I would be happy just winning it once but winning it two nights in a row? That's pretty cool!
You sound like you had your share of luck! My mom goes to a couple of our local casino's and she wins about $20 here and there but she mostly goes for the prizes they have going on at certain times. She has a preferred players card and every once in awhile they will call out names over the loud speaker for prizes like money or cars and big screen t.v's. I went to one of the casino's once and won $20 but that was it. I'm not a big gambler. I went to bingo once and didn't win so I got bored and never went back. I think it's only fun if you win, lol! I do like to buy those bingo scratch offs every once in awhile though and the most I ever won was $10. It would be nice if that guys luck would rub off on me, lol. :)
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@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
20 Feb 07
I'm sending you you good vibes and hoping lady luck shines upon you soon in a big way. Good luck here at mylot!
@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
19 Feb 07
Congratulations, I hope lady luck continues to smile upon you!
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@applsofgld (2506)
• United States
19 Feb 07
I don't have any lady luck story, but I'd sure like to know if you have any special things you do before you win. Like do you pick only certain numbers or just what you do. That is inspiring to me. All I have to do is watch a television special on lottery winners, etc. and I'm all ready to go get me a lottery ticket. I keep thinking and hoping one day it will be me. Congrats on all your success! That's great.
@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
19 Feb 07
At bingo it's just the luck of the paper and the way the numbers pop up, and sometimes I just feel lucky and go and win. At casinos I stick to specific machines that I feel are lucky to me. Like patriotic stuff Red, White, and Blue machines, or machines that have bonus rounds where you win free spins those are my favorite and I've been lucky on them too. I play nickel ones of the bonus games. I hope that lady luck pays you a visit soon.
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@SolanumThur (170)
• Brazil
19 Feb 07
It have never happened with me, but i need to admitt, you need to be very very lucky to win $25.000 Two times in a row.
Well, i would have to like to have at least some luck... But i will tell you a story about my father when i was a child..
Well, Some time ago, there was a soccer kind lotery [i live in brazil, soccer is main sport here] Ok, my father really likes soccer and know alot about it... he participated at that TV show lotery, You had to say what you tought that the result of the games would be, ok, the time made it's way and my father was in the Final... He said the Result was going to be 0x0 , and the other guy said it was going to be 1x0 to 'Botafogo'[a team], well, the prize for winner was R$5 Mill[Like U$2.2 mill], The game was going ok, 0 x 0 till 88 minutes [ the game ends at 90 xD].. Then botafogo made a goal and Corinthians [ the other team] Lost the game... and my father the U$2.2 Mill, Most fun is because my father is addicted to Corinthians, also, now he laughs about this, But at the time he almost had an heart attack :S
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@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
19 Feb 07
LOL, thanks for the story. I hope that lady luck smiles upon you soon. :)
@manong05 (5027)
• Philippines
20 Feb 07
About 4 yrs. ago, my wife won $1000 in a lottery. We went to claim the prizemoney and just outside the lottery office we again bought a ticket. The following day, lo and behold, another $1000. It's not really that huge amount, I wish it was a real jackpot but that was a good experience. Unfortunately, that was the last time we saw lady luck smiled.
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@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
20 Feb 07
Congratulations that is pretty lucky in itself to win to lottery's. It's pretty good jackpot to win. I hope she pays you a visit again real soo. :)
@samtaylorskykierajen (7977)
• Canada
19 Feb 07
Lady luck was surely smiling down on him . I have never had any kind of luck like that . The most I have ever won was five hundred dollars at bingo one night but I had told a friend of mine that if I won I would split with her and sure enough I did lol .
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@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
19 Feb 07
Congratulations at your bingo winning. I love to play bingo but have not had time for that in months, I will need to find sometime soon. :)
@SxyFlGrl315 (306)
• United States
19 Feb 07
I've never won anything MAJOR....
The most I've won is like $100 @ the Casino though I never cash out and end up empty handed by the time I leave. LOL
@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
19 Feb 07
I have been there on more than one occasion. It trully is knowing when to walk away. :)
@dmnd82 (11)
• United States
19 Feb 07
I never win anything ever....i even sign up for every sweepstake i run into, still nothing! i'm just hoping that if i keep it up long enuf, just maybe i'll win the ultimate jackpot. Feel alot like just giving up though cus i put ALOT of time into these sweeps and get nothing, ever!
@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
19 Feb 07
I have never won at a sweepsakes and don't know anyone who has. I would keep trying as they are free and you have nothing to loose by trying. Hopefully lady luck smiles upon you soon. :)
@Apollo813 (49)
• United States
19 Feb 07
Now I am wondering this: If he won the lottery the first night, why would he continue to play the very next night? If I won 25,000 I would probably be out spending or perhaps investing the money instead of buying more lottery tickets. Who knows, maybe he is addicted. I have to admit, those scratch off lottery tickets are quite addicting to me. We think all the time how lucky it would be to win that much money, I hope something like that will happen to me in my lifetime. Well, Maybe I should start playing the lottery more and it would. hmmm.
@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
19 Feb 07
All things in moderation. I hope lady luck smiles upon you soon. When you least expect, theory.
@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
19 Feb 07
Bad luck is when Uncle Sam wants his share!! :)