Extremely Low Odds
Powerball lottery is available in 44 states across the U.S., the District of Columbia, and overseas territories the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The lives of Mark and Cindy Hall were forever changed by a couple of simple devices but according to January 2012 statistics, their odds of winning were 1 in 175,223,510. If a person wins the Powerball lottery, they receive their winnings either in two installments or over 30 yearly installments. However, apart from the Hills, other lottery winners were drastically different in the way they reacted to suddenly having huge sums.
Extremely Low Odds
Winning Quietly
Needless to say, the Hills were totally perplexed by their newfound fame and Mark himself even said in interviews that he’d rather stop talking about the whole thing and simply enjoy living his life. A Powerball lottery winner in New Hampshire even went further by not claiming the winnings since in New Hampshire, the lottery requires the Powerball lottery winner to write on the back of their ticket their name and address. The woman who won took the commission to court, insisting on having privacy and quietly winning the $560 million jackpot. What would you do if you won the lottery?
Winning Quietly