__Kratos__ Posted June 13, 2005 #1 Share Posted June 13, 2005 BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A woman who won $1 million playing a Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off ticket earlier this year won another million on the same game Thursday. Donna Goeppert, 55, of Bethlehem said it was "just unbelievable" after filing her claim Friday at lottery headquarters. "What are the odds of that?" she asked. The odds of winning just once are 1.44 million-to-1, according to the lottery. Lehigh University engineering professor Bob Storer placed the odds of winning twice after buying 100 tickets at 419 million-to-1. Goeppert's winning tickets both came in the lottery's $1 Million Blockbuster game. A lottery spokeswoman confirmed that a claim was filed but has not yet been validated and said it typically takes four to six weeks before a check is issued. Goeppert purchased the most recent winning ticket from Lump's Deli in Bethlehem for $20. Her win in January allowed her to pay off her mortgage and her children's mortgages, buy a new Cadillac and put away money for her grandchildren's education. Lottery officials said other winners have experienced lucky streaks. A Carbon County man won four times, collecting over $2.5 million in the late 1980s and '90s; and a husband and wife separately won replica Pocono pace cars in the Pocono Race for the Riches game in 2000. Source -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why can't this happen to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Pancake Posted June 13, 2005 #2 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Lucky for her, I don't do lotto its a suckers bet and only old people who are about to die win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOriginalF Posted June 13, 2005 #3 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Good god, that seems a little greedy to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo_ Boi Posted June 13, 2005 #4 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Lucky lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V for Vanity Posted June 13, 2005 #5 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Why do I have the feeling that there were some cheating involved in this 'lottery' Apparantly i'm not trustworthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooFarGone Posted June 13, 2005 #6 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Good for her! I mean, thats pretty crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V for Vanity Posted June 13, 2005 #7 Share Posted June 13, 2005 She's clearly one of Gods favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idriss Posted June 14, 2005 #8 Share Posted June 14, 2005 She's clearly one of Gods favorites. 674361[/snapback] I agree she's a very lucky woman, just imagine what you could do with that money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nou Posted June 14, 2005 #9 Share Posted June 14, 2005 i only need to win once and ill be happy, im not a greedy person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
final flight Posted June 14, 2005 #10 Share Posted June 14, 2005 If she can win it twice how come I can't win it once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tia Posted June 14, 2005 #11 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Lucky woman, it's nice to hear that she took care of her family as well. We had a case in Australia where a man won a huge amount of money and gave his daughter millions. She in turn built her 2 daughters a new house each for their families. The woman now is demanding rent from her daughters and has threatened to evict them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nou Posted June 14, 2005 #12 Share Posted June 14, 2005 hehe u know how the aussie does it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melrsa Posted June 14, 2005 #13 Share Posted June 14, 2005 *turns green with envy* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walken Posted June 14, 2005 #14 Share Posted June 14, 2005 She should give the second win to charity Who am I kidding. I wouldn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warden Posted June 14, 2005 #15 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Keep it all and have the time of your life without thinking about others Is she needing a toyboy i wonder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone_Collector Posted June 15, 2005 #16 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Winning $1 Million once is pretty lucky, twice is absolutely crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Paranoid Android Posted June 15, 2005 #17 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Wow, lucky. There was a case here (again, in Australia) where a man bought a scratchie and won the first "Win for Life" game (fifty thousand dollars a year for the next twenty years). I think it's that scratchie, but don't quote me. It could be another scratchie game. Whatever the case, the media all went crazy, taking photos and such. He went to the newsagent to do a photo simulation of him scratching the win for life. During this photo shoot he scratched up a thirty thousand dollar car. Now that's luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girty1600 Posted June 15, 2005 #18 Share Posted June 15, 2005 I wish I was that lucky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon Posted June 15, 2005 #19 Share Posted June 15, 2005 Some people have all the luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlitkate Posted June 17, 2005 #20 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Lucky for her, I don't do lotto its a suckers bet and only old people who are about to die win. 674268[/snapback] How true!! I'am not greedy but I would like to win it once to pay our place off we just bought and buy a new car and pay for my daughters college when she's older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melladior Posted June 17, 2005 #21 Share Posted June 17, 2005 She must have a horseshoe up her bum. SO JEALOUS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warden Posted June 17, 2005 #22 Share Posted June 17, 2005 She must have a horseshoe up her bum. SO JEALOUS!!! 682592[/snapback] By the sounds of it she had the whole bloody horse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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