and buy a Ferrari!!!!

From her quotes in the paper, I don't think she is smart enough to know that. If she really does have the ticket, I'm betting she will be one of those stories where she'll be broke in five years. I hope someone with some savvy and intelligence helps her, if she actually has the ticket. Single mother of seven, she could use some financial help I'm sure.

If she really is one of the winners, maybe she can use some of the money to go back to school and learn to speak proper English. I also hope that she did make copies of the pool tickets and distribute the copies to everyone before the drawing. Otherwise, she is going to be sharing the winnings with her coworkers, as another recent court decision has demonstrated. I do not understand why this woman would come forward and identify herself as the winner but refuse to produce the ticket. It would be far safer to sign the ticket and turn it over to the lottery officials than to hold onto it and risk someone trying to steal it. If she were really worried bout her safety, she should not have identified herself as the winner before turning in the ticket. It would have been much safer for her to walk into the lottery office with the winning ticket before everyone knew who she was than it will be now. Of course this whole thing could also be some kind of scam with this woman just looking for her 15 minutes of fame. There have also been a few cases where people have claimed to be lottery winners and gone and gotten new cars and other luxury items on credit with the seller thinking they were good for it since they just on the lottery. Then it came out that the person had not won the lottery and had no way of paying for the items and was just scamming businesses to live it up for a little while. I am not saying that is the case here, but it has happened before.

From her quotes in the paper, I don't think she is smart enough to know that.

I was going to say something similar. . .and that's probably also why she's so scared (assuming she's telling the truth, and not just attention seeking). She probably genuinely has no notion how to handle this situation, and is terrified someone is going to try to bilk her out of her winnings (and she's probably right).

"We had a group plan, but I went and played by myself," Wilson, a single mother of seven, told the New York Post over the weekend.

"[The 'winning' ticke"McDonald's don't have nothing to do with this," Wilson told WPTV. "They don't have nothing to do with -- they don't even know about it and they don't even have nothing to do with this ... It's only us by ourself (sic)."t] wasn't on the group plan."

Ahhhh, such in the life of a "Lottery pool" winner at the office. And why is she refusing to show anyone the ticket ? And, she is sure trying to distance herself from her work.

I can see the writing on the wall now.....COURT CASE.

Where is the Kangroo Court on this one ?

Go back to school!

From the quotes in the article (use of language, she could be lying). There is one statement re: her boyfriend that is suspicious.

Another story where the facts are skewed. More to come---

If it is true, she's (sorry) going to lose it all, because nothing was put in place before announcing it before working with Accountants, Attorneys, Financial Advisors. The Attorney Fees will wipe her out.

A lot of her family and friends will be the ones who are rich---she could so easily be scammed by anyone who has a 'bridge to sell". Kidnapping, held for ransom may be what she has to look forward to.

Most Lottery Winners lose all their money within a few years. This is Happiness?

generally, the area where she lives is not very safe.

She must be out of her mind to reveal she has the ticket without turning it in!

what an idiot!

Or shes setting herself up to claim someone stole her ticket when they come forward. If she honestly has it then more power to her, windfalls and problems just began with her fellow workers at McDonalds. I'm sure they can validate if its indeed her or another.

The lottery should also keep their mouths shut for awhile or until the winning ticket is in front of their faces. Let a person say they have the winning ticket don't have to know their name right away, but if a true winner they would know where it was sold.But the lottery in advance always states where winning ticket was sold, lottery office should wait awhile to say where sold!

JS I totally agree..

the woman told WPTV her co-workers have copies of all the tickets bought with the pool money, adding she had asked a friend to buy a separate ticket for her.

If she didn't give out copies BEFORE the drawing, and I was one of the pool members, I WOULD get my share !

As far as her iq/smarts/language abilities..she'd make a perfect msn reporter !!

Rationalthinker...what makes you think she's even registered to vote? And if she is, what proof is there that she voted for Obama, or that she even voted at all? Methinks you are not thinking rationally, ironically enough...sad but true.

I can understand being scared, shocked, etc., however...

As mentioned, if the group of them was smart enough to make copies of the tickets and give each one a photocopy, she has no leg to stand on. We do the same thing - go in on a group purchase and everyone gets a copy of the tickets so if anyone buys their own ticket, everyone knows for sure WHO won.

Did not produce the ticket, hmm, ah well, the usual.

Single mother of 7 - maybe she could get her tubes tied also. Bet they love her at work now.

Now that she let the cat out of the bag, she needs to cash that ticket and get the hell out of dodge. They will be coming for her. I hope she doesn't get murdered. It is obviously her winnings if indeed she did win. The pool tickets were in the work safe. We're not dealing with fully lit people, they hear she won so they think it's fishy even though they have copies of their pool numbers. Make sure you lock your windows Mirlande because Rollo will be prowling.

I was just thinking the same thing, Susanne-3222714!!! Bushie has to be to blame somehow!!

I think she should either put up or shut up.

Hint to the media: Stop covering her until she produces the winning ticket because otherwise she's not news. I have read my last story about her until she produces the ticket.

Uh oh, some spelling mistakes. I shuld uf gone n dun my spelzcheck

Folks, what does President Obama have to do with the winner of Lottery, absolutely nothing. If I won the Lottery like what she said, I would be at a lawyers office talking over what to do with the money. If she is the winner, she owes it to her fellow workers to share in winnings, period. GREED, lack of Honesty is number #1 here??? She is lying and dishonest person!!!*************

I certainly could be wrong, I am several times a day, but my $$ says that she has no winning numbers, is playing some sort of game/scam here, and/or is not psychologically sound of mind.... just my thoughts...

Karen and Susanne - What are you even talking about? What's Bush's fault? Is that just a common response you Righties use to try to vindicate something, even when it has no related meaning?

Educated

You have descibed the left perfectly. Lie after lie comes from the left. Racist comments come from the left. And you must not be very educated because a woman does not need a job to afford birth control. We pay for it now because of the stupidity of our unconstitutional ACA. You need new talking points, we have heard the ones you spew too many times.

The Right is the real problem. And your comments represent that perfectly.

Interesting, you do not see a problem with 7 children in a single parent household where the bread winner makes $7.5 an hour. Educated people open themselves up to enlightenment, you on the other hand, have been brainwashed.

Steve - She bought the ticket outside the lottery pool, with her own money. The lottery tickets in the pool and numbers were distributed to the others. SHE BOUGHT THE TICKET. Why should she share the money with others? There is no legal binding that would require this. If the ticket in the pool won, then yes. How can you judge this person based on her being nervous and scared? As long as she signs her name on the back, the ticket cannot be claimed by anyone else. But, you are correct to question why she hasn't turned it in. It's way too risky not to (loss/destruction of ticket).

JH - Can you please support your claim with one bit of data? No, just like every other claim you make.

Educated

You want to see racism. Just look at the crap going on right now with the Trayvon killing. MSNBC altering the tape of the 911 call, horse's ass Mr Ed Schultz spewing racism every night on his stupid show, so-call REVEREND Al & Jesse getting mobs worked up. Calling Mr. Zimmerman a "white" Hispanic. The left is so screwed up in this country right now it is really disgusting. And our "white"black President is the most devisive man who has ever occupied the White House.

Educated shows us all how a drive by shooter works.

Educated, she may bear as many as she wants, But I shouldn't have to pay for them.

JH

Educated will peek again........his ego cannot resist it. He thinks he is far superior to everyone.It's people like him that are tearing the nation apart....educated does not mean intelligent and he's just responding by passing on talking points tweeted by the SH, um I mean WH

JH-479998, no one altered the 911 tape. Just another stupid conspiracy theory.

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I think it's about time to get rid of the damn lottery. $billions spent on a wish so a few people can get rich. That money should be out in the communties purchasing products that are sold by local businesses and generating tax revenue. Our state, Washington, lied to it's citizens about the money going to our schools, total BS. Our elected officials just can't resist taking our money in any form that they deem legal. I wonder if I could set up my own lottery? We know the answer to that, don't we?

JH - North Carolina had a similar situation. The people had voted against lottery proposals I believe on three separate occasions. And now it is called the NC Educational lottery even though it is used to balance the state budget. But the real crime is the way it was passed. I will link the story for you because it is really a crock.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Education_Lottery

Oh Educated one, with all your previous comments I have but one suggestion. Give back the money for your "multiple degrees", they failed as well as yourself.

You're supposed to keep your mouth shut until you hire a lawyer (or a team of such) and financial adviser.

Why? So they can get their "fair share" of your money? That "you're supposed to" is something that is said by lawyers and accountants...they're the only ones that are legally allowed to fleece you in their minds. You don't "need" to become famous for winning a lottery. You don't "need" special financial loopholes. All you need is to claim your prize, pay your taxes and live happily ever after. Anything other than that, you're just helping make somebody else get rich off of your luck.

Steve - She bought the ticket outside the lottery pool, with her own money.

So she says.

Single mother of 7 OMG. Probably not gonna end well for her sorry to say. Probably not a Mental Giant??

They said the lottery number purchased for the team at the restaurant did not have the winning numbers. So what is their beef. Usually those tickets are purchased before the drawing long enough so everyone who is in the pool can get a copy of them. So if they got them up front they have no case. Bet every one of them had seperate tickets.

Some people cant read I guess like this

Steve - She bought the ticket outside the lottery pool, with her own money.

So she says

The interview with this women speaks volumes, She needs to buck up and share with her co-worker's. Of course we still don't know if she actually has the winning ticket, so she may just be trying to get her 15 minutes of fame. If she does keep persuing that she had the lone ticket and it was not a part of the "pooled" tickets she will have a hard time proving, and in the end she may lose all she could have won by going the legal route. it would be better to settle up now then risk losing it all to her co-worker's who it appears would have grounds for a very expensive and favorable lawsuit.

Educated; you claim educated, intelligent people vote liberal. I have 2 degrees and a membership to MENSA; I vote conservative. Your blanket statements are a sign of intellectual laziness that, in my experience, characterizes the majority of liberal leaning people. I have to agree with JH. As for the data you asked for regarding JH's statements; I present to you Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals". That book, in and of itself, is all the proof anyone should need regarding the lies of the left and the tactics employed to bend this country to their will. As for the lottery winner; time will tell. I'm sure it will be just as racially charged and devisive as you and your ilk can make it. I challenge you; using nothing more than an intellectually honest argument, prove me wrong.

According to the Baltimore Sun article, Mega Millions Update:

This silly lady in her own words, isn't sure if she won?

This is a NON story. Thanks MSN for wasting my time! Thanks for checking the source before you run with a Bull sh!t story.

Just another ignorant person using up their 15 minutes.

She is after her 15 minutes of "fame" . Sorry folks, she doesn't have the ticket or she would show it by now. Think about it, if you had it, what is the big deal of getting a lawyer and showing the ticket?

That is what I thought.. have a great day ;-)

How could anyone be this desperate for attention?

United States 1776

Yes, Ed Schultz either altered or edited the tapes. I was watching his dumb ass show and saw and heard it myself. I went out and got the exact transcipt of the tape and Ed was not being truthful. Not only that but Ed also said that Zimmerman followed him and shot him dead even though the operator told him not to. That was a lie. Mr. Zimmerman stopped following him when he was told not to. He started walking back to his vehicle while continuing to talk to the operator. Go read the transcripts and you will get the truth.

When it can be proven that the media is purposefully falsely reporting, they should be held liable. Financially and criminally. The freedom of the press has responsibilities too.

SKIDDY FOR PRESIDENT! Seriously, You hit the nail on the head.

The real issue is the number of people duped into commenting on an article with incomplete facts. Please people, make the media do their jobs and report ALL the facts. For example, if all the media knows about this matter is what they have reported, then they should clearly state that this is all the information they have at this time and that final information will be forthcoming when the ticket is actually presented to the lottery for redemption.

SEVEN! Seven? how the hell does she have seven children and single. working at McDonalds at that! I guess we all deserve a little bit of the money since we all helped support he pregnant getting ass.

This is another Example of Being able to have children is NotARightJustBecauseYouCan. Start licensing parenthood and that will solve alot of our problems here in america.

But, atleast she can afford to get an ejukashin now, but i doubt it will go towards that since she aint gots to work no moes no don't her kids. she will probably still remain on food stamps or other government assistance.

@Barbara810840, I bet you're one of "those" who have that "frizzy" permanent aren't you?

Mike C.-923116., I too have two degrees (Quantum Math and Quantum Physics with minor in Theoretical Quantum Mechanics) I could easily qualify for MENSA but feel it's just something someone can brag about. I'd much rather belong to DENSA. I'm pretty Liberal, actually make Barney Frank look like he should be in the Tea Party. However, I always vote for the person I think is most qualified, regardless of party. Somehow I feel that I'm quite a bit more intelligent than you.

I truly don't feel it's something that I need to brag about. Intelligence is when you use it to try and better folks lives. I volunteer, give back to the community. I don't know if you do but I sincerely hope you do. Otherwise, you have nothing to brag about.

They "dont have nothing to do with this".. so they have somthing to do with it? Or is there somthing i dont understand about double negetives.

Maybe if she does have the ticket, The Government will bill her for all the money it has paid and she has received in assistance, oh that right it would screw Obama's record of tripling our National Debt in less than four years and That would be a perfect world, No she will blow the money in a short period and be back on the public rolls receiving assistance and our illustrious President will propably Bail her out now that she has a net worth high enough to qualify as a small company.

Hey, guys, I've got a novel idea! Let's just leave these lottery winners alone, go about our business, and let them go about theirs. It's not like we're entitled to their money, and it's not like we're going to get any of it anyway.

You won the lottery? Good for you. Not my business and not my problem. All I care about is whether or not I win it.

Perhaps an illegal immigrant single mother with 7 anchor babies and 7 baby-daddy's that are all gonna want a piece of that money....She'll be back on Gov't Assistance within a year.

What does Obama have to do with this. It is the same crap about what does Obama have to do with Travyon Martin. He has to put his crappy 2 cents in any where he can. As far as a voter for Obama she is perfect. Uninteligent, popping out kids left and right, and black. What a perfect Obama voter.

"Mirlande Wilson, who works at a McDonald's in Maryland, claims she holds one of the winning tickets from the record Mega Millions jackpot. But while Wilson has done plenty of talking about the winning ticket, she has yet to produce any evidence. NBC's Savannah Guthrie reports."

So... why is this news?

JH-479998

Educated

You have descibed the left perfectly. Lie after lie comes from the left. Racist comments come from the left. And you must not be very educated because a woman does not need a job to afford birth control. We pay for it now because of the stupidity of our unconstitutional ACA. You need new talking points, we have heard the ones you spew too many times.

Although your post has nothing to do with the lottery, you figure that ACA is paying for birth control now how? as that part does not go into effect August 2012 on exisitng policies that people have paid for or get through employment, and nobody has yet to purchase a policy as envisioned by the maybe "unconstitutional" mandate to have one which does not go into effect until 2014.

All these comments and arguements for DAYS and I've yet to see my own opinion expressed. I can't possibly be the only reading person in the USA (or even the world the way these stories explode) that thinks she "thought" she was funny.

HELLO!! APRIL FOOLS ANYBODY!!?

My opinion is she thought she was being "cute" not thinking it through. Why the heck would someone call their WORK of all places and announce "I WON". Especially to a bunch of people that would expect (with good reason) that if she won, they did too? HUH?

Yeah, I bet she IS bloody scared!!

Jackieboy, you have said nothing that I disagree with. That said, I am not bragging, simply calling out a yahoo with a moniker like "educated" and replying in similar terms. As for the volunteering, definitely. As for you being more intelligent than I, possibly, but you come close to negating following statements. Doesn't matter, really, it just pisses me off when someone plays the arrogant "intellectually superior" card. Maybe I'm being immature, but I'm comfortable with that.

ManFromNantucket, you win! I think that is the most intelligent post I have seen on here yet :)

I think she's full of @!$%#.

If it was me, I'd get a lawyer and claim that money pronto!!

Wilson, a single mother of seven

duh...

It sucks that the people who are poor and with severly limited resources are the ones breeding.

Mike C.-923116Educated; you claim educated, intelligent people vote liberal. I have 2 degrees and a membership to MENSA; I vote conservative.

LOL! Suuuuure you do.

Thank you MSNBC for phonetically writing what she said. Why are you always stirring up the racial tension?

@ Flexmind

Obama this, Obama that! Left this, Right that! I'm a liberal, but I don't condone stupidity, ignorance, or kids everyone else has to pay for. And Bush is always putting his two cents in everything too. Afghanistan maybe? No point there. So how does any of that apply? You're obviously racist. None of you know if she's even ON public assistance and if she was, and she really won, she will most certainly have to pay them back! With all this intelligence and education on here (sarcasm), I would think someone would actually know that. Go Figure... If we spend more time focusing on ourselves, we wouldn't have this much room for hate and opinions on others business. Just food for thought....

Assuming she really does have the winning ticket, and she's lucky enough to avoid being hit with a lawsuit by her coworkers, she'll almost surely be hit with a lawsuit by the friend who bought the ticket for her.

Somebody probably should notify I.C.E. and send her back for being ignorant and going public, wining or no wining ticket!

So sad, all that money, that could be invested and put to use helping good causes, will just go to waste and be gone in a few years...

I'm not just saying this. I've seen it happen. An old neighbor of my family's won with some coworkers years ago; they each walked away with about $5 million after taxes.

They got a new house, about 2,500 square feet, on five acres. With $5 million, you'd think they'd have paid it off. Nope. House is foreclosed, and they're living with relatives, after spending it on frivolous things that were eventually pawned.

This is the American dreams, folks. Don't get an education, don't work for anything, just wait for it to be handed to you. Then, don't appreciate it.

Is that donna summer? man she looks like bad...

Three reasons why she is acting sly and skittish about the ticket. One, the ticket was part of the ones she got for her coworkers and she is afraid of it showing that she bought the ticket on the same day as the ones for the workers. Two, she's here illegally and is afraid of losing the money because she's not a citizen. And Three, this woman hasn't the ticket and is attempting to scam the lottery. I believe it's the third one and this is how she would do it.

She tells everybody that she is a lottery winner and has the ticket she is about to go to the lottery place and low and behold the ticket gets stolen or destroyed. She fights with the lottery and say I was the winner and knows she won't get the jackpot but hopes to get some type of settlement. I know this sounds far fetched but look at the woman and her boyfriend, these two look as smart as a box if rocks. If she had a ticket worht 280 million dollars she and everybody in that house would be going ape @!$%# over it. She has a look that she knows she doesn't have it.

I'm happy for her...to an extent. I just wish the winner would have been a little bit more....I don't know...Literate?

7 children? Working at McDonalds? Unmarried? I'm willing to bet that the man she's with is not the father of any of her children.

Then there's the lack of education.

I don't know why, but black society seems to scorn the opportunities that have opened up to them... it's not whites keeping them down anymore. They're keeping themselves down.

As far as the ticket is concerned, I don't think she's smart enough to know how to turn it in.

Watch for the McDonald workers who bought Lottery tickets with her, to sue the "H" out of here.

She must produce the ticket for all to see--this woman is illiterate and a Haitian. That may explain her bad use of the English Language.

Attorneys watch for these odd cases, pro bono to get publicity and more clients.

Now America knows she is nothing more than a cheating liar now that the REAL winner came forward.

What a joke! She even looks the part as I posted days ago.

I don't think she's looking for anything except her $216 million.....and for the media vultures to disappear.

spider, lottery winnings can be claimed anonymously in Maryland (it says so in this very article!). There wouldn't BE any media vultures if she had kept it to herself.

At least she has a job. But a single mother with SEVEN children and obviously no education? And half the country up in arms about supplying birth control? REALLY? Help me with this concept.

I was thinking the samething.

She's not a winner. There is something "off" about her. Time will tell- but I know I am right.

A couple posts back insinuated that she may claim it was stolen when the real winner comes forward. HMMM!! Makes you think.

If my ticket won (this much) and I was also in a pool but losing tickets and only 3 people. I would split it anyway. A shame that she (maybe) has found this good fortune and acts like an idiot.

Re Sherrie

Even if she was provided free birth control doesn't mean she would use it---or use it properly. I base that on the fact that she has seven children already and probably counting.

I would venture to guess that a single mother with seven children working at McDonald's would already have access to FREE birth control.

She gets nothing if she can't produce the winning ticket. It would be so funny if another actually had the winning ticket and was putting together a team of consultants prior to submitting the winning ticket.

american-2051576

With hundreds of millions of dollars on the line, you don't walk in waving the ticket, saying "Hey y'all, I won, I won!!"

You need to get lawyers and a bunch of people to cover your a$$ and your winnings, which takes time and prep work.

Agreed. Anyone can say they won, but if they don't provide the proof they are s.o.l. If she truly did she needs to sign the back of the ticket, get a lawyer and show the proof. Until then she's just looking for fame without the proof that she gets the reward.

I agree and also, why does she have 7 kids and work at McDonald's? How do you support 7 kids on $7 an hour? She needs to go back to school if she did win and learn how to speak correctly and maybe she can do better for herself and her children, and not lose all her money foolishly because I have a feeling she will be broke in a few years.

She had those copies though. Another point that people did not talk about is how do you let this woman run your lottery pool. She is buying the tickets and making copies? Hmmm. You'd think someone with a better head on their shoulders would be put in charge. Either way, it is greed at its finest. She is trying to stiff her co-workers, or they are now attempting to grab. Bad part is she is going to get this thing tied up in court for a long time, and one of those sleazy companies that "buyout" your inheritance or annuity and give you quick cash will approach her. They will give her 50 cents on the dollar.

Hey, Steve-885087. You said you'd think someone with a better head on their shoulders would be put in charge. Did you forget these were all McDonalds workers? Perhaps she WAS the best they had. And did you notice she didn't really buy the 'winning ticket' herself? She asked someone to buy it for her. Do you think they'll want their half, if it really was the winning ticket? But, I'm with the majority here. First, she doesn't really have it. Second, if she did have it and won, it would be all gone in just a few short years. She doesn't strike me as being smart enough to find her way home from work.

Maybe she can afford birth control now.

But seriously, in the long term she will just blow it all in a few years and be back to where she started.

lets hope she got her tubes tied i dont want to raise her kids welfare,food stamps etc.

If she's a winner, hopefully she'll enroll in English 101.

Single mother of 7 working at McDonald's? I hope she's the winner in case she's on any government assistance.

She's from Haiti, probably here illegally and is clearly an idiot.

Ignorance is not the same as idiocy. She's clearly freaked out, which given the situation actually indicates a certain degree of intelligence. But she IS clearly ignorant/ill-educated.

If she is here illegally, can she claim the prize money? I've noticed that many contests now require that the winner be a legal resident of the US.

Ruken, What's the data that supports your claim this woman will lose it all in a few years? Or, are you basing your judgement on a certain aspect of this woman's character?

Sherrie, good question. I don't think she can claim it if she's here illegally. I vaguely remember something similar happening to an illegal immigrant who tried to come forth and claim a lottery winning, but was denied because he was not a legal American citizen. It was 3 to 4 years ago.

Sherrie-299765 She can get the money as long as she is in legal status, meaning, she did not stay beyond the time she was given permission to be legally here in the USA, regardless of visa type.

Just imagine how many foreign tourist got caught up in the madness of this, bought lottery tickets and if they win ?

If she is here illegally, can she claim the prize money? I've noticed that many contests now require that the winner be a legal resident of the US.

of course she could keep it...she after all would have 7 anchors to validate it.

There's no requirement that a person be a citizen in order to win the lottery. The only requirement is that they have the buck (or two) to buy the ticket. The case a couple of years ago where an illegal immigrant won and his boss claimed the money so that he didn't draw attention to himself and his illegal status. Then the boss wouldn't turn over the money. It went to court, and the illegal immigrant got his money - and got deported.

maybe she should pay back all the welfare she has gotten

Sorry, but you do have to question how intellectually savvy someone is to work at McDonalds and have SEVEN children. I don't think birth control is the problem, more like a lack of common sense.

For those of you complaining about her gramma and lack of birth control. SHE is an IMMIGRANT FROM A NON ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRY. Most 3rd world counties don't have Planned Parenthoods! You all are soo ignorant.

Makes you wonder how she can afford to buy lottery tickets working at McDonalds and having to raise her 7 kids.

Makes one wonder just how many jealous posters there are here. And if she provided the group with copies of the tickets purchase on their behalf prior to the drawing, and the winner isn't one of them, they have no complaint whatsoever. Happened to me. Purchased 20 tickets for a group, photostated all of them and passed them the day before the drawing, and the ticket I purchase right before the drawing was a $2k winner. They tried the same BS with me.

Canopy Jones

Single mother of seven and working at McDonald's? Let's hope she's the winner!

No, unless she spends all the money by next week and ends up on welfare again. That would be a waste of luck.

Yes peoples, stop complaining 'bout her grandma just cuz her no talk so damn good!

Single mother of 7 working at McDonald's? I hope she's the winner in case she's on any government assistance.

@Owen

I was thinking the same! That's a lot of money! If she was in charge of getting the pool's tickets and she really DID buy this one on her own, which will be a bear to prove, throw them some cha-ching and be the good guy.

Office pools are dangerous. You always see this type of thing happen. people will turn on you soooo fast over a few million!

Office pools risk can be minimized if.... as soon as you get the ticket in your hand, share the numbers to the pool. Ambiguity claims ended. Then, if you win on your own, be nice to share a small goodwill sum.

Cheaper than legal fees and time spent to fight off resentful ex-coworkers.

My office pool makes a copy of all the tickets and gives a copy to each person that is in the pool, that way if one of the tickets from the pool wins, everyone has proof it was from the office pool tickets.

Anybody that would trust this idiot with their money in an office pool doesn't deserve to collect.

I was in a company pool once; a coworker bought a ticket on the side. We all had copies of the pool numbers. He won $1500, we won $85. We weren't upset, even tried to give him his portion of the $85, he wouldn't take it and we didn't expect part of his money. I know it isn't millions, but I don't think it would've made a difference if it was. Just depends on the people involved. If she is telling the truth, then they should back off of her and she has no obligation to share (nor should she if they try to take it). If it's a lie, then she should have to go apply at Burger King.

Bologna Sandwich (BS):

Why would this be a bear to prove? She says that she gave copies of the group tickets to the group and this is not one of them.

In the first article I read about this, supposedly the manager had given her $5 more dollars at the end of the night to pick up a few more tickets for the work pool. If he did, this was really dumb, but this is why they claim she is full of it and they are owed the money. There is no way of knowing if she did pick up 5 extra tickets for the pool like she said she would because it was done after hours and with no documentation. Maybe she did buy 3 tickets for herself on top of that. If that was the case though, you're back to, how do you prove the winning ticket was one meant for the pool? It is only her word. I think in this instance they are going to get screwed. Which is too bad.

People don't know what kind of risk they are taking with a lottery pool if they don't run it to cover their behinds.

People can lie on either side.

Collect the money and the names of who donated, purchase the tickets as a group, print the names and tickets on copies to hand out, do not collect any additional funds...purchase your own tickets separately and at a different store as evidence it is removed from the group.

Do that, and you're going to have an easier time convincing a judge and civil jury that your extra tickets were yours.

If that manager gave $5 and she admits that this is true, she's probably screwed. If the manager gave $5, she denies it, and store members "witnessed this" they are biased witnesses because they'd be winning part of that money..... much more difficult to prove.

Money makes people ugly.

It's won't be that hard to verify! The lotto system will show when, where and what time they were bought. If it was part of a large batch or just 1 or 2 tickets at a different time then the rest. Now if it was 5 tickets the night the manager gave her 5 more dollars then she's got a problem!

Has anybody stopped to think that she already has to split this money with a number of people. You can bet you bottom dollar that the baby daddies are already camped out on her front porch looking for their share. Deserved or not.

Can someone tell us why are we even talking about this, no proof drop it already.

with all that money why dnt she just give the people a cut and end all this maddness! sure she has seven kids but share the wealth lady..............

Would you like my social security number too?

That sounds just like the e-mails I get.

sounds legit

Wow, sense of humor, dude.... Get one.

Karlst... I have one. Just takes something humerous to get it goin.

I believe the reference to Nigerian is not racial. It refers to the many internet e-mail scams that start with "I am a Nigerian..."

I agree with Sdot2004. Racial comments are not "humerous" neither are the comments about her having 7 children and her marital status. We do not know anything about this woman.

Single mother of 7 working at McDonald's? I hope she's the winner in case she's on any government assistance.

At least she's working... that's a heck of a lot more than some people do while they mooch on welfare.

Amazing how referring to "number of kids" or a well-known scam that often is rooted in Nigeria suddenly appears racist or "racially driven" to Sdot. Lighten up a bit. Don't you think that working at McDonalds and having 7 kids might lead someone to believe she has gotten government assistance??

Oh, my life is wonderful, thank you.

And this woman needs more than "good luck", whether she actually won or not. I don't know how smart she is, but I do know her speech and actions don't rank in the top 50 percent.

We do know that she is an illiterate single mother of SEVEN, though.

sdot - 100% agree.

racism and ignorance are alive and well in the US.

naturally disguised as "jokes"...

so hilarious.

maybe the duggars will show her how to milk her community for free clothes and food, so she can claim to be "taking care of all her kids all on her own" just like them. no doubt she's already learned the golden rule "have lots, so the oldest can raise the youngest and you can just have a good time"

Maybe she could take the bus to Planned Parenthood to get some pills and/or make the dudes wear a rubber.

But that would be too hard, wouldn't it?

Which comment leading up to your's has made any mention of race or is "racially driven" -- I see references to her being a single mother, having multiple children, being underemployed, etc - but not one mention of her race. If you read those things and automatically equate it to race, perhaps it is you who has the issues with racially driven thought?

Some of the responses were meant to be funny, but many of them were totally racist and so judgmental. Geesh, if you think living on welfare is a gravy train, try doing it yourself. The amount they get is below the poverty level and does not increase that much by the number of people in the household. Certainly, each child costs more to raise than what they get from welfare. As I write this, I just happened to see Jessica1170252's response re the Duggars. Do your homework, Jessica. the Duggars were and are financially stable (and totally debt-free) all on their own -- even before the TV show.

Ok, Magmary. Then here is an idea. STOP HAVING BABIES IF YOU ARE ON WELFARE.

Because if you are having babies while on welfare, I will judge you. It's not fair to the taxpayers and it's not fair to the child. Condoms are free and the pill costs less then a baby. It's the epitome of entitlement to keep reproducing while taking government money.

You know what? I'd love to have a child. Do I have one? No. Why? Because I'm waiting until I am financially secure on my own, with no help from man or government, and married (or at least with a live-in partner). This is called personal responsibility.

Why would anyone feel this woman needs governmental help because she works at McDonald's? We sometimes get the wrong conception about people. I would be in a daze if I had discovered I had won this large amount of money. Why does she have to be illiterate? Why can't we just wish her well should it really be true? I suppose I have a lot of questions relating to this issue. Do we really know she is illiterate? Actually she could have been married and now single. About getting her tubes tied is a joke, come on and get real people. Americans can always see the worse in people as opposed to the best. It is true she should hire an advisor as how to manage her money. Even people that are literate do, right. As I said previously, let's wish her well.

I never have understood how anyone can be racist. I mean, how can you dislike or hate someone because of something that is totally beyond their control. No one has any control over what race they were born.

Racism is so irrational, so illogical, its just down right stupid. You literally have to have a very low IQ and/or psychologically compromised to be racist.

well you cant help it when stereotypes are true LOL

My comment has nothing to do with race - I'd have the same opinion if she was white, asian, persian, jewish, whatever.

Let's put aside the bleeding heart here for one second and be honest. If she has 7 children and she is working at McDonald's, she HAS to be on some kind of assistance to support her family.

I will gladly increase my donations to plan parenthood for them to offer free tube ties to these people!

I wonder if she'll have the same shameless entitlement mentality post-win as those two people from Michigan who continued collecting food stamps just because they could.

PH...FYI...my comment was not directed to you (or anyone else in specific), but to adding my opinion to the first comment in this vine.

E-8989685, I wonder which stereotypes it is that we (you) are referring to? You do realize that white people have lots and lots of VERY TRUE, negative stereotypes, but you don't hear them every time something in the white community goes wrong! Maybe she doesn't speak very well because she is not originally from America. That doesn't make her illiterate tho. Did you actually test her on her reading and writing skills? I think not. Maybe her seven kids were from her husband, that was killed by rebels or had to stay back in their country, or maybe they're just divorced. Is there a possibility she's not actually on government assistance? Your assumptions are dumb, considering you are all so smart. Do not judge another until you have walked in their shoes. It's easy for white rich folk to stay rich. Kids born with silver spoons and what not... But if you are born into a poor country, family, etc, with slaves for ancestors, and racial stereotypes that say who you are before peopleeven get to know who you are... It's a lot harder to break those chains. Regardless of what you "know it alls" think. I challenge you.

@Pamela

Try reading the story, it doesn't hurt....much!

“We had a group plan, but I went and played by myself," Wilson, a single mother of seven, told the New York Post over the weekend. "[The ‘winning’ ticket] wasn’t on the group plan."

Now it you aren't illiterate you'll see what is says about here martial status...single mother of 7....and obviously receiving government assistance, a single person can hardly support themselves at a minimum wage job let alone 8 people.

Sdot2004

At least it's good news for the 7 fathers, since they won't have to pay child support, until next month when she's broke again.......

PH, what does your post have to do with anything connected with how she gets along? If must be killing you that she won, whether she has 10kids or none, and you didn't

I doubt she even purchased any tickets, let alone a winning one.

@JimmyH,

Gotta say, I agree with you 100%.

If I had this ticket, the LAST place I would have gone is into some media office to get my picture in the paper.

I would very stealthily slide down to the lottery office with a lawyer and a pistol with me...

Baron, the pistol I would leave at home..LOL Smart people that win this kind of jackpot wil go to a lawyer and a financial planner and have accounts set up. Then you go to the lottery office. This process could take weeks. To go to the media two days after winning is just plain stupid. "If" she is the winner, I think she'll wind up broke and back at McD's within 5 years.

Someone said she is an immigrant, if so she probably doesn't know what the correct procedure should be. Single mom of seven, I'd say there are several procedures she is unfamiliar with: birth control, marriage, self control/discipline. She needs a lot of help, whether or not she has the winning ticket.

I don't play the lottery, but I would guess that the officials will a little help when it comes to lawyers and such. Maybe not the connection, but certainly information on the importance of representation and where to find counsel.

Which brings us to the question of whether or not people who are accepting welfare (and I don't know for sure that this woman is getting welfare) should be spending money on lottery tickets. I vote "no."

Smart? i dont think she is... she has 7 kids and works at mcdonalds. Let's just say if your over 30 and wear a name tag, you may have not chosen the best path in life.

I think the media is dumber than her, for falling for this. Nice one msnbc...

7 kids proves it.

yeah no kidding. who actually needs all of $216 million anyway? if i were in that situation and legitimately won outside the work pool, i would still buy all my coworkers new cars and pay off some mortgages just because....

I do believe you are sincere in your intentions if you won but I think every person has said that before winning the lottery. Money changes people, very rarely for the better.

american-400792

i would still buy all my coworkers new cars and pay off some mortgages

BS, most likely you'll scream "so long suckers!!" while you zoom away on your Lamborghini to a new life of pure leisure.

Single mother of 7 working at McDonald's? I hope she's the winner in case she's on any government assistance.

Chexter you're a broken record. Stop posting the same useless comment.

For the rest of you, wow. 56bricks is right - enough of the racism jokes and comments. And I'm sure if she was white, you'd all be talking about being "white trash" or "trailer park" too.

Why do you all have to pick her apart for who she is? At least she HAS a job and is keeping all her children! That says to me that she has an understanding of responsibility since she obviously isn't relying solely on welfare. She has kept her children rather than giving them to foster care and probably costing more to tax payer and hopefully because she loves them and wants them all in her life.

Seriously. Give it a rest already. We'll find out soon enough if she is lying, but who cares about what you think of the woman herself. Sheesh.

My comment holds whether she's black, white, or sky blue pink with purple polka dots....get some good financial help and birth control because the next man who gets her pregnant will want a share of the money, regardless of what color HE is...that's only common sense!!!

breezy, she works at f&*king McDonalds and has 7 kids.

Do the math.

She's an idiot regardless of what race she is.

Chexter

Are you mentally handicapped? You keep posting your same stupid post over and over. I think everyone

Simple solutions.... If you won, show your ticket and get your money.

If you didn't win.... Go make a few cheeseburgers and get your money.

Either way... share with your kids.... even if you're too greedy to share with your coworkers.

That's what I was thinking. Plus, this might erupt into a lawsuit claiming she owes the pool their cut of the money and the greedy lawyers will end up sharing most of her winnings.

No doubt she will go through the money and be back on foodstamps in no time.

Common Man-3493893... like your mom.

Dwg0325

I'm betting she'll be broke in 2 years.

Just reading about her (7 kids, single mom, working at McDonald's) I know that's a stretch, I'll bet 2 days

He was just standing his ground.

But he probably gave her an eighth child to-be before he left.

What if she's full of sh1t?

She seems pretty stupid. Don't speak no English (sarc), and a single mother of 7 kids.

Hello?

And what if she isn't full of s*.y? I guess that leaves you holding the bag so to speak