Yes, it does fire the imagination just being able to imagine.

The county's just been really lucky.

It is a lucky place, and as far as I'm concerned, they can make the claim of being a lucky store. I think they are extremely lucky, and if I were there and I could, I would buy a ticket there.

He did request a check, and we did give him a check. What usually happens is we transfer that money to their account electronically. But he wanted a check, and we try to keep our players happy, especially our big winners.

I have found [winners] waiting at the door for me at 8 a.m. the next day, and sometimes winners wait months to call. For a jackpot this size, they usually wait at least a few days. . . . We encourage them to consider what is happening to their lives.

Our players know that somebody, figuratively speaking, is going to beat those odds. It could be any one of them.

Apparently, fairly recently he did win $500 on a game called Lucky For Life. They are all scratch-off games.

The $500,000 is the top prize in that game.

Even if someone, like your lawyer, is claiming the prize on your behalf, we still view you as the winner.