After almost a month of mystery, finally one of the biggest jackpots in the last 18 months is claimed. There has been such a hype about who the winner or winners could be. Earlier this month a sanitation worker said he had the winning numbers but couldn´t prove it. Then an advertising campaign was launched so that the winner might come forward. Lottery results

Three asset managers from Connecticut’s affluent New York suburbs claimed a $254 million Powerball jackpot on Monday. Greg Skidmore, Brandon Lacoff and Tim Davidson came forward as trustees for The Putnam Avenue Family Trust, which they formed after Davidson bought the winning ticket at a Stamford gas station. This might give you a glimpse of why it took them so long to come forward, every step they took was carefully planned. Lottery winning numbers

Two of them live in Greenwich, one of America’s wealthiest towns. They decided to take the after-tax lump sum of nearly $104 million in cash and have expressed their wish to dedicate a significant portion will go to charity.

Davidson was the one who bought the $1 quick pick ticket for the November 2nd drawing at the Shippan Point BP gas station in Stamford. It was the only ticket he bought. The winning numbers were 12-14-34-39-46, Powerball 36.

The jackpot was the largest ever won in Connecticut and the 12th biggest in Powerball history.

The three men work at a small, startup asset management firm called Belpointe LLC in Greenwich. They appeared with their lawyer at a news conference and actually didn’t say much either about themselves or about how they actually got to win this fantastic jackpot. They appeared to be very centered and focused men who know what they are doing not only with their money which in turn gives a good image of what they might be doing in their jobs managing other people´s money.

So here is the tip, if you win a huge jackpot, first consult a lawyer and second although you must come forward, say not much to the press. This is absolutely important, specially when there is some kind of reputation and public image involved with the winner´s profession.

What is however a bit of a controversy for some is, why do rich people buy lottery? Isn´t lottery supposed to be some type of help for those who actually need it?

Well it seems that lady luck doesn´t discriminate so if you have it, you have it. The good thing about these gents winning the lottery is that most probably that money will be put into good use, after all that is what they do.

Ranjit Singh, the gas station manager, said lottery officials called the station at about 10:30 a.m. Monday to announce that the winning ticket had been sold there. The station receives $100,000
for selling the winning ticket.

Singh said he didn’t know the winners and doesn’t even remember selling the winning ticket. However he is really happy, surely Singh will have an early Christmas.