What This 84 Year-Old $590 Million Powerball Winner Did Wrong

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Newspaper and internet media photos showed a composed, slightly smiling older woman being shepherded from the lottery office.

She looked fairly relaxed for someone who decided to receive her winnings in a lump-sum payment... an astounding $370.8 million before taxes.

The woman behind this week's second largest USA Powerball jackpot did a few things right when claiming her prize.

But a few things wrong too. The 84 year-old Florida woman will have a few problems over her win, and here's one of them:

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LIFE LESSON: How My 50 Year-Old Mom Blitzed The Competition

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Successfully selling real estate is a tough business, but my mom (not her above) did it well enough to win a coveted sales trophy.

My mother was once one of our country's top real estate sales people a few decades ago. In one year she managed to outsmart and outsell every other salesperson in her firm in a city of over 2 million population.

She had a magic touch that attracted sales without any effort.

Me - on the other hand - also tried to sell real estate many years ago. I failed miserably.

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MY FREE PLANE RIDE: The Sweepstakes Secret That Reveals How To Win The Lottery

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Reader's Digest magazine are well known for their long running sweepstakes.

At the young age of 9, I collected a large number of tickets where the prize was a flight in an amphibian aircraft off a local beach.

I wanted to win that sweepstake. 

I asked people around me on the beach for their tickets... I pleaded, I cajoled. I desperately WANTED to be on that flight that was leaving in less than an hour.

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Can I Have This Dance? The Selection Secret Of Lottery Winning

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I was 14, and trying to be cool. The music from the live band on the stage started.

The girls were sitting in a long line across the hall.

The guys were grouped on the other side, talking and glancing over at the girls.

One by one they strolled over and asked the girls for a dance. Some guys were accepted.

Some were refused - for no obvious reason that I could see.

I walked across. I was accepted. So far so good.

But when I asked her for the next dance...

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WINNING TACTICS: How Many Stones Have You Kicked Today?

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Stones are useful for many things - as this massage patient is discovering.

I take a daily walk down our private road and out to the suburb around it.

And I take a different way every day, and go at a different time. Takes about 30-40 minutes.

And along the way I start kicking at stones on the road.

So why do I do that?

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STRATEGY: The Top 6 Posts That Lottery Winners Read Most

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Adrian and Gillian Bayford won £148 million (US$235 million) in the UK Euromillions, putting them 516th on the Sunday Times Rich List. Photo.

There's more to winning than just putting a few tickets into a draw.

That's why the serious players search for more information to help them speed up their win rate.

One of the best ways is to join the Lotto-80 Membership.

I've just finished the predictions for this week, and you can also see a free selection today.

I put them at the bottom of this post, so take a look.

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WINNING: The Millionaire Who Cleans His Own Cars

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My Range Range looking pretty partway through its wash this morning. Read on to find out why I wash my own cars year after year...

As I passed by the black Freelander SUV in my street yesterday, I saw it looked a bit tired. A little dirty and uncared for.

Which was a big surprise because when the owner first bought it a year back, he was out every weekend washing it.

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How To Put Your Luck Under Iron Man Control And Win More Lottery Games

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The suit worn by Iron Man actor Robert Downey.

Last night I watched some of the Iron Man movie for the first time. And it struck me that while Iron Man had control over many things, some others he didn't - as he tried to work out how to use his suit and fight the bad guys.

Just like the lottery. Some parts you can control - and I'll tell you exactly which bits now - and some you can't.

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TOUGH LUCK: How Multi-Millionaire Athletes Go Broke Fast - And What Lotto Players Can Learn From It

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Financial advisor Ed Butowski uncovers some outrageous facts about rich-then-broke athletes. Photo: ESPN

Athletes in the USA can make astonishing amounts of money in their careers. Millions upon millions of dollars.

Unfortunately many of them end up losing all their money.

And the lesson of how they failed is a valuable one for lottery players, because it is a route map - and you can avoid failure by knowing how it happens.

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EXPOSED: The Internet Won't Help You Get Rich Winning The Lottery

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A handy device for protecting the iPad round the kitchen for about $20, demonstrated here.

The internet is very useful for many things. For example, I looked up a recipe for chicken breast and bacon for dinner tonight.

I propped my iPad open by our Smeg gas hob and the cutting board, and followed the instructions. In 5-7 minutes my creation went into the oven, and an hour later my wife and I were enjoying a delightful dinner.

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The Shocking And Unnecessary Gulf Of Ignorance Between These Two Lottery Jackpot Winners

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Georgia Lottery's Mega Millions winner Wayne Reese may not have had the problems another winner faced in this story.

Robb called his family up from different parts of their vast home by phone.

"Sorry guys," he said resignedly when they had all gathered in the great room, "we have to sell. I can't afford this place any longer."

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POWER REWARDS: What I Use Every Day To Get Exactly What I Want

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I'm going to share something personal with you. The photo above is a picture of my glass-top desk. I've just taken it and it's night here - so the image is not that great.

The photo shows a model of an Aston Martin DB9 sitting underneath one of the three 24" Apple monitors.

This car is my next goal.

Now, it's a big goal because I don't have room for another car in my garage. I need another space, and we don't really have the grounds to add one on.

So the goal is growing bigger even before I start.

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