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MORE SCHOOLS, MORE RESOURCES. ALL RIGHT. FEELING A LITTLE WARM TODAY. LOTTERY FEVER JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE AND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. IT’S A SIMILAR STORY. THE MEGA MILLIONS ARE WORTH. $1.6 BILLION. WVTM 13 IS LISA CRANE ALONG THE STATE LINE TONIGHT. LISA, DO YOU HAVE THE FEVER TO LET ME TELL YOU, LOTTERY FEVER IS CERTAINLY CONTAGIOUS, BUT THIS IS AN ILLNESS YOU’LL HAVE TO LEAVE ALABAMA TO CURE. AND HOW MUCH WILL THAT COST YOU? FIRST, YOU’LL HAVE TO MAKE THE TREK TO EITHER TENNESSEE, MISSISSIPPI, FLORIDA OR GEORGIA. FROM BIRMINGHAM TO GEORGIA IS ABOUT 100 MILES ROUND TRIP. THAT’LL COST YOU ABOUT 30 BUCKS. THEN BUYING THE TICKETS AT TWO BUCKS EACH. HOW MUCH YOU SPEND IS UP TO YOU. NORMALLY ABOUT $50 FOR THE REGULAR LOTTERY, AND THEN I’LL BUY SCRATCH OFFS. SO PROBABLY ABOUT ANYWHERE FROM 80 TO $100. THIS GADSDEN RESIDENT SPENT $100. IT’S ABOUT A 4 TO 5 HOUR TRIP. SO YOU’LL PROBABLY WANT TO GRAB A BITE TO EAT AT ABOUT $20 FOR THAT. SO YOU SPEND 150 BUCKS FOR YOUR. 1 IN 302,000,000 CHANCE OF WINNING THAT JACKPOT MONEY. MOST OF THE ALABAMA RESIDENTS I SPOKE WITH SAY THE DREAM IS WORTH THE COST AND THEY ALL HAVE CONFIDENCE THEY’LL BEAT THE ODDS. I THINK I’M GOING TO WIN IT. I WON 70 THE OTHER DAY AND SO I’M THINKING, OKAY, THIS IS IT. I’M GOING TO WIN THAT BIG ONE. AND WE’RE GOING TAKE IT TO THE STATE OF ALABAMA. MOST OF THESE ALABAMIANS WOULD PREFER TO BUY LOTTERY TICKETS IN THEIR OWN STATE AND ARE A LITTLE SALTY. THEY HAVE TO MAKE THIS TRIP. LANNY HANDY SAYS IF HE WINS, HE CERTAINLY DOESN’T THINK HE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TAXES ON HIS WINNINGS IN ALABAMA. I MIGHT HAVE TO MOVE. I MIGHT HAVE TO. AFTER WINNING THE BIG ONE, WHICH, YOU KNOW, THAT’S BEING PROBABLY GET AN ATTORNEY TO FIGHT TO KEEP THE STATE OF ALABAMA FROM WINNING THEIR SHARE. ALL THESE ALABAMIANS SAY EVEN IF THE STATE NEVER PASSES A LOTTERY, THEY’LL KEEP MAKING THE TRIP TO BORDER STATES, HOPING TO MAKE THEIR LOTTERY DREAMS COME TRUE. CAN’T WIN IF YOU DON’T HAVE A TICKET IN TALLAPOOSA, GEORGIA, LI
Alabamians flock to border states for lottery tickets
Alabamians hoping to win record Mega Millions jackpot
If you felt a little warm today, perhaps you have caught lottery fever! Much of the country has it, with the Mega Millions jackpot at more than $1.5 billion. It’s a contagious disease, but it's an illness you'll have to leave Alabama to cure. And how much will that cost you?First, you'll have to make the trek to either Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, or Georgia. From Birmingham to Georgia is about 100 miles. Round trip, that'll cost you about 30 bucks. Then, buying the tickets at two bucks each. How much you spend is up to you. Lanny Handy, from Gadsden, says, “Normally about 50 for the regular lottery. And then I’ll buy a scratch-off. So probably about anywhere from 80 to $100.” Today, he spent $100.It's about a four-to-five-hour trip, so you'll probably want to grab a bite to eat. Add about $20 for that. So you've spent 150 bucks for your one in 302 million chance of winning that jackpot. Handy says, “Ain't nothing but money!” Most of the Alabama residents we spoke with say the dream is worth the cost. And they all have confidence they'll beat the odds. Dana Ryan from Sylacauga says, “I think I’m going to win it. I won 70 the other day, and so I’m thinking, OK, this is it. I want to win that big one. And we're going take it to the state of Alabama.” Most of these Alabamians would prefer to buy lottery tickets in their own state and are a little salty they must make the trip. Handy says if he wins, he certainly doesn't think he should have to pay taxes on his winnings in Alabama. He says, “(I) may have to move, may have to if I win the big one, which, you know, is a billion and probably get an attorney to fight to keep the state of Alabama from wanting their share.” All these Alabamians say even if Alabama never passes a lottery, they'll keep making the trip to border states hoping to make their lottery dreams come true. Handy says, “(You) can't win if you don't have a ticket.”
TALLAPOOSA, Ga. —
If you felt a little warm today, perhaps you have caught lottery fever! Much of the country has it, with the Mega Millions jackpot at more than $1.5 billion. It’s a contagious disease, but it's an illness you'll have to leave Alabama to cure. And how much will that cost you?
First, you'll have to make the trek to either Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, or Georgia. From Birmingham to Georgia is about 100 miles. Round trip, that'll cost you about 30 bucks. Then, buying the tickets at two bucks each. How much you spend is up to you. Lanny Handy, from Gadsden, says, “Normally about 50 for the regular lottery. And then I’ll buy a scratch-off. So probably about anywhere from 80 to $100.” Today, he spent $100.
It's about a four-to-five-hour trip, so you'll probably want to grab a bite to eat. Add about $20 for that. So you've spent 150 bucks for your one in 302 million chance of winning that jackpot. Handy says, “Ain't nothing but money!”
Most of the Alabama residents we spoke with say the dream is worth the cost. And they all have confidence they'll beat the odds. Dana Ryan from Sylacauga says, “I think I’m going to win it. I won 70 the other day, and so I’m thinking, OK, this is it. I want to win that big one. And we're going take it to the state of Alabama.”
Most of these Alabamians would prefer to buy lottery tickets in their own state and are a little salty they must make the trip. Handy says if he wins, he certainly doesn't think he should have to pay taxes on his winnings in Alabama. He says, “(I) may have to move, may have to if I win the big one, which, you know, is a billion and probably get an attorney to fight to keep the state of Alabama from wanting their share.”
All these Alabamians say even if Alabama never passes a lottery, they'll keep making the trip to border states hoping to make their lottery dreams come true. Handy says, “(You) can't win if you don't have a ticket.”
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