40th JACKPOT WINNER WON SECOND JACKPOT
with Gail Howard's System
by Gail Howard
Most of my jackpot winners have told me they know they will win a second jackpot with my
systems. It has actually happened. On January 26, 1990, Fred Gscheidle's group of 27 members
of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Scranton, Pennsylvania, used my 35-number Balanced
Wheeling® System with a 3 out of 5 win guarantee,
and won Florida's 5/39 FL Fantasy 5 Lotto jackpot.
The first time they used this system they won 14 prizes. The second time they used it they
won eight prizes plus the first prize jackpot -- which paid $395,832.68 in a lump sum.
The additional eight prizes they won consisted of three second prizes, which paid
$404.50 each, and five third prizes which paid $5 each, giving them an extra
$1,238.50.
The tickets were purchased for the group by Fred Welker of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. Fred
Gscheidle and Jim Cawley, flew to Florida from Scranton to claim the big prize along with
Welker. I flew to Scranton for the press conference, synchronizing my flight arrival with
their return from Florida.
After they stepped off the plane, Gscheidle and Cawley unfurled a huge five-foot replica of
their $395,832.68 check. They were holding it above their heads triumphantly as we
descended on the escalator to a wildly applauding crowd below.
All 27 winners and their families had turned out for the celebration. Flashbulbs were popping
and video cameras were emitting steady streams of light as newspaper reporters and TV camera
crews from all three networks recorded the high-spirited event. Everyone was kissing and
hugging, and I saw a few tears of joy.
Jim Cawley shouted over the pandemonium for silence. He announced that we were going to pass
out the checks to each of the 27 winners. One by one they came, graciously thanking me for
making it all possible with my systems. I gave each one a hug and a kiss and a check for
$10,555.52. Welker and Tony Bliss, lodge president, each had two shares. Cawley and
Gscheidle split a second share.
The Florida lottery pays the check to one name only. The check was made out to Fred Welker,
so it was Welker's duty to deposit the lottery check in his own account and write the checks
to each of the other winners. Welker confided that he enjoyed the power trip of writing so
many big checks in one day!
The check came at a great time for some. Gscheidle's 23 year-old daughter, Laura, was to be
married soon and the windfall would more than cover the wedding expenses.
Esther Wharton's job was ending on February 2, and her husband was laid off due to a nearly
fatal accident. She said she had never played the lottery before in her life. Her 12-year
old daughter, Tami, wore a T-shirt which proclaimed, "Tami's Mom Won the Florida Lottery!"
Sisters Rosemary and Sandra Butruce, who each had a share, sported T-shirts covered with
dollar bills pinned to them.
Even a small jackpot win can be an exciting emotional event. The joy experienced by each of
those 27 winners will be a memory long cherished.
Their win is proof that it is better to win a small share of something than to win 100 percent
of nothing. Pooling your money with others divides the ticket cost and multiplies your chances
of winning. Pooling also allows you to play my larger wheeling systems.
Three years later, on April 1, 1993, Fred Gscheidle won another jackpot for his group. This
time it was in Pennsylvania's 5/39 game. He used a Power Number® System also from my Wheel
Five program, which wheels 20 numbers and has a 4 out of 4 win guarantee. In addition to the
first prize jackpot, they also won two second prizes.
Fred Gscheidle wrote,
Dear Gail,
As you know it was on Jan. 26, 1990 that I hit my first jackpot
in the Florida Fantasy 5 for over $395,000. You may remember
that I put a group together from the Eagles Club here in my hometown of Scranton, PA. Using
one of your systems, we hit on our second try.
My friend Jim Cawley and I flew down to Florida to claim our
prize. You know what happened upon our return to Scranton because you were there to greet
us at the airport along with the families of the winners. Even television cameras were there
to greet us. It was like New Years Eve. I'll never forget you for that.
I have checked out other systems and not one of them compares
to yours. So, needless to say, I have stuck to yours. Your systems are terrific and they
work out every time I use them. Gail, I don't want to sound far out, but you are the "Guru
of Lotto."
I also agree with you that the lower the odds in a Lotto, the
better it is to play because it is easier to hit. I was elated when my state decided to run
a Cash 5 Lotto, the same type as Florida's Fantasy 5. I called and wrote to some friends
about it and put a group together.
The group had 22 shares and cost $20.00 each time we played
per share. On our 30th try, we hit the jackpot. That was on April 1, 1993, April Fools Day,
and we were no fools thanks to your systems. Again, I have you to thank for being a jackpot
winner for the second time.
Although we only won $37,228.50
because there were 6 winning tickets in that ($250,000)
drawing, everyone was very happy. We also had over a thousand dollars in winnings from two
second prizes and 48 third prizes and over a hundred fourth prizes. I can only say: "WOW."
When you hit with your systems, you really hit.
One of my players, Tony Kizis, is 82 years old and has been
playing the Lotto for over 20 years. He has sent money over the years to various companies,
including foreign Lotto and never won a nickel. He started playing with me and was happy
when we won a little money. When we hit the jackpot he was elated. He said, "I finally hit
a jackpot thanks to you."
When I received the prize money, he came over to my house
for his check and he was all smiles. He kept saying, "I don't believe it." It really made
me feel good.
I had one person drop out of the group a week before we hit,
so I told a friend at work that I had an opening and he got it. Boy was he happy when we
hit. I really felt bad for the guy that dropped out. I guess he should have had more faith
in me, I wasn't doing that bad.
The people in our group are all ages, several are retired. I
think the retirees were the happiest of all. Everyone wished that there weren't 6 winning
tickets when we hit but they were still happy with the results. Even at $20 per play over
30 plays it was still a great investment. However, we had many small wins over the 30 plays,
so it did not cost $20 every time we played.
We even had a few weeks when we won a lot more than it cost
to play the next drawing and I sent checks to the players. I can't think of an investment
of any kind that would pay a return like that in 30 weeks.
I am enclosing a copy of my claim form and check as you
requested to verify my second jackpot win. (You already have copies of the 1990 jackpot
win.) I'm going to put more groups together and use a larger wheeling system. This should
give us even more small prizes when we don't hit a jackpot. When I win my third jackpot,
I believe I will be the only person in the world to have won 3 jackpots. I love the all-cash
jackpots because the odds are so good.
By the way, I also use your ADVANTAGE PLUS software to track
the numbers. This is the greatest tool I have ever seen to help me choose the numbers to
play. Anyone with a computer that doesn't use this is missing the boat. I don't want to
sound like a commercial for Gail Howard, but you deserve my praise.
You told me that this is your 40th jackpot won with your
systems. Who else can make a claim like that? And just think, I have won two of them. I
really believe that you will be hearing from me again and again with more jackpot news,
especially when I get more groups together. I feel the more groups I have, the more jackpots
I'll win. Once again, thank you very much Gail.
Your friend,
Fred Gscheidle
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