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Boxing career debut for Mega lottery loser
Mega Millions: Boxing career debut for Mega lottery loser
The Ohio woman who falsely claimed she lost a winning $162 million Mega Millions ticket last year says she's taking a new career path as a boxer. Forty-one-year-old Elecia Battle says she's been training for seven months and will make her debut in January under the ring name "Mega Battle." Battle grabbed national headlines saying she lost the winning ticket for the December 30th, 2003, drawing when she dropped her purse outside a South Euclid convenience store. The night the story broke, people with flashlights braved frigid temperatures looking for the ticket in the store parking lot and nearby bushes all wanted to claim the jackpot for themselves. After the real winner came forward, Battle tearfully apologized, saying she wanted to win the money for her kids and family. She says she has since struggled to find work.
AP
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Greenwich, CT United States Member #4879 May 24, 2004 1822 Posts Offline |
| Posted: December 18, 2004, 1:34 pm - IP Logged |
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Ha, this is going to be a good one!
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| Posted: December 18, 2004, 1:40 pm - IP Logged |
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Match her up with Tanya Harding!
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Norway Member #9692 December 10, 2004 801 Posts Offline |
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How did she think she would get away with that claim?
Didn't she think the real winners would show up dventually?  
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Lake Charles, LA
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It is kinda funny. I remember when that happened. If u were the winner and someone did that, would u give them money? I think I would have given her a little money for her and her family. I figured I could since she did go through great lengths to report that she lost the winning ticket.
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New Jersey United States Member #2418 September 25, 2003 582 Posts Offline |
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Quote: Originally posted by Powerball337 on December 18, 2004
It is kinda funny. I remember when that happened. If u were the winner and someone did that, would u give them money? I think I would have given her a little money for her and her family. I figured I could since she did go through great lengths to report that she lost the winning ticket.
I wouldnt give her a dime. And by giving her even a little money would signal that maybe you did recover her lost ticket and feel guilty/obligated to give her something back.
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USA United States Member #8399 October 29, 2004 1133 Posts Offline |
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>> people with flashlights braved frigid temperatures looking for the ticket in the store parking lot and nearby bushes << LOL, I guess I would've been searching too. As far as the rules go, I believe it's losers weepers, finders keepers. She must've not known that. Hmm, boxing... only in America
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United States Member #4494 April 22, 2004 995 Posts Offline |
| Posted: December 18, 2004, 11:31 pm - IP Logged |
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Elecia Battle  Tanya Harding:
Two losers fighting to become winners.
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chicago ill. United States Member #3668 February 4, 2004 321 Posts Offline |
| Posted: December 20, 2004, 12:10 am - IP Logged |
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I like that name ....:MEGABATTLE. Almost what we do here.! 
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CA United States Member #3044 December 10, 2003 773 Posts Offline |
| Posted: December 20, 2004, 6:04 am - IP Logged |
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Why is this lottery news? The only reason she went public with this is to gain publicity - and this thread only goes to advance it. Sorry, Todd. gl john Blessed Saint Leibowitz, keep 'em dreamin' down there.....
Next week's convention for Psychics and Prognosticators has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
=^.^=
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USA United States Member #8399 October 29, 2004 1133 Posts Offline |
| Posted: December 20, 2004, 5:55 pm - IP Logged |
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Her story is unfortunately tied to the Lottery. We may not care to hear news about her, but thus is the wacky world of the Lottery
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United States Member #91 January 19, 2002 5885 Posts Offline |
| Posted: December 21, 2004, 10:20 am - IP Logged |
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Boxing.....well I guess its a career like anything else.....a "has been" fighting a "never was". The prize should be for a free ticket..... "Everybody has to believe in something...I believe I'll have another beer!" = W.C.Fields
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