I used to work at a convenient store, gas station. We sold lots of beer, and the people that came in there were pretty much stupid shiits IMO. This one mexican would ask for a pick 3 lottery result , look at the numbers and play the morning draw after it played, come back in later and try to tell me he won by showing me the same ticket he played, he always played exact for $1.00. I would point out he played a night draw and the number he picked had already played. He would rant and rave cussing me out in Spanish. I would point out the day and night difference, and he'd be like OH! I DIDN'T KNOW...SORRY. Then he'd throw the ticket away, like I said Stupid Drunk Phucks, of course I'd be there to collect it. Everytime he threw it away I would wait for the night draw, of course about 18 days later, I won on stupid shiit's trashed ticket. Did I tell Biitch-Pup, hell no! All that SOB did was waste his life away on beer. I got no- respect for alcoholics.

Quote: Originally posted by lazyjim on February 25, 2005

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I would like to see them check the bank statements of the clerk and see if there was any relationship between the clerk and the customer who took the ticket out of the garbage.

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I was wondering the same thing and how do you think a $100,000 winning ticket could be a $40.00 winner?? If I thought I'de won something I'de study the ticket very carefully and if I was sure I'de won when they told me it wasn't, I'de take it to another lottery store to check it there.

Two guys buy a ticket.  They figure they won $40 on $100,000 winning ticket.

I have a couple questions...

1) What was the combined IQ of these two "minds" and why are they playing a lottery game that they do not understand how it is won?  Two people, mind you, not one, eliminating the chance of one person making a mistake and yet they claim they both did.

2) Why did the "garbage picker" decide to check that particular ticket for a win?  All of us lottery players know how many losing tickets are in the garbage can by the terminal.  It would take a clerk and/or scanner an hour to verify that all these tickets were losers.

From the article as it reads, my assumption is that the two "purchasers" are either total idiots or trying to scam their way to a $100,000.

OR the clerk was a real sharpie who snagged that ticket out of the garbage and called a friend to cash it in. 

I hope the liar(s) spend some time in jail for fraud.

Either way, it looks like Indiana is not a place to play lottery and I would also stop frequenting their casinos; if the continued crookedness is going on in their lottery, it only makes sense that it extends to their gambling boats too.  Caveat Emptor.

Too bad for them...they have a huge market from IL at the southern end of Lake Michigan. 

 

Lotteries need to put an end to these "lost ticket" shenanigans. They need to post a sign making it clear that convenience store clerks make mistakes, can try to rip you off and are not the final word in determining a winning ticket, and that if you have any disputes or doubts sign the ticket and take it to a lottery office.  And that if you throw away a winner, then nothing will help you, so be damn sure before you toss it.

No such thing as bad publicity if it involves 100,000 or more.....

 rick, in answer to #1.   2+&-10=    -8    +/-  0.3 on the rectal scale.

                               #2    i think the store clerk had something to do with this.  the scam continues...! 

the moral of the story is

CHECK YOUR OWN TICKETS. and if you dont.

DONT COMPLAIN TO US ABOUT IT IF ITS A WINNER

They shouldve noticed they won $100,000 whether the clerk told them so or not. plus she did NOT scan it because it would have said they won. she must have just looked at it. either way they shouldve noticed that they won without her help. when i buy a scratcher i dont ask a clerk if i won $2, and i dont ask the clerk to come in the bathroom and wipe my butt. these folks need to grow up and shut up.

(i also believe the clerk is involved in a scam, trust me, i used to work at a gas station and ANYONE who works at a gas station usually gets into the scratch off scene for a little while, its an addiction, i can at least almost guarantee all gas station workers can tell if its a winner. especially a $100,000 winner.

in tennessee they can cancel pick 3 tickets but not powerball.............

Hey guys, come on....the lottery officials need to make it clear, if a person throws away a ticket, that ticket is fair game to anyone who wants to dig through the trash to retreive it. SIGN ALL TICKETS BOUGHT, THEN YOU HAVE THE PROOF IT BELONGS TO YOU. OTHERWISE, FINDERS KEEPERS, LOSERS WEEPER.

Quote: Originally posted by crash on February 26, 2005

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Hey guys, come on....the lottery officials need to make it clear, if a person throws away a ticket, that ticket is fair game to anyone who wants to dig through the trash to retreive it. 

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It should be clear to anyone with any common sense who finds or even buys a winning lottery ticket, never say anything, even as a joke, that would give anyone the idea that they deserve your winnings.  Statements like "I found the ticket that someone threw away" or  "I plan to give my winnings to the needy" and etc. just invite trouble.

RJOh