TODD   what's  with  the    pictures   of  the   sea  creature???///

I  could   see - PSYKOMO  -  doing  that ;

 but  , I  don't  get  it  and  its  making  me  afraid  to  go in the   water ; 

For those who don't get the subtle message, my pictures had as much relevancy to what I was posting as reposting the ticket images had in the messages of the person I was responding to.

"we  are  Professional  players and she  is  nott  as  well  informed  as  we  are  here   on  LP  ;" 

I seriously doubt that you or anybody else makes a living playing the lottery but it's true that LP members should know enough not to tape two halves from two different tickets together whether the ticket dispenser cut them or not. If you look closely, you'll notice when she taped them, she matched up the back side.

Anybody over 21 can buy a lottery ticket and there are no rules saying they actually have to know what they're buying. It's like when you see a long line at the checkout counter and hear "price check on aisle 9" because somebody had to grab the only item without a price on it.

 "HER  FIRST  THOUGHT  WAS  TO  TRUST  THE  SYSTEM  ,"

Or more like "try to beat" the system. Do you honestly believe that was one ticket cut accidentally?

"JUST  LIKE  MILLIONS  OF  PEOPLE  WHO   TRUSTED  THE  911  COMMISSION ,ONLY  TO  FIND  OUT  LATTER  THE  FACTS  JUST   DON'T   ADD  UP ;" 

Who shot JR Ewing?

"Patricia Manzitto and her lawyer know the ticket is not a winning ticket but they are trying to make an argument similar to that of a Florida woman two years ago when she bought a scratch-off on which a number hadn't been completely printed and matched another one on her ticket for $250K."

Was that the case where the "3" was scratched off from "13" to make it look like a "1"? 

"Manzitto's lawyer is arguing that if the two halves sold to her client could be made to look like a winner on first glance then it should be treated as one."

Wonder what Manzitto will argue if his client is charged with fraud for cutting and taping two losing tickets together and trying to claim it as a winner?

Todd  how  did  you  get  that  ticket  copy??/ Thats   good   reporting  I  have  never  seen  a  TV  or  newspaper  account  of  this  story.......this   woman  pride  was  hurt  so  she   Sued  the  Lottery; 

The ticket image was online on one of the News sites, at least the one I got. I first heard this mentioned on the "Court of Kuby" segment on 770WABC radio, and then it appeared on 7online and 1010WINS along with a picture of the actual ticket. I told Todd about it and then it later also appeared on Eyewitness News.

I am eagerly awaiting the follow-up (hopefully) of what really happened.

Why, thank you.  ("good reporting")

Lots of information is out there, but it requires some digging. 

For stories like this one, which are fairly complex, I usually research the story using several different sources, and sometimes that can dig up info and images that are not covered in the national news media.

Did you know that Kuby is going bye-bye?  From what I understand, Imus is taking the morning slot, and Curtis and John Gambling are teaming up after that.

Well  ,  first  you  got  the  facts  a  little  twisted....being  a  Professional  does  not  only  mean  you  make  a  living  playing  the  lottery;

Sometimes  its  ...SO  long  as  I  live  Iwill  play  the  lottery ...and  I  use  resources  that  regular  everyday  people  never   have  seen  this  web  site  nor  use  my  new  power system  ..its  my  way  of  life  ..lotery  before  my  mourning  coffee  and  lotttery  before  I  go  to  sleep  at  night ,studing  the  Board ....who  was  Jr EWING ???before  my  time ???

"being  a  Professional  does  not  only  mean  you  make  a  living  playing  the  lottery;"

I suppose you could define a professional as an expert in their field and in skill games like Poker I would agree. Where is the skill when 70% of Mega Millions and Powerball jackpot winners bought QPs?

"its  my  way  of  life  ..lotery  before  my  mourning  coffee  and  lotttery  before  I  go  to  sleep  at  night ,studing  the  Board "

That could also define obsession.

"who  was  Jr EWING ???"

JR was a character in a TV mini-series called Dallas that was known for its season ending cliffhangers. You were talking about conspiracies and cover-ups and people were trying to figure out "who shot JR?" for months.

(edited to add: Kristen)