Clerk's error makes N.J. man a $100,000 winner

Nov 18, 2009, 10:09 am (20 comments)

New Jersey Lottery

BRIDGETON, N.J. — A Bridgeton, New Jersey, resident has a store clerk's error to thank for his purchase of a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $100,000.

Indian Fields Market sold the winning Aces High scratch-off lottery ticket Monday night, store owner Domenic Galle said.

"The guy really didn't ask for that ticket," Galle said. "The clerk gave him that ticket by mistake. He asked for Deuces Wild."

The clerk realized her mistake after the customer left the store.

"She said, 'I gave the man the wrong ticket. Let me catch him before he drives out.'" Galle said.

The customer was already gone. "Maybe it was meant to be," Galle told the clerk.

And so it was.

"An hour later, he walked in with the big one," Galle said.

The winner has declined to be identified.

This is not the first time Indian Fields has sold a winning ticket. The store sold a winning Pick 6 ticket worth $6.8 million about eight years ago, Galle said. Other big Indian Fields winners have included a $354,000 Pick 5 ticket and a $30,000 Tic-Tac-Toe scratch-off.

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Thanks to LckyLary for the tip.

Cumberland County News

Comments

Raven62's avatarRaven62

If You're Meant To Win: You'll Win! Thumbs Up

Congrats To: The Winner!

ThatScaryChick's avatarThatScaryChick

Congrats to the winner! I bet, he is glad to have gotten that mistake ticket. Yes Nod

tiggs95's avatartiggs95

Like I have said over and over you win more by mistakes and QP's..Luck is all this game is..There is no way you can handicap ping pong balls and scratchoffs..People are probably sick of me writing this but that's what lottery is luck..People can keep track of what numbers have not come in but it's all luck..I'm out..

Dollar419's avatarDollar419

Talk about about being in the right place, at the exact right timeDanceTHE LUCK OF THE DRAW...I wish I could win on a mistake like that

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER--WELL DESERVEDHurray!

rdgrnr's avatarrdgrnr

Quote: Originally posted by tiggs95 on Nov 18, 2009

Like I have said over and over you win more by mistakes and QP's..Luck is all this game is..There is no way you can handicap ping pong balls and scratchoffs..People are probably sick of me writing this but that's what lottery is luck..People can keep track of what numbers have not come in but it's all luck..I'm out..

That's funny Tiggs, you and I were just talking about those lucky mistakes the other day on another thread. I could use a big mistake or two right about now.

Maybe I'll try mumbling the next time I ask for a ticket and they'll accidentally give me a winner. If I win big I'll write a book about it and title it "The Mumbling Factor," subtitled "How To Become Rich And Famous Through Strategic Mumbling." Guaranteed blockbuster. Maybe I should start writing it now just in case.

rowlettewheel

good deal for that person hopefully they will put  it to GOOD use

diamondpalace's avatardiamondpalace

Nice win.

Todd's avatarTodd

Quote: Originally posted by Raven62 on Nov 18, 2009

If You're Meant To Win: You'll Win! Thumbs Up

Congrats To: The Winner!

Sounds like you're been speaking to VisionDude! Wink  (I do agree with the sentiment.)

Nino224's avatarNino224

Quote: Originally posted by rdgrnr on Nov 18, 2009

That's funny Tiggs, you and I were just talking about those lucky mistakes the other day on another thread. I could use a big mistake or two right about now.

Maybe I'll try mumbling the next time I ask for a ticket and they'll accidentally give me a winner. If I win big I'll write a book about it and title it "The Mumbling Factor," subtitled "How To Become Rich And Famous Through Strategic Mumbling." Guaranteed blockbuster. Maybe I should start writing it now just in case.

LMFAO!!!

Nino224's avatarNino224

Quote: Originally posted by tiggs95 on Nov 18, 2009

Like I have said over and over you win more by mistakes and QP's..Luck is all this game is..There is no way you can handicap ping pong balls and scratchoffs..People are probably sick of me writing this but that's what lottery is luck..People can keep track of what numbers have not come in but it's all luck..I'm out..

Truer words have never been spoken. That's why I'm gonna go and buy some qp's right now along with some scratch-offs, AND I'm gonna do it in SWAHILI, a language I've never spoken. All part of my new money-making strategy to confuse and mesmerize the hapless clerk. 

Wish me luck, y'all!!

GOGEWOONTING!!!!

maringoman's avatarmaringoman

wow, the man must've chocked when he saw the tickets worth.

Guru101's avatarGuru101

I always buy mistake tickets. There was a girl at this local store I buy my lottery tickets at and one day I asked her for a $10 Hoosier Lotto quickpick. The machine spit out the $10 ticket, but then I saw another $1 ticket come out. I don't what she did to make that happen, she did it by accident. Anyway, she set it aside and brought the $10 ticket over, and I said "Hey, I'll take that ticket too". LOL. Honestly, I'd much rather be the person that bought the mistake ticket than the person that didn't.

Nino224's avatarNino224

Quote: Originally posted by Guru101 on Nov 19, 2009

I always buy mistake tickets. There was a girl at this local store I buy my lottery tickets at and one day I asked her for a $10 Hoosier Lotto quickpick. The machine spit out the $10 ticket, but then I saw another $1 ticket come out. I don't what she did to make that happen, she did it by accident. Anyway, she set it aside and brought the $10 ticket over, and I said "Hey, I'll take that ticket too". LOL. Honestly, I'd much rather be the person that bought the mistake ticket than the person that didn't.

Amen to that. I always buy those, including when the clerk prints the wrong tix for the customer in front of me.

lottocalgal's avatarlottocalgal

Quote: Originally posted by Raven62 on Nov 18, 2009

If You're Meant To Win: You'll Win! Thumbs Up

Congrats To: The Winner!

Im with you . Im beginning to think that its not about luck.  its about destiny, your personal fate.  I think about not just lottery but all the things in life that just HAPPEN to people. job, family lottery, cancer.  In terms of the lottery, I think of someone lets say like Bob Sehsted.  It was so called luck that he won that 500k right,  but look at how many clerks cheat customers out of winnings.  But in his case the clerk signed the ticket and presented it like anyone else.  What would make the lottery reps ask him where he bought the ticket. then go on to "find the real owner"  many times you read of people claiming theft only to have the lottery office put their hands up once the money is paid out to whomever signed the ticket.  NO Bob Sehested was meant to have that money for whatever reason and fate forced the outcome.  I think thats the way it is.  And thank God is has nothing to do with good people winning because we see criminals winning the lottery as well.  So I can feel safe that I play my numbers and win or not win.  If its for me, it will be.

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