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Sep 3, 2004, 8:49 am (10 comments)
It was indeed a lucky day for a Washington, D.C. man who bought a winning $25,000 lottery ticket, had it stolen and got it back within a two-hour span.
The man bought the ticket in a convenience store in northeast Washington and as he left, en route to the lottery offices to collect his prize, another man, who had been standing behind him, snatched the ticket and ran, the Washington Post said.
Within two hours, officers arrested the alleged thief and reunited the victim with his ticket. Minutes later, the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board had cut the man a check for his winnings, minus federal taxes, police said.
Police had staked out the lottery offices and arrested a man and woman showed up to cash the ticket. The couple told police they were doing a friend a favor and, at police direction, called the friend and told him to join them. He did and was immediately arrested.
UPI
lol
it sounds like a comedy of errors! lol
wow..they cut checks on the spot..i never won enoguh to go tot the office,,but didnt think they gave prizes ovr 5k so quick.
he was very lucky two times that day. Please keep your emotions to yourself if you win a large amount until you are in a safe area. He probably advertised out loud that he won a large sum. There are many desperate people who would do serious bodly harm to you for one third that amount.
I would pummel that person into the ground once caught. I believe most states will cut checks right on spot as long as your provide social security info and stuff and the amount is either less than 50k or 25k.
The winner should try some Hot Lotto now that the jackpot is $10 million.
wouldn't be a bad idea.
In other words, a good idea.
very good. tomorrow, we'll discuss multiplication CASH.
Divide and conquer.