A Louisiana man who won a $200,000 jackpot said he had to rescue the winning ticket from the trash after it was thrown away by a family member.
Bryan Cureington, 35, of Monroe told Louisiana Lottery officials that a family member scratched off his $10 Make My Year lottery ticket for him and tossed it in the garbage when they determined it wasn't a winner.
Cureington said he rescued the ticket, purchased from the Muse Food Mart in Monroe, from the trash to double-check it and discovered it was a $200,000 top prize winner.
The lucky winner went home with $142,000 after state and federal tax withholdings.
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There's a guy on the you tube who goes dumpster diving for discarded scratch offs and finds winners!
When it comes to Money: It's best to Scratch your own Tickets!
Congratulations to Bryan Cureington for winning $142,000.00!! That would make most players happy.
That ticket was definitely worth a second look.
Crazy
Doubt its me. I do this daily inside the Pilot store. One day a well heeled woman was playing over and over again the lottery machine. There is an ATM right next to it--how convenient. Anyway I went through all her tickets and there was a $200 winner. Took it to another store to cash it and this guy says that's my ticket. You know I told him off, darn liar.
Cureington said he rescued the ticket, purchased from the Muse Food Mart in Monroe, from the trash to double-check it
If he had to "double-check" it, why did he have somebody check it in the first place?
Why not just scan it right away after you buy it.
Maybe he had his significant other or a young child scratch it, thought it wasn't a winner, tossed it with a few other non winners in the trash before he was able to double check it. My wife has found a winner on one of mine and vice-versa that we had each missed....I could see the mistake easily happening... good catch, congrats and enjoy
One man's trash is another man's treasure!
I often I often wonder if I've ever accidentally thrown away a big winner.
l want my " system" of playing the lottery to go rogue, by rescuing me from my constant losing.
You don't have a gambling problem. You have a winning problem.
Yes.....we should all be that lucky !!!....I probably would have spent part of it on Bags of Pork Skins beer and a camaflaged pick up truck....just sayin’