Men who threw away $100,000 scratch ticket now seek prize

Comment #22

bd2lucky — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 19:22:04 GMT

finders keepers, loosers weepers

Comment #21

fja — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 19:08:22 GMT

yep mums the word, Just like that one guy who won, and wouldn't even tell the lottery people why he had held on to the ticket for so long, he didn't let them say anything about him.....

Comment #20

tg636 — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 13:37:36 GMT

I totally agree. If you find a winner, quietly put in your pocket, don't say a word, and look it over at home. Don't even tell your friends you found it - who needs to know? Wait 3 weeks or 3 months and cash it in at some other store in some other town. Quote: Originally posted by RJOh on February 26, 2005Quote: Originally posted by crash on February 26, 2005Hey 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... [ More ]

Comment #19

RJOh — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 02:23:26 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by crash on February 26, 2005Hey 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. 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 aw... [ More ]

Comment #18

crash — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 16:50:45 GMT

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.

Comment #17

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 02:39:56 GMT

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

Comment #16

Justin — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 00:18:36 GMT

the moral of the story isCHECK YOUR OWN TICKETS. and if you dont.DONT COMPLAIN TO US ABOUT IT IF ITS A WINNERThey 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 an... [ More ]

Comment #15

MADDOG10 — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 00:03:52 GMT

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...

Comment #14

fja — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 23:38:00 GMT

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

Comment #13

tg636 — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 22:09:59 GMT

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.

Comment #12

Rick G — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 21:07:50 GMT

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

Comment #11

KyMystikal — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 20:44:57 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by lazyjim on February 25, 2005I 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.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... [ More ]

Comment #10

Potential — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 20:31:18 GMT

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

Comment #9

four4me — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:52:54 GMT

you cant cancel a mega mil ticket in maryland. And you cant cancel some promotionel tickets. You can cancel all others if you do so before the draw.This story is about a scratch off ticket. That an employee pilfered from the customer. It's no wonder the customer found out about it the story about the employee cashing it was all over the internet last week and was even on AOL's front page.

Comment #8

RJOh — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:52:22 GMT

In Ohio, you can still cancel the local games, but not the MegaMillions tickets. RJOh

Comment #7

DoctorEw220 — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:45:53 GMT

now most states will not cancel tickets.

Comment #6

RJOh — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:40:18 GMT

These guys are going feel sh**** on if they find out it was just a publicity stump pulled by the actual winner, she can always claim it was just a joke. Ohio once published a story about a $8M jackpot ticket that was canceled by a women who played the wrong numbers by mistake and now most people will buy any extra tickets printed mistakenly rather the have them canceled, I know I do. I doubted the story from the beginning because who would be dumb enough to tell anyone they found something tha... [ More ]

Comment #5

lazyjim — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:37:50 GMT

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.

Comment #4

four4me — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:34:06 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by JAP69 on February 25, 2005 I knew this was going to happen.Me too........ and i see some polygraph testing in the works if the employee jipped the guys then we'll here more about this story soon. I agree that the guys that bought the ticket should have been able to tell for themselves if it was a winner but who knows they might not be americans and couldn't read it. However they trusted the person to check the ticket as being a winner of a fourty dollar prize they sho... [ More ]

Comment #3

qutgnt — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:23:52 GMT

They are idiots for not knowing the ticket was a winner themselves, but if its true the clerk told them it wasnt a winner based on what the machine said then the machine is liable. Or the employee which would make the store liable. Just hard to tell here if it was an honest mistake or not. Indiana who makes a mint anyway should just pay them off this once time and claim it was an honest mistake. Just fix the RNG for a few drawing to spit out no pick three winners

Comment #2

DoctorEw220 — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:22:40 GMT

too bad for the men., had they signed the ticket, they would have a case, but it's a matter of finder's keepers. the men may have a god case against the Hoosier Lottery though, since it was their machine that resulted in the discarding of the ticket.

Comment #1

JAP69 — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:18:52 GMT

I knew this was going to happen.

Men who threw away $100,000 scratch ticket now seek prize

Lottery Post — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:12:00 GMT

Two men who say they bought a scratch-off lottery ticket and threw it away are seeking the $100,000 prize a woman claimed after she plucked it from a cafe's trash can.The men -- Ron Douglas of Waldron and Ron Vinson of Shelbyville, Indiana -- have hired a lawyer who said he sent a formal request to Hoosier Lottery officials for a $100,000 payment.Attorney Lee McNeely said he also talked about the situation with Ellen Corcella, the lottery's security director. The letter that I forwarded to them... [ More ]