Man finally wins lottery claim from washed-up ticket

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CASH Only — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 14:42:56 GMT

A radio station in my area did just that in 1999.

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golotto — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 03:15:07 GMT

washing machines tumble dryers can also be used for drawing numbers

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CASH Only — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 19:14:18 GMT

I hope clear glue.

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Maverick — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 02:29:33 GMT

almost impossible for them to have come from different tickets.WOW, either this guy can do magic with Elmers Glue, or he really is innocent

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ineed9million — Sat, 19 Mar 2005 23:01:36 GMT

too bad for that guy...he probably spent 50,000 on paying his lawyers

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CASH Only — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 20:35:25 GMT

That's a long time.

Man finally wins lottery claim from washed-up ticket

Lottery Post — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 16:06:00 GMT

A Spaniard has won a six-year court battle to claim the equivalent of about $50,000 US from a winning lottery ticket that went through a washing machine and came out in pieces.The organization running the lottery, the National Organization of Blind Spaniards, had refused to pay out on grounds the pieces might stem from a scam - a bunch of tickets washed intentionally and then snippets put together to look like a ticket with the winning five-digit number.But a Madrid court ruled Thursday that pla... [ More ]