Lost lottery ticket worth $25,000 returned to owner

Comment #8

TigerAngel — Sun, 25 Dec 2005 22:41:07 GMT

Comment #7

Rip Snorter — Sun, 25 Dec 2005 21:50:02 GMT

Maybe God was just providing contrast between signing a ticket and losing it, and throwing it away without signing it to have it found by a dumpster-diver.Or maybe God didn't want this guy to have this ticket back, but the meter reader was an agent of Satan, brought it back to lay claim to the guy's soul.Or maybe it wasn't so much God at work here, as just the Coincidence Coordinators coordinating things in such a way as to provide amusement and edification to LP members. Who ended up with the... [ More ]

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mylollipop — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 07:58:16 GMT

God, was perhaps showing you that He provides. Did you thank God for the winnings before you ran to tell the wifey? Maybe you took all for granted. Believe me, if God did not want you to have it, you would not have gotten it back. This was a wise investment; now make sure you use what was given to you in a way that glorifies God's name. You were financially blessed

Comment #5

CASH Only — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:25:32 GMT

He doesn't remember how he lost the ticket?If you want to throw your money away in NY, play Lotto 6/59.

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Sentia — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 17:42:52 GMT

I kind of feel that I should have been using that for our charities instead of just throwing the money away, he said. I think God was telling me ... that I need to be dependent on him and not on lotteries and jobs and anything else. God will always provide for me. Now that he's won, he considers playing the lottery to be throwing the money away. Ironic. I would hope that he would consider himself blessed. God did in fact provide for him by giving him a winning $25,000 ticket. I've always... [ More ]

Comment #3

Iesha Kelly — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 17:06:57 GMT

.. yeah. that 'partially scratched off' name is the clue-in. well, at least he got some of it back. this is a bad thing to say, but this is how i feel: bad karma to the ***hole who tried to steal something that wasn't his. people are greedy. reminds me of the elecia battle thing, when people were searching for that lost lottery ticket and talking about keeping it for themselves if they found it.

Comment #2

BabyJC — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:17:02 GMT

I don't think this is a nice story. It sounds like the guy who found the winning ticket on the ground first tried to scratch the winner's signature off the ticket; when it was likely getting difficult and the ticket was also getting ruined, he then went to plan B instead -- contacting the winner to ask (read demand) $2,500 instead. And now the winner's winnings are all tied-up in red tape because of it. Bah-humbug

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Chewie — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 12:29:57 GMT

Hummm, one of the nce stories. People will occassionally show their good side and when they do, it should be 10 inch headlines in the New York Times. $2.5K or not, he did the right thing.

Lost lottery ticket worth $25,000 returned to owner

Lottery Post — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 11:57:37 GMT

Mike Sargent doesn't put much stock in karma. Luck isn't his thing either.But in getting back a lost winning lottery ticket worth $25,000, a little of both may have come into play along with some divine intervention.Like the lead character in the new NBC sitcom My Name is Earl, Sargent lost the scratch-off ticket moments after he realized he'd hit the jackpot and, through several incredible coincidences, had it returned days later.In the television show, losing the ticket inspires Earl, a down... [ More ]