Couple Claims $4.6 Million Lottery Prize With Hour To Spare

Comment #30

csfb — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 15:18:59 GMT

Ha, ha, ha... You just made my day

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libra926 — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 19:41:40 GMT

HI CASH N'CARRY...12/19/05No, I won't miss it, to me it was a waste of money. I admitt to being spoiled by M M......

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CASH Only — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 21:32:34 GMT

libra:Isn't 3/6 in Maryland Lotto $2? It's a much smaller game than NY Lotto. Will you miss MD Lotto

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libra926 — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:15:20 GMT

HI CASH N'CARRY.......HAPPY TUESDAY......12/13NOW, that's also true because I have some smaller wins...very small, that I haven't bothered to turn in and yet I go into the store that sold them to me all the time...I'm not as interested in those, but if I ever get terribly hungry and need to buy some Bread...lolollolol..I can make a sandwich..........lololololololol

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CASH Only — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:04:08 GMT

Many people don't bother to cash in their smaller wins. I wonder what percentage of the $1 token prize for 3/6 in NY Lotto goes unclaimed.

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libra926 — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:13:11 GMT

Point well made CHEWIE but even among the working class there are people who play this game, the Powerball and many others who simply enjoy the gamble....and don't watch their tickets.....or when they win, don't change their lifestyles.....such as the two brothers who were also working class janitors/maintenance men...who decided to return to work after winning millions, never indulged themselves w/luxories....they wwere written about here in the LP and we all commented about how amazin... [ More ]

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demonter — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 01:35:56 GMT

Alot of people play for the heck of it. It's an urban legend that only poor, desperate people waste their money on Lottery tickets. Take our Senator Millionaire... made the world-wide news; or, Jack Whitaker from West Virginia, he too was already a millionaire contractor; half the people who win BIG Jackpots are comfortably middle class or better. In my town, a guy who owned a big restaurant hit for 3 million; the Whites in May 2004 hit the largest POWERBALL jackpot in PA history-netted $110 m... [ More ]

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Chewie — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 01:28:51 GMT

They were working class people. He a truck driver, she worked in an office.

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libra926 — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 21:09:45 GMT

HAPPY SUNDAY JUST You know, as I think about it seriously, some people play, just for the heck of it and really don't care much wether they win or lose. If they win that's nice, but it's not that important. Some people have so much money already, that it's not an issue one way or another. As in the Case of the US Senator who recently won $864,000.00......He didn't need the money, it was just fun for him to win....I suspect this may be the case w/that couple as well...... [ More ]

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demonter — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 16:44:47 GMT

...THE TRUTH IS INDEED STRANGER THAN FICTION...i HAVE TO IMPROVE MY TYPING.

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demonter — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 16:42:28 GMT

Maybe this type of behavior explains some of the fabulous JACKPOTS that go unclaimed each year. My story is sadly true. Thanks to everyone who responded; it goes to show that sometimes the truth is indeed starnger than fiction-Demonter

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justxploring — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 00:37:51 GMT

Wow! What drama. Almost sounds like one of those rumors you hear, except it really happened. Just to add my 2 cents...I'm also surprised that the terminal was still available to check the ticket at that hour. They're lucky there wasn't a power or line failure. I've been to stores where the machines were off-line, i.e., after the hurricanes, even when we had our electricity back. One thing I don't understand is how they didn't know there was an unclaimed winning ticket until the last minute. If... [ More ]

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libra926 — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 21:34:09 GMT

HAPPY SATURDAY.......12/10LOLOLOLOL........that's like waiting for the Bus to come, it arrives, but he doesn't get on it, because there is no place to sit, even though it's not crowded. He decides to wait for the next bus, which is also not crowded, but without an empty seat...So again, he waits.....LOLOLOLLO

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libra926 — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 21:26:25 GMT

12/10CHEWIE:......LOLOLOLOL.........you are determined to make me (LMAO)....LOLOLOL.. I am......

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Iesha Kelly — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 17:00:19 GMT

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BabyJC — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 17:00:07 GMT

Lmat - Thanks for explaining the circumstances. All I can say is WOW -- They're even luckier than I thought

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DoubleDown — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 14:28:05 GMT

I have a box containing my non-winning tickets for 2005. It's overflowing, but the good news is I get to start a new one soon.I do this for tax purposes, but I gotta admit that when I add them up at tax time it is a dose of reality.....we never really miss the $ when we do it a little at a time, do we ?But the real point here is that these tickets have been checked and double checked, so I will not be like the happy couple above- there's no winner hiding in the box.I agree with Chewie- they play... [ More ]

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smd173 — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 14:12:12 GMT

I hope you have access to his trashcan.

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BaristaExpress — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 03:32:11 GMT

It all depends on the person behind the counter if they wish to turn the machine off at 10:00 PM, because they don't wish to hassle it any more for the night. We have a lot of the stores here close at midnight and I know of a few that shut it down as late as 11:30 PM. Like I said before it all depends on the person behind the counter.

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sirbrad — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 02:34:01 GMT

I thought terminals were turned off also by 11pm

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Chewie — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 01:09:23 GMT

Image would be a driver; so would the thought of a prolonged lawsuit. I'm standing there holding a validated ticket and they won't pay? The publicity would make them the bad guys no matter what happened. Then the legislatures would have gotten involved and heads would have rolled. Some one messing with the golden calf is a No-No! Better to pay them and keep your $150K plus job.

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lmatlaw — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 00:16:58 GMT

I live in Denver and this was featured prominently on the local news. The lottery office wasn't open at 11:16PM, but this couple called the local TV station who had publicized the story and told them to go to the nearest lottery outlet to get their ticket validated before midnight. They went to a local convenience store at 11:16PM and got the ticket validated at the lottery terminal.The next day lottery officials told them that they were too late because they had to get the ticket to them by 5PM... [ More ]

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fja — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 23:07:34 GMT

Tell him next time to pull out a $5 bill and toss it on the ground. Its better to have played and lost, then to have never played at all. Unless you dont check your numbers. Then why bother.

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demonter — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 22:04:51 GMT

Do you think these two are dumb? I know a guy who throws Lottery tickets away without checking them because he claims, What are the chances I won ?I asked him, why bother buying Lottery tickets ?The answer, You gotta be in it to win it .This is the truth, I kid you not.

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CASH Only — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 22:04:12 GMT

In some states, the 60-day clock in which to choose cash starts with the drawing (eg Florida and Missouri.) They would have been stuck with annuity payments if CO did the same.

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fja — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:37:40 GMT

11:17 PM You just found out you won, no time to celebrate, plan, or decide......you have to start making calls. They probably felt like they hadn't taken a breath in those hours after they found the ticket.....Nice job...nice find....good catch.....great second effort.....way to make something happen....

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Chewie — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:30:28 GMT

They would have gotten a different reaction from the New Jersey Lottery, I've never had to ask the same question more then four times, or wait longer then two months for a response. They're right there for the consumer

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BabyJC — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 19:47:08 GMT

They may regret having needlessly worked hard for the last 6 months, but they are going to have very happy holidays! I don't understand why the lottery office was open at 11:16 pm? Most lottery offices are only open 9-5, etc. They are lucky they got some official person to validate their ticket so late at night. What a close call

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Chewie — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 18:23:07 GMT

They play twice a week, every week, and don't check the numbers for a win? Sheesh. I need to lower my expectations of life.

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Raven62 — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:56:11 GMT

Who said lightening (LUCK) doesn't strike twice in the same place?It was LUCK that won them the $4.6 mil prize.It was LUCK that got them to recheck their tickets and claim the prize before it expired.

Couple Claims $4.6 Million Lottery Prize With Hour To Spare

Lottery Post — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:45:05 GMT

An Arvada, Colo., couple decided to check their unclaimed lottery tickets after hearing that a June 8 Lotto drawing had a $4.6 million unclaimed prize.Richard and Leslie Crosby went through their unchecked tickets and found the winning ticket. They verified the ticket at 11:17 p.m., less than an hour before the prize payout was set to expire. We are pretty dumbfounded, Leslie Crosby said Tuesday.The couple plays the lottery every Wednesday and Saturday, according to lottery officials.They chose... [ More ]