Woman Cashes Lottery Ticket From 1992

Comment #12

justxploring — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 06:52:02 GMT

mcdonald's is not honoring that free big mac promotion from 1987 i won in a school contest. i wouldn't expect them to. likewise, i wouldn't expect the state to honor a claim after the expiration date for claiming; and no way from a lottery that's a decade and a half old. but that's just me. I'm laughing because Iesha's post is on the first page, and I couldn't remember exactly what everyone wrote. (hey, these days I'm lucky if I can find my car when I leave the supermarket.) So I coincidenta... [ More ]

Comment #11

justxploring — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 05:58:33 GMT

That was the first thought that popped into my head too - not only interest, but housing. 10 years ago it was possible to purchase a home where I live for $90,000. That same home is now over $300,000. I'm sure the market in Australia has grown too.I also agree with Iesha that it's not the purchaser's money until it's claimed. I was thinking about that as I just threw away some expired coupons! I always have these buy one/get one free deals, but I can't possibly wolf down 3 pizzas or 2 burgers... [ More ]

Comment #10

jim695 — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 05:40:13 GMT

From the article: ...a spokesman for New South Wales state Gaming Minister Grant McBride said on condition of anonymity... ______________________________________________________________________________________Can I quote you on that???So much for anonymity. Unless, of course, Minister McB has an army of spokemen...

Comment #9

KyMystikal — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:58:03 GMT

Yes, but the lotteries could use a reasonable time limit. To me 365 days is reasonable. 180 days is what a lot of states use. What if you were from California and went to visit family in FL for a yearly Christmas trip and while there you played the Cash 3 for a week and won. Is it reasonable for one to travel all that way for a ticket anywhere from $40-$500? I could see the trip if one won the fantasy 5, mega money, lotto, or even the cash 4 if hit straight and besides if the lotto and mega mone... [ More ]

Comment #8

Iesha Kelly — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:17:47 GMT

actually, it's not your money. it's the lottery's money until you claim it. if a person doesn't claim it in the time period specified by the law -- a time period anyone buying said ticket agrees to by playing the lottery in the first place -- no one owes the ticket holder a dime. it's not earned money. it's found money. it's won money. gotta suck it up.mcdonald's is not honoring that free big mac promotion from 1987 i won in a school contest. i wouldn't expect them to. likewise, i wouldn't... [ More ]

Comment #7

Chewie — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 13:10:51 GMT

Are you mistakingly thinking you should have rights, and the government should honor those rights? What laws have you been reading? Must be one that was written to benefit the rich.

Comment #6

st.germain — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 00:45:59 GMT

It's her money that bought the ticket and now her money ...now that she won. She should be able to do what ever she wants with it. It's called choice .Here in the states we should also be able to cash it in whenever we want (with interest).

Comment #5

st.germain — Sat, 21 Jan 2006 00:41:23 GMT

That is the way it should be here. If you win a ticket worth millions...why is it that the states want you to cash it in within a year? It's your money and your ticket. You should be able to cash a winning ticket whenever you feel ready to. Even if it is ten years later. Where is a lawyer when ya' need one....maybe we can change the way our money is disbursed in this country. I know it is big business with the states taking the cash from sales and trying to invest it so they can make a profit... [ More ]

Comment #4

powerplayer — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:50:00 GMT

Wow...nice win!!She didn't loose interest. Actually it's good she won now. Think how quick it would been spent back in 1992.The U.S dollor is worth more now. Interest rates are up for investment.If she is smart she will invest it now pluse everything over the 14 years that she has invested or saved if she did on top of winnings.Lucky S.O.B. She was a random lottery pick.......

Comment #3

qutgnt — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:48:48 GMT

Another reason why overseas lotteries blow away American lotteries, besides the taxes, over inflated annuitized jackpots, small payouts, lack of respect for the player, and now more than a year to collect prizes! I still would rather live here then anywhere

Comment #2

JAG331 — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:40:22 GMT

What a nice surprise! 14 years later.That's a lot of lost interest if she would've invested it.

Comment #1

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:45:16 GMT

wow if she would've been in the united states her time would've ran out a long long time back.she sure is lucky they don't have a time limit.

Woman Cashes Lottery Ticket From 1992

Lottery Post — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:42:09 GMT

In a case of better late then never, an Australian woman has collected 100,000 Australian dollars (US$74,810) after cashing in a lottery ticket more than a decade after it was bought, an official said Friday.The woman, who asked not to be identified, collected her winnings this week after discovering the ticket lodged in a greeting card she found in her home, a spokesman for New South Wales state Gaming Minister Grant McBride said on condition of anonymity he said was departmental policy.The lot... [ More ]