$93 million lottery winner has yet to claim her prize

Comment #14

ialady — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:18:55 GMT

The winner happens to be my great aunt. She did not even knew she won until she saw the security tape on television. She is currently working with an attorney and financial planner. She will be coming forward either this week or the first part of next week. She will take the lump sum as she is a little older than the reported Thirty years old. Any more information you want, well ask...might just give it to ya!!!

Love from Iowa

Comment #13

Just6ntlc — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:59:27 GMT

The winner was Mrs. Taylor. I hope Mrs. Taylor claims the prize to step forward to take cash option and not have financial problems later in life. There were 24 straight rolls without a jackpot winner on this run. The previous record number of rolls is 23 in 2006.

Comment #12

Stack47 — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:29:58 GMT

There are many reasons why a lottery winner would wait to claim it but there is also the chance that person doesn't know they are holding winning ticket. The store owner may have viewed the tape for that reason or maybe he was just curious, but either way it's still his tape. Since the article doesn't say the tape was released to the public and there is no reason to assume it will be.

Comment #11

Stack47 — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:50:21 GMT

I've always wondered if these security camera clocks were synched to the lottery machine clocks?

Probably not but a lottery terminal printout would show at what time that ticket was bought and they checked the security tapes to see who bought tickets around that time. I doubt the security tape will be shown even if the winner decides to go the Bunky Bartlett route.

Comment #10

LuckyLilly — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:11:43 GMT

I agree! I would feel violated if I were that woman.

Comment #9

wizeguy — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:05:42 GMT

Congrats to the lucky winner! Another one for the QuikPiks!

I hope the store owner has the sense not to say anything to her about it within earshot of anybody else if at all until she says something first. I think if I said anything it would be We had a big winner sold here, please check your tickets and nothing else.

I've always wondered if these security camera clocks were synched to the lottery machine clocks

Comment #8

Uncle Jim — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:21:45 GMT

This is just horrible! Neither the store nor the lottery has any business looking at the security tape. Leave the woman alone and let her get her affairs in order!

Jim

Comment #7

DoubleDown — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:11:27 GMT

I hope they don't plaster the video all over the news and the net..

Whatever happens, privacy should be respected.

Comment #6

delS — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:10:42 GMT

I agree. I hope they restrain themselves from rsuhing to out the person. I don't think they will, the person will surface in due time.

Comment #5

MissNYC — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:28:10 GMT

How typical of Cali, everyone's on camera.

Comment #4

SoBe Yourself — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:05:23 GMT

Ouch. That would suck in so many different ways.

Comment #3

Guru101 — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:24:13 GMT

I'm sure every business owner would want the winner to come forward so they can get their big bonus for selling the ticket. In a worst case scenario, what a nightmare it would be for the owner if the winner walked into the store tommorrow and the owner tells them You're the winner! , and then the winner says OMG! I threw away the ticket! . Not nearly as bad as the actual winner, but that would very bad. Looks like this owner will have to wait.

Comment #2

tnlotto1 — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:53:12 GMT

i can understand the lottery officials looking at the photo after a few months of someone not claiming it but it is still very early so i hope they dont release that photo to the public anytime soon because the winner may be seeking financial advice and wants to choose when to come forward with the ticket and reveal her identity

Comment #1

Raven62 — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:26:58 GMT

Congratulations to the Mystery Winner

$93 million lottery winner has yet to claim her prize

Lottery Post — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:11:00 GMT

Gas station owner Simon Kim has looked at the photograph of the woman captured on security tape dozens of times since Friday night, when she came into the business and purchased a winning lottery ticket worth a staggering $93 million.

Kim said he recognizes the woman, who visits his Bay Farm Island station at least once a week.

He just doesn't know her name.

Neither do California Lottery officials, who late Thursday afternoon were still waiting for her to come forward to claim the money... [ More ]