Man finds $50,000 lottery ticket, returns it to owner

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emilyg — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:07:20 GMT

great story

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jarasan — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:19:16 GMT

Good karma.

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dumars798 — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:06:37 GMT

WTG

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Captain Lotto — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:43:23 GMT

Good deeds have their own rewards.

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sclotto — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:16:11 GMT

If someone was honest enough to return a winning ticket or scratch-off to me that I had accidently left behind or dropped, I would surely give that person a portion of my winnings. I would at least give 5 or 10 percent to that person. Good job George

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JimmySand9 — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:14:25 GMT

Well, CT doesn't put validation codes on their tickets like most states, so I can see how that can happen.

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AceKicka — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:47:43 GMT

Something tells me that this store owner is about to receive MUCH more.

............. good lookin' out

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Litebets27 — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 20:17:12 GMT

Good for him!!! God bless an honest man!

litebets

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justxploring — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:49:52 GMT

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Tenaj — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:49:12 GMT

Honesty, integrity, whatever it was that made him give the ticket back, Good Job! I'm sure the player will break him off a piece in gratitude and it's a win win situation.

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Guru101 — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:16:33 GMT

Wow, talk about honesty. Hardly anyone would do that nowadays.

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PrisonerSix — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:32:52 GMT

Wow. You don't see honesty like that anymore.

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Uff Da! — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:59:58 GMT

The store owner's honesty will likely net him more dedicated customers.

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takeitez — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:44:29 GMT

Pay It Forward

way to go George..good on you!!

ez

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LckyLary — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:09:26 GMT

People scratch them in a rush. They buy dozens at a time and rush though each one. I find a lot of winners of $2 or $5. If it were that much and I could somehow figure out who originally bought it then I'd return it to them. A good strategy is buy fewer of them and scratch them at home or someplace where you can take your time and check them carefully. If you buy a Crossword then you have to check much more carefully than one where you are just looking for 3 icons or amounts.

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doubledee32 — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:27:11 GMT

Good story

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hearsetrax — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:04:47 GMT

Man finds $50,000 lottery ticket, returns it to owner

Lottery Post — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 11:30:47 GMT

A deli owner in Newington found a winning lottery ticket in the trash and returned it to his customer.

George Rusin has a loyal customer base at Your Store deli in Newington, Connecticut. He gets credit for his talent in the kitchen and his honesty behind the counter.

George says he sees people buy scratch tickets and leave them behind all day. He knew one day he was bound to find a big winner in the trash.

I thought it was a dinky $5 winner, then I'm seeing a five and four big zero... [ More ]