Winner of New York's biggest lottery jackpot sold himself the ticket

Comment #25

spy153 — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:09:01 GMT

Taking into account the arguements given here, that does seem appropriate. I hope they make that official then.

I always thought if the retailers scanned the tickets to see if they were winners, there was some way the lottery headquarters could tell if it had been sold first or not. That seems a better option. Maybe they should fix it to where they can't scan the ticket unless it has been scanned to sell first.

What do you think? Sounds better, huh? Then no one could have an unfair advanta... [ More ]

Comment #24

psykomo — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:08:59 GMT

G@@D>>>>>INFO pontil:

I think UR within UR........RIGHT's with this post I LIKE-IT !!!!!!!

Something does sound FISHEY about retailer's buy'n UP ticket's ??

Lot of them seem to be BIG WINNER's for one reason or other ???

YOU>>>>>> REPORTED WELL, I'm STICKIN to YOUR STORY !!!!!!

LOL

PSYKOMO

Comment #23

psykomo — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:51:46 GMT

2nd that WOW>>>>>

THAT'$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ A LOTTO $ALAMI >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Much butter than that 6/42 WIN for LIFE KRAP in some states!

LOL

PSYKOMO

Comment #22

pontil — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:14:26 GMT

From talking to a few lottery retailers I have learned that if they scan too many tickets that are losers the machine somehow lets the lottery headquarters know that something is fishy. I would consider 1 ticket scanned dishonestly TOO MANY! Lets say I walk in and purchase that previously scanned ticket, I am a sure loser and the retailer knows it. This is no way to run a lottery. These stores opperate 24 hrs a day and it is usually 1 person alone in the store. Even if they check 1 ticket a day

Comment #21

Rolling — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:58:03 GMT

You are 100% right and I have noticed this too. This issue should really be brought to the attention of more people because I'm pretty sure they are not aware of it.

For example, I have noticed the following: If I'm playing $1-$2 scratch games and get some of the lower-tier prizes ($1, $2, $4), when I bring those tickets to be cashed to a retailer, all they do is scan the bar code in the back of the ticket and it tells them that it's a winner and for that amount.

Now I've noticed that let... [ More ]

Comment #20

Todd — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:37:05 GMT

If true, that would be pretty bad security.

Comment #19

pontil — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:29:54 GMT

I must comment on the this story and I too am not in favor of retailers being able to play the NY State Lottery. Here is why:

Most people are not aware that to speed up the cashing process of tickets (this is according to the NYS Lottery commision) no part of the front of any NY Instant Lottery ticket needs to be exposed. They calim to have built in security measures to keep dishonest retailers from cheating the system. They also claim that they can not reveal what type of system they use.

Comment #18

ThatScaryChick — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:36:03 GMT

Yeah I would take that also. I'm not picky.

Comment #17

justxploring — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:46:28 GMT

I would love to win $1,000 a week for life

Comment #16

ThatScaryChick — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:03:55 GMT

He is a very lucky guy. I would love to win $10,000 a week for life.

Comment #15

JackpotWanna — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:05:48 GMT

Wow! He is only 22!!!!!

There is no limit to how much Alsaidi could eventually take. If he lives to be more than 100, his winnings will be nearly $40 million, before taxes.

Comment #14

tntea — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:56:32 GMT

Fantastic Story...

Starts a great conversation, too.

I sell scratch offs on Sunday morning. I took the job working for a friend years ago because I couldn't handle the empty house syndrome when my daughter moved out. (The cat couldn't talk...) I still work for this woman on Sunday mornings because I enjoy the company of my co-worker and this is what we call our day together , The pay isn't bad either over $10 per hour, unlike what some clerks gets. The woman we work for treats us... [ More ]

Comment #13

bashley572 — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:50:32 GMT

I worked in a store once as a clerk-no, not selling lottery tickets. - spy 153

I did work in a store selling tickets back in the late 80's, a liquor store. That is what got me hooked on the 3 way. We would have a line of people from 6:30pm to 7:20pm (the cut off for eve #'s) inwhich people were playing the 3 way. And we also sold scratch offs. The store manager would take the first last ticket of every roll and buy those as she often won something on them. Back then the first roll o... [ More ]

Comment #12

AwinaNme — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:59:47 GMT

Not saying they shouldnt be eligible to win. They just shouldn't be able to purchase the tickets from the store where they work.

Comment #11

justxploring — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:51:12 GMT

Just a couple of days ago I had this conversation with a clerk at Publix. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, it's a very large supermarket chain with hundreds of stores throughout the Southeast. Anyway, she said to me I've got to cut down on buying scratch tickets. I mentioned that I've read that a clerk has a small advantage. She said it's hard not to buy them when you see people buying them all day. She also agreed they have an advantage because they watch the activity in the... [ More ]

Comment #10

chasingadream — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:35:53 GMT

wow

that shouds like a pretty good game. I wish we had a game like that.

Comment #9

HiYoSilver — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:28:27 GMT

In Michigan a few years ago when they were doing the second chance drawings on tv. Call me skeptical, but, it sure seemed like there was a large majority of winners that were of middle eastern descent.

Wonder what would happen if they interviewed all the people that recently received a small payout from this winner. It just seems a little funny that he is going out of his way to tell when he bought this ticket and how he waited to cash it in.

Comment #8

Littleoldlady — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:04:57 GMT

..and if you are working for 7 bucks an hour..have bills to pay and gas to buy, tell me how in the world are you going to pay for those remaining scratch-offs ? Clerks don't make that much..Most of the ones I know just buy an occasional scratch ticket mainly out of boredom..when I was a lottery clerk, I did, too. You only buy 1 or 2 because you have to pay for them right now..just like everyone else...

Comment #7

qutgnt — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:16:24 GMT

Yes there is a big difference between what happened here and what people did in Canada. But there is truth to the matter that if you work in a place that sells scratch off tickets and most of the people scratch them right in front of you and you see a big amount of losers in a row the chances are rest of the book will be somewhat positive or less of a losing roi. Each book in most states has a specific amount of minimum prizes to it. Say if you buy a roll of 60 $10 tickets in Illinois you ar... [ More ]

Comment #6

ThatScaryChick — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:14:18 GMT

Totally different story. The sellers in Canada were stealing peoples tickets, not buying tickets. Why shouldn't someone who works in a store not be allowed to purchase tickets? They are not anymore privy to certain numbers then someone who walks in and buys one.

Comment #5

sirbrad — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:50:56 GMT

Almost $25,000 a month, wow that is just ridiculous. I hope there is no scamming somehow going on with employees buying where they work. PA has nothing close to that except $100,000 a year for life, which is actually $75,000. He will get this AFTER taxes in 3 months

Comment #4

spy153 — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:31:35 GMT

are you kidding me? You want them to not allow employees who sell the lottery tickets to be eligible to win?

If you think it is such an unfair advantage, why don't you get a job as a clerk selling the lottery tickets? I'm sure you will change your mind about all of that real soon. I worked in a store once as a clerk-no, not selling lottery tickets. What makes you so certain they have time to notice such things? And even if they do, that is no guarantee they are going to get all the win... [ More ]

Comment #3

AwinaNme — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:30:11 GMT

I agree anyone working in an establishment that sells instant lottery tickets SHOULD NOT be allowed to purchase tickets at that store. Wasn't there some suspicion in Canada recently surrounding lottery retailers winning a large percentage of winnings????

It just doesn't seem right.

Comment #2

Rolling — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:00:52 GMT

Once again we have a retailer or some employee of an establishment where lottery tickets are sold who has picked a jackpot winner. I don't know about everyone else, but I keep hearing too many of these stories lately. I personally think it should be prohibited for anyone who works in a store that sells lottery scratch game tickets (regardless of whether they are a manager, clerk, etc.) to be able to buy these tickets from that location. This should apply whether they are on or off duty too.... [ More ]

Comment #1

ThatScaryChick — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:32:38 GMT

Congrats to Mr. Alsaidi! That is definitely a nice win.

Winner of New York's biggest lottery jackpot sold himself the ticket

Lottery Post — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:54:00 GMT

A Manhattan deli clerk may have sliced his last salami after selling himself the winning ticket to the biggest scratch-off lottery jackpot in state history.

Waleed Alsaidi, 22, will take home $10,000 per week for the rest of his life about $6,450 after taxes are withheld after getting lucky in the New York Lottery's Win for Life Spectacular game.

The Yemen native said that he bought the ticket as a present to himself while working the lonely late shift on New Year's Eve at his fa... [ More ]