Man wins, then loses, then wins lottery

Comment #8

Hammer1 — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:55:58 GMT

In Texas you can not cancel a megamillion or lottery ticket.

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spy153 — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:32:36 GMT

Aint that the truth

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bashley572 — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:49:52 GMT

How come we never see that in regards to ANY issue/problem/dispute that a customer has? Funny how the place I work thinks 'the customer is always WRONG, and we (the company) are always RIGHT

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justxploring — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:17:57 GMT

But when Reinhold, now 73, went back to claim the $1.8 million jackpot, he discovered that the replacement ticket had been canceled, not the misprinted original, and was unable to claim the prize.

The award isn't enough. Even if you invested it very conservatively, your money would double in 12 years. A house and/or land is worth much more than double. So he should be awarded a lot more than the original prize money. If it took over 12 years to resolve, he should at least get interest and co... [ More ]

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BobP — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:31:45 GMT

How come we never see a headline, Lottery does the right thing by their customer without being sued first.

BobP

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Jake — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:44:33 GMT

I too am glad this gentleman got his money.

Sometimes when I read or hear something, I'll get this flash of information or a perception which often makes no sense at the moment. I listen well to the stuff about me but have to filter a lot of the other stuff. I had just finished blogging on the Sumter Regional update - they won the MRI, they didn't win the MRI, they won the MRI.

Then, I see on the wire this story. . he won, he lost, he won... and my first thought was, ahhh... a trend.... [ More ]

Comment #2

chasingadream — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:45:08 GMT

glad he got his moola

Comment #1

ThatScaryChick — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:39:23 GMT

I'm glad he was able to get his money.

Man wins, then loses, then wins lottery

Lottery Post — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:50:13 GMT

An Australian retiree won a $1.8 million lottery prize, then lost it, and then won it again Wednesday through a court ruling.

Werner Reinhold bought the lottery ticket at a newsstand in Australia's largest city of Sydney on Sept. 19, 1995. His original ticket did not print correctly, so he asked for a new one, which turned out to be the winner.

But when Reinhold, now 73, went back to claim the $1.8 million jackpot, he discovered that the replacement ticket had been canceled, not the mispri... [ More ]