Winning lottery ticket saved from shredder

Comment #16

wizeguy — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:43:54 GMT

Congrats to the winner! for not shredding his unchecked tickets. I like that the ticket was still good after the years. I wish all states here gave at least a year

Comment #15

mylollipop — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:23:26 GMT

Good thing the ticket's value had a long life and had not expired! Close

Comment #14

JAP69 — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:52:42 GMT

You are absolutely right about the linoleum.

I had to go look for an Australian slang dictionary as the excitement of the question was killing me.

Have a fun day in the dictionary.

http://www.aussieslang.com

Comment #13

MaddMike51 — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:29:53 GMT

Darned if I know...the Queens english is like a foriegn language.

Comment #12

crystalleigh — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:20:27 GMT

Hi I have not been able to play PowerBall in 8 years since moving to Las Vegas Nevada. Is there a way to buy a ticket or TICKETS online? If not, Where would I purchase a ticket? They do not sell PowerBall here in Mob town USA lol Thanks crystalleigh

Comment #11

justxploring — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:51:27 GMT

Thanks, Bradley. But I think we are talking about 2 different things here. I don't work in a bank, but I know a person can leave money in an account for a very long time and do nothing. Let's say you have a 24 month CD and never touch it, when it matures it will automatically renew for another 2 years at the current interest rate. States don't just take over your bank account unless the people are missing for a very long time with no forwarding address. If you die, your property might go to prob... [ More ]

Comment #10

Bradly_60 — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:57:06 GMT

Actually if you leave $1,000 in a bank account and forget about it, it does become property of the state the bank resides in. The state becomes the custodian of it until the actual owner or their heirs come forward...that is why most states have unclaimed property sections on their website. Just FYI.

Brad

Comment #9

fwlawrence — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:24:36 GMT

Probably short for linoleum.

Comment #8

grengrad — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:53:20 GMT

Australia rocks... 5 years?

Additionally, I am pretty sure that they do not pay any tax on gambling winnings down there.

Comment #7

JAP69 — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:29:04 GMT

check under thelino

Whats a lino

Comment #6

chasingadream — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:42:57 GMT

thats a long time for a tkt not to expire....wow

Comment #5

justxploring — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:21:27 GMT

If you have a dollar bill in your car, it doesn't expire. Why should a lottery ticket? If you put $1,000 in a savings account and forget about it, it doesn't become the property of the bank. I understand they want to reinvest/redistribute the money, but every state should allow a player at least a year to claim his prize. In Florida you only have 6 months. I wonder how many more people would come forward if they had 5 years? I'm not convinced it would make a difference, but I have no idea how ma... [ More ]

Comment #4

Badger — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:07:33 GMT

Because some people play just to play, and don't expect to win. To them, it's not a potential source of money, just something to do for a buck.

This same guy will likely invest, as he claims, in the stock market with his winnings.....and then forget that he has bought any stock until years later something makes him check and he finds he has made millions more.

Comment #3

Captain Lotto — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:11:41 GMT

No Kidding! Be sure to check those coat pockets. If you wait till next season, it may be too late

Comment #2

BobP — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:02:47 GMT

So tickets down under never expire? Good thing this wasn't the U.S. that ticket was worthless 4 1/2 years ago. BobP

Comment #1

ThatScaryChick — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:47:25 GMT

I don't understand people who buy tickets, only to put them in drawers. Why spend the money if you can't be bothered to check them.

Winning lottery ticket saved from shredder

Lottery Post — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:18:03 GMT

An Australia man who unknowingly kept a winning lottery ticket worth $100,000 in a drawer for five years said he was close to putting it through the shredder.

The anonymous winner got the shock of his life when he was told the old ticket had netted him first prize in a $2 million jackpot lottery draw, back in March 2001.

The man said he had been planning to get rid of the unchecked tickets he had amassed during his 30 year lottery hobby.

I've had a drawer full of unregistered lottery t... [ More ]