Iowa Legislators satisfied with Lottery's handling of mystery jackpot winner

Comment #15

WesternRedDoug — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:28:48 GMT

I think when I buy my month's worth of draws, I am going to make it a habit to buy something else at the store and get a receipt with the date time on it. Probably photocopy it with the ticket and store them separately. How is that for paranoia

Comment #14

WesternRedDoug — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:21:32 GMT

I had always assumed that bearer instrument was a pretty black and white deal: you have a ticket, you sign it, you claim it. But if you think about an extreme case like an unsigned ticket being in a stolen car or stolen purse, then I wouldn't want the person to claim it. I don't think it is too unreasonable to ask the claimant how they came to possess the ticket.

I was jogging earlier this week and found a MM ticket and scooped it up and brought it home. Naturally, all this possession stuf... [ More ]

Comment #13

cbr$ — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:31:31 GMT

I don't get this at all. The ticket is valid . They are just cheated a person out of it money . I'm questioning the integrity of both the Lottery chief and Rep. Chris Hagenow.

Comment #12

KY Floyd — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:30:33 GMT

I know it's extremely complicated and hard to figure out, but what's shown in the video is irrelevant.

I realize it may have been too hard to tell from the many articles about it, but the people who contacted the lottery and tried to claim the prize said they aren't the purchaser or the owner(s).

It no doubt comes as a surprise to some, but the lottery has actual rules they have to follow. Maybe some people also don't know that the public doesn't need to follow the rules. The public can si... [ More ]

Comment #11

Lottery Playa — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:49:55 GMT

Totally agree with PERDUE on this one. Ticket was presented, validated and view of camera of the ticket being purchased was also there for the Lottery Commission to see. And it's true, this is setting the stage for Big Brother to claim reason NOT to pay out on these types of payouts....

It should have been paid out... Paying out the ticket WOULD HAVE PROTECTED the INTEGRITY OF THE GAME!!!

Great Post

Comment #10

garyo1954 — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:57:47 GMT

Good reason to get her phone number too

Comment #9

rdgrnr — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:33:51 GMT

I was thinking along the same lines, PERDUE.

They've got a precedent set now. You better write down what the weather is like when you buy a ticket in Iowa.

And the color of the cashier's eyes and hair.

Comment #8

mcginnin56 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:16:49 GMT

Comment #7

fwlawrence — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:49:10 GMT

Davis Brown law firm: ...all of the winnings would be donated to charity-minus attorney fees.

Attorney fees-$10 million

Comment #6

duckman — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:43:43 GMT

The Iowa Lottery received a letter from the Davis Brown law firm in Des Moines specifying that if the jackpot were to be paid to the trust, that all of the winnings would be donated to charity - minus attorney fees.

Amount of Jackpot: $16,500,000

Attorney's Fees: $16,499,999

Amount Donated to Charity: $1

Comment #5

TheRightPrice — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:24:42 GMT

R I P

Comment #4

Cletu$2 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:15:16 GMT

The money is to be divided up among the participating lotterys that have Hot Lotto.Iowas share is 1.9 million dollars.I agree that the entire amount should be added to the current jackpot and the players should be allowed to have another crack at the jackpot.I even sent an email to that affect to the Iowa Lottery BEFORE Mr.Shaw tried to collect the jackpot.They never responded to my email.The Lottery is going to do what it wants with the money and the public be snip ed!

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Comment #3

lucky6025 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:48:32 GMT

Ok am I the only one here thinking if person had collected pot legal and all it would have been around 10 million dollars,thats what article said.So the State is saying going to somehow give back to players 1.9 million ok so where does the rest of the money go,its not like we are talking a few bucks here,big difference 10 million 1.9 million, thinking someone getting a raise in pay or nice bonus at end of year.There should be full details of this and lets see who gets what and for what reasons a... [ More ]

Comment #2

PERDUE — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:33:35 GMT

verify that the ticket was legally purchased, possessed and presented for validation. (Paragraph 3)

could determine if was legally purchased, legally possessed and legally presented. (Paragraph 6)

could determine if was legally purchased, legally possessed and legally presented. (Paragaph 11)

I thought the Lottery Commission pulled the video from the store and viewed the person who purchased the winning ticket?

Did the Lottery Commission say anything about the ticket being purch... [ More ]

Comment #1

mcginnin56 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:03:28 GMT

Well I guess that just about wraps up this whole Iowa lottery/Steve Bolger/Crawford Shaw/Who dun it fiasco.

Let' wrap it up, and put a bow on it.

The criminal probe is still ongoing........wonder if we will ever find out who the mystery person was, that actually purchased the ticket?

Got a gut feeling Shaw is going to be needing a large supply of KY jelly sometime soon.

I'd be willing to kick in $10 to keep his supply going.

I was happy to hear that Iowa's $1.3 milli... [ More ]

Iowa Legislators satisfied with Lottery's handling of mystery jackpot winner

Lottery Post — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:43:11 GMT

State lawmakers gave Iowa Lottery officials high marks Tuesday for the way they handled the mysterious circumstances surrounding a winning Hot Lotto jackpot that went unclaimed when attorneys representing a trust that turned in a valid ticket withdrew a claim for the multimillion-dollar prize last week.

That's the damndest thing I've every heard of, Sen. Tom Courtney, D-Burlington, said after lottery officials walked members of the Legislature's Oversight Committee through a 13-month saga th... [ More ]