Arkansas woman loses bid for $1M lottery ticket picked from trash

Comment #87

pick4master — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:21:40 GMT

This is what i think...i think the clerk scanned another losing ticket that was just laying around and she kept the winner for herself. Say it doesn't happen, say it!

they got money for wars, but they can't feed the poor ..tupac

Comment #86

rdgrnr — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:55:34 GMT

Yeah, that does sound a little suspect, thanks.

Comment #85

Awinanme2 — Tue, 08 May 2012 07:27:35 GMT

I don't believe that she didn't tell anyone, including the lottery officials that she found the ticket in the trash.

Comment #84

Awinanme2 — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:58:04 GMT

I agree 1000%... I believe Sharon (the finder) will win on Appeals

Comment #83

rdgrnr — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:51:41 GMT

What part don't you believe

Comment #82

Awinanme2 — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:40:45 GMT

According to her interview on The Today Show....she didn't tell the lottery that she won. She claims they did a routine investigation and via the survelliance video they learned that she didn't buy the ticket but fished it out of the garbaged. Personally...I don't believe her

Comment #81

JoeBigLotto — Sun, 06 May 2012 23:49:12 GMT

actually the read out scanner does work its just that people f.. it up. anything you give to the public they put dirty hands on screen and also hit them when they loss like they hit there wives and dogs lots of crazy people out there. i dont use scanners in the first place i use lottery post on my mobile phone first and then use the state lottery website second to confirm my lucky win . lol

Comment #80

Lottoaddict — Sun, 06 May 2012 19:58:30 GMT

I'm with you LottoMomma,

The lotto commision actually does a, lets call it a pre interrogation interview. This interview helps validate the ticket holder.

Where did you purchase the ticket?

What time did you buy the ticket?

Do you play all the time, or just once in a while?

Do you have a number system?

How many of the winning numbers do you remember?

Do you often choose your numbers?

Do you buy quick picks?

Any many more questions to follow.., so when its a show down t... [ More ]

Comment #79

rdgrnr — Sun, 06 May 2012 02:20:59 GMT

I don't know about Arkansas but anybody that sticks their hands in a garbage can in a store around here is gonna get a whole lotta nasty ol' tobaccy spit on 'em.

Everybody chews around here, inside and out.

You'd have to wipe the tobaccy spit off all the tickets to check 'em.

And some of them old time chewers hack up big globs of brown phlegm and spit it in there too.

You want them tickets, you can have 'em.

Sho ain't nobody fightin' over 'em.... [ More ]

Comment #78

GHolnyuk — Sat, 05 May 2012 23:49:31 GMT

I agree 100%. The lady is lucky atleast someone picked it up. Now she has $1m thanks to the oddball woman. Otherwise she would have had nothing

Comment #77

MichiganMan — Sat, 05 May 2012 09:23:20 GMT

This is a sadly hilarious story.

1. Arkansas

2 Kangaroo court

3 This case WILL be turned over-turned in appeal. I agree with the vast majority of comments in that this ticket is the Bearer instrument and signature concludes the winner. End of story. Though the 'machine arguement' is interesting you are high if you don't think that will be dismissed as 'user error.' As somebody mentioned the bar code may have been creased ect... in the end the state lottery won't be the on... [ More ]

Comment #76

maximumfun — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:59:03 GMT

It's pretty sad that the trash-winner didnt keep her win.

Comment #75

Bigheadnick — Fri, 04 May 2012 04:42:56 GMT

I think that the facts got twisted a bit in this story. I would be willing to bet she scanned the ticket herself on the scanner for keno/megamillions etc..I've seen people do it before. These scanners dont work for scratchies. I've never seen a scanner anywhere that a customer can use to check scratchies. She would have to have given the ticket to the clerk to really find out if it was a winner by scanning it on the lotto machine thats behind the counter.

Comment #74

Bigheadnick — Fri, 04 May 2012 04:37:28 GMT

@ time treat --- I keep forgetting to quote

My mistake then, I thought you were isolating the word because I spelled it wrong. Back to my point and you disagreeing with it then. Yes the courts should be consistent. I think as Americans we have the right to expect as much. Most legal arguments all come down to consistency. This is the whole concept behind arguing case law. You cant say 1+1 = 2 on tuesday then say it equals 6 on friday. Sure you don't think it's realistic of me to expect b... [ More ]

Comment #73

Scientistman — Fri, 04 May 2012 02:53:36 GMT

Has anyone considered the amount of money that was spent by the lottery itself on read out scanners that simply do not work? What is the use of having read out scanners if they dont work? Would anyone buy a toilet seat that doesnt work a faucet a garage door anythin in this frinkin world if it doesnt work. This whole eposode began because the lottery installed read out scanners that simply do not work? It makes you wonder if you've ever thown away a winning ticke in the past.

This whole stror... [ More ]

Comment #72

rgse90 — Thu, 03 May 2012 20:45:57 GMT

Not saying anything is just as bad if not worse. Usually the cover-up is worse than the actually crime or mistake that was made from the onset. And we still do not know how this all came about. They never said if the woman said it or if it was just public information that made people aware of the circumstances in this case. But either way, if in fact their was an attempt to validate the ticket and the machine gave false information out, it is not the ticket holders responsibility that the machin... [ More ]

Comment #71

Lucky SOB — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:27:34 GMT

i really hope this gets turned on appeal because this will set a very dangerous precedent.

Comment #70

Lucky Loser — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:42:14 GMT

Very good points here and I dig people that call it like they see it. We all have a responsibility to personally, and thoroughly, check our tickets against the official results. Also, here's something else lots of people may not know: A winning lottery ticket sounds a certain way if it's, in fact, a winner upon being scanned. If it's a not a winner, it'll read the bar code, pause, and then just BEEP . A winning ticket will be read, paused, then the machine will begin to print the prize amount.... [ More ]

Comment #69

carolaa — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:58:45 GMT

I find it interesting the store where it was bought 1st tried a lawsuit, when that didn't work this other lady joined in. Do you think maybe they all know each other and and all are trying to split the money....HMMMMMMMMMMMM

Comment #68

savagegoose — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:40:57 GMT

i see women tear up losing scratchers into little itty bitty peices when they toss em out. now there is someone who definately doesnt wasnt someone picking up their lost ticket.I feel the dumpster diver deserves a little something.

as the whoe mess would never have benn out there if it wasnt her effort. man if i was the winner/ purchaser id prob hand over half, just to be that someone special that stands for justice. cuz i sure as hewck couldnt live with myself knowing i thought it a loser. b... [ More ]

Comment #67

Stack47 — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:29:33 GMT

Doesn't anybody actually look at the numbers on the ticket?

I've cashed tickets I thought matched 2 numbers and found out I matched 3 numbers and matched 8 playing Ten-Oh when thought I matched 7. Cashed tickets I thought matched 3 numbers but only matched 2, but at least I knew I had some of the numbers and won something. If I tried to cash a ticket I thought won something and it said sorry not a winner , I would recheck the ticket against the results.

The reason we read about all the sca... [ More ]

Comment #66

time*treat — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:32:06 GMT

Usually they get a different judge each round, but there have been cases where the same judge heard the case (argued from a different angle) on appeal.

Comment #65

time*treat — Thu, 03 May 2012 06:26:34 GMT

Never said anything about the spelling.

'Found the idea that people still expect the courts to be consistent laughable, though.

Your try at deflection is what's soft.

Comment #64

Lucky Loser — Thu, 03 May 2012 01:03:40 GMT

Yeah, I wrote this the wrong way...my mistake. For now, I'm gonna say this: I'd like to first see if the ticket was scanned, and, then displayed as a loser. There is a record of whether or not that ticket was scanned...and where. If it was the scanner's fault, then I certainly feel the original purchaser is entitled to the winnings...and should split it with the trash diver. If it wasn't for her diving, the ticket would, in fact, be long gone and a total loss by now.

If it was simply misread... [ More ]

Comment #63

xmasbaby — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:43:21 GMT

No One could have said it better! Thank you

Comment #62

Cletu$2 — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:34:44 GMT

Iowa Illinois tickets say the same thing.Iowas tickets are worded a little differently,though.Both states allow you one year from the drawing date to claim your prize.Iowa requires that you be 21 to purchase a ticket,Illinois allows 18 year old to buy tickets.I'm assuming that Arkansas has similar wording on the back of its tickets.

Comment #61

grwurston — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:07:50 GMT

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This ticket is a bearer instrument. Anyone possessing a winning ticket may claim the prize. Valid only for date(s) shown. Winner must claim the prize within 182 days of the drawing. All winners, tickets and transactions subject to Maryland State Lottery Agency Regulations and State law.

TO CLAIM A PRIZE: Present this ticket to any Maryland State Lottery ticket agent. Validated winning tickets valued to $600 are eligible for INSTANT PAYOFF. Validated winning tickets hig... [ More ]

Comment #60

winwi5 — Wed, 02 May 2012 23:17:58 GMT

That is what the lady that found the ticket get she shouldn't have said anything, however i feel like she should have to give the ticket up she didn't spend her $10 for it and the cashier

In the store was wrong for telling the original ticket holder that the ticket was a non winner.

Comment #59

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 02 May 2012 22:48:31 GMT

Yes she will get a different Judge.

Comment #58

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 02 May 2012 22:42:16 GMT

Thanks for the info ridge...

Comment #57

Win$500Quick — Wed, 02 May 2012 22:42:05 GMT

I remember this story from the 20/20 Special: Lotto Frenzy. I am just happy the greedy store manager did not get a dime. I hope people learn to keep their mouth closed. The winner of the ticket is the person who has the ticket, regardless of who bought it.

Comment #56

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 02 May 2012 22:41:11 GMT

Comment #55

RJOh — Wed, 02 May 2012 22:25:57 GMT

All Duncan did was convince the judge she brought some lottery tickets at that store near the time the winning tickets was sold which probably other customers could have done too. Had Jones not revealed she found the ticket in the trash or the ticket not been found, Duncan wouldn't have had a case to take to court.

Players lose winning tickets all the time and simply convincing a judge they were buying tickets at the store around the time a winning ticket was sold there isn't usually enough t... [ More ]

Comment #54

Stack47 — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:54:09 GMT

The part that doesn't make sense, when Duncan had her ticket scanned it said Sorry not a winner , but when Jones had the ticket scanned, the it was a winner and the lottery investigated the circumstances. The reason Jones going through the trash was because many other players were throwing away their tickets. If the judge believes Jones shouldn't get the money, he still shouldn't have awarded Duncan the prize because Jones' ticket may have been bought by another player.

Comment #53

rdgrnr — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:10:43 GMT

Naw, I have to disagree with EVERYBODY HERE.

Who's the EVERYBODY HERE you're disagreeing with?

Everybody who posted before you (including me) had the same opinion you do.

Comment #52

tntea — Wed, 02 May 2012 20:55:34 GMT

The whole thing is SICK

Comment #51

RJOh — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:48:10 GMT

The case of the women claiming to have actually brought the ticket isn't so strong that another customer buying tickets near the same time couldn't have made an equally strong case. Had that happened, the woman who found the ticket would have had the stronger case of the three and the judge could not have made the bias decision he did.

Comment #50

rdgrnr — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:44:35 GMT

This case was analyzed by Judge Napolitano on Fox News this morning.

He said once she threw it in the garbage can it wasn't her ticket anymore.

He said the judge made a bad call and it'll most likely be overturned on appeal.

Comment #49

Bigheadnick — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:43:14 GMT

@ time treat

Lol here come the spell check police, There were a few other miss spellings in that post and thet's the only one you point out? You're getting soft.

Comment #48

Cletu$2 — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:13:44 GMT

Comment #47

Lucky SOB — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:36:24 GMT

the only real winners here are the lawyers

Comment #46

HaveABall — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:45:04 GMT

Welcome to the blog, nexplorer! You're off to a great contribution start ... you've posted the most intelligent idea thus far. Keep wise, cut-to-the-chase, suggestions comming

Comment #45

lotto BJ — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:39:24 GMT

LOTTERY SPY CAM IN ACTION I GUESS,homeless and trash divers are not suppose have a Blessed day!

its ok as long as its not a million bucks..! I see it often and have looked in the trash to see hot selling scratch=offs. I have purchased lottery tickets for years and have yet to see all of these gadgets to verfy me buying anything at a specific time. the time of purchase is on the machine tickets but on Scratch-off ,the store clerk grabs a ticket and give you one off a roll ,sometime you dont ev... [ More ]

Comment #44

KyMystikal — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:38:30 GMT

1st of all I think this will all be rectified with the appeal. The appeal goes before a different judge to see if the 1st judge was fair with his/her judgement.

2nd this phrase.

Hughes found that the evidence weighed in Duncan's favor that she bought the winning ticket, even though lottery records and store security video didn't synch up to the precise timing of the purchase.

If I was bought a ticket at the store around that time I guess I could have came forward and said it was mi... [ More ]

Comment #43

CDanaT — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:25:41 GMT

Maybe one (wo)mans trash ISNT another (wo)mans treasure after all.....

Comment #42

Colt45ML — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:25:32 GMT

Of the two attorneys, Mr. Simpson and Mr. Morgan, I wonder which one is closest to the power structure of Beebe? I wonder which one contributed the most to the election, and re-election campaigns to Judge Hughes? In small towns like this the answers to these two questions have a lot of influence on the verdict in a case such as this one. I know, because I live in a place such as this.

Comment #41

TNPATL — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:46:33 GMT

This is rediculous!!!! #1 I've seen stories where clerks claim a ticket has lost to cash in, but seems that did not happen. He handed the losing ticket back, and she just tossed it. Then the other woman came along and found it, checked it discovered it was a winner, and cashed it it. I agree with what a lot of others have said. The person who threw it away should have been told SOL and you just lost out. She did not sign the ticket!!! So finders keepers. The judge is totally wrong

Comment #40

Stack47 — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:30:49 GMT

Hughes found that the evidence weighed in Duncan's favor that she bought the winning ticket, even though lottery records and store security video didn't synch up to the precise timing of the purchase.

Duncan only proved she bought a ticket and apparently a losing ticket. Will the judge award the money to someone else if their timing synchs up better with the purchase?

Arkansas Lottery Security Chief Lance Huey testified that he investigated the circumstances of the ticket falling into Jo... [ More ]

Comment #39

pantherjon — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:25:50 GMT

150% correct!

Finders keepers, losers weepers is what I say to this!!!

And about the scanner? The person who THREW AWAY the ticket scanned it..Maybe there was a crease in the bar code and the scanner misread it..It has happened to me on a winning($3) ticket when the scanner said 'Sorry, not a winner' even tho I had manually CHECKED the numbers and knew it was a winner..Technology is not infaalible

Comment #38

mcginnin56 — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:23:16 GMT

I like that fish analogy kyok! If the fish only knew.

Comment #37

pick4master — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:06:44 GMT

why is everybody overlooking, scanner said not a winner ??? omg!! I bet you she told the lady it was not a winner and wanted to keep the winnings for herself. Did anyone see the dateline story about these clerks

Comment #36

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:46:27 GMT

Comment #35

kyokushin187 — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:37:46 GMT

The silver lining of the story is this. Pertieius tried to be slick and now she gets nothing.she never posted a sign.

Comment #34

faber98 — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:30:32 GMT

this is a decision bishop the new hack arkansas lottery director should make to justify his existence. since he's been hired he has not been seen or heard from. time to step up bishop and be heard or seen.

Comment #33

Winning K — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:27:49 GMT

Was a crime committed, no? The ticket was found in the trash. I think the Judge is wrong and Ms Jones should get to keep the money. If not for Ms Jones, Ms Duncan's million dollar ticket would be in the dump, where she intended it to go. If Ms Duncan had checked her ticket like Ms Jones did, then she would be the winner without going to court. At the least the lawyers should try to get their clients to agree to share the winnings.

Comment #32

kyokushin187 — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:26:58 GMT

Why would u tell anyone you found the ticket even if you did? That's just stupid. Do you know how many people would be lining up as the right full owner. even a fish wouldn't get caught if he kept his mouth shut

Comment #31

nexplorer — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT

If Ms. Duncan's claim is true, that she scanned the ticket and the scanner mistakenly said it was a non winner she should sue The Lottery Commission as her loss was due to their defective equipment. Their defense would be that Ms Duncan never scanned the ticket as they must keep records of tickets that have been scanned.(computers never throw away information. If that is true (she never scanned it) then Duncan loses and Jones wins. If it is true (she scanned it and scanner was defective) Duncan... [ More ]

Comment #30

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:14:04 GMT

Let's hope the Appeal Judge get's it right and Mrs. Jones is able to keep ALL the money.

Comment #29

loonasee2 — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:07:30 GMT

Your exactly rite , this wouldn't even be a story ,....if she kept the pie whole shut.Now we can kick back and watch the lawyers get the rest of it.Sorta like a fishing story ,you shoulda seen the one that gotta way.

Comment #28

kyokushin187 — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:01:32 GMT

I agree rdg.if it been me I would not have said a thing first of all.second I would have about a month or to cash it.as far as them asking about when and where it was purchased.here's my answer: I purchase scratch a lottery tickets from many stores when I travel and I purchase a lot. So I can't remember when and where the ticket was purchased. People love to brag about when they win something ESP to the the press.they just gotta have that 15 minutes of fame.

Comment #27

luckyshoes — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:00:53 GMT

If it wasnt signed on the back-and apparently it wasnt then the bearer has the right to the ticket.

Law school 101

Come on, judge.

Comment #26

stripesnsolids — Wed, 02 May 2012 11:26:25 GMT

I agree with you 100

Comment #25

Nikkicute — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:24:51 GMT

Does that mean she will get a different Judge the next time around

Comment #24

dopey7719 — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:11:51 GMT

Thank God for Appeals. Sometimes the Judge gets it WRONG! As in this case! That is just wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong

Comment #23

time*treat — Wed, 02 May 2012 06:38:34 GMT

Consistancy ?

Would you like fairness with that?

Thing is, she found/won too much and claimed too soon for the prize award to go unchallenged.

Find a couple hundred in the trash, fine, congrats to you, here's your cash.

Find big money, you're gonna jump through some hoops, first. They may even check see if your baby-mama got a claim against you.

Comment #22

JoeBigLotto — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:08:30 GMT

This also reminds me why doesn't the lottery have a reward card like the casinos or publix super market or win dixie super markets this way regular players like me can enter name address and get points to buy free future lottery tickets and scratch offs well am not asking for free beer that will be going too far but worth trying to get big roller players like me.lol

Comment #21

Bigheadnick — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:49:26 GMT

For the judge to make this decision , I can almost garantee he knows someone in the suiing party or knows someone who knows them. It relly is rediculous.

Comment #20

Bigheadnick — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:47:11 GMT

As someone who regularly checks the trash bins for tickets whenever I buy them , this decision bothers me. I just hope this judgement doesnt become the norm in these cases. Duncan would have never known she threw away a winner if Jones didn't find it. And I though the burden of proof was supposed to be on the person bringing the case to court not Jones. The judge got it all backwards. This is in complete contrast to the case whith the guy who found a million dollar texas holdem ticket in the tra... [ More ]

Comment #19

Lucky Loser — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:29:00 GMT

Keep preachin', babe!!! Soooo many variables here to consider regarding this ticket. In the end, though, the finder should not be penalized in any shape, form, or fashion. I also wonder if there's something more interpersonal going on....

L.L.

Comment #18

LottoMomma — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:21:54 GMT

Okay.. what I don't get here.. is how many tickets were in the bin? What is the chance the lady who threw the ticket away knew it was HER ticket the other gal cashed. Does she remember those numbers on the ticket were specifically her numbers on that ticket. And again if it was HER ticket why didn't she sign it before she threw it away so she could lay claim to HER ticket in case it ended being a winner?

And then when you scan a ticket and it says not a winner.. generally it's not a winner.... [ More ]

Comment #17

Lucky Loser — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:08:47 GMT

I agree with you on most of this, okay. However, if Ms. Duncan wasn't thorough enough to validate the ticket, and, went on to throw it away, then she should get nothing!!! We're talking about a medium of exchange here. I wonder how many times she's been either over charged or short changed, and, never caught it?? Is the judge gonna rule on this as well?? Let's say a person has a pocket full of paper and/or receipts, and, while passing a trash can decides to empty their pockets which also contain... [ More ]

Comment #16

time*treat — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:07:53 GMT

It mattered to someone.

Comment #15

JoeBigLotto — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:58:04 GMT

Well we have the judge and law for a reason to settle disputes .sometimes its fare sometimes its not but its good we live in usa where we have that option to gamble and win. If the law was perfect maybe oj simpson won't have been aquited the first time but he was convicted the second time so its karmer.so where ever there is a dispute the law has no choice but to attempt to find the original owner and that's what happened here. If the law could not find the original owner then the lady that foun... [ More ]

Comment #14

winsumloosesum — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:44:09 GMT

At least 1 Sharon Won

Comment #13

Littleoldlady — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:38:44 GMT

the ticket was unsigned and if the lottery folks were satisfied and gave the finder of the ticket the money, she should be able to keep the money. It seems like to me the storeowner and manager are trying to get in on the picture ..why did they think they needed to be in the lawsuit.? The judge is silly as all get out-because the ticket is a bearer instrument. Finders, keepers, losers, weepers.

Comment #12

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:35:02 GMT

LL,

Ridge, Sully and I agree that the Judge was wrong by awarding Ms. Duncan the winnings. I feel if Mrs. Jones(the lady that found the ticket) loses her appeal Ms. Duncan(the lady that threw the ticket away) should do the right thing and split it with the lady that found the ticket. If it wasn't for Mrs. Jones the ticket would still be in the trash.

Comment #11

s5thomps — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:31:32 GMT

CONCUR! Had she quietly cashed in the winning ticket there wouldn't have been any issues. The judge seems to lack common sense...no way he should have ruled in the way of the person who threw away the ticket. There are cases where people have thrown away tickets believing they were not winners. Who is to say that some bum goes digging through a trash bin looking for a meal and finds a million dollar winning scratch off ticket. Then some yahoo claims to have brought the ticket and threw it away b... [ More ]

Comment #10

Lucky Loser — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:31:20 GMT

Doesn't matter, she threw it away which is also on camera. The NEW BEARER of the ticket actually CLAIMED IT. End of story.

L.L.

Comment #9

VenomV12 — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:27:57 GMT

This is BS, the ticket was thrown away, it belongs to the woman who found it. I hope this is overturned on appeal.

You can tape anything you want on the trash allegedly but as far as I know the law states that once something goes in the trash it is fair game. The trash logic makes no sense regardless. First you could make the crazy argument that if you threw away your ticket by accident you would not be able to retrieve it and second if tickets are thrown in the trash and can't be retrieved,... [ More ]

Comment #8

time*treat — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:27:19 GMT

For $1 million, the finder probably had to answer when/how she acquired the ticket.

Remember, they already had video of someone else buying that ticket.

Comment #7

Lucky Loser — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:25:11 GMT

Now you're talkin'!!!!!!!!!

L.L.

Comment #6

Cletu$2 — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:23:10 GMT

Lottery tickets are bearer instruments .If the ticket was unsigned,it belongs to the person that found it and cashed it in.The judge was wrong!Thats how I see it.

Comment #5

Lucky Loser — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:21:42 GMT

Naw, I have to disagree with EVERYBODY HERE. Why? Possession is 90% of the law...and in this case, just because someone threw away a winning ticket due to not checking it thoroughly, the person who found it and checked shouldn't be stripped of the winnings!!!!! This is total and complete BULLSH*T!!!! I can promise you that if it involved a prize of $50 on a scratch-off, there would be absolutely no issues!!!! However, because this woman wasn't thorough enough to make sure her ticket wasn't a win... [ More ]

Comment #4

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:13:31 GMT

Ms Duncan should split the winnings with Mrs. Jones. If it wasn't for Jones finding the ticket Duncan would have nothing she was the one that threw away $1 million dollars.

Comment #3

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:06:25 GMT

Comment #2

sully16 — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:02:50 GMT

I agree loose lips sink ships, she was even dumber by spending money she didn't have yet.

Comment #1

rdgrnr — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:59:08 GMT

The lady who found it should have kept her yapper shut about it.

The judge was wrong.

Arkansas woman loses bid for $1M lottery ticket picked from trash

Lottery Post — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:49:51 GMT

An Arkansas woman who cashed a $1 million lottery ticket may have to give up the winnings to a woman who threw away the ticket after she bought it, according to a judge's ruling Tuesday.

The judge decided that Sharon Duncan was entitled to the prize money, not Sharon Jones, who claimed the prize money after she took the ticket from a trash can of discarded lottery tickets at a convenience store in Beebe, a city about 40 miles northeast of Little Rock.

Jones' attorney, James Simpson, said h... [ More ]