Woman who gave away lotto ticket won't give up

Comment #27

jamella724 — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:41:40 GMT

I feel so sad about what happened to Ms. Leach. If she mistakenly gave away her winning lottery ticket to another person, and that person claimed the winnings, then I believe that she doesn't have the right to re-claim it. I always believe that you are responsible for your own decisions and actions, and her action of giving the ticket to another person means that she already acknowledged the other person's right to the ticket.

Poor Ms. Leach that she suffered from a lot of trials in life fro... [ More ]

Comment #26

Ronnie316 — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 23:25:21 GMT

They win so often in cali that it could be Thriftys poster state.

Comment #25

mcginnin56 — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 23:20:05 GMT

Don't get Thrifty going Ronnie316

Comment #24

Ronnie316 — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 23:16:00 GMT

Oh yes, in cali all tickets have a 50/50 chance of winning the jackpot.

Comment #23

mcginnin56 — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 23:11:10 GMT

Your sure your not plagiarizing one of Thrifty's signatures.

Comment #22

Ronnie316 — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 22:51:39 GMT

You dont need luck in cali. just a ticket.

Comment #21

RJOh — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 22:39:02 GMT

Ohioans are lucky too, they were winning PowerBall and BigGame jackpots even before they came to Ohio and they had to go out of state to play them.

Comment #20

pickone4me — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 22:22:04 GMT

Yes, buying a ticket in california gave her a better chance at winning.

Comment #19

RJOh — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 22:19:38 GMT

Did you just mean she needed to buy a ticket to win or buying a ticket in California gave her a better chance at winning the jackpot of a multi-state game

Comment #18

mcginnin56 — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 21:58:57 GMT

You mean they actually charge you money for those lotto tickets?

What a rip off

Comment #17

pickone4me — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 21:32:52 GMT

Yes, but she needs to buy a ticket in california to win, since it seems the big jackpots are often won in that state.

Comment #16

sully16 — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:26:41 GMT

She's full of it, congrats to the lucky winner.

Comment #15

haymaker — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:36:38 GMT

larry3100,

post more, this is easily the best reply so far.

Comment #14

larry3100 — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:12:57 GMT

Emily could have signed the back of that Mega Millions lottery ticket and gave it to that man with the premise that if he won a big jackpot,she would get half.Now,as it stands,she gets nothing.Emily has learned her lesson.

Comment #13

NearNewBrit — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:57:38 GMT

I think that's a poor choice of words. She has trouble enough with the life she has; getting a new or another one isn't always so easy, even with money.

Comment #12

JoeBigLotto — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:20:47 GMT

The first mistake was giving away lottery tickets and the second mistake is trying to fight for it your lawyer won't give you the right advice because he wants you to keep paying him too. Its sad but onething about life is that just because you nice to this guy doesn't mean he will be nice to you . And now he wants to have his privacy if you invested in your privacy they won't bother you so my suggestion to you is just get out of town and start a new simple life somewhere far away. Goodluck you... [ More ]

Comment #11

dopey7719 — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:26:35 GMT

This lady needs to be grateful for what she has and get a life.

Comment #10

GYM RICE — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:23:16 GMT

When the store owner/clerk says she basically buys tickets and gives them away, and there's video of her doing it with the winning ticket, how much more evidence would anyone need

Comment #9

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:52:50 GMT

This is getting old time to move buy another lottery ticket....

Comment #8

HaveABall — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:22:15 GMT

Emily, let this man enjoy his lottery monies. Multi-tasking is not good to you, so refrain from it, it burns more frequently than it provides relief.

Instead, turn your lawyer's attention towards keeping your job at the VA for you, and insisting upon your paid return [don't ask for a raise or cost-of-living-increase] to working again this quarter! But, try to stay calm and vital; getting ill again would ruin that strong strategic plan and take monies from your, remaining apx. $355K, lottery j... [ More ]

Comment #7

Nikkicute — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 06:29:39 GMT

That lady just needs to start playing again!! She already won twice (although she gave away

the second win), I bet she'll win again! And win a big one!! Why not

Comment #6

maringoman — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 01:18:32 GMT

Her lawyers must be very happy that she is not a quiter. Lawyers hate quiters

Comment #5

Nikkicute — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:12:35 GMT

Thanks

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It's nice

Comment #4

mcginnin56 — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:21:49 GMT

Hey Nikkicute. Just noticed you've become Platinum. Welcome to stratosphere of elite LP membership

Comment #3

Nikkicute — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:01:13 GMT

Comment #2

mcginnin56 — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:27:18 GMT

The book deal she's trying to write should be entitled How To Not Become An Idiot .

Comment #1

jackpotismine — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:18:24 GMT

She needs to move on already! They did an extensive investigation and she lost. Try to it the jackpot again.

Woman who gave away lotto ticket won't give up

Lottery Post — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:45:53 GMT

Emily Leach, who won a million-dollar jackpot in California last January, said she is hoping to fight the state lottery's decision stopping her from collecting a second jackpot of $260,000 winnings that came from a ticket Leach has famously claimed she accidentally gave away to a stranger in March.

(See Generous former lottery winner says she accidentally gave away second winning ticket, Lottery Post, Mar. 27, 2012.)

A lottery official informed her that we gave the check to the man in June... [ More ]