California family's fight over $51 million lottery jackpot is over

Comment #49

jamella724 — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:20:54 GMT

It's hard to believe that someone can actually do that to their mothers. I hope they will value their family more than money

Comment #48

ShowMeTheMoney$ — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:08:49 GMT

If you are going to play the lottery, it's a good idea to buy your own ticket. I'm not a big fan of buying tickets for other people even if they give you the money. I've done it before, but I also don't plan on hijacking another person's jackpot either. You will definitely damage your relationships. I know I can trust myself with this responsibility but I don't think everyone can resist that temptation.

Comment #47

ShowMeTheMoney$ — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:00:45 GMT

I hope they can mend their fences. Bottom line, they are both wealthy people, and you can't take it with you. Life is short. The mother is kind of up there in age so why would you want to spend your remaining years being angry, bitter, and resentful? Forgive and forget. Shame on Ronnie. It really does seem like he went crazy with the money and didn't take care of his mom. Maybe he should make amends. Who needs 4 houses and 10 cars? Compensating much? You can only live in one house and drive one... [ More ]

Comment #46

helpmewin — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:54:15 GMT

Thank you.

Comment #45

jeffrey — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:16:39 GMT

she didn't want to be a burden.

Comment #44

noise-gate — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:44:31 GMT

Stacks47..

The Mother asked the Son for $2.00, the moment he handed that money over, it became hers

Then why didn't Mom or her husband sign the back of the ticket if it was hers?

Answer: If you read the news report She was shaking uncontrollably- she ASKED her son to sign for her and he SIGNED HIS OWN NAME..that is why.

Now had your sister in law given you money to buy tickets FOR HER and they proved to be a winner in amongst them- its hers because she instructed you to buy th... [ More ]

Comment #43

Stack47 — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 03:40:36 GMT

The Mother asked the Son for $2.00, the moment he handed that money over, it became hers

Then why didn't Mom or her husband sign the back of the ticket if it was hers?

Now had your sister in law given you money to buy tickets FOR HER and they proved to be a winner in amongst them- its hers because she instructed you to buy them

That's exactly what I said happened.

you have zero claim to her winnings unless she decides to give you something.

And Mom told the MM officials she b... [ More ]

Comment #42

larry3100 — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:53:40 GMT

There is an old saying If you have a job to do,you have to do it yourself If Etta had just taken a moment of her time and signed that freaking lotto ticket,all this shi* going to court wouldn't have taken place.

Comment #41

sully16 — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:02:59 GMT

Well said, makes people crazy.

Comment #40

sully16 — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:02:15 GMT

I agree, hope she can relax and enjoy life for awhile

Comment #39

noise-gate — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:34:47 GMT

Why would the Mother fight the Son IF in fact the Son was the lawful owner of the ticket? She could have simply congratulated him on his win..end of story- but the son was playing fast loose hoping that his Mom Stepdad would keel over..well surprise, those elderly people fought back...and won. You can agree with Stack all you want, it does not make it true.

By the way-What do you have against old people

Comment #38

Ronnie316 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:20:52 GMT

I see it the same way Stack is seeing it. Mom frequently went to buy tickets and the son said.....

Mom here is two dollars, please get me two MM tickets

The winning ticket was his.

She gave it to him.

MM paid him.

Comment #37

noise-gate — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:10:42 GMT

Stack47- you comparing apples oranges. The Mother asked the Son for $2.00, the moment he handed that money over, it became hers, what she did with it from that point on is her business.For instance if she smoked cigarettes and he did not, and she bought cigarettes, can it be said its his cigarettes?-no because he handed the money over and she used it as she saw fit.If the tickets she bought were losing tickets would he be making an issue ?- no, why, because it was her decision to play or not, th... [ More ]

Comment #36

Stack47 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:09:00 GMT

she went into the convenient store to purchase the ticket, not him.

Last Saturday my sister-in-law asked me to buy her 10 PB tickets and gave me $20. Does that mean even though I bought the tickets for her with her money, the tickets are actually mine?

One does not get into a cage match with the elderly over money in California, his attorney was smart enough to tell him so.

How do you know it wasn't her lawyer that suggested talking a settlement

Comment #35

Stack47 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:00:34 GMT

Urquhart and her husband, Orender's stepfather, later went with Orender to the Mobil station where they met with lottery officials

AND

It was actually Orender's mother, Etta Urquhart, who took his $2 and bought two Mega Millions tickets at Stuarts Oak Street Mobil in Bakersfield..

So the mom buys tickets for her son with or without a verbal agreement, the ticket wins, and her and the stepfather go with the son to validate the ticket. But only the son signed the ticket and the check w... [ More ]

Comment #34

JoshUK — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:05:05 GMT

Crazy what money does.

Comment #33

noise-gate — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:31:48 GMT

Of course he paid full tax as you put it because there is no way to avoid not paying tax- he could not pull a Wesley Snipes.Fact of the matter is it was not HIS MONEY to begin with. She won , not him, she went into the convenient store to purchase the ticket, not him.Just because she was shaking uncontrollably to sign the ticket does not mean ownership is transferred over to the Son.Sure his name is on the placard on the table why?- because he signed it. But theft is theft, a so called white lie... [ More ]

Comment #32

HaveABall — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:51:03 GMT

If one goes to the MegaMillions website, they'll see a picture of Ronnie Orender, his wife, his mother, and his stepfather. If one looks on their table, there is a huge MM promotional check lying flat ... the only name on this $51M check is Ronnie Orender.

If days earlier, at the Mobile Gas Station, an official California Lottery Headquarters representative indicated to 74 year old Etta May Orender [who may just live another 20 years] that she should print and sign her name on the back of th... [ More ]

Comment #31

helpmewin — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:58:13 GMT

very confusing

Comment #30

dallascowboyfan — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:55:31 GMT

Ok, so why did she have the ticket this makes no sense im so confused

She later checked her Mega Millions ticket against the numbers in a newspaper, and saw she had won, the lawsuit said. Urquhart and her husband, Orender's stepfather, later went with Orender to the Mobil station where they met with lottery officials.

Comment #29

noise-gate — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:17:19 GMT

With all due respect Sir Ronnie: The son did lil talking or no talking at all at the lottery winning Conference last year, the questions were addressed to her because the press recognized her as the winner- not the son. Even you must see that.

If l borrowed $2.00 or more from Sir Ronnie to play MM or PB- does that mean Ronnie won? When you come up with the correct answer, the fog will lift.

Comment #28

NativeSlew67 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:50:32 GMT

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When I read this, I thought of a recent case at home here in the Bahamas involving a well known lawyer who represented a man who committed a HEINOUS crime - one of the WORST in this country's history (and he ADMITTED to it), was found guilty and when I saw the news with the attorney waxing poetic about how his client got a rotten deal...all I thought was HELL AIN HOT ENOUGH FOR HIS AZZZZZZZZZ!!! Heartless wonders INDEED! On the flip side, I would love to eyeball that confi ag... [ More ]

Comment #27

Ronnie316 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:43:26 GMT

Mom is the thief in this story.

Comment #26

Ronnie316 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:42:45 GMT

Parents can AND DO a lot worse than taking their children to court.

Comment #25

Ronnie316 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:38:47 GMT

It sounds to me like she bought tickets for him with his money. Later when she sued he settled out of court.

Comment #24

Ronnie316 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:36:31 GMT

I got the quote form the story you posted.

https://www.lotterypost.com/news/245837

In the 11th paragraph.

Comment #23

noise-gate — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:32:27 GMT

Ultimately it boils down to this: Do you take care of the woman who gave birth to you or do you throw her under the bus

Comment #22

dallascowboyfan — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:29:07 GMT

Oh ok, I will look for the original article.

Comment #21

BEZ22 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:29:07 GMT

Can't trust anybody now a days..

Comment #20

dallascowboyfan — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:27:00 GMT

Comment #19

TylerD67 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:24:46 GMT

Well a Mother and Son's relationship is now ruined, hopefully both figure out what really matters in life soon.

Comment #18

noise-gate — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:18:40 GMT

This lowlife Son was screwing his Mother over because he knows only too well that he did not buy the ticket. All he did was grin at the news conference while trying to figure out a way to get his greasy hands on the winnings. He couldn't believe his good fortune when Mother was shaking to badly to sign.

Make all the excuses one wants-Parents DO NOT take their children to court UNLESS some serious BS is being committed.

Until one finds themselves on the receiving end of such conduct one can... [ More ]

Comment #17

Ronnie316 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:15:47 GMT

I think MegaMillions had the story strait LONG before a lawyer said he signed his name instead of hers

Comment #16

Ronnie316 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:06:23 GMT

It also says she used his $2. to buy the tickets in a statement from MegaMillions............

Last year's Mega Millions statement about the winning ticket said, It was actually Orender's mother, Etta Urquhart, who took his $2 and bought two Mega Millions tickets at Stuarts Oak Street Mobil in Bakersfield. .

Comment #15

dallascowboyfan — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:57:08 GMT

The article form May 6, 2012 states he was to sign her name not his.

But as it turns out Orender signed the winning ticket in his own name and not on behalf of Etta May, the lawsuit said.

https://www.lotterypost.com/news/245837

Comment #14

Stack47 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:55:10 GMT

The first story she said he took the ticket , but in this story she said she was too nervous to sign it and wanted to deflect the media attention so she asked him to sign the ticket and fill out the paperwork. It looks like she is just objecting to how he is spending the money. We have no idea what the actual agreement was before she told her son to validated the ticket and it's possible she is suffering from dementia.

I believe her son did her a favor by settling out of court because if she... [ More ]

Comment #13

Ronnie316 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:35:56 GMT

Thanks, us Ronnie's have to stick together. lol.

Comment #12

Ronnie316 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:34:47 GMT

I was thinking lounge chairs in the other 2 spaces.

Comment #11

Ronnie316 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:33:58 GMT

Good point, but its still true that she gave him the ticket to sign and cash.

Comment #10

dallascowboyfan — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:29:36 GMT

I don't think he gave her anything/not much that's why she sued.

Comment #9

dallascowboyfan — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:28:23 GMT

What you gonna do with the other two spaces I know buy two more cars

Comment #8

Original Bey — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:27:35 GMT

Classic Ronnie

Comment #7

fwlawrence — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:26:07 GMT

Strange how a mother sues her son over a lottery ticket, yet the following story has coworkers sharing their winnings with someone who did not buy in.

Comment #6

Ronnie316 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:23:47 GMT

I would need 10 cars to fill my TWO 6 car garages.

Comment #5

Ronnie316 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:22:39 GMT

You were not there, so I find it hard to understand how you can judge so harshly? If she trusted him enough to let him sign the ticket and say I gave it to him she should have been happy with whatever he gave her.

Comment #4

dallascowboyfan — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:13:20 GMT

What on earth would you need 10 cars for. Glad Miss Etta May is getting some of the money which she should have been getting from day one any way. Shame on the son for doing his mother like that.

Comment #3

noise-gate — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:11:45 GMT

Probably thought that since Etta was up in years, she had no use for money. This son of theirs is a First class bottom dweller.He should serving time at Pelican Bay- California's 2nd Alcatraz

Comment #2

HaveABall — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:06:59 GMT

I hope it's really over/settled. May both of them enjoy the money (hopefully, half, after taxes, should get divied between each, if title(s) have to be changed over ).

Comment #1

Original Bey — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:38:45 GMT

The fact that an attorney can argue on behalf of a son who raped his mother of her win-fall answers all questions as to why there is a global coalition demanding Hell gets upgraded before hosting some of these heartless wonders. The son in the meanwhile should be rotating between cell blocks. After all, variety is the spice of life

California family's fight over $51 million lottery jackpot is over

Lottery Post — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:42:23 GMT

A year after winning the big $51 million Mega Millions jackpot, Bakersfield resident Etta May Urquhart took her son to court saying he commandeered the money and went on a spending spree.

(See Woman accuses son of taking $51 million lottery ticket, Lottery Post, May 6, 2012.)

Well, that lawsuit has now been quietly dismissed following a settlement agreement.

I checked it twice before I went outside because I couldn't believe it, Urquhart told 17 News in May 2011.

Grinning from ear t... [ More ]