Two months later, a winning lottery ticket

Comment #57

jamella724 — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:50:48 GMT

It's good for the winner he was able to claim his prize. The store definitely will have a share for selling a winning ticket. Players should be more cautious in keeping their tickets especially now that winning lottery will become harder.

Comment #56

rock_nc — Tue, 28 May 2013 13:38:22 GMT

I have bought tickets from that store on many occasion, but have not went back because it's out of town for me to drive there. Just about everystore where I live is own by the Patels. Thats where more winners come from, don't know why! but I have seen where winners win more from them kind of store owners. Has anyone one else notice that

Comment #55

Stack47 — Mon, 27 May 2013 19:32:46 GMT

Never really noticed the name Patel before seeing it several times on Lottery Post News. Since then I saw a Patel bank manager, a Doctor Patel and several gas station/food marts owed by a Patel. When I stopped to get gas in Western Kentucky that store was owned by a Patel and it was an authorized KY Lottery cashing agent.

Read where one out of every five motels are owned by a Patel. I wouldn't compare the number of Patels (145,000) to the number of Smiths (2.8 million) in the U.S., but it is... [ More ]

Comment #54

luckyshoes — Mon, 27 May 2013 19:15:26 GMT

lol yeah whats with that? Always wanting to talk to you but when the wifes around your just anither customer....

Hey I always liked Studebakers. Lucky guy

Comment #53

savagegoose — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:14:55 GMT

not evry patel is going to hell.

Comment #52

beaudad — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:45:01 GMT

They (Patels) brought this upon themselves...............maybe they could change their last name to......?????? Wearenotthosepatels.....Wantps.....Mr and Mrs Wantps........(It's gotta nice ring to it!) beau

Comment #51

beaudad — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:16:57 GMT

My thoughts exactly! A Glimmer of Sunshine ..... (I think I hear birdies singing).....beau

Comment #50

CLETU$ — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:30:24 GMT

It means exactly what it says.

Comment #49

justxploring — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:27:09 GMT

What the heck does that mean

Comment #48

Party1377 — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:55:59 GMT

In other new I am moving to that area, and buying my tickets there from now on. 10K powerball ticket? If I hit the 1 mill I would be set. lol

Comment #47

redhot7 — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:04:52 GMT

If I were Ed, I would give Patel 1,500 to 3,000 dollars as a sign of my gratitude. Without Patel, Ed may miss the deadline and never seen the money.

Comment #46

Artist77 — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:58:56 GMT

We have our tv script logline now! Now we just need the script.

Comment #45

haymaker — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:52:07 GMT

Married patels w/ children

that own cattle ranches that sell lottery tix. LMAO

Comment #44

Artist77 — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:44:52 GMT

Rofl!!! Even better.

Comment #43

haymaker — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:42:48 GMT

How about a sitcom ?

married Patel's w/ children.

Comment #42

Artist77 — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:37:52 GMT

The first LP group novel

Comment #41

haymaker — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:29:27 GMT

WOW, this is getting twisted,

Patels w/ kids gretal,petal metal along w/ pedal to the metal,

si...twin cousins w/freckles that are rebels and steely fans , and they're cattle ranchers in a big city that sell lottery tix.

did i leave anything out

Comment #40

PlayToWin47 — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:25:27 GMT

If 26 years is the magic time to win, then I'm about to win!!! ...I'm on 23/24 (not for sure if I started in '89 or '90).

Comment #39

Artist77 — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:01:52 GMT

lol lol And they are both rebels with lots of freckles.

Comment #38

haymaker — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:54:46 GMT

One of their fav. tunes is PRETZEL LOGIC by steely dan.

Comment #37

haymaker — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:48:56 GMT

crackin up

Comment #36

Ronnie316 — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:47:51 GMT

Anytime within the next 26 years will be just fine by me.

Comment #35

Ronnie316 — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:46:31 GMT

The Patel Rattle rings loudly on the range.

Comment #34

maringoman — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:42:31 GMT

If this is a general statistic for the stores - averaging 13 years before selling a big win, I wonder what is the general statistic for individuals before winning a big one 13x2 26 years? I have 16 year to go if thats the case lol

Comment #33

haymaker — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:39:43 GMT

Don't know, but if rustlers were on their land, they would certainly hear the rattle on the Seattle Patel cattle farm. LMAO

Comment #32

maringoman — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:37:26 GMT

hahaha funny rhyme that one is. Imagine Pedal to the Metal Patel in junior high lol he'd be bullied to death

Comment #31

Ronnie316 — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:32:54 GMT

Are they the ones who own the Seattle Patel Cattle farm

Comment #30

haymaker — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:31:52 GMT

welcome a911scanner,

thanks for that post, I have pointed that out in past threads, but usually said w/no offense to anyone named Smith

I know quite a few people named Smith, they don't like the comparison.

Comment #29

Artist77 — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:29:04 GMT

lol lol The Siamese twins are called Pretzel.

Comment #28

haymaker — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:24:31 GMT

LMAO !

They have another kid who's a drag racer, he's called,

pedal to the metal,

? is which one has the mettle to be a Patel, LOL

Comment #27

Artist77 — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:06:54 GMT

The name of the wife is Hetal Patel ? A great name for a novel. Their kids are Gretal, Petal and Metal.

Comment #26

Ronnie316 — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:50:44 GMT

Good point. That covers every lottery customer for the past 13 years.

Comment #25

Ronnie316 — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:49:34 GMT

We may never know.

Comment #24

Ronnie316 — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:45:13 GMT

The more regular you play, the less likely you are to keep checking your tickets. lol.

Comment #23

haymaker — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:39:30 GMT

I find it interesting that the winners last name is Studebaker, and he's a manufacturing engineer,

I have to wonder if he's related to the folks that made the Studebaker car,

and before that, the Studebaker Conestoga wagon in the 19 century.

Comment #22

IamTheWinner — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:39:56 GMT

Congratz man

Comment #21

maringoman — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:38:31 GMT

The Patels have owned the Mini Mart on Walnut Street in Pinebluff for 13 years. Studebaker's winning ticket ($236,455) was the largest winning amount sold by the store, Patel said.

To me this is the most striking sentence in the whole story. A store selling tickets for 13 years and this is their biggest win. Another great reminder that lottery is NOT easy to win.

Comment #20

HaveABall — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:57:03 GMT

Congratulations to this lottery jackpot winner. I like his three, partial spending ideas

Comment #19

ShowMeTheMoney$ — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:47:14 GMT

Always check your ticket!

Why even buy a lottery ticket if you're not going to check it?

You would be a fool to let so much money slip away. Don't be a fool

Comment #18

JoeBigLotto — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:21:32 GMT

That makes me wonder are you really an old man like your avartar shows if yes then make it a dirty old man lol.

Comment #17

atoz — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:12:54 GMT

Lmao...Ridge maybe someday you can find a good woman.....hang in there.

Comment #16

a911scanner — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:10:08 GMT

Relax...

Patel = Smith in other countries. Not all Smith families here are related, unless you go back about 30-40 generations.

Nothing to see here, move along.

Congrats to the lucky winner

Comment #15

PlayToWin47 — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:09:17 GMT

Congratulations to the winner!

It blows my mind, however, that someone who plays any lottery game regularly doesn't check his tickets

Comment #14

sully16 — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:13:38 GMT

LOL, Congrats to the lucky winner.

Comment #13

hsg2000 — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:11:17 GMT

They are greedy for money

Comment #12

CLETU$ — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:03 GMT

I'm talking about in general,across the country,too.They don't care about laws and your sheriff or my sheriff or any sheriff for that matter.When they get caught they play ignorant of the law and the english language.Then some bleeding heart liberal judge gives them their walking papers because they don't understand what they did was against the law.When foriegners break our laws they should be imprisoned and then deported,not excused

Comment #11

Erzulieredeyes — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:44:10 GMT

If clerks/Patels were more responsible we wouldn't have these issues and real winners would NOT be getting ripped off.

No one expects the clerk behind the counter to commit lottery fraud

When I walk into a store owned by a Patel to check my tickets I turn around and walk out without buying anything and don't care if they know it. The Patels should be watched very carefully.

Comment #10

rdgrnr — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:10:25 GMT

I can't speak for all of them but I know some Patels in a store in the area and they seem like very nice people.

The woman even makes googly eyes at me when her husband's not around.

Comment #9

Ronnie316 — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:05:34 GMT

If people were more responsible with the handling of their tickets the crooked clerks would never get away with it.

Comment #8

RedStang — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:03:52 GMT

They could be Born Again Patels.

Comment #7

Erzulieredeyes — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:02:26 GMT

The Patels are a chain of thieves and the only reason they may be the exception is because they didn't get a hold of the real owners ticket.

Comment #6

Ronnie316 — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:59:12 GMT

I was talking about in general across the country. Besides that's why we have laws and they DO eventually get busted. In AZ they don't puul that crap much because we have a Sheriff that is happy to cuff em.

Comment #5

CLETU$ — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:52:30 GMT

You could have fooled me.The Patels are a well known clan of crooks and thieves.One was busted for burning down his grocery store in Hamilton,Illinois.a couple of years ago and I don't know how many clerks named Patel that I have read about stealing lottery winnings from the real owners.

Comment #4

Ronnie316 — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:47:01 GMT

I think those kind of clerks/owners are the exception NOT the rule.

Comment #3

Erzulieredeyes — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:41:38 GMT

Unbelievable that the Patels didn't steal their customers ticket and cash it in themselves after reading all the news stories and articles I read here on LP.

Comment #2

Ronnie316 — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:35:16 GMT

Unbelievable that the guy wanted to advertise his store and get the commission check

Comment #1

CLETU$ — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:25:08 GMT

Unbelievable,an honest Patel.Will wonders never cease

Two months later, a winning lottery ticket

Lottery Post — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:54:57 GMT

For weeks, Dipak Patel and his wife, Hetal, owners of the Pinebuff Mini Mart reminded their customers to check their lottery tickets because the store had sold a winning Carolina Cash 5 ticket worth $236,455 in March.

If only Ed Studebaker had listened.

Studebaker, a West End resident who works as a manufacturing engineer in Pinebluff and is a regular customer at the Mini Mart, had the winning lottery ticket. He just didn't know it.

The ticket sat in his home for nearly two months befor... [ More ]