Australian man accuses fishing buddy of stealing $3.5M lottery ticket

Comment #17

Teddi — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 02:08:12 GMT

Why would his BFF of 10 years steal a ticket from him hours or days before either of them would have known it was a winning ticket? Is the friend clairvoyant?

In any case, he wasn't scammed and he wasn't held at gunpoint. It was his responsibility to sign the ticket, keep it safe and turn it in to claim the win. If someone happened to find a lost ticket and cashed it, oh well. Boohoo for him, good luck for them.

Comment #16

Teddi — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 01:45:43 GMT

Give it time.

And considering all the deadly animals they have down there he can easily make it look like an accident.

Comment #15

larry3100 — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 18:30:40 GMT

Always sign your ticket at the time of your purchase. No muss no fuss.

Comment #14

ressuccess — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 17:36:57 GMT

I didn't know why there was a missing lottery winning ticket.

Comment #13

KY Floyd — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 06:57:15 GMT

One thing is certain. It's impossible to steal a winning ticket from somebody who doesn't have one. The story doesn't have much detail, but it sounds like the lottery not only doesn't believe this guy bought the winning ticket, they're sure that it was bought by somebody else.

Comment #12

myturn — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 00:52:04 GMT

Subscriptions are the best way to play, you can't lose any tickets and ownership is never in dispute. If your state doesn't offer a subscription service, you can subscribe to the Massachusetts lottery. The Massachusetts lottery offers a subscription service which is available across the United States, by phone.

Comment #11

SilverLion — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 21:58:13 GMT

Those Australians sure know how to fish. I wonder how good they are at lotto.

Comment #10

myturn — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 21:50:22 GMT

In Victoria, lottery players can choose to use a player's card, which protects the tickets if lost or stolen.

Comment #9

sully16 — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 21:16:22 GMT

Yep, always treat your tickets like cash, because that's what they represent.

Comment #8

noise-gate — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 20:41:53 GMT

So you find out that your ticket/tickets are missing after many days and your attention is immediately turned to your friend and you want to see the cctv footage of what transpired in the bakery. Do you have the same habits as Mr Robinson- carrying your winning ticket in your shirt pocket, or will the footage reveal Mr Z pickpocketing you? Sour grapes I suspect.

Comment #7

LiveInGreenBay — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 20:34:03 GMT

If it were me, I'd kill the guy. I'd go out, buy the dullest rustiest axe and.....

Comment #6

hearsetrax — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 20:08:50 GMT

that or one of these 30 oddish critters

Comment #5

music* — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 19:26:51 GMT

My thoughts exactly sully16.

You cannot trust more than two or three people. Maybe less.

Protect your tickets.

Comment #4

mypiemaster — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 18:42:47 GMT

Down under is not exactly like the U.S. of A where almost everybody is packing. I guess he might just throw a fish at his former friend next time they meet.

Comment #3

hearsetrax — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 17:33:52 GMT

not yet anyway jejeje

Comment #2

mypiemaster — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 17:16:39 GMT

Easiest way to end a friendship....steal a winning lottery ticket or bang your best friend's spouse, or be accused of stealing the ticket or banging your best friend's spouse. Once suspicion creeps in, forget it the friendship is ruined.

Comment #1

sully16 — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 16:48:05 GMT

Keep us posted, glad nobody was killed over this.

Australian man accuses fishing buddy of stealing $3.5M lottery ticket

Lottery Post — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 16:44:03 GMT

A dispute between two former fishing buddies who destroyed their friendship over a missing lottery ticket claimed to be worth $3.5 million (US$2.7 million) has ended up in an Australian court.

Preston man Ismet Porcic claims he bought and subsequently lost a winning Tattslotto ticket from an Essendon newsagent in September 2014 that ended up winning a one-sixth share of the $21 million (US$16.2 million) division one prize pool.

Mr. Porcic has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court against... [ More ]