Homeless man dives into dumpster to retrieve lottery ticket worth $4.82M

Comment #54

sweetie7398 — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 13:41:33 GMT

Wow a good find

Comment #53

Stack47 — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 07:55:46 GMT

I live in the Bluegrass, but pass by Science Hill when I go to Somerset for their classic car cruises. Raintree County was filmed in Danville and parts of several other movies were filmed in KY including Goldfinger, Stripes, and Coal Miners Daughter. When Cage (Tom Cruise) said Sgt. Farell was from Science Hill, Kentucky in Edge of Tomorrow, I knew I drove by there several times.

Apparently Madeline Ciak of WSMH TV wrote the story probably after interviewing a lottery spokesman and she was qu... [ More ]

Comment #52

noise-gate — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 21:30:06 GMT

l take it that you resided in Science Hill at one time Stack. I wonder if any movies were shot there

Comment #51

Stack47 — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 20:38:37 GMT

Again, assuming you understand how quotations marks work

Which part of whomever wrote this story didn't interview the homeless man and the quotes are what the lottery spokesman said?

you'd know that they're not quoting him about going for a walk

Who do you thing told the lottery spokesman he went out for a walk?

It's like a news conference when the press secretary says what the President said or done. Are the reporters quoting her or the President?

We're getting the story third... [ More ]

Comment #50

KY Floyd — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 08:45:00 GMT

don't you find it strange they didn't quote him talking about retrieving the winning ticket from dumpster but quoted him diving in for his play slip?

I'd say that using a quote where he talks about throwing the play slip away and retrieving it from a dumpster but not using a quote about throwing the ticket away is exactly why reasoned thinking should tell you that it was the play slip that he threw away, not the ticket.

don't you find it strange that someone that wants to remain anonymou... [ More ]

Comment #49

Stack47 — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 01:14:30 GMT

That would be Master Sergeant Farrell from Science Hill, Kentucky population 696 695.

Comment #48

Stack47 — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 01:07:16 GMT

The 1st sentence isn't quoting what the guy said.

dived into a dumpster to retrieve the winning ticket

Nice catch, but don't you find it strange they didn't quote him talking about retrieving the winning ticket from dumpster but quoted him diving in for his play slip?

It's either that or the story came from the guy himself.

And don't you find it strange that someone that wants to remain anonymous sat down and gave an interview? Do you thing he put on a ski mask and used something... [ More ]

Comment #47

noise-gate — Sat, 24 Nov 2018 23:48:42 GMT

Diving into a dumpster or not...

In the word's of Master Sergeant Farrell: it's a new day, people. Destiny calls.

The world expects only one thing from us: That we will win.

The late Great Bill Paxton.

Comment #46

KY Floyd — Sat, 24 Nov 2018 04:17:12 GMT

Doesn't telling a story about dumpster diving at a news conference defeat the purpose of remaining anonymous? Do you really need any more information to understand what you call quotes are from a spokesman for the Michigan Lottery?

Where do you suppose the story came from? Do you think the lottery just made it up? It's either that or the story came from the guy himself. The exact route from him to the articles we've seen isn't really important. And assuming you understand what quotation mark... [ More ]

Comment #45

CDanaT — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 14:16:11 GMT

Perfect...absolutly perfect

Comment #44

Stack47 — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 14:01:32 GMT

And perhaps you noticed that the second article you linked uses a more complete quote

The man, who chose to remain anonymous

Doesn't telling a story about dumpster diving at a news conference defeat the purpose of remaining anonymous? Do you really need any more information to understand what you call quotes are from a spokesman for the Michigan Lottery

Comment #43

CDanaT — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 13:53:03 GMT

If you would like to be accurate as you often are a H.O. picking sentences apart with most of your replies to most subjects on here. Your last sentence of has told us isn't true. He may have told the story to the lottery commission a few friends and the press but he didn't tell me....He relayed his story to a reporter who made it available to us... BTW the full reported quotes on how he checked his numbers while out on his walk varied from LP and the news agencies in his home state.

Opinions... [ More ]

Comment #42

Stack47 — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 13:52:45 GMT

and besides who wants to read and discuss articles where lottery winners simply claimed their prize and went on their way.

Comment #41

KY Floyd — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 04:42:10 GMT

The quote was dived into a dumpster to retrieve the winning ticket ..if you want to be so technical about it

I want to be accurate about it. You understand the difference between quoting parts of the article written by a reporter and quoting the guy himself, right? You can quote several articles that say he threw the ticket away, but not a single article quotes the guy as saying he threw the ticket away. They all quote the guy saying something that sounds very much like he threw the play sli... [ More ]

Comment #40

CDanaT — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 06:13:18 GMT

The quote was dived into a dumpster to retrieve the winning ticket ..if you want to be so technical about it ... but I took i took step further and looked at what was a reasonable deduction in believing that he was in fact the person who was responsible for the ticket ending up in the dumpster. Following the connection leads from this news article

https://www.wpxi.com/news/trending-now/homeless-man-dives-into-dumpster-to-retrieve-lottery-ticket-worth-482m/874379799

The last news agency con... [ More ]

Comment #39

Lucky Loser — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 04:40:54 GMT

Hmmmmm, am I the only one that remembers this same scenario from just (6) short years ago?????

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2092681/Three-women-claim-1-million-winning-lottery-ticket-fished-trash-theirs.html

Comment #38

KY Floyd — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 04:23:35 GMT

The 1st sentence said he threw the ticket in a dumpster

The 1st sentence isn't quoting what the guy said. The part that is quoting what the guy said appears to say he threw the play slip in a dumpster.

Call me crazy, but I'm going to rely on what the guy seems to have said rather than what some reporter definitely wrote.

Comment #37

CDanaT — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 01:35:29 GMT

Naaaoooooooooooooooooooooo.. Come awwwwwn A, be a bit more philosophical and go with divine intervention

Comment #36

Artist77 — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 23:47:30 GMT

I think he found a discarded ticket that he did not buy.

Comment #35

Goteki54 — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 22:05:22 GMT

Forget the warm and fuzzies for a minute. This guy was homeless yet he was playing the lottery? That's the main thing that sticks out for me, not that he found the ticket. He should have never been playing in the first place. So chances are he was panhandling for money to play the lottery, and people gave it to him.

Comment #34

basil19 — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 21:29:07 GMT

Who in their right mind has ever had a chance to retrieve a huge wining ticket from the garbage.That's a winning mind

Comment #33

Tucker Black — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 21:24:21 GMT

Who in their right mind would buy a lottery ticket and then throw it in the trash before checking to see if you won

Comment #32

noise-gate — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:28:09 GMT

You right CD. Too many holes in this story. I was simply taking a shot in the dark with my assumption- plus you have a law enforcement background, so you in a better position to view things from that perspective. More importantly though, is that he ends up with the money! Now had to gone to the press stating that he threw the winning ticket in the dumpster was now going to search the landfill, what an adventure that would be...for him.

Comment #31

CDanaT — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 14:54:47 GMT

NG, there are just too many holes in the original story to fill in with certainties as opposed to this/that might have happened.

The 1st sentence said he threw the ticket in a dumpster.....okay..Where was that dumpster located? Near where he was calling home or was it near the store where he purchased the tickets or somewhere in between?

When he went to get his play slip from the dumpster,was it AND the ticket thrown out together or in separate dumpsters ? Or is this more of a situation th... [ More ]

Comment #30

noise-gate — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 06:42:47 GMT

Upon further review, l have come up with this scenario.

He originally threw his play-slips into the dumpster by mistake. On Oct 11, while out for a walk, he checked his ticket/tickets and found out that he was a winner. He knew this for certain because he said: The 6 numbers matched, matched what? Obviously, the ticket he was looking at or holding in his hand. It was probably at this point that he thought to himself l have been playing these numbers for more than 2 years, my ship has finally

Comment #29

Stack47 — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 04:14:41 GMT

The man, who chose to remain anonymous

Just a guess, but maybe someone from the lottery was interviewed instead of the winner. And that would account for all the discrepancies in the story.

Comment #28

KY Floyd — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 03:13:39 GMT

How do you know when he went into the dumpster to retrieve whatever he was after?

The quote is from the guy himself: I always use the same playslip to buy my tickets. In fact... I accidentally threw it away and had to climb in a dumpster to get it back. Is that how you'd say it if you were talking about throwing the ticket away? Why did he even mention always using the same play slip?

Then there's this quote: As soon as I saw they matched, I started shaking and haven't stopped since, If he... [ More ]

Comment #27

sweetie7398 — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:44:14 GMT

Congrats

Comment #26

CDanaT — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 15:07:27 GMT

Thank you for your point of view on the matter dopey.I will respectfully disagree with some of your last paragraph. A judgement is based on what is evident and also prior knowledge of a person/subject and the particular actions that transpired. If we as humans aren't allowed to be as you put it, so judgemental of another persons actions,then how can we shares ideas or information to advance ? Because I believe that you need to be held responsible/have integrity for your actions in being a good p... [ More ]

Comment #25

Stack47 — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 14:48:38 GMT

WOW.....Can't we all just be happy he won?

We all should be ecstatic that someone we don't know won money playing the lottery and while we're at it, what about the casinos, horse racing, or any other form of gambling where people win something. And it doesn't hurt to offer tips we believe is helpful to someone that will never read them or could careless what we think.

But it looks like you're missing the point of the article which is in the title and in the first sentence.

A homeless M... [ More ]

Comment #24

noise-gate — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 14:05:06 GMT

No one is unhappy that he won. We simply having a discussion on the topic. What is so wrong with that

Comment #23

noise-gate — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 14:00:55 GMT

l would agree with you Floyd, but he had already won with the current tickets he possessed. There was no reason to get into the dumpster, unless he needed those exact play slips.Throwing your play slip away in the round file at a store retrieving them then there, is fine, but getting into a dumpster is totally different, at least for me. But to each his own.

Comment #22

dopey7719 — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 13:01:26 GMT

WOW.....Can't we all just be happy he won? Why so critical of the article? Who here hasn't accidentally thrown something away and then wonder where the heck you put it? Also, my best friend has been playing the same powerball numbers for over 14 years - he still has yet to memorize the numbers or adequately keep up with them. He's older and just relies on that slip. When the lottery here (in SC) changed companies and switched out slips he didn't even know how to fill out the new slip when his di... [ More ]

Comment #21

KY Floyd — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 07:39:27 GMT

what would stop you from reworking a new set of numbers

Maybe the right question is how do you keep playing the same numbers? It might be sloppy reporting or it might be how the guy described things, but here's what the guy is quoted as saying: I always use the same playslip to buy my tickets. In fact... I accidentally threw it away and had to climb in a dumpster to get it back. I am so lucky that I found it.

The way normal people speak that quote would clearly mean he accidentally threw... [ More ]

Comment #20

noise-gate — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 03:54:01 GMT

You see l play all my numbers, both self- picks and random #s on slips.

If that be so G, what would stop you from reworking a new set of numbers, why put yourself in harms way by climbing into the dumpster, stepping on shards of glass, piercing the soles of your sneakers resulting in an infection, which requires a visit to the emergency room, where the nurse innocently asks you So how did you injure yourself? Would you answer under your breath l stepped on glass inside a dumpster. When asked... [ More ]

Comment #19

Stack47 — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 01:13:55 GMT

This guy sure gave lots of info for someone wanting to remain anonymous. Wonder if his winning ticket was wrapped around a half eaten Twinkie

Comment #18

Groppo — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 00:54:14 GMT

.

I would go in to a dumpster, after my play slips, if I accidentally threw them away. You see I play all my numbers, both self-pick and random#s on slips.

Unless the dumpster had some icky sticky runny stuff on the sides.

( icky runny stuff on the sides ? wtf? groppo, lol , it would just be your insane juice ).

Comment #17

noise-gate — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 23:04:11 GMT

l can see where you coming from Z, but l am going off the first paragraph. Personally, I see no reason to jump into a dumpster for a play slip, regardless how many times or years one has played them.

1st: one cannot claim a winning jackpot with a play slip.

2nd: l cannot understand his actions, after all, all he had to do was copy the same numbers off the ticket, and bingo, he is off to the races, again. Unless a smelly, rancid play slip from a dumpster is his thing. But hey...

Comment #16

Bleudog101 — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 22:17:21 GMT

It almost seems like the MI lottery is a little different than from this morning...maybe it's just me. Said this time he retrieved the PLAY SLIP from the dumpster.

IDC one way or the other, but first time reading the article David Edwards came to mind. No deja vu please.

Comment #15

Elizabeth03 — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 22:10:59 GMT

With great fortune, you need to be wise, and not splurge on a overpriced house, or over priced car's, and truck's,. You need to be really careful, because the money can go quickly, if you are not intelligent with it

Comment #14

zephbe — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 22:02:30 GMT

It's in this article--didn't you read the article

Comment #13

music* — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 21:24:29 GMT

This will undoubtedly improve my quality of life. This is the lottery dream that is shared by millions.

MM PB are at decent levels now.

Comment #12

noise-gate — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 20:51:10 GMT

Which article are you referring to Z? Do you have another source that says different? I just went to a site called AJC.com, and they said the same thing retrieved winning ticket from dumpster.

Comment #11

larry3100 — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 20:47:03 GMT

I would like to read about this lucky man in three years and find out if he lost all of his lottery money. I hear most lottery winners lose their money in three years after they win. Being that he wants to remain anonymous, we may never know if he went broke. Congratulations to the winner

Comment #10

zephbe — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 20:44:48 GMT

The article does not say that. Guess facts don't matter. The headline is wrong.

Comment #9

noise-gate — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 18:13:59 GMT

That may well be Z, but the West Coast edition of L.P. says He threw away the winning ticket in the very first paragraph of the article.

Comment #8

zephbe — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 17:55:27 GMT

He didn't throw away his ticket. He threw away the play slip he used to buy tickets. Congratulations to him.

Comment #7

cbr$ — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 17:31:53 GMT

Congratulation to this Michigan man on his win. It definitely will improve his

quality of life. I bet getting medical help a home is the top two things on his to do list. Nice story Todd.

Comment #6

noise-gate — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:39:19 GMT

Yes it is. Makes one wonder at what point did he realize that he had thrown a winning ticket away? It seems our brains disengage then somehow corrects itself. Kinda like driving, missing your turnoff, because you mentally distracted head for the next exit to turn around.

Hope all goes well for this guy

Comment #5

SheGood — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 15:46:06 GMT

Wonderful

Comment #4

CDanaT — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 15:36:05 GMT

Congrats on the nice win Mr. Anonymous and best of luck on getting your medical issues corrected. The important part is that you found your winning ticket.... I bet a certain portion of your anatomy was having pucker-factor 14 trying to locate that ticket... it's not funny about temporarily throwing the ticket away but I am chuckling at the life lesson of ticket security.

Comment #3

souljacker37 — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:21:05 GMT

He also said he was 'out for a walk' and checked the numbers on his phone before realising (this was in the original report I read on Michigan lottery site, where there was no suggestion the winner was homeless). I suspect the truth has been bent in this report.

Comment #2

TheMeatman2005 — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:09:54 GMT

Congrats on the win, but always need to treat lottery tickets as you would handle cash.

He said I have been playing the same numbers on Lotto 47 for more than two years, It just seems that lately a lot of people are winning with numbers they have played for long periods of time.

Comment #1

Bleudog101 — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 13:34:13 GMT

Perfect story to start Thanksgiving week.

So glad this poor, downtrodden soul was Blessed with a huge win. Just what he needed and then some to turn his life around.

Don' t think/hope not anyway that he somehow ends up broke again.

Feel good story #1 of the week.

Homeless man dives into dumpster to retrieve lottery ticket worth $4.82M

Lottery Post — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 13:29:03 GMT

By Todd Northrop

A homeless Michigan man who realized he won the state's Lotto 47 game dived into a dumpster to retrieve the winning ticket.

The man, who chose to remain anonymous, was one of two people who split the $9.64 million jackpot with the winning $1 ticket he bought for the Oct. 10 drawing. He bought the winning ticket, worth $4.82 million, at the B D Mini Mart at 32 West Munger Road in Munger.

I have been playing the same numbers on Lotto 47 for more than two years, the man s... [ More ]