Colorado man who unwittingly split a $4.8M jackpot with scammer is fighting the Colorado Lottery

Comment #34

ckrakowski — Tue, 07 May 2019 23:42:37 GMT

This makes me ashamed of my home state.

Every judge that rules for the lottery needs to be investaged and looked at to see if they got any donations from the lottery.

Comment #33

KY Floyd — Wed, 01 May 2019 19:12:42 GMT

We only make bets on future drawings.

Hello, McFly? Betting on a future drawing is exactly what Amir did when he bought the QP that happened to have the numbers that won as a result of Tipton rigging the game. Amir bet on that future drawing by buying a ticket that had an extremely small chance of winning and had the game been random, as it was supposed to be, he almost certainly would have lost. Instead of getting a random result Tipton's manipulation eliminated the vast majority of possibi... [ More ]

Comment #32

Tucker Black — Wed, 01 May 2019 10:18:21 GMT

Amir was neither benefited nor disbenefited by Tipton. Amir bought a QP ticket. Tipton's cheating did not make QP terminals pick one of the sets of numbers on his lucky sheet that he sent to his friends. A QP ticket has exactly the same chance of winning any drawing whether Tipton's code was running or not.

After the drawing is over, it's easy to look back and say aha you only won because of Tipton but we don't make bets on past drawings. We only make bets on future drawings. Even if you know... [ More ]

Comment #31

Stack47 — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 04:39:30 GMT

Thanks

Comment #30

noise-gate — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 20:58:01 GMT

l seriously doubt Tipton ever intended to pay restitution. I mean his whole aim was to have money flowing into his bank account, not going out.

I noticed that he signed the restitution agreement followed by his attorney s then the Attorney General of certain States. Tipton probably figures, peace treaties are signed all the time before the ink is dry, the bombing commences. People sign child support agreement, then they go missing, to Tipton signing a piece of paper is no big deal.

Comment #29

gy65 — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 20:15:44 GMT

Plea Bargain pdf Link

Prison Offender Information Link

Comment #28

Stack47 — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 18:59:18 GMT

I always thought not paying restitution was part of the plea bargain. Possibly to prevent paying off claims like this one.

Comment #27

gy65 — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 17:31:13 GMT

Convicted lottery cheats deed property to mother, avoid most court-ordered repayment

Comment #26

KKLK$DAY7 — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 22:20:24 GMT

Comment #25

KKLK$DAY7 — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 22:07:05 GMT

Hm I think Amir should look at things this way. If the other two ticket holders tickets were destroyed by either their pet roaches or their crazy life styles, the lottery commission theory would be, they are not obligated to make the entire pay out to the sole ticket holder. Hope Mr. Amir is not paying his attorney.

Comment #24

KKLK$DAY7 — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 21:48:24 GMT

quickest way to double your money. hILARIOUS

Comment #23

noise-gate — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 20:25:48 GMT

..Which is one of the reasons I do not support Amir s claim. It reminds me of a Youtube piece on the behind the scenes of a MM or PB drawings in Florida, where this woman says every ticket has the same chance as the next. That is true, but not in this particular case, why? Because Tipton threw chance out of the window the moment he set he s shenanigans in motion.

Comment #22

KY Floyd — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 19:14:35 GMT

without Eddie s intervention, Amir would not have won

Well, he probably wouldn't have won, but there's a very small chance that he would have won anyway.

There are two things that are sure. One is that every lottery contract with winners who won prizes that were affected by Tipton's scheme is a contract where there was a mutual mistake as to the facts. When a mutual mistake is about a material fact the contract is potentially voidable, and I'd say that a mistaken belief that the 2/3 of a... [ More ]

Comment #21

noise-gate — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 22:53:21 GMT

Hold off on the noodles G. It seems Prince *in reverse, made a case for both him myself being right on this call.Tipton put money in Amir s pocket. Simply put, without Eddie s intervention, Amir would not have won. Let me take a brief moment, and look down on creation.

Comment #20

ecnirP — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 23:11:05 GMT

Get your facts right before questioning someone's opinion.

To quote the very good story here on Lottery Post by the NY Times Magazine:

Tipton's extra lines of code first checked to see if the coming lottery drawing fulfilled Tipton's narrow circumstances. It had to be on a Wednesday or a Saturday evening, and one of three dates in a nonleap year: the 147th day of the year (May 27), the 327th day (Nov. 23) or the 363rd day (Dec. 29). Investigators noticed those dates generally fell around... [ More ]

Comment #19

grwurston — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 01:40:55 GMT

If you insist... Hang on while we pour some water on the noodles.

Comment #18

noise-gate — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 01:33:35 GMT

No G, when l am wrong, l am wrong. I have been told l do not apologize enough, so l will remove my BP vest and take the hit, shrapnel all.

Comment #17

grwurston — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 01:23:11 GMT

Your perfect record remains intact. To you.

Comment #16

noise-gate — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 01:19:31 GMT

You have no idea how much that means to me, I am so relieved.

Comment #15

grwurston — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 01:13:43 GMT

We'll let it slide...

Comment #14

noise-gate — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 01:05:29 GMT

Ok, you win. It was a shot in the dark. First mistake of the year, not bad.

Comment #13

grwurston — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:57:49 GMT

If not Amir, it could have just as easily been someone else. Plus we don't know if Amir bought his ticket before or after Tipton rigged the computer. Not only that, but there is always the chance that if Amir had more than one ticket he could have won even if Tipton had not rigged the drawing.

Comment #12

hlamb — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:42:00 GMT

You are both wrong. Tipton's scheme allowed him to know what possible group of numbers would come and a possible time frame. It did not make the computers generate the numbers themselves so the quick pick was a legitimate win and Amir was not a beneficiary of Tipton's fraud.

Comment #11

noise-gate — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 23:53:20 GMT

You make a valid point- Amir was a beneficiary of Tipton s scheme. If anything, Amir should be thanking Eddie for getting something out of a drawing Tipton set up.

Comment #10

ecnirP — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 23:00:42 GMT

After reading this article, I'm not taking sides. The state has an interesting position in saying that Amir would not have won with his quick pick had Tipton not forced those numbers to come up, and essentially be grateful he got what he did from Tipton's fraud.

Comment #9

Stack47 — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 22:49:45 GMT

Ten years later, Colorado Bureau of Investigation agents visited Massihzadeh to interview him about his winning number because they were investigating a criminal scheme to rig lotteries. and Massihzadeh, who let the computer choose his numbers, was not suspected of wrongdoing.

I guess it's possible to make a self pick look like a QP, but the lottery has the ticket and know exactly what it was and where it was purchased. So it's baffling as to why they interviewed Massihzadeh.

There are le... [ More ]

Comment #8

noise-gate — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 21:32:23 GMT

The wording that will drive a stake through Duncan s lawsuit..

The division was defrauded of at least $1.6 million in prize money in 2005.Massihzadeh now asks the Division to pay this amount a second time. Hit the road Jack and don t.....

Comment #7

music* — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 21:27:06 GMT

Criminals ruin life for the rest of us.

Equal Justice for all.

Comment #6

cottoneyedjoe — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 21:19:00 GMT

The state said in its court filing that the Tiptons have not paid any of the restitution to Colorado and are unlikely to do so.

That's Colorado's problem, not Massihzadeh's. It's irrelevant to the case unless CO is making the argument that it doesn't have the money to pay Massihzadeh, which it isn't. CO is only making the argument that they don't have to pay Massihzadeh due to contract. In fact, the CO Lottery has its financial report prominently displayed on its website, showing the lottery... [ More ]

Comment #5

TheMeatman2005 — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 21:05:33 GMT

Ahhhh. Brain fart on my part. I forgot about that.

Comment #4

BuyLow — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 18:16:59 GMT

Lump sum amount is less than if paid as an annuity.

Comment #3

noise-gate — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 18:10:36 GMT

- The other thing is Duncan seems to think that since he's client was made aware of a lottery scheme, that the agents were inadvertently telling Amir to go after the money that did not end up with him. Duncan says his client isn't mad or frustrated that's a lie, he is. Amir has been going at it for years, trying to get the rest of the money which he thinks is rightfully his.It's similar to going out to an expensive restaurant, leaving bones on your plate, and then complaining to the management t... [ More ]

Comment #2

TheMeatman2005 — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:13:44 GMT

The article states that In 2005, three people won a Colorado Lotto jackpot worth $4.8 million, and Boulder's Amir Massihzadeh held one set of winning numbers.

He accepted his prize of $568,990 after splitting the pot and paying taxes and moved on with life.

If $4,800,000 divided by three is $1,6000,000 and the federal tax rate for 2005 was 35% and the Colorado income tax rate was 4.63%, then

$1,600,000 x 35% = $560,000

4.63% = $74,080

Total taxes due = $634,080 which should have... [ More ]

Comment #1

Bleudog101 — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:27:21 GMT

Tiptons @ it again!

After all these years I say cut your losses, enjoy your over $500K prize and get on with your life.

Though he MAY have been an unwittingly participant in that Tipton mess, I don't foresee him gaining anything and his Attorney getting richer. IDK.

Colorado man who unwittingly split a $4.8M jackpot with scammer is fighting the Colorado Lottery

Lottery Post — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:14:41 GMT

In 2005, three people won a Colorado Lotto jackpot worth $4.8 million, and Boulder's Amir Massihzadeh held one set of winning numbers.

He accepted his prize of $568,990 after splitting the pot and paying taxes and moved on with life.

Ten years later, Colorado Bureau of Investigation agents visited Massihzadeh to interview him about his winning number because they were investigating a criminal scheme to rig lotteries. They suspected the other two ticket-holders who split the prize with Mass... [ More ]