Maryland player almost threw out $50,000 winning lottery ticket

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Speler — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:42:23 GMT

I wonder how many have burned their winning tickets in their ashtray.

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ekem6078 — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 12:28:26 GMT

So is contracting Covid 19. Just scan your tickets people, esp if you don't have time to scratch em off.

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MzDuffleBaglady — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 13:57:54 GMT

Some of these winning stories!

Just do not .

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Why didn't he just scan the ticket in the first place?

Congratulations, and happy spending though

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Bleudog101 — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 09:26:49 GMT

No, but the 'fake casinos' as I call them are by law based on old horse races. I can think of 3 places, but think there are four. There is a button the slot machine that says past race results but have yet to see anyone depress it. Our Governor would love to have real casinos, but since he's a Dem and Repukes run the show it won't happen. Hasn't even been addressed. The horse racing folks would love it to be since they own these places. Certainly they're raking in money from them I would assume.... [ More ]

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noise-gate — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 01:12:27 GMT

* Yep, some people are incapable of thinking clearly.

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Tony Numbers — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 00:26:12 GMT

Why do people play jackpot lottery if they are careless with the tickets?? Those pieces of paper potentially are worth millions and should be treated as such. They fold the ticket put it in a wallet, or. leave it in the car,. Or leave it in the pants and in the washing machine.And yet these are the people who win

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noise-gate — Sat, 18 Sep 2021 23:48:40 GMT

* Throwing out a $50,000 ticket is regrettable. Last year a $26 million jackpot ticket in LA went unclaimed- that was unforgivable.

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Tony Numbers — Sat, 18 Sep 2021 23:39:37 GMT

Hey bleudog did Kentucky ever launch the lottery connected to the horse racing results

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Bleudog101 — Sat, 18 Sep 2021 21:22:13 GMT

Hey LP members, does your state offer Fast Play?

We have it here, play once in a while.

Just think if all participating states were to hook up together. Naw, never mind...then the odds would get much worse!

Glad he didn't throw it out...dumpster divers like me might have found it.

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Tony Numbers — Sat, 18 Sep 2021 21:05:52 GMT

I start my new job tomorrow. Going thru garbage cans looking for lottery tickets. I hear the pay is pretty good!.

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Mata Garbo — Sat, 18 Sep 2021 20:40:50 GMT

Scanning your ticket inside the store or with your own phone app is almost mandatory these days. Especially the 10/20 and 30 dollar tickets and any tickets you are buying for the first time where you may not realize they contain bonus areas. My guess is there are hundreds of winning tickets thrown away every year across the country because people buy them, scratch them and toss them without taking a few seconds to scan them. Congratulations to the lucky gentleman.

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Raven62 — Sat, 18 Sep 2021 19:27:13 GMT

Congrats to the Winner

Maryland player almost threw out $50,000 winning lottery ticket

Lottery Post — Sat, 18 Sep 2021 19:15:57 GMT

It pays to double check your tickets

By Kate Northrop

It's a good idea to double-check lottery tickets before tossing them. Nearly throwing out a winning lottery ticket almost cost a Maryland man a $50,000 prize.

A landscaper just so happened to come into a lot of green when he hit a $50,000 prize with a Fast Play Lucky Numbers lottery ticket, but he did not realize it at first. When the anonymous player mistook it for a loser, the winning ticket just barely escaped being thrown in the... [ More ]