UK man says £6.5 million lottery prize was stolen by retailer clerk

Comment #23

Stat$talker — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:29:18 GMT

I think it's best to use a drop of blood to put a fingerprint on it.

Make sure it's your own blood though cuz the DNA has to match

Wit Todayz advancementz in DNA/ Databanks, UK Citizens probably would be reluctant to do THAT.. Sherlock Holmes might dizcover Jack da Ripper'z Ancestry..

- Elementary my dear Watson.., Elementary

Comment #22

Stat$talker — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 08:21:21 GMT

U.K. lotto did nothing, wow!!

The thievious Clerk probably was related to a UK Lotto Official..

Comment #21

dannyct — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:17:01 GMT

I no longer buy tickets in stores, I only subscribe online. The UK Lottery has a fantastic online subscription service, where players can pay by monthly direct debit and low value prizes are automatically credited to the same bank account.

Comment #20

Rexer90 — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 03:33:43 GMT

10 days?? Try closer to three months in California for a jackpot winner.

Comment #19

rdgrnr — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 02:02:42 GMT

I think it's best to use a drop of blood to put a fingerprint on it.

Make sure it's your own blood though cuz the DNA has to match.

Comment #18

Nikkicute — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 01:35:41 GMT

Right! The UK sucks!!

In the U.S. when a clerk steals, they freeze the thief's bank account til the matter is solved.

They won't pay out twice but one guy got what was in the bank account at least.

U.K. lotto did nothing, wow

Comment #17

Tony Numbers — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 19:22:43 GMT

One thing is certain this won't happen to a member of lottery post nation, we're well educated in the laws of lotto

Comment #16

CHLOE$76 — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 17:38:37 GMT

Some older people will ask the clerk to check for them. Me personally I scan on my phone and store checker. I've learned by watching and observing. I also don't throw scratch off on trash either, people come behind you and play off the loosing tickets number and go behind you. I stick all tickets in my purse losers and all

Comment #15

scentcrazy — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 17:02:58 GMT

I don't understand why the clerk was not arrested for fraud.

Comment #14

Stat$talker — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 14:54:59 GMT

Naah, THAT'Z a gooood idea...I'm glad I thought ov it..!!

Save me frum havin ta Will Smith dat dude..

Comment #13

jackpotismine — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 14:38:57 GMT

Why not take a picture of the ticket before handing it over. Sign your tickets and take a picture of the ticket. With every smart phone having cameras, he should have taken a video and a picture.

Comment #12

rdgrnr — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 13:48:07 GMT

Good point, Jiminismine.

Comment #11

Ranett — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 13:28:56 GMT

Did this guy know he won the jackpot before going to the store with the ticket?

If so, why on earth would you hand over the jackpot ticket to somebody else?

Way too many questions about this one.

Comment #10

Stat$talker — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 12:54:26 GMT

It seems az tho the UK are behind the times of Technology.. not having a ticket scanner that playerz can self- check their lottery ticketz...

Maybe a Will Smith moment woulda been in order here ..might've brought in Police to check for his stolen ticket..!!..only to suffer a 10 yr ban from the store..

Comment #9

rcbbuckeye — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 12:52:59 GMT

I always know what my winning tix are worth before I cash them in. So, if I should ever be so lucky as to win millions, I wouldn't even bother going to a store to check it (or at my store I work at).

I'm wondering why he didn't check his ticket online before even going to the store.

I also wonder if the store he went to has a scanner that he could check it himself there.

Comment #8

Tony Numbers — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 12:41:30 GMT

Most lottery players keep punting. Waiting for that jackpot. This clerk waited in his store for the jackpot to come to him. He knew just what to do. When an unwitting sap walks in and hands over the ticket, it's go time! He even had other tickets at the ready to make the swap! Ha Ha no more store clerk for me

Comment #7

kao1632 — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 07:00:12 GMT

He obviously bought a physical ticket, So he wouldn't have had any online trail.

As for the bit about the organizers knowing when and where a ticket was purchased. Any computerised lottery ticketing system would have similar records.

The issue is confirming that person A bought the ticket.. Before you bother to do that, you need to have someone filing a complaint ... Payment is usually within 10 (working?) days..

maybe he took a little too long..

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Comment #6

Stack47 — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 02:00:53 GMT

He handed the ticket to the man behind the counter, who then put it through a machine.

Maybe 30 or 40 years ago, but today there are hundreds of ways to check the numbers on a ticket. Why do people buy lottery tickets that could be worth millions and then hand it to someone they don't know and ask them how much they won?

I had the bank print off the statement, and she found the ticket through that and that is when I learned it was a 6.5 million ticket.

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Comment #5

Jiminismine93 — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 22:06:24 GMT

This is why you always sign the back of the tickets.

Comment #4

Cool12 — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 20:42:56 GMT

I agree the cashier should have given him is ticket back, I would not have left until police came and solved

the issue since management couldn't.. unfortunately I've seen store drawers full of tickets, it seem easy for a cashier to do hiding winning tickets till they could cash. Sad wish him the best...

Comment #3

rdgrnr — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 20:20:44 GMT

Would be interesting to know who got the cash and if they had any connection to the crooked cashier. I can understand the lottery not wanting to pay out twice but at least trying to get it back from the crook or crooks and seeing that justice is done should be the least they can do. I would go Neanderthal on all of them.

Comment #2

noise-gate — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 19:33:51 GMT

* That's how you go about borrowing money from Peter to pay Paul. I don't know which is worse: Letting your winning lottery ticket expire or this..

Comment #1

Tony Numbers — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 19:08:06 GMT

LOL

UK man says £6.5 million lottery prize was stolen by retailer clerk

Lottery Post — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 18:36:51 GMT

Camelot refuses payout, player seeks legal action against National Lottery

By Kate Northrop

A lottery player is prepared to take legal action against the UK National Lottery after Camelot refused him a 6.5 million (US$8.5 million) payout, saying that the prize had already been claimed.

One UK veteran was taken by surprise when Camelot, the current operator of the National Lottery, told him they wouldn't pay out the same prize twice, leading him to believe that a retailer clerk stol... [ More ]