Rhode Island university president forgot about $1 million Mega Millions lottery ticket in a drawer

Comment #9

Stack47 — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 02:43:07 GMT

Every time we read about someone finding a winning lottery ticket in their glove compartment, visor, or in a desk drawer months after the drawing, the question is asked why even buy a ticket if they don't check it? .

Miaoulis answered the question by saying: it's kind of fun once in a while to get a ticket, . Most of us had a clerk ask if we wanted to buy a MM or PB ticket with the change or an extra ticket they had. But most of us would check the ticket no later than the next day.

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Comment #8

billybucks — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 05:33:56 GMT

I am the opposite. I want that winning ticket printed and in my possession when I find out I won. I couldn't sleep knowing that I now have to trust someone at the lottery office to facilitate my claim for the prize. They could say when I show up there oh, you were not the only winner. 71 other people here in the office liked your numbers so they played the same ones. You now are splitting it 72 ways. On our lunch hour here we go over everyone's subscription numbers and we all play the one we lik... [ More ]

Comment #7

Bleudog101 — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 16:45:02 GMT

More states don't than do offer on-line purchases of lottery tickets. Luckily I'm in one that does, however it seems like I buy more in the store than ever.

With SCOTUS decision (I think) about sports betting, it gives me hope that the antiquated 1961 law prohibiting certain things across state lines. Heck how many lotteries existed then? It would be wonderful if I could exercise my First Amendment rights to purchase say California lottery either over the phone or Internet.

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Comment #6

PrisonerSix — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 13:51:57 GMT

In many states, online buying is not available. Sometimes I wish it was available here.

Comment #5

winterhug — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 11:03:39 GMT

Yes that is understandable but most people don't know about buying tickets online, don't know how to do it or don't want to do it. This is why when we hear about large jackpot winners, we also here about the store the ticket was purchased from and the owner getting money for selling the ticket.

Comment #4

dannyct — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 09:20:51 GMT

This is exactly why I only buy tickets online. If you win, you get an email with the news. If it is a low level prize, it is automatically credited to your lottery account. For larger prizes and jackpots, you are invited to make a claim. You don't have to worry about loosing or forgetting your ticket. I couldn't go back to paper tickets.

Comment #3

DMarshal — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 17:03:12 GMT

Love that he dad lunch with his daughter with the check in his pocket. Shows where his priorities are.

Comment #2

Lotterologist — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 15:47:16 GMT

* prize unclaimed on a ticket in the news.

Comment #1

Lotterologist — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 15:20:08 GMT

Congrats!

Sounds like a busy man who loves his job, so forgetting about the lottery ticket is understandable. Luckily, he read about the unclaimed ticket in the news.

Rhode Island university president forgot about $1 million Mega Millions lottery ticket in a drawer

Lottery Post — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 13:17:13 GMT

Million-dollar ticket sat untouched for five months

By Kate Northrop

A university president bought a Mega Millions lottery ticket, placed it in a drawer, and forgot about it for five months, unaware of the fact that it had won a $1 million prize.

Ioannis Miaoulis, the president of Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island, thought it would be fun to buy a lottery ticket, but that ticket sat in his drawer for five months before he discovered it won $1 million in a Mega Millio... [ More ]