OH-NO!" Woman claims $162 million Mega Millions ticket lost

Comment #8

RJOh — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 18:00:01 GMT

This Elecia Battle has another problem if she can't prove that she was the real winner of the lottery or at least prove she made an honest mistake.Her employer got to be thinking if this lady was willing get a lawyer, alert the police and go public with a scam this size, who will be next? Will she slip or fall on the job, claim harassment or something else and sue us hoping to get a large settlement?RJOh

Comment #7

mayan27 — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 16:03:48 GMT

I never bought the I lost it story .Dont try to make up unbelievable story this new year.

Comment #6

RJOh — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 15:29:01 GMT

Well, the real winner stepped forward and didn't have any the legal hazel as I had thought. Now those people looking for that ticket can go home to warm-up after spending all that time in the cold looking for a pot of gold.RJOh

Comment #5

doubledee32 — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 10:21:29 GMT

If she did Indeed have the ticket to begin with and lost it then its just like losing money. Now the problem is she doesn't have any Real proof that she did indeed buy the ticket to begin with. I mean the media had annouced the numbers and the location before this woman even came forth. I mean I could concout the same story if I wanted to but just for conversation sake lets say that she did indeed lose the ticket. Well the state gets the money so there was a winner indeed and that winner i... [ More ]

Comment #4

johnph77 — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 06:12:15 GMT

Dunno. Got enough smarts and money to hire a lawyer and enough public interest to have a press conference to try to elicit sympathy. And it's easy enough to recite the winning numbers after the drawing. Now what's going to happen when the real winner emerges, after s/he has taken the time to confer with their lawyers and financial advisors? Can you spell scam ? Just the cynic in me, I guess.BTW, if not claimed in 6 months the money is returned to the states participating in the draw.

Comment #3

luckycat — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 04:05:50 GMT

I really feel bad for her. I feel bad when I lose my car keys. I am sure that it will leave her bittter if she dont find it.may she have support. I wonder if no one finds it, what will the lottery do with the win money

Comment #2

RJOh — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 03:14:11 GMT

Anyone turning in the ticket now would have to go through a lot of legal hazel to prove that they actually purchased the ticket which might take months.RJOh

Comment #1

Todd — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 01:42:25 GMT

Her story sounds very plausibl

OH-NO!" Woman claims $162 million Mega Millions ticket lost

Lottery Post — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 01:39:04 GMT

A Cleveland woman has told police she picked the winning numbers for the $162 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot but lost the ticket before the drawing, according to a police report.Elecia Battle told police she dropped her purse as she left the Quick Shop Food Mart in suburban South Euclid last week after buying the ticket. She said she realized after the drawing last Tuesday that the ticket was missing.The Ohio Lottery said last week that the winning ticket was sold at the store, about 15