Woman Sues to Block $162 Million Payout

Comment #16

konane — Thu, 08 Jan 2004 15:41:46 GMT

Headlines just said she admitted lying. Probably the first time in her life she ever told the truth.Good wakeup call for all of us to simply be more careful in handling our (hopefully!!) winning tickets. Good luck everyone

Comment #15

tobe — Thu, 08 Jan 2004 15:29:58 GMT

Jan 8, 2004 There is NO question but that the previous felon Battle is lying. The real winner Jemison has now turned in as proof previous weeks tickets with the exact same numbers on them as her winning ticket, as well as another losing ticket that was bought and stamped at the exact same time as the winning ticket was purchased by Jemison. If Jemison didn't buy the ticket how is it she has a ticket with the exact same time and date on it as the winner? Did Battle lose 2 tickets at the same t... [ More ]

Comment #14

konane — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 13:55:42 GMT

Luckycat not so: do you know there is some kind of fed law/ that if you find money/or anthing of real value you must report it to police,and they will hold it for so many days I think 60 days. if no won claims it then its yours. but it must be advertised. if not t he person can be prosecuted for not doing so. remember all the brink trucks loseing money on the road. it is not ffffinders ./keepers. the law can be enforced,by the criminal investagtor. Interesting point except that a winning ti... [ More ]

Comment #13

dvdiva — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 05:03:22 GMT

i think the real winner should sue both the liar and her attorney. it really pisses me off someone could get away with this. the odds of the real winner having older tickets with the same numbers really sets it in stone as far as I'm concerned. I'm sure some looser will try this stunt now every time there is a big drawing unless this is stopped. And what if it was a quick pick - then you are really screwed

Comment #12

Tx_Mega_Player — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 04:26:14 GMT

If I'm not mistaken, the odds of winning MM is about 135, 000,000 to one. And my understanding of this situation is that the woman that claimed the prize has a ticket from a previous drawing with the same numbers as the winning numbers. Now what are the odds of playing a set of numbers in one drawing and then finding a lost ticket with those same numbers on it - and having the found ticket actually winning the jackpot. There is NO WAY IN HELL that the winning ticket was ever lost. I'm very inte... [ More ]

Comment #11

luckycat — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 02:49:54 GMT

Quote: O

Comment #10

fast eddie — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 02:35:02 GMT

Finder

Comment #9

luckycat — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 02:26:13 GMT

think about it give her the benifit it possible she did lose the ticket.maybe it happen like this:she buy ticket goes out drops her purse ticket falls out. ok she did not realize it fell out. goes home.now some man comes by and finds the ticket, goes into store(man on tv first said a man came into store>he went with him to check numbers, man leaves.now this man that helped him look at win numbers, saw the ticket, saw the man so he would be the 1 person to id the man. WHERE IS HE NOW?now if this... [ More ]

Comment #8

konane — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 02:17:18 GMT

I believe there may be some lessons for us with this. Seems a good idea to keep our non winning tickets, especially if we play the same numbers all the time. They can be used as a direct expense agains wins which an accountant or tax attorney can clarify how.Also on big games you can ask ticket vendor for a talley slip which I believe may show the ticket number and gives a run up of the amount you spent on tickets.

Comment #7

Littleoldlady — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 00:45:57 GMT

Greedy, shiftless, no-accounts who feel like the world owes them something..

Comment #6

winsumloosesum — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 00:11:29 GMT

Is this a new trend in claiming tickets?If the store where this ticket has any video surveilence it would be quite interesting.Anyone could have a claim to this ticket or a co-worker in a pool.What is this world coming to

Comment #5

DoubleDown — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 23:53:36 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by DoubleDown on January 06, 2004 If the lady that says she lost the ticket was making it up, would she further jeopardize herself with a lawsuit ? Hmmmmm Looks like she may have taken all of the suspense out of this.....( allegedly )DD

Comment #4

emilyg — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 23:32:01 GMT

look at her rap sheet.

Comment #3

Thomas Covenant — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 23:25:47 GMT

Nope, what she is going to do is tie up the money in court until the real winner gets tired of everything and offers a payoff. Good thing the Lottery people already vadidated the ticket, at least the real winner doesn't have to worry about the 180 day time limit.

Comment #2

RJOh — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 23:10:55 GMT

She really has no choice now, she has to prove she lost the ticket or really thought she did and made an honest mistake or she could be charged with knowingly making false statements in a police report and serve some jail time. If she doesn't make some effort to stand behind her story, she will make it clear that she never really believed it.RJOh

Comment #1

DoubleDown — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 22:32:30 GMT

Let the fur fly !!!! It sure will be interesting to see how this turns out.If the lady that says she lost the ticket was making it up, would she further jeopardize herself with a lawsuit ? HmmmmmDD

Woman Sues to Block $162 Million Payout

Lottery Post — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 22:03:21 GMT

A hospital worker came forward Tuesday and collected a $162 million lottery jackpot, and another woman who told authorities she bought the winning ticket but lost it has filed a lawsuit seeking to halt any payout to the winner.Rebecca Jemison, 34, of suburban South Euclid, turned in the ticket for the 11-state Mega Millions jackpot at Ohio Lottery headquarters. The lottery validated it Tuesday as the sole winning ticket for the drawing.The woman with the competing claim, Elecia Battle, filed a l... [ More ]