Court scratches man's lottery claim

Comment #5

CASH Only — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 19:23:14 GMT

JC:Mass has a game called $1,000,000 in Cash which DOES pay the winner in lump sum. AFAIK all other Mass scratch games with million-dollar or higher prizes are annuity-only.I live in NY state, which hasn't had a million-dollar CASH scratch game since 2000.

Comment #4

BabyJC — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 19:18:28 GMT

A few years ago, MA had a $5 ticket called Win $1 million in Cash which was nice. It had a yellow border. I wish they came out with another like that.

Comment #3

CASH Only — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 19:11:01 GMT

JC:What I meant was the prizes are not cash , but annuities, of which Mass does NOT allow a winner to collect in lump sum.Only in Mega Millions does Mass allow a winner to select lump sum in lieu of the annuity.

Comment #2

BabyJC — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 15:41:12 GMT

We've had $4 million prizes on our $10 scractch tickets in Mass. for a few years now.

Comment #1

CASH Only — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 13:18:01 GMT

$4 million _cash_ prize ? Not on a scratch ticket in Mass.

Court scratches man's lottery claim

Lottery Post — Fri, 09 Jan 2004 10:10:53 GMT

A Northborough man who tried to cash in on a mistake by the state Lottery Commission to collect a $4 million cash prize for a winning scratch ticket had his claim thrown out yesterday by the state Appeals Court.In 1996, Robert Jacobs purchased a winning instant lottery ticket at the Route 9 Beer and Wine store in Southborough.Although the winning ticket was worth only $10 on its face, Jacobs claimed he was entitled to a $4 million prize because of a mistake in advertising that accompanied the