200 stolen tickets produce $11 in prizes and an arrest

Comment #15

CASH Only — Tue, 06 Apr 2004 19:41:34 GMT

NY and Mass should be investigated for forcing scratch game winners to receive annuities...

Comment #14

hypersoniq — Sun, 04 Apr 2004 09:51:19 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by CASH Only on April 03, 2004$11 return on $200?Makes you wonder who is committing the bigger crime...

Comment #13

CASH Only — Sat, 03 Apr 2004 14:44:00 GMT

$11 return on $200

Comment #12

Jake649 — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 01:29:59 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by MrBlay on March 31, 2004besides the point of she did, anyone find it funny how over 200 games and only $11 dollars in winning, what is up with that, i think scratch tickets are riggied.She allegedly stole $200 worth of tickets, not 200 tickets.Good luck,Jake

Comment #11

BabyJC — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:36:29 GMT

I think many convenience store clerks lose self-control from being around the lottery tickets every day.

Comment #10

st.germain — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 21:07:47 GMT

excuse me but i can't believe how stupid and dumb that that was.that person deserves whatever heor she deserves.

Comment #9

richgal57 — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:10:27 GMT

What a naughty woman! She n

Comment #8

whodeani — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:43:06 GMT

The moral of the story; DON'T BUY SCRATCH-OFFS! If you feel the need to spend a $1 on something, spend it on a 5/31 or a 5/36 lottery if your state has one. The odds are better and there is the potential to win a much bigger prize and you have control over what numbers are to be played. Scratch-offs are all dumb luck and to win anything really significant you have to spend anywhere from $3-$10 on those tickets. Total rip-off.

Comment #7

BobP — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 16:19:58 GMT

I imagine she planned to pa

Comment #6

Todd — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 16:02:28 GMT

Scratch games have the worst overall odds, which is why they are the lottery's biggest money-maker.

Comment #5

RJOh — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:16:06 GMT

I wonder if those scratch-off tickets has 1:100 odds printed on the back? The ones I've seen have 1:5 odds printed on the back. Carlisha probably thought she was going to win more than she stole, she would have been a loser even if she paid. Now she's a loser and a criminal.RJOh

Comment #4

MrBlay — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 14:51:13 GMT

besides the point of she did, anyone find it funny how over 200 games and only $11 dollars in winning, what is up with that, i think scratch tickets are riggied.

Comment #3

Todd — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 13:29:48 GMT

JackpotWanna:If you read the last paragraph, the lady was offered the chance to pay back the money, and she refused. It's like a mini Martha Stewart case. She gets what she deserves.

Comment #2

JackpotWanna — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:34:22 GMT

How sad.... I guess she needed the money. WOW charged with felony theft for only $11. I think way too harsh. I would just ask her to repay the $200.

Comment #1

Flame — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 11:54:12 GMT

I can't help but laugh at this

200 stolen tickets produce $11 in prizes and an arrest

Lottery Post — Wed, 31 Mar 2004 09:48:40 GMT

Carlisha Johnson didn't have much luck with more than $200 worth of lottery scratch-off tickets: She collected only eleven-dollars.From there, her luck went straight downhill after she was arrested last week for allegedly stealing the tickets from the Mandeville-area convenience store where she worked.Johnson is accused of swiping 216 lottery tickets from the store and scratching them off in full view of a surveillance camera.James Hartman, a spokesman for the Saint Tammany Parish sheriff, says... [ More ]