All or nothing: Lottery player rejects $1.7M lost-ticket offer

Comment #17

tg636 — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 16:30:00 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Ganyo on August 27, 2004 The man said he had kept losing tickets for tax purpose reasons. Had he not been trying to be nice to the clerk he would have taken the ticket home with him. Strange she did not cash the ticket her husband did. Why was that ?? I think she knew it was a winning ticket AND she is the greedy one. Money does not buy peace of mind .I didn't catch that bit. But when was the last time old Ray went through his bags and bags of losers to see if he m... [ More ]

Comment #16

ONEDAY — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 05:30:58 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Ganyo on August 27, 2004 The man said he had kept losing tickets for tax purpose reasons. Had he not been trying to be nice to the clerk he would have taken the ticket home with him. Strange she did not cash the ticket her husband did. Why was that ?? I think she knew it was a winning ticket AND she is the greedy one. Money does not buy peace of mind .hmmm. who knows the truth..she worked there..and maybee instead of scatching them..the man ask her, to just scan th... [ More ]

Comment #15

Ganyo — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 04:13:25 GMT

The man said he had kept losing tickets for tax purpose reasons. Had he not been trying to be nice to the clerk he would have taken the ticket home with him. Strange she did not cash the ticket her husband did. Why was that ?? I think she knew it was a winning ticket AND she is the greedy one. Money does not buy peace of mind .

Comment #14

tg636 — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:34:51 GMT

>i would want it all if it were mine.Well, I would too. That's why I would LOOK at the ticket very carefully before I gave or threw it away. I think what gets ignored in this case is that if McDonald hadn't given Prive his losing tickets for the second chance drawing, he would have just thrown them away. He would have thrown the jackpot winner away and it would have been gone, and neither he nor Prive wouldn't have had $4 million, $1.7 million or anything else...they would have had $0 and never... [ More ]

Comment #13

fja — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 12:25:36 GMT

looks like the old man wanted wanted to originally split it at 2 million apiece with the store clerk....the store clerk wants to keep the 600K she has already recieved and split the 3.4 million thats left....I think thats where the stalemate is....and to me it sounds like a pretty fair offer....I don't have the exact details so I cant say which way I would go...

Comment #12

phantomelm — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 08:13:37 GMT

no,i don't want it both ways. i think i misphrased it. i meant that if i find their ticket and it's a winner i will keep it,since they feel that way about it. i wouldnt throw a ticket away that's a winner,i check them. i just think the man made a mistake and gave it to her,she noticed and was dishonest and didnt give it back to him. there's a difference in finding somehting lying on the street,and someone mistakenly giving you a ticket like that.now if i see someone drop something i would give i... [ More ]

Comment #11

RJOh — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 07:51:52 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by phantomelm on August 26, 2004................if any of you ever loose a winning ticket and i find it,i will keep it,since that is how you all feel......................... i would hate to have you all on a jury against me.You want it both ways...if it's you who finds a winning ticket you keep the winnings and if it's you who thought you threw it away, you want the winnings. A jury can't make a decision both way.

Comment #10

phantomelm — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 07:14:14 GMT

i disagree with all of you,i hope he gets everything. i think she is guilty,i am in a minority i know,i think she took advantage of them.if she knew he gave it to her she should have given it back to him. her and her husband acted suspisious. you people are really uncaring,he is an old man,what if it happened to someone you loved? would you still feel the same way?she offered to split it with him,she is guilty,if i was innocent i would tell them where to go. she knows she is screwed,they are cau... [ More ]

Comment #9

Littleoldlady — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 05:03:20 GMT

That's sad..He is so greedy, he cannot let go..well at the next trial, I hope he gets full up and throws up. he is betting on the fact that most of the jurors thought it was his..well at the next trial..maybe 9 of them will think it is his..then what? another trial

Comment #8

CASH Only — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 22:20:09 GMT

No, he has not won $2 million, since he is still receiving payments.

Comment #7

iwonbig — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 22:12:37 GMT

Im tired of that old man. Doesnt the lottery say that unless you sign the ticket its not yours he did not sign the ticket. Julie did so she is the rightful owner of this winning ticket. I feel sorry for him because if that would happen to me I would probably do the same thing as him although I would know I would most likely lose. Now this woman offers him 1.7 million if he doesnt take that then he is very greedy and I really hope he doesnt get nothing. Hes old hes already won 2 million and he w... [ More ]

Comment #6

CASH Only — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 20:20:10 GMT

The story that won't go away.

Comment #5

Sedertree — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 20:14:17 GMT

What probably happened here is that his attorney gets a major percentage if he wins the case. Sooooo let's say they split the judgement 50/50 (conservative). I guess Mr MacDonald isn't happy with 850K.

Comment #4

tg636 — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 18:50:16 GMT

I honestly hope he loses everything now and never sees a penny of that money. I think $1.7 million for a ticket you didn't sign, never had possession of and under lottery rules have no rights or entitlement to is a damn good deal. Plus he could stop thinking about this madness and enjoy the few years he has left.Had Prive not opened her big mouth and had she just quietly cashed the ticket in 4 months later, McDonald would never have known he might have lost a winning ticket. The question I have... [ More ]

Comment #3

ONEDAY — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:51:54 GMT

this is stupid..because pride..and greed they want it all..there lucky she even wants to give them anything..it became her ticket when it went into the trash..a sore loser should take what its is offered..but again pride and greed are there..

Comment #2

Lotteryfool — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:03:03 GMT

How can stupidity win??? If in fact that was his ticket (Oh yes, his rare scratch pattern that no one else could do!) he gave it up! The clerk didn't rob him, nor did she force him to hand over the ticket. The court needs to rule in favor of the ticket holder, not a whiny loser!!! The ticket is an official document... not some claim to have owned it for a few moments. Come on America! Wake up and stop this kind of crap from tying up the courts... he lost it Game over

Comment #1

nobie23 — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:00:30 GMT

It looks like greed rules everything. The man who claims to have bought the winning ticket and discarded it or gave it to the clerk is basically SOL .He already won before so he should have taken the $1.7 million settlement. I guess it wasn't enough for him to gamble with. nobie23

All or nothing: Lottery player rejects $1.7M lost-ticket offer

Lottery Post — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 13:02:41 GMT

A gutsy Cape Cod retiree coolly bet a bundle on Lady Luck yesterday, rejecting a sure $1.7 million share of a discarded Lottery ticket in a high-stakes bid to win it all.Raymond MacDonald turned down an offer to split the remainder of a $4 million scratch ticket he claims he bought but mistakenly gave to the convenience store clerk to enter in another drawing.Instead, Julie Prive cashed in.In a last-ditch effort to avoid a second civil trial, the former Tedeschi's store clerk made an offer that... [ More ]