rdgrnr
Dont know if its the same one you remember hearing about or not.....but sounds similiar , and this one happened about half hour North of me in West Union , Ohio , quite a few years ago
And if it is the same one......I will give you an update on it
Though I did not know the girl personally.....I have two friends that did
Way I understand it.......( and I have heard couple differant stories on how it happened ).........the person walked in and bought a ticket and gave the numbers........clerk made a mistake on one of the numbers , and the person refused the ticket
So the person gave the numbers again.....and the clerk got it correct the second time and the customer left with that ticket
The first ticket ( that I understand had just one number differant on it ).......laid there all day, and the clerk ended up buying it herslf when the shift changed
The ticket the clerk bought ( that the customer refused )........won quite a few millions on the next draw
Paid out over 30 years back then I think.....or anyway it had that option on it......as back then.....you had to decide before the draw ( when buying the ticket )......if you wanted the cash option or the 30 year deal ( of course now you can decide after the win most places )
I have heard over the years......that there was trouble over it......with the store owner and the customer also.........and I dont know if that is true or not........but have heard many times it is...........but........the clerk got to keep the ticket and the millions ( payout over time ) Which personally I feel was the right decision
So......needless to say....that being so close to home........... to this day........ I always buy the ones that no one wants , when they ask me in the store
Most are 2 and 3 dollars......though I did buy one for 5.00 once and maybe even one time bought one for 10.00.......tickled the store clerks.....because they were gonna have to buy it if they couldnt sell it
Have never won the millions on any of those unwanted tickets yet........but I will say that I have won maybe 40 % of the time on them.......( small prizes ) where I got my money back or half of it
So.......I always buy them unwanted ones......... you never know
And.......if they make a mistake on mine.......I never leave it behind...........no way
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