dna4ever 2 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP...ry/1168424.htmlWELLINGTON, Fla. -- A South Florida man says he made a half-million-dollar mistake.Sixty-nine(tee-hee)-year-old Louis Tolentino of Wellington says he lost a winning scratch-off lottery ticket valued at $500,000. A clerk at the store where he bought the ticket Wednesday confirms it was a winner and that Tolentino was directed to cash it in at the lottery office in West Palm Beach.But somewhere between the store and the lottery office, the Gold Rush ticket disappeared. (how does this EVER happen?)Tolentino says he panicked and retraced his steps, but it still hasn't turned up. Without his signature on it, anyone who finds it can turn it in. Now, he's just hoping it lands in the hands of a Good Samaritan. (good luck with that) Link to post Share on other sites
ajs510 122 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Simple, the store clerk called a friend and had him pick the old man's pocket. The friend will say he found it on the street, unsigned, and will get the money. They'll split it quietly. Yeah, I have no faith in people at all. What about it? Link to post Share on other sites
dna4ever 2 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 I agree the clerk is guilty until proven innocent. Link to post Share on other sites
James D 0 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 If you're that much of an idiot that you can lose a ticket on the way to the lottery office, then it's probably better off that you don't suddenly receive $500,000. Link to post Share on other sites
JSpencer 0 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 If you're that much of an idiot that you can lose a ticket on the way to the lottery office, then it's probably better off that you don't suddenly receive $500,000.Agreed. If I win a 1/2 million dollar on a lottery ticket, I'm swallowing that shit and excreting it at the office when I want to turn it in. Link to post Share on other sites
timwakefield 69 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 lol @ florida Link to post Share on other sites
hank213 1,824 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Simple, the store clerk called a friend and had him pick the old man's pocket. The friend will say he found it on the street, unsigned, and will get the money. They'll split it quietly. Yeah, I have no faith in people at all. What about it?I just saw part of a dateline (or one of the crappy "news" shows) about how the California lottery has had to investigate stores because clerks are lying about whether or not a ticket is a winner when they come in and have them scan it.and James wins. Link to post Share on other sites
dna4ever 2 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Share Posted August 5, 2009 I just saw part of a dateline (or one of the crappy "news" shows) about how the California lottery has had to investigate stores because clerks are lying about whether or not a ticket is a winner when they come in and have them scan it.and James wins.I dont play scratch off lottery, but dont you know when you win right away? Isn't that kind of the point? Instant gratification and all? Link to post Share on other sites
hank213 1,824 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 I dont play scratch off lottery, but dont you know when you win right away? Isn't that kind of the point? Instant gratification and all?Apparently, not all scratchers. Or, not all the people who play scratchers are smart enough to know if they've won or not. Also, there's the kind where the winning numbers are determined by the lottery computers and scanned for winners. Again, the gamblers playing a game and too lazy to check the winning numbers themselves. Link to post Share on other sites
SAM_Hard8 50 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Chicken you are the master of bringing up week old stories. Link to post Share on other sites
XXEddie 0 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I dont play scratch off lottery, but dont you know when you win right away? Isn't that kind of the point? Instant gratification and all?Not for idiots. Some of the games are semi-complicated compared to the more standard 'match your number to the lucky numbers'. I used to work at a grocery store at customer service where we sold them. Most people knew which were winners and which weren't. You do get a lot of people who walk up with an unscratched ticket. Then there are the people that act like it's an SAT test in another language and they come up with them and say 'Check this and see if it is a winner, these things are too complicated. I can never tell.'Im not sure about other states but the Colorado Lottery machines have a little recording thing that says "Congratulations, you're a winner" so you couldn't really lie. However any win over $599 requires you to go to the lotto office and I believe that just shows a message saying something along of the line of 'Cannot cash, take to lotto office' which the customer can't see. So for a big winner, I guess you could get away with it... Link to post Share on other sites
Plus one 0 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 If this guy is careful, he could get his money.Since he has a witness, when someone tries to cash it in, they must know where they bought it to get the money.Especially since the ticket was validated. Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury69 3 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 If this guy is careful, he could get his money.Since he has a witness, when someone tries to cash it in, they must know where they bought it to get the money.Especially since the ticket was validated.Without a signature, the ticket is like some bearer bonds: No provenance is required. The dude is screwed, imo.lol @ good samaritan for half a mil. Link to post Share on other sites
speedz99 145 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Without a signature, the ticket is like some bearer bonds: No provenance is required.At least he just lost it...he could have gone the way of Mr. Takagi. Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury69 3 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 At least he just lost it...he could have gone the way of Mr. Takagi."Give me the code.""I don't have it. I guess you'll just have to kill me."<shot>"OK. We'll do it the hard way..." Link to post Share on other sites
CaneBrain 97 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 "Give me the code.""I don't have it. I guess you'll just have to kill me."<shot>"OK. We'll do it the hard way..."Best part is that the black computer geek and the giant Euro tough-guy had a 20 dollar bet on whether Takagi would squeal. Did not notice this amazingness until the 5th viewing of Die Hard.Also, Florida is the land of the incredibly strange. Anything can happen down here.....it is basically a parallel universe. Some guy losing a 500K lotto tickets is not even eyebrow-raise worthy. Link to post Share on other sites
Balloon guy 158 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 If you didn't have a dream beforehand about winning the lottery then it's probably better off that you don't suddenly receive $500,000.fypAnd these people made the deciding votes in the 2000 election. Link to post Share on other sites
rcgs59 15 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 up here, we now have machines that you can check your own tickets with out the clerks or store persons to verify it. Why would someone who knows they won $500,000 go by themselves in the 1st place with out any back up and not have a few relatives or friends to guard him or go with him? duh. Link to post Share on other sites
chrozzo 19 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 up here, we now have machines that you can check your own tickets with out the clerks or store persons to verify it. Why would someone who knows they won $500,000 go by themselves in the 1st place with out any back up and not have a few relatives or friends to guard him or go with him? duh.did he know it was a winner before he went back to ask?hes old..maybe he really couldnt understand itoh yeah...so 6 beers each you owe me and Seth?no no...7 beers...MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Link to post Share on other sites
r0llin_game 2 Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 If this guy is careful, he could get his money.Since he has a witness, when someone tries to cash it in, they must know where they bought it to get the money.Especially since the ticket was validated.lol, they could actually trace which scratch off book it came from, and where it was delivered and activated. Old man shouldn't be playing $20 scratch offs to begin with =) Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury69 3 Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Best part is that the black computer geek and the giant Euro tough-guy had a 20 dollar bet on whether Takagi would squeal. Did not notice this amazingness until the 5th viewing of Die Hard.Also, Florida is the land of the incredibly strange. Anything can happen down here.....it is basically a parallel universe. Some guy losing a 500K lotto tickets is not even eyebrow-raise worthy.It is, indeed, amazingness. It's little touches like that that make it such a great movie. Just like the FBI playbook scenario. Link to post Share on other sites
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