http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP...ry/1168424.html
WELLINGTON, 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)
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Started by dna4ever, Aug 05 2009 12:15 PM
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Posted 05 August 2009 - 12:20 PM
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.
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Posted 05 August 2009 - 12:21 PM
I agree the clerk is guilty until proven innocent.
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Posted 05 August 2009 - 12:27 PM
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.
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Posted 05 August 2009 - 01:09 PM
QUOTE (James D @ Wednesday, August 5th, 2009, 1:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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.
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Posted 05 August 2009 - 01:11 PM
lol @ florida
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Posted 05 August 2009 - 01:11 PM
QUOTE (ajs510 @ Wednesday, August 5th, 2009, 2:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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?
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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.
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Posted 05 August 2009 - 01:15 PM
QUOTE (hank213 @ Wednesday, August 5th, 2009, 4:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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.
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?
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Posted 05 August 2009 - 01:27 PM
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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.
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Posted 05 August 2009 - 05:06 PM
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Posted 05 August 2009 - 07:44 PM
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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...
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Posted 05 August 2009 - 09:38 PM
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.
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.
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Posted 06 August 2009 - 06:07 AM
QUOTE (Plus one @ Thursday, August 6th, 2009, 1:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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.
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.
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QUOTE (Mercury69 @ Thursday, August 6th, 2009, 6:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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.
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At least he just lost it...he could have gone the way of Mr. Takagi.
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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.
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Posted 06 August 2009 - 08:34 AM
QUOTE (James D @ Wednesday, August 5th, 2009, 1:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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.
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Posted 06 August 2009 - 08:37 AM
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.
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Posted 06 August 2009 - 12:34 PM
QUOTE (rcgs59 @ Thursday, August 6th, 2009, 12:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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 it
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