Posted on 05/31/2025 8:45:44 PM PDT by Libloather
A Canadian man said he hit the jackpot — then got left in the lurch.
Lawrence Campbell of Winnipeg claimed he paid for a lottery ticket that turned out to be a $3.6 million ($5M Canadian dollars) winner but couldn’t officially collect the winnings because he had lost his wallet and ID, so his longtime girlfriend Krystal McKay collected the prize instead.
But instead of living a life of luxury together, McKay allegedly ghosted Campbell — who is now suing her to recoup the cash, according to reports.
He trusted her because the pair were “in a loyal, committed and promising romantic partnership,” lawyer told CTV News.
Campbell and McKay had been dating for a year and a half and lived together, he told the outlet.
But less than two weeks after McKay cashed in the big fat check, she failed to return to the hotel room they’d been sharing, he claimed.
“He set out to visit a few of her known spots where she would party and sure enough after some investigation, he found her; in bed, with another guy,” he told CTV News.
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I found one upright man among a thousand, but not one upright woman among them all. - Ecclesiastes 7:28
Many years ago, a much older man told me this about women: “They’re vain, fickle creatures, and not to be trusted.”
Fixed it.
The name Krystal should have been the first warning sign.
The story here is that it happened oh-so good and upright Canada.
Mr. Campbell is not the brightest bulb on tree.
How about you hang on the the winning lottery ticket, put it is a safe deposit box, go to the DMV, or whatever they call it in Canada, and apply for a new ID?
In a few weeks when the new ID arrives, you get the lotto ticket and cash it in?
at least he can pride himself for picking a girlfriend who is smart
I wish I had 3.6 million dollars every time that has happened to me.
There was a Monk TV show about this sort of thing.
I liked the part in the article where they were in a long-term, committed relationship. Then near the end of the article they write ““He set out to visit a few of her known spots where she would party...”
Give her credit for being loyal enough to wait around 1 1/2 years before her payday arrived and she could trade up to a different dude now that she’s rich.
And her middle name is “Tiffany,” to boot!
There was also a Colombo episode where something similar happened. The stupid lottery winner trusted a business associate to cash the check and provide the lion’s share of the money, so that his about to be divorced wife (not related to the win) would be frozen out. The associate killed him.
Yea..
This happened to me once but she didn’t steal my millions she only stole my youth.
What is more valuable?
he f**ked up: he trusted her!
Blood is thicker than water.
Money is thicker than blood.
Mr. Campbell has no case.
He is not lucky with the lottery and he is not lucky with love.
And of course, we have no way of knowing if he is telling the unvarnished truth now.
Nobody would know that I won.
You can get your ID back in about a month, if you lost it.
I haven’t purchased many lottery tickets in my life, but when I did, the first thing I did after paying for them was to fill out the back with my information and sign it.
Since I have a very unique last name, good luck trying to pretend to be me.
If what he says is true, I hope he puts her through the wringer.
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