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Valid $179 Million Lost Lottery Ticket Turned In- Battle Looms Over 'Lost Property'
Detroit Free Press ^
| 1/6/04
Posted on 01/06/2004 8:28:02 AM PST by 11th Earl of Mar
Edited on 05/07/2004 7:13:17 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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To: dead
ROTFL! Or, even better, he'll go after the Lottery commissioner -if he/she's white.
"These games are disenfranchising millions of African Americans. Reparations are in order."
**spurglerp-szitz**
(the sound of thousands of FReepers wrecking even MORE keyboards)
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posted on
01/06/2004 9:04:49 AM PST
by
RandallFlagg
("There are worse things than crucifixion...There are teeth.")
To: Bikers4Bush
The store owner and his employees knew the details. Dollars to doughnuts the supposed ticket loser knows one of them.I would discount that theory. The store knew they sold the winning ticket and will get a nice chunk of change when it's redeemed. Participate in a scam and they will lose all their lottery business.
To: 11th Earl of Mar
No tickee... No laundry... So sorry.
Lol, a case for CSI?
83
posted on
01/06/2004 9:05:13 AM PST
by
csvset
To: Bikers4Bush
not sure how it works but would they be able to tell that s was a mutlible bet ticket?
84
posted on
01/06/2004 9:05:14 AM PST
by
boxerblues
(If you can read this.. Thank a Teacher..If you can read this in English ..Thank a US Soldier)
To: Trailerpark Badass
Obviously, there is a date/time record of when the ticket was sold. If some other evidence can establish who was at the counter at that time, like store surveillance video, then it is entirely possible to determine the owner.It shocks me to hear the police and lottery officials yapping about "finder's keepers" in this case. It's completely irresponsible. Treating lottery tickets as anything other than bearer instruments is what is irresponsible. If people have to start proving they bought tickets through other means, the potential for mischief is infinite. Cops can be bribed. Tapes can be faked. The amount of money we are talking about can buy the cooperation of an awful lot of people who will swear up and down that the ticket belong to... whoever...
If you lost your lottery ticket, you lost a buck worth of lottery ticket. Nothing more. 99.9% of lottery tickets are bought, saved, and checked by the person who bought it. Any story that winds up with the ticket in the hand of anybody other than the person who bought it is very unlikely, IMHO.
85
posted on
01/06/2004 9:05:20 AM PST
by
gridlock
(There's no such thing as idiot-proof, only idiot-resistant. The ingenuity of idiots knows no bounds)
To: AppyPappy
What are the odds she had someone she knew in the lottery department that fed her the data?Not as high as winning, but very long I'd say.
86
posted on
01/06/2004 9:05:43 AM PST
by
Protagoras
(When they asked me what I thought of freedom in America,,, I said I thought it would be a good idea.)
To: HiTech RedNeck
I'm sure it was announced where the winning ticket was purchased at and then she could have either lost it or could be spinning this for what ever reason.
87
posted on
01/06/2004 9:06:19 AM PST
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: mabelkitty
You shouldn't. The press conference was today. The woman who won knew she won on tuesday night and started the process the next day.
The other woman is a fraud.
88
posted on
01/06/2004 9:07:28 AM PST
by
Bikers4Bush
(Bush and Co. are quickly convincing me that the Constitution Party is our only hope.)
To: Protagoras
In short, not enough is known so far to make that statement.Lottery tickets are "bearer instruments." It says so on the back, at least here in Texas.
"Pay to the bearer." Ms. Battles is out of luck, regardless of what happened.
89
posted on
01/06/2004 9:07:48 AM PST
by
sinkspur
(Adopt a shelter dog or cat! You'll save one life, and maybe two!)
To: Euro-American Scum
End of story. Nonsense. Plenty of precedent for lost property, including money, another "bearer" note.
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posted on
01/06/2004 9:07:57 AM PST
by
Protagoras
(When they asked me what I thought of freedom in America,,, I said I thought it would be a good idea.)
To: gridlock
Isn't there a place to sign your name on the ticket? If she'd done this then she would have a legitimate claim -- other than that its money.
91
posted on
01/06/2004 9:08:25 AM PST
by
Naspino
(Exodus 22: 28 Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.)
To: gipper81
They might find OJ's real killer in this process. ;)
92
posted on
01/06/2004 9:08:31 AM PST
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: Semper Paratus
I don't think they would be willing participants. More likely they just threw around what they knew and this woman picked enough up to file a report.
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posted on
01/06/2004 9:08:42 AM PST
by
Bikers4Bush
(Bush and Co. are quickly convincing me that the Constitution Party is our only hope.)
To: Protagoras
You're such a contrarian!
It's obvious to all but the most ignorant the Battles is a fraud.
Just like the Ramseys.
94
posted on
01/06/2004 9:09:22 AM PST
by
sinkspur
(Adopt a shelter dog or cat! You'll save one life, and maybe two!)
To: Gaetano
claim the money anonymously Not an option under lottery rules.
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posted on
01/06/2004 9:09:25 AM PST
by
Protagoras
(When they asked me what I thought of freedom in America,,, I said I thought it would be a good idea.)
To: sinkspur
the mega millions ticket only sez that the lottery commission is not responsible for lost or stolen tickets
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posted on
01/06/2004 9:09:56 AM PST
by
boxerblues
(If you can read this.. Thank a Teacher..If you can read this in English ..Thank a US Soldier)
To: Protagoras
Finders keepers...doesn't work in law. Mrs Battle doesnt have anything else besides her word. That doesnt work in law either.
She needs more than just her word. She needs other people to vouch for her presense at the time of ticket purchase. She needs a bet slip to cross verify the numbers on the actual ticket. She needs more than ambiguous reasoning behind the numbers she selects. She needs more than just her tears during a police report.
97
posted on
01/06/2004 9:10:03 AM PST
by
smith288
(Secret member of the VRWC elite forces)
To: smith288; Bikers4Bush
If Mrs Jamison has the bet slip that matches all other lines on the winning ticket then she wins. Not so fast. While I think Mrs. Jamison is the true winner, one can easily reconstruct a bet slip if she holds the winning ticket. What would cinch the deal is if she produced a ticket with the same set of numbers from a previous drawing.
98
posted on
01/06/2004 9:10:07 AM PST
by
Cooter
To: 2banana; All
no mine.... me too....
this whole thing is very funny!
To: boxerblues
Yes. The backs of all tickets have sequential numbers running across them, if you have two $5 from a ten pick betslip the numbers on the back will run in sequence.
In addition the bet details are recorded in the bar code on the ticket I believe.
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posted on
01/06/2004 9:11:56 AM PST
by
Bikers4Bush
(Bush and Co. are quickly convincing me that the Constitution Party is our only hope.)
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