Michigan lottery winner drowns with ticket still in his wallet

NY Post ^ | 09/29/2021 | Yaron Steinbuch

[ChicagoConservative27]

A Michigan man won $45,000 in a lottery game – but drowned with the ticket in his wallet before he was able to cash it.

Gregory Jarvis, 57, was at the Blue Water Inn in Caseville on Sept. 13 when he played the Club Keno add-on game “The Jack” — and hit the jackpot, WJRT of Flint reported.

“Very nice guy, he was here every day,” joint owner Dawn Talaski told the news station. “Somebody said someone just won ‘The Jack’ and he said, ‘Great,’ and someone asked him, ‘Was it you?’ and it was, so he was super excited.”

Talaski said Jarvis returned to the inn almost a week later and bought rounds of drinks, but had still not cashed his winning ticket because he didn’t have the proper documentation.

[ChicagoConservative27]

How sad.

[McGavin999]

He didn’t have the proper documentation? Was he illegal?

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Nothing to sneeze at, but $45k isn’t much of a jackpot.

I wonder who gets the winnings?

[gattaca]

Isn’t it ironic?

[PIF]

“Gregory Jarvis hadn’t cashed in his winning ticket because he didn’t have a Social Security card and was waiting for a replacement.”

[SunkenCiv]

He was trying to swim with his mask on.

[dfwgator]

Don’cha think?

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Gregory Jarvis

Doesn't sound like he was from "out of town."

[alstewartfan]

Whiter.

[PIF]

“We are thinking that he was tying up his boat, slipped and fell, hit his head, and that’s where he ended up in the water,” Police Chief Kyle Romzek told WJRT. “No foul play suspected.”

An autopsy determined that Jarvis drowned after striking his head.

“He was planning to take that money and go see his sister and his dad in North Carolina,” Talaski said.

The winning ticket has been handed over to Jarvis’ relatives.

[Lurker]

“Must be a legal US resident” is printed on the ticket somewhere I’m sure.

L

[Ouderkirk]

Lottery tickets are a “bearer instrument”.

Whoever has possession of it is the owner

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Note to self: Don’t drown after hitting a big lottery win.

[nuconvert]

“Winners of prizes of more than $600 have to present a photo ID and their Social Security card...”

I don’t normally carry my SS card

[nuconvert]

“I wonder who gets the winnings?”

Next of kin

[V_TWIN]

Very sad.

“nice guy, he was here every day,”

A little off subject but it sounds like he gambled daily....something I like to ask people when they brag about having a winfall from playing lottery games is how much money have they spent on lottery prior to said winfall....it usually makes ‘em uncomfortable.

[McGavin999]

He carried it around for a week. I lost my social security card, got it replaced in a day.

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Lottery tickets are a “bearer instrument”.

Whoever has possession of it is the owner

To some degree, yes. That's why its so important to sign the back of the ticket in the designated area. That makes the instrument non-negotiable.

my guess is that he did sign it, since it went to his relatives.

[Mr. K]

I have not even seen my SS card in 20 years.

From the last time I needed it I vaguely remember them saying you could only get a new replacement 7 times. (or ???) and that seemed odd- what if you are really really dumb with it (like me) and keep losing it?

[McGavin999]

Canada is real close. All illegals are from South America.