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Michigan lottery winner drowns with ticket still in his wallet
NY Post ^ | 09/29/2021 | Yaron Steinbuch

Posted on 09/29/2021 7:58:24 AM PDT by 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.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Michigan; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: bluewaterinn; caseville; dawntalaski; drowns; gregoryjarvis; lottery; michigan; winner
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How sad.
1 posted on 09/29/2021 7:58:24 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

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


2 posted on 09/29/2021 7:59:53 AM PDT by McGavin999 (To shut down the border tell the administration the cartel is smuggling Ivermectin )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

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

I wonder who gets the winnings?


3 posted on 09/29/2021 8:01:39 AM PDT by fwdude (If you don’t think you are in a battle w/ the culture for your children then you are already losing.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Isn’t it ironic?


4 posted on 09/29/2021 8:01:51 AM PDT by gattaca ("Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." Ronald Reagan)
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To: McGavin999

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


5 posted on 09/29/2021 8:02:28 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
He was trying to swim with his mask on.

6 posted on 09/29/2021 8:02:33 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: gattaca

Don’cha think?


7 posted on 09/29/2021 8:02:37 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: McGavin999
Gregory Jarvis

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

8 posted on 09/29/2021 8:02:39 AM PDT by fwdude (If you don’t think you are in a battle w/ the culture for your children then you are already losing.)
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To: fwdude

Whiter.


9 posted on 09/29/2021 8:02:58 AM PDT by alstewartfan ("She looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there like a lady with her legs crossed." Creepy Joe)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“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.


10 posted on 09/29/2021 8:03:24 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

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

L


11 posted on 09/29/2021 8:03:42 AM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
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To: fwdude

Lottery tickets are a “bearer instrument”.

Whoever has possession of it is the owner


12 posted on 09/29/2021 8:03:51 AM PDT by Ouderkirk (Life is about ass, you're either covering, hauling, laughing, kicking, kissing, or behaving like one)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

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


13 posted on 09/29/2021 8:04:04 AM PDT by fwdude (If you don’t think you are in a battle w/ the culture for your children then you are already losing.)
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To: McGavin999

“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


14 posted on 09/29/2021 8:04:35 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: fwdude

“I wonder who gets the winnings?”

Next of kin


15 posted on 09/29/2021 8:05:21 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

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.


16 posted on 09/29/2021 8:06:14 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: nuconvert

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


17 posted on 09/29/2021 8:07:14 AM PDT by McGavin999 (To shut down the border tell the administration the cartel is smuggling Ivermectin )
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To: Ouderkirk
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.

18 posted on 09/29/2021 8:07:14 AM PDT by fwdude (If you don’t think you are in a battle w/ the culture for your children then you are already losing.)
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To: nuconvert

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?


19 posted on 09/29/2021 8:07:38 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: fwdude

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


20 posted on 09/29/2021 8:08:20 AM PDT by McGavin999 (To shut down the border tell the administration the cartel is smuggling Ivermectin )
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