N.J. woman discovers year-old lottery ticket worth $472K

Comment #22

Elliptic7 — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:13:12 GMT

Congratulations to her, tat be sweet coin

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ressuccess — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 18:26:17 GMT

Congratulations! I didn't know that ticket would have expired.

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American Indian — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 09:31:32 GMT

ME TOO!!! WOW What a find, I could be so lucky(NOT!) GOOD FOR HER, I Love it when Good hard working people win or those that really need it!!!! It makes it all worth it, Irritates me when someone win's that's already well off and it's just an addition to their Millions they already have they shouldn't even be playing! Leave it for those of us that really need it and only spend a dollar or 2 because that's all we can afford and can't even afford to be spending that on Lotto! Many Blessing to Her... [ More ]

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Redd55 — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 08:14:02 GMT

Delaying releasing the info where they are required to do so seems like a good idea. I doubt the laws say when you have to release the info and giving the winner time to collect the winnings and skip town is smart. I hope Calif wises up.

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plumsage — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 06:19:25 GMT

Nice find, congratulations

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alexnt55 — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 04:59:22 GMT

I am happy for her that she did not wait until the 15th like some people do and wait until the 15th to file her taxes. The 1 year would have expired on the 14th. Would be terrible to check it then and find out that you would not be able to collect the 472 thousand.

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crazya305 — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 19:23:24 GMT

If you play, you have a chance to win. And if you never play, don't bother to ask what number comes out. Congrats to her

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HaveABall — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 18:27:33 GMT

True, Drenick1, great observation! Could be a newish, kind east coast type of semi-protection thing

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haymaker — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 18:27:03 GMT

Good for her...Jersey must have been licking it's chops waiting to collect this $

of course they'll still grab 10.8

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Drenick1 — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 17:51:27 GMT

Starting to see a pattern here. She claimed her ticket back on April1st but the news release didn't go out until yesterday. There was a $169 million PB winner who was also given the courtesy of a three month headstart before their names were released to the media and the wolves.

Glad she found her ticket in the nick of time and hopefully she took the necessary precaution to protect herself. There was a poor guy in Georgia who claimed a prize comparable to hers and within days was involved in... [ More ]

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music* — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 17:06:17 GMT

YoKasta Boyer can look forward to retirement. A Happy time for her.

Wow! That is what I dream about.

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OneTrickpony — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 16:41:29 GMT

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zephbe — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 14:12:29 GMT

Congratulations, Ms. Boyer.

Lesson--treat lottery tickets like winners until you check them.

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quicksloth35 — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 13:44:55 GMT

That's just like finding $20 in your pants pocket before putting them in the laundry, except she found $472K! Nice

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IPlayWeekly — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 13:32:31 GMT

That's a nice find

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ecnirP — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 13:18:31 GMT

That's just a fabulous story! What a stroke of luck for her to find that ticket in time. It's great to hear about someone working so hard to take care of herself with two jobs getting a whole lot of breathing room in her life. I so hope it works out for her. Congratulations

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helpmewin — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 12:46:22 GMT

Congratulations! Yokasta Boyer

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TnTicketlosers — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 11:52:39 GMT

Im so glad for her.

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music* — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 11:11:50 GMT

Congratulations to Yokasta Boyer! I am sure that her nice surprise will come in handy.

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HaveABall — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 04:27:40 GMT

Groppo, I use the clear lottery ticket envelope too, very handy!

Groppo, you may choose to ask one of the lottery distributors that you frequent if they have any spare envelopes lying around that you could have to replace your torn one. Anyhow, it is probably best to ask one of the longer time managers; as sometimes these are slide somewhere and less observant employees begin to overlook their dusty location.

I enjoyed seeing Ms. Boyer's look of genuine appreciation for her big lottery wi... [ More ]

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Groppo — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 03:45:59 GMT

.

That should be a lesson to all of us, to not lose track of our tickets, not even for a minute.

I managed to get one of the vynyl envelopes, a few years back. That's where I keep all my lotto

activity. It's needed several patch up jobs, with packing tape, but it's the one place I know I can

find all my lotto activity.

OK

Comment #1

Original Bey — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 03:09:30 GMT

Que rico

N.J. woman discovers year-old lottery ticket worth $472K

Lottery Post — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 02:17:30 GMT

Yokasta Boyer of Clifton uncovered some buried treasure just before her taxes were due this year, according to officials at the New Jersey Lottery.

The busy Boyer, who has both a full-time job and a part-time job, was organizing papers and sifting through documents as she prepared her taxes this year, officials said.

Boyer found a Jersey Cash 5 lottery ticket from April 14, 2015. Taking a break from her chores, she checked the ticket number at the lottery website and couldn't believe what... [ More ]