Sad story of the week

Reply #26

savagegoose — Tue, 09 May 2006 16:59:48 GMT

HEHEH i didnt have enough for smokes once so bought a spot 2 keno, the prize was $12. enough for smokes and a coke.

i let out a large WOOO HOOO HOOO , when i won, and someone excitedly asked what did i win?

i was kinda embarrased to say enough for some smokes. but i did.

Reply #25

Coin Toss — Mon, 08 May 2006 18:54:44 GMT

$3 million worth

Reply #24

dvdiva — Sun, 07 May 2006 23:44:21 GMT

Well I can't blame him. Cigarettes are way more addictive than the lottery and he needed a smoke.

Reply #23

Coin Toss — Sun, 07 May 2006 22:56:39 GMT

As this thread goes on this story has tabloid written all over it. I can see the Weekly World News in the near future;

Should have been lottery winner cancels ticket, needed another $1 for cigarettes.

Cletis J. Johnson told the WWN that he had played a $1 lottery ticket but then he thought cigarettes were $1 cheaper than what they were and had already opened the pack he just bought as he really needed a smoke. So he had the clerk cancel the ticket and those were the numbers that came in... [ More ]

Reply #22

LOTTOMIKE — Sun, 07 May 2006 19:46:35 GMT

same here.....tn tickets can be canceled but the big jackpot games can't be cancelled once they are printed.

Reply #21

RJOh — Sun, 07 May 2006 14:23:05 GMT

Ohio lottery have published stories about mistakes on customer ticket who requested it be canceled only to find out later that the canceled ticket would have won the jackpot had only the customer been willing to eat the cost of the mistake. As a result, I think there are less cancellation of tickets now.

Note: Ohio rules are only local lottery tickets can be canceled and a MegaMillions tickets can never be canceled

Reply #20

justxploring — Sun, 07 May 2006 07:47:40 GMT

dvdiva - I agree! That IS the worst story I've ever heard on this subject. OMG! I would have gone crazy.

Reply #19

dvdiva — Sun, 07 May 2006 05:14:52 GMT

The worst story I heard happened at a 7-11 on Lake City Way in Seattle.

Before the early 90's you could get lottery tickets the day of the drawing and 15 minutes before the tickets would automatically convert to the next drawing date. Almost every clerk knew this and would warn players that the tickets were for the next drawing.

A woman bought tickets at the above 7-11 and wasn't warned (or so she said). The tickets were purchased before the drawing but since they were within the 15 minut... [ More ]

Reply #18

RJOh — Sun, 07 May 2006 04:13:21 GMT

I doubt if a clerk would do that because it would the same as some one playing a LP predictions and winning big. I would think any gratuity more than a thank you would not be wanted or expected. If such a reward was wanted, it should be mentioned up front other wise it shouldn't be offered even if expected.

Reply #17

luckieStarr — Sat, 06 May 2006 15:59:45 GMT

I believe he brought the tickets...i do not believe he threw the tickets away...I think he just told YOU he threw them away...oh, just to keep you off balanceand from asking for a cut...after all you did give him the number.

Reply #16

savagegoose — Sat, 06 May 2006 05:01:07 GMT

if you have a legity claim, and know what time and date the wining ticket was bought, also a stat declaration by several people , you may get a payout from the lottery comission.

the lottery knows when and where the winning ticket was bought, you would just have to prove the guy was the one who actually bought it. with all these witnesses, it sounds do-able.

jeeze 15k tell him to call the legal or claims dept of the lottery, and ask about a lost ticket. and how to claim

Reply #15

justxploring — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 18:07:16 GMT

However, I worked with an 81 yr old woman who told me one week she changed one number in her regular set of 6. The jackpot was $15M and she got 5/6 and won a little over $5,000. I figured it was one of those I came so close stories. The odds of winning are so high, so the odds of your numbers being chosen the one night you skip or change them must be astronomical. (That said, I think the odds are the same as any other week right?) Anyway, when this lady looked in my eyes, with hers full of te... [ More ]

Reply #14

RJOh — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 17:33:52 GMT

That's usually the case when ever anyone tell a story about the ones that got away.

Reply #13

Coin Toss — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 17:29:55 GMT

I would imagine as time goes by when the clerk tells that story that amount will be bigger and bigger

Reply #12

bellyache — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 17:14:59 GMT

I think I would be devasted if I threw a $15,000 ticket away. I might find myself at the local dump as well.

Reply #11

Coin Toss — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 17:11:06 GMT

Thansk SirMetro, and you're right, that is decent of Georgia to do that with the tickets.

Reply #10

SirMetro — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 14:19:02 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Coin Toss on April 29, 2006 SirMetro

Ye shall not mention system and winner and leave everyone hanging without an explanation

Lottery Discussion 3:27

My apologies, I had made the mistake of assuming everyone had read the same posts I had. Information about the ClairCash can be found here https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/132487.htm

The name was assumed to provide appropiate credit to Clairvoyance and Cashman87. I did a spreadsheet and Paurths

Reply #9

sfilippo — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 14:10:05 GMT

Here in Oklahoma you get a separate ticket for each number played. Lots of paper...

Reply #8

tntea — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 01:40:23 GMT

I was digging in the garabage to get my pick 4 tickets I had played for a week and thought they were for one night..

In TN.. you get separate tickets for Mid and Eve.. I hate that..

Reply #7

Coin Toss — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 21:48:26 GMT

SirMetro

Ye shall not mention system and winner and leave everyone hanging without an explanation

Lottery Discussion 3:27

Reply #6

pacattack05 — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 20:14:54 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Timmer692002 on April 29, 2006 I'd be diggin through the trash!!

That is a real bi*** losing that much money. I've thrown $1 $2 away and k icked myself. Not sure what I'd do if I threw $15k out.

BTW: What is ClairCash system?

I would definitely call the waste management company and trace what truck dumped it's load at the city dump. Messy and stinky, but well worth the effort.

Reply #5

Timmer692002 — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 19:47:01 GMT

I'd be diggin through the trash!!

That is a real bi*** losing that much money. I've thrown $1 $2 away and k icked myself. Not sure what I'd do if I threw $15k out.

BTW: What is ClairCash system

Reply #4

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 18:36:43 GMT

,i've forgotten to play numbers and they came in but i never ever threw away tickets.i'm glad i play online now because that means no more keeping up with them....

Reply #3

RJOh — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 18:08:49 GMT

Are you saying you went to the convenience store where you buy your tickets, showed the clerk how to win $15,000, he played and you didn't. Sounds like you should be sad that you didn't play too.

Reply #2

luckieStarr — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 17:57:07 GMT

Sorry, I don't believe that story...I beleived he won...but, not that he threw away those tickets...that's trash-talking.

Reply #1

Coin Toss — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 17:54:55 GMT

Some people even when they win can't win.

Show us! Show us

Sad story of the week

SirMetro — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 17:51:06 GMT

At the convience store that I typically go to get my numbers, I had just showed them the ClairCash system on paper. A set of the numbers that came up was 2205. The Cashier there bought it 5 times, straight/box. The next morning, not thinking, he emptied his pockets, took out the trash, with the tickets in it. And of course, it's pick-up day. He won lost $15,000.

We now tease him that we want him to buy a number and toss it so we can win.

So, you still think you are doing bad?

Sir Metr... [ More ]