Wednesday, January 07, 2004
In the state of Ohio, there was lottery controversy. One woman claimed she bought a winning lottery ticket but lost it, probably when her purse spilled out when she walked out of the store. She said the numbers were birthdates/ages of her children. She even filed a police report for a lost ticket. Now, she never claimed it was stolen, just lost. I didn't realize you can file a report for a lost item, unless, of course, the item is a child. The police said that her story sounded believable. I was willing to give her the benefit of the doubt, as long as her story wasn't proven false.
By benefit of the doubt, I mean feeling both sorry for her and laughing at her for losing a multi-million dollar lottery ticket.
Then, another woman came out with the winning ticket. She had the ticket in her possession, so no matter what, by lottery rules, she gets the money. She also claims she has played those numbers for every big jackpot for about two years. She held a receipt for another purchase that was timestamped the same time as the ticket was bought (not much proof since she would have had to been at the store about the same time to find the lost ticket) and atleast one old ticket where she had played the same numbers for a previous lottery.
I'm sorry, the first woman has officially lost the benefit of my doubt. Now, the first woman has hired a attorney to stop the second woman from getting the money. I'm sorry. Even if woman #2 had found the ticket, woman #1 had no claim to the money. Most likely, she hired the attorney to keep the act up so she won't get charged with writing a false police report. The police should just put an end to it by telling her that if she gives up the charade, they won't press charges. Also, if woman #2 did find the ticket, she should give some of the money (a couple hundred thousands maybe. She took the lumpsum of sixty-something million), but only if woman #1 doesn't pursue the money through the court. And she shouldn't even make the offer until she sees that woman #1 doesn't pursue it. Of course, if she did buy the ticket and not find it, she should fight the first woman as hard as it takes and even go for court costs.
By benefit of the doubt, I mean feeling both sorry for her and laughing at her for losing a multi-million dollar lottery ticket.
Then, another woman came out with the winning ticket. She had the ticket in her possession, so no matter what, by lottery rules, she gets the money. She also claims she has played those numbers for every big jackpot for about two years. She held a receipt for another purchase that was timestamped the same time as the ticket was bought (not much proof since she would have had to been at the store about the same time to find the lost ticket) and atleast one old ticket where she had played the same numbers for a previous lottery.
I'm sorry, the first woman has officially lost the benefit of my doubt. Now, the first woman has hired a attorney to stop the second woman from getting the money. I'm sorry. Even if woman #2 had found the ticket, woman #1 had no claim to the money. Most likely, she hired the attorney to keep the act up so she won't get charged with writing a false police report. The police should just put an end to it by telling her that if she gives up the charade, they won't press charges. Also, if woman #2 did find the ticket, she should give some of the money (a couple hundred thousands maybe. She took the lumpsum of sixty-something million), but only if woman #1 doesn't pursue the money through the court. And she shouldn't even make the offer until she sees that woman #1 doesn't pursue it. Of course, if she did buy the ticket and not find it, she should fight the first woman as hard as it takes and even go for court costs.
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