Woman cancels $30M winning lotto ticket

[Lithium381]

i don't get it, if she only wanted a $12 play, wouldn't she have only chosen 12 sets of numbers? are the "overcharged" numbers randomly generated in this case?

 

[Sasiki]

So the lottery there is all computer generated numbers for the ticket? Florida lottery lets you pick your own numbers unless you do a quick pick. The computer generates the numbers for that.

 

[angminas]

she can't sue.

she declined the ticket after being asked if she wanted the messed up ticket. The clerk voided it and that is that.

Lotto Max is an expensive lottery. Its $50 million for this Friday's draw. 1 ticket is $5.00.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotto_Max

"Can't sue"? You must not live in America. Just because someone can't sue doesn't mean they can't sue. And win.

 

[actuarial]

"Can't sue"? You must not live in America. Just because someone can't sue doesn't mean they can't sue. And win.

This woman also doesn't live in America.

 

[angminas]

Yeah, I've just gotten the "anyone can sue anyone for anything and win" thing so stuck in my mind. It's more powerful than mere geography.

 

[invidia]

30 million is like what? 34k after taxes?

 

[child of wonder]

Well that means it's true. You can't win if you don't play!

Reminds me of a joke:

A blonde, divorced mother of two was down on her luck. She had been laid off from work and had no savings to fall back on. Her ex husband had run off with another woman and was behind on his child support payments.

Not knowing what to do, the blonde got on her knees and prayed.

"God, my family is starving. We need a miracle. Please let me win the lottery."

That day went by and she didn't win.

The next night the blonde again prayed.

"God, please help us! My children are starving! Please let me win the lottery!"

Again, she did not win.

The third day the blonde prayed again.

"Curse you, God! My children will die without your help! We need to win the lottery! What do you want from me!"

God appeared before her.

"Sweetheart! BUY A TICKET!"

 

[CPA]

This woman also doesn't live in America.

Canada is pretty much America.......

 

[geno]

30M isn't even worth it.

Dude you never should have returned that ticket.