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koolmoecraig:
I have a good story for you...
My mother used to buy me scratch off lottery tickets every so often when I was young. I would wait in the car while she ran into the White Hen Pantry and she would bring me out one. One day she bought me one where you had to get a three-of-a-kind to win. I scratched it off, didn't win and ended up dropping the ticket between the seat and the center console.
About two months later, my older brother was vacuuming out the car and found the ticket. He looked it over and saw that it had two Ace's. It also had a Joker. The Joker's were considered "Wild" which was a concept that my young brain didn't understand yet. Anyway, it was a winning card with 3 Ace's. The top prize. $100,000.
My brother took it to my parents who called the Lottery commission. There was one problem though. The "Void If Removed" section had been scratched off from rubbing against the carpet and whatnot.
My parents went round and round trying to get them to except it but they refused. I literally threw away $100,000.
This happened in 1985 I believe. I couldn't find it online, but every year the Illinois lottery puts out a list of "unclaimed" prizes. It was the only unclaimed prize for that year in Illinois.
True story.
DrewKaree:
--- Quote from: koolmoecraig on March 11, 2007, 05:41:26 pm ---I have a good story for you...
My mother used to buy me scratch off lottery tickets every so often when I was young. I would wait in the car while she ran into the White Hen Pantry and she would bring me out one. One day she bought me one where you had to get a three-of-a-kind to win. I scratched it off, didn't win and ended up dropping the ticket between the seat and the center console.
About two months later, my older brother was vacuuming out the car and found the ticket. He looked it over and saw that it had two Ace's. It also had a Joker. The Joker's were considered "Wild" which was a concept that my young brain didn't understand yet. Anyway, it was a winning card with 3 Ace's. The top prize. $100,000.
My brother took it to my parents who called the Lottery commission. There was one problem though. The "Void If Removed" section had been scratched off from rubbing against the carpet and whatnot.
My parents went round and round trying to get them to except it but they refused. I literally threw away $100,000.
This happened in 1985 I believe. I couldn't find it online, but every year the Illinois lottery puts out a list of "unclaimed" prizes. It was the only unclaimed prize for that year in Illinois.
True story.
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Have the daily beatings stopped yet?
str1der:
I think I would have found out how to put that scratchy stuff back on there.
clanggedin:
My dad won the "Pepsi Challenge" back in the early 80s. He correctly spelled "Challenge" from the old pull top cans and we won $1000. He bought a 19" TV and an Atari 2600for us with the winnings. I think that took the whole amount back then.
Jouster:
Personally, after scrathing off a losing ticket is when you give it to the rugrat...or anyone else for that matter.
"No you can't hold my $100,000 ticket! Get your own!"
Jouster
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