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DiverDave

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14. The machine was in error

Reply to Ruby the Liberal (Original post)

Fri May 11, 2012, 02:43 PM

May 2012

she thought it was worthless.
How does she NOT deserve her money?
She bought the ticket with HER money.

How could the fair thing be to give it to anyone else?
The state (in essence) told her it was worthless.
She deserves ALL of her money (maybe a reward for finding out it WASNT worthless)
But not half of it.

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Buyer who tossed $1m ticket "Its my money" - May Karma visit soon and often [View all] Ruby the Liberal May 2012 OP

Finders keepers (nt) bigwillq May 2012 #1

Thats where I was originally, but Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #2

I havn't heard too much on this story bigwillq May 2012 #3

The one who tossed it. Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #5

Why is it so hard? jberryhill May 2012 #16

And again, I ask you for verification of that assumption. Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #19

Res Ipsa Loquitur jberryhill May 2012 #30

She is being sued Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #32

Again you are applying a double standard jberryhill May 2012 #36

LOL - not quite. Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #39

Let me cut to the chase here jberryhill May 2012 #44

This is Dorian Gray May 2012 #49

Absolutely no question about this. Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #66

Why should the finder share? liberalhistorian May 2012 #52

Once again, the OP is about karma, not law jberryhill May 2012 #53

Ummm.........methinks liberalhistorian May 2012 #58

Slow day jberryhill May 2012 #59

In Minnesota, at least, you have no legal claim on a lottery prize Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #65

The op is about Karma, which is bigger than Minnesota jberryhill May 2012 #69

Ummm.... jberryhill May 2012 #4

I didn't get that. Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #6

"it would be delicious if Ms "its my money" walked away without a cent" jberryhill May 2012 #7

What can I say - I hate greed with an unparalleled passion. Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #13

Neither of them were willing to share in a settlement jberryhill May 2012 #18

How do you know this though? Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #20

It doesn't matter who put what on the table jberryhill May 2012 #35

I will double down on part of that Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #40

Well there you go again... jberryhill May 2012 #41

I would be grateful to be $10 ahead. Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #67

I don't understand what "the bin" is all about KansDem May 2012 #8

Non-winning scratch off tickets can be entered in a secondary lottery jberryhill May 2012 #11

The clerks let her take them Politicalboi May 2012 #12

Possession is all that matters with an unsigned ticket. HopeHoops May 2012 #9

Agreed. Dawson Leery May 2012 #21

Yep greytdemocrat May 2012 #56

What a POS Politicalboi May 2012 #10

I am not clear on the legal aspects of this - like how do they know Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #15

I'm sure there is a way Politicalboi May 2012 #27

The machine was in error DiverDave May 2012 #14

then she deserves it from the state, if anywhere ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #17

Since she bought it DiverDave May 2012 #23

she should sure as hell look at the scratch off ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #25

I agree. laundry_queen May 2012 #42

She bought the ticket with her money LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #28

I question that Politicalboi May 2012 #31

that's right. if you're too dumb to understand a lottery ticket game... dionysus May 2012 #34

Because, clearly, the lottery is designed and marketed to geniuses jberryhill May 2012 #55

they should split the money and be done with it, otherwise, 2 lawyers will end up with it all dionysus May 2012 #64

I watched again Politicalboi May 2012 #22

Older confused women are pains in the ass, aren't they? jberryhill May 2012 #57

well dingbat you shouldn't have thrown it out!!!! WI_DEM May 2012 #24

moot points. Now it is all going to lawyers. bbgrunt May 2012 #26

You say that like it's a bad thing jberryhill May 2012 #37

Neither of them? Courtesy Flush May 2012 #60

The complete list? jberryhill May 2012 #61

It should go to the Store Owner and the woman who claimed it. jp11 May 2012 #29

has anybody asked.. didnt she look at the friggin thing to see if she won? dionysus May 2012 #33

LOL! Politicalboi May 2012 #38

A lot of people don't have time to "waste" (lol) scratching the entire ticket. ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #46

The symbols on the card are not authoritative jberryhill May 2012 #62

The people scanning the bar code are typically lazy goofs in my store. ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #63

Having viewed the video... CBHagman May 2012 #43

I am a lowly convenience store employee. If you don't sign the ticket (which I encourage you ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #45

she's right. i'd totally give her the dollar back that she's entitled to. uncle ray May 2012 #47

Lottery tickets are BEARER INSTRUMENTS, lady... jmowreader May 2012 #48

apparently, at least one idiot judge disagreed ProdigalJunkMail May 2012 #51

This is an easy one, maybe not a fair one, but an easy one nevertheless. Chan790 May 2012 #50

You are missing two things jberryhill May 2012 #54

No, the OP is about both. Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #68

Okay so... jberryhill May 2012 #70

I am not justifying anything Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #71

Was her name on the ticket? proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #72

Dunno - been looking for the answer to that myself. Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #74

Here where I live, you put your name on the back and you mail it in proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #75

This is going to be an unpopular opinion here Lemmy May 2012 #73

If it was me, I'd let her keep what she has already spent. proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #76