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24. well dingbat you shouldn't have thrown it out!!!!

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Fri May 11, 2012, 03:00 PM

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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