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Posted: 8/3/2009 11:05:22 AM EDT
Man Says He Lost $500,000 Winning Lottery Ticket http://www.newsnet5.com/news/20265308/detail.htmlPOSTED: 1:13 pm EDT August 3, 2009 UPDATED: 1:40 pm EDT August 3, 2009 LAKE WORTH, Fla. –– A Florida man said he lost a winning lottery ticket worth $500,000. On Wednesday, 70-year-old Louis Tolentino pulled over at Gold Coast Liquors in Lake Worth, Fla., and bought a Gold Rush scratch off game ticket. A few swipes with a coin and suddenly he had a big reason to smile, NewsChannel5 sister station WPTV reported. "I could have paid a lot of bills. A lot of bills," said Tolentino. The owner of the liquor store, Uday Waghary, said he ran the ticket through and it was indeed a winner. "You saw the ticket?" he was asked. "Yes. It said 500,000, five, zero, zero, zero, zero, zero, zero," said Waghary. Tolentino then raced off, bound for the lottery office to cash his ticket. He got lost on the way, however, and stopped and asked for directions at a gas station. Tolentino said he put the ticket in his back pocket and that's the last time he saw it. "He feels this man, standing behind him, went in and it was a pickpocket," said Sandra Tolentino. There's nothing anyone can do about it. Tolentino ran off in such a hurry, he didn't sign the back of the ticket. Tallahassee's policy is to pay out whomever holds the winning card. So unless a Good Samaritan steps forward, gone are those very brief dreams of paying the bills and living the high life. "Three weeks from now you look back on this, what are you going to say?" he's asked. "I'm going to curse. I'm going to curse," he said. |
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Posted: 8/3/2009 11:06:18 AM EDT
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Oh, I would do more than curse. I would probably throw things as well.
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Posted: 8/3/2009 11:07:26 AM EDT
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When compiling a list of places to transport a small item worth half a million "my back pocket" is not listed.
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Posted: 8/3/2009 11:07:37 AM EDT
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Hey I just lost a winning $500k ticket last week too! Let me know if any of you see it laying around.
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Posted: 8/3/2009 11:08:30 AM EDT
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Stupid hurts. And apparently expensive as well.
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Posted: 8/3/2009 11:09:03 AM EDT
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In most states there's a spot to sign the ticket just in case you lose it. That way no one else can claim it...
Otherwise, how do I know that he and the clerk aren't scheming? |
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Posted: 8/3/2009 11:10:31 AM EDT
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If I ever won one of the powerball type lotteries, I would be so paranoid about the ticket getting lost or stolen, I would probably hire an armored car to transport it to the lottery office to cash it in.
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Posted: 8/3/2009 11:10:51 AM EDT
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How could you let that happen? Jesus christ. I think I would call for a police escort to wherever the fuck i had to take it. i would buy the cop a new gun or something. Or a shiny new pair of jack boots.
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Posted: 8/3/2009 11:11:03 AM EDT
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Man Says He Lost $500,000 Winning Lottery Ticket http://www.newsnet5.com/news/20265308/detail.html
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Posted: 8/3/2009 11:11:14 AM EDT
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70-year-old Louis Tolentino
Tolentino then raced off, bound for the lottery office to cash his ticket. He got lost on the way, however, and stopped and asked for directions at a gas station. Tolentino said he put the ticket in his back pocket and that's the last time he saw it. Is the address printed on the back of the ticket? I bet he pulled it out, "Hey, I'm looking for the lottery office, here's the address, so I can cash this $500k winner, anyone know where it is?" and thats all she wrote. Kharn |
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Posted: 8/3/2009 11:14:26 AM EDT
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I bet Uday Waghary is at an undisclosed location soon.
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Posted: 8/3/2009 11:14:46 AM EDT
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When compiling a list of places to transport a small item worth half a million "my back pocket" is not listed. hahaha very well said |
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Posted: 8/3/2009 11:20:35 AM EDT
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When compiling a list of places to transport a small item worth half a million "my back pocket" is not listed. hahaha very well said Yep. Saw this old geezer on the news this morning. Heard the story, turned to my wife and said "what a dumbass". Hell, I'd probably have to call someone to drive me if I'd have won. |
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Posted: 8/3/2009 11:47:25 AM EDT
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If the clerk ran it through, then its been validated. I wonder who will show up with it? There was a case way back when lottery first started in Fl where a man found a winning $1000,000 ticket in a parking lot. It DOES happen!
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Posted: 8/3/2009 11:52:05 AM EDT
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When compiling a list of places to transport a small item worth half a million "my back pocket" is not listed. I'm usually a fucking idiot, always trying to figure out where the hell I left that piece of paper with the number, or my keys, etc. and I have to agree with you. |
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Posted: 8/3/2009 11:59:19 AM EDT
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Quoted: When compiling a list of places to transport a small item worth half a million "my back pocket" is not listed. At the least it should include "my wallet in..." |
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Posted: 8/3/2009 12:01:30 PM EDT
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That ticket never leaves my clinched fist until I turn it over to the lottery administration.
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Posted: 8/3/2009 12:03:16 PM EDT
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Meh, just claim it as a loss on this year's income taxes.
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Posted: 8/3/2009 12:06:53 PM EDT
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Quoted:
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Man Says He Lost $500,000 Winning Lottery Ticket http://www.newsnet5.com/news/20265308/detail.html
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Posted: 8/3/2009 12:11:56 PM EDT
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If the clerk ran it through, then its been validated. I wonder who will show up with it? There was a case way back when lottery first started in Fl where a man found a winning $1000,000 ticket in a parking lot. It DOES happen! Yup. If the clerk scanned it, the lottery office already knew someone had won. The story could easily be verified. |
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Posted: 8/3/2009 12:24:32 PM EDT
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Quoted: Weird. Sounds like he saw a $5 million dollar ticket....    I counted it three times, haha. |
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Posted: 8/3/2009 12:27:55 PM EDT
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I wouldn't have told that.
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Posted: 8/3/2009 12:33:01 PM EDT
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I've lost guns, MK4 scope rings, my car (several times). If I somehow end up with a multi hundred thousand dollar lottery ticket I'm going to calmly walk into the mini mart shitter, lock the door, call my wife and tell HER to come get me and the ticket, then I'm just going to sit down with my pistol in my hand until she shows.
Wonder if he can claim that on his homeowners or renters insurance? |
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Posted: 8/3/2009 12:34:35 PM EDT
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HA HA!
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Posted: 8/3/2009 12:37:14 PM EDT
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should have stapled it to his chest
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Posted: 8/3/2009 1:37:01 PM EDT
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Saw him on CNN. What a dumbass. How in the hell the "greatest generation" beat the germans, italians and japanese but still cant figure out how NOT to give out their social security numbers or bank account number out over the phone to every scammer is beyond me.
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Posted: 8/3/2009 1:38:57 PM EDT
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A fool and his money...
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Posted: 8/3/2009 5:45:19 PM EDT
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California actually verified a similar story by looking at the store video at the time the ticket was validated. The guy making the claim actually was there at the counter. It took time, but he got paid.
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Posted: 8/3/2009 8:36:24 PM EDT
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California actually verified a similar story by looking at the store video at the time the ticket was validated. The guy making the claim actually was there at the counter. It took time, but he got paid. Wasnt that the one where the 2 ladies working there swapped tickets on him? |
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Posted: 8/3/2009 8:40:36 PM EDT
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Frankly I don't believe it. If I had a half million dollar lottery ticket I'd have an armed escort, a close family member, with me, nobody would say one damned word about it, not even me, other than to my escort, and the ticket would be in a locked glovebox and the vehicle would not spend a single moment unattended until the ticket was delivered and the money transferred to my account.
If I did lose it I'd never admit to it. It'd just make me look like a retard to admit to that. No, I don't believe it. CJ |
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