[vitaminG]

how badly would you be kicking youself?

http://www.montrealgazette.com/Customer+lost+lotto/3108409/story.html

Canwest News Service June 3, 2010 5:02 PM

A lotto customer in Newfoundland voided their ticket before the May 21 draw -- a ticket that was worth $30 million.

by: Bruce Edwards, edmontonjournal.com

A customer who changed their mind about buying a lottery ticket at a Newfoundland and Labrador convenience store could have won a $30 million jackpot.


"Had the player kept the ticket, I believe it would have been the largest jackpot ever won here," said Atlantic Lottery Corp. spokeswoman Jennifer Dalton. "It's a completely rare story for us."


The story began to unfold last month when an employee at Corner Store in Goulds, just south of St. John's, printed a Lotto Max ticket for the shopper, then immediately voided the stub "at the request of the customer," Dalton said.


Days later on May 21, the draw was held and each number on the rejected ticket matched the winning set for the $30 million lottery.


Dalton hasn't met with the customer and didn't know why the customer rejected the ticket, but she noted some players won't purchase tickets if they don't like the numbers randomly chosen by the lotto computer.


"Ultimately, it's the player's decision to purchase the ticket from the terminal. If it's not what the player wants, he or she can reject it," she explained.


A sales clerk must void the ticket once it is rejected by a customer.


This Friday's jackpot sits at $50 million with five $1 million prizes.

© Copyright (c) Canwest News Service

[rawr]

wow, i'd probably shoot myself in the leg... fuck his life

[DuhDang]

OWNNNNNNNED

[DC5-S]

what a fucking idiot if that was me id go jump off a bridge

[woob]

^^ That makes no sense....

"Hey, I'm going to go kill myself because I just woke up $0 poorer than I was yesterday!"

[fishing666]

lol shit that's gotta suck

30million could buy like 10houses here in vancouver lols

[adc]

holy shit, he'll be kicking himself for the rest of his life

[ShadowBun]

talk about bad luck

[elwell]

i would probably die of depression if that was me

[Qmx323]

i'd ragequit life

[_Hotsauce_]

who returns a lottery ticket? Aren't they only between $1 and $10?????????????

[dizzystar]

i'd ragequit life

LOL, and how would you do that? it sounds pretty sick!

[StealthFighter]

who returns a lottery ticket? Aren't they only between $1 and $10?????????????

a newfie of course...

[shenmecar]

FML x 9001

[SpartanAir]

Whatever, your life is no different than it was before, it was just bad luck. No point in kicking yourself at all.

"Damn I wish I randomly chose to keep that random set of numbers." Makes no sense.

[Manic!]

who returns a lottery ticket? Aren't they only between $1 and $10?????????????

Nope you can bet more than that 6/49 you can do 10 plays and 10 extras for $30 plus you can do it for multiple weeks.

[The_AK]

a newfie of course...

lol so its not just a stereotype, i'm not surprised

[jtanner_]

Wow... and people feel bad when they don't say yes to the extra...

[SlowRider]

dam..i would probally kick myself in the nuts .....

[you!]

wow:lol

[6insomnia9]

i'd go kick someone else's nuts.

[ride1210]

at least he can say," i once held the winning lottery."

[Harvey Specter]

what a fucking idiot if that was me id go jump off a bridge

+1.

[DC5-S]

^^ That makes no sense....

"Hey, I'm going to go kill myself because I just woke up $0 poorer than I was yesterday!"

its not about being poorer, geez your dense.. the thought of loosing $30 mil to a poor decision would haunt you for the rest of your life.. it would make some people go crazy. Now I was exaggerating when I said I would kill myself.. but there are people out there that most definetly would.

[jpark]

^alot of crazy people out there

[InvisibleSoul]

Where is that commercial about turning down the Extra...

[FerrariEnzo]

haha after this, he should NEVER gamble ever again!

wow.. id go psyhco!

[Senna4ever]

There was a similar story at Yaohan Centre about 12 years ago.

[AzNightmare]

Who cares.
This guy named Murphy's in charge of the law.
If he had accepted the ticket, the numbers would have changed.

[Greenstoner]

^ lol yeah

shit like that always happen

[K3604]

Well, that would be an interesting story to non stop repeat to everyone you meet, or know..

[JSALES]

wow hahaha

[slammer111]

Whatever, your life is no different than it was before, it was just bad luck. No point in kicking yourself at all.

"Damn I wish I randomly chose to keep that random set of numbers." Makes no sense.My question is.. does the customer who rejected this ticket even realize he once held the winning ticket?

The funny part is that you guys are all probably freaking out more than the customer is. :p

[Vansterdam]

EPIC FAIL

[hotjoint]

wow crazy and I never buy the extra :lol

[jmvdesign]

more money more problems.

anyone seen that reality show that follows the livelihood of millionaire winners? i forgot the title but if someone knows let us know. basically it shows the dilemma of what fortune brings. some winners go broke right away and some families literally break apart because of the greed of other family members trying to leech off the fortune.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

i'd kill myself lol


talk about bad luck..


more money more problem, no money = the end of world since u cant even survive

[hirevtuner]

more money more problems.

anyone seen that reality show that follows the livelihood of millionaire winners? i forgot the title but if someone knows let us know. basically it shows the dilemma of what fortune brings. some winners go broke right away and some families literally break apart because of the greed of other family members trying to leech off the fortune.

how the lottery changed my life on TLC

[411ken]

Am I missing something here.. did they stop selling tickets that are of error, etc? I've seen them before and have purchased before as well.. Did it change recently?

[spoon.ek9]

damn! $30,000,000 fail.

[woob]

its not about being poorer, geez your dense.. the thought of loosing $30 mil to a poor decision would haunt you for the rest of your life.. it would make some people go crazy. Now I was exaggerating when I said I would kill myself.. but there are people out there that most definetly would.

You didn't lose 30 million. You never had it. Life would continue - business as usual.


Anyways, that's just how I'd look at it. I try to stay positive.

[Amuse]

If I was the clerk I would just ring it through and pay for it myself than to void it.

[slammer111]

^ Your store would go under if you did that for every voided ticket you had to ring through. ;)

[q0192837465]

wow, it'll drive me crazy knowing that I lost the winning ticket.

But let's face it, those of us who never bought lotto tickets COULD HAVE won the jackpot but since we never bought, we wouldnt have known we'r the winners. It's not like u bought a winning ticket and then go back & made a refund.

[sleazyho]

Damn $30 mil. That sucks ass lol why would you return a lotto ticket? They're only like $2

[mr.rakkar]

i wouldnt even play anymore, there is a very small chance you will get the winning ticket again

[vitaminG]

i wouldnt even play anymore, there is a very small chance you will get the winning ticket again

lol its no better or worse than it was before, the odds are the same every single time you play

[fliptuner]

Nope you can bet more than that 6/49 you can do 10 plays and 10 extras for $30 plus you can do it for multiple weeks.

You can actually pre-purchase the same number for the whole year IIRC.

[tacobell]

odds of getting all 7 numbers correct = 1 in 28 million, with that being said, i still buy a ticket so i can at least dream about what i will do with the money.

[optiblue]

I hope I win tonight :)

[Armind]

Anyone know when the results will be out?

[murd0c]

by tomm morning I guess. Normally they are already out but I guess with the 5 1 million dollar prizes on top of the 50mill its taking longer. Just keep on checking BCLC.

If you see a guy that won with the name Reece that's me LOL

[Armind]

http://www.olg.ca/lotteries/viewWinningNumbers.do

:fuuuuu:

[subordinate]

WOW....


No one won the jackpot of 50 million, although, one person won one of the individual prizes of one million.

Next week is 50 million, plus 20 individual prizes of one million


.....Damn.

[orange7]

he was probably like :fuuuuu:

[vafanculo]

he was probably like :fuuuuu:

More like FFFFFFFMMEEEEEEEEE
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[Honyoung]

is the minimum age to play 18 or 19?

[BlacknJean]

WOW....


No one won the jackpot of 50 million, although, one person won one of the individual prizes of one million.

Next week is 50 million, plus 20 individual prizes of one million


.....Damn.

how do you play the individual one million one? does it still use the same number from lotto max or do i have to pay extra

[murd0c]

how do you play the individual one million one? does it still use the same number from lotto max or do i have to pay extra

they will draw a new set of numbers for each 1 mill prize

[terkan]

its not about being poorer, geez your dense.. the thought of loosing $30 mil to a poor decision would haunt you for the rest of your life.. it would make some people go crazy. Now I was exaggerating when I said I would kill myself.. but there are people out there that most definetly would.

No.. you're dense... since when was not buying lottery tickets a bad decision. Chances of you losing your money is basically guaranteed... It's a vicious cycle. Poor people keep playing the lottery and that's what is keeping them poor.

[ForbiddenX]

^Unless said poor people are buying their salaries worth of lottery tickets, I don't think thats whats keeping them poor.

I heard something about returning it because the cashier rang a different price instead of what it was supposed to be, $27 instead of $10? Or is this a whole different story?

[danny_d19]

I won $20, was hoping for more like 50 million though....

[Greenstoner]

i bought $40 dollar ticket and i got 1 free play lol

it was an improvement,didnt win anything last time when i bought $40.

[wouwou]

lotto is just tax on stupid people.

[hotjoint]

I got a free play thats it :(

[TypeRNammer]

I got a free play thats it :(

me too :(

did anyone see the winning numbers for 6/49?!?

Absolutely ridiculous!

[q0192837465]

me too :(

did anyone see the winning numbers for 6/49?!?

Absolutely ridiculous!

lol, probability for every set of numbers is the same.

but man, maybe i should join the party. I'll pay for RS' full operation If I win.

[tonyvu]

thats like a kick in the nuts.....

[TypeRNammer]

30 31 32 34 36 49

Winning numbers for 6/49

=.=*