Persistent Lottery player get’s her due
Thank goodness that the lottery officials perform such scrutiny when tickets by owners are presented. It is nice to hear a story about the rules working for consumers instead of the other way around. For the storeowner who decided to steal the ticket for himself, I hope that the sun does not shine in the place that he will soon call home. The Associated Press article titled Authorities: Store owner kept winning lotto ticket further informs us that Kecia Nehring Parker says "I had no idea I had won," Parker said. "I didn't check my tickets anymore. I just let them scan them in and tell me." What allowed them find is simply spelled out by lottery spokesman Van Denton when he said "People play the lottery and when they win, they should get their prizes," Denton said. "We take that very seriously." What also made it convenient was “it was Parker's persistence that allowed lottery investigators to find her once they had the ticket. E...