[justlurking]

It is quite possible that once they saw no one was claiming the ticket some entity manufactured a ticket.

Not according to the Iowa Lottery:

Lottery officials said at a news conference on Thursday that their investigation of the security procedures continues and that the ticket was valid. "It's been validated. It's been proven that that is the ticket that was sold. We have all of our security features confirmed in that," said Lottery CEO Terry Rich.

[RummyChick]

I dont know. It is possible that some entity could manufacturer a lottery ticket. When no one claimed it they swooped in. I think it is possible that there is someone out there that could manufacture it. Keep in mind the connections of Crawford Shaw.

But we can go with the idea that it is a legitimate ticket.

HOWEVER, the story stinks to high heaven.