[madison10]

Oh, c’mon! Anyone can say they threw away a ticket.

[Sacajaweau]

Stupid judge...split it....

[Steely Tom]

Is this the ticket that was squirreled away in a secret crevice of a McDonalds?

[laweeks]

Pathetic!

[GeronL]

um’’if you throw it out, is it really yours anymore??

[GOYAKLA]

The Legal Forces in the USA for many years have been rooting in suspects garbage with the backing of the top courts. The rulings have always been once an item was placed in a trash receptacle, and not on a person’s private land, it was considered surrendered to who ever takes it thereafter.
How did this ruling not fall under those rulings?

[ClearCase_guy]

You can’t really own anything any more. Stuff just floats around, and then the government gives it to someone.

[Jack Hammer]

This smells VERY fishy.....

[tuwood]

I agree that it sounds pretty stupid, but I’m always suspicious when a store clerk “finds” a winning ticket. There’s been so many stories of store clerks telling people a ticket isn’t a winner and pocketing it that I’m always skeptical.

[funfan]

Doesn’t the ticket say you need to sign it in order to claim it? If the lady threw it away that is is her fault.
Finders keepers losers weepers

[Jack Burton007]

Hey wait. I am the owner of the ticket. I lost it. NO I threw it away, yeah that’s the ticket.