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Man throws away winning $65 million lottery ticket

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LOSER'S $65M WIN
COLLECTS 1 YR. AFTER TOSSING JACKPOT TIX


Here's a guy who figured out how to be both the luckiest and unluckiest man on the face of the earth at the same time.

One crazy afternoon in June of last year, maintenance man Degli Martinez learned he had won a $65 million Lotto jackpot - the largest single prize in the 30-year history of the state Lotto game.

He then promptly lost the ticket.

That began a yearlong odyssey of hand-wringing and heartburn before Lottery officials were finally able to hand Martinez his check yesterday.

"It was a lot of pain waiting," said the 55-year-old Paraguayan immigrant at a lower Manhattan press conference.

Martinez's wild tale began on June 29, 2007, when he bought a handful of tickets at a minimart in Sunnyside.

He returned the following day and had store clerk Supriyo Bhattacharjee scan the ticket bar codes to check for winners.

Bhattacharjee found a $2 winner and a couple of losers and then his eyes widened with surprise.


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Comments

Dacotah 10. July 2008, 21:21

:eyes: Lucky for him no one found the ticket.
Good post Marcus.

night wolf 10. July 2008, 23:12

Holly shoot!!! :eyes:

cakkleberrylane 10. July 2008, 23:26

Amazing!

FXM256 11. July 2008, 02:13

Hi Carol, yes, he is very lucky that nobody else found that ticket he lost! :faint:

Hi Amir, my sentiments exactly! :eyes:

Hi Lois, wow! :eyes:

Dacotah 11. July 2008, 02:32

Hi Marcus, sorry to say but he's just plain stupid to be that careless. I mean come on, don't see you or I doing that now do you?

FXM256 11. July 2008, 02:43

I don't see you or I doing that either. He is extremely lucky that no one claimed that prize.

Dacotah 11. July 2008, 02:45

Yes he is lucky no one found it in the trash and claimed it.

FXM256 11. July 2008, 03:12

That's very true. :ko:

Dacotah 11. July 2008, 03:59

:D

jrd2498 12. July 2008, 23:21

I heared about this the other day. :D

SqueakeyCat 12. July 2008, 23:40

boy did he get lucky

sugarwinx 15. July 2008, 08:45

Can I marry him?? :D

FXM256 19. July 2008, 07:05

Hi Jose, who would have thought that it would have an ending like it did for that guy?

Hi Kim, yes he did get very lucky indeed.

:rolleyes: It figures you would ask that, Esther. :lol: p:

sugarwinx 29. July 2008, 18:56

U think u know me that well, huh??? :mad:

What's my fave color??

And it's not pink anymore... :happy:

So, so, so??? If u know me sooooo well, what's my fave color??? :knight:

(Actually, I still love pink. I'm just messing with yr head... I'm good at that!! :D)

FXM256 1. August 2008, 00:39

:lol: You are such a nut who loves pink! p:

sugarwinx 14. November 2008, 21:09

And u r such a nut who loves this nut who loves pink...

:rolleyes:

U never win, do u? p:

FXM256 15. November 2008, 04:14

:lol: You'resuchanutthatluvsthisguywhoyouthinkluvsthenutwholovespink. p:

sugarwinx 15. November 2008, 08:50

:cry:

I need to win!!!!!

FXM256 15. November 2008, 13:50

awww Come here, let iHubby comfort you, Esther. :D

sugarwinx 17. November 2008, 03:21

U gonna gimme money?!?! Awwwww! :love:

U know money comforts me most, rite...? p: :lol:

FXM256 24. November 2008, 02:55

:eek: You think I'm gonna give you money!? :lol: I was going to give you a hug, silly iWife! p:

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