A Lottery Horror Story
Here is something e-lottery Players never have to worry about happening to them: an American named Clarence Jackson won $5.8 million in the USA Connecticut State Lottery on Friday the 13th of October, 1995. He forgot to check his numbers, though, and like the UK Lotto, there is a time limit on claiming your prize...
FIFTEEN MINUTES before this deadline expired, Clarence heard about the missing lottery winner and realized it was him. Can you imagine the horrible panic for the next 15 minutes as he raced to find his winning ticket?
Although Clarence did find his winning ticket, he didn't claim it in time; and the lottery is refusing to pay him despite Clarence pursuing several court cases to try to get his money. What a nightmare for his struggling family, supported by his office-cleaning business.
This is one of the really nice things about e-lottery! We buy and check your syndicate tickets for you, we notify you when you win, and we send you 100% of your share of any winnings. So you will never have to suffer the awful panic of forgetting to buy or check or losing your ticket, ever again. Poor Clarence!
(source: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/13362)