Retiree wins, loses, then wins lottery

[Steve]

Court awards Australian $1.8 million after he was denied prize in 1995

The Associated Press

updated 4:02 p.m. PT, Wed., Jan. 30, 2008

SYDNEY, Australia - An Australian retiree won a $1.8 million lottery prize, then lost it, then won it again Wednesday through a court ruling.

 

Werner Reinhold bought the lottery ticket at a newsstand in Australia's largest city of Sydney on Sept. 19, 1995. His original ticket did not print correctly, so he asked for a new one, which turned out to be the winner.

 

But when Reinhold, now 73, went back to claim the $1.8 million jackpot, he discovered that the replacement ticket had been canceled, not the misprinted original, and was unable to claim the prize.

 

He sued NSW Lotteries, which oversees lottery tickets in New South Wales state, and the newsstand which sold him the ticket.

 

Supreme Court Judge Reginald Barrett awarded Reinhold $1.8 million in damages, citing negligence and breach of contract by the newsstand and the state lottery company. Barrett had not yet ruled on what portion of the award each party should pay.

 

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Yes I heard about this but the figure quoted was $2m. !3 years is a long battle for anyone. Just think he probably would have retired back then with the winnings.

 

I wonder if the newsstand owner was trying to pull a shifty

[Torneyboy]

Supreme Court Judge Reginald Barrett awarded Reinhold $1.8 million in damages, citing negligence and breach of contract by the newsstand and the state lottery company. Barrett had not yet ruled on what portion of the award each party should pay.

 

Glad he got it in the end ...something funny about the news stand i think