Californian man sues Lottery commission over $5 million win
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A Californian man is suing the state of California for refusing to pay his $5 million winning lottery prize. The California Lottery Commission deemed one $5 million dollar winning ticket invalid as the ticket-buyer was only 16. The person who bought the lottery scratch off is just 16 years old. The legal age to play the game is 18 or above.
However, Ward Thomas, the teen’s father, has filed a lawsuit against the California Lottery Commission. He has also filed a lawsuit against the corporate owners of the Long Beach gas station that sold the winning ticket.
As per the lawsuit, Thomas and his son Benjamin went to Mobil together last October. Thomas sent Benjamin to exchange the winning scratchers for five new ones. One of these was a winning ticket. The lawsuit accuses the Lottery Commission as well as the gas station of discharge of mandatory duty, negligence and intentional and negligent representation.
Thomson said, “No one ever asked his son for identification or stated players had to be 18.” The father claimed that it is he, and not Benjamin, who is the real winner. It is he, who went in to claim the prize and not his son.
On the other hand, the legal analyst, Steve Meister says the family doesn’t seem to have a strong case. Meister said that I think the family has a losing case. The kid was ineligible to purchase it. He added, “It’s not the state’s responsibility to now say, ‘OK, because someone let you play, here’s your million dollars’.”
Above all, neither the Lottery Commission nor the store’s management would comment on this case. Lottery Commission says that generally, they investigate each win. They check whether the winner has followed the rules or not. And, reviewing security videos of the purchase is a part of their investigation procedure.
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