The lottery plot thickens
And now it seems quite possible that Mirlande Wilson was not even a lottery winner, much less the lottery winner:
The New York Post reported that a Maryland McDonald’s employee, Mirlande Wilson, 37, is claiming to be the winner and that a fight is brewing between her and her co-workers who allege the ticket was purchased in an office pool.
But Carole Everett, director of communications for the Maryland lottery, told ABCNews.com that there is “no indication” that the story is true.
“Everyone says they know [the winner] is their cousin, mother, friend, guy up the street or guy who mows the lawn,” Everett said. “But the proof has to be in front of us.”
Everett said she is suspicious of Wilson’s story and said that no one has officially come forward yet.
“There’s nothing to substantiate anything,” Everett said. “It’s probably not this person.”
Wilson did not respond to requests for comment from ABCNews.com.
If Wilson is a hoaxer, I wonder how she thought she could pull this off and what her motivation was. Is the 15 minutes of fame reward enough?
And what’s going on with the journalistic standards (no oxymoron intended) of the NY Post?
[NOTE: More here.]
she was stealing her co workers money figuring out that the odds were so small they would win, she would never be caught…
some people think this shows there is a god.
if not, then maybe Loki…
when they won she was completely stuck…
and so where the coworkers who lost out due to having such nice friends…
Artfldgr
she was stealing her co workers money figuring out that the odds were so small they would win, she would never be caught…
The sounds like the storyline for The Producers.
I watched this on the 10 o’clock (I live in suburb of Baltimore and DC) news last night. It had all the hallmarks of the stereotypical media news story: reporters and news outlets didn’t know much, but nevertheless speculated wildly about who the winner might be.
I remembered last night why I stopped watching the nightly news 6 or 7 years ago.
Perhaps, being a product of today’s schools, she couldn’t really read the numbers and just plugged in the ones that won that sorta looked close to the numbers on her ticket and, voila, she won!
Alleged Mega Millions Winner Says She Hid Ticket In McDonald’s; Lawyer Hasn’t Seen Ticket
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2012/04/04/alleged-mega-millions-winner-says-she-hid-ticket-in-milford-mills-mcdonalds/