Mega Millions ‘winner’ a loser of winning ticket
Imagine the joy of winning millions in the lottery.
Mirlande Wilson, center, will be able to afford even fancier hats if she finds the 'misplaced' winning Mega Millions ticket. (AP Photo)
Now imagine losing that winning ticket.
Now imagine lying about everything to any reporter who will listen.
That would seem to be the case of alleged Mega Millions winner Mirlande Wilson, 37, of Maryland, who’s claimed to have won a third of the world record $656 million lottery jackpot.
As you’ve doubtless read before, Wilson refused to share her presumptive millions with her McDonald’s co-workers, whom she had purchased tickets with in a pool.
Wilson, a Haitian immigrant and mother of seven, quit her fast-food gig by calling in to tell her former friends she was a millionaire and would not be sharing because she purchased the winning ticket separately from the office pool.
Today, NBC News reports Wilson has “misplaced” the ticket.
When asked if she was a teller of tall tales, Wilson told NBC “I did not make up no story to get no attention.”
Even her own attorney has never seen the alleged winning ticket, which makes me wonder about his mental state as much as his client’s.
So far, winners in Kansas and Illinois have yet to step forward. Baltimore must be full of tricksters — another man there claimed to have been the Maryland winner, but it was a cruel joke that made his mother cry instead of laugh.
Maryland lottery officials are urging people who bought tickets to check their numbers again to make sure they don’t have the winner. The fear is that the real winner may have thrown out a ticket worth millions because they thought someone else had already won the big prize.
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142 comments Add your comment
texasborn
April 6th, 2012
1:34 pm
LMAO, she’s an illegal alien from Haiti boot her outta here, and to all you democrats pleas stfu, we are already putting up with YOUR Odumbo!
Look before I leap...
April 6th, 2012
1:35 pm
The folks here who think think this twit has some grand plan to claim the money are forgetting that 2 days ago, she told the media that the ticket was hidden in a very special hiding place in the McDonalds that only she knew about. The manager of the store said that could not be the case as Ms Mirlande never returned after leaving to buy the tickets. Now she is claiming she misplaced it?
The more likely story is the woman used the money to buy beer and never bought a ticket or one of the tickets won a few bucks and she used THAT money to buy beer. In either case she cheated her co-workers and that is why she quit. Why did she make up the story? Too much beer drinking is my guess.
Her lawyer is a fool.
And the racists on this blog are even bigger fools.
baby with the bath water
April 6th, 2012
1:35 pm
Please stop judging the entire country and culture of Haiti based on this one woman’s actions. Just look at the way those proud, industrious people pulled themselves up by their own bootstraps. In the wake of a terrible natural disaster, they have recovered completely and created a true paradise on earth and given the world a touching lesson in self sufficiency. We should all be ashamed and look to the proud island nation of Haiti and it’s hard working citizens as an example. For shame!!!!
Look before I leap...
April 6th, 2012
1:39 pm
texasborn
April 6th, 2012
1:34 pm
Not sure why the political rant on a mildly entertaining new story… but give the Dems a break buddy, they put up with the twit from Texas for 8 years.
Bill
April 6th, 2012
1:40 pm
The fact that some of you choose to make this a racist issue disgusts me.
RD
April 6th, 2012
1:41 pm
I really did have the winning ticket. Then the alarm clock went off
Pete
April 6th, 2012
1:46 pm
She lost a Mega Millions ticket and Joseph Smith returned the golden plates to the angelic guardian. Wonder what we would have thought of Joseph Smith today?
Look before I leap...
April 6th, 2012
1:50 pm
“Maryland lottery officials are urging people who bought tickets to check their numbers again to make sure they don’t have the winner. The fear is that the real winner may have thrown out a ticket worth millions because they thought someone else had already won the big prize.”
Anyone who tossed a ticket without checking the numbers is certainly not smart enough to manage a multi-million dollar windfall.
Bridget B.
April 6th, 2012
1:50 pm
Smells filet of fishy to me.
Angel
April 6th, 2012
1:53 pm
Is Mcdonald’s giving her job back? LOL!