A CANADIAN waited nearly a year to claim a C$30 million ($29.9 million) lottery prize because he didn’t want to “do anything rash”.
Raymond Sobeski won the biggest single jackpot in Canadian history last April but only stepped forward to claim his prize a mere 12 days before the ticket’s expiry date.
This week he was being described as the most patient man in the country.
“It was the first time that a winner’s waited this long,” said Kathy Pittman, a spokeswoman for the Ontario Gaming and Lottery Corp. “We thought it must be lost because how can someone sit on it for this long?
“After meeting him, it’s perfectly clear to me. He is a gentleman who takes his time, care and caution to make any decision. He’s a very patient, laid-back man.”
The 47-year-old self-employed computer repairman tucked the winning ticket away in a safety deposit box – not even telling his family – and got to work putting his affairs in order.
By: Flood - 7th April 2004 at 02:03
It is, apparently, but one way of making sure that the quiet lagoon that you use for fishing is not bothered by sharks in certain places along the Pacific rim…
Boil your coconut, wrap it with bloody meat or fish offal, sling it to the shark who then explodes when the pressure gets to the coconut…
Not seen it demonstrated myself, mind you.
Flood.
By: Snapper - 6th April 2004 at 22:56
“swallow a boiled coconut and then go scuba diving. “
God. That’s a terrible way to die. Is it common?
By: Flood - 6th April 2004 at 22:50
15 minutes – with the same again just to wind you up…;)
Flood.
By: plawolf - 6th April 2004 at 22:38
how long were u sitting on that one?:rolleyes: :p 😉
By: Flood - 6th April 2004 at 22:23
Now, lets see…
He could:-
a/ get knocked down crossing the road.
b/ suffer a heart attack for any one of a number of reasons.
c/ get murdered by his partner who might suspect something.
d/ drown in a swimming pool or at the beach when on holiday.
e/ fall in the bath when carrying an electric fire.
f/ get bitten by a dog and expire whilst waiting in casualty.
g/ suffer a collision with the Hubble Space Telescope as it returns to earth.
h/ eat a bad burger.
i/ die of boredom waiting for something interesting to appear on British TV.
j/ swallow a boiled coconut and then go scuba diving.
k/ concentrate on a crossword and forget to breathe.
l/ be present at a bank robbery, tackle the thieves, recapture the money, become a hero, get awarded a medal, die when the pin goes through his heart at the presentation ceremony.
m/ get abducted by a weird religious cult who force him to wear flares in public.
n/ die. Just die.
After all, I didn’t say the ticket would kill him, just that he claimed it before he died…
Flood.
By: plawolf - 6th April 2004 at 17:39
“Good thing he claimed it before he died…”
(Using a tone of voice reserved for the terminally stupid and deliberately hard of thought…)
how does winning the lottery kill u if u dont claim it?:rolleyes:
By: Flood - 5th April 2004 at 22:56
(Using a tone of voice reserved for the terminally stupid and deliberately hard of thought…):rolleyes: Good thing he claimed it before he died…:rolleyes:
Flood.
By: plawolf - 5th April 2004 at 22:28
what?:confused:
By: Flood - 5th April 2004 at 18:27
Originally posted by plawolf
good thing he claimed it before the ticket expired.:eek:
Or he did…;)
Flood.
By: plawolf - 5th April 2004 at 17:15
“This week he was being described as the most patient man in the country. “
probably the understatement of the year.;)
good thing he claimed it before the ticket expired.:eek:
By: Sauron - 5th April 2004 at 17:03
He didn’t divorce his wife so one way or another she is going to share in his good fortune.:D
Sauron
By: Dutchy - 5th April 2004 at 14:11
Originally posted by Nermal
Probably divorced his wife and dumped his girlfriend first. – Nermal
Does anyone here studies the law? Because it is a rather interesting question. If he was marriered and got deforced in the period prior of collecting his price money, does his (ex-) wife be entitle to half the money of doesn’t she? I mean when are you owner of the money, when you win it or when you collect it?
By: Nermal - 5th April 2004 at 14:06
Probably divorced his wife and dumped his girlfriend first. – Nermal
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