I recently blogged about the mysterious circumstances surrounding Crawford Shaw’s lottery ticket. Shaw previously submitted the ticket just two hours before it expired and identified the recipient as a corporation in Belize. The lottery was investigating how Shaw got the ticket to ensure that it was not stolen and that a valid player purchased it. Mr. Shaw had until Friday to explain how he obtained the winning ticket. Instead of offering officials an explanation though, Mr. Shaw withdrew his claim. The Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich has stated that the unclaimed money will go toward future prizes.
See Andrew Duffelmeyer, Lawyer Withdraws $7.5 Million Dollar Lottery Claim, Yahoo!News, Jan, 27, 2012.
Special thanks to Professor Adam Hirsch (William & Catherine VanDercreek Professor of Law, Florida State University College of Law) for bringing the article to my attention.
