The whole city searched: a woman said that she lost a lottery ticket for $162 million, but there is a nuance (4 photos)

According to Elysia Battle, she dropped the winning ticket in a parking lot and needed help. After contacting the police, all the newspapers wrote about it and locals joined the search, but then the real winner showed up.





We are talking about Elysia Battle, a resident of Cleveland, she said that she lost a winning lottery ticket worth 162 million dollars, so she urgently needs help.

The woman filed a report with the police and said that she dropped it near one of the stores. The story made headlines and even some locals joined the search. They used flashlights to comb the snowy parking lot, just to find the valuable ticket.



Law enforcement officials had no doubts about the authenticity of Elecia Battle's story, but were later shocked. A second woman, Rebecca Jamison from Ohio, joined the story, claiming that she was the real winner and had already turned in the winning ticket.

The Cleveland resident did not give up and continued to say that the ticket belonged to her and she intends to get her $162 million.

"My ticket was lost. I remember all the numbers. They are all somehow connected to the family. No one can tell me what I did and what I didn't do. I did it honestly and I have no doubts," Elecia Battle continued.





Rebecca Jamison was very angry at first, but she was not worried at all, because she was sure that she was right. As a result, the woman proved that she was the winner and provided a second ticket, which was bought at the same time as the winning one.



Lottery officials also confirmed that Rebecca was the winner and that everything points to her having bought the ticket herself and not having found it somewhere.

In 2004, Elecia finally dropped her lawsuit and admitted guilt. She did buy the ticket, but it was not a winning ticket.

"I wanted to win. The numbers were just mind-boggling. I bought the ticket and lost. I wanted to win so much for my children and my family. I'm sorry," the Cleveland woman said.

She was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to 50 hours of community service. She was also given a year of probation and ordered to pay $5,500 in restitution.