Woman goes on spending spree after mistakenly thinking she won lottery

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Woman goes on spending spree after mistakenly thinking she won lottery
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First posted: Wednesday, March 09, 2016 02:07 PM EST | Updated: Wednesday, March 09, 2016 02:30 PM EST
A French woman who thought she won the lottery jackpot racked up thousands in bills when she went on a shopping spree to celebrate, only to learn her ticket was off by a digit.
The 46-year-old mom then had to sheepishly explain her spendthrift ways to court after cops arrested her for fraud, having bounced cheques all over the Haut-Doubs region of France.
According to newspaper L'Est Republicain, which did not name the woman, her husband was worried the lottery company was slow in sending his wife the winnings, so he rechecked her ticket. That's when he realized her spending celebrations were a tad premature.
Instead of coming clean, however, she burned her purse and told cops it had been stolen.
However, security cameras caught her making purchases at several stores.
She was given a suspended sentence and some time to pay off about $5,800 in bad cheques.
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[taxslave]

Stupid is as stupid does.

 

[bill barilko]

I think she posts here as 'Blackloaf' or something similar.

 

[MHz]

It isn't like she would have purchased things she didn't really, really need.

 

[Twila]

I'm surprised that we don't hear about this more often given that we have a society of people use to satisfying their need for instant gratification. I guess its' kind of heartening...

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Most lotteries, 1 number off is still several hundred thousand dollars is it not? How many shoes did she buy?

 

[DaSleeper]

It's only a couple of thousands even with lotto Max... 4 thousands

 

[Ludlow]

She just got excited and put the cart before the horse.

 

[Frankiedoodle]

In spite of all the negative feedback about what this lottery woman did, I probably would of done the same thing.

 

[Blackleaf]

In spite of all the negative feedback about what this lottery woman did, I probably would of done the same thing.

It doesn't say much for you then, does it, that you would be so gormless, like that dopey bird, as to not check your winning ticket properly and then go on a massive spending spree wrongly thinking you have won the jackpot?

By the way, it's "would have", not "would of."

 

[MHz]

Considering it probably weaned her off buying any more she might be money ahead depending if it was an addiction or not.

It doesn't say much for you then, does it, that you would be so gormless, like that dopey bird, as to not check your winning ticket properly and then go on a massive spending spree wrongly thinking you have won the jackpot?

By the way, it's "would have", not "would of."

Wooden eye.