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Woman who claimed she won $20,000 from Virginia Lottery scratcher could now face charges
Ardella Newman claimed she hit it big but was denied her prize. However the Virginia Lottery now says she may face charges. On Aug. 22, Newman claimed she purchased a $2 scratch-off ticket that matched the number 16, making it worth $20,000. “When I saw that $20,000, you don’t know how excited I was,” she told WJLA. However, Virginia Lottery officials told her there had been a mistake and the ticket was issued in error.
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Tl; dr: Lady tried to game the system and could catch a class 6 felony for it. The picture from the article that clearly shows the second ticket she tried to cash in shows that she intended to frankenstein parts from multiple tickets to create one that "looks" like it's a winner, even though the barcode on the back is what they go by specifically in order to avoid these kinds of shenanigans.