Degen bought a $6.1M lottery ticket, won, then ghosted his partner and told her it was a loser.
Maurice Thibeault from Ontario hit the Lotto 6/49 jackpot in Sept 2017. He'd been living with Denise Robertson for 2.5 years and they always bought tickets together.
5 days after the draw he told her the ticket lost. Then packed his bags, quit his job, and bounced with the winning ticket.
She found out through friends he quit work. Filed an emergency injunction to freeze the payout. OLG confirmed the win but locked the prize.
He got $3.07M (half). The other half stayed frozen while the court battle played out.
She claimed they had a standing agreement to split any winnings. He tried to rug her for the full bag.
Moral: Greed makes people do unhinged things. Even a multi-million dollar W can turn into an L if you play dirty.
Maurice Thibeault from Ontario hit the Lotto 6/49 jackpot in Sept 2017. He'd been living with Denise Robertson for 2.5 years and they always bought tickets together.
5 days after the draw he told her the ticket lost. Then packed his bags, quit his job, and bounced with the winning ticket.
She found out through friends he quit work. Filed an emergency injunction to freeze the payout. OLG confirmed the win but locked the prize.
He got $3.07M (half). The other half stayed frozen while the court battle played out.
She claimed they had a standing agreement to split any winnings. He tried to rug her for the full bag.
Moral: Greed makes people do unhinged things. Even a multi-million dollar W can turn into an L if you play dirty.