Hick is not known for his luck with lottery tickets. He's good at many things, but buying winning scratchers is not one of them. Hick is a regular MacGyver at solving problems...
Saturday evening, Hick had a tale from his SUS2.5 (Storage Unit Store 2.5).
"This guy come in and said he had a $1000 lottery ticket that he'd sell me for $700."
"Was it REALLY a winner?"
"Yeah. I seen it myself. But I ain't stupid. The lottery will take at least 24% in taxes. So I really wouldn't be making anything."
"No. Remember when we cash in MY $1000 winners? We each claim half. There's NO tax withheld on a single ticket when winnings are less than $600.01. So we get $500 each. No withholding, just report it at tax time, any winnings that are more than losings. I just don't want to ride up there and back for three hours. It hurts my knees, all that riding all at once, only getting out for ten minutes. I still have a $1000 winner that expires Aug 26. I was going to mail it this week."
"I can get Pony to go with me! We can claim 50% on those tickets. And then Pony will give that half back to us."
"Yes. That can work. Is the guy bringing the ticket back?"
"Yeah. I told him I didn't know if I wanted it, but I didn't have that much money on me right then. So I can get it tomorrow."
HE DID!
Technically, Hick bought himself a winning lottery ticket! He doesn't know where the guy got it. This is the newest $5 ticket that just came out a couple weeks ago. Hick made $300 on this deal.
Don't you worry about Val! Here's my ticket that I'd been putting off redeeming, not wanting to take that long ride with Hick. Any ticket winning over $500 has to be redeemed at a state lottery office, either in person, or by mail.
They don't sell this one any more. I think I got it last summer. I HAVE been watching the expiration date. So now that "problem" has been resolved.
We appreciate The Pony's help. It's time The Pony had a $1000 winner.
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