Scrooge at it Again

Sunday, December 16, 2007 12:35 PM

For the second straight year, a number of Spruce Kings lottery show home tickets have been stolen. Last year a ticket seller was robbed at knife point in their home for the tickets. On Saturday just after 5:00 in the afternoon at Wal-Mart, a man grabbed a duffel bag with 200 unsold tickets and fled in a Grande Prix. The white male who is described as being in his late 40’s was last seen wearing a black coat and a dark hat. RCMP have the surveillance tape from Wal-Mart and are investigating.

The tickets are numbered 5801 to 6000 and are $20,000 in value to the Spruce Kings. With the draw for the home coming up on New Years day the Kings will not be able to reprint the tickets. The Spruce Kings are warning the public to only buy lottery show home tickets from a Spruce Kings lottery retailer. You can find these outlets on their website at www.sprucekings.bc.ca.

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Posted on Sunday, December 16, 2007 12:35 PM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: lunarbase on December 16 2007 1:19 PM

Sounds like someone trying to increase the chances the ticket they purchased is going to get picked !

Posted by: Andyfreeze on December 16 2007 2:34 PM

Too late for that...I got the winning ticket.
I paid the guy selling them extra for it, and he assured me it was the winner!
:-)

Posted by: salsa on December 16 2007 3:52 PM

That money comes directly out of the hockey clubs pocket.They are not some big company,they are a not for profit hockey club that gives young men a chance to play hockey where they can earn huge scholarships and get an education.Not that the idiot who stole them knows or cares.I hope they catch the scumbag!

Posted by: YamaDooPolCat on December 16 2007 4:06 PM

Probably stolen by the Cougars. Who else?

Posted by: BCRacer on December 16 2007 6:28 PM

Someone out to make themselves a dollar at someone elses expense.
The Spruce Kings lose, no tickets to sell
the person who buys the stolen ticket, loses a chance to win and the guy who sells them gets the money...
the LOSER...
This has nothing to do with hockey this is just theft.

Posted by: ontwin on December 16 2007 10:01 PM

These tickets are never sold door-to-door or privately,always through retail or on site,so would be dumb enough to buy one??The tickets are basically useless and the person who stole them an idiot.Too bad for the SK team though.