Bank robber may see lottery win scratched

Source: Boston Globe

His odds of winning $1 million on a scratch ticket were 1 in 1,247,400.

His odds of being busted if he won? A pretty safe bet.

Timothy Elliott - the lucky buyer of a $1 million scratch ticket in the $800 Million Spectacular game - is a two-time bank robber whose lottery ticket purchase last week violated the terms of his probation. Last year, when he pleaded guilty to unarmed robbery, the 55-year-old Hyannis man was ordered "to not gamble, purchase lottery tickets, or visit establishments where gaming is conducted, including restaurants where Keno may be played," according to his probation from Barnstable Superior Court.

So two days after a trip to the winner's circle in the lottery's Braintree headquarters, where he claimed the first $50,000 of his payout - about $35,000 after taxes - Elliott earned himself another court date. A hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 7 in Barnstable Superior Court to determine the penalties for violating his probation - and, perhaps, what happens to the winnings.

"This has not happened before, as far as we know," said Dan Rosenfeld, the lottery's communications director. "It's new territory."

Read more: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/11/29/bank_robber_may_see_lottery_win_scratched/

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Not a very bright move. The least he should have done is have someone else redeem the ticket.

(WTF is a two-time bank robber doing out of prison anyways?)

wouldn't feel the need to rob banks anymore.

or maybe he might just blow it all at Restaurant Keno.