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Gaming NewsAlabama Man Sues Waitress over Lottery Ticket11 December 2000MOBILE, Alabama – Dec. 11, 2000 -- As reported by Alabama Mobile Register: ``Edward Seward, who once passed out Florida Lotto tickets to Grand Bay Waffle House workers, is suing the former waitress who claimed a $10 million jackpot after a year of court battles. ``In a complaint filed late Friday in Mobile County Circuit Court, Seward contends that lottery winner Tonda Dickerson committed fraud by accepting a lottery ticket from him with the understanding that she would share the winnings with her co-workers. ``Her ticket won the jackpot, and she kept all of the winnings to herself. ``…Seward never would have given Dickerson a ticket if he'd known she wouldn't share the jackpot, his attorney, Stephen Clements, said Friday. ``…Seward, a regular customer at the restaurant, handed out Lotto tickets to Dickerson and four other workers there days before the March 6, 1999, drawing of Florida's state-run lottery game. Each ticket contained five sets of numbers or quick-pics, which means the tickets cost $5 each. ``Dickerson held a ticket that contained the winning numbers. ``When she refused to share the winnings with her four co-workers, Clements helped them file a lawsuit claiming she was obligated by a verbal agreement to share the jackpot. ``Seward testified on behalf of the foursome during the trial, saying there was a deal to share the money. All he expected from the bonanza, Seward said, was a new pickup truck…" |