He doesn’t deserve it!”

Lotteries are a fabulous way to win huge sums of money and a great deal of players around the globe choose to indulge in a spot of life-changing gameplay. Whilst the majority of us dream of what we would spend our winnings on, none of us would ever imagine that scooping a substantial amount of cash would end in a court battle. Canadian, Barbara Reddick, from Nova Scotia, scooped $1.2m on the Margaree Chase the Ace on Wednesday 11th July, but only after she decided to put her nephew’s name on the ticket for luck. Tyrone MacInnis is the nephew in the spotlight, whom she agreed to split the winnings with right down the middle; so, $600,000 for each is not a bad sum of money. But, the devil is in the detail, as Barbara said she agreed to split the ‘runners up prize,’ not the main jackpot prize.

Despite the pair heading off to pose for photographs, Barbara had other ideas. Whilst Tyrone can be seen grinning from ear to ear, his aunty stood next to him looking less than impressed. After presenting the big check, the organisers brought out two smaller checks, each displaying $600,000 – this was like a red rag to a bull and saw Barbara lose her temper. A news interview ensued, and she can be seen saying; “See you in court!” to her nephew! The interview continued; “Chase the Ace winners is going to court, it was my ticket. I bought the ticket and now he’s trying to lie and say we said split. I said split with the 50/50 runners up prize, not no Chase the Ace. I’m taking him to court, I’m getting my lawyer tomorrow.” After the rant, the aunt was questioned about the allegation of splitting the winnings, to which she replied; “No we did not. I put his name on the ticket for good luck because he’s like a son to me. He was like a son. He was lucky, but not for half a million dollars. He doesn’t deserve it!”

Organisers of the event are disappointed with the outcome as they didn’t know of the family feud. CCTV captured, clearly shows both names on the ticket – so who should have the money?! Despite the two checks being issued and cleared by the Nova Scotia Alcohol and Gaming board ahead of time, it would seem that a big-public court battle is on the cards.

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