News Follow Up:
Senior To Sue Lottery
Rodrigo Zavaleta, at 85
year of age, has decided
to take on the Junta de
Protección Social de San
José (JPSS) for not
paying him his lottery
price of ¢67 million
colones.
If you will remember,
Zavaleta misplaced his
winning lottery ticket
piece - number 61,
series 598 - until last
week, when he discovered
it in a drawer and to
his surprise it was a
winner of the December
16 Gordo Navideño draw.
The JPSS says the rules
are clear, all prizes
must be claimed by not
later than 60 days after
the draw. The last day
to claim prizes for the
December 16 draw was
February 14.
Zavaleta, after the
euphoria of holding the
winning ticket wore off,
got the bad news that
his ticket could not be
exchanged for the prize
and has decided to let
the courts settle the
matter.
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