Texas Lottery Winner Willis Willis is represented by HowryBreen in Austin

This KDFW-TV report by Fil Alvarado tells the story of Willis Willis, the Grand Prairie, Texas man who won a million dollars in the Texas Lottery. But when he asked a store clerk to check the ticket, the clerk - acting as the lottery's agent - told him he had won only two dollars. The clerk, Pankaj Joshi, went to Austin, turned in the ticket and claimed the million dollars; he since has been indicted by a Travis County Grand Jury on a count of claiming a lottery prize by fraud. Mr. Willis is represented by Sean Breen and Randy Howry of the HowryBreen firm in Austin, Texas. More information at http://www.howrybreen.com.

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[MrRossT1]

Always check your own ticket!!!! ALWAYS!

[TxLottoPlayersAssn]

For many years, I have complained to the Texas Lottery Commission regarding a purchase and/or redemption. Many vendors are very rude, refusing to hand over the PLAYER copy of the ticket redemption. I was successful in getting the Lottery Commission to print out TWO receipts: A Retailer Copy and a Player Copy.

The problem remains that many vendors REFUSE to render the Player Copy!

If they did this, the Willis ticket could have never been stolen!

The Commission does not punish vendors.

[ab9957]

what chew talkin bout willis???

[jaymorpheus1]

I wonder why the liquor store isn't shut down or lottery sellers permit revoked or put on hold until they sign a new deal with new stipulations regarding liability and employee conduct.