Here’s the latest about that Hot Lotto jackpot claim:
Iowa Lottery officials and representatives of the trust that claimed the Hot Lotto jackpot from December 2010 have met in person to discuss the claim. Crawford Shaw of Bedford, N.Y., the trustee for Hexam Investments Trust, attended the meeting late yesterday afternoon at lottery headquarters in Des Moines along with local attorneys who also represent the trust. They met with lottery security investigators and the lottery’s legal counsel for about 1½ hours, and the lottery’s investigation into the matter continues.
We think it was a good initial discussion. We’ve said it before and I’ll say it again here now: We’re glad that the winning ticket has been turned in and we look forward to learning more details about the situation. The jackpot prize hasn’t been paid out -- and it won’t be paid -- until the lottery has been able to complete the security process for the jackpot win.
The biggest question we’re hearing now is: How much longer? I don’t think anyone knows. This is the first time we’ve seen a situation like this here at the lottery and we’ll continue our work to ensure the security and integrity of the lottery and its games.
It all comes down to this: We know you want to know when you buy a ticket that you have the same fair chance of winning as everybody else. That’s what we concentrate on every day, in this situation and any other.



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