Roller coaster ride for lottery jackpot winner might still not be over

Totalizator Sportowy (TS) has to pay zl.1.7 million plus interest to a man from Wroclaw who won a case in court yesterday saying he won the Duzy Lotek jackpot in 1999. However, as he did not receive a confirmation slip when receiving his receipt from the computer, lottery bosses challenged his claim. "I did not doubt my case and reason was on my side," said the lucky man. His case was easily proven once the computer databases of Totalizator Sportowy which keeps track of all coupons sent and checked and admitted as evidence in court. Apparently the winner used the same numbers every week since 1991, and these became his lucky numbers on February 17 1999. R epresentatives of Totalizator Sportowy said they are considering appealing against the court ruling (Rzeczpospolita, p. C1) A.K.