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This is a story about the missing $16.5 million winning lottery ticket. 

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https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2017/01/09/defendant-hot-lotto-scandal-set-enter-plea/96344708/
https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/articles/2017/02/02/court-documents-reveal-extensive-holdings-tipton
https://www.courthousenews.com/iowa-high-court-grills-both-sides-in-lotto-fraud-case/
https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2016/12/22/eddie-tipton-accused-lottery-rigger-hot-lotto-new-wisconsin-charges/95767182/
https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/06/19/fb-texas-judge-rigged-lottery-jackpot/
https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/06/19/fb-texas-judge-rigged-lottery-jackpot/
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/computer-programmer-reveal-secrets-how-he-rigged-lottery-results-win-millions-1626031
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/lottery-rigger-tommy-tipton-claimed-he-was-only-colorado-hunt-bigfoot-1627460
https://www.courtlistener.com/pdf/2017/06/23/state_of_iowa_v._eddie_tipton.pdf
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ia-supreme-court/1865449.html
https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/newsroom/tipton-brothers-plead-guilty-in-iowa-to-lottery-rigging-scheme
https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/media/cms/Tipton_plea_1B79A27975DF7.pdf
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/30/mastermind-of-lottery-fraud-admits-he-rigged-jackpots.html
https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-the-biggest-lottery-scam-ever
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https://www.ialottery.com/Pages/Pressroom2017/N08_22_17_Timeline_JackpotClaim.pdf
https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/investigations/2017/08/22/iowa-lottery-cheat-sentenced-25-years/566642001/
https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/investigations/2018/03/15/how-gaming-geek-checkered-past-pulled-off-biggest-lottery-scam-u-s-history/397657002/
https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/investigations/2018/03/15/how-gaming-geek-checkered-past-pulled-off-biggest-lottery-scam-u-s-history/397657002/
https://www.ialotteryblog.com/2018/04/iowa-lottery-wins-international-gaming-compliance-award-for-work-in-investigation.html