Story help! (Banks and lotto)

[Parrothead]

So, I'm doing a story (not Nano, just for fun) and I have plans *evil cackle* for a character.

So, my character lives fairly comfortably. Lives on her own in an apartment, makes payments on time, able to have a modest savings, etc. Boring. She "aquires" a demigod and its ok for a bit, but her savings are evaporating, and she can't live as comfortably because she's taking care of him, too.

Well, he is decended from a god of chaos, and as such, he can set the odds of anything in his favor.

/bg

Questions (Given everything else is normal):

Lotto: 1) what is the most your company will pay scratch off winners in cash at the till?
2) how often (average) do you see $100+ winners?

Bank: Lets say a new customer (had the account around a month) calls the fraud line because there is suddenly $2.5 mil in their account. Wasn't a mistake (like the company that sent their whole payroll to one employee), wasn't a glitch, just the spontanious arrival of money. What would happen (best guess)?

[wolfie]

For the bank case, assuming U.S., I'd say that the government would take a VERY strong interest in money appearing out of nowhere. Count on the account being locked down on suspicion of the funds being ill-gotten.

Can you get a hold of a copy of the movie "The Brass Bottle" (inspiration for the TV series "I Dream of Jeannie")? "Mystery money" and the problems it causes are a plot point. Rest assured that monitoring of suspicious transactions has become MUCH tighter in the time since this movie was made.

[BrenDAnn]

If you're talking about a C-Store I know at least where I work the most we can pay out is $100. I do know though that at the grocery stores at least around here, they will pay out up to $600. Hope that helps! Your story sounds good so far!

[Victory Sabre]

In Minnesota the most a lottery retailer can pay out is $600, provided there are the funds in the till to do so. you don't see $100+ winners very often at all.