[Too bad he never took on the form of a lottery announcer! In any case, Gumshoe listens and nods.]

Yeah, in theory. The ticket doesn't come with a record of who bought it, so anyone who got their hands on the winning ticket could turn it in and get all the cash, with no questions asked. That's how they tried to pin it on Maggey. They made it look like she carried out the crime to get the winnings all for herself! But the truth was a lot different. In fact, the real culprit wasn't really after the ticket.