A TEEN won over $420,000 on a lotto ticket that he shared with his aunt, but she ended up suing him and taking the lion's share after claiming she was the sole winner.
Tyrone MacInnis, then-19, and his aunt Barbara Reddick, from Nova Scotia, Canada won the jackpot from the Margaree Chase the Ace lottery in July 2018.
Lottery officials split the prize between the two family members as both their names were written on the ticket, according to Yahoo News Australia.
Maclnnis and his aunt were each awarded $420,629.
Upon winning, Reddick told Maclnnis that she would "see him in court" as they posed with their giant check, CBC reported.
"It was my ticket," she announced to the group gathered at the winning ceremony.
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"I bought the ticket and now he's trying to lie and say I said split."
She went on: "I'm taking him to court. I'm getting a lawyer tomorrow. Now you can print that."
"I put his name on the ticket for good luck because he's like a son to me — he was," she said.
Reddick made good on her promise and sued Maclnnis.
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After an agreement was reached in September 2018, Maclnnis ended up pocketing $255,404, while his aunt took the majority of the jackpot - $636,617.
"They are both satisfied with the terms of the settlement," Reddick's lawyer told the BBC in a statement.
"It was reached mutually in order to avoid further court proceedings and to bring this matter to a final conclusion."
Maclnnis' aunt may have won more money, but social media users thought that she paid a bigger loss after choosing money over her family.
“Money ruins families,” one person tweeted at the time, according to Yahoo News Australia.
“Greed and entitlement ruins families. Shameful behavior.”
Another wrote: “She chose the love of money over her own nephew,” adding that it was "very sad!”
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