The C8 Corvette is very hot. In fact, it’s so hot that not even winning one at state lottery will ensure you jump ahead of the queue and get one, because you’d still have to go through the regular ordering process or search high and low at dealerships for one.
Earlier this week, Dennis Kahler from Georgia went public with his strange tale of misfortune. He’d won a 2021 C8 Corvette and $250,000 in cash with a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Georgia Lottery, only to find out that there was no way he could possibly get the car this year.
Kahler’s reasoning was simple: if the Georgia Lottery was offering a ‘Vette as the grand prize, they should have made sure they had a car to give when or if a winner came along. But the state lottery didn’t: upon claiming his prize, he was told he could either order one at a dealership that marked it up by $10,000, or place an order at MRSP with another dealership in the third quarter of 2021 for an unknown delivery time.
The big prize was a 2021 C8 Corvette valued at $107,000, and Kahler’s configuration, a Rapid Blue 2LT Z51, had an MSRP of $80,465, which meant he was entitled to the difference in cash, on top of the $250K. The lottery wanted to pay the $10,000 markup out of this difference, and he wasn’t having it.
Kahler went to the media with the story, pointing the finger at the Georgia Lottery for not making some sort of arrangement with General Motors before the actual campaign. It seems that the increased attention in the case has worked wonders, because he’s telling The Drive that a resolution is in sight. Call it the light at the end of the tunnel, but it’s not coming thanks to GM.
According to the lucky winner, a dealership in Atlanta has reached out to him, promising him to get him the C8 at MRSP “in a timely manner.” Meanwhile, the Georgia Lottery will cover transport costs, so they won’t come out of the money he’s due.
As for GM, the company tells the media outlet that they had no knowledge of this happening, since the state lottery wasn’t in contact with them before launching the campaign. They’re talking to the lottery people right now, but the GM rep couldn’t say whether there are plans to intervene and help out Kahler before the Atlanta dealership comes through.
Kahler’s reasoning was simple: if the Georgia Lottery was offering a ‘Vette as the grand prize, they should have made sure they had a car to give when or if a winner came along. But the state lottery didn’t: upon claiming his prize, he was told he could either order one at a dealership that marked it up by $10,000, or place an order at MRSP with another dealership in the third quarter of 2021 for an unknown delivery time.
The big prize was a 2021 C8 Corvette valued at $107,000, and Kahler’s configuration, a Rapid Blue 2LT Z51, had an MSRP of $80,465, which meant he was entitled to the difference in cash, on top of the $250K. The lottery wanted to pay the $10,000 markup out of this difference, and he wasn’t having it.
Kahler went to the media with the story, pointing the finger at the Georgia Lottery for not making some sort of arrangement with General Motors before the actual campaign. It seems that the increased attention in the case has worked wonders, because he’s telling The Drive that a resolution is in sight. Call it the light at the end of the tunnel, but it’s not coming thanks to GM.
According to the lucky winner, a dealership in Atlanta has reached out to him, promising him to get him the C8 at MRSP “in a timely manner.” Meanwhile, the Georgia Lottery will cover transport costs, so they won’t come out of the money he’s due.
As for GM, the company tells the media outlet that they had no knowledge of this happening, since the state lottery wasn’t in contact with them before launching the campaign. They’re talking to the lottery people right now, but the GM rep couldn’t say whether there are plans to intervene and help out Kahler before the Atlanta dealership comes through.