Whitehall Residents Report “Extremely Polite” Tall Figure Buying Scratch-Offs, Declining Bag

Witnesses say the creature thanked the cashier by name, then left northbound on foot “like a man who already knew the numbers.”

Whitehall — Three customers at a Stewart’s Shop on Poultney Street reported that a “tremendously tall, broad-shouldered figure” purchased two Mega Millions tickets, exact change, and refused a bag for his chocolate milk.

“He just said, ‘I don’t need a bag — bags slow me down,’” said local resident Denise Craypot, who was in line behind the figure. “Then he looked me dead in the eye and said, ‘Never take the multiplier. That’s how they get you.’”

Security footage reviewed by staff shows the figure lingering near the coffee station for exactly four minutes, during which he appeared to add sugar one grain at a time. He then exited, heading north “at a clip somewhere between brisk walk and determined elk.”

Officials did not confirm the sighting, but a local paranormal society claimed the timing coincides with a cluster of “weird energy readings” recorded behind the Dollar General. One member later admitted the readings may have been from “three space heaters plugged into the same outlet.”

Whitehall, often called the “Bigfoot Capital of the East,” has a long history of strange reports. This latest incident, however, marks the first on record involving exact change, unsolicited lottery advice, and a very specific warning about multipliers.