Commanders Fan Says $14K Check from 50/50 Raffle Bounced; Team Cites 'Bank Error'

When the team's check bounced, a Washington Commanders fan got a surprise.

Drew Shipley, a Commanders season ticket holder, told Eric Flack of WUSA9 that he was shocked when the team paid him his prize money.

Eric Flack @EricFlackTV

Just talked to Drew Shipley, the @Commanders
fan whose $14kprize check from the team bounced after winning the 50/50 raffle week 1. The team paid him what he was owed this afternoon but he remains stunned. "Who am I supposed to talk to? Am I supposed to call Dan Snyder myself?" pic.twitter.com/dSndJ8xBIT

Flack was told that the problem was caused by a bank error.

We reached out to the fan immediately after we heard about it and wired the money to his account so we could apologize for the hassle. "It was a bank error, and we are following up with the bank to learn why it happened and make sure it doesn't happen again," the spokesman said.

When half of the prize money goes to the Washington Commanders Charitable Foundation and the other half goes to a fan who has the winning numbers, it's called the "50/50" Raffle.

It took over a month for him to get his money. He called his ticket representative after he called the team to resolve the discrepancy.

Four days after he deposited the check, he was told that it had bounced and that he would have to pay a bad check fee.

I can't believe a professional franchise would do something like that. It was obvious that someone dropped the ball.

The Commanders season has been disappointing, according to Shipley.

The small things need to be done right. You have to keep your customers if you have scandals at the top of your organization.

The owner of Washington is being investigated for workplace harassment.