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Georgia Lottery mistake gives players extra chance to win
Georgia Lottery: Georgia Lottery mistake gives players extra chance to win
Georgia lottery players have an extra chance to win Fantasy Five, due to a mistake made by lottery officials during the drawing. An internal audit, conducted as a normal course of business, revealed that one of the 39 numbered lottery balls was not placed into the drawing machine last Friday. As a result, the Georgia Lottery is honoring all winning tickets from Feb. 11th, and a bonus drawing will be held to make up for the mistake. Lottery President and Chief Executive Officer Margaret DeFrancisco blamed the mistake on human error. Officials have not set a date for the bonus drawing, which will be held immediately after a regular Fantasy Five drawing, DeFrancisco said. DeFrancisco said it is the first time such an error has happened in the Georgia Lottery. "When you consider that this is the first time an incident of this type has occurred in the Georgia Lottery, which is nearly 12 years old, and we do nearly 2,000 drawings a year, it's pretty rare," DeFrancisco said. All Fantasy Five tickets will be valid for both games that night.
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Atlanta, GA United States Member #1288 March 13, 2003 2745 Posts Offline |
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Saw that last night. I'd personally love to have available a live feed on the internet of all pre and post tests of ballsets and machines leading up to draws, including actual draws that are televised on the basis of full public disclosure.  No reason not to because live feeds are becoming very common ... Georgia House and Senate have them. Was told that New Jersey has a live feed for their draws. Todd, you'll have to verify that one. Hey, am always for any bonus the lottery cares to engage in to benefit its bread and butter supporters. Good luck in the draw! 
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Carters Lake, Ga. United States Member #5406 June 29, 2004 1045 Posts Offline |
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The pot that night was for $62,438 and there were no winners. We will see how much they put in the pot for this bonus draw. I had 2 tickets for the draw. I keep my tickets for a month just to see how much I spend on the lotto. ez    ........ in the long run........
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MD United States Member #1735 June 18, 2003 5975 Posts Offline |
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To bad for all the people who tore up or tossed their tickets in the trash after they found out they didn't win that night.
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Chief Bottle Washer New Jersey United States Member #1 May 31, 2000 17389 Posts Online |
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Quote: Originally posted by four4me on February 17, 2005
To bad for all the people who tore up or tossed their tickets in the trash after they found out they didn't win that night.
I was thinking the same thing.
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| Posted: February 17, 2005, 12:28 pm - IP Logged |
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 yep....I threw my ticket away
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Glen Burnie, MD United States Member #429 June 27, 2002 206 Posts Offline |
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I never tear up my tickets - save them for tax reasons. If you win big, you can deduct losses up to the amount of the win - the losing tickets serve as receiptl MrMST
Good luck and have a Disney Day ºoº
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New Member  Delaware United States Member #11694 February 14, 2005 8 Posts Offline |
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How does a ball get left out of a drawing? How did they not know for 6 days?
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Stroudsburg, PA United States Member #1860 July 11, 2003 2608 Posts Offline |
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The honorable thing would've been to count the rouge ball as a winning number. But since so many tickets had probably been claimed, that really wouldn't be the fairest thing to do. But in any case, buy those tickets for that double draw!
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Stroudsburg, PA United States Member #1860 July 11, 2003 2608 Posts Offline |
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Quote: Originally posted by mrmst on February 17, 2005
I never tear up my tickets - save them for tax reasons. If you win big, you can deduct losses up to the amount of the win - the losing tickets serve as receiptl
Really? So if I win the losing tickets can be deducted from the amount withheld?
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Atlanta, GA United States Member #1288 March 13, 2003 2745 Posts Offline |
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"ATLANTA During a routine internal audit review for the February 11, 2005 Fantasy 5 drawing, an incident caused by human error was identified by Georgia Lottery Corporation personnel. The error resulted in one of the 39 numbered balls being inadvertently left out of the Fantasy 5 draw machine at the time of the drawing. All winning tickets from the February 11, 2005 Fantasy 5 draw are valid for redemption.
The Georgia Lottery will hold a bonus Fantasy 5 drawing for Georgia Lottery players on a specified date yet to be determined. The bonus drawing will be held immediately following the Cash 4/Fantasy 5 regularly scheduled drawing for that date. All Fantasy 5 tickets purchased for the regularly scheduled Fantasy 5 drawing will be valid for that nights bonus draw as well. The GLC will announce the date of the bonus draw to the public as soon as it has been scheduled. http://www.galottery.com/stc/mediacenter/pressDetail.jsp?focus=mediacenter&id=1501824
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Lilburn, Georgia United States Member #9936 December 20, 2004 143 Posts Offline |
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Not fair at all!.... I neeed to quit the Ga lottery games. Am I hooked, are you hooked?
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Atlanta, GA United States Member #1288 March 13, 2003 2745 Posts Offline |
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Memphis,Tennessee United States Member #8005 October 15, 2004 11299 Posts Offline |
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honest mistake i hope........
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USA United States Member #8399 October 29, 2004 1133 Posts Offline |
| Posted: February 18, 2005, 9:55 pm - IP Logged |
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Quote: Originally posted by mrmst on February 17, 2005
I never tear up my tickets - save them for tax reasons. If you win big, you can deduct losses up to the amount of the win - the losing tickets serve as receiptl
 I save them too. The same works for losing scratch tickets too right?
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