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Eastern Time (GMT-5:00) | Home -> Forums -> Lottery News -> Georgia Lottery schedules Cash 4 bonus drawing after error detected Georgia Lottery schedules Cash 4 bonus drawing after error detected Georgia Lottery: Georgia Lottery schedules Cash 4 bonus drawing after error detectedRating:During a review of the Monday, June 7, Cash 4 evening drawing, Georgia Lottery officials determined that an equipment malfunction occurred with a ball machine. One of the balls ejected back into the chute from the mixing chamber before the winning number fell. As a result, the Georgia Lottery will hold a bonus Cash 4 drawing on Monday, July 5, giving players an extra chance to win. "We are very serious about the security and integrity of our games," said Georgia Lottery President and CEO Margaret DeFrancisco. "While we regret that the equipment malfunction occurred, it is reassuring to know that we have procedures in place to identify problems and prevent them from happening again. We believe that giving our players an extra opportunity to win is the fair thing to do." All winning tickets from the June 7 Cash 4 evening drawing are valid for redemption. The bonus drawing will be held immediately following the regularly scheduled Cash 4 evening drawing at 10:59 p.m., July 5. All tickets purchased for the July 5 Cash 4 evening drawing will be eligible for the regularly scheduled drawing and the bonus drawing. The Georgia Lottery conducts approximately 2,000 live drawings each year. Many steps go into a successful Georgia Lottery drawing. The ball sets for each game are randomly selected and certified by outside auditors. Each draw machine and ball set used is placed through a series of pre-drawing tests to ensure the absolute randomness of the results. There also are a series of post-drawing tests, which are conducted as part of the certification process. The entire process takes approximately three hours for a drawing that takes less than 60 seconds. The ability to detect problems with traditional ball drawings is a tangible advantage over computerized drawings, in which a player or auditor cannot see the actual mechanism that generates the winning numbers. In the past, computerized drawing errors have occurred, and continued to re-occur over the course of several months, without detection. Lottery Post Staff We'd love to see your comments here! Register for a FREE membership — it takes just a few moments — and you'll be able to post comments here and on any of our forums. If you're already a member, you can Log In to post a comment. 12 comments. Last comment 2 years ago by . Atlanta, GA United States Member #1288 March 13, 2003 3316 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 14, 2010, 5:02 pm - IP Logged | |
Kudos to an awesome Georgia Lottery CEO, Ms DeFrancisco!   Good luck to everyone!
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Chief Bottle Washer New Jersey United States Member #1 May 31, 2000 19728 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 14, 2010, 6:07 pm - IP Logged | |
Kudos to an awesome Georgia Lottery CEO, Ms DeFrancisco! She seems to be doing a good job for Georgians. You all have New York to thank for that (she is the former director of the NY Lottery). | | |
North Jersey United States Member #5812 July 18, 2004 14193 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 14, 2010, 6:37 pm - IP Logged | |
I've said that about Ms DeFrancisco ever since she took over the Georgia Lottery, She is down to earth and very diligent in her work. I have the utmost respect for this Lady. I could'nt agree more about seeing the malfunction with the ball set up rather than not seeing it with the computorized drawings. The states that do have computorized drawing could care less about the people who play them, and thats evident. If the problem continues without being detected the individuals playing the lottery are just being used and wasting their money, and it's a shame the states don't care enough to see this or care about the players....! " Hope and Change " is no longer an option, " it's the past 41 months that counts ". In 2012, vote with your eye's open...! _________________________________________________________________ | | |
atlanta,ga United States Member #87753 March 2, 2010 37 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 14, 2010, 6:42 pm - IP Logged | |
Show me a lottery where the drawings depend on randomness, and i'll show you a lottery where no one wins. | | |
GO TIGERS MICHIGAN United States Member #82269 October 28, 2009 7660 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 14, 2010, 8:48 pm - IP Logged | |
wtg Georgia lottery | | |
United States Member #71625 February 19, 2009 816 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 14, 2010, 8:54 pm - IP Logged | |
She is an awesome lady,wish she was in Tennessee too.I would play if she was... | | |
Dallas, TX United States Member #60771 April 12, 2008 3809 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 15, 2010, 1:49 am - IP Logged | |
She is doing the right thing. | | |
georgia United States Member #35571 March 13, 2006 367 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 15, 2010, 4:27 am - IP Logged | |
She is an awesome lady,wish she was in Tennessee too.I would play if she was... we wish that she was with u too, although i do commend her on her decision cant help but wonder what the real jist of the matter is. did someone finally tape it and threaten them with a lawsuit we all know there is more to this than meets the eye. send us rebecca back anyday. | | |
Ridge Runner - Oracle of the Appalachians Way back up in them hills, son United States Member #74415 April 28, 2009 8431 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 15, 2010, 5:14 am - IP Logged | |
"In the past, computerized drawing errors have occured, and continued to re-occur over the course of several months without detection." Did you read that sentence Rebecca? People bet money on numbers that would never come up because the numbers weren't in the computer. They got cheated. You can see when all the numbers are in the ball machine. You can't see squat in a computer. That's why so many Tenneseans play out of state. But then you really don't care as long as them scratchers are selling, do you? . The water ain't never gonna run clear til you get the pigs out of the creek.
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PA United States Member #66644 October 16, 2008 818 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 15, 2010, 11:25 am - IP Logged | |
Responsible Government employee ???????????????? Wow ! Hard to believe, as we are all considered Government Serfs | | |
Atlanta United States Member #16270 May 24, 2005 183 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 15, 2010, 10:56 pm - IP Logged | |
What a waste of time though. An entire week to do the right thing. How many people from the June 7th drawing still have their Cash 4 tickets in hand? How many people here keep their tickets in hand "just in case there was a malfunction a week before"??????? Yeah, right. Politically correct, technically well thought out not announcing immediately knowing people discard old tickets. Should have been announced the very next day. JMHO. | | |
Mooresville United States Member #89757 April 14, 2010 595 Posts Offline | | Posted: June 15, 2010, 11:16 pm - IP Logged | |
What a waste of time though. An entire week to do the right thing. How many people from the June 7th drawing still have their Cash 4 tickets in hand? How many people here keep their tickets in hand "just in case there was a malfunction a week before"??????? Yeah, right. Politically correct, technically well thought out not announcing immediately knowing people discard old tickets. Should have been announced the very next day. JMHO. You don't need the old tickets. The article states that tickets purchased for JULY 5 will be eligible for the regular drawing and the bonus drawing. | | |
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