http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641 Lottery Post Forum Topic: Lottery ticket has all the numbers, but 7 seconds late en-us Lottery Post RSS Generator http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1134586 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1134586 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:49:02 GMT BobP
If I ever came that close, I can't see not taking the shot to collect.

Of course the real winner will likely also have to file suit to collect the full amount of the prize if the court awards this guy half.

I've been on both sides of... [ More ]]]> BobP http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1133986 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1133986 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:52:52 GMT KY Floyd
With Break: Sales end at 8:59:59, next sales begin at 9:05:00.

That may be a possibility, but it's just as likely that sales would stop 5 minutes sooner. Any way they do it some players will complain. Cry me a river, but it's the players' fault if they can't buy their tickets at a time that let's them get what they want.]]> KY Floyd http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1133656 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1133656 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:56:30 GMT Wintariofan Wintariofan http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1133253 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1133253 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:21:39 GMT Stack47
Whether it's as... [ More ]]]> Stack47 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1133196 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1133196 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:05:46 GMT Stew12
A break in the system would not give the last minute players any extra chance, it would force the early players for the next game to wait 5 minutes.

Current: Sales end 8:59:59, next sales begin at 9:00:00.

With Break: Sales end at 8:59:59, next sales begin at 9:05:00.

This would cause any ticket entered at 9:00:00-9:04:59 to throw an error and alert]]> Stew12 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1133105 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1133105 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:32:45 GMT bashley572 bashley572 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1133062 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1133062 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:13:33 GMT KY Floyd
The consumer is not responsible for the delays relating to theprinti... [ More ]]]> KY Floyd http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1133031 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1133031 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:45:27 GMT JackpotWanna JackpotWanna http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132992 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132992 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:26:02 GMT neverwins
But at the same time I agree with what you guys are saying. Firstly if it WAS a QP, then there's no way he could prove that he actually would've got those same numbers if the ticket did print 7 seconds earlier. Secondly it is his own fault for getting the ticket at the last minute. That's why they have cut-off times, so you know when to get it before!

I do feel for him though, the worst part would be thinking you'd won, then rea... [ More ]]]> neverwins http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132960 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132960 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:05:53 GMT MysteryMan424 More ]]]> MysteryMan424 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132577 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132577 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:55:44 GMT RJOh
In Ohio, terminals are suppose to shut down or change over to the next drawing 15 minutes before the drawing. I've played the MegaMillions game as late as 10:50 pm but I accept the risk that the terminal might print my tickets for the next drawing. I don't understand why Loto-Qu bec doesn't have a similar disclaimer.]]> RJOh http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132555 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132555 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:16:31 GMT Stew12 More ]]]> Stew12 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132477 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132477 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:16:04 GMT amininflorida More ]]]> amininflorida http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132433 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132433 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:41:13 GMT JAP69
The second ticket, however, didn't come out until seven seconds after 9 p.m., making it eligible for the next draw.

It appears to me the terminal machine should be programmed for the ticket time to be when the data or playslip is entered. Not when the ticket is printed.

Enter data at 8:59 and 55 seconds the machine should print ticket ti... [ More ]]]> JAP69 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132430 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132430 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:26:43 GMT Drivedabizness
RNG's are not, are usually ARE NOt, the issue.

Central systems have no link to the numbers assigned at the point of purchase. The terminal simply makes sure that the numbers on Play A don't duplicate all the numbers on Play B - that's it!

Guess what kids - the system worked the way it was supposed to. Do you want a square chance to win all of your prize? Or do you want someone to be able to say - I think I should have 1/2 of that jackpot]]> Drivedabizness http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132429 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132429 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:16:44 GMT diamondpalace
Just hope there isn't people like him on the streets driving...waiting last min and cuts through people, drifting corners, speeding through risking his and other's lives so he can be fashionablely late. Haha]]> diamondpalace http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132417 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132417 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:31:46 GMT ThatScaryChick ThatScaryChick http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132340 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132340 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:00:07 GMT bogeytrain
I really feel for the guy...I can't imagine him getting anything out of this except a lifetime of regret at what could have been. That being said...waiting until the last minute is just asking for trouble.

Regardless of the... [ More ]]]> bogeytrain http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132327 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132327 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:23:53 GMT MaddMike51
Theres an old saying that goes like this:If you snooze,you lose.

He lost.His own fault.]]> MaddMike51 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132310 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132310 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:56:16 GMT noahproblem noahproblem http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132245 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132245 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:11:58 GMT pacattack05
This guy is an idiot. He's not gonna win the case.

The deadline is whatever time the machine spits the ticket out. Period. The court will find in favor of the officials at the lottery because of some law that'll probably state a reasonable time lag for a computer of that nature making that many calculations in]]> pacattack05 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132243 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132243 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:09:56 GMT petergrfn More ]]]> petergrfn http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132241 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641/1132241 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:08:31 GMT Drivedabizness
First - most lotteries prevent this very thing (and also attempts at past posting) by using draw breaks. I'm amazed that Lotto Quebec (at least according to the article) doesn't have them.

8-10 seconds is a long, long transaction time. Most lotteries require systems to print the ticket in under 4 seconds from Send to Cut . A system that can't support the meager volume Lotto Quebec was generating is certainly not Canada Class... [ More ]]]> Drivedabizness http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641 http://www.lotterypost.com/thread/182641 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:54:49 GMT Todd
Mr. Ifergan bought a lottery ticket one night at 8:59 p.m., but Loto-Qu bec's computers processed and printed it only after the draw's deadline at 9 p.m.

It turned out to be a winning ticket but it popped out of the machine too late. Now, Mr. Ifergan is suing Quebec's behemoth lottery corporation for $13.5 million, saying that the machine's time lag cost him his shar... [ More ]]]> Todd