The lottery will pay Pick 4 ticket holders for either set of numbers. Lottery Post's South Carolina Pick 4 evening results history (www.lotterypost.com/) includes both combinations.game/176/results
Lottery spokeswoman Stephanie Summers Hemminghaus says the lottery will investigate how the error happened. The payout for the real winning numbers will total $20,100, while the payout on the incorrect numbers is $98,100.
Individual winning tickets could be worth $100 to $5,000 depending on a variety of options players can choose when they buy their tickets.
Hemminghaus said a similar mistake happened in June 2005.
Players holding Pick 4 tickets bearing the numbers 7, 2, 4, and 5 for the March 13 evening draw must take or mail their tickets to a Claims Center for processing and prize payment.
SCEL retailers will not be able to pay on Pick 4 tickets bearing the number 7, 2, 4, and 5 for the March 13 draw.
Players holding Pick 4 tickets bearing the numbers 1, 2, 4, and 5 for the Saturday evening draw on March 13 may be claimed at a Claims Center or, for prizes of $500 or less, at SCEL retailers.
Claims Centers are located in Columbia, Greenville and Charleston.
Yeh, saw this on the news, came in the middle of the broadcast, thought
it was NC! Congrats 2 winners of both numbers!
Im sure someone lost their job.
I thought something strange happened that day, because the numbers were clearly 7245. Guess someone will be getting a pink slip during this trying economy?!
Well, that's mighty good of them, huh?
It's not like they can't afford it.
I wonder how many people held both tickets that day?
Quite a few....from the article....
"The payout for the real winning numbers will total $20,100, while the payout on the incorrect numbers is $98,100.
Individual winning tickets could be worth $100 to $5,000 depending on a variety of options players can choose when they buy their tickets."
This has happened before in SC those little slip up's end up costing a bundle....Sadly I didn't have a ticket for that draw....Oh Well..Guess I will have to make up for it by winning Powerball soon.. Maybe some of the LUCK OF THE IRISH will rub off on me for Wed. Draw......LOL
All is far in love and war! Now, the South Carolina Lottery personnel should be commended for their integrity. They could have said, "too <snip> bad, it's not our problem!" Nevertheless, they did the right thing and I'm sure the players will never forget it.
I''m glad they paid off on both #'s its only fair they made the mistake