Results of some Wisconsin lottery games delayed

Oct 18, 2004, 8:07 am (5 comments)

Wisconsin Lottery

Results of three evening drawings of Wisconsin Lottery games were delayed Saturday night.

Lottery spokesman Andrew Bohage said the lottery has two computer systems whose information about wagers statewide and other details must match up exactly to call the results a legitimate drawing.

He said a problem or discrepancy in the systems Saturday evening delayed the drawings for the Megabucks, SuperCash and Badger 5 games.

State lottery staff, police and several independent auditors were cut off from outside communications from Saturday night into early Sunday, trying to figure out what the problem was.

A similar lock-down last month lasted several hours.

AP

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fja's avatarfja

sounds like someone is trying to hack into their system,,,,maybe a second attempt, perhaps,,,,

golotto

a sign?

LOTTOMIKE's avatarLOTTOMIKE

you'll know that its getting bad when powerball goes to computerized drawings

fja's avatarfja

Now there is 2 computer stories

CASH Only

Another reason Wisconsin should sell Hot Lotto instead of keeping its Megabucks going.

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