Ohio Lottery Posts Wrong Results on Official Web Site

Comment #17

Justin — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 04:23:50 GMT

I dont see how anyone would throw away their tickets if they only won a thousand dollars instead of millions....i mean they would have to go to the lottery office to claim the prize anyway. and im sure it would be corrected by then. i wouldnt throw my ticket away if i only had 5 out of 6 instead of 6 out of 6 lol.but im with todd and some others on this one, this is NOT acceptable. how hard is it to post the right numbers? either way, im over it.

Comment #16

Maverick — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 03:58:33 GMT

... will be disciplined? It sounds like a spanking is coming

Comment #15

jsk2001 — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 06:58:37 GMT

I still don't understand how 2 people can make this kind of mistake. They get paid to type some numbers into the computer. I don't think they were taking things to seriously and probably should be disciplined.

Comment #14

Todd — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 04:54:56 GMT

I'm glad we're in agreement. Sorry to hear about your bank account. You have a good night as well.

Comment #13

Litebets27 — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 04:53:25 GMT

Well Todd, $1600.00 was mistakingly taken from my bank account last year. It was a headache and a few hours recovering it, but no one was fired. There were alot of apologies given on the banks part. But no, each situation is different. I'm not just looking at this situation only. As stated earlier. If these two employees have committed errors in the past or it was found to be some kind of conspiracy then yes, fire them. When reporting the results the people posting must double check each other.... [ More ]

Comment #12

Todd — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 04:21:43 GMT

Litebets:Check my post, I already stated what should happen to the people who screwed up:The people responsible for the mistake should be given a very strong reprimand, and should be reassigned if it happens again.You don't seem to be getting that I am not talking about one isolated dvent. I am talking about making mistakes on reporting lottery drawings. Next time it will be someone who loses a million bucks. You want to limit this discussion to this one dvent, and I am trying to exaplain to... [ More ]

Comment #11

Litebets27 — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 03:54:00 GMT

In this situation the player would win either 1500.00 or 18mill. I know that there is a big difference in the two prizes. But as it was stated the mistake was caught. They announced where the winning ticket was sold. How many people do you know who would throw away a ticket with 4-5 winning numbers on it.I guess my attitude comes from working with sick people in sometimes life and death situations. We bet on million dollar lotteries every week. We read about situations were people fight for mone... [ More ]

Comment #10

Todd — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 02:55:57 GMT

Well, litebets and gutgnt, all I can say is I hope you are never in a situation where you lose a million bucks because someone can't follow a simple procedure and post the right numbers. Your attitude is puzzling to me. There are many areas with the lottery where mistakes are not critical, but this is not one of them. Moving on without learning is a bad idea. I am happy to hear that the Ohio Lottery takes it seriously.

Comment #9

Litebets27 — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 18:36:48 GMT

litebets

Comment #8

qutgnt — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 18:35:03 GMT

Mistakes happen, its not like it happens everyday, lets get over it.

Comment #7

Litebets27 — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 18:13:11 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Todd on March 8, 2005Quote: Originally posted by Litebets27 on March 8, 2005I'm surprised that the Ohio Lottery would consider any disciplinary action against the two workers, unless they have had a lot of complaints about the mistake and have to pay out a large amount of money for both the mistake and the real number that was drawn. We have had several mistakes over the years here in Maryland. The Lottery commission paid out on the mistakes and the actual numbers tha... [ More ]

Comment #6

RJOh — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 17:41:59 GMT

I didn't catch the mistake since I watched the actual drawing and updated my data accordingly. However since I had participated in some lottery promotions last year, they had my email address and emailed about the mistake. I believe only one number was posted wrong so the big winner would have thought he won $1500 rather than the $18M or someone who thought he won $18M would have only won $1500. Either way I matched 3 for a free QP.RJOh

Comment #5

Todd — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 16:16:55 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Litebets27 on March 8, 2005I'm surprised that the Ohio Lottery would consider any disciplinary action against the two workers, unless they have had a lot of complaints about the mistake and have to pay out a large amount of money for both the mistake and the real number that was drawn. We have had several mistakes over the years here in Maryland. The Lottery commission paid out on the mistakes and the actual numbers that were pulled, but they never reported any discip... [ More ]

Comment #4

four4me — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 16:01:56 GMT

This is another reason to watch the drawings on tv. On weekends and holidays when the big wigs are away i allways hold onto my tickets and double check my numbers in case they made a mistake. Especially if i didn't actually see the drawing.

Comment #3

Litebets27 — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 15:58:38 GMT

I'm surprised that the Ohio Lottery would consider any disciplinary action against the two workers, unless they have had a lot of complaints about the mistake and have to pay out a large amount of money for both the mistake and the real number that was drawn. We have had several mistakes over the years here in Maryland. The Lottery commission paid out on the mistakes and the actual numbers that were pulled, but they never reported any disciplinary action. They just chalked it up as a mistake.And... [ More ]

Comment #2

Todd — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 15:53:40 GMT

They should send a clear message that mistakes of this type will not be tolerated.

Comment #1

mrmst — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 15:37:17 GMT

Off with their heads

Ohio Lottery Posts Wrong Results on Official Web Site

Lottery Post — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 14:54:31 GMT

Ohio Lottery Commission officials say two employees responsible for posting an incorrect Super Lotto Plus number over the weekend will be disciplined.The commissions deputy director for communications, Mardele Cohen, says the number 35, instead of 45, was posted Saturday night as one of the winning Super Lotto Plus numbers on the lotterys Web site and on its winning numbers phone line.It stayed that way until Monday morning.The correct winning numbers were 7, 9, 26, 27, 34 and 45 with a bonus ba... [ More ]