S.C. Lottery posts wrong numbers; causes pay off problems

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CASH Only — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 17:37:16 GMT

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LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 04:33:29 GMT

it could backfire if they don't.its better to pay for a mistake then try not to.the ramifications wouldn't be good....

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Todd — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 17:33:15 GMT

It's best for the lottery to fess up when they make a mistake.

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CASH Only — Sat, 02 Jul 2005 17:27:37 GMT

When Connecticut messes up, they seem to co-operrate.

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Tnplayer805 — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 06:28:58 GMT

I'm impressed with the way SC is handled this. It was fair to all players.

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LOTTOMIKE — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 10:38:02 GMT

you got that right....

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atlasshrugged — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 20:45:55 GMT

I'm just glad to see that SC went ahead and paid the folks with the 27 as well as the folks with the 37. Shows that they want to be fair. But I bet they will make double sure that this never happens again. -Bonnie

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Rip Snorter — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 20:34:03 GMT

Actually summonses up some ideas for a new kind of lottery... you pay an extra buck to be in the second chance, which is a number that somes out of the head of some guy with a hangover and a terminal case of the blind staggers.....Jack

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sclotto — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 19:15:58 GMT

I'm so glad for the people that won and how that SC had to pay out the extra funds because at times they make it a hard state to hit. Goody, Goody

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bks2 — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 18:43:22 GMT

That would be great if that happened in MM or PB. They could have to split the jackpot up between winners with different numbers.

S.C. Lottery posts wrong numbers; causes pay off problems

Lottery Post — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 17:02:06 GMT

When Roy Corbitt went to collect on a winning lottery ticket, he was expecting a payout of $9 or $10. I know I had three numbers. I didn't really know I had four. That's why I was shocked when they guy said, 'you won $600'. When Corbitt went to the lottery claims office to collect his winnings, he was told that there was a problem with his ticket.He wasn't alone.Corbitt said several people also came to claim their money. A lot them had $600 or $700 like I did, Corbitt explained.But instead... [ More ]