Pennsylvania lottery machines knocked out by lightning

Comment #9

CASH Only — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 18:10:57 GMT

mike:I'm not giving it to you because I won't play it as is.

Comment #8

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 04:21:28 GMT

he could always give the prize to me i'll take it gladly....

Comment #7

JimmySand9 — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 03:45:06 GMT

You're the only one here that wouldn't want that prize. I prefer cash of course, but money is money is money no matter how you recieve it.

Comment #6

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 02:18:49 GMT

Comment #5

CASH Only — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 13:45:38 GMT

Unfortunately it didn't prevent an Unlucky for Life loser.

Comment #4

Beefeater47 — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:13:04 GMT

No, this happened years ago before I moved down here.

Comment #3

LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 21:34:12 GMT

lightning does suck,especially when you work outside even when it rains....

Comment #2

JimmySand9 — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 21:23:51 GMT

You drove all the the way from Kentucky to play Big 4? And that happened. Lightning s-ucks doesn't it

Comment #1

Beefeater47 — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 19:58:58 GMT

Ahhhh! The old lightning strike story! I remember it well! I was standing in front of the lottery machine when all of a sudden, the machine went dead. I had intended to play my Big 4 numbers straight. Somehow or other, I just KNEW that one of my numbers would hit.....sure enough! One of them hit straight! Did I win? Noooo! Was there anything I could do about it? Nooo! Grrrrr

Pennsylvania lottery machines knocked out by lightning

Lottery Post — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 18:54:00 GMT

A lightning strike at a control center put more than two-thirds of the terminals selling Pennsylvania lottery tickets out of commission for almost four hours Wednesday evening, which officials said would certainly mean reduced sales.The lightning struck an online vendor facility in the Harrisburg area at about 4:25 p.m., Pennsylvania Lottery security director Jim Morgan said. The bolt damaged control equipment for a high-speed data line that allows the lottery machines to operate in convenience