Newspaper apologizes for lottery results error

Comment #10

weshar75 — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:08:45 GMT

The newspapers that I have read in the past to get results before I came to the worlds greatest lottery website on the entire web LOTTERY POST. All had disclaimers under the results of the lottery numbers that they posted. So maybe this guy is A.Blind. B.A Golddigger or C. All the above.-weshar75

Comment #9

justxploring — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 23:28:34 GMT

This article doesn't say what his injuries were, and you can only sue someone if you have damages, right? Did he quit his job? I'm just curious in what way he was harmed. Once a woman in Florida won a jackpot after she threw out her ticket because her local paper was wrong, but she was able to retrieve it. Many people rely on the newspaper. Regarding those who claim they threw away a ticket with lower-tier prize, I think some might be telling the truth. Still, the newspaper is not responsib... [ More ]

Comment #8

RJOh — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:13:44 GMT

His lawyer probably did. All he's doing is talking about filing. He hasn't filed or showed the ticket he supposedly bought. His lawyer probably has advised him of how much BS he can spread before he is likely to be sued.

Comment #7

NCPicks — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:31:54 GMT

His lawyer should have told this guy he had no case and.... oh right,he's a lawyer.Talk about looking for a payday.

Comment #6

KY Floyd — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 05:37:07 GMT

This guy is more than just a jerk. The odds are 14 million to one that he's a liar or a complete moron.

The paper apparently published the correct numbers, but from the previous drawing, so that means the guy played the winning numbers from the previous drawing. That means that when he saw the numbers listed in the paper he knew they were the winning numbers from the previous drawing. Of course those numbers were just as likely to be drawn as any other numbers even if that happened, but how s... [ More ]

Comment #5

lmatlaw — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 23:28:52 GMT

The guy is a total jerk given his behavior. The publisher's letter was very well done and explains exactly how this can happen. Let it go.

Comment #4

justxploring — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:59:19 GMT

Agree with DD. Nobody is entitled to money just because of a print error. Ridiculous! This might not be true, but a long time ago I was on a plane and a couple was explaining to me why they travel all the time and live life to the fullest. She said in the hospital she'd been diagnosed with HIV because the lab mixed up the test tubes (I guess) One day she had her T-cells checked and they were completely normal, so she went to a private doctor who told her she was healthy. They never sued the h... [ More ]

Comment #3

RJOh — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:33:27 GMT

Most official lottery websites have a disclaimer stating their posted results aren't official and while every effort have be made to be correct may still be erroneous because data is entered by hand. All ticket has to be verified by an official source before being paid.

Comment #2

DoubleDown — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:13:47 GMT

I still maintain my position that he is entitled to nothing.

Verify the numbers with more than one source before you go off..

DD

Comment #1

bellyache — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:46:07 GMT

I felt sorry for the guy earlier, but I had no idea that he was going on a bunch of radio and tv programs discussing this. I also thought that he had discussed the issue with the newspaper. I guess he lawyered up pretty fast.

Newspaper apologizes for lottery results error

Lottery Post — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:27:24 GMT

Editor's Note: The man should have gotten his lottery results from Lottery Post's Quebec Lottery Results page. Newspapers often post erroneous results, and mistakes and apologies cannot be re-printed until the next day.

A Quebec man recently threatened to sue the Montreal Gazette after the paper's error made him think he'd won a huge lottery jackpot when he hadn't.

Today the paper ran a Note to Readers on A2 from its publisher, Alan Allnutt. He apologizes for the mistake which he... [ More ]