Tenn. Lottery says duplicate numbers drawn were legit; can we be sure?

Comment #21

johnph77 — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 23:30:01 GMT

If one draws a Pick 3 game twice a day seven days a week this should occur about once every three years, or slightly less. It's only the intense scrutiny the TN Lottery Commission is under right now that makes this an issue.

Comment #20

jim695 — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:19:25 GMT

from the article:

Kym Gerlock, vice president of communications for the Tennessee Lottery, said the reappearance of number 940 was random chance.

It was not an error. It's rare, but it does happen, Gerlock said. Each drawing is a totally separate instance and one is not related to another.

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And so the dance begins ...

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Comment #19

LuckyLilly — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:51:38 GMT

Is it possible to designate which of those drawings is ball and which RNG? I know I could look each up, but that's alot of work. lol Plus the list goes back to 2002, and the method could have changed between then and now.

Comment #18

Todd — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:30:09 GMT

I have created the full list of every time it has happened:

https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/161986

(When midday and evening numbers are equal in a state on the same draw date.

Comment #17

four4me — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:24:51 GMT

i am playing 904 and 409 in maryland

313 has came out not long ago

Mon, Aug 6, 2007MarylandMidday Pick 33-1-3

Sat, Jul 21, 2007MarylandMidday Pick 33-1-3

Fri, Jun 15, 2007MarylandPick 39-4-0

Sat, Mar 10, 2007MarylandPick 30-9-4

Mon, Mar 5, 2007MarylandMidday Pick 33-3-1

Comment #16

Wintariofan — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:16:49 GMT

If that's the case. play 313 or 940 or whatever the same numbers are.

Comment #15

CARBOB — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 16:10:55 GMT

I agree, all the lottery players from Tn, should unite and let your local representatives know how you feel. Email the Governor and everyone else in the decision making process. If I lived in Tn, I would have already started passing petitions around, gathering signatures. They aren't going to change anything, if the residents of Tn doesn't hammer them hard. Do nothing and you will always be stuck with knowing, you could have possibly made a difference.

Comment #14

four4me — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:49:41 GMT

While they are under the microscope now is the time to let them know you oppose them using computers to draw numbers.

Everyone is looking at them with skeptical eyes every drawing they have is being closely watched. If you stop putting pressure on them to switch back to ball drawings then it'll be the peoples fault.

There are people calling for an investigation. Let your voices be heard. Email the investigators and let them know what you think about it.

Comment #13

Badger — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:05:57 GMT

Oh I believe they did explain it. They admitted there was a glitch in their RNG software, and now the game is trying to catch up . As to all those who played doubles and lost their money.....TN basically said Tough noogies.

Of course, the glitches may not yet be over........

Comment #12

Badger — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:57:31 GMT

The reoccurrence seemed suspect to Walter Witwer of Oak Ridge, who blames the lottery's use of computerized number generation instead of pingpong balls.

That happened without us authorizing it, Witwer said of the switch.

Well DUH ! Where did he get the idea that the LC has to get permission from the players to do anything ? It's the government !

It's like that commercial where the guy says I'm the sherriff. I can do anything I want.

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Comment #11

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 09:48:01 GMT

something very fishy is going on behind the scenes with the tennessee lottery.someone has their hands in the money jar.we will never know or will we

Comment #10

LANTERN — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 09:00:33 GMT

What about an explanation for so many doubles after there being no doubles for so long?

Is it random trying to Make-up or maybe the State's lottery trying to Make-up , Did they produce all those doubles Again on Demand ?

The numbers outcome is manipulated so easily, on demand, as they might want to, now they know (How).

Comment #9

psykomo — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:20:45 GMT

I lay down my soul

too KEEP when I WAKE UP>>>>no RNG

no RNG^^^sleep,sleep

no RNG<<<<<<<<< ^^^^^^^ <<<<<<no RNG.....RNG.....RNGo!o

Comment #8

four4me — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:51:12 GMT

here's another instance

Delaware while not on the same day it was from draw to draw. Del. is a RNG state

Mon, Nov 22, 20046-1-33-1-38-5-5-98-7-1-0

Tue, Nov 23, 20043-1-36-2-42-1-5-63-0-0-5

Comment #7

psykomo — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:33:11 GMT

ALL a PSYKO can say.........is Where is SECURITY??????????

Balls can B .........

touched, handled, smelled, weighted, measure'd (mine R small) examined

BUTT>>>>>>> some BALL's do their best work in a DARK ROOMo!o

When YOU go to VEGAS..........expect to be WATCHED........ in a BRIGHT ROOM !

RNG's work out of the back ROOM (in the DARK with no TRACE) O/GOD

Comment #6

four4me — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:59:03 GMT

yes i know it happened on the same day in Tennessee it's a lot of work to check these things manually i just wanted to give an example.

I know it has happened somewhere else that uses RNG.

It not a big deal. Tennessee paid real good on the number that day.

I am not for RNG by a long shot but people need to use their heads and remember RNG although computer generated still can draw the same identical number just like it has happened with balls.

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Comment #5

tnlotto1 — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:51:07 GMT

if im reading your post correctly the repeat happened in DC on consecutive days but in tennessee it was actually the same day one midday and one evening.

Comment #4

four4me — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:44:28 GMT

Wash. DC uses RNG also here is a few occurrences i found. It does happen and can happen with ball drawings as well as RNG's

The drawing below are from Washington DC which uses RNG

Tue, May 15, 20079-7-82-0-83-6-9-16-8-8-3

Mon, May 14, 20075-2-22-0-89-3-6-68-6-0-6

Sun, Apr 8, 20077-3-07-3-81-8-5-72-1-0-9

Sat, Apr 7, 20078-6-07-3-81-4-7-51-9-6-4

Sat, Feb 24, 20076-7-37-9-51-3-8-20-2-6-8

Fri, Feb 23, 20076-7-39-3-24-3-0-23-0-1-0

Comment #3

Todd — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:16:08 GMT

Pete,

I feel bad for you in Tennessee. Things were going so well with the lottery.

Comment #2

pegeler — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:58:50 GMT

Gosh. I'm sure glad they explained that random chance thing!

Probably explains the rash of doubles after the first glitch surfaced..

Pete

Comment #1

psykomo — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:30:07 GMT

SURE

SURE

SURE

Tenn. Lottery says duplicate numbers drawn were legit; can we be sure?

Lottery Post — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:19:34 GMT

Strange drawing results come right after revelation of weeks of flawed drawings

The Tennessee Lottery's Cash 3 game had the exact same winning number in both the midday and evening drawings Thursday.

Kym Gerlock, vice president of communications for the Tennessee Lottery, said the reappearance of number 940 was random chance.

It was not an error. It's rare, but it does happen, Gerlock said. Each drawing is a totally separate instance and one is not related to another.

Gerlock sai... [ More ]