Tenn. Lottery audit: players spent $2 million on worthless tickets

Comment #19

Todd — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:31:36 GMT

Hmm... I never quite looked at it this way, but now that you mention it, that's exactly what has happened. Plus a little extra to make the Christmas bonus bigger.

Comment #18

psykomo — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:56:59 GMT

THANK'$$$$$$$$$$$$ OldSchoolPa:

Tennessee, YES , Tennessee must LIKE BOOTLEGG BALL's

BUTT,????????????????,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,is the state goverment

STILL, ????????????????????BOOTLEGG BALL'$$$$$

222222222222222222???????????

ask ????????????? Todd

of the LOTTERY POST

THANK'sssssssssssssLP and all member's who say they HAVE BALL'ssss

PSYKOMO

Comment #17

psykomo — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:29:18 GMT

.......>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

All D Pick 3 r Pick 4 little peeps

R as HAPPY as TN pigs in d hollor*

*(TRANSLATION)^^The PIGS are the one's THAT VOTED RNG!

Only the little peeps know which one's they R

WACH-it..>>>WACH-it..>>>>.......NOW..>>>>...DON't let THE BIG-BAD WOLFE eat-U!!!!

lol

PSYKOMO

Comment #16

psykomo — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:17:20 GMT

play it again Sucker!!!!! (SAM aun't stupid>>>>>)

This seems to be the message lottery management is SENDING>>>

WIN for LIFE in .............GA-KY-VA have enjoyed all U sucker's 2 ^^

Don't play Lose for Life<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

the balls are SICK and down and dirty just heard it!

HOLD ON to WATCHAAAA GOT >>>>>NOW!!!!

LOL >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>$$$$$$$$

PSYKOMO... [ More ]

Comment #15

psykomo — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:05:30 GMT

YES>>>BUT point an investigation WATCHA get????????????????????

No FRAUD >>> No Winner's>>>player's get $crewded!

No management <<<<<<<<<2<

Let's all send thank-U> note 2> TN.................WE LOVE-U 2>

LOL

PSYKOMO

Comment #14

JAP69 — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:54:34 GMT

Yep,

That paid for the transition to rng.

Comment #13

JAP69 — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:51:49 GMT

Somebody must be on to the rng quirk.

Look at the prize payout increase

Comment #12

KyMystikal — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:32:10 GMT

I didn't even notice that when it happened. I guess when i stopped playing so much I never really paid attention to the numbers. I didn't find out about this until I was at the store and the clerk told me that it was on the news about how the number came out 3 draws in a row. i used to be one of those who played every draw but since they changed to the computer i play every once in a while and all I play is $1.00 per draw. $.50 str 111 and $.50 str 666. If they ever come out I will stop playing... [ More ]

Comment #11

Todd — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:18:50 GMT

WOW

Comment #10

konane — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:47:15 GMT

2 million dollars windfall profit for the Tennessee Lottery ........... mission accomplished. Period.

Comment #9

OldSchoolPa — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:24:16 GMT

Sounds a lot like what smokers say even though scientific evidence as well as the warning on each pack of cigarettes clearly tell smokers that their habit is killing them. At least those who continue to play computerized games can't say they weren't warned...oops, the same was true for smokers but tobacco makers have lost some lawsuits...some big lawsuits.

Actually I am with you...I too throw a little cash on one of the nearby states lotto game that happens to have switched to computer draws... [ More ]

Comment #8

LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:22:21 GMT

CASH 4 3/4/2008 Evening 2371 $87,800.00

CASH 4 3/3/2008 Mid-Day 1372 $13,900.00

CASH 4 3/3/2008 Evening 1723 $53,400.00

LOOK AT THAT....i said this was going to happen and it did.i've actually thought about boxing a pick 3 number everyday and play the same evening number as the midday winning number.

best way to bet these jokers now is exploit the flaws....keep it to yourself

Comment #7

KY Floyd — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:33:51 GMT

The part you quoted is referring to the pre-test draws that are done before the real drawing. They're done on the exact same system that is used for the live drawing. Apparently they also have another system with the same program, where the program is configured properly. That system isn't used for real drawings, but they apparently used it to test the program. The program works properly, but it has to be configured for the game they're using it for.

Comment #6

LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:21:09 GMT

i won a lot of money and had a ton of fun with it while it lasted.i mainly played pick 3 and pick 4 and was pretty good with it especially multiple hits where i'd win a few thousand.lets just say i finished way ahead of the house in regards to the once fine lottery here in tennessee and i think thats why they changed to balls because of a lack of balls when it comes to dealing with players like me and a few others who were killing them in the numbers games.i got quite a few family members into i... [ More ]

Comment #5

ThatScaryChick — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:39:08 GMT

A lot of people will not give up playing. At this moment, I am one of them. I like to play lottery games even though most of the games here in Idaho are computerized. Many of us have contacted our states lotteries and it is quite clear that many states have no intention of changing back to balls. It is cheaper for them. If I end up quiting all the computerized games, I will only be able to play Powerball and I don't want that to be the only game I am able to play. I also can't afford to drive to... [ More ]

Comment #4

alhuds — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:57:04 GMT

Georgia, here I come

Comment #3

MADDOG10 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:06:57 GMT

After 12 days, Chief Financial Officer Andy Davis reviewed data showing 70 draws without duplicate numbers for both Cash 3 and Cash 4. Had test draws been included, it would have shown that not a single one of 232 draws contained a duplicate number.

Didn't Mrs Hargrove say that during the test runs everything was normal?

Now this says If they had included the test draws it would have shown NOT any draw contained a DUPLICATE NUMBER.

Somethings smells here and it aint the water........ [ More ]

Comment #2

OldSchoolPa — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:53:13 GMT

Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee...hee, hee, hee! I can't believe you all are letting your state get away with continuing to allow the draws to be computerized. You should call for the resignation of your lottery president and demand they install someone who cares about the integrity of the game...which would increase player confidence...thereby increasing satisfaction as well as profits. Apparently your current head lottery official doesn't get it.

Now I know that is highly unlikely to happe... [ More ]

Comment #1

KyMystikal — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:20:08 GMT

I would like to know what they do to verify that each draw is ok when they claim the drawing has been audited and certified

Tenn. Lottery audit: players spent $2 million on worthless tickets

Lottery Post — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:48:00 GMT

Lottery responded too slowly; problem fixed 10 minutes after finding it

The Tennessee Lottery made a series of missteps and oversights after a software glitch began generating faulty winning numbers last year, and players bought about $2 million worth of unwinnable tickets before the error was found, according to a state audit.

The sweeping audit from state Comptroller John G. Morgan reviewed the entire episode between July 28 and Aug. 20, when a programming glitch caused no duplicate digi... [ More ]