Kentucky man thought he won lottery jackpot

Comment #13

MaddMike51 — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:17:11 GMT

You just have to be smart enough to read the instructions on the tickets...or in this guys case look at the pictures.If the pictures don't match,you don't win.Seems simple enough to me.

Comment #12

Sandra Dee — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:42:18 GMT

oooh, i had one of those slick scratch offs before - some tic tac toe game .. but the winning Xs where supposed to be in italics as opposed to the losing ones that were straight up - this is some crap

X O X

O X O

O O X ---- NOT A WINNER? COME ONE, THAT'S SOME bull

Comment #11

RJOh — Tue, 06 May 2008 03:51:24 GMT

I scratched it off. I went through see I won ten dollars, scratched the last one off, I thought I won 100,000 dollars. My wife, thought I won, daughter the same way, I showed my parents they thought we won too, he adds.

He learned a valuable lesson, thinking you've won doesn't count for much even if your family members agree with you.

Comment #10

LckyLary — Tue, 06 May 2008 02:56:50 GMT

They do make most of the losing tickets to look like you just missed a prize to get you excited that maybe the next one will be the one. Crosswords giving 2 words when you need 3 and just one key letter missing (I made a program to double-check these) or Bingo tickets leaving one number short in several lines. The tickets are predetermined as losers but programmed to come just one symbol short. I guess it has to balance out because there was the guy who thought he won $3 or so but it was the top... [ More ]

Comment #9

Lucky$even — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:05:55 GMT

I used to work at a gas station that sold instant tickets and in Michigan, we have something similar to that (or at least did at the time . . . not if it's still the same) in that there are a pair of matching letters somewhere on each ticket and certain letters meant a certain level of winning, up to $50 I think. You can rely on that for the smaller amounts, but anything over $50 there's no way of knowing by the letters alone.

Comment #8

OnlyZ — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:26:02 GMT

Seems like a fairly common story. Some guy doesn't know how to read his ticket and blames the lottery. Another guy seeing what he wants to see.

Comment #7

MeFirstYouLast — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:27:12 GMT

Sounds like a lot of people are failing to read everything on the cards. They think they won, but only the lottery office can validate a win. Happens all the time. Why, the shiny lure I keep bringing up. You think one thing, the lure is saying something else. That is why hundreds of thousand went for the variable mortgage when interest was low, and now find out they owe tons of money. They saw what they wanted to see. The $3.65 sign a gallon for gas, when it is actually $3.65 and 9/10ths a gallo... [ More ]

Comment #6

aaaok — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:21:45 GMT

Just the other day here in Pennsylvania i bought a $2 bingo instant ticket. on the left side u scratch the numbers that are being called and on the right side were the 4 game cards. i finished playing the ticket and was like man i was set 3 different times.

so i assumed i lost. but on the left side where the numbers are being called, the state uses a 3 letter code to define if you are a winner. it said two meant i won 2 dollars. i sat there for 30 minutes looking for this bingo and never foun... [ More ]

Comment #5

tiggs95 — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:28:34 GMT

On every scratch off ticket in Ky they have a code..If the letters on the tickets read t-e-n the it's 10.00 If it read f-i-v then it's 5.00..t-w-y is 25.00 and so on..Probably the same in all states..When you scratch your ticket off look for the letters around all the numbers..It will spell out what you have won..Good luck

Comment #4

DC81 — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:35:13 GMT

Eh, I'm not the biggest fan of scratch offs and the use of the so close gimmick on losing tickets, how many times have you just ALMOST got a big winner but were one number or symbol off? That just makes some people want to play more even if they can't afford it, especially those who already have a leaning towards addiction and granted they'll justify spending more either whether it was a close loss or not but I think it just makes it worse.

I also think there's a certain shadyness to mak... [ More ]

Comment #3

MillionsWanted — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:08:44 GMT

Remember when we first got scratch-off tickets in Norway. A lot of people miss read the text after scratching off and thought they had won. Many had sent them to the lottery company but didn't get any money back and didn't understand why. Usually they didn't scratch off enough.

Comment #2

Raven62 — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:15:19 GMT

All Rub-Off Tickets should be check by a Lottery Agent: Why? Misprints!

We hear about the Misprinted Ticket that looks like a Winner, but is deemed a Loser by the Lottery claiming it was a Misprint. We never hear about the Winning Ticket that looks like a Loser and gets Thrown Out, but because it was a Misprint is actually a Winner.

Comment #1

spy153 — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:12:59 GMT

This is why I don't like scratchers. Someone thinks they win, and the lottery says no you didn't. Didn't we read one time on here that one guy thought he won and the lottery told him it was a typo? Come on! Sounds like a rip off to me! Like this guy, I find the symbols confusing and directions misleading. After years of scratching off one particular set of scratch offs, my husband found out he had been throwing away winning tickets because he failed to notice the second part of the directions (l... [ More ]

Kentucky man thought he won lottery jackpot

Lottery Post — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Misreads symbols on scratch game card

Stephen McGuire took a chance on his luck with big hopes and dreams.

I was dreaming of getting out of debt being able to financially able to do more things with my family, he says.

A dream McGuire thought became reality after finding this dollar sign in Lucky Loot part of the 100,000 dollar players club game.

I scratched it off. I went through see I won ten dollars, scratched the last one off, I thought I won 100,000 dollars. My wife, thoug... [ More ]