S.C. Lottery to pay for Pick 4 error

Comment #7

SEXCEE T — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:24:36 GMT

I''m glad they paid off on both #'s its only fair they made the mistake

Comment #6

Guest — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:21:15 GMT

All is far in love and war! Now, the South Carolina Lottery personnel should be commended for their integrity. They could have said, too snip bad, it's not our problem! Nevertheless, they did the right thing and I'm sure the players will never forget it.

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Comment #5

petergrfn — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:42:56 GMT

Quite a few....from the article....

The payout for the real winning numbers will total $20,100, while the payout on the incorrect numbers is $98,100.

Individual winning tickets could be worth $100 to $5,000 depending on a variety of options players can choose when they buy their tickets.

This has happened before in SC those little slip up's end up costing a bundle....Sadly I didn't have a ticket for that draw....Oh Well..Guess I will have to make up for it by winning Powerball s... [ More ]

Comment #4

dr65 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:52:38 GMT

Well, that's mighty good of them, huh?

It's not like they can't afford it.

I wonder how many people held both tickets that day

Comment #3

NBey6 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:45:38 GMT

I thought something strange happened that day, because the numbers were clearly 7245. Guess someone will be getting a pink slip during this trying economy

Comment #2

Scott311 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:06:06 GMT

Im sure someone lost their job.

Comment #1

charmed7 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:54:46 GMT

Yeh, saw this on the news, came in the middle of the broadcast, thought

it was NC! Congrats 2 winners of both numbers

S.C. Lottery to pay for Pick 4 error

Lottery Post — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:28:43 GMT

During the South Carolina Education Lottery's evening Pick 4 draw for Saturday, March 13, the numbers 7, 2, 4, and 5 were selected. However, an error occurred when the numbers 1, 2, 4, and 5 were entered into the central system for validating claims, according to a release from SCEL.

The lottery will pay Pick 4 ticket holders for either set of numbers. Lottery Post's South Carolina Pick 4 evening results history (www.lotterypost.com/) includes both combinations.game/176/results

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