Nebraska woman told her winning lottery ticket is a dud

Comment #17

Tucker Black — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 19:41:02 GMT

Exactly. The sad truth is that the sales drop from news like this doesn't even register it's so tiny. People just don't seem to care.

If half the players boycotted the lottery until they paid up, the state would very quickly pay up, because losing half the profits is many, many times the erroneous ticket value.

The state could at least have given her $1,000 in free tickets. That's only worth $500 in real money (on average), it's chump change to the state, and gives the player plenty of tic... [ More ]

Comment #16

Tucker Black — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 19:35:05 GMT

They know which scratch-off tickets are winners. Players have to pay money in order to find out.

The lottery certainly doesn't know what ping pong balls will be picked in the next drawing.

Comment #15

Curious22 — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 04:30:23 GMT

Pre-determined is what stuck out to me. Lottery officials probably already KNOW what the winning combinations are for the next game

Comment #14

music* — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 22:51:47 GMT

misslucky$, The House always wins in the end. In both casinos and State-run lotteries.

As Will Rogers who was from Oklahoma once said, If you want to double your money than take a dollar bill, fold it in half and stick it in your pocket.

Will Rogers was at the right time for his specialty. He lived during the Great Depression. In another famous quote, he said, There ought to be one day for an open season on Senators . This was before DHS and 9/11.

Will Rogers was killed in an airpl... [ More ]

Comment #13

Stack47 — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 20:45:45 GMT

It looks like they're are giving out 150 tee shirts and $15,000 worth of scratch-off play. Did you ever read the back of the tickets saying something like by signing this ticket you are agreeing to the lottery rules and regulations

Comment #12

Bleudog101 — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 12:17:46 GMT

I agree with you music* to a point, however I feel their integrity, though not the lottery's fault is in question. Just pay up the 150 tickets that were misprinted and be done with it.

Once there was a show on how scratch tickets are produced @ lightning speed; it's a wonder there aren't more misprints out there.

Comment #11

sweetie7398 — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 08:36:19 GMT

They need to pay up

Comment #10

misslucky$ — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 23:18:36 GMT

Another reason for me not to like scratch offs or buy them first off they rarely let you win any significant amount you buy a ticket for ten bucks you re lucky if you win five or even three for that matter,they should have to compensate you for at least half the value,they made the mistake and they have plenty of money .. plenty...especially with how many people who spend money on lottery tickets daily three four and lotto instants ..who win nothing

Comment #9

CDanaT — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 20:18:06 GMT

Compensate her somehow....and NO the $4.99 purple T-shirt and $100 in coupons for scratch cards isn't reasonable compensation(IMHO

Comment #8

oate — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 19:51:42 GMT

Dawn Nettles, the Texas lottery lady, is suing the TX lottery over something very similar involving misleading scratchers.

The fact that negotiations with IGT fell through really shows what a stranglehold IGT has over Nebraska Lottery. I wonder if Nebraska Lottery threatened to switch to IGT's main competitor Scientific Games. It might be a logistical nightmare to switch at this point.

Comment #7

One2win — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 19:01:03 GMT

She should have sued their a$$es for giving her false hope and then bursting her ballon, so to speak. I would have sued them! They shd be liable for something in a scenario like that and they are the ones obviously at fault.... therefore they should have to pay out some financial compensation for her emotional high and low which they contributed to. They're getting away far too easy on this one. Need to change that freaking law which allows them to present a disclaimer in this type of eventualit... [ More ]

Comment #6

TheGameGrl — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 17:22:34 GMT

In an age of consumer product accountability..a refund for the face value would have been the proper thing to do since the lottery collected the monies on a defective product.

It's one thing to 'risk' in gambling... it's another when it's deemed null and void thru production error.

Comment #5

music* — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 17:15:28 GMT

There is the possibility that a machine malfunction could result in millions of dollars being won erroneously. Nebraska lottery must protect themselves with rules. It is harsh but necessary.

Personally, I only play MM PB.

Like it has been said before, Don't count your chickens until they are hatched.

Comment #4

Bleudog101 — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 16:49:02 GMT

Too bad there wasn't some kind of law, or JUST DECENCY that when the lottery screws up, they just pay that paltry sum then close the game out.

Just like the disclaimer on all slot machines 'Machine malfunction voids payouts' or something like that.

Comment #3

lejardin — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 15:57:25 GMT

WHAT A CROCK. They need to give her the money one way or other.

Comment #2

msglewis629 — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 15:48:56 GMT

What a bummer!! I would never play again after this!! If players start vowing from playing, they would pay these types of errors out. Not the players fault

Comment #1

TheMeatman2005 — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 15:32:54 GMT

They did give her $100 for scratchers. Maybe she'll win on those tickets.

One never knows. Good luck

Nebraska woman told her winning lottery ticket is a dud

Lottery Post — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 15:05:12 GMT

Connie Johnson got one of the very first scratch-off cards for the Nebraska Lottery's new Christmas game, Holiday Bonus Bucks.

In fact, the lady at Russ's Market, where Johnson goes to get prescriptions filled, hadn't even opened the packets for the new lottery game.

Have you got anything new? Johnson asked. The woman opened the new game tickets.

Johnson bought four of them, drove home, did a little house work, then sat down and scratched one.

It said I won $1,000!

Johnson was... [ More ]