Massachusetts Lottery Mass Cash drawing delayed due to ball drawing machine blunder

Comment #13

PrisonerSix — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 03:07:41 GMT

Something like this happened in the early days of the Louisiana Lottery. The machine was spinning the balls yet there were already balls in the tube they drop down to. They stopped the machine and a technician came out on to the set and removed them. Apparently, they did a test draw so the camera could be set up to focus on them when they were drawn. A new draw was done a little later in the evening.

Comment #12

KY Floyd — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:59:58 GMT

Did they send that ball set out for re-calibration.

I'm not sure you could recalibrate them, but they could certainly be checked for weight and sphericity. If they meet the specs I imagine they'd be as good as any other balls. If they don't meet the specs I'd think they'd have to be replaced.

The BALLS HAVE MINITURE MAGNETS IN THEM

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You can see it.

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Comment #11

grwurston — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 04:25:49 GMT

Here's the link.

https://www.youtube.com/live/9Py-xzEViQ4?si=XVBb7jeWTLbvSchQ

Comment #10

mathwhiz — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 03:30:08 GMT

You can see it. If you go to the Massachusetts State Lottery YouTube page and go to their Live videos page. Then then watch the Evening Numbers Game for June 5, you can see the door left open and the balls popping out when they start it up.

Comment #9

grwurston — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 03:50:06 GMT

Houston, we have a problem.

https://youtu.be/G-xk4aD2HOM?si=dPaKF2QhCK6NOQ8M

https://youtu.be/tx_e5cU29EA?si=hxJ4OgwNtHwyTrey

https://youtu.be/OhC5NmFouHU?si=QQtY55wPaCNS1fk 1

https://youtu.be/79V4jWxHtZ4?si=du2vKQ4AN5NrWiuO

https://youtu.be/_kOsAg8jvF8?si=vAKZ7OxhA57Hfz2C

https://youtu.be/tOUMbV_k2KY?si=UWysaP-Xooo-E2ea

https://youtu.be/BCLVpaX6aSM?si=uk_vZWVjPGMkwDaM

https://youtu.be/Shb0aXoe_qA?si=cFgh2jTW28zC-a_4

Comment #8

grwurston — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 02:55:34 GMT

My question is: Did they send that ball set out for re-calibration.

Comment #7

grwurston — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 02:53:10 GMT

We all would. Won't happen though, they delete the videos of any mistakes/errors .

Comment #6

shawn — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 20:45:10 GMT

Comment #5

Dr.dre — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 19:22:55 GMT

All games in paper bags

Comment #4

Dr.dre — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 19:22:17 GMT

Keep, telling everyone. Until the day, they put them, ball in a paper bag 10 ball in each bag. Pull them by hand one bag at a time. If not not they're cheating us

Comment #3

Tony Numbers — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 17:25:37 GMT

I went to the Massachusetts lottery site, watched the draw - didn't see the malfunction.

Comment #2

Bleudog101 — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 13:25:03 GMT

Now would love to see a video of this debacle.

Comment #1

winsumloosesum — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 13:08:53 GMT

Everybody is a winner

Massachusetts Lottery Mass Cash drawing delayed due to ball drawing machine blunder

Lottery Post — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 13:02:27 GMT

Oops! Operator error renders June 5 draw invalid

By Kate Northrop

A Massachusetts Lottery Mass Cash drawing was delayed after a ball drawing machine door was mistakenly left open, causing the balls to fall out of the drum before the first number could be drawn.

The June 5, 2025 Mass Cash drawing needed a redo after a user error caused the balls to escape the drawing machine.

The Massachusetts Lottery published a statement on Friday explaining the extent of the problem.

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