DC Lottery offers compensation for players affected by computerized draw error

Comment #15

Todd — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:47:22 GMT

Yeah, those are great.

Nice that anyone can actually see when a problem happens, and know that a redraw is required. (No tickets thrown away.) Unlike a computer, in which no human could possibly see what happens inside, and after people assume it was fine, tickets are discarded.

Comment #14

Twenty$straight — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 03:03:56 GMT

Malfunction again tonight.

Comment #13

Stat$talker — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:15:32 GMT

Precisely my point with that MM ...was it, or was it rigged?.. cause I had used Probability Math to get the winning numbers, before they realized it WILL tell you...

Comment #12

grwurston — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:59:57 GMT

Sometimes problems happen during the drawings too.

https://youtu.be/Moo5MN1Sxbk?si=SJnz8pl6mSCbyur_

https://youtu.be/Vx8zds-eaXU?si=SFhuX2BbBgsLIxzy

https://youtu.be/m7CjNQabtYo?si=9Bo8hniDz8dZFyBM

https://youtu.be/ffgAklcb9l4?si=GTBltZxAtZeIDM0C

Comment #11

Stat$talker — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:18:43 GMT

I see your point,... But now lately,whenever the Math points out a ball, LOz have placed a ball 1 number higher there, which suggests that they're planning ahead to defeat what the Math might predict.. whereas EARLIER drawing data points them out right on the money...

Which is why I've always suspected the 15 - 45 min , 1 hr cutoff time, as their M.O.M.

Not to mention the sabotaging of my wireless printers, device lottery software, that I don't see Nobodyelse complaining about happening... [ More ]

Comment #10

Todd — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:05:56 GMT

You've unintentionally pointed out why mechanical ball drawings are superior: The problem was found before the drawing took place.

Comment #9

Stat$talker — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:36:54 GMT

I had no idea that these RNG systems had bugs in it so many times before. They're just not trustworthy!

And they've also found a way to rig ball drawingz too ..The SAME Math xspozez 'em..

Soo, neevaah say neevaah ..

Comment #8

Tucker Black — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:06:46 GMT

I've always defended the lottery when people post this draw history is bad by pointing out that randomly drawn numbers can generate patterns that may look funny in retrospect, but if they are random and unpredictable, then there's nothing wrong with it. Not any more!

I will never defend the lottery as long as they use an RNG to choose winning numbers. Probability theory applies to random number drawings that do not contain errors. I had no idea that these RNG systems had bugs in it so many t... [ More ]

Comment #7

Tony Numbers — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:37:55 GMT

Sure agnoledging Lottery Posts Intel about the glitch would be an admission of guilt. No one ever admits wrongdoing. They blame human error albeit a third party(see it wasn't us

Comment #6

sully16 — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:30:02 GMT

Okay, very nice.

Comment #5

Justing618 — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:32:37 GMT

I remember the arguments I had over these rigged rng machines. I love how the lottery is playing it off as an oopsie.... Where's these independent agencies that are supposed to monitor these games? Are these 'agencies scams to? But I blame the people who play these games the most. You line up to shell away your money to these games.......

Comment #4

Stat$talker — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 02:32:05 GMT

Again..Motto of their story..

We can screw YOU... But you cain't screw US..

Comment #3

play4shekels — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:52:51 GMT

Mighty kind of them to sprinkle $10 worth of fairy dust on a case of Athlete's Foot. What a way to sweep a huge problem under the rug. And DC won't even have to foot the bill. I have a better idea. Have them add up the value of all of the fraudulent tickets they sold, and make them self-punish by cancelling enough draws to negate the revenue they stole from the players. For all three games.

Comment #2

Billion5 — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:52:28 GMT

$10 reported compensation is a joke compared to how much money was played on numbers that had 0 chance of winning in Pick2, Pick3, Pick4 and Pick5?! Shame on DC Lottery! I smell a lawsuit by smart players on coming....

Comment #1

Newkids06 — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:13:58 GMT

Sucks because 95% of the tickets purchased in store are thrown away after a week max so people have no proof of buying the tickets and can't get they money back. A class action should get started. A lot of older folks play all trips .50 and $1 for those draws and they had no chance to win.

DC Lottery offers compensation for players affected by computerized draw error

Lottery Post — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:22:50 GMT

DC Lottery offers several pathways for remediation after programming error caused untold tickets to lose out

By Kate Northrop

After Lottery Post alerted the DC Lottery to a possible error that prevented tickets from winning in three of its local draw games for weeks, the DC Lottery has announced several different forms of compensation for players who may have been impacted by the computerized drawing glitch.

Last week, Lottery Post reached out to the DC Lottery after Lottery Post mem... [ More ]