What would you do in this situation?

Reply #25

TheGameGrl — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:40:42 GMT

Hey! so long as that clerk is a relative of mine, I'd have no qualms in splitting that kind of money!

In honesty, it would bug me, but not enough to create an invalid legal battle. Sorry but I am not a big believer in the court system and even less believing that a lawyer is doing it out of the goodness of his heart for me to win the case. Puhleese.

CASHIERS are NOT forced to buy mistake tickets. The stores are asked to take from there tills if mistakes are made. The store collects if it... [ More ]

Reply #24

Tnplayer805 — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:16:44 GMT

I have worked as a cashier before; however, I've never sold lottery tickets. This is what I would do if I was the cashier... I would inform the player of the mistake and ask him or her if they would like to buy the second ticket. If they refused to buy it I would also inform them that it can't be cancelled so the store would have to buy it. If they still refused to buy it then I would buy it. As long as you pay for the ticket there shouldn't be any problem and any winnings are yours.... [ More ]

Reply #23

Stack47 — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:35:42 GMT

There is this one clerk at the local store doesn't look at the screen before she runs a bet slip and the slip goes right through without printing the ticket; then she turns is sideways and tries it again. After about 3 or 4 tries the other clerk touches the screen and the ticket and prints out the ticket. You would think she would learn after the first time, but nope.

If I play more than one bet slip, she will put in the second one before the screen clears and of course it goes through unpri... [ More ]

Reply #22

psykomo — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:11:21 GMT

what would you DO in this situation ......??????

On a flight from the west coast of FL..........8/11 you have a 4-HR on

your take-off...........................................>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DELAY!!

When you arrive, luggage DELAY............>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WAITE!

You, waite waite waite waite........>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WAITE!

Yoe'r luggage is LOST all Yoe'r LOTTERY TICKET's.......... TOO!!!

?????????????

Can you BUY them BACK at the LUGGAGE..................SALE????

GEE... [ More ]

Reply #21

psykomo — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 22:57:56 GMT

No..........RJoh:

Have not read Todd's Megaplier petition?????????????????????????

BUT,................. all know PSYKOMO alway's has a BUTT to ask about D situation...... and admit all JackPot players need protection!!!!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Would it be fair to say>>>>>all JACKPOT player's should have rite's

to play their own ###### and have condomright protection for @

least the next 17 year's on any number played by each ticket..........

This would... [ More ]

Reply #20

RJOh — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 22:25:37 GMT

Didn't you ever read Todd's Megaplier petition

Reply #19

KY Floyd — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 22:13:51 GMT

Apparently the clerk in your case must have already told the machine to print tickets for 10 drawing before running your card. Most of the time when I buy tickets the clerks seem to punch one button a couple of times or more. I'm guessing they've mostly learned to hit the clear or cancel button before starting. I did have a clerk ask me for $2 after printing my single $1 ticket once. They apparently hadn't cleared the last sale, so after printing mine the machine showed the price for 2 tickets.... [ More ]

Reply #18

tnlotto1 — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:53:58 GMT

i didnt know texas had a mm multiplier that is interesting. i wonder why georgia hasnt done that if each state can choose to make up their own rules. georgia makes so much money they dont need it but it would be nice to have a state with the mm multiplier in driving distance

Reply #17

RJOh — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:00:07 GMT

Many of the rules for PowerBall and MegaMillions are local to the state where they are played and don't apply to other states, for example with MM, California has a different payout method than the other MM states and Texas is the only state with a MM multiplier.

Reply #16

ArtVandalay — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:20:11 GMT

Believe it or not, the sales clerk can void the ticket and not have to pay for it. I've seen them do it, at least in as far as Powerball and the Arizona lotteries are concerned.

Reply #15

mylollipop — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:54:18 GMT

The accidental printing on this case, would not affect the $200,000 prize like it would the jackpot where it would be divided. Then there would have to be some legal beagles on the case. I think.

Reply #14

Stack47 — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:50:44 GMT

There is no cancel ticket option so apparently every ticket sold is a valid ticket and somebody has to pay for it. Had I asked for 5 QPs but didn't like the combos, I would still had to pay for them.

I used a bet slip and there were no marks on number of draws and machine printed out for the next 10 draws. It was an error by the clerk and hope she got some of her money back.

Reply #13

KY Floyd — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:36:57 GMT

The Ohio lottery may well have a rule that says the retailer must buy any tickets the retailer prints by accident, but employees are agents of the employer and can't legally be required to pay for any mistakes or accidental damage. Of course that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of employers who will try to make employees pay for their mistakes, and plenty of employees who don't know better or cooperate for fear of losing their job.

Reply #12

KY Floyd — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:33:28 GMT

You wouldn't have to pay a lawyer a dime out of your $25 million. With that much at stake a lawyer who thinks they have a decent shot at winning will be very happy to take the case in contingency.

Reply #11

KY Floyd — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:28:00 GMT

There's a substantial difference between a clerk using the betslip you filled out to print a 2nd ticket, and somebody else independently choosing the same numbers by sheer coincidence. If a clerk makes a mistake of any kind the customer isn't responsible. If you choose to buy a pre-printed ticket you have no reasonable expectations about it, except that it is a valid ticket. There's always the possibility that a court could rule that the store wasn't entitled to sell it to you if the person who... [ More ]

Reply #10

Stack47 — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 04:13:46 GMT

In Ohio if a clerk makes a mistake on a MM ticket, they must buy it.

I handed a clerk a bet slip with 4 of my picks and 1 QP, she gave me the ticket, the bet slip and said that will be $50 . The ticket was for the next 10 draws; there were no marks on the bet slip indicating it was for the next 10 draws and I wasn't going to pay for something I didn't ask for.

When I talked to the manager the next day, he told me the clerk didn't clear the screen when she put the bet slip in and had to p... [ More ]

Reply #9

Guru101 — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 04:05:59 GMT

I'm not sure if it's being assumed that I would feel entitled to the other half of the jackpot, but I wanted to make it clear that I wouldn't. However, even though I wouldn't think the person would have a moral or legal obligation to give me the other half, I do think it would be a bummer.

Reply #8

guesser — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 03:38:20 GMT

The clerk 'accidentily' printing off a second ticket is really no different than someone else picking the same numbers 1,000 miles away somewhere else. If the clerk prints off an 'extra' copy of your numbers, and they are losers, do you owe the clerk any money ? No. What if you ran in the store just before the deadline, bought a pre-printed ticket (and it was really a duplicate of somebody else's ticket bought earlier), and it won, would you complain ? No. Would you hand your winnings to... [ More ]

Reply #7

hypersoniq — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 03:36:29 GMT

200,000 is a tier 2 prize, shouldn't be an issue because that part of PB isn't divided.

The jackpot would be divided however. Question is...

how much of your $25,000,000 are you going to give to lawyers to fight for what you would end up recovering of the other 25 million... providing you WIN the case

Reply #6

RJOh — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 03:25:54 GMT

The point I was making when a person gambles they're taking a chance, win or lose and winning even with the same numbers some else played don't make it a shared responsibility.

Last year there was a case in England where a man and women were buying auto pick lottery tickets and the man allowed her to step in front of him and she bought the winning ticket. He thought she should have offered him part of her winnings for being a gentleman and she didn't.

There are players who when they are b... [ More ]

Reply #5

Guru101 — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:24:32 GMT

If someone ends up spending money on the lottery when they know they can't afford it, then it's their own fault. Also, in this situation, the clerk had already planned to spend money on PowerBall tickets. That person just ended up buying an extra ticket.

Reply #4

RJOh — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:13:18 GMT

Think of it another way, the clerk prints the extra ticket and you both lose and she tells you the next time she sees you that she lost money she really needed buying the duplicate of your losing ticket. Do you help her out?

The reason I asked, a couple of years ago I got a sad PM from a member who claimed he played some of my predictions and lost money he really needed. I didn't know if he was joking or what. In my PM I told him too bad, he was a fool if he gambled money he couldn't aff... [ More ]

Reply #3

tnlotto1 — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:18:52 GMT

you have a point because the clerk in carolina said the lady hugged her but they both won 200,000 but if it was your scenario then i dont think you would want to hug someone who won 25million dollars with your numbers. you would know they printed out a duplicate because the odds are slim that someone went to the same lottery terminal the same day you did around the same time and picked the same number you did so you would know something happened even if they didnt admit it to the lottery office

Reply #2

Guru101 — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:10:18 GMT

Ok, good to see someone's opinion on the matter. However, some people may believe they are entitled to know whether or not an extra ticket had been printed and given the option to purchase the ticket.

Reply #1

tnlotto1 — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:07:50 GMT

i dont think you would have a case in court because the clerk will say they printed the duplicate by accident. i would just take my 25million before taxes and be happy that i won that half.

What would you do in this situation?

Guru101 — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 00:59:36 GMT

You have just filled out a lucky $5 PowerBall playslip of some numbers you have picked. You go to the store to play them and somehow the clerk accidently prints 2 copies of the ticket. This person plays PowerBall as well, so this person decides to set the extra ticket aside and they will purchase it themself and you purchased your copy(not knowing an extra one had been printed) and be on your way. The current PowerBall jackpot is $50 million and your ticket ends up winning. You have decided to... [ More ]