I hate when this happens! Cashier gives me ticket with wrong payment option!

Reply #20

RJOh — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:47:33 GMT

Facts are most players at LP aren't trying to win a jackpot, they are trying to win the top prizes in pick3 and pick4 games. The most active LP forums are pick3 and pick4 and the most talked about system is Vtrac which is designed for pick3 games. Systems for the jackpot games are seldom used by any one other than the players talking about them if that many, they involve more time picking numbers than the average player want to spend.

Reply #19

Raven62 — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:26:09 GMT

This has happened quite a few times before: Getting Mad when other Play Options are Available: Says something about the Player that Doesn't take Advantage of those Options.

Take the Lottery Clerk out of the Lottery Experience: Fill out a Bet Slip with Your Play Options!

Or Continue to Play the Way You Do Now: And Continue to Get Mad

Reply #18

Stack47 — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:23:48 GMT

Years ago Ohio made players decide cash or payments when purchasing their tickets too. What made it even more complicated, there was a Kicker game and players asking for QPs had to chose yes or no to the Kicker along with cash or payments.

Technology is finally catching up and the newer terminals do have better card readers, but some still pick up a small dot and won't print the tickets.

Reply #17

Stack47 — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:09:56 GMT

Some people like to give clerks PB and MM numbers right off the top of their heads and usually look like a deer in the headlights when they can't come up with the last number. It's one thing to make verbal bets on Pick-3 and Pick-4 but for the rest of the games, they should use playslips.

Ever had anybody verbally give you Ten Oh numbers

Reply #16

danyo1332 — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:31:46 GMT

I'm a cashier and YES its very annoying when people are telling you what numebrs to play instead of using the bet slips! Good thing i know what theyre talking about with pick 3/4 numbers and am fast :P haha

Reply #15

tiggs95 — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:07:25 GMT

You said it good luck ..With all the sustems we have here at the LP you'd think someone would have hit a jackpot by now...and tiggs hopes someone does...soon!!..Good luck!!...

Reply #14

RJOh — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:56:21 GMT

In Ohio winners have up to 60 day after the drawing to choose the annuity or cash option. But the good news is that the annuity only applies to the jackpot and your chance of winning that is about that of a snow ball in H.... Good luck.

Reply #13

rcbbuckeye — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:30:57 GMT

In Texas we must choose cash or annuity at the time of purchase. This is probably different than some other states. We can't cancel a Lotto ticket after purchase.

The best way to buy tickets is to use playslips. That way there is no way for the clerk to make a mistake.

The only problem I have with playslips is that for some reason, the terminal has a hard time reading the Texas 2 Step playslips. Anyone else in Texas have that experience

Reply #12

Stack47 — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 23:32:20 GMT

When Ohio joined MM, the tickets could not be canceled so if it was the clerks mistake, they or the store had to buy it. The cash or payment option was made when by they winner when they validated their tickets.

Not a 100% sure,I don't think Florida has this option on any of the games play slips.

I'm not sure either, but I doubt any lotteries are making players chose cash or payments when they buy MM or PB tickets.

Reply #11

Fla386 — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 23:12:35 GMT

Agree As for getting a option for what type of payout you want on the pay slip,I have never heard of that before. Not a 100% sure,I don't think Florida has this option on any of the games play slips.

Reply #10

sully16 — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:39:27 GMT

had that happen today, it's more than annoying, I AGREE..FILL OUT YOUR SLIPS.

Reply #9

rowlettewheel — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:35:49 GMT

i HATE when i'm behind some one TELLING the cashier what numbers they want and of course the customer yells at them and again telling them they did it wrong ...i agree ALOT with ya timetreat... SO EVERYBODY FILL OUT YOUR SLIPS...LOL

Reply #8

Annual Payments — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:00:41 GMT

Yeah, I may start doing that. It totally slipped my mind that that is an option.

This doesn't happen often, but it's just annoying when it does.

Reply #7

lottolaughs — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:55:19 GMT

I wouldn't worry about it being a winner,lol. My boss used to buy every mistake ticket and he never won a dime off even one of them. I would ask them to cancel it if this happens to you again. The customer's always right

Reply #6

Coin Toss — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:18:04 GMT

In Illinois we don't have those options but should you win you decide annuity or cash then, but I was going to suggest the same thing, even if it's just to ask for a QP and the option, fill out the slip.

Reply #5

time*treat — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:15:47 GMT

I stopped running into problems (mistakes, didn't-hear-ya's, etc.) when I started filling out a playslip in advance.

Reply #4

Coin Toss — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:03:55 GMT

Annual Payments

In the long run the c lerk might have been doing you a favor, all things considered (2012, the thieves in D.C., etc...)

Play the same ticket again the way you want it, and should you hit, split the kacjpot with yourself! One annual payment and one cash option! That would put you in the Lotto hall of Fame

Reply #3

Mastermind — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:59:47 GMT

You shouldn't worry too much.....buy another ticket...

That is a good problem to have after the fact that youve won!

most everyday people don't listen when ones is saying something so fu% *)@# it!!!

unless if you are on an airport,public place,plane that you have a bomb

Reply #2

Annual Payments — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:30:50 GMT

I don't know if they do that. I've never heard of that. I still wouldn't want to chance it. It might be the winner! or a 2nd place or something. It just annoys me when it happens. I even know what buttons to press on the machine to get the right ticket. I walked a cashier through it one time.

Reply #1

lottolaughs — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:26:04 GMT

Can't they cancel your ticket and give you a new one? I know I used to have to do that to people's mistake tickets here in CA but that was years ago. Maybe they don't do that anymore

I hate when this happens! Cashier gives me ticket with wrong payment option!

Annual Payments — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:22:50 GMT

I actually feel kinda pissed off about this! U know what I hate? When I'm telling the cashier what I want, and they give me the cash option. I just went and bought a TX Lotto ticket today. The cashier was asking me how old I am, and was kinda making small talk. I said, I would like a Lotto. Annual Payments Option. When he handed me the ticket, it said Cash Value Option on it. It makes me want to just buy my tickets at the lottery kiosk machines here. This is not the first time this has happened.... [ More ]