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Reply #13

Raven62 — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 05:15:43 GMT

Sounds like you should stay far away from all mechanical devices.

Reply #12

Stack47 — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 05:05:01 GMT

I'm thinking all the stuff about a vending machine forcing them in to playing the same set of numbers over and over again was to start a discussion about frivolous lawsuits. That being said, I thought the Ohio is an anonymous state was a nice touch.

I did some research on the guy who sued the Ohio Lottery after he bought 52 Buckeye 5 tickets all with the same five numbers and even though he lost that one, he successfully sued the store owner where he bought his tickets and got about $2 milli... [ More ]

Reply #11

Stack47 — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 04:49:11 GMT

Sounds like the Ohio vending machines are even more high tech than the ones I've used. I know of one place were I can use a debit/credit card to lottery tickets and all the KY vending machines are cash only.

Reply #10

Stack47 — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 04:46:03 GMT

Reply #9

Tucker Black — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 23:52:50 GMT

Your needs are far too complex to use a vending machine. Pay a visit to the clerk.

Reply #8

LottoLucy — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 21:01:58 GMT

And the those self serve machines have buttons to get QPs making using the QP option on a play slip unnecessary.

They do but only if you want a $2 quick pick. I was visiting Ohio on Friday and stopped to pick up an extra ticket for Friday night. I could do a quick pick without the megaplyer on the machine I was using but to add the megaplyer I needed to use a play slip. It makes no sense at all, in my opinion, but the machine was primarily a scratch off vending machine so maybe that is

Reply #7

LottoLucy — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 20:47:32 GMT

Two things: One, if you ever end up playing at a Ohio vending machine again think about downloading the Ohio lottery app and use their eplay slip feature. You hold it under the red light, it beeps, you put it under again to confirm (it beeps again) and it prints the tickets. No muss, fuss, no paper eating. I have been where you are at with those machines on the turnpike and the eplay slips have reduced my stress level significantly.

Two, If you legitimately bought the tickets with the s... [ More ]

Reply #6

grwurston — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 07:02:46 GMT

What grounds would the other person sue over? There were 6 winning tickets sold. The jackpot gets split 6 ways. If 6 people had the same number it wouldn't matter. So what, if you had it 5 times. Would you sue him if it was the other way around?

If it bothers you that much, you could always give away 4 of your tickets.

Reply #5

Stack47 — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 04:19:22 GMT

For some reason I see too many red flags in this story to take it serious.

I usually test the machine to see if it will take a play slip because of problems in the past with lotto machines. Well, the machine literally ate the first playslip.

But instead of pressing one of QP or scratch-off buttons you put more money into the machine?

So, I insert the same play slip 3 more times until I was out of credits. ------------- I was super pissed that I had 5 of the same plays.

Did you re... [ More ]

Reply #4

Coin Toss — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 23:20:13 GMT

I've put money in a machine intending to fr quick picks for draw games or insert play slips plenty of times only to be forced to get scratchers.

Reply #3

HoLeeKau — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 22:54:39 GMT

Their issue would not be with the other winner, it would be with the Ohio Lottery. It would be up to the OL to prove that the 5/6 was paid out. It shouldn't be necessary to divulge the winner's name to do that.

What would the single ticket holder sue the multi ticket holder for? Playing too many tickets?

If I were the one holding the single ticket, no way I'd waste my money even exploring a law suit. I'd be disappointed, but I know the rules of the game I'm playing and I know it's perfect... [ More ]

Reply #2

benir4u — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 22:54:08 GMT

yes, you have that coming.

Reply #1

lowellm — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 22:43:10 GMT

I'm no expert, but I'd say it's the ticket that wins, not the person who bought it. Let's say you hit all 5 white balls but no mega ball on all 5 tickets: You would be holding $5M, not $1M, because each ticket won $1M. Therefore, if you are holding 5 jackpot winning tickets, and another person is holding a 6th jackpot winning ticket, you are the 5/6ths jackpot winner

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travelintrucker — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:21:44 GMT

This happened to me the other day (about 3 draw ago)when I was playing Mega Millions in Ohio on the Ohio Turnpike. I stopped at a service plaza to buy some tickets. Instead of going to a store clerk, I went to a lotto machine to get my tickets. I usually test the machine to see if it will take a play slip because of problems in the past with lotto machines. Well, the machine literally ate the first playslip. Foolishly, thinking this is how this machine operates(waits for you to press a button be... [ More ]