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DC man sues the lottery after incorrect numbers posted on website would have won him $340 millionReply
Because we made an error, here is $340 bucks. Thanks for playing.
Feb 21, 2024, 9:37 am - heisenberg991 - Lottery News

Florida LLC revealed to have claimed $1.6 billion Mega Millions lottery jackpotReply
Exactly my thoughts. If the doctor had a winning ticket of more than $600 that he must redeem at a Florida Lottery office prior to September, then his name and address was saved in The Florida Lottery's database. When The Jackpot Winners and Retailer Information Report was created in September, it's very plausible that his name was placed on the report either by a software program error or it was manually put on the report in error by someone that works at The Fla Lottery. G5
Dec 31, 2023, 10:49 am - GiveFive - Lottery News

Florida lottery winners suspect state "system error" is blocking prize payoutsNews Story
Winners say the state is claiming they owe money for nonexistent debts Includes video report By Kate Northrop Florida lottery winners are increasingly expressing frustration over the claims process, with many players complaining that the state is blocking prize payouts and issuing notices of owed money for debts that do not exist. Lottery winners in Florida suspect that an error in the state's internal system is causing it to flag individuals for owed debts where none exist, halt
May 24, 2024, 7:46 am - Todd - Lottery News

Canadian man claims record $64 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot right before it expiresReply
I know it's not the *same* thing, but you reminded me of this story. I think it carries the same tone you're describing: UK couple lose out on 182 million EuroMillions lottery jackpot following payment error | Lottery Post
Mar 31, 2024, 9:24 pm - Kate - Lottery News

Technical difficulty with New Jersey Lottery Pick 4 drawing results in two sets of winning numbersNews Story
Physical error causes incomplete draw By Kate Northrop The New Jersey Lottery had to conduct a second Pick 4 evening drawing last night after a mechanical problem caused the first draw to fail, the Lottery announced today. A technical error involving the New Jersey Lottery's ball drawing machine led to an incomplete draw in the Pick 4 evening drawing on Thurs., March 14. All of the balls did not release into the chamber of the drawing machine before the winning numbers were sele
Mar 15, 2024, 12:18 pm - Todd - Lottery News

DC man sues the lottery after incorrect numbers posted on website would have won him $340 millionNews Story
A Washington, D.C. man who thought he had won a $340 million Powerball jackpot is suing the lottery and other companies related to the Powerball game after the district's website displayed the wrong winning numbers, which happened to match the numbers on his ticket. John Cheeks purchased a Powerball lottery ticket at the center of the dispute on Jan. 6, 2023. Although Cheeks did not see the Powerball drawing the following day, he saw his numbers posted on the DC lottery's website two days la
Feb 21, 2024, 7:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

DC man sues the lottery after incorrect numbers posted on website would have won him $340 millionReply
He also fails the reasonable person test. I think others are correct here. He saw the early posted numbers with the missing pb number and went out and bought 26 tickets with each pb number. Just a scammer. Hopefully there is video of this as well. See USA Today info below. Brittany Bailey, the project manager at Taoti, said in court documents that Cheeks' attempted scheme is a way to capitalize on an obvious error on the D.C. Lottery website. Rather than posting random numbers on a
Feb 21, 2024, 4:11 pm - Artist77 - Lottery News

DC man sues the lottery after incorrect numbers posted on website would have won him $340 millionReply
It looks to me Mr. Cheeks bought the ticket after the incorrect numbers were posted. I had noticed that, too. It seems extremely likely that he happened to have noticed the error and deliberately bought a ticket using the numbers from the website instead of a set of numbers he chose through some honest method. I'm split about evenly between the possibility that he's one of the clowns that think the game is rigged and the (fake) winning numbers were accidentally posted early, and the possibi
Feb 24, 2024, 1:05 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Spain's El Gordo dishes out €2.6 billion in annual Christmas lotteryNews Story
Winning numbers announced during event that lasted four hours By Kate Northrop Millions of households have been tuning in to watch El Gordo (The Fat One), the world-famous lottery that doles out over two billion in prizes every year. This year, the lottery is distributing a whopping 2.6 billion (US$2.86 billion) in prizes to winners across the country. It's not uncommon to see people rushing out into the street and erupting in celebration as the event progresses, perhaps popping a bo
Dec 22, 2023, 12:20 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Nearly 68 million US adults plan to wager on Super BowlNews Story
Nearly 68 million American adults about 1 in 4 plan to bet on this year s Super Bowl, setting a record by a wide margin, according to the gambling industry s national trade association. Figures released Tuesday by the American Gaming Association include bets placed with legal outlets, as well as with illegal bookies and online operations in other countries. The volume of betting participation is projected to be 35% higher than last year, which was the previous record. Bettors plan to
Feb 10, 2024, 7:50 pm - Todd - Lottery News