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Ontario Lottery launches a new type of instant ticketReply
The way that reads, it seems like there is a vulnerability introduced: If you can find out the winning numbers (since they were already drawn), hack a lotto ticket machine to print out a winning ticket. Also, if a player can immediately, after purchase, scan the ticket to see if it is a winner, it seems much like an instant draw game. I've never played an instant draw game because its a computer draw.
Jan 15, 2024, 5:31 pm - Wavepack - Lottery News

$1.33 billion Powerball jackpot won by one ticket sold in OregonReply
Maybe the winning ticket was purchased at a self serve lottery ticket vending machine located within the airport terminal building.
Apr 8, 2024, 1:27 am - LooneyGambler - Lottery News

Washington woman checks lottery ticket months after draw and discovers $135,000 winNews Story
A Washington woman bought a lottery ticket from a vending machine but didn't realize until months later that it was a $135,000 winner. The Lynnwood woman, identified as M.B., told Washington's Lottery officials she bought her Hit 5 ticket from a vending machine at her local Fred Meyer store while picking up groceries for dinner. M.B. said it wasn't until several months later that her husband reminded her to check the ticket, so she scanned it at a vending machine and received the instruc
Feb 28, 2024, 9:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

Store-specific lottery ticket paper?
Today while getting a Powerball ticket at a Quick Trip, I asked why their fast-processing machine wasn't working yesterday. The clerk said it was because the machine ran out of paper, and they had to wait on the lottery service to deliver more paper that was specific for that store. What I found interesting is that the clerk said the paper was store specific. Maybe as fraud prevention in case someone figures out how to thermally print a fake ticket after a draw?
Feb 24, 2024, 8:35 pm - Wavepack - Lottery Discussion Forum

Accidental lottery ticket purchase nets Maryland couple $2 million in PowerballReply
Maryland resident here! Once you scan an old ticket, the machine will ask if you'd like to replay your numbers or not. If the ticket is too old, you would manually enter your numbers. Another function I love about Maryland machines is that you can actually see the QP numbers on the screen and choose to throw those back or purchase that ticket. I noticed in VA and NC that those machines don't allow you to see the numbers first.
Apr 12, 2024, 12:27 pm - luckyleo822 - Lottery News

California couple face felony charges for stealing $135 worth of Iowa Lottery ticketsReply
That playslip gizmo reminds me of what an idiot did. You scan the scratch ticket above as you know. this fool forced the scratch ticket into the playslip thing and shut the whole machine down.
Jan 13, 2024, 3:24 pm - Bleudog101 - Lottery News

$1.08 billion Powerball lottery winner Yanira Alvarez filed claim for jackpot over five months agoReply
Congratulations to her, that seems like a stressful process to go through ( BUT! I'm willing to do it!! Lol ). I'm wondering if found tickets are eligible to be claimed? For example I have found multiple tickets in lotto machines when purchasing my own due to the fact that the lotto machines in my state are old and have a glitch that the last ticket you buy doesn't fall down, it stays stuck and you need to reach in there and pull it out manually. When I first moved here I lost ticke
Apr 19, 2024, 2:47 pm - goldfish777 - Lottery News

Accidental lottery ticket purchase nets Maryland couple $2 million in PowerballReply
And of course it happened to me after posting this. Had a $4 winner on Cash for Life. Machine asked me if I wanted to cash it in Y/N? I said yes and missed that the next question was do I want to REPLAY the C4L ticket? I thought the prior question 'didnt take' and was asking me again if I wanted to cash it in so hit yes and ended up getting a replay of the ticket. Lets hope its a 'happy' replay
Apr 14, 2024, 3:10 pm - DELotteryPlyr - Lottery News

Florida Fantasy-5 PlayersReply
Florida really messed it up with the addition of the mid draw. I play both because of the fact you have a better chance of hitting 4 for the $555 at mid, at least that is my feeling. Lo and behold, on Tuesday I got a free ticket for mid draw and hit 4 with no winners. So there you go. I have never won on a free ticket before. I will continue to play mid only for the odds of hitting 4. Better than the Pick 3 because they messed that one up too with their draws to test the machine.
Nov 9, 2023, 5:46 am - dreambig2022 - Pick 5 Forum

$1.08 billion Powerball lottery winner Yanira Alvarez filed claim for jackpot over five months agoReply
I would have given the clerk that ticket and just tell the truth that I found it left behind in the machine. Maybe the clerk knows who to return it to because it's a regular customer, maybe not. Either way, it's out of my hands. If the clerk is dishonest enough to try to claim it as her own, she won't get very far because of the time stamp and security footage. Not my monkeys not my circus, as they say.
Apr 19, 2024, 3:26 pm - cottoneyedjoe - Lottery News