Well, I just got back from the store, and I won $22.50 for my three winning numbers.
When I woke up this morning, I purposely didnt check the Lottery's website to see how much I had won. Because I've never scanned a winning ticket using one of those scanners in the store, I thought I'd use one to see how much I won. You know, I'd get to feel what it's like to scan a real cash winner! Sure, I knew it would only be about 20 bucks, but I was psyched!
So I started to scan my ticket. While I'm scanning away, the clerk at the store (who knows my face and is a very friendly person) said to me; "You win big, we share!" So I told her I knew I had a winner, and I'm scanning to find out what it's like to scan a cash winner. The scanner beeped, and then it said: "Cant process ticket. See retailer." Talk about a bummer......
However, the clerk brought her A-game to work today!! She hands me her scanning wand, and said "Here. Use this. It works. That idiot scanner never does." So I used the wand, and the lottery terminal printed out a pay slip. The clerk told me "I wont even look at the slip, I'll just hand it to you, and you read it."
Using the wand was OK, but it still wasnt as good as using one of those "idiot" scanners......
Oh by the way, had that 24 been a 25, that ticket couldnt have been cashed at the store... $705.00 for second place. Injury added to insult..... woe is me.....
Ah, I dont care! Someday soon I'll scan a JACKPOT!!! (I hope) And that $22.50? It's gone already. I filled the tank with gas.....