Man chooses wrong lottery numbers and wins jackpot

Comment #22

savagegoose — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:40:24 GMT

sounds like he played the right numbers.

Comment #21

dingo — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:54:32 GMT

Winning is random. This is a good story to hear.

Comment #20

ochoop17 — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:04:18 GMT

Where was his bifocal ? How did he know that he had played the wrong number

Comment #19

Stack47 — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:13:39 GMT

From the winner's perspective, he did indeed choose the wrong numbers, so it is accurate.

Yep, checking the wrong box and choosing the wrong number is almost the same thing and I agree the headlines are accurate because he won on the mistake.

People playing the same numbers every week know them and might not check their tickets.

Man cashes his ticket believing he hit 5 out of 6 and finds out he won the jackpot because he forgot his glasses and checked the wrong box

Comment #18

justxploring — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:00:13 GMT

@Todd. Just like a book title, a headline is supposed to attract your attention, not summarize the

story.

Comment #17

Todd — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:39:52 GMT

That would make an interesting headline:

Man checks the wrong box, finds the mistake later, then plays another ticket checking the right box, and his first ticket wins the jackpot

Or, you can stick with the original headline:

Man choose wrong lottery numbers and wins jackpot

Personally, I like the original headline better.

In a news story, a headline is not used to spell out all the minutia. It is used to summarize the story, which it does in this case.

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Comment #16

Stack47 — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:05:43 GMT

He didn't really choose the wrong number, he checked the wrong box, found the mistake later, and played another ticket checking the right box. But had he checked the right box the first time, he would not have won so it is a neat story.

Every time I read about playing a large wheel with thousand of combinations, I wonder how they could fill out the play slips without making many mistakes.

Comment #15

OldSchoolPa — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:32:54 GMT

Well, it is apparent that this guy actually chose the right numbers. If I were the journalist thinking up a headline for this story, I think I would have titled it, Man Plays Unintended Lottery Numbers and Wins Jackpot; Goes Back and Plays Intended Numbers and wins 2nd Tier Prize! I think that would be a more correct description of what he did as I don't think anyone who somehow picks the winning jackpot numbers would describe them as the wrong numbers (unless his/her vocabulary did not contain... [ More ]

Comment #14

Lotto*Love — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:03:02 GMT

Thats a great story. I'm happy for him. Even mess ups can be winners lol.

But I'm wondering, because I have played numbers that meant something to me...birthdays and ages and such. But when one plays certain numbers they choose for whatever game, does that mean they play the game every time it rolls? Thinking their numbers could someday make em rich, and not wanting to miss that magical draw when all their picked balls come up, do you play every time? Or just your numbers when you feel like p... [ More ]

Comment #13

DC81 — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:13:40 GMT

a Christmas Bazaar (how Bizarre!)

Damn you, now I have that song stuck in my head!

Wouldn't this qualify for dumb luck? Okay, blind luck would be more fitting. Congrats to them, it's not going to be a million dollars after taxes (I assume the total up there is before taxes) but that certainly should be enough to pad the retirement and help send their grand kids to college.

Comment #12

LckyLary — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:42:21 GMT

When I put my name in the search engine, all I got so far is something about a Christmas Bazaar (how Bizarre!) in Kansas.

It happens often enough: I put in for Middays but forgot to mark Midday and it goes for Evening and it comes out not Midday but Evening! Or they ran the Pick-5 twice and it won 3 of 5 twice. Or I win 4 times in one month and then discover that the algorithm I was using had a bug that if corrected would have won nothing. The best part is when someone wins on their own numbe... [ More ]

Comment #11

RJOh — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:26:10 GMT

For years, Bobby Guffey of Roanoke has been playing the same numbers in an attempt to win the Hoosier Lottery.

His picks represent a combination of ages and numbers representing the months of his kids' birthdays.

How could he had played the same numbers for years if his picks included the ages of his kids which changed every year

Comment #10

justxploring — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:01:47 GMT

Just hope no one you meet or get acquainted with decides to later put your name in a search engine and see what they can find. DC81

You've got that right! I never thought about it until I saw my name photo on the internet. Not that I'm on America's Most Wanted list, but once I let a young reporter ask me if I was prepared for the hurricane season and later that week saw my picture online. If you had to choose the worst photo ever taken of me, that had to be the one. I was also misquoted and s... [ More ]

Comment #9

DC81 — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:28:21 GMT

Last story on him was in March 2008 but I think it only appeared in either a local or a state-wide newspaper. I'm sure he's still the talk of his town though obviously the random schmo isn't going to know who he is, heck I doubt any of us would if we walked by or talked to him, unless maybe you catch his name. Just hope no one you meet or get acquainted with decides to later put your name in a search engine and see what they can find.

Comment #8

CowboysFan — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:58:40 GMT

Lol Might as well make more money while you got the chance.

Comment #7

justxploring — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:13:06 GMT

What about that Brad person who said he was going to turn his jackpot into billions? Didn't he say he had a system (but never revealed it.)

Edit: Found it. Name was Brad Duke. He said he developed a little numbering system.

By the way, all the stories about Brad proves that even a winner who enjoys putting his photo in the paper and appearing on TV is soon forgotten. (By most people, that is. We at LP do not represent the norm! lol) I mean, when do you ever hear about this guy a... [ More ]

Comment #6

Coin Toss — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:10:07 GMT

Of all the winners I've ever seen interviewed only one ever mentioned a system, and it was a guy from Ethiopia who had won PB or MM.

He had a thick accent and spoke very fast, and after he explained how he picked the numbers, the newsman looked at the camera and said, Got that? I sure didn't

Comment #5

justxploring — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:24:53 GMT

It makes a nice story and the people are excited! You can always say I have no idea. I just closed my eyes and let the little green pencil do its thing. I've seen many press releases in FL that just announce the winner with no personal comments whatsoever.

I guess a smart thing to say would be My system finally worked!!! and then sell some books. LOL

Comment #4

ThatScaryChick — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:47:17 GMT

Congrats to him! He was very lucky indeed.

Comment #3

FiLUK — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:27:33 GMT

Why does every lotto winner have a story to tell how they picked the winning numbers

Comment #2

Guru101 — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:13:51 GMT

God works in mysterious ways. Congratulations to the winner.

Comment #1

Coin Toss — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:11:11 GMT

How can anyone doubt that there's a Lottery Fairy and she either smiles on you or not:

But when he bought a ticket for the Aug. 6 drawing of the HoosierLotto game at the Econoasis in Huntington, it was dark and he hadforgotten his bifocals. He didn't realize until he was outside that thelast number was accidentally 48 instead of his usual 46.

It turns out that twist of fate was a blessing, though, it won him $3 million.

Twist of fate indeed!

My wife says it pays to be blind, Guffey... [ More ]

Man chooses wrong lottery numbers and wins jackpot

Lottery Post — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:14:16 GMT

For years, Bobby Guffey of Roanoke has been playing the same numbers in an attempt to win the Hoosier Lottery.

His picks represent a combination of ages and numbers representing the months of his kids' birthdays.

But when he bought a ticket for the Aug. 6 drawing of the Hoosier Lotto game at the Econoasis in Huntington, it was dark and he had forgotten his bifocals. He didn't realize until he was outside that the last number was accidentally 48 instead of his usual 46.

It turns out... [ More ]