So what ever happened with the women who got Duplicate Mega Millions lottery tickets

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RJOh — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:19:59 GMT

Players are advised to check their tickets before leaving the store which they should do every time to be sure.

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Ronnie316 — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:04:43 GMT

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Ronnie316 — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:03:01 GMT

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Ronnie316 — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:45:11 GMT

Sure, its supposed to be fixed and it can only happen at individual terminals printing multiple tickets at a time...... But I only play the two self pick lines and 3 QP lines any way...........

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maringoman — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:42:20 GMT

Thanks man. I think I will do fewer quick picks from now on.

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Ronnie316 — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:29:03 GMT

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Ronnie316 — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:27:44 GMT

The original lady was in a pool with co-workers and discovered the dups. Then it happened again a few days later. They were duped

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Ronnie316 — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:25:07 GMT

AZ

http://www.azfamily.com/news/consumer/UPDATE-Mega-Millions-Mystery--146462605.html

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maringoman — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:18:47 GMT

Can somebody find the link to that incident for me? I totally missed that one.

When did it happen? Which state

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Ronnie316 — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:00:21 GMT

The official explanation from G-tech stated that it was a hiccup

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Ronnie316 — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:56:57 GMT

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Ronnie316 — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:49:19 GMT

Here is what I think. I think the retailer computers have been giving out many duplicate tickets for years but no one ever would know because some guy buys tickets while getting his morning coffee while another buys tickets some time during the afternoon yet another buys tickets after work and so on.. yet how would any of them ever know if another got the same numbers the other got? They wouldnt. How would you know if some women in a city 200 miles away in the same state got the same numbers you... [ More ]

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Ronnie316 — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:44:16 GMT

She was offered replacement tickets, not a refund.

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Nikkicute — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:42:17 GMT

I remember very little about this, it sounds familiar.

Those tickets were'nt winning tickets that's why it was probably swept under the rug.

I don't think she got a refund on those tickets, just a glitch and the lotto moved on.

So what ever happened with the women who got Duplicate Mega Millions lottery tickets

Scientistman — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:47:06 GMT

I read the story but it seems as if it was sorta swept under the rug with some lame excuse from the lottery officials and governor.

Was it truely investigated? It seems it wasnt to me.

They blamed it on software glitch, blamed it on the clerk pushing a repeat button, blamed it on an enormous amount of tickets being purchased, blamed it on the moon whatever.. but Im not buying any of it. So what was the final conclusion anyways? Was there an update to the story and I missed it? Did I miss s... [ More ]