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Human error caused expensive Va. Lottery mistakeReply
The article is short on information...but it does say that a human error caused the malfunction. That makes it sound like the error was made by the system operator ... but data center people shouldn't be having anything to do with setting game parameters like those at issue here. That leads me to believe it was a programming error - the kind that would show up in any basic quality assurance test. Both GTECH and the State (VA likes ot operate their own system) should have caught this.
Oct 24, 2008, 11:12 am - Drivedabizness - Lottery News

Costa Rica court rejects washed lottery ticketReply
All I said was a good faith attempt to verify the claim was needed by the lottery and court. Having one claiment and one unclaimed prize goes a long way toward putting that attempt together. Like you, I would like more details to base a judgement on. If the guy produced a year's worth of past tickets playing the same combination, that would help. Though maybe he forgot to play that week and washed some old ticket into an illegible lump to make a false claim, but he would also have to count
Oct 21, 2008, 3:41 pm - BobP - Lottery News

$42M lottery winner plans to become a pecan farmerReply
I was an English teacher in Korea for three years and I think you're full of yourself. 1. You base your generalization of Koreans and rich Koreans from an article where they explain the scandals from a couple of richbusinessmen. Many rich businessmen around the world are the same way. 2. Korea is very small country with only 48,000,000 people; their economy and technology is extremely well when you realize how small they are. 3. There are no North Koreans in the USA. North Koreans
Oct 13, 2008, 8:59 pm - SmoothJuice - Lottery News

$42M lottery winner plans to become a pecan farmerReply
Where on earth have YOU been for the last 5 to 10 years? You need to wake up and start following the daily front-page headlines and lead news stories that have been shouting about the housing bubble and mortgage crises plaguing economies all around the world within the past few weeks and, in connection, destroying the life savings of those not really investment-savvy Americans who weren't even involved in real estate. Clearly there were more than enough Americans, I'd say too many, who saw re
Oct 12, 2008, 11:28 am - Phokas - Lottery News

Pick-Quickpick QuestionReply
By the way, I went digging around for some definitive info about the lottery machines generating the quick picks, and it is just darn hard to find anything on the subject. But I DID find a very interesting piece published in Wired magazine in 2004 about Scientific Games and GTECH lottery machines, and some advancements they had made at the time. It includes a VERY INTERESTING look at how the random numbers are derived, at least in some cases. I do know that many of the terminals in around
Oct 11, 2008, 10:49 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Question for ToddReply
Thank you very Much Todd for you r long and exciting article-I was really touched by your story and the lovely comments our member s have left for you!, Nobody can doubt the potentila inside the Lp.I have only come across 13 days ago and I am addicted to it.I find myself perusing through it -aminimum of 14 hours every day-LP is loving and charming really cool. Long life Todd....Hope to meet you one day...when I win a jackpot as a result of your hardwork-(LP Platinum membership).... I am
Sep 14, 2008, 6:48 am - Abdi - Lottery Discussion Forum

Why you should try to remain anonymous if you ever win a jackpot!Reply
What the lottery wants to do and what they can do are often times at odds. Only a handful of states require photo shoots or press conferences. Most states require the release of a name ... but will also allow winners to redeem tickets by Registered Mail. If a person wins a large jackpot in such a state, it might require the assistance of an attorney to remind lottery agencies of their legal limitations. I think, in the vast majority of cases, that lottery commissions rely on winner euphori
Sep 10, 2008, 6:50 am - AlecWest - Lottery Discussion Forum

Florida Lottery draws same Play 4 numbersReply
Jarasan, I said I agree that day drawings get less play than evening drawings. That's easy to prove, although FL has only had midday plays for 3 months. But nobody is answering why, if the reason so many people won on Wed is because they bet the same numbers from Tues evening, there 5 to 10 times the winners on Tues night as well? Look at yesterday's numbers. Same night (Tues) and there were 256 winners, payout $79,250. Today the drawing (Wed midday) there were 137 winners, payout $43,400. L
Aug 27, 2008, 2:02 pm - justxploring - Lottery News

Florida Lottery draws same Play 4 numbersReply
I agree, Jarasan. That's generally the case, but since the midday drawings began only on May 19th, any research on averages wouldn't be conclusive. But what are you saying? That you agree with BobP many people bet the same number that hit the night before? Since there were 6 pre-tests conducted before the second drawing, then someone would have to pick the 7th drawing, not the next one. Most people aren't even aware of the pre-tests. As I previously wrote, since this is very rare and the top pri
Aug 25, 2008, 11:44 am - justxploring - Lottery News

Wisconsin couple win in lottery -- again!Reply
If I could find a total of 7 numbers (hence 21 combinations) and knew for a fact three numbers will be drawn, I would only run all 21 combinations thru one store, and then drive to another store for my second purchase. And so on. First and foremost, I would not wish to draw attention to myself as having a formula that consistantly won. Once word got out, I don't think my life would be worth a Zimbabwe dollar. This couple made a huge mistake. I can see it now. Some convict, about to get ou
Aug 24, 2008, 12:58 pm - GASMETERGUY - Lottery News