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MegaMillions ticket reprint fraud by a store associate?Reply
Lottery ticket machines are something I never use. That's mostly because they don't give change. I do my best to avoid them. On the rare occasions that I have I had some sort of problem that required me to abandon a machine with a couple of bucks of my money in it to find an employee (very nearby, at least) to unjam it, and a machine at a Sheetz that couldn't do what I wanted after putting money into it. That one at least gave me a ticket good for a refund from a clerk. OTOH, I did have suc
Dec 30, 2024, 7:54 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

MegaMillions ticket reprint fraud by a store associate?Reply
I'm in Florida. I've no idea if Florida Lottery software has reprint functionality included in it or not. This is the first time I've ever heard of such a thing, but I can see why it might be necessary and potentially have a positive use(s). I might ask a few clerks here in Florida if they've ever heard of it, or maybe I'll just send an email to The Florida Lottery and ask them if they have reprint functionality in the software. (I might even do both!) I'm also wondering if the ability to re
Dec 29, 2024, 4:04 am - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

Calif. Lottery Daily Derby software glitch created faulty 'Quick Pick' tickets, possibly for yearsNews Story
Lottery announces game promotion to account for error Error only happened under certain conditions By Kate Northrop The California Lottery's Daily Derby game was affected by a software glitch that could potentially limit the number of possible combinations a player could receive on their ticket, if their plays were purchased in specific ways. Following the discovery of a software error in the Daily Derby game, the California Lottery announced a compensatory promotion that will in
Jul 16, 2024, 7:55 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Once homeless, now a lottery winner: Colorado man gets his $1 million comebackReply
It's nice to see the Colorado Lottery in the news. I've played the 200X game a few times. One time I won $50. He's been playing scratch-off games on and off for a few years, he told the Colorado Lottery, but only when he could afford to . Jonathan will usually stick to the $5 games, recalling that the largest amount he'd ever won was $20. ... I was having a tough sales day , and it actually paid off, Jonathan recalled. My reaction was total disbelief. Those are oppos
Mar 10, 2026, 9:58 am - Tucker Black - Lottery News

Instant winning game add-ons
Several states added instant win games to a regular on line game. In Kentucky it's on Cash Ball 225. The regular game is a $1 a line 4/35 + 1/25 and for an extra buck we can play EZ Match. Players must match one or more of the four numbers and/or the bonus number and win the corresponding prize. Prizes are $1 to $500 and a possible $2500 win. The machine plays a tune when the ticket has an instant winner. About three weeks ago at the store where I regularly play, a different clerk was behind
Sep 7, 2024, 8:16 pm - Stack47 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Frustrating lottery vending machine error helps Illinois man win $9.2 million jackpotNews Story
Winner laughs at how angry he was over broken machine By Kate Northrop An Illinois man won a $9.2 million Lotto jackpot after a lottery vending machine error prevented him from playing his intended game. A lottery vending machine error helped an Illinois resident win a $9.2 million jackpot in a Lotto drawing, a game he hadn't originally intended to play. An anonymous Illinois man, using the nickname Lucky Lotto Winner, recounted the frustrating experience that eventually led to h
Oct 22, 2024, 8:41 am - Todd - Lottery News

MegaMillions ticket reprint fraud by a store associate?Reply
Totally guessing at how lottery reality works, but it makes an awful lot of sense to be able to reprint tickets within some short window in case there's any kind of problem. You'd hope the machine knows if it's out of paper, but knowing that a ticket is illegible is a much bigger ask. Whatever causes a problem with the original ticket, the obvious solution would be an ability to reprint recent tickets. Slapping a great big R on it would be an easy way to identify the ticket as a reprint without
Dec 27, 2024, 9:39 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

PowerballReply
Someone left their quick pick in the ticket vending machine and you took the ticket? Or you looked at a quick pick left in the vending machine and then bought your own ticket playing the same numbers as the quick pick?
Sep 17, 2024, 11:26 pm - cottoneyedjoe - Jackpot Games Forum

NY Dream TeamReply
Got me a free ticket with a ticket found in the scratch off machine where I play; got 13 and 27 out of Take5 this evening
Apr 1, 2026, 11:25 pm - LivingLegacy768 - Pick 3 Forum

NY Dream TeamReply
someone left this take 5 ticket in the hopper of a scratch off machine this morning WOW a free ticket
Mar 3, 2026, 2:56 pm - Rockwin$ - Pick 3 Forum