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UnfairRepresent 02/21/24 5:18:09 PM #1:	A Washington DC man who thought he won a jackpot worth $340m (270m) has sued Powerball and the DC Lottery, who claim they published his numbers by mistake. John Cheeks said he felt "numb" when he first saw Powerball's winning numbers matched his ticket in January 2023. But when Mr Cheeks presented his ticket to the Office of Lottery and Gaming (OLG), his claim was denied. "One of the claims agents told me my ticket was no good, just to throw it in the trash can," he told the BBC. Instead, Mr Cheeks held on to that ticket and found a lawyer. He is now suing the lottery for damages, in the amount of the Powerball jackpot, plus the interest he would have earned on it per day - totalling $340m. According to court documents, Powerball and a lottery contractor, the DC-based Taoti Enterprises, claim the confusion arose from a technical error. In a court filing, a Taoti employee said that on 6 January 2023 - the day Mr Cheeks bought his ticket - a quality assurance team was running tests on the website. On that day, a set of test Powerball numbers, which matched Mr Cheeks' numbers - was posted on the website "accidentally", according to court documents. Those numbers remained online for three days, until 9 January. The numbers online did not match the numbers that were drawn at the last lottery draw, according to the Taoti employee. Neither Powerball or Taoti responded to the BBC's request for comment. Mr Cheeks is now suing on eight separate counts, including breach of contract, negligence, infliction of emotional distress. and fraud. Mr Cheeks' lawyer, Richard Evans, said in court documents that because the winning numbers matched Mr Cheeks' numbers, he is entitled to the "entire jackpot". Otherwise, Mr Evans said, Mr Cheeks is entitled to damages for the "gross negligence" of the lottery in posting erroneous lottery numbers. "This lawsuit raises critical questions about the integrity and accountability of lottery operations and the safeguards - or lack thereof - against the type of errors that Powerball and the DC Lottery contend occurred in this case," Mr Evans told the BBC in a statement. "This is not merely about numbers on a website; it's about the reliability of institutions that promise life-changing opportunities, while heavily profiting in the process," he said. Mr Cheeks told the BBC he is hopeful. "I know the justice system will prevail," he said, adding that the lottery winnings would have been life-changing for him and his family. If he wins, he plans to open a home trust bank, meant to assist aspiring home owners. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for 23 February. The odds of Mr Cheeks, or anyone, winning the jackpot are exceedingly rare, about one in 292.2 million. In comparison, the odds of being struck by lightning over the next year is 1 in 1.22 million, according to the US National Weather Service. Full Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68343150 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/a9eb86f7.jpg What would you do if you thought you won the lottery and then it turned out you didn't? --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! http://i.imgur.com/yPw05Ob.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:978967419] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>A Washington DC man who thought he won a jackpot worth $340m (270m) has sued Powerball and the DC Lottery, who claim they published his numbers by mistake.John Cheeks said he felt "numb" when he first saw Powerball's winning numbers matched his ticket in January 2023.But when Mr Cheeks presented his ticket to the Office of Lottery and Gaming (OLG), his claim was denied."One of the claims agents told me my ticket was no good, just to throw it in the trash can," he told the BBC.Instead, Mr Cheeks held on to that ticket and found a lawyer.He is now suing the lottery for damages, in the amount of the Powerball jackpot, plus the interest he would have earned on it per day - totalling $340m.According to court documents, Powerball and a lottery contractor, the DC-based Taoti Enterprises, claim the confusion arose from a technical error.In a court filing, a Taoti employee said that on 6 January 2023 - the day Mr Cheeks bought his ticket - a quality assurance team was running tests on the website.On that day, a set of test Powerball numbers, which matched Mr Cheeks' numbers - was posted on the website "accidentally", according to court documents. Those numbers remained online for three days, until 9 January.The numbers online did not match the numbers that were drawn at the last lottery draw, according to the Taoti employee.Neither Powerball or Taoti responded to the BBC's request for comment.Mr Cheeks is now suing on eight separate counts, including breach of contract, negligence, infliction of emotional distress. and fraud.Mr Cheeks' lawyer, Richard Evans, said in court documents that because the winning numbers matched Mr Cheeks' numbers, he is entitled to the "entire jackpot". Otherwise, Mr Evans said, Mr Cheeks is entitled to damages for the "gross negligence" of the lottery in posting erroneous lottery numbers."This lawsuit raises critical questions about the integrity and accountability of lottery operations and the safeguards - or lack thereof - against the type of errors that Powerball and the DC Lottery contend occurred in this case," Mr Evans told the BBC in a statement."This is not merely about numbers on a website; it's about the reliability of institutions that promise life-changing opportunities, while heavily profiting in the process," he said.Mr Cheeks told the BBC he is hopeful. "I know the justice system will prevail," he said, adding that the lottery winnings would have been life-changing for him and his family.If he wins, he plans to open a home trust bank, meant to assist aspiring home owners.The next hearing in the case is scheduled for 23 February.The odds of Mr Cheeks, or anyone, winning the jackpot are exceedingly rare, about one in 292.2 million. In comparison, the odds of being struck by lightning over the next year is 1 in 1.22 million, according to the US National Weather Service.Full Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68343150https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/a9eb86f7.jpgWhat would you do if you thought you won the lottery and then it turned out you didn't? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarbyIsBack 02/21/24 5:18:39 PM #2:	@Error1355 not cool bro. --- The Bagel made me do it. I am the master of dead memes <cite>MarbyIsBack posted [p:978967432] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>@Error1355 not cool bro. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 02/21/24 5:18:42 PM #3:	@Error1355 absolutely devious --- https://i.imgur.com/TGkNCva.gif https://i.imgur.com/8mWCvA4.gif <cite>FL81 posted [p:978967433] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>@Error1355 absolutely devious </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonBoobs 02/21/24 5:18:59 PM #4:	Way to go Error1355 --- https://imgur.com/aMaI3hj https://imgur.com/7PsdJNc https://imgur.com/eK8vZVn https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG https://imgur.com/nQGM5cZ <cite>NeonBoobs posted [p:978967441] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>Way to go Error1355 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 02/21/24 5:19:33 PM #5:	Hope he wins --- See profile pic <cite>Irony posted [p:978967454] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>Hope he wins </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TomClark 02/21/24 5:19:48 PM #6:	@Error1355 you can't keep getting away with this. --- http://i.imgur.com/6eF0W.gif <cite>TomClark posted [p:978967461] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>@Error1355 you can't keep getting away with this. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
action52 02/21/24 5:20:23 PM #7:	Getting the whole jackpot would be excessive, but the guy definitely deserves something. --- "It's tootsin' time." Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie, 1982 <cite>action52 posted [p:978967476] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>Getting the whole jackpot would be excessive, but the guy definitely deserves something. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hereforemnant 02/21/24 5:21:27 PM #8:	I think he has a case to be honest, only because leaving up the wrong numbers for 3 days is so egregious an error that it's not as if they could argue it was an error that lasted 5 minutes or something & was over before & after refreshing a page a few times. He did what he was supposed to do, but I'm not a lawyer lol --- 3DS Friend Code: FC: 0318-7199-1150 <cite>hereforemnant posted [p:978967504] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>I think he has a case to be honest, only because leaving up the wrong numbers for 3 days is so egregious an error that it's not as if they could argue it was an error that lasted 5 minutes or something & was over before & after refreshing a page a few times. He did what he was supposed to do, but I'm not a lawyer lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Heineken14 02/21/24 5:22:05 PM #9:	I hope he ends up clappin them cheeks and gets his money! --- Rage is a hell of an anesthetic. <cite>Heineken14 posted [p:978967519] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>I hope he ends up clappin them cheeks and gets his money! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Enclave 02/21/24 5:22:38 PM #10:	First @Error1355 does this and then he goes and puts GameFAQs in Read Only mode, just unbelievable what he gets away with. --- The commercial says that Church isn't for perfect people, I guess that's why I'm an atheist. <cite>Enclave posted [p:978967537] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>First @Error1355 does this and then he goes and puts GameFAQs in Read Only mode, just unbelievable what he gets away with. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KFHEWUI 02/21/24 5:22:53 PM #11:	More blood on Error's hands... --- R.I.P. SaikyoMog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-seAIeu3Og "You know, there are certain flaws in this film," Tom Servo <cite>KFHEWUI posted [p:978967543] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>More blood on Error's hands... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ClayGuida 02/21/24 5:25:14 PM #12:	Wait, so his numbers weren't the winning numbers? His numbers matched a test set of numbers, but not the actual ones, if that's the case then he's not really entitled to anything. --- lolAmerica <cite>ClayGuida posted [p:978967592] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>Wait, so his numbers weren't the winning numbers? His numbers matched a test set of numbers, but not the actual ones, if that's the case then he's not really entitled to anything. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Strider102 02/21/24 5:25:41 PM #13:	Beep bep --- "I dreamt I was a moron." <cite>Strider102 posted [p:978967606] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>Beep bep </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Simon_Gruber 02/21/24 5:26:01 PM #14:	My company has a test website that only employees and IT can see and access to test new things out. How does this lottery company not have something similar? <cite>Simon_Gruber posted [p:978967611] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>My company has a test website that only employees and IT can see and access to test new things out. How does this lottery company not have something similar?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xenogears15 02/21/24 5:26:48 PM #15:	I think he's got a case. --- This rant was brought to you by your local random thinker. I'm as Canadian as Wayne Gretzky crashing a snowmobile into a moose. - JIC X <cite>Xenogears15 posted [p:978967630] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>I think he's got a case. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 02/21/24 5:27:34 PM #16:	ClayGuida posted... Wait, so his numbers weren't the winning numbers? His numbers matched a test set of numbers, but not the actual ones, if that's the case then he's not really entitled to anything. Yes but the "test set" of numbers was put up on the lottery website as the winning numbers --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! http://i.imgur.com/yPw05Ob.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:978967639] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>ClayGuida posted... </cite><quote>Wait, so his numbers weren't the winning numbers? His numbers matched a test set of numbers, but not the actual ones, if that's the case then he's not really entitled to anything.</quote>Yes but the "test set" of numbers was put up on the lottery website as the winning numbers </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Compsognathus 02/21/24 5:28:01 PM #17:	I'm going to assume that there is fine print on a lotto ticket that basically nullifies any chance of this lawsuit working. --- 1 line break(s), 160 characters allowed <cite>Compsognathus posted [p:978967651] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>I'm going to assume that there is fine print on a lotto ticket that basically nullifies any chance of this lawsuit working. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mad-Dogg 02/21/24 5:28:44 PM #18:	Mr. Cheeks. God damn what a name. --- GTag:MadDogg730 PSN:lMadDogg NNID:xMadDoggx NS friend code:5313-0564-0819 Go buy cyber shadow like right now. <cite>Mad-Dogg posted [p:978967665] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>Mr. Cheeks. God damn what a name. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raikuro 02/21/24 5:29:26 PM #19:	You would think putting up false numbers on a jackpot for millions for multiple days would warrant some kind of punitive fee regardless of if anyone picked those numbers. <cite>Raikuro posted [p:978967685] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>You would think putting up false numbers on a jackpot for millions for multiple days would warrant some kind of punitive fee regardless of if anyone picked those numbers.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 02/21/24 5:30:17 PM #20:	Mad-Dogg posted... Mr. Cheeks. God damn what a name. I think that was a character in Ultimate Muscle --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! http://i.imgur.com/yPw05Ob.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:978967706] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>Mad-Dogg posted... </cite><quote>Mr. Cheeks. God damn what a name.</quote>I think that was a character in Ultimate Muscle </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CSCA33 02/21/24 5:30:45 PM #21:	Breach of contract time to pay out some lotto $$ --- [click here] pronouns incoming SHE HAS PRONOUNS!>(She/Her)<CHECK OUT my PRONOUNS <cite>CSCA33 posted [p:978967718] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>Breach of contracttime to pay out some lotto $$ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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mach25687 02/21/24 5:34:02 PM #23:	MarbyIsBack posted... @Error1355 not cool bro. --- Best damn game about Ninja http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/ninjagolf/ninjagolf-flashgame.php <cite>mach25687 posted [p:978967786] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>MarbyIsBack posted... </cite><quote>@Error1355 not cool bro.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NoxObscuras 02/21/24 5:35:00 PM #24:	Yeah that's a pretty big error to not catch for 3 whole days. I'd be pissed if I thought I won and they were like sorry you get nothing --- Steam/Xbox/PSN = NoxObscuras Z490 \| i9-10900K \| EVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra \| 32GB DDR4 3600 \| 4TB SSD <cite>NoxObscuras posted [p:978967801] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>Yeah that's a pretty big error to not catch for 3 whole days. I'd be pissed if I thought I won and they were like sorry you get nothing </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CSCA33 02/21/24 5:35:23 PM #25:	I wonder if the scanners they have at the store would also say the ticket was a winner at the time --- [click here] pronouns incoming SHE HAS PRONOUNS!>(She/Her)<CHECK OUT my PRONOUNS <cite>CSCA33 posted [p:978967809] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>I wonder if the scanners they have at the store would also say the ticket was a winner at the time </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bass 02/21/24 5:37:49 PM #26:	Give the man some money. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Bass posted [p:978967850] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>Give the man some money. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ClayGuida 02/21/24 5:38:40 PM #27:	UnfairRepresent posted... Yes but the "test set" of numbers was put up on the lottery website as the winning numbers Yes, but they actually run a real lottery where the real numbers are decided. Just because they published the wrong numbers doesn't change what the real numbers were. --- lolAmerica <cite>ClayGuida posted [p:978967863] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted... </cite><quote>Yes but the "test set" of numbers was put up on the lottery website as the winning numbers</quote>Yes, but they actually run a real lottery where the real numbers are decided. Just because they published the wrong numbers doesn't change what the real numbers were. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CSCA33 02/21/24 5:40:45 PM #28:	They should be more careful who they put in charge of displaying winning numbers for jackpots worth hundreds of millions of dollars on their official website --- [click here] pronouns incoming SHE HAS PRONOUNS!>(She/Her)<CHECK OUT my PRONOUNS <cite>CSCA33 posted [p:978967907] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>They should be more careful who they put in charge of displaying winning numbers for jackpots worth hundreds of millions of dollars on their official website </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
action52 02/21/24 5:41:04 PM #29:	ClayGuida posted... Yes, but they actually run a real lottery where the real numbers are decided. Just because they published the wrong numbers doesn't change what the real numbers were. Well like I said, he's obviously not entitled to the full jackpot but I think he should get something for the error. --- "It's tootsin' time." Dustin Hoffman, Tootsie, 1982 <cite>action52 posted [p:978967911] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>ClayGuida posted... </cite><quote>Yes, but they actually run a real lottery where the real numbers are decided. Just because they published the wrong numbers doesn't change what the real numbers were.</quote>Well like I said, he's obviously not entitled to the full jackpot but I think he should get something for the error. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Phoro 02/21/24 5:41:41 PM #30:	That's so fucked. I hope they break him off a piece for his trouble. --- *It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.* - George Carlin <cite>Phoro posted [p:978967927] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>That's so fucked. I hope they break him off a piece for his trouble. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CSCA33 02/21/24 5:43:21 PM #31:	action52 posted... Well like I said, he's obviously not entitled to the full jackpot but I think he should get something for the error. I guess a judge will decide how much he is entitled to, the lawsuit is requesting the full amount --- [click here] pronouns incoming SHE HAS PRONOUNS!>(She/Her)<CHECK OUT my PRONOUNS <cite>CSCA33 posted [p:978967961] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>action52 posted... </cite><quote>Well like I said, he's obviously not entitled to the full jackpot but I think he should get something for the error.</quote>I guess a judge will decide how much he is entitled to, the lawsuit is requesting the full amount </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raikuro 02/21/24 5:43:27 PM #32:	ClayGuida posted... Yes, but they actually run a real lottery where the real numbers are decided. Just because they published the wrong numbers doesn't change what the real numbers were. Does anyone watch the lotto live though? What if someone with the real winning numbers saw the fake ones and thought they lost and not bother to check again. Hence my point that putting up fake numbers at all for multiple days should be considered a massive breach of trust and highly illegal. <cite>Raikuro posted [p:978967966] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>ClayGuida posted... </cite><quote>Yes, but they actually run a real lottery where the real numbers are decided. Just because they published the wrong numbers doesn't change what the real numbers were.</quote>Does anyone watch the lotto live though? What if someone with the real winning numbers saw the fake ones and thought they lost and not bother to check again. Hence my point that putting up fake numbers at all for multiple days should be considered a massive breach of trust and highly illegal.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlCalavicci 02/21/24 5:49:24 PM #33:	Yeah, I hope this guy gets something. --- Sent from my AI Chatbot <cite>AlCalavicci posted [p:978968071] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, I hope this guy gets something. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12 02/21/24 5:52:40 PM #34:	action52 posted... Getting the whole jackpot would be excessive, but the guy definitely deserves something. Not excessive in the least. He was told by an official source of information that he won. That means he should win. If they're able to make mistakes of that magnitude, maybe they shouldn't be playing with people's money that way. --- (He/Him) I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. <cite>Gobstoppers12 posted [p:978968131] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>action52 posted... </cite><quote>Getting the whole jackpot would be excessive, but the guy definitely deserves something.</quote>Not excessive in the least. He was told by an official source of information that he won. That means he should win. If they're able to make mistakes of that magnitude, maybe they shouldn't be playing with people's money that way. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bass_X0 02/21/24 5:53:04 PM #35:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/3/36d1dcf6.png --- "Well, it's not a bad game. It's made by Capcom, so how could it?" ~ AVGN <cite>Bass_X0 posted [p:978968140] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/3/36d1dcf6.png </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ClayGuida 02/21/24 5:54:59 PM #36:	Raikuro posted... Does anyone watch the lotto live though? What if someone with the real winning numbers saw the fake ones and thought they lost and not bother to check again. Hence my point that putting up fake numbers at all for multiple days should be considered a massive breach of trust and highly illegal. It's not about watching it live, there's still a live drawing. If you bet on the Nets to win a basketball game and they lose, but ESPN says they won, you're not collecting any winnings due to a website error. The website doesn't decide the lottery numbers, the actual drawing does. --- lolAmerica <cite>ClayGuida posted [p:978968177] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>Raikuro posted... </cite><quote>Does anyone watch the lotto live though? What if someone with the real winning numbers saw the fake ones and thought they lost and not bother to check again. Hence my point that putting up fake numbers at all for multiple days should be considered a massive breach of trust and highly illegal.</quote>It's not about watching it live, there's still a live drawing. If you bet on the Nets to win a basketball game and they lose, but ESPN says they won, you're not collecting any winnings due to a website error. The website doesn't decide the lottery numbers, the actual drawing does. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Error1355 02/21/24 5:57:08 PM #37:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/f/fe19127e.png --- I'm a long, long way from giving up Call me old-fashioned, call me a fool <cite>Error1355 posted [p:978968224] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/f/fe19127e.png </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ClayGuida 02/21/24 5:57:09 PM #38:	action52 posted... Well like I said, he's obviously not entitled to the full jackpot but I think he should get something for the error. I disagree though, because the error didn't affect anything, but his excitement. It was the wrong numbers. The real ones are readily available to see. I doubt this amounts to anything, because it's not as if they drew his numbers then did a redraw because of something. If he had actually won, then they disallowed those numbers, I'd 100% be on his side, but this was literally just incorrect numbers being entered. Saying he deserves something insinuates that there's not actual winning numbers that were drawn. --- lolAmerica <cite>ClayGuida posted [p:978968226] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>action52 posted... </cite><quote>Well like I said, he's obviously not entitled to the full jackpot but I think he should get something for the error.</quote>I disagree though, because the error didn't affect anything, but his excitement. It was the wrong numbers. The real ones are readily available to see. I doubt this amounts to anything, because it's not as if they drew his numbers then did a redraw because of something. If he had actually won, then they disallowed those numbers, I'd 100% be on his side, but this was literally just incorrect numbers being entered. Saying he deserves something insinuates that there's not actual winning numbers that were drawn. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CrimsonGear80 02/21/24 5:59:31 PM #39:	^there he is, Officers. --- PSN: ArsenalGear, NNID: CrimsonG80, XB GT: CrimsonG80 Last game(s) finished: Like a Dragon Gaiden (PS5), Silent Hill: The Short Message (PS5) <cite>CrimsonGear80 posted [p:978968267] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>^there he is, Officers. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CSCA33 02/21/24 6:00:25 PM #40:	ClayGuida posted... It's not about watching it live, there's still a live drawing. If you bet on the Nets to win a basketball game and they lose, but ESPN says they won, you're not collecting any winnings due to a website error. The website doesn't decide the lottery numbers, the actual drawing does. ESPN is not the official website of the NBA --- [click here] pronouns incoming SHE HAS PRONOUNS!>(She/Her)<CHECK OUT my PRONOUNS <cite>CSCA33 posted [p:978968284] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>ClayGuida posted... </cite><quote>It's not about watching it live, there's still a live drawing. If you bet on the Nets to win a basketball game and they lose, but ESPN says they won, you're not collecting any winnings due to a website error. The website doesn't decide the lottery numbers, the actual drawing does.</quote>ESPN is not the official website of the NBA </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raikuro 02/21/24 6:01:29 PM #41:	Not having any repercussions for putting up fake numbers means the lotto could just choose a set of numbers nobody picked, put them up in "error" and hope someone that did get the winning numbers gets duped into believing they lost. Is that something the lotto should be allowed to do? <cite>Raikuro posted [p:978968302] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>Not having any repercussions for putting up fake numbers means the lotto could just choose a set of numbers nobody picked, put them up in "error" and hope someone that did get the winning numbers gets duped into believing they lost. Is that something the lotto should be allowed to do?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlCalavicci 02/21/24 6:03:56 PM #42:	ClayGuida posted... I disagree though, because the error didn't affect anything, but his excitement. It was the wrong numbers. The real ones are readily available to see. I doubt this amounts to anything, because it's not as if they drew his numbers then did a redraw because of something. If he had actually won, then they disallowed those numbers, I'd 100% be on his side, but this was literally just incorrect numbers being entered. Saying he deserves something insinuates that there's not actual winning numbers that were drawn. The error also affects public trust in the lottery institutions. --- Sent from my AI Chatbot <cite>AlCalavicci posted [p:978968343] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>ClayGuida posted... </cite><quote>I disagree though, because the error didn't affect anything, but his excitement. It was the wrong numbers. The real ones are readily available to see. I doubt this amounts to anything, because it's not as if they drew his numbers then did a redraw because of something. If he had actually won, then they disallowed those numbers, I'd 100% be on his side, but this was literally just incorrect numbers being entered. Saying he deserves something insinuates that there's not actual winning numbers that were drawn.</quote>The error also affects public trust in the lottery institutions. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ClayGuida 02/21/24 6:05:27 PM #43:	CSCA33 posted... ESPN is not the official website of the NBA His numbers weren't the correct ones. They weren't drawn. I'm unsure how this is complicated for people to understand. There's a literal winning set of numbers. Just because a website says something doesn't make it real, hence the ESPN comparison. Replace that with Caesars booking, or MGM booking, it's the same point. If the Nets didn't win the game, a website saying they did doesn't change the factual outcome that they lost. --- lolAmerica <cite>ClayGuida posted [p:978968371] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>CSCA33 posted... </cite><quote>ESPN is not the official website of the NBA</quote>His numbers weren't the correct ones. They weren't drawn. I'm unsure how this is complicated for people to understand. There's a literal winning set of numbers. Just because a website says something doesn't make it real, hence the ESPN comparison. Replace that with Caesars booking, or MGM booking, it's the same point. If the Nets didn't win the game, a website saying they did doesn't change the factual outcome that they lost. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12 02/21/24 6:06:50 PM #44:	I feel like there should be six layers of vetting before any winning numbers are published. If they can publish a list of numbers as winners, then "take it back as an error," then that erodes the trust in the system and makes it all feel that much more like a scam, or a rigged system. If you see numbers posted as winning numbers on the official site, then you should be entitled to the winnings. Maybe that will prevent them from making a ridiculously careless mistake like that again in the future. --- (He/Him) I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. <cite>Gobstoppers12 posted [p:978968399] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>I feel like there should be six layers of vetting before any winning numbers are published. If they can publish a list of numbers as winners, then "take it back as an error," then that erodes the trust in the system and makes it all feel that much more like a scam, or a rigged system. If you see numbers posted as winning numbers on the official site, then you should be entitled to the winnings.Maybe that will prevent them from making a ridiculously careless mistake like that again in the future. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CSCA33 02/21/24 6:08:19 PM #45:	ClayGuida posted... His numbers weren't the correct ones. They weren't drawn. I'm unsure how this is complicated for people to understand. There's a literal winning set of numbers. Just because a website says something doesn't make it real, hence the ESPN comparison. Replace that with Caesars booking, or MGM booking, it's the same point. If the Nets didn't win the game, a website saying they did doesn't change the factual outcome that they lost. The lottery draws the numbers, and the lottery said his numbers were the winning numbers. Were those the numbers on the balls that dropped? No, but that's not what the lottery said for three days because the third party company they hired accidentally published test numbers. --- [click here] pronouns incoming SHE HAS PRONOUNS!>(She/Her)<CHECK OUT my PRONOUNS <cite>CSCA33 posted [p:978968425] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>ClayGuida posted... </cite><quote>His numbers weren't the correct ones. They weren't drawn. I'm unsure how this is complicated for people to understand. There's a literal winning set of numbers. Just because a website says something doesn't make it real, hence the ESPN comparison. Replace that with Caesars booking, or MGM booking, it's the same point. If the Nets didn't win the game, a website saying they did doesn't change the factual outcome that they lost.</quote>The lottery draws the numbers, and the lottery said his numbers were the winning numbers. Were those the numbers on the balls that dropped? No, but that's not what the lottery said for three days because the third party company they hired accidentally published test numbers. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ClayGuida 02/21/24 6:09:33 PM #46:	Raikuro posted... Not having any repercussions for putting up fake numbers means the lotto could just choose a set of numbers nobody picked, put them up in "error" and hope someone that did get the winning numbers gets duped into believing they lost. Is that something the lotto should be allowed to do? AlCalavicci posted... The error also affects public trust in the lottery institutions. Other sources have the actual numbers, not just a website. You guys are getting caught up on this nonsense and it's honestly infuriatingly stupid. He could have gone in and checked his numbers at any lotto seller and it would have denied he won, because he didn't have the right set of numbers, because the real set was something entirely different. His feelings on the matter are completely irrelevant. It absolutely sucks that he for a brief moment thought he won the lottery, but the facts remain that he simply did not. This isn't even a bank error in his favor, it's simply him reading a group of numbers online, despite the real numbers being published in a newspaper, likely displayed at every gas station or grocery store in the area and wherever else they likely list this. Hell, they can even pinpoint what gas station sold what numbers, and even that wouldn't signify him winning, because he did not win. It sucks for him, but I truly doubt this gets anywhere in court. --- lolAmerica <cite>ClayGuida posted [p:978968456] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>Raikuro posted... </cite><quote>Not having any repercussions for putting up fake numbers means the lotto could just choose a set of numbers nobody picked, put them up in "error" and hope someone that did get the winning numbers gets duped into believing they lost. Is that something the lotto should be allowed to do?</quote>AlCalavicci posted... </cite><quote>The error also affects public trust in the lottery institutions.</quote>Other sources have the actual numbers, not just a website. You guys are getting caught up on this nonsense and it's honestly infuriatingly stupid. He could have gone in and checked his numbers at any lotto seller and it would have denied he won, because he didn't have the right set of numbers, because the real set was something entirely different. His feelings on the matter are completely irrelevant. It absolutely sucks that he for a brief moment thought he won the lottery, but the facts remain that he simply did not. This isn't even a bank error in his favor, it's simply him reading a group of numbers online, despite the real numbers being published in a newspaper, likely displayed at every gas station or grocery store in the area and wherever else they likely list this. Hell, they can even pinpoint what gas station sold what numbers, and even that wouldn't signify him winning, because he did not win. It sucks for him, but I truly doubt this gets anywhere in court. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ClayGuida 02/21/24 6:11:43 PM #47:	CSCA33 posted... The lottery draws the numbers, and the lottery said his numbers were the winning numbers. Were those the numbers on the balls that dropped? No, but that's not what the lottery said for three days because the third party company they hired accidentally published test numbers. ffs that's not what happened. They drew numbers, they had a coding error that listed numbers that did not win accidentally. They didn't change the numbers. They listed a bunch of random numbers that happened to give this man the idea that he had won, despite them not being the actual numbers. In a court filing, a Taoti employee said that on 6 January 2023 - the day Mr Cheeks bought his ticket - a quality assurance team was running tests on the website. On that day, a set of test Powerball numbers, which matched Mr Cheeks' numbers - was posted on the website "accidentally", according to court documents. Those numbers remained online for three days, until 9 January. The numbers online did not match the numbers that were drawn at the last lottery draw, according to the Taoti employee. They didn't just randomly change the numbers because this guy won. You're arguing in favor of there simply being two sets of winning numbers because the random numbers they threw up matched this guys. --- lolAmerica <cite>ClayGuida posted [p:978968492] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>CSCA33 posted... </cite><quote>The lottery draws the numbers, and the lottery said his numbers were the winning numbers. Were those the numbers on the balls that dropped? No, but that's not what the lottery said for three days because the third party company they hired accidentally published test numbers.</quote>ffs that's not what happened. They drew numbers, they had a coding error that listed numbers that did not win accidentally. They didn't change the numbers. They listed a bunch of random numbers that happened to give this man the idea that he had won, despite them not being the actual numbers. <quote>In a court filing, a Taoti employee said that on 6 January 2023 - the day Mr Cheeks bought his ticket - a quality assurance team was running tests on the website.On that day, a set of test Powerball numbers, which matched Mr Cheeks' numbers - was posted on the website "accidentally", according to court documents. Those numbers remained online for three days, until 9 January.The numbers online did not match the numbers that were drawn at the last lottery draw, according to the Taoti employee.</quote>They didn't just randomly change the numbers because this guy won. You're arguing in favor of there simply being two sets of winning numbers because the random numbers they threw up matched this guys. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12 02/21/24 6:13:43 PM #48:	ClayGuida posted... His feelings on the matter are completely irrelevant. In a lot of cases, I would agree with you. But this is the lottery. This is "set for life" money with extremely low odds of winning. If you see your ticket numbers displayed as winners on the official site, that feeling will change your life. To be told later by another source that it was just a mistake and you actually get nothing is a soul crushing prospect. That's extreme emotional distress at the minimum, gross negligence for sure. Even if they manage to weasel their way out of paying him the full amount, they should still pay him at least 100 million. --- (He/Him) I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. <cite>Gobstoppers12 posted [p:978968538] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>ClayGuida posted... </cite><quote>His feelings on the matter are completely irrelevant.</quote>In a lot of cases, I would agree with you. But this is the lottery. This is "set for life" money with extremely low odds of winning. If you see your ticket numbers displayed as winners on the official site, that feeling will change your life. To be told later by another source that it was just a mistake and you actually get nothing is a soul crushing prospect. That's extreme emotional distress at the minimum, gross negligence for sure. Even if they manage to weasel their way out of paying him the full amount, they should still pay him at least 100 million. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CSCA33 02/21/24 6:15:53 PM #49:	ClayGuida posted... ffs that's not what happened. They drew numbers, they had a coding error that listed numbers that did not win accidentally. They didn't change the numbers. They listed a bunch of random numbers that happened to give this man the idea that he had won, despite them not being the actual numbers. They didn't just randomly change the numbers because this guy won. You're arguing in favor of there simply being two sets of winning numbers because the random numbers they threw up matched this guys. I'm well aware of what happened and already read the story before today. --- [click here] pronouns incoming SHE HAS PRONOUNS!>(She/Her)<CHECK OUT my PRONOUNS <cite>CSCA33 posted [p:978968584] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>ClayGuida posted... </cite><quote>ffs that's not what happened. They drew numbers, they had a coding error that listed numbers that did not win accidentally. They didn't change the numbers. They listed a bunch of random numbers that happened to give this man the idea that he had won, despite them not being the actual numbers. They didn't just randomly change the numbers because this guy won. You're arguing in favor of there simply being two sets of winning numbers because the random numbers they threw up matched this guys.</quote>I'm well aware of what happened and already read the story before today. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ClayGuida 02/21/24 6:16:16 PM #50:	Gobstoppers12 posted... In a lot of cases, I would agree with you. But this is the lottery. This is "set for life" money with extremely low odds of winning. If you see your ticket numbers displayed as winners on the official site, that feeling will change your life. To be told later by another source that it was just a mistake and you actually get nothing is a soul crushing prospect. That's extreme emotional distress at the minimum, gross negligence for sure. Even if they manage to weasel their way out of paying him the full amount, they should still pay him at least 100 million. The Trumper who's anti socialism is totally okay with just giving people 100 million 'because'. --- lolAmerica <cite>ClayGuida posted [p:978968590] in Error caus... [t:80702487]...</cite> <quote>Gobstoppers12 posted... </cite><quote>In a lot of cases, I would agree with you. But this is the lottery. This is "set for life" money with extremely low odds of winning. If you see your ticket numbers displayed as winners on the official site, that feeling will change your life. To be told later by another source that it was just a mistake and you actually get nothing is a soul crushing prospect. That's extreme emotional distress at the minimum, gross negligence for sure. Even if they manage to weasel their way out of paying him the full amount, they should still pay him at least 100 million.</quote>The Trumper who's anti socialism is totally okay with just giving people 100 million 'because'. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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