*A Washington, D.C. resident is taking authorized motion in opposition to Powerball and the D.C. Lottery for failing to honor a $340 million prize final yr.
John Cheeks claims his numbers matched these on the D.C. Lottery’s web site. Lottery officers, nevertheless, denied his prize after claiming the numbers on the web site have been faulty, NBC Information studies.
Cheeks bought the Powerball ticket on Jan. 6, 2023, for the Jan. 7 drawing. When he checked his numbers on Jan. 8, he was shocked to see they matched.
“I obtained a bit of excited, however I didn’t shout, I didn’t scream,” Cheeks mentioned. “I simply politely known as a buddy. I took an image as he beneficial, and that was it. I went to sleep.”
Sadly for Cheeks, the numbers displayed on the D.C. Lottery web site didn’t match those drawn within the Powerball lottery on January seventh.
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In accordance with his lawsuit, Cheeks’ numbers have been seen on the D.C. Lottery web site for 3 days, together with the $340 million Powerball prize. He was in the end knowledgeable that lottery contractor Taoti Enterprises by chance posted the mistaken numbers.
Right here’s extra from NBC Information:
In his lawsuit, Cheeks says when he tried to redeem the ticket at a licensed retailer, the prize was denied. On the D.C. Workplace of Lottery and Gaming prize middle, Cheeks says he obtained one other denial. He says he additionally obtained a request from a claims staffer.
“’Hey, this ticket is not any good. Simply throw it within the trash can,’” Cheeks mentioned. “And I gave him a stern look. I mentioned, ‘Within the trash can?’ ‘Oh yeah, simply throw it away. You’re not gonna receives a commission. There’s a trash can proper there.’”
As an alternative of discarding the ticket, Cheeks contacted a lawyer.
“They’ve mentioned that considered one of their contractors made a mistake,” mentioned Cheeks’ legal professional, Richard Evans. “I haven’t seen the proof to help that but.”
“Even when a mistake was made, the query turns into: What do you do about that?” he mentioned. “There’s a precedent for this, the same case that occurred in Iowa, the place a mistake was admitted to by a contractor they usually paid the winnings out.”
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