$20,000 scratch off ticket voided due to this error

[@ownthevoid]

If it's THEIR error. They need to pay up.

[@clownwrld7]

No they dont. She never won anything that was 2 tickets not 1.

[@lauralishes1]

She faked it. www.fox5dc.com/news/virginia-lottery-woman-altered-ticket-to-make-it-look-like-a-winner

[@mcninjafull]

Not really. It is like if a slot machine malfunctions at a casino. There are signs at casinos that say something on the lines of "jackpots subject to machine verification. Malfunctions voids all free plays/pays". Same thing applies with scratch offs. The amount shown doesnt mean anything. The barcode matters. Maybe there was a bad batch in manufactoring and more winning tickets came out

[@davideisemann7130]

Before you waste your time scrolling through the comments clink on the link Luara Walker provided ! Thanks Laura

[@tommy28smithsmith52]

Chris H tru tru robbery

[@dbcooper9943]

It's never a mistake when we lose!

[@Peewee1055]

Exactly

[@magus9553]

Ho cooper where you hide the money?

[@barneypotter451]

Great point 💲

[@johnallen78]

If cards were cut wrong how many people won and did not know ?

[@clownwrld7]

U can always check ur ticket. Her ticket had the bar code at the bottom for her actual ticket. (in this case towards the middle) The winning numbers that she saw was for the next ticket. U dont need the full ticket to see if u won.

[@Gaudeamus_TV]

Yes mate, right you are, this is exactly what i thought watching this. How much did they pocket in unclaimed prizes? They must explain this in the court room.

[@doublebread2218]

Rite on..I bought a $5 wild time last year and scratched it off rite in store and bam..100$ winner..give it back to dude to cash in ..he scans it and tells me the ticket is expired..he can only refund my $5..I said bullshit..nothing I could really do but what I bitched about is if i lost on the ticket and noticed it was expired on back would you still have gave my $5 back?? Of course he said yes..I called bullshit and said "why u selling these anyway, u just ripping ppl off..dude said he wouldn't sell anymore. .I went back next day and they're still for sale and I asked for one and women was grabbin it..i said no nevermind and called bullshit again .then got kicked out.

[@clownwrld7]

@@doublebread2218 Wow.. In that case man I would of called lottery commissions or the police. Because they did scam u. I work with lottery and lottery tickets aren't expired if u just been sold one. If a ticket goes out of commission the lottery will come and take that ticket out. Once a lottery goes out of commission u still have 180 days to claim before it expires.

[@doublebread2218]

@@clownwrld7 I was pretty pissed dude..like I said I checked em the next day..got threatened with violence and police call...the store was rite by my old house..I just always went to the nice gas station across street. .but yea thanx for input.

[@rtm457]

THIS EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME HERE IN OHIO, ALTHOUGH NOT THIS LARGE OF AN AMOUNT. I CALLED THE OHIO LOTTERY COMISSION AND THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO WRITE A LETTER AND SEND IT WITH THE TICKET TO THE LOTTERY COMISSION OFFICE. ABOUT 6 WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED THE WINNINGS.

[@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821]

u also forgot ur capslock

[@mascranegra6903]

Only in Ohio

[@Woeisme2]

But I bet it was under that threshold of cashing it in at a retailer

[@mmddhh34]

There is a perforated line in between every ticket, that is clearly not from the same ticket. Give it up people. This is ridiculous

[@mattpresley3773]

Agreed I noticed that also. I think they should give her the money though it’s not her fault and they sold her the ticket that way. They should at least give her the 2$ back

[@Runconna]

Forget the 20k and sue them millions for fraud.

[@lenpage8101]

+Runconna american dollar is rubbish anyway, china is the future.

[@richiejr5714]

+Len Page dude you are rubbish just like you're under developed contry you fucking troll. go move to china where you have to bid on a licence, cant get a decent paying job, and live in a fucking shack with 50 family members. you are just talking out of you're ass because you have no fucking life or friends. USA is the future. not communist china

[@richiejr5714]

+Len Page you like china because they have the same size penis as you... they steal other country's ideas and make knock off cheep shit, paying there people close to nothing for a 15 hour day in there sweat shop..

[@johnlahaniatis5310]

+Len Page I'm not a big fan of American monetary policy and I do think the U.S dollar is in trouble. However, if you don't see that China is on the verge of collapse and civil war then you are high.

[@lenpage8101]

John Lahaniatis your so funny, you got that completely the wrong way round.

[@wagnermencias3735]

same shit the casino's say when you win big. "there was an error with the system"

[@flowersandcandyflowersandc9093]

Look at the ticket it's cut wrong she never won.

[@jasonbowen4923]

Yeah if you win a jackpot on the slots in the casino it is usually a machine error and they don't pay.

[@ErnestoGotti]

@@jasonbowen4923 really? Wow thats crazy

[@TenJ59]

if they're responsible for the machine and it's not working properly that their fault.

[@purpleflametarot39]

The mistake was the machine at the factory that ran them.

[@ghostisalive194]

@@kennyhalsey961 damn, she's a moron. Did she really believe they wouldn't catch on? I mean really lmao. Unreal

[@douglashoward4206]

@@kennyhalsey961 yeah but she didn't cut the ticket in the wrong spot so she's not running a scam .your machine is.

[@kennyhalsey961]

@@douglashoward4206 - First, it is not my "machine and/or dispenser" I don't work retail or anywhere that sells Lottery Tickets anymore. Not for the last few decades anyway. And from going on the follow up report from Fox from the investigation into the matter by the VA Lottery, they claim she admitted to cutting the tickets in the wrong spot and yes... She tried to scam the VA Lottery. The only ones she fooled was CNN because they totally BLOW at doing any research before reporting. They only give the side of the story THEY want to give without possible views of the other side. I've seen people buy multiple tickets and sometimes the whole pack. The reason for the "fine print" is for people like this who think they can "scam" the system... If you don't have the brains to clearly see the dotted lines and know they mark from one ticket to the next, you shouldn't be playing the lotto! And it isn't government funding. It's TAX PAYERS funding. So if you never paid taxes, congratulations on screwing the rest of us over. Otherwise, it is YOU that gets screwed just the same as the rest of us! You should be pissed, not defending her!

[@JackEnHoff247]

Their fault or not, a losing ticket is still a losing ticket regardless.

[@JUGGERNAUT____]

Why the mistake always only goes one way. The mistake always goes in the favor of the house.

[@germanperezelimitador]

They never lose Honey.They make it all for winning as most times as possible.

[@drwisis6996]

allegedly.

[@michaelengleman779]

you can CLEARLY see it was never a winner in any way.the lady knew it wasnt a winner.

[@h5y]

Guy in Canada bought a bunch of tickets that had printing errors, they were all winners, something like $90k. The lottery corp tried the same thing saying they arn't paying. The dude got a lawyer and ended up settling out of court.

[@Craighetfield2024]

Sounds like what wclc will do

[@h5y]

@@Craighetfield2024 it was actually bclc

[@AIWIZARDDT]

yes she should get something out of it, she could use that negligence position in court for something

[@ICEBURGTICKETscratcher]

yes in ontario olg which was scandled plaged for years fought this guy bu covered up fraud and theft from some peopl for years and sewing the one that where the victums

[@masonringbinder684]

Under contract law a good lawyer would be able to retrieve the win from the lottery company and only charge a modest $20k for the work entailed.

[@specialunit0428]

What a kind lawyer!

[@totallyjerd1751]

"Because I don't want to live in a world where you can't even trust your scratch off tickets" Genius, pure genius. He has isolated the direct problem with this planet in one foul swoop.

[@samsara-summermooncomehome5881]

LegendMeadow WOW! That was uncalled for

[@davidveilleux944]

What a sick freak you are.

[@laurenblake1629]

Why is it that there are a small handful of people who have won the lottery multiple times,while the rest of us never seem to ever win? Here is the answer: WinLotteryEasy5.blogspot.de

[@lonewolf4429]

Fell swoop

[@badbadworld00]

what if somone say same thing to u kill ur self what if thay say that then what u gonna say hmmm

[@yaohkhanandaout3292]

I see what happened.....U can see the regular ticket is shorter than the one she bought. When it is scanned it will say no winner because the perforated line doesn't belong to the top portion. It isn't a misprint......It is a cutting error from the machine.

[@peach495]

Yes, it's clearly a mistake. One easily rectified by paying her & making sure it doesn't happen again. 20 grand from a State lottery is a pittance.

[@lauralishes1]

She faked it www.fox5dc.com/news/virginia-lottery-woman-altered-ticket-to-make-it-look-like-a-winner

[@JNFDVclips]

@@lauralishes1 great research!

[@that.ll_do_pig]

@@JNFDVclips except that research doesn't say she faked it. It says that she altered a ticket trying to claim $52. This one with the $20,000 winning was exactly as explained, two tickets cut together in the wrong place.

[@that.ll_do_pig]

@@lauralishes1 The link you shared specifically says that she attempted to fake a winning ticket of $52, not the one that this story is about. That error was exactly as explained here.

[@JNFDVclips]

🤐😴

[@pedrogallegos9545]

THAT'S the LOTTERIES' problem not hers. SHE SHOULD SUE them for the $20,000.00

[@evelyndennis9199]

👍👍

[@johnnyjohn2137]

40000.00 and may more in fees

[@jeremiah1412]

@@johnnyjohn2137 Yeah, start charging interest while they hold the money.

[@lauralishes1]

@@jeremiah1412 She lied. www.fox5dc.com/news/virginia-lottery-woman-altered-ticket-to-make-it-look-like-a-winner

[@mmddhh34]

Idiot... its clearly 2 different tickets

[@scratchadams]

I would file a lawsuit

[@williampatrick5329]

Before the guy showed the ticket was cut off I was on her side, but a blind man can see that shit ain't right.

[@jamin4556]

She's boned

[@commonman80]

+jamin4556 The Machine is supposed to cut the Ticket at The Perforation Line... Not Below or above... However, IF You purchase a Ticket that is cut wrong... You've Still Purchased a Ticket... The Operative word here is TICKET... From Top to Bottom, Left to Right? It's still a (Ticket) That She PURCHASED, that MUST BE HONORED... However, In all fairness... It also depends on what the rules state on The Back of The Ticket... If the rules on The Back of The Ticket are Printed Clearly and INTACT... Then she is a winner according to The Rules printed On The Ticket...

[@drwisis6996]

still not her fault. if they depend on the machine then it's their fault.

[@joelsmith615]

How do we know that "they" did not make the machine do that. If I am going to play a game, ANY GAME, I want a fair chance to win. It's not fair that we pay taxes AND get scammed.

[@TBHundreds]

Joel Smith You guys are all brain dead... she altered the ticket to purposefully win 20,000.. she has done this in the past on several occasions, and she got caught when investigators caught her while investigating this mistake. It’s not the lotteries fault or the machines fault for not cutting it right. Her dumbass really thought she would win by cutting off the tops of the tickets, so it would look like it was the machines fault. She knew they wouldn’t have accepted it, so she went to the news station to get everyone on her side, so they would have to give her the winnings. Good on Virginia lottery for not falling for the bullshit from this cunt. They have machines that scan the tickets and see what she really won. The only thing she won was, class 6 felony charges 😂😂

[@lengxiong3061]

This is the most ridiculous ! Holycrap... everytime a customers wins in lottery or casinos, always malfunctioning and error...this is a RIP-off ! Big time.

[@joebutler253]

How could you not realize the ticket was split in the wrong place? It's obvious you can clearly see the lines where the top of the next ticket starts. Anyone who plays the lottery should realize this instantly

[@sthpac69]

That is not true . You buy those tickets and you never think about if the ticket is cut wrong, you only hope you win.

[@stee4592]

The fight over money brings out the worst in people/friends/family , everyone loses, sad but true.

[@AaronTheBaron89]

Unfortunately the machines do sometimes cut the tickets wrong, I have seen it happen before, at best I would say she can probably get the money she paid for the ticket back and be an angry customer, but I agree it’s not her fault, the store she bought it from needs to make sure the tickets are printing out correctly

[@user-sb9vh4eo9w]

give her her money there still selling the tickets and collecting money on them GIVE HER HER MONEY YOU BUNCH OF CROOKS

[@derekplaytime9531]

Anthony Gardner Investigators determined that she had taped together portions of two different tickets in order to pass them off as a winning entry. Lottery officials are still reviewing the case, but say Newman eventually admitted to trying to forge the ticket. Experts say Newman could face charges for fraudulently making a counterfeit lottery ticket, which is a Class 6 felony.

[@user-sb9vh4eo9w]

@@derekplaytime9531 thanks for that info i guess some people will try anything unbelievable.

[@escanorthelionsinofpride28]

She faked it www.fox5dc.com/news/virginia-lottery-woman-altered-ticket-to-make-it-look-like-a-winner

[@sherylmartin4379]

Not to mention they only put out so many winning tickets and the rest are bogus because they already know what's up, bunch of losers!

[@TBHundreds]

You guys are all brain dead... she altered the ticket to purposefully win 20,000.. she has done this in the past on several occasions, and she got caught when investigators caught her while investigating this mistake. It’s not the lotteries fault or the machines fault for not cutting it right. Her dumbass really thought she would win by cutting off the tops of the tickets, so it would look like it was the machines fault. She knew they wouldn’t have accepted it, so she went to the news station to get everyone on her side, so they would have to give her the winnings. Good on Virginia lottery for not falling for the bullshit from this cunt. They have machines that scan the tickets and see what she really won. The only thing she won was, class 6 felony charges 😂😂

[@hunterplanty2368]

That's false advertising, no matter a machine error or not, if it says your a winner if you get these numbers blah blah blah, she wins or that's illegal, she should win in court if she doesn't get her prize money.

[@biggredd2008]

I can put 2 tickets together and claim a bigger prize.

[@DanielsAfkBrb]

She could've tore it herself if she bought multiple tickets at once...

[@Grant849]

+Josh Gerhards they say it goes toward education, but in NC the schools receive no money from our "education " lottert

[@TriWaZe]

Nah, if you know how lottery machines work. They do not give you tickets connected together. They cut each ticket. They can easily determine if this ticket was bought from a machine and if it was then she couldn't have tampered with it.

[@TriWaZe]

No Im talking about scratch tickets. Even though she did tamper with hers. I'm just trying to prove the fact that in some instances the tickets are sold separate automatically and if that were the case there would have been no way for her to tamper with it. But I digress.

[@TriWaZe]

Ya I'm talking about the vending machines. At least the ones I've used. When a clerk gives you tickets they are usually left together in a "book".

[@kylestoyko9031]

daniel conner the machines are off calibration it has happened to me many times. But I am smart enough to know the difference

[@ExcelHedge]

as bad as it is she clearly bought a ticket that was cut wrong. she's missing part of her actual ticket and has part of someone else's.

[@Taffy84]

+ExcelHedge And who's fault it that? Clearly not hers and she clearly scratched off a $20,000 win too. I say sue for the money.

[@ExcelHedge]

Helmut Grunther Clearly not the lottery's. It the fualt of whatever store she bought the ticket from. Lottery tickets like this are printed on rolls and are cut when purchased. There is plain as day on the ticket the lines where the it should have been cut. Weither the roll was misloaded in a machine at the store or cut by a cashier, I hate to say it but the lady should have paid closer attention. Partial tickets are not winners

[@jameslawson7383]

+Rattus Norvegicus here is the ticket she tried to collect on. It is obviously 2 separate tickets.localtvwtkr.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/lotto4.jpg

[@DKoldies_CEO_Drew_Scumbag]

ExcelHedge So this means there is one less 20k ticket out there which means their ratios of winning 20k on their site is a lie. Hope she sues.

[@MatthewBaran]

51317 that doesn't make even make sense. Rethink what you just said.

[@Clownpeople]

She knows damn well that's two tickets

[@kellyslupe8749]

Couldn't AGREE MORE!!!!!

[@noxnyc23]

If you play enough scratch off couldn't agree more that it was deff separate tickets .. idk how CNN is making this news .. smh

[@robertalcala899]

Wheather she knows or not it's still there mistake PAY UP

[@rexlint2520]

Who cares. They made the mistake not her. They owe her the money

[@lalapuppy44ju]

Shawn Yates thank you, someone else who realizes that while it’s the lottery or machines fault that the ticket was cut differently, anyone who knows a scratch off knows that the fringe seen in the “middle” of this ticket is where you separate tickets, clearly showing 2 tickets. She didn’t win because her ticket, which has a barcode to scan, scanned a loser. If the machine had properly printed that same ticket, she would have lost. At least give her a free ticket or $2 back. Not millions because she doesn’t realize it’s two tickets. Simple mistake which caused no harm

[@JQR76]

She’s mad that the winning number of a totally different ticket didn’t make her ticket a winner? How is this even news?

[@HitlerRants]

Well I guess you could say she has to start from.... SCRATCH again.

[@BKappgames]

AppleJuice No, try again buddy.

[@geezus7833]

Oro the Dinosaur the news reporter used that pun already

[@deborahladydaymoore2905]

lmao dayum

[@Brian211978]

Oro the Dinosaur That leaves me SCRATCHING my head!

[@mannersagner2952]

Why is it that there are a small handful of people who have won the lottery multiple times,while the rest of us never seem to ever win? Here is the answer: HowToWinLottery9.blogspot.com

[@DDDB13]

"I'm sure I want to live in a world where you can't even trust your scratch off tickets anymore"

[@vuelee5313]

Lawyers should be calling her.

[@vinniemascaro6649]

For what...to advise her they are 2 seperate tickets by all lottery standards and that she is an idiiot underachiever?

[@loraineavelar2198]

I one also but the store manager has stated it was a loser lottery company stated that it was a winning ticket for 250.00 and if the ticket clearly shows it had not been tampered with it was to be paid out and the retailer store would be compensated for there mistake.

[@terrypalmer7801]

That doesn't matter, it's already been proven that the courts will make them pay. Which has already happened.

[@jamin4556]

She has no case

[@RockstarFreestyle]

If it was you, you would think otherwise.

[@jamin4556]

+Brian Hernandez Probably....the lottery is ironclad though....on the back of the tickets though it says something to the effect of the lottery isn't liable for misprints...

[@sandrogiambalvo5658]

+jamin4556 technically it is not a misprint. she might have a case.. , anyways. she didn't know if it was a mistake or not. she was lucky that it was cut in a way that made the ticket a winning ticket. that's luck , and that's what playing lottery is all about. luck , she won!! . give her the money!!

[@santiagoqr1]

+Alex Grimal chill bro

[@jeffreyhill4465]

+Alex Grimal spot on fella

[@MiserWiserk]

if you pay close attention she had both the tickets printed on a paper she tore it herself and tried to cheat but didn't win. what I'm upset about is the fact that there's actually an expiration date.

[@skobloodlet]

:25 second mark it clearly shows she had part of a ticket that was next in line below the one she thinks she won on. It could not be any more obvious that she did not have a legit winning ticket.

[@dporter8537]

Push it in every news place in her state sure it will get someone's attention

[@larryscott3982]

How many tickets were sold that were “in error”? How long between inspection of the machines? It’s Lottery commission property, the machine isn’t owned and operated by a contractor.

[@Naters1337]

Just like at casinos when you hit big on slots they literally tell you that you get nothing because the machine malfunctioned.

[@nevelyncleckley7180]

I've heard of that happening, several times and that's just a crock of mess ,greed is all that is ,they get mad at something or someone, then someone hits a jackpot and oh well malfunction. Take it out on the ones that's keeping your door's open ,hell if it weren't for us gambling you wouldn't be open. Think about it the next malfunction you say to the next one you disappointed your Rich off us poor Polk's money and y'all live like Kings and Queens off our money. Us people drive a long way to win money and enjoy ourselves. How bout giving us a break this year and let the malfunction never be again pay up we put our money in your machines. We are all having hard times in this f- - -;ked

[@atticus9907]

Ohhhhhh Nooooo~This will come as a shock I know,but now it turns out she will face fraud charges......and she has tried this exact same thing before. The first time she literally taped two tickets together!

[@WilliamAshleyOnline]

hmm can you post a link to this info..

[@WilliamAshleyOnline]

Here is a link www.fox5dc.com/news/18877282-story

[@Don.Fowler]

the ticket is ripped, it's obviously 2 different tickets. you can see the perforation. sucks, but the machine cut it wrong. it's that simple. it's not a winner, anyone who thinks it is, is out of their mind

[@LongIslandChicka]

If they are able to do this then this is abusive

[@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821]

sue them for double. its their mistake

[@DU0ZA]

where i come from ppl would be getting hurt over this "machine mistake"

[@pirwzy]

I'm sorry but that's obvious error, and she obviously didn't win.

[@geraf33]

0:25 she bought two consecutive scratch cards and cut it below the line to try and claim first prize, she's a fraud.

[@ebonyeyed08ti]

Nice catch, I see that, the card is not a winner.

[@tylercapruto432]

Uh, scan the ticket, if it’s a winner, they should pay, if it’s a loser then it was never meant to be. Simple at that

[@stevejenkins2872]

Get a lawyer and give them 5000 out it

[@chucknorris5141]

I have no problem with this. You can see the cut line . That winning number goes with the next ticket. Moving on!

[@pisceslovelessons6488]

Everyone agreeing with this woman needs to take a hike. Everyone knows with any stratch off that the winning numbers are always at the top of the ticket. And the other ticket clearly was ripped, now whoever has the missing piece to the bottom half should be on the news trying to collect

[@zcsapo2125]

Agreed. Sorry

[@starcenter323]

When they investigated this, they discovered she has attempted stuff like this in her past. For example she admitted to taping winning numbers from one ticket to another in an attempt to pass it as a $52 winner. Clearly she is a con artist who likely tore it herself.

[@lizxu322]

No surprises there. Because this stuff is checked over and over and over again

[@diduseethat_omg8952]

If you've ever bought a lottery ticket before, you know this isn't right. Perforated lines are there for a reason and I think I would of asked for a new ticket before leaving the store lol But that's just me. And. I understand the disappointment, but come on. It was really 2 different tickets. Be it a scam, an error or whatever, you should have known they weren't going to pay. And to talk of suing is just silly. It would never get that far.

[@Snyper20]

Correct, at the most she should get her money back for the cost of the ticket since it was invalid to begin with, but she did not win - hence she shouldn't be able to collect the $20,000. In fact, there is no reason to believe that any tickets from the roll that hers came from won $20,000 and the lottery commission could verify if that is the case. If the roll contained no winners of $20,000 then no one was cheated - but the commission should refund any tickets brought forth that contain the same error. You must allow for them to reimburse you for their mistake before any legal action can be given serious thought... this is just another story of self-entitlement due to emotional distress. E.g. just because someone feels cheated doesn't mean they were. ktla.com/2015/09/09/woman-who-claimed-she-won-20000-from-virginia-lottery-scratcher-could-now-face-fraud-charges/

[@diduseethat_omg8952]

+Czech nicely said

[@patrickvankirk4162]

DidUseeThat_OMG

[@toobadd2802]

I bet you wouldn't be saying that if you bought that ticket!!!!

[@Townie7177]

DidUseeThat_OMG at the top or the ticket it has a number too plus a code that tells if its a winner

[@frankcastle3971]

That's not the lottery's fault it's the fault of the store that put the tickets inside the machine and didn't line it up right to make the perfect cut. This is why all tickets now have those bar scans so they can tell if it's a claimer or not.

[@ryanwaidalowski9221]

That’s BS they need to pay. It’s like I heard people winning off slot machines and the casino saying it’s a computer error which is a great way for people not to go to the casino anymore.

[@miakempster2828]

You can clearly see the line!?

[@twilightsparkle1878]

0:25 look above the winning numbers 11 and 16 lol... line that shows up its taped together

[@Mindraker1]

Good spotting. This should be the #1 post.

[@RolerMane]

on 0:24 you can see she cheated.

[@andycrump4979]

Roler Mane how in UK you can't cheat on a scratchcard like how does someone cheat on scratchcard lol

[@mirandasant3624]

She didn't cheat but its obvious she didn't win lol

[@FinnMiaBelle]

David hunter no your misinterpreting the way it was cut...... the 11 and 16 at the bottom are her winning numbers.... meaning if any of her numbers match the 11 or 16, it means she is a winner..... which clearly she has a 16 smack dab in the middle of the ticket.... the error occurred with the placement of the 2 winning numbers (the 11 and the 16) .... on her ticket, they are on the bottoms, but in a normal ticket they are at the top. What happened was the matching or store ripped off the ticket, inadvertently ripping off her winning numbers that were at the top (they are missing at the top) and so, this woman only had the 2 winning numbers at the bottom to compare too...... this was totally the machines fault here. Essentially, she doesn’t have any winning numbers to scratch, as hers were ripped off with the previous ticket.... basically, the machine was registering the winning numbers to be on the bottom, instead of the top...... so everyone who bought a ticket from this specific roll had this same thing happen..... they were given winning numbers that belonged to the next ticket.

[@iREZARECTEM]

0:55 You can see it's not her fault; she didn't cheat.

[@choosky]

That’s bullshit! They need to pay her that money!!! 😡

[@ghostisalive194]

No, it's the way the machine cut the ticket. It's how the people put them in the machine that work at the store. I had the same thing happen. You can clearly see the winning numbers should be on top.

[@Scratchingforcash]

Yeah, that’s BS, pay the lady!!!

[@willgrove6418]

Clearly two different tickets. Unless this is her first time buying, which I highly highly doubt, she KNOWS it's not a winner. The biggest loser is me for thinking CNN reports and posts newsworthy pieces.

[@yourtherapist3453]

UNLESS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE LOTTO PRINTED A TICKET I HIGHLY HIGHLY DOUBT IT. YOU THINK THEY PLAN ON RETURNING ALL THE MONEY FOR TICKETS SOLD, I HIGHLY HIGHLY DOUGHT IT

[@lojosol]

Even CNN has taken the clickbait route

[@froglaps40]

It sure as heck is far from the first time CNN has done such a thing.

[@cooliipie]

fake news

[@LokiDaElf]

WTF the fuck are idiots talking about? Do you even know what clickbait means? The title clearly explains what the video will be and the video lives up to the title. Clickbait is just the opposite. lojolsol and froglaps40, you're just dumb as all hell.

[@manavgajera4985]

@@charlescarter4608 I also hope that

[@flelite3994]

Sue them for millions instead

[@TralfazConstruction]

This principle extends, somewhat, to 'errors' or 'malfunctions' which deny a slot machine-playing 'winner' their jackpot. My late-fiancée experienced something similar at a brand new casino near our hometown in December of 2006. After winning a modest jackpot that required my sweetheart to be paid by hand the floor manager on duty exclaimed, "No, no, no, no, no!" (five noes, it's stayed in memory) as if this wasn't supposed to happen. Then my fiancée waited for over an hour while the unexplained dispute was ironed out and she received her winnings finally. As a consolation my sweetheart did get a six month pass to the casino's new buffet.

[@scsa1000]

I am sorry but I disagree with this it is a clear misprint on this ticket the numbers were for the next ticket not for the ticket she scratched off. What fool thinks the winning numbers are on the bottom of the ticket especially when you can see the line where you cut the ticket off of the roll before the numbers you scratch off. It is plainly seen that those numbers were for the ticket after her ticket and the winning numbers for her ticket wasn't going to be a 16.

[@claresanger8539]

She taped 2 tickets together, she's a con.

[@JysticeUnique]

if u can see it is cut of at the top not just at the bottom.

[@tjazzmcneil5514]

Should could have thought it was a bonus number section. Not everyone buys tickets frequently enough to know how the ticket should look.

[@isqeu]

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[@mattboland7063]

She has a point. If the ticket was cut in error, it's the lotto's problem, not hers. Now if she admitted to doctoring the ticket, then the point is moot, and she is in the wrong. But if that was the way the ticket was sold....well, if I was in charge, I would give her at least some money out of good faith.

[@oby-1607]

How fast I would be calling a lawyer to say the word "litigation".

[@escanorthelionsinofpride28]

She faked it www.fox5dc.com/news/virginia-lottery-woman-altered-ticket-to-make-it-look-like-a-winner

[@thedevilsadvocate5210]

To get your $20,000 the lawyer will want at least $7,000

[@vinniemascaro6649]

How fast your lawyer would inform you she is an idiot and she is 100% wrong and CNN already got flack for posting this as they were made fun of. Her ticket wasn't a winner. No one held anything back, she just didnt win at all.. REad the report from the lottery when they spoke on it and you will see she is a complete tool

[@GuardianDiancie]

This is why you purchase your ticket at a convenience store. Where an actual person will hand you the card. Surprise she didn’t realize the numbers weren’t on the top of the card. She should have common sense to realize, the winning numbers never appear on the very bottom of a scratch-off card. Only way to figure out if you won anything is the serial number you scratch off. If I got a scratch ticket from a machine like that looked like her’s. Immediately reporting to the employee, how their scratch ticket machine is not cutting on the perforated lines (separating each ticket equally). Bet the person who purchased a card before he, might have thought they won money on the scratch off. Same goes for the person, who bought after her.

[@glennharless1399]

It is how the store clerk loads the machine. There is a way to check it to make sure that the tickets are cut along the perforated part of the ticket.

[@klimankhmeron7636]

They also keep selling withdrawn/ void ticket series and if you win one of those they say it has been cancelled.

[@commonman80]

It's kind of like playing Black Jack and winning 21 hands in a row... Can The House say that The Dealer made Errors while shuffling the deck... This is a CLEAR CASE OF THE HOUSE LOOSING... PAY THE LADY...

[@santiagoqr1]

On the back of the ticket, you can read where it says that misprints and lithography errors void instantly the ticket, good if she gets the money, but she has no case.

[@zyzor]

+Santiago Quintero that's why no one wins because every time someone wins the state plays the "error" card typical. The state realizes that in addition to making hundreds of millions of dollars from ticket sales they can delude the people into thinking it's legit and just keep the prize money too. Someone needs to be executed in retribution for so many people losing so much to pay the salaries of corrupt and worthless politicians.

[@steadymobbin6047]

Pay me then ill pay every body that's ever helped

[@steadymobbin6047]

They will go together or I crash

[@hiyall15]

if you are going to try to con a con man the way you tried... at LEAST use a freaking straight paper cutter so you will have a professional cut instead of a getto tear

[@jimdavies3364]

Really 'ghetto tear' coz shes black??? You should be ashamed of yourself sir, with your backhanded racist puns. How do you sleep at night sir.

[@someonesomewhere1500]

Jim Davies you are the racist one...

[@KSI_Revelations]

wow wtf why does every little thing have to be considered rasist you stupid fucking liberels get a life and stop getting so offended at every little thing said

[@daveedwards5844]

If you are going to be pontificating, at least make the attempt to spellcheck. That way, you won't appear to be much more of a buffoon than you seem.

[@Townie7177]

Jim Davies why is the word ghetto being associated as black only?or are you being sarcastic

[@froglaps40]

It clearly is a screw up... It's obvious she has part of two separate tickets. The retailer, or she ripped off the top of the ticket, and left part of the next ticket with the "winning" number attached.

[@mrdeleted]

Ya she screwed up by not turning her loser ticket in the trash.

[@the-horsecourage148]

I would recommend for you to go read this article about this "poor" lady that shows how she admitted to the lottery's investigators in a previous case that she had tapped two pieces of two separate tickets in an attempt to collect 52 dollars. ktla.com/2015/09/09/woman-who-claimed-she-won-20000-from-virginia-lottery-scratcher-could-now-face-fraud-charges/

[@froglaps40]

Grimm Vapes Perhaps i could have written my comment different...she's the dumb ass! I want making an excuse for her

[@Lucky-ei6yh]

What the fuck, does no one understand how a lottery works?Anyone can mess with the ticket to make it look like a winner. That's why the barcode determines if it's a winner, not the actual game itself. I'm sick of people sueing the lottery. Everyone else just accepts it when they don't win.

[@bradr1891]

Maybe she bought 2 from the machine and she didnt pull them apart until she noticed there was a matching number on her bottom card and then she cut it. I wouldnt think id be able to claim that ticket.

[@RoyDurett]

she did ktla.com/2015/09/09/woman-who-claimed-she-won-20000-from-virginia-lottery-scratcher-could-now-face-fraud-charges/

[@jarhead0754]

it's obvious the ticket was screwed up from the start, you cdna tell by just looking at it. so in this case she doesn't win. she should either receive a refund or issued a new ticket. and of course to help her story and pull at the heart strings of america she was gonna help someone who desperately needs it. ur more likely gonna get a rally of people trying to help u by saying that then saying ur blowing it cocain and hookers!

[@TheRsg315]

if you look at the ticket, she cut it. The machine that scores the ticket did it in the correct area. You can see that. Machines that you can buy tickets at are stocked with tickets that are already separated

[@daviddefusco683]

Yeah Gordon I don't see that.it was cut wrong,that's all.with all the money those greedy bastards make off of us twenty grand is a drop in the bucket.

[@FumblsTheSniper]

Actually id be more on their side if they were honest about the cocaine and hookers

[@nathan8472]

I would be so disappointed. I would be planning to: help sick sis, buy top shelf alcohol, KFC wings, and save the rest for rainy day. Now the only rain this poor woman has is her tears of distraught 😭

[@TheSoonToBeTrucker]

if a company makes a car and the breaks fail because of the company using cheap parts of a bad design, then the company is at fault. same should go with this

[@kaiufkdlsmf]

Brakes*

[@lorainecodrington5721]

Give her her money. The mistake is the lottery people why penalise her. The winnings are hers.

[@Kirito14682]

It's a fake she tried to scam the lottery

[@ringostartheguineapig5783]

Well if you see at 1:01 the lottery ticket on the right is clearly flawed, it looks obvious that it was cut the wrong way

[@mikemiken1963]

It didn't win, though. It's clearly two different tickets. She deserves nothing.

[@timothyschimick6843]

Aww, what a cute little troll you are.

[@onthemoney8356]

The Balls to contact CNN after knowing you taped together two tickets to cry foul...Wow!

[@tonyhelton2788]

I agree. Hell, what if everyone tried to collect with two separate tickets...we would all be doing it.

[@robertringo1767]

I can almost bet, if that ticket was a winning ticket for $5 dollars, they would have cashed it in!!!🤔🧐 Ringo 🇺🇸 🇳🇴

[@flowersandcandyflowersandc9093]

It was never a winning ticket for any amount.

[@neopia9]

Yeah, all one needs to do is flip the ticket over and it will be obvious that she received pieces of two different tickets. Usually this happens because the ticket came out of a hopper that previously held a different-sized game and the retailer forgot to adjust the settings for the appropriate size. If this ever happens to you, do not scratch the ticket, but notify the retailer so they can fix their machine and they will either replace your ticket with a correctly-cut one or retrieve the missing piece of the original one.

[@2quann]

RICHMOND - The Virginia Lottery says a woman admitted to altering a non-winning lottery ticket in an attempt to claim a winning prize. Lottery officials say they were contacted by Ardella Newman after she said she was unable to claim prizes for two tickets she said were winners. Newman claimed one of the tickets was a $20,000 winner and a second ticket was worth $52 After reviewing the incident, Lottery officials say the first ticket was a combination of two tickets that were printed on the same sheet. Scratch-off tickets are printed on large sheets, or rolls, and are divided by perforations. Newman allegedly turned in the bottom of one ticket and the top of a second ticket which were still connected together at the perforation. The alleged winning number, which appeared to match the $20,000 prize, was actually part of a separate ticket. In the second incident, Lottery officials say Newman admitted to taping together two different tickets in her attempt to claim a winning $52 prize.

[@mikehancock832]

scratch and sniffle.😭

[@gregc6107]

We need to start up the show "The Mole" again, anderson cooper is on the case.

[@potatoman6635]

The whole roll would have to be cut wrong in order for that to happen. ..

[@egyptb4945]

I checked it out and yes. the ticket was clearly cut wrong, the numbers from the next ticket were showing.

[@marilyngrimes9882]

So what was the outcome ?please do an update

[@themikeymikechannel2947]

What ever HAPPENED any1 know. it's now 2/24/2020

[@iowagal72]

She altered it! I would like to know what charges were brought against her? www.fox5dc.com/news/virginia-lottery-woman-altered-ticket-to-make-it-look-like-a-winner

[@tamarakennedy4976]

They gave her her 2 bucks back and a stack of scratchers and a bunch of swag.

[@fundayz7473]

Lottery ticket : "Scratch me out side how bow da"

[@AlohaPanda]

lmao XD

[@Scratchingforcash]

Love it!!!

[@lilbrowngirlwithlocs4038]

😂😂😂😂

[@sheldon2417]

Good work 👍

[@user-ew7nz3yw2i]

Not a winning ticket. People are just dumb.

[@deneshbhaskar3944]

thats bs sue em

[@davedee6745]

pause at 1:08 The winning numbers for the green card are not known. The winning numbers seen at the bottom are for the card that was cut off. Even the reporter says the winning numbers should be at the top. The winning numbers for the green card should not be at the bottom--those numbers are for the card under the perforation.

[@joshuamoore24_7]

That 1in a billion or so chance and then they don't even pay out!!!🤔

[@gingersnapps2323]

they can at lest give her back her two dollars or replace it with another ticket.

[@TBHundreds]

Ginger Snapps You guys are all brain dead... she altered the ticket to purposefully win 20,000.. she has done this in the past on several occasions, and she got caught when investigators caught her while investigating this mistake. It’s not the lotteries fault or the machines fault for not cutting it right. Her dumbass really thought she would win by cutting off the tops of the tickets, so it would look like it was the machines fault. She knew they wouldn’t have accepted it, so she went to the news station to get everyone on her side, so they would have to give her the winnings. Good on Virginia lottery for not falling for the bullshit from this cunt. They have machines that scan the tickets and see what she really won. The only thing she won was, class 6 felony charges 😂😂

[@johnsweeney027]

This happens alot like at the casino slots as well.

[@sheliapea1387]

Yes..void all malfunctions

[@jackkraken3888]

If that ticket was cut wrong that means someone else was going to win. Give her the money.

[@majesticbutterfly]

SO WHAT IF THE MACHINE MADE A MISTAKE??!! ITS THE LOTTERY'S FAULT ,THEY SHOULD HAVE PAID HER ANYWAYS!!