UM-Bot Posted January 3, 2016 #1 Share Posted January 3, 2016 A husband and wife from the UK missed out on the lottery jackpot despite matching all six numbers. Winning the lottery should have been a dream come true, but for grandparents Edwina and David Nylan, who managed to pick all six numbers in the UK lottery draw just before Christmas, jubilance and celebration very quickly turned in to misery when they realized to their horror that their entry in to the draw hadn't registered properly due to a technical issue during purchase. Read More: http://www.unexplain...e-to-faulty-app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred_mc Posted January 3, 2016 #2 Share Posted January 3, 2016 (edited) I think the betting company should show some goodwill and give them some money in this case. Edited January 3, 2016 by Saru Removed reference to stock image which has since been replaced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra. Posted January 3, 2016 #3 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Wow - that sucks. Something does not seem fair about this.....surely they could be given something - especially since the glitch wasn't their fault. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBeliever Posted January 3, 2016 #4 Share Posted January 3, 2016 $52m! That's pain as crap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted January 3, 2016 #5 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Time to sue the maker of the app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddword Posted January 3, 2016 #6 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I have realized recently that, all lotteries, No matter what country/State you live in, ARE FIXED!! Remember this when you go to buy your tickets,The lottery numbers are not drawn randomly.But are generated by a sophisticated computer program that searches the played numbers and then generates the lowest possible pay out.It is a safer bet to take the money you spend on lottery tickets and put in a sock each week and see what you have at the end of the year.That's right! Boycott lotteries and sock your money away and you will always be a winner in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpandMyMind Posted January 3, 2016 #7 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I have realized recently that, all lotteries, No matter what country/State you live in, ARE FIXED!! Remember this when you go to buy your tickets,The lottery numbers are not drawn randomly.But are generated by a sophisticated computer program that searches the played numbers and then generates the lowest possible pay out. You realised this, did you? Any evidence? Or did this revelation come to you in a dream? There are far easier ways to con people than in front of millions of people, live, every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast Posted January 3, 2016 #8 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Time to sue the maker of the app. No chance. The terms and conditions of business of such companies, and others as well, clearly exclude any accountability for financial losses and failure of performance on the services provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud the mackem Posted January 3, 2016 #9 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Camelot (the lottery company) increased the numbers a few weeks back, making the odds to win from 49 million to 1, to 79 million to 1 (yes 79.000.000) which makes it nearly impossible to win,on a single £2.00 ticket, that's why the Jackpots keep going up every week because of the increase in the basic numbers. This also affects the smaller prizes, ie:- £25 for three numbers, £40 for four numbers, etc. so why don't you cut your losses by putting £1-00 on the Irish Lottery where you get £60 for a 2 number win and over £600 for a 3 mumber win. Little and often is better odds than no win at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted January 3, 2016 #10 Share Posted January 3, 2016 (edited) Where I live, the state and national lotteries have a "disclaimer" printed on the ticket, which basically says that if you are a winner but something went wrong to make you a winner, that... you are not a winner and there is no legal recourse other that ticket purchase refund. This happens every so often. Not a lot, but now and then. Would be interesting if one could sue in court for "emotional distress" (not for the lottery amount), as distress clearly would be the case supported by nearly any psychologist or psychiatrist on the entire friggin planet. In the US I don't think that's allowed, and you are simply left with crying in your closet or throwing yourself off a cliff. Edited January 3, 2016 by pallidin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaded1 Posted January 3, 2016 #11 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Spud, that's incorrect. The odds of winning the lottery were 1 in 13983816 and now they're 1 in 45057474 (1/(49!/43!6!) as was, compared to 1/(59!/53!6!) now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liloudd Posted January 4, 2016 #12 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Woow that really sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud the mackem Posted January 4, 2016 #13 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Spud, that's incorrect. The odds of winning the lottery were 1 in 13983816 and now they're 1 in 45057474 (1/(49!/43!6!) as was, compared to 1/(59!/53!6!) now). apologies , its what I read in a Moron newspaper which I won't be buying again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Trinity Posted January 7, 2016 #14 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Well I think this image of the couple in question speaks volumes, they are absolutely gutted, who wouldn't be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissJatti Posted January 15, 2016 #15 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I feel them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingoLingo Posted January 16, 2016 #16 Share Posted January 16, 2016 No matter what country/State you live in, ARE FIXED!! heh lotto over here is drawn like bingo .. balls bobbing around and randomly selected.. no computer selection here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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