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Man sues Powerball lottery after being told his apparent $340m win was error
A man from Washington DC, named John Cheeks, believed he won a massive $340 million Powerball prize. However, he's now taking legal action against the lottery because the officials said it was a mistake.
Cheeks bought his Powerball ticket on January 6, 2023. He didn't watch the drawing the next day but checked the DC lottery's website two days later and saw his numbers there. Those numbers were special to him, including birthdays of family members.
Excited but composed, Cheeks called a friend, took a picture of the ticket, and went to bed. The next day, he tried to claim his prize at the lottery office but was told his ticket didn't match the winning numbers according to their system.
Now, Cheeks is suing the lottery, claiming he should receive the jackpot because the numbers on his ticket matched those displayed on the website.
Cheeks also shared a strange encounter he had with a claims staffer who allegedly advised him to toss his ticket in the trash. Cheeks was taken aback by this suggestion and decided to keep his ticket safe instead.
He didn't give up. Instead, he secured his ticket in a safe deposit box, sought legal counsel, and took Powerball to court. Along with Powerball, Cheeks is also suing other entities involved, including the Multi-State Lottery Association and game contractor Taoti Enterprises.
According to a court declaration from Taoti project manager Brittany Bailey, on January 6, 2023, their quality assurance team was testing a task on the Powerball website. They accidentally displayed test numbers on the live website instead of a development environment. These test numbers weren't the winning ones and couldn't have been since they were posted a day before the actual drawing.
the actual winning ones. The error was noticed the next day, and the Taoti development team promptly removed the wrong numbers, according to Bailey.
Despite Taoti's explanation, Cheeks's lawyer, Richard Evans, expressed skepticism, stating, "They have said that one of their contractors made a mistake... I haven't seen the evidence to support that yet." Evans questioned what actions should be taken in response to the error.
He cited a similar incident last November involving the Iowa Lottery, where incorrect Powerball numbers were posted due to a human error. In that case, the Iowa Lottery allowed temporary winners to keep their prizes, ranging from $4 to $200, acknowledging the mistake and paying out the winnings.
Powerball is played in 45 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, with a ticket typically costing $2. Players can choose their own numbers or opt for a computer-generated selection. The odds of winning the jackpot are exceedingly slim, at one in 292.2 million.
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