Iowa Lottery reports wrong Powerball numbers and pays out 'lost' tickets
Iowa Lottery officials say human error led to incorrect reporting of Powerball numbers for the Hawkeye State last week.
The Iowa Lottery initially reported that the winning white ball numbers for Monday night's Powerball drawing were 9-29-51-53-61 and Powerball 12. The numbers were released shortly after the Nov. 27 drawing and were released until the lottery administration made the following decision. Around 7:15 a.m. CST noticed the results were incorrect.
Lottery officials said the Powerball results were entered manually, but the employee who entered the results mistakenly entered the Iowa Lottery double-bet winning numbers as the winning Powerball drawing.
In many participating Powerball territories, players can purchase a $1 add-on game that includes a second set of six numbers. Double Play does not allow players to win the advertised jackpot, instead limiting the maximum prize to $10 million.
"As part of the Iowa Lottery process, two different people at two different locations entered the lottery results, which were then officially recorded in the lottery's statewide gaming system. However, when When entering winning numbers for Monday's Powerball drawing, some numbers were accidentally entered incorrectly. "
Loser Becomes Winner
The correct Powerball numbers for the Nov. 27 drawing are 2-21-38-61-66 and Powerball 12, the Iowa Lottery said. Power Play number is 2. Double Play numbers are 9-29-51-53-61, Double Play Powerball 20.
Lottery officials say those who won Powerball prizes through incorrectly posted doubleheader results will be paid out. The lottery said the error affected only a small number of players, whose winnings ranged from $4 to $200.
A reporting error shut down Iowa Lottery operations for several hours Tuesday. Bonus payments have been temporarily suspended. The issue was resolved around 3:30 pm local time on Tuesday, according to the draw.
There were 3,998 winning tickets in Tuesday's drawing in Iowa, with the top prize just $200. Across the contest's 45 participating states (Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), 35,399 tickets won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000.
Lottery Integrity
This week, many players were surprised to learn that the Iowa Lottery still relies on humans to enter winning numbers. Mary Neubauer, vice president of external relations and social responsibility for the Iowa Lottery, told the Lottery Post, a media outlet that covers the lottery industry, that one person at one location and another Another person at one location is entering numbers in a redundant program designed for double-checking.
It's a double-edged sword - there are concerns about automation and slot machines and how involved computers are in the lottery process," she said. "There are checks and balances and any system you build is bound to have errors. Nothing is foolproof. "
An Iowa Lottery Powerball reporting error is the latest controversy to deal another blow to the lottery industry.
Familiar Story
The New York Lottery experienced a similar reporting error in May 2022. The Indiana Lottery accidentally printed all $20 Golden Jackpot Fast Play scratch-off tickets from last month as the winning ticket for the $5,000 prize. The scratches were subsequently recalled and declared invalid.
One year ago this month, Powerball players eagerly awaited the results of the $2.04 billion drawing — the largest lottery prize in U.S. history — and sat in silence for nearly 10 hours. Officials with the Multi-State Lottery Association, which operates the game, said one of its participating lotteries delayed reporting its numbers.
It later emerged that the Minnesota Lottery was experiencing technical issues reporting its ticket sales and number combinations to MUSL.
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