Current Events > Error causes man to mistakenly believe he won $340m in the lottery.

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The Trumper who's anti socialism is totally okay with just giving people 100 million 'because'.

Getting the whole jackpot would be excessive, but the guy definitely deserves something.

I'm not even talking about this specific guy, it's about publishing fake numbers at all. Should the lotto be able to directly publish fake numbers for multiple days with no consequences?

Yeah I think they should have to pay something, at least a consolation prize would be good

Getting the whole jackpot would be excessive, but the guy definitely deserves something.

Were I in his shoes I would absolutely sue the shit out of them. I'm not sure what kind of case he has, but this feels fucked for sure.

I think he has a case for emotional distress but the rest not so much.

He thought he won the lottery, but couldn't buy a newspaper?

I'd need a second reliable source just to make sure I won.

There were no damages for him to be suing for, the fuck. The numbers werent drawn, he didnt win anything and he didnt lose anything.

More blood on Error's hands...

No, but you seem to ignore the emotional damage that this could cause. Ignoring the actual winnings for a moment, we are talking every single person he's ever met hounding him for money he doesn't have. That in of itself can be extremely stressful to him. Not saying he should be awarded the full amount, but considering how much frustration he's going to go through in the next couple years he should get some sort of compensation.

And just because I said it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHb5CFGYz1A

That sucks. But he isn't entitled to anything and fuck that piece of trash for thinking he deserves that jackpot. He incurred no damages from the mistake. He is owed nothing to be made whole.

Imagine defending the lottery of all things. How many of you petty bootlickers are on this board lmao

Hope he wins every penny

Imagine defending the lottery of all things. How many of you petty bootlickers are on this board lmao

Hope he wins every penny

It sucks, but it's not like there weren't like 40 other state lottery websites and the Powerball's own website showing the correct numbers where he could've double checked (yeah, I know that's probably the last thing he'd be thinking of).

I'd think he's maybe entitled to something, but I doubt that something would even cover the court and lawyer costs he'll incur pursuing it.

The lottery being forced to pay it out would cause a ripple effect through literally every industry where even the most minor of mistakes trigger said business having to give the customer whatever that mistake was

I doubt he actually expects to win the full amount. Thats just how these things work, ask for a shitload of money so they can negotiate it down.

Give him like $20M imo

Damn imagine that.

Businesses actually being held accountable in America.

If other major companies turning profit hand over fist are making such mistakes over $340 million dollars payment promised to regular persons, perhaps they should also be held to account.

It's not about holding businesses accountable either. It's about protecting them from human errors that will inevitably arise and would ultimately be bad for workers, because the employer will now have a real dollar value justification for firing that person who made a simple mistake where they wouldn't have had one before, maybe even their very first mistake, because that conduct goes from being minor and correctible issue to major problem immediately.

The Trumper who's anti socialism is totally okay with just giving people 100 million 'because'.

They dont promise $340 million dollars payment to him

Ah, but they did and still do whenever they sell tickets. Its why people buy their tickets in the first place, with the implicit promise of payment upon winning, and basis for breach of contract in the lawsuit.

Mr Cheeks' lawyer, Richard Evans, said in court documents that because the winning numbers matched Mr Cheeks' numbers, he is entitled to the "entire jackpot". Otherwise, Mr Evans said, Mr Cheeks is entitled to damages for the "gross negligence" of the lottery in posting erroneous lottery numbers.

"This lawsuit raises critical questions about the integrity and accountability of lottery operations and the safeguards - or lack thereof - against the type of errors that Powerball and the DC Lottery contend occurred in this case," Mr Evans told the BBC in a statement.

"This is not merely about numbers on a website; it's about the reliability of institutions that promise life-changing opportunities, while heavily profiting in the process," he said.

No they didnt, they erroneously posted numbers that were not numbers from the drawing. Winning = having the numbers that come up in the drawing, nothing else.

Ah, but they did and still do whenever they sell tickets. Its why people buy their tickets in the first place, with the implicit promise of payment upon winning, and basis for breach of contract in the lawsuit.