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Lotto scanners....don't trust them

  • 14-11-2010 10:31pm
    #1
    Doom
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,381 ✭✭✭


      Was reading an article in the Irish Mail, about lotto scanners not working right.
      A woman scanned her winning ticket in dublin and laois and the machines told her it was not a winner :eek: I only ever use these, how many winners have I thrown in the bin:(
      Did this ever happen to you


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    • #2
      DOC09UNAM
      Closed Accounts Posts: 8,305 ✭✭✭DOC09UNAM


      The Lotto is tax for idiots.


    • #3
      mfceiling
      Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,902 ✭✭✭✭mfceiling


      Yeah...........threw a ticket worth €4 million in the fire.........but sure what the hell.......it only cost me €1.50


    • #4
      RolandIRL
      Closed Accounts Posts: 11,924 ✭✭✭✭RolandIRL


      Doom wrote: »
      Was reading an article in the Irish Mail, about lotto scanners not working right.
      A woman scanned her winning ticket in dublin and laois and the machines told her it was not a winner :eek: I only ever use these, how many winners have I thrown in the bin:(
      Did this ever happen to you
      tut tut tut *shakes head*


    • #5
      Doom
      Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,381 ✭✭✭Doom


      mfceiling wrote: »
      Yeah...........threw a ticket worth €4 million in the fire.........but sure what the hell.......it only cost me €1.50

      Ha ha like the guy who ate his ten grand winning ticket on a ryanair flight because he wanted the money there and then, nutter!


    • #6
      Dan Chipowski
      Closed Accounts Posts: 1,072 ✭✭✭Dan Chipowski


      I always check them on the website, I wouldn't trust one of those scanner things.


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    • #7
      Jamiekelly
      Closed Accounts Posts: 1,047 ✭✭✭Jamiekelly


      Check it on the lotto.ie website. You have to put all the numbers in and its a pain in the hole but its always right.

      I don't trust scanners either. Checked a ticket on the website and it said i won 23 quid...went into the shop and scanned it just to make sure and it said it wasn't a winner.
      Bastards


    • #8
      squod
      Closed Accounts Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭squod


      This is true. I've checked my tickets a couple of time over the course of the week using scanners and found they missed twice during the last couple of years.


    • #9
      SuperInfinity
      Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,449 ✭✭✭SuperInfinity


      mfceiling wrote: »
      Yeah...........threw a ticket worth €4 million in the fire.........but sure what the hell.......it only cost me €1.50

      Hahahahaha.... :pac:


    • #10
      david75
      Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,611 ✭✭✭david75


      I've twice had tickets scanned for me and they said no win. When i checked the numbers meself online, they were winners, only small amounts but still..check it yourself online, those machines are crap.


    • #11
      galwayrush
      Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,815 ✭✭✭✭galwayrush


      So, i might have won?

      Seriously, you have a better chance of dying before the draw takes place than actually having the winning numbers.;)


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    • #12
      Jesus Wept
      Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,243 ✭✭✭✭Jesus Wept


      DOC09UNAM wrote: »
      The Lotto is tax for idiots.

      This is idiotic.


    • #13
      bonerm
      Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


      DOC09UNAM wrote: »
      The Lotto is tax for idiots.

      PAYE is a tax for idiots.


    • #14
      bonerm
      Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


      Jamiekelly wrote: »
      Check it on the lotto.ie website. You have to put all the numbers in and its a pain in the hole but its always right.

      You'd think they'd have a method where you could just bang in a 12 digit string from the keyboard or something. I'm guessing they thought it'd be more "fun" for people to slowly click the lovely coloured buttons.


    • #15
      keane2097
      Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,787 ✭✭✭✭keane2097


      The-Rigger wrote: »
      This is idiotic.

      Was wondering how long it would take you to show up :D


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