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Juicy D. Links · 04-13-2011, 09:25 AM

OMG

Newspaper misprint destroys couple's lotto dreams

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How about this: You wake up and check your Sunday paper to find that you've won the lottery. But then you learn that the newspaper printed the wrong numbers.

That's what happened to a Colorado couple this weekend.

"I woke up and found out we were millionaires," said Jim Sprague. "Went kind of a case of going from rags to riches and back to rags again."

That's because when Jim and his wife Dorothy looked in the newspaper Sunday morning, they saw that their ticket for Saturday night's $4.3 million lottery drawing matched, all six numbers.

It turns out, however, the newspaper had mistakenly published wrong numbers.

"We had told my son and my daughter, and we were getting ready to tell our other kids, but we found the mistake that it was wrong, so it's a good thing that I didn't talk to too many people," Jim said .

The Spragues are able to laugh about the ordeal now, but they admit they're still a bit frustrated.

"I tried calling them yesterday, Sunday, as soon as we found it - as they said in the paper to call the front desk. I called and got a recording," Jim said.

The paper could not be reached for comment. It should be noted that the newspaper published a retraction - faulting the error on misinformation and an oversight.

Jim says the experience won't keep him from playing the lotto in the future. "I hope that I'll find the right numbers one of these days," he said.

http://www.nbc-2.com/story/14437116/...s-lotto-dreams

JFK · 04-13-2011, 09:26 AM

Fucking SUCKS, wonder if they will sue for emotional duress ?

pornguy · 04-13-2011, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by JFK

Fucking SUCKS, wonder if they will sue for emotional duress ?

Yep they will.

And win 3 or 4 times the amount.

JFK · 04-13-2011, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by pornguy

Yep they will.

And win 3 or 4 times the amount.

not sure how it works, seeing as the paper printed a retraction?

babymaker · 04-13-2011, 09:38 AM

Wonder how much they will get from the lawsuit that is sure to follow, might end up more, they didn't say how much the lotto was maybe it was one of those 100k ones so maybe they get 500k or a mil suing :D

Sly · 04-13-2011, 09:40 AM

Sad day when someone sues for money they didn't win.

Tom_PM · 04-13-2011, 09:42 AM

I dont think they can sue for a misprint in a newspaper.. I mean they can TRY.. but not likely to win.

David! · 04-13-2011, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by PR_Tom

I dont think they can sue for a misprint in a newspaper.. I mean they can TRY.. but not likely to win.

I'm sure a lawyer will try to run with it

spazlabz · 04-13-2011, 09:52 AM

OMG, that would be terrible!

JFK · 04-13-2011, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by PR_Tom

I dont think they can sue for a misprint in a newspaper.. I mean they can TRY.. but not likely to win.

I Think it's similar to misprinted sale prices, the store does'nt have to honour them , the paper just runs a correction

Chosen · 04-13-2011, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by JFK

Fucking SUCKS, wonder if they will sue for emotional duress ?

They probably will...

Juicy D. Links · 04-13-2011, 05:36 PM

they prob already have a bunch of lawyers trying to get them to sue already

ottopottomouse · 04-13-2011, 10:27 PM

Next story is going to be some lawyer pocketing their house.

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