Sorry Sir, But Your Winning Lotto Ticket Is a Misprint

If this happened to me, I'm not sure what I would do but I can tell you that you would be able to hear my blood pressure going up!

KOB 4 in New Mexico reported that John Wines was thrilled after he bought a scratch-off lottery ticket and it showed he had won $500,000! Now try to imagine how outraged he was when the New Mexico Lottery told him it was a misprint and refused to pay up.

Scratching off a 1 on the $20 ticket means a $250,000 jackpot, but when the former air-conditioner repairman tried to claim $500,000 after getting two 1's, he was told a printing error had made a 12 and an 18 look like two 1's, with only smudges remaining of the latter digits.

Lottery officials say the mix-up was caused by a clogged ink dispenser at the printer. He was offered $100 in lottery tickets to make up for the error. (KOB)

If this happened to me I would definitely need a drink. A nice cold beer to be exact! If that sounds good to you, then maybe you should consider hanging with us on February 21 at the DoubleTree Hotel and Conference Center in Binghamton for the Binghamton on Tap Beer Festival. There will be over one hundred of America's best craft beers for you to sample and enjoy live music too. Get all the details and tickets at Binghamton On Tap.