New Mexico Powerball machine generates bad tickets ?
01/25/09 ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Lottery has discovered that
approximately 450 Powerball wagers were printed in error earlier this month.
The wagers were purchased from two self-service lottery machines provided by Intralot, Inc.,
the lottery’s gaming system vendor. Players who purchased
those wagers will be offered a replacement ticket for the Jan. 28 drawing.
The error occurred when Intralot deployed two self-service
lottery machines before upgrading internal software supporting
Powerball’s new format. On Jan. 4, Powerball was changed in
preparation for the Florida Lottery and its 15 million
players to join the multi-state game. Players now pick five numbers from one to 59, up from 55, and one Powerball number from one to 39, down from 42. The wagers printed in error were not derived from the new format.
The self-service lottery machines were located at
Lowe’s No. 89 at 1700 St. Michaels Dr. in Santa Fe and Smith’s No.
427 at 200 Tramway SE in Albuquerque.
The 450 wagers were purchased between Jan. 5 and Jan. 15.
Intralot has confirmed that all 160 self-service lottery machines
installed in stores around the state are operating on the latest software.
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