Virginia Lottery to compensate Fast Play Super 7's players for glitch

Players who bought what appeared to be big winning tickets can apply for cash payments, but not the full prize amount

By: AP | WSLS 10
Published: October 30, 2008

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Players who bought Fast Play Super 7's lottery tickets will be compensated for a technical problem that erroneously led them to think they won cash prizes.

The Virginia Lottery said Thursday that a programming error by GTECH, the game's vendor, incorrectly printed 609 tickets showing prizes ranging from $2 to $7,777 on Oct. 19, the first day of ticket sales.

Lottery officials say that under lottery rules and state law, players can't redeem prizes that appeared on misprinted tickets. But players who bought what appeared to be big winning tickets can apply for cash payments ranging from about $2,000 for tickets reflecting a $7,777 prize to about $100 for a $277 prize - paid out from GTECH's settlement with the lottery.