The switch from a ping-pong-based number system to a computerized one resulted in huge numbers of people buying Tennessee Lottery tickets with NO CHANCE OF WINNING. Bad programming caused the glitch. Lottery ticket buyers with problematic tickets will get double their money refunded.
Labels: computer glitches, lottery, lotto, Tennessee
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