Warning - Lottery Ticket Pay-Out

[DSJ]

I have just had a rather unpleasant experience in my local supermarket and thwish to warn others to always, always check their lottery tickets.

I buy an eight-week lottery ticket, one line on Wednesdays and one line on Saturdays, for £32.00. During the past eight weeks, l have been lucky enough to win two £25.00 prizes and one free ticket for matching two numbers. I went back to the supermarket (a branch of a well known countrywide chain) this morning to pick up my £50.00 and free ticket.

I may be old and white-haired but l am not stupid.

The girl on the lottery till told me that l had won just the one free ticket and no money. I told her that l had checked and knew that l had won £50.00. She reiterated that l had won just a free ticket. So l asked for my ticket back (she had put it in a drawer under the counter) and she then reluctantly got the ticket out again and checked it. She apologised, gave me my £50.00 and said that she hadn't noticed.

I wonder how many times this sort of thing happens? A nice little earner for a crook and the till would balance at the end of the day. Please check your tickets.

[Baldric]

The Draws are on TV, the Results are in the following days Newspapers, and also online, I don't see a problem with checking them.

[B00]

And we'll also print out the winning numbers if asked too :-)

[sunny-dave]

I used to agree, balders - but there are now so many draws/subdraws/raffles (and probably a win your weight in mars bars prize too) that many people just settle for the 'please check this ticket for me' option.

It's open to all sorts of abuse - so why not a customer facing terminal in each shop too?

[DSJ]

Very sensible.

[DSJ]

My original point was that l had checked my ticket, both online and on TV, so l jolly well knew that l had two winning lines with three matches - £25.00 each.

[Baldric]

You did exactly the right thing there DSJ.

[minnie68]

It's called (attempted) Theft & should be reported to the Police....

[DSJ]

I wish l had reported it to the Store Manager at the time so that that particular assistant could have been watched. I didn't and it's too late now.

[Patsy33]

That girl was very lucky you didn't report her. She'll get caught out one day.

[trt]

##I wish l had reported it to the Store Manager at the time so that that particular assistant could have been watched. I didn't and it's too late now. ##

I would still phone or call in as maybe the girl is still there, and report it.

Its never to late, and some poor person might get stung.