Lottery win of $100,000 turns to pocket change: US State Lottery blames 'glitch'
New Delhi, June 13 -- A lottery player's ultimate dream, winning the $100,000 jackpot off a $5 ticket, was shattered because of a corporate "glitch". The massive win turned into only pocket change because of the back-end printing error, according to a People report.
The Hoosier Lottery, the official lottery system for the US state of Indiana, confirmed it has halted all sales of its $5 Space Invaders Cash Invasion scratch-off game following widespread printing discrepancies.
The issue came to light after Mike Fields, a forklift driver from Indiana, scanned a ticket that visibly showed he had won the game's $100,000 grand prize. The game's mechanics dictate that uncovering a "rocket ship" symbol awards the player the cash prize listed di...
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