"Lost numbers ended up in $27m lotto win!" Most misleading headline ever!

[Bertuzzied]

What!!??? Stupid Calgary sun. I thought the guy bought his ticket using the numbers from the TV show Lost. But then i guess more there would have been more then 1 winning ticket.

I wanted to know if they would be cursed like Hugo, but it's just some stupid headline drawn up to create false interest.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2...71686-sun.html

[4X4]

That cheque sucks! If I won the lottery and they gave me a crappy normal sized cheque I'd go Happy Gilmore on their asses and demand a giant cheque.

As for the 'Lost' numbers. I bet that those are so commonly played that the day those numbers win, the pot will get split between 50,000 people.

[stuck_in_chuk]

I would argue that this is the most misleading headline ever.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by stuck_in_chuk

I would argue that this is the most misleading headline ever.

Oh damn... that's so wrong and so good... all rolled up into one!

[PowerPlayoffs06]

The guy played the same numbers until he lost them a year ago so he had to start buying quick picks? You'd think that after 9 friggin' years of weekly lotto buys he'd have memorized the numbers.

[Engine09]

The TV show? I read the headline and thought the guy won the lottery but misplaced his numbers or ticket.

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by 4X4

That cheque sucks! If I won the lottery and they gave me a crappy normal sized cheque I'd go Happy Gilmore on their asses and demand a giant cheque.

As for the 'Lost' numbers. I bet that those are so commonly played that the day those numbers win, the pot will get split between 50,000 people.

In March, The following numbers came up in Lotto 649: 23, 41, 42, 44, 45 and 46. The "bonus" number? 43.

Because the bonus number was 43, if you had 5 numbers plus the bonus you won less money than if you didn't have the bonus.

http://www.wclc.com/app/winning_numb...gameId=1015917

The difference was $1,193 to $2,223. The real kicker is that usually 5 + bonus wins you anywhere from $200,000 to $400,000. Hopefully nobody who had 5 + bonus that week quit their job!

[Hack&Lube]

Gee, if you are playing the same numbers for 10 years, how the heck do you LOSE them?

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat

In March, The following numbers came up in Lotto 649: 23, 41, 42, 44, 45 and 46. The "bonus" number? 43.

Because the bonus number was 43, if you had 5 numbers plus the bonus you won less money than if you didn't have the bonus.

http://www.wclc.com/app/winning_numb...gameId=1015917

The difference was $1,193 to $2,223. The real kicker is that usually 5 + bonus wins you anywhere from $200,000 to $400,000. Hopefully nobody who had 5 + bonus that week quit their job!

How's that possible? Does everyone pick 43?

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

How's that possible? Does everyone pick 43?

Because so many people (239) had as their six numbers: 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 46.

If 43 came up among the top six numbers instead of 23, the winners would have had to share $16,712 instead of getting the $3 million jackpot.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat

Because so many people (239) had as their six numbers: 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 46.

If 43 came up among the top six numbers instead of 23, the winners would have had to share $16,712 instead of getting the $3 million jackpot.

Serves them right for playing those!