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The articles linked to in the OP (both of which have been discussed on HN before) provide a lot more detail. To answer your specific question, Srivastava calle
by JacobAldridge 15y ago
The articles linked to in the OP (both of which have been discussed on HN before) provide a lot more detail.
To answer your specific question, Srivastava called the provincial lottery agency (iirc - it was Canadian) and asked 1) Would they send him a large number of tickets to use for a promotion / fundraiser, and 2) Would they "buy back" at face value any unused tickets. They said they would gladly do both - meaning he could examine before scratching, return unscratched, and also avoid lining up at the drug store to buy 10,000 tic-tac-toe tickets at once!
Edit: Previous discussions
Srivastava - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2166555 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2166555
Cash WinFall - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2828122 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2828122
- joezydeco 15y agoAnd it wasn't suspicious when the lottery got back a large number of unsold tickets broken off the reel? I give Srivastava credit for finding and exploiting the loophole, but they also seem to be easily closable. So the scratchoff is vulnerable. Future ones might be as well. A little common sense and better security could avoid another mishap.