Machines misprint Powerball tickets

ON THE TEAM.// A PROBLEM WITH TWO LOTTERY MACHINES LEADS TO HUNDREDS OF MIS- PRINTED POWERBA...  More »

ON THE TEAM.// A PROBLEM WITH TWO LOTTERY MACHINES LEADS TO HUNDREDS OF MIS- PRINTED POWERBALL TICKETS. NOW THE LOTTERY SAYS IT WILL GIVE ANYONE WHO GOT A BAD TICKET A FREE ONE FOR AN UPCOMING DRAWING. CRIS ORNELAS IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH HOW LOTTERY OFFICIALS SAY THEY'VE FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE LOTTERY HAS RECENTLY INSTALLED SELF SERVICE LOTTERY MACHINES THAT WILL PRINT POWERBALL TICKETS. BUT JUST AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR THE POWERBALL SWITCHED ITS FORMAT. THAT MEANT THAT ALL THE SELF- SERVICE VENDING MACHINES HAD TO BE RE-PROGRAMMED. BUT TWO MACHINES SLIPPED THROUGH THE CRACKS AND ENDED UP SELLING 450 WAGERS THAT WEREN'T IN THE NEW FORMAT. IT HAPPENED BETWEEN JANUARY 5TH AND JANUARY 15TH. ONE MACHINE WAS AT THE SMITHS AT CENTRAL AND TRAMWAY HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE... THE OTHER WAS AT A LOWES ON ST MICHAELS DRIVE IN SANTA FE. SO NOW THE LOTTERY WANTS TO MAKE IT RIGHT. THEY SAY ANYONE WHO GOT ONE OF THE MISPRINTS CAN TURN IT IN FOR ANOTHER FOR THE JANUARY 28TH DRAWING. 'its important to us for the integrity of the lottery to maintain player confidence its important to do that'LOTTERY OFFICIALS SAY MOST OF THE TICKETS SOLD ARE COMPLETELY VALID -- AND IN FACT A FEW PEOPLE WON SOME MONEY WITH THEM...HOWEVER -- A FEW TICKETS WOULD HAVE HAD NO CHANCE OF WINNING. YOU CAN HEAD TO KOB-DOT-COM AND CLICK ON 4 LINKS TO FIND OUT IF YOU'RE ELIGIBLE FOR A TICKET REFUND. REPORTING LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM...CRIS ORNELAS, EYEWITNESS NEWS 4.//  « Less