Lottery suspends Game after ‘Winning’ Glitch

The South Carolina Education Lottery has placed a hold on a game that officials say a glitch made some tickets look like winners. The lottery’s computer system vendor experienced a programming error on Christmas Day that impacted Holiday Cash Add-A-Play tickets. From 5:51pm to 7:53pm, the same play symbol was repeated in all nine available play areas on tickets which would result in a top prize of $500. No more than five identical play symbols should appear for a single play. As soon as the issue was identified, the Add-A-Play game was suspended immediately to conduct a thorough investigation. Holiday Cash Add-A-Play game sales and validations will remain suspended until further notice. All players who purchased a Holiday Cash Add-A-Play ticket on Christmas Day during the time period affected are advised to hold on to their tickets until the review is completed.