The New York Daily News gave away more that it bargained for Saturday as a misprinting in the papers Scratch n' Match game made $100,000 winners out untold thousands of New Yorkers rather than the intended one winner.
The Daily News is in damage control mode, though they've yet to apologized for the error that caused some "winners" to spend money they don't have and now probably aren't going to get. The Daily News blames the firm that runs the contest for the error, but has agreed to add $1 million dollars to a drawing for all of those who were supposed to win $100,000.
Angry Scratch N' Match Players Storm Daily News Offices [WABC 7Online]
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I'm just trying to figure o... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Buckley F. Williams | March 21, 2005 8:48 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I'm just trying to figure out how this will be painted as Bush's fault.
1. Posted by Buckley F. Williams | March 21, 2005 8:48 PM |
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Posted on March 21, 2005 20:48
2. Posted by Just Me | March 21, 2005 9:07 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
No it wasn't Bush, it was Rove.
2. Posted by Just Me | March 21, 2005 9:07 PM |
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Posted on March 21, 2005 21:07
3. Posted by Brian J. | March 21, 2005 9:11 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Because they don't like Bloomberg and want to create civil unrest so that Bloomberg fails and he has to call Washington for help....
Remember, next commenter must advance the story!
3. Posted by Brian J. | March 21, 2005 9:11 PM |
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Posted on March 21, 2005 21:11
4. Posted by Brian J. | March 21, 2005 9:13 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Looks as though those birds are cooking themselves.
4. Posted by Brian J. | March 21, 2005 9:13 PM |
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Posted on March 21, 2005 21:13
5. Posted by Jaynee | March 21, 2005 10:14 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The wife of a guy in my office did the scratch-off and "won" $1000. Her son left on Saturday afternoon for a week-long vacation and she gave him an advance of $250 from her winnings. Needless to say she was a little peeved when she found out she didn't win after all.
5. Posted by Jaynee | March 21, 2005 10:14 PM |
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Posted on March 21, 2005 22:14
6. Posted by -S- | March 22, 2005 5:46 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
More evidence of why it makes no sense to count your chickens before they're hatched.
Or write a check before you make your deposit to pay for it.
Or rely on an inheritance before the reading of the will.
Or...
6. Posted by -S- | March 22, 2005 5:46 AM |
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Posted on March 22, 2005 05:46
7. Posted by Tom_with_a_dream | March 22, 2005 6:59 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"error that caused some "winners" to spend money they don't have"
Good job for Jaynee and -S- for pointing out the most common American fault, well, maybe the second most common fault. The first is the counting-of-the-chickens and the second is blaming someone else for your own stupidity.
Tiring.
7. Posted by Tom_with_a_dream | March 22, 2005 6:59 AM |
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Posted on March 22, 2005 06:59
8. Posted by James | March 22, 2005 11:14 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Wahahah!!!! "Winners"!! Man, that's funny.
Seriously, let me be the first to say [nelson]Haw haw![/nelson].
8. Posted by James | March 22, 2005 11:14 AM |
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Posted on March 22, 2005 11:14
9. Posted by Richard Poplawski | July 18, 2005 2:09 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
What is the date for the special drawing for scratch n' match 3/19/05 winners!
9. Posted by Richard Poplawski | July 18, 2005 2:09 PM |
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Posted on July 18, 2005 14:09