Lottery officials in N.M. claim ticket worth $500K was a misprint

According to Joyce Lupiani, a man in New Mexico thought he won half a million dollars on a scratch-off lottery ticket. But the state lottery says that the ticket was a misprint and they are refusing to pay.

John Wines bought the ticket on Dec. 6 at a gas station in Roswell, according to KOB-TV Channel 4. The winning numbers were 1 and 2 and Wines says that his ticket has five of the winning numbers, totally more than $500,000.

The New Mexico State Lottery says that is incorrect. The maximum prize for the tickets was only $250,000. And, if you take a close look, it appears that there is a number next to the ones on the ticket.

Lottery officials told Wines that the ticket was flawed and not worth anything.

Despite the fine print on the back of the ticket that says the lottery is not liable for "void, altered, or misprinted tickets," Wines disagrees and now he is suing the state lottery.

Wines says it is not his fault if the ticket was flawed and he bought it in good faith. In addition, he says, lottery ticket buyers are unable to read the fine print until after purchase.

Wines told KRQE News 13 that the "New Mexico lottery is cheating."

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