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Has the Lottery died?

Posted: Sat 27 Dec, 2008 18.23
by Reeves
The Lottery has been down all over our area, but apparently the fault is nationwide. Anybody else having problems?

Re: Has the Lottery died?

Posted: Sat 27 Dec, 2008 18.29
by wells
I was in the Stratford-on-Avon branch of One Stop (closet Tesco Express) today and I overheard a member staff say the system was down, I thought the customer will be gutted if her numbers come up.

Re: Has the Lottery died?

Posted: Sat 27 Dec, 2008 18.40
by barcode
Hurray I put my mine on every monday stop this thing happening to me

Re: Has the Lottery died?

Posted: Sat 27 Dec, 2008 18.43
by Dr Lobster*
don't have a source, but apparently scott mills spilled a muller rice into the computer.

it's being reported on bbc news that the 'National Lottery system experiencing problems - Camelot says issue "being resolved"'

Re: Has the Lottery died?

Posted: Sat 27 Dec, 2008 18.46
by wells
barcode wrote:Hurray I put my mine on every monday stop this thing happening to me
It just means you wasted pound and you wouldn't had you left it till today! :roll:

Re: Has the Lottery died?

Posted: Sat 27 Dec, 2008 18.54
by iSon
Yes there was carnage in the local Spar when all the usuals couldn't put a pound on their lucky dip. The air was blue. Bluer than their blue rinses.

Re: Has the Lottery died?

Posted: Sat 27 Dec, 2008 18.55
by Inspector Sands
Until I heard it on the news I hadn't realised there was a draw today. Lose track of what day it is over xmas

Re: Has the Lottery died?

Posted: Sat 27 Dec, 2008 19.10
by Nini
Yesterday had me fooled for Sunday, stinking Christmas making every day Saturday.

Re: Has the Lottery died?

Posted: Sat 27 Dec, 2008 19.13
by nwtv2003
I was going to get a ticket from Morrisons only to see their new fangled lottery machine wasn't working, so I guess it must be a nationwide thing.

Re: Has the Lottery died?

Posted: Sat 27 Dec, 2008 19.15
by Philip Cobbold
Yep our machine at work was off as well, which led to a lot of unhappy customers. One of them told us we should get the draw cancelled.

Re: Has the Lottery died?

Posted: Sat 27 Dec, 2008 21.32
by nidave
Philip Cobbold wrote:Yep our machine at work was off as well, which led to a lot of unhappy customers. One of them told us we should get the draw cancelled.
I love it when customers think you are personally responsible for 3rd parties when there is a problem.
I get it all the time on Support when the HMRC give wrong advice (obviously its our fault and the HM Government are never wrong) or their systems goes titsup.