Holiday Cash Add-A-Play game sales and validations have been suspended until further notice. Players with tickets affected are advised to hold on to their tickets(s) until a review is completed. Updates will be provided.
— SC Education Lottery (@sclottery) December 27, 2017
The SCEL’s computer system vendor, Intralot, experienced a programming error on Christmas Day that affected the terminal-generated instant game, officials said.
From 5:51 p.m. to 7:53 p.m., 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, WYFF reported. As soon as the issue was identified, the Add-A-Play game was suspended immediately to conduct a thorough investigation.
Instant (scratch-off) tickets and all other lottery games were not affected by this error, officials said.
They went on to say that 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 ticket(s) until the review is completed, WYFF reported.
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