Is 7 seconds enough to block man's $27 million lotto win?

[scottcarter]

Is 7 seconds enough to block man's $27 million lotto win?


CTVNews.ca Staff
Published Wednesday, January 28, 2015 7:38PM EST
Last Updated Wednesday, January 28, 2015 11:47PM EST

The Supreme Court of Canada may decide Thursday whether a Quebec man gets to redeem a $27-million lottery ticket he received seconds after the draw’s deadline.
Joel Ifergan bought two tickets for the night’s Super 7 draw at 8:59 p.m., about one minute before the 9 p.m. cut-off time. One ticket popped out with the date, May 23. The other came out seven seconds after the draw closed, and was dated for a week later. The latter ticket had the seven winning numbers for the $27-million jackpot draw.
That happened back in 2008. The ensuing legal fight has been winding its way through the court system ever since, and now it’s reached the Supreme Court.

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Joel Ifergan blames the 7 second processing delay for robbing him $27M in lotto winnings.



Ifergan blames the seven-second delay on a processing lag, and says Loto-Quebec owes him half of the $27 million jackpot, which was awarded to someone else.
“Formation of the contract was made before 9 p.m., and keeping the two tickets proved the fact that the request was made before 9 p.m., it was entered into the system,” Ifergan told CTV News.

Loto-Quebec has refused to pay, and won’t comment on the case ahead of the Supreme Court decision.

In the past, the lottery organization has said that its computers register one ticket at a time and there can be a delay of up to 10 seconds.
Convenience store owner Mehernosh Iranpur sold Ifergan the ticket. He says Ifergan knew right away they were for different draws.

“I asked him, ‘It’s for next week – do you want it or not? Or I’ll cancel it.’ He says, ‘No, I’ll keep it.’”

Ifergan’s attempt to lay claim to $13.5 million in prize money has so far cost the accountant $100,000 in legal fees, but he insists it’s worth the fight.

“I’m right, I know that the contract was formed (before the deadline),” he said.



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I say NO he doesn't deserve the money but I do feel bad for him.

 

[PatsFanatic]

wow....that would suck

 

[TheComputerGroup]

If the ticket is dated for the following date/week drawing, no way he will win this fight.

IMO, he's an idiot for spending 100k trying to fight a winless battle.

I've bought lottery tickets for powerball & the ticket came up for the next drawing instead of the same nights drawing because I was too close to the deadline.

 

[scottcarter]

If the ticket is dated for the following date/week drawing, no way he will win this fight.

IMO, he's an idiot for spending 100k trying to fight a winless battle.

I've bought lottery tickets for powerball & the ticket came up for the next drawing instead of the same nights drawing because I was too close to the deadline.

I agree 100%

its happened to me also

 

[Betallsports]

Agree, the date says Next weeks draw and that's it.

I can't take my Daily number from Today's draw, and when those same numbers come out Today.. go cash it.

Maybe he should have gotten to the Store a little earlier ...

 

[Porcupine]

The ticket is was processed for and is dated for the next week/drawing. It sucks, but I don't even see that his case is that strong.
I guess it is worth a longshot for 13.5 million or maybe hoping the lotto guys will settle?

 

[Betallsports]

I could see a fight if the Ticket was Dated for that night's Draw, but came out after the Draw deadline

 

[scottcarter]

I could see a fight if the Ticket was Dated for that night's Draw, but came out after the Draw deadline

whole different story then

 

[PatsFanatic]

If he bought won ticket and it was seconds late then I don't see much of an argument.
But this guy had bought 2 tickets, the first came out for the current week, the other came out late. He may have a slight argument there.
Sounds like to me he ordered 2 tickets in time, but only 1 printed in time.

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[JohnnyMac]

He would be singing a different tune if the disputed ticket would have won the draw for the next week.

 

[CoachCB]

Defintely worth fighting for. $100K is a lot to lose (If he doesn't win), but to get $27million?

 

[GoSooners]

The trouble is, if he wins the lawsuit where do you draw the line on the lottery clock? I really don't see anyway in hell he wins it.

 

[jensinc]

I worked for the lottery and I would have told him last bets at 8:59 so that that wouldn't have happened. He had all week to put in his numbers and there are stores on every corner that sell lottery. No excuse

 

[CoolBreeze22]

he won't win otherwise you would have everyone trying to buy tickets right at the deadline giving themselves two chances to win.

 

[trytrytry]

Shot taker!

 

[tanner12oz]

No chance

 

[ivyconniver]

If dude was playing the same numbers he always plays every week I'd give it to him. If it was quick pick then too bad.

 

[Greenbacks]

A Quebec man who bought a winning lottery ticket seven seconds too late has lost his Supreme Court of Canada bid to appeal a decision that has denied him half of the $27-million prize.
"I'm going to be very very honest with you … I'm very disappointed in this decision," said Joel Ifergan of Dollard-des-Ormeaux, from Montreal's West Island.
Ifergan bought two Super 7 tickets on May 23, 2008, just before the 9 p.m. cutoff. (Super 7 was replaced by Lotto Max in 2009.)

Joel Ifergan, pictured in 2008, had taken Loto-Québec to court over a lottery loss he said was due to a computer glitch. ((CBC))

He said he ordered the tickets at 8:59 p.m. ET — the convenience store clerk told him he had one minute to buy his tickets.

The first ticket was printed showing the May 23 date — that night's draw. However, the second ticket, with the winning numbers for that night's $27-million jackpot, was printed after a few seconds' delay, showing a date for the following week's draw on May 30.
Ifergan claims the delay was caused by Loto-Québec's central computer system, and believes he's entitled to half the jackpot.
He sued the province’s lottery regulator for what he felt was his half of the jackpot. However, his attempts to bring it to Quebec courts were rejected.
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to accept his appeal, with cost.
Ifergan said the court case has cost him more than $100,000.
Still, the experience hasn't stopped him from buying lottery tickets — as he said, you never know when you'll get lucky.

 

[RunMaker]

Tell me if I'm wrong here but if you've got 100K laying around to throw at a frivolous lawsuit that has almost 0% of winning, should you be playing the lottery in
the first place?

 

[JohnBlue123]

He can't get two bites at the apple with the same ticket. He got some bad legal advice but his lawyers are the ones that hit the jackpot to the tune of $100,000.