Overview
- The Hoosier Lottery halted sales and removed the $5 Space Invaders Cash Invasion scratch-off after reports that some tickets displayed larger prizes than the lottery’s back-end records showed.
- Players who tried to claim payouts were told the validation terminal and official records showed different amounts, with one man’s ticket scanning as $20 though it visibly showed a $100,000 prize.
- Lottery officials said the problem was a printing/back-end validation disconnect and have asked affected players to submit formal protest forms and their tickets for review.
- No payouts or settlements have been announced; the lottery told claimants they will be notified by mail within 30 days while the commission reviews the disputes.
- The case highlights how standard lottery rules treat misprints and system errors as voiding plays, raising questions about quality control for new instant games and the limited remedies available to players.