CT Lottery Sues Consultant Over Super Draw Snafu

ROCKY HILL, CT — The Connecticut Lottery Corporation has filed a lawsuit against an outside consultant that oversaw its 2018 New Year’s Day Super Draw game that wound up requiring a do-over after an error.

The lawsuit, dated Wednesday, seeks to "remedy a flagrant, reckless and costly error" on the part of Marcum for the Jan. 1, 2018 drawing.

The CT Lottery is seeking monetary damages from Marcum, which it hired to monitor the 14th and most recent version of the game, traditionally staged around holidays.

"Just when the Lottery needed an attentive, competant consultant the most, Marcum was at its worst," the lawsuit states.

In a statement after the drawing, lottery officials said a "human error" excluded 100,000 tickets from the drawing. A total of 214,601 tickets were sold, according to the lawsuit.

The cost to the state was estimated at about $1 million and remain "ongoing," according to the lawsuit.

According to the suit, CT Lottery officials asked Marcum to compensate it for the loss and it refused.

A second drawing was staged in mid-January.

Photo Credit: CT Lottery

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