Talk about the thrill of victory and … the agony of defeat. A Florida woman scratches off a ticket and thinks she wins $250,000 only to learn that the ticket was a misprint and not the authentic winner. What is it with Florida and machine defects? wftv.com:

“They said it’s a misprint. They misprinted the ticket and they say it’s not their responsibility to pay me any of the money,” Coley said. In fact, they put it in writing with a letter to Coley saying, “There is a printing defect which could make the 22 appear as a 2.” They said, no dice, and offered her $300-worth of lottery tickets for her trouble.

Yeah, $300 worth of lottery tickets for the trouble? C’mon! Even if they paid the lady the $250,000, they probably still would make money. Lotteries are some of the worst odds on the planet. You can bet the disclaimer on Florida scratch tickets will have some new text very soon to emphasize how they aren’t responsible for printing defects.