Wadesboro store sells $110K Cash 5 jackpot ticket

7/24/2017 11:58 - NC Lottery

@ 87SUPERGLIDE (3/3) -The random number generator used for Lucke-Rewards, second-chance and promotional drawings is independently certified. The certification includes two parts: A source code review to ensure every line of the system's source code contains no malicious or extra lines of code, and a review of data samples provided by the RNG. The lottery undergoes a biennial security audit to ensure we are following best practices to ensure fairness to all players and to meet our commitments to operate responsibly. You are welcome to contact our security division to arrange a time for you to come to lottery headquarters to observe the process in person.

7/24/2017 11:58 - NC Lottery

@ 87SUPERGLIDE (2/3) - Although the lottery is not required by statute to have an auditor present for drawings where prizes of less than $5,000 are awarded, we do have a member of our internal audit staff present for those drawings without exception. In fact, the room that houses the random number generator cannot be accessed without members of both the lottery's security and audit staff present.

7/24/2017 11:57 - NC Lottery

@ 87SUPERGLIDE (1/3) - There is indeed a mandatory process conducted by our finance department to review every instant game after it ends to account for all ticket inventory that is then reviewed by internal auditors. We should have stated it that way back in November when you asked about it. So we apologize, again, for not being as clear as possible.

7/20/2017 03:31 - NC Lottery

@87SUPERGLIDE (3/3) In response to detailed questions from players, we do our best to do any necessary research and share responses that will make sense. We used the more casual term “post-game audit” instead of the more complicated “end-of-game reconciliation process.” We could have done a better job back in November describing what review happens after an instant game ends. We understand that in the moderation business, you’re only as good as your last answer.

7/20/2017 03:31 - NC Lottery

@87SUPERGLIDE (2/3) In the case of $4,000,000 Multiplier Spectacular (Game 380), because of the three large prizes that went unclaimed, the lottery initiated a separate process undertaken by the ticket printing vendor to identify the fate of the tickets that ultimately went unclaimed. This is a request seldom made because it involves highly secure information. The lottery left Game 380 on sale long after its popularity had declined in the hopes that the winning tickets would be sold and presented for claim. As you mention, that review determined that the three tickets in question were part of packs activated and sold in three places.

7/20/2017 03:31 - NC Lottery

@87SUPERGLIDE (1/3) The answer you received in response to your formal request was correct – the lottery does not conduct what is specifically labeled a "post-game audit" for every instant game. The lottery's finance department does, in fact, conduct an end-of-game reconciliation process after the claim deadline passes for every instant game. That process verifies total sales, total payouts, and accounts for unclaimed prizes at every level and any inventory of returned, damaged, stolen, or missing packs of tickets. The reconciliation is reviewed by the lottery's internal auditors, who report to the state-appointed lottery commission. All of the lottery’s financial and gaming systems operations are subject to annual financial and IT audits and a biennial security audit by independent outside auditors.