Unbelievable: How One Small Lotto Mistake Cost a Would-Be Winner $8 Million

How does a 'small' mistake in a lottery drawing lead to a potential winner losing out on $8 million? A missed strong number due to a wrong guess was the culprit.

This happened last night (Tuesday) during the lotto drawing where the contestant managed to correctly guess six numbers, but missed the strong number, the seventh one, and thus didn't win first place. In other words, they missed out on a $8 million first prize. The numbers they guessed correctly were: 4, 13, 15, 9, 14, 37. The strong number they missed was 3.

So, what did they win?

The second-place prize amounting to $200,000.

And who came in third? 20 contestants who guessed five out of the six numbers correctly received $1,500 each. Meanwhile, 29 people who hit it big in the Double Lotto won $3,000 each.