NH Lottery paying out two sets of prizes after Pick 3, Pick 4 error

CONCORD — Due to an error, New Hampshire Lottery announced it is paying out prizes for two sets of numbers in its Saturday, July 20 Evening Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings,

On Saturday night, NH Lottery's announced, a vendor for the drawings entered incorrect winning numbers for the July 20, Evening Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings. NH Lottery stated it soon after alerted its vendor, which made the correction.

The error that occurred was the Pick 3 Day and Pick 4 Day winning numbers were re-entered for the evening drawings. They were 8-3-5 and 5-7-3-8.

The correct winning numbers for the July 20, Evening drawings were 8-5-4 for Pick 3 and 3-4-3-2 for Pick 4.

The NH Lottery announced it will pay prizes on both sets of numbers for the Saturday, July 20 Evening drawings.

Winning tickets of $599 and less bearing the Pick 3 numbers of 8-3-5 and Pick 4 numbers of 5-7-3-8 may be validated and paid at any NH Lottery retailer, officials announced. Players who have winning tickets, regardless of prize amount for the Pick 3 numbers of 8-5-4 and Pick 4 numbers of 3-4-3-2 must mail or come to Lottery headquarters for ticket validation and prize payment.

For information, call NH Lottery on Monday at 603-271-3391 or go to nhlottery.com .

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This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: NH Lottery paying out two sets of prizes after Pick 3, Pick 4 error