Q: How can the Georgia Lottery change a method of payment on a winning ticket without changing that method on the back of the play slip? The Powerball payout was changed before new play slips were made available, and I received a smaller payout because of this. Not a ton of money, but mine went down $24.
—Leroy Gall, Roswell
A: The Georgia Lottery is in the process of replacing playslips from retailers across the state after enhancements were made to the Power Play multiplier option that provided players with more ways to win. It's possible that old playslips, which do not reflect the current enhancements, remain in use because Powerball is a multistate lottery offered in 43 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. The enhancements were made in January.
The Georgia Lottery is required to pay prizes according to current game rules, a spokeswoman told Q&A on the News in an email. For more info, call 1-800-GALUCKY or visit galottery.com. A list of prize payouts is at galottery.com/games/draw-games/powerball.
Q: What happened to the officer who left his K-9 partner inside the car while he was on vacation? Was he fired?
—Sarah Westbrook, Cumming
A: T.J. Frye resigned from his position as a lieutenant with the Warwick Police Department in Worth County after his canine partner was found dead in a police vehicle in September 2012. Frye reportedly returned from a three-day trip to find Sasha, a 10-year-old Dutch Shepherd, had died in the Chevrolet Tahoe. The dog ripped seat belts, left bite marks in the seats, scratched the windows and broke the rear-view mirror, according to the police report.
Andy Johnston wrote this column. Do you have a question about the news? We’ll try to get the answer. Call 404-222-2002 or email q&a@ajc.com (include name, phone and city).
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