An error in South Carolina’s lottery system accidentally marked thousands of losing tickets as winners. Some buyers immediately cashed in their tickets and received their winnings; those who didn’t are now being told they will not receive any winnings. Do you think this is fair or unfair?

Conducted

June 1, 2018

5111 US adults surveyed

Conducted June 1, 2018

YouGov surveyed 5111 US adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Fair

20%

Unfair

61%

Other/Not sure

19%

Conducted June 1, 2018

YouGov surveyed 5111 US adults

Fair

20%

Unfair

61%

Other/Not sure

19%

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