This afternoon on Knoxville’s WBIR-TV, the midday drawing for the Tennessee Lottery’s Cash 3 number was actually last night’s. Just after 1:30pm, the station aired “today’s winning Cash 3 number” but last night’s drawing was aired instead.

Last night’s Cash 3 number was 6-6-1.

Today’s darwing on WBIR got as far as 6-6-….and then some alert person cut it off before the third number could air.

About twenty minutes later, the station aired today’s actual winning number drawing which was 7-8-0.

Question: will the TEL be forced to pay out for BOTH numbers again like they were forced to do a couple weeks ago when they made the same goof? (They should pay out for any number beginning with 66 since the last digit didn't air.)

Another question: when will the TEL admit its new computerized drawing system is an unmitigated failure?

Third question: Does TEL Commissioner Rebecca Paul deserve her yearly bonus?