from Meadowlands Media Relations

East Rutherford, NJ — Due to an error at Sportech’s hub in MountLaurel, New Jersey, the Meadowlands fifth race Jackpot Super High Five pool wasmistakenly paid out in full last Saturday (April 1) to 23 winning tickets.

By rule, the wager pays out in full only when there is a single winningticket. Otherwise, 75 percent of the net pool is paid out to the multiplewinning tickets while the remaining 25 percent is added to the jackpot.

The 23 winning tickets were each overpaid $714.78 rather than thecorrect price of $158.80.

Sportech acknowledged that an employee incorrectly formatted thebetting program into the pari-mutuel system prior to the race.

Sportech has agreed to add $12,787.31 to Friday’s race five Jackpot SuperHigh Five pool, which is the amount that should have been carried over fromSaturday.

“This was simply a matter of human error,” explained Jason Settlemoir,Meadowlands GM and COO. “In this case, it was an error that worked out in favorof the customer, and we appreciate Sportech working with us to correct thiserror quickly, contributing the additional funds for Friday’s jackpot, andputting the betting public’s interests first and foremost.”

Live racing resumes Friday with an 11-race card. Post time is 7:15 p.m.For more information, visit www.playmeadowlands.com.