Tim Hortons says ‘technical errors’ falsely told people they won $55K

Tim Hortons says ‘technical errors’ falsely told people they won $55K boat in Roll Up To Win promo

Coffee chain sent email to contest participants on Wednesday, apologizing for the error

 
A Tim Hortons cup is shown in Toronto on Thursday, February 3, 2017. Police say two more people have been arrested in connection with the thefts of several boxes of “roll up the rim to win” cups from a Tim Hortons in Belleville, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

A technical error by Tim Hortons led coffee drinkers across Canada to falsely believe they had won a $55,000 boat as part of the franchise’s Roll Up To Win promotion.