Tim Hortons’ Customers Accidentally Told They Won $10,000 Due to Faulty App Notification

A Tim Hortons employee hands out coffee from a drive-thru window to a customer in Mississauga, Ont., on March 17, 2020. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press

A small number of Canadians were told they won $10,000 playing Tim Hortons’ “Roll Up the Rim to Win” game, and then found out the message was due to a technical error.

The glitch, according to the coffee and donut chain, incorrectly told some customers they won a $10,000 daily prize on March 6. The issue is, only one such prize is awarded per day, to one customer.