So maybe there are 13 other people in the same situation, except that they accepted the consolation prize? This may not be over... (and I would guess the decision here may well be appealed, anyway.)

It's possible, I suppose if there's a different mapping each day of the week then that would line up with 14 occurrences over 49 days if it only happened on weekends for example.

But my original interpretation is the cynical one.