So.. I'm the guy with the VHS for this, and the four circulating screenshots were mine, obviously taken with a potato.. maybe mid 2000s.
I'm in the process of moving to a new house.. at which time I'll pull out my old VCR from storage, clean it, test it, then see if the lottery tape still plays. It's been in storage and unplayed likely since the pics were taken and I wrote the initial article, or soon thereafter.
I'd be glad to try to answer questions, but at this point, I feel like you all know about what I do on it.