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Lottery winners are already spending big and they haven’t even gotten their $50M prize
02/11/2012
An Ottawa-area couple who won almost $50M with a lottery ticket, have already indulge in car, mansion, diner renovations, and other expenses. State lottery
The lucky is so eager to claim their prize at the end of the month after passing a provincial review that they are spending much of their life savings.
The winners, Jo Ann [...] READ MORE
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Pennsylvania’s Newest Powerball Millionaire
02/11/2012
What would have been a $200,000 prize two weeks ago, with the old Powerball rules, is now $1 million for the holder of a Powerball ticket that was sold in Berks County. Lottery results
“We are excited for our first million-dollar winner from the new version of Powerball, which debuted Jan. 15,” said Lottery Executive Director [...] READ MORE
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Funds choices need to be reevaluated, group says
02/11/2012
According to an Atlanta-based think tank, the lottery priorities need to be reevaluated, especially on the HOPE Scholarship, as pre-k programs are in danger. Mega lottery
And here is why, as it seems, legislators may for the second straight year, cut back on pre-K education. If this happens, it would reduce the amount of funds that [...] READ MORE
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Local Powerball Players willing to take their shot at $250 million
02/10/2012
New Powerball rules, which were created and designed to have larger jackpots and better chances at becoming a multimillionaire, have local residents buying as many tickets as possible for Wednesday’s drawing. Why? The anticipation is that the jackpot will hit $250 million. US lottery
According to the Rhode Island Lottery, since Jan. 15, when the price [...] READ MORE
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$16M on lottery go to a British Columbia Man
02/10/2012
It all started last week, when Steve Murphy, a 52 year-old mine manager at the Tulsequah Chief Mine, bought a lottery ticket in Atlin, B.C., at the Food Basket store. Lottery checker
And things got only better when, on Tuesday afternoon, Lottery officials from the British Columbia Lottery Commission confirmed he had won. To do so, [...] READ MORE
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ND closer to Internet lotto sales
02/10/2012
North Dakota’s lottery gets closer to use the Internet to sell tickets directly to buyers.
And in the process they want to make what’s best for them but, not hurting retailers in the process. According to Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, “I certainly want to be careful that we’re not interfering with the good relationship we’ve developed [...] READ MORE
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A $1 million scratch-off ticket was already sold at the new Phillips 66 station
02/08/2012
What a grand opening period for the new Phillips 66 station in Greencastle!
Free drinks, discounted gasoline prices, and other promotions were awesome, but to claim a $1 million scratch-off lottery winner for the North Side gas station, was simply the best. Powerball lottery
According to an Indiana Lottery Commission press release, Michael Comer of Greencastle, has [...] READ MORE
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Lottery dollars can do a lot of good
02/08/2012
Special districts, including Pueblo West and Colorado will get the same level of Lottery support for parks and recreation that cities and counties enjoy, if CityPueblo-area lawmakers are able to make the bill pass. Pueblo West District Manager Jack Johnston said the small share of funds that they get has prevented them from building parks [...] READ MORE
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Police warns of Lottery scams
02/08/2012
“You can’t win if you don’t play” may be true for most cases, but what if that means you have to pay, and not buy lottery tickets, to win? Well, police are warning residents in the Palm Beach area to be cautious as is it known that several of them have by scammers in foreign [...] READ MORE
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Lottery games now featured on two state liquor trucks
02/07/2012
The state agency in charge of handling liquor sales is working along with the Iowa Lottery to create a couple of lottery advertisements that will roll on the highway. State lottery
Although this wouldn’t be the first time they partner with others, as the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (ABD) has already being using the spaces on [...] READ MORE
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Police Captain’s Wife Wins $1 Million on Lottery
02/07/2012
If winning the lottery could ever be kept a secret, we know that in this case, this has been the worst kept secret in Clark. If your ask around, now everyone in town that Deana Scherb, Clark Police Captain Al Scherb’s wife, is the lucky winner of $1 million on a New Jersey Lottery. And [...] READ MORE
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An Indianapolis woman is the newest $1M Powerball winner
02/07/2012
Janice Kleeman, who now lives in Indianapolis but, who used to live in Muncie, still woks here, and apparently buys her lottery tickets here as well, is the latest $1M Powerball winner. National lottery
Kleeman, who bought the ticket at Arjan Petro-Hoosier Pete last week, was revealed on Monday as the winner of a million-dollar Powerball [...] READ MORE
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Why do some people have all the luck in the world while others have no luck at all?
02/06/2012
Delma Kinney, 51, of Atlanta is one of the lucky ones as she won $1 million in an instant lottery game in 2008, and then did it again recently. Yes, two lottery wins in three years, awesome!
And this is what happened, as told reporters about it, she stopped at a convenience store to pick up [...] READ MORE
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Winner of $206M Mega Millions jackpot is a L.I. visitor
02/06/2012
Daniel Bruckner is the new reason why Long Island residents hate their Dodgers-stealing, Lakers-loving, tree-hugging, granola-chomping California cousins: he won their $206 M at their lottery. US lottery
Daniel Bruckner, a Silicon Valley financial analyst, visited Long Island, in Friday to collect a $208 million windfall after buying one Mega Millions ticket last month at a [...] READ MORE
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$25 million jackpot for Medicine Hat couple
02/06/2012
Tim and Kendolyn Elliot, who currently live in Medicine Hat, just won close to $25 million and picked up their check at the Medidine Hat Lodge on Friday afternoon. The Elliot’s are planning to retire with their winnings. US lottery
For four days, Tim Elliott had almost $25 million in the corner of his wallet and [...] READ MORE
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Is love for the lottery a step towards greater gambling?
02/03/2012
Nowadays there are many ways for people to win money – and lots of it. But is love for the lottery a healthy feeling or a step towards gambling?
First, there is optimism and then there is delusion. Remember Lloyd Christmas, for instance, played by Jim Carrey in classic Dumb & Dumber?
When the object of his [...] READ MORE
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Powerball Players Still Wondering
02/03/2012
West Virginia Powerball players are still trying to get used to the recent price increases and changes to the game, basically, because of lottery officials who were not very helpful in explaining the process and changes before they occurred on Jan 15th.
The new $2 Powerball tickets were launched in January, and the price increase was [...] READ MORE
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Lottery’s handling of Iowa mystery Hot Lotto: Satisfactory
02/02/2012
Iowa Lottery officials received high marks on Tuesday for handling the mystery around a winning Hot Lotto jackpot that was claim by attorneys representing a trust, which in the end, withdrew the claim for the multimillion-dollar prize last week.
“That’s the damndest thing I’ve every heard of,” Sen. Tom Courtney, D-Burlington, said after lottery officials told [...] READ MORE
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North Dakota Evaluates Online Lottery Sales
02/02/2012
This spring several states will be offering lottery ticket sales online. But North Dakota State Lottery is waiting to decide if online ticket sales have any potential here. The plan is to evaluate the results on other states to determine ether North Dakota should try too.
Some local businesses don’t really think it would make a [...] READ MORE
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Man won $1 million on $5 scratch-off ticket in “Big Bills”
02/02/2012
In 27 years of buying New York State lottery tickets, mostly scratch-offs, Paul Schneider has won a lot of little prizes, and even scored a $1,000 win about 20 years ago. But he kept at it because he knew it was going to happen sooner or later.
“I’ve had some other amounts, but I’ve always anticipated [...] READ MORE
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Shaw never delivered
02/01/2012
It was Jan. 17 in the offices of the Iowa Lottery in Des Moines when Mary Neubauer met Crawford Shaw for the first time, when he sat down with lottery officials for 90 minutes. In that time, he told them why he should be handed millions of dollars for a winning ticket purchased by someone [...] READ MORE
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New York’s lottery revenues increase
02/01/2012
Despite the weak economy and unemployment percentages going thru the roof, gambling in New York continues to grow, according to records from the state lottery. Lottery results
Sales of traditional lottery games — like Powerball and Mega Millions — increased by $73.3 million, between 2010 and 2011, since jackpots, like Wednesday’s $170 million Powerball game, help [...] READ MORE
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Why did a New York lawyer give up a $14 million lottery ticket?
02/01/2012
Crawford Shaw, 76, a Yale-educated lawyer, living in Bedford, New York- who tried to redeem a multi-million dollar Iowa lottery ticket worth up to $14.3 million – withdrew his claim to the Hot Lotto ticket after lottery officials gave him a Friday afternoon deadline to identify the ticket’s purchaser. But, this hasn’t put an end [...] READ MORE
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Powerball’s Newest Millionaire lives in Pennsylvania
01/31/2012
The holder of a Powerball ticket from the Jan. 25 drawing sold at Berks County, may have won a $200,000 prize two weeks ago but now, the same ticket is worth $1 million. A wonderful difference compared to the old lottery weekly growth in the total amount of the prize. National lottery
“We are excited for [...] READ MORE
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Arkansas lottery officials: Electronic ticket scanners are not a problem
01/31/2012
Arkansas lottery officials say there have been no issues with electronic ticket scanners since they began selling lottery tickets in 2009.
Interim director Julie Baldridge stated this on Thursday after a convenience store employee testified that a customer discarded a winning ticket because a scanner indicated it wasn’t a winner. US lottery
The appointed ticket was purchased [...] READ MORE
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Three Women Claim to Own $1 Million Lottery Ticket
01/31/2012
For Sharon Jones, being at a Super One Stop in July 2011 and going to a trash bin to pick up the discarded lottery tickets was something normal, as she had done this many times before. The reason behind this is because there is a program through the lottery commission website that allows people to [...] READ MORE
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Breast Cancer Victim to be honored by the Lottery
01/31/2012
Thanks to new legislation, a lottery ticket has been named as the “Carolyn Adams Ticket for the Cure,” because it provides funding for breast cancer research. National lottery
“Access to quality healthcare is a basic right, and Illinoisans – particularly those who are fighting cancer – should not be denied coverage for participating in trials that [...] READ MORE
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College Park woman wins $72 million Mega Millions jackpot
01/31/2012
Marcia Adams, a 33-year-old accountant of College Park, just wanted to get some chocolate for her boyfriend and instead, wound up with a Georgia Lottery ticket worth more than $50 million. Lottery checker
Adams is actually the winner of the $72 million Mega Millions jackpot. But, she opted to take the lump-sum amount of $52 million.
It [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Mystery to be solved on Friday
01/31/2012
Iowa Lottery officials said the person who is the mystery winner of the Hot Lotto jackpot must come forward by Friday. They said that either this person has until 3 p.m. this Friday to claim their jackpot or the prize will be denied. Lotteries
Before doing this, the Lottery officials have already sent a letter to [...] READ MORE
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Mega Millions Ticket of $250,000 Sold in Berks
01/30/2012
The first Mega Millions ticket worth $250,000, from the Jan. 24 drawing, was sold at Morgantown Beverage, 3740 E. Main St., Morgantown, in Berks County. Lotteries
This time, the winning ticket correctly matched all five white balls, 10-22-24-36-49, although not the yellow Mega Ball 33. That means the ticket is worth $250,000, minus 25 percent of [...] READ MORE
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New York Lottery’s Powerball Game New Campaign
01/30/2012
A campaign for the New York Lottery’s Powerball game called “Yeah, that kind of rich” was lunched this week by the New York Lottery and DDB New York. The campaign features copy points like, “The starting jackpots are doubled, the possibilities are endless,” and it raises awareness about the recent changes made to the game, [...] READ MORE
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Powerball hits $100 million
01/30/2012
On Sunday, Powerball doubled the price of a ticket to $2, and everyone wondered if consumers would pay or stay away. But, apparently Powerball’s gamble seems to be paying off. And so, both things actually happened, as fewer tickets were sold but, more money than usual came in. State lottery
All this, could be a pattern [...] READ MORE
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Iowa Lottery Winner: Explain Mystery or Lose Jackpot!
01/27/2012
The $16 million lottery jackpot mystery winner in Iowa will have to come forward with some explanations on how he got the ticket before Friday; otherwise he will fail to get the prize. Lottery checker
Even when the winning ticket in the December 2010 Hot Lotto drawing was purchased in a Des Moines convenience store, almost [...] READ MORE
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Online Lottery: Coming To a State near You
01/27/2012
Many states, Illinois and New York included, are still going strong with plans to offer lotteries on the Internet. All this thanks to the question both states had about doing so even before Christmas 2010. At that time, both states were moving forward with Internet lottery plans, and so asked the Justice Department for clarification. [...] READ MORE
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Unclaimed Winning Tickets Soon to Expire
01/26/2012
There are two ticket winners for whom time is running out since they haven’t claimed their prizes. They are the holders of two Pennsylvania Lottery tickets – a Powerball ticket worth $50,000 from Feb. 5, 2011 and a Quinto evening ticket worth $50,000 from Feb. 12, 2011. National lottery
The tickets and prizes expire one year [...] READ MORE
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Military Vet nearly didn’t claim $14.3 million
01/26/2012
For three days, Napolean Elvord had no idea he had won a fortune. Elvord, a military veteran, in his late 50s who needs of a kidney transplant, had $14.3 million waiting on a table in his house and didn’t know it. Mega lottery
Three days after it was announced that the winning Megabucks ticket from the [...] READ MORE
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Mystery jackpot case deadline
01/26/2012
If the New York lawyer who made the claim of a mysterious jackpot doesn’t provide key details by Friday, The Iowa Lottery will deny its payment.
Lottery CEO Terry Rich said at a news conference that Crawford Shaw has until 3 p.m. Friday to provide information for the agency to if the ticket was legally purchased [...] READ MORE
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Online lotto in Illinois
01/25/2012
Illinois will offer online Lottery ticket sales this spring, and while some applaud the added cash to state coffers, others think is a terrible idea. National lottery
“We’re very troubled by it,” said Jerry Prosapio of Crestwood, who is co-founder of Gambling Exposed. “Any new form of legalized gambling has brought more addiction and with the [...] READ MORE
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$30,000 lottery prize unclaimed
01/25/2012
$30,000 are still on hold since, so far, no one has come forward to claim the money, with the winning ticket of Mega Millions lottery ticket that was sold last year on Black Friday at Ma & Pa’s Grocery Express. US lottery
The Mega Millions drawing was held the day after Thanksgiving, on Friday, Nov. 25, [...] READ MORE
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Coins stolen from the Metro used to buy Lotto tickets
01/25/2012
Lotto tickets bought with bags of coins helped to bust Horace Dexter McDade and John Vincent Haile.
Apparently, the long-running scam to steal of Metro riders’ fares unraveled this week after a man in a police uniform driving a Jaguar bought thousands of Virginia lottery tickets with bags of apparently stolen coins. Lottery checker
A tip about [...] READ MORE
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Crawford Shaw, the attorney for mysterious jackpot winner in Iowa, named in lawsuit
01/23/2012
The attorney who represents a trust attempting to claim a multimillion-dollar Hot Lotto jackpot, in the most mysterious jackpot winner in the history of the Iowa Lottery, faces legal troubles in Delaware, court documents show. State lottery
Crawford Shaw, the attorney who is trying to claim a jackpot worth much as $14.2 million on behalf of [...] READ MORE
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Brad and Dawn Bryner: $1.000.000 winners in the Illinois Lottery
01/23/2012
A couple of days before Christmas, Brad Bryner stopped in at Jo Jo’s Convenient Store on North Main Street and bought a $20 scratch ticket game of the Illinois Lottery’s Merry Millionaire. Mega lottery
Today, Brad and his wife Dawn are super excited as their Merry Millionaire scratch ticket turned out to be a million-dollar winner.
Lottery [...] READ MORE
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Kimberly Woman: Amazing Streak of Lottery Luck
01/23/2012
The luckiest woman in Magic Valley — or the world, for that matter — lives down a bumpy, gravel road in rural Kimberly.
And just like ever player of the Idaho Lottery, Cindy Ragains dreamt one thing: win the big prize, just one time.
Yet, this 56-year-old lady managed to do it twice, and then some. National [...] READ MORE
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Lottery players spent more last year
01/20/2012
Gregory Bailey, a Houston security guard, is a fervent believer in the Texas Lottery. He buys a fistful of Texas Lotto and Pick 3 cards each week. As a result, he has, on several occasions, walked away $500 richer.
“I don’t go clubbing. I don’t go drinking. I work and play Pick 3,” he said. National [...] READ MORE
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$2M scratch-off for Warsaw dad of 7
01/20/2012
A Plymouth man’s day took a dramatic turn last Wednesday when he purchased a $2 million winning Hoosier Lottery Scratch-off at a Warsaw convenience store. State lottery
According to the Hoosier Lottery, Rick Cooper decided on a whim to buy a Hoosier Lottery $2,000,000 MONOPOLY Scratch-off while paying for a pop at Lassus Handy Dandy at [...] READ MORE
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GA Lottery to help Education Programs
01/20/2012
Georgia finally has some incredible news for its education system. Georgia Lottery Corp. officials, in an announcement made yesterday, stated that there was a large raise in income for the first half of fiscal year 2012. In fact, the Georgia Lottery’s first-half transfer of funds to the Lottery for Education Account brings the total amount [...] READ MORE
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Officials: Online lottery sales? Not just yet
01/19/2012
Connecticut residents are not yet that close, as a mouse click away, from their favorite draw or scratch games over the Internet. The reason is that, even when the federal government recently cleared the way for online sale of lottery tickets, there are several issues to address before
“These are not easy policy questions,” said Anne [...] READ MORE
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$208M Mega Millions lottery jackpot plus a baby
01/19/2012
Pregnant, 36-year-old Christine Bruckner, from Long Island, and her husband, 35-year-old, Daniel Bruckner, a financial analyst, from California are having the luckiest baby ever as they just won a $208 million lottery jackpot! Talk about a college fund!
The couple was visiting her family for the holidays in Middle Island when they bought the Mega Millions [...] READ MORE
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Powerball tickets: $2 a piece
01/19/2012
South Dakotans will have to double their bet by $1 to play for the Powerball jackpots. US lottery
According to the South Dakota Lottery, starting this coming Sunday, the players in the multi-state lottery game now will have to pay $2 per Powerball ticket and double their investment for the promise of higher jackpots and better [...] READ MORE
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Will a bigger pot make the lottery better?
01/19/2012
Powerball is rolling out new rules and payouts that are intended to escalate jackpots quicker, offer better odds at winning and raise lower-tiered prize totals that will take effect with tonight’s Powerball drawing.
“That way I’m not playing it too often,” the retired mechanic from Wilkes-Barre said Tuesday after buying a few lottery tickets at the [...] READ MORE
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Iowa to study multistate online poker possibility
01/19/2012
State lawmakers looking to legalize Internet poker in Iowa are planning to open the door to multistate online gambling poker pots with more players. US lottery
Sen. Jeff Danielson, D-Cedar Falls, said that he believes that the U.S. Department of Justice opinion will allow Iowa to enter into agreements with other jurisdictions that have approved Internet [...] READ MORE
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Powerball: When the price doesn’t kill the dream
01/19/2012
For Frank Lima his dream is still alive. In his dream, there are five white-numbered balls and one red-numbered ball. There’s a man drawing the balls from a tumbler. And even when the dream always ends the same, with Lima comes up short on that combination of numbers; it is certainly not about to stop [...] READ MORE
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Powerball makes changes as it looks back
01/18/2012
The Nebraska Lottery hosted a 20th-anniversary celebration for Powerball on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, at the Ferguson House on South 16th Street in Lincoln. The event featured appearances from lottery representatives, honored beneficiaries, and even a mock check designed to look like a real Powerball winner. Powerball lottery
But the real star of the show was [...] READ MORE
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Grossman’s task force to decide if online lottery will fly
01/18/2012
As the Justice Department has already give it a green light; Steve Grossman, state treasurer of Massachusetts, is planning on creating a task force to decide if the state should go ahead with the online sales of lottery tickets. Lottery winning numbers
Grossman said the federal opinion came as “a surprise that accelerates the urgency of [...] READ MORE
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Missouri on the lookout to implement Online Lottery Sales
01/18/2012
Add Missouri as another state considering how to proceed at online lottery sales. Lottery results
Now, what would be different if a person could buy lottery tickets online? Would they be more likely to work these purchases into their routine if they could simply log on to a website and, with a few clicks, come closer [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Winners for the second time
01/16/2012
The first time that they won the lottery, every single person of the group got a fresh start.
One of the winners, Becky Castro, paid off her credit card and a couple of loans. Others used their money to pay their mortgages, medical bills, and some, even put the money on their children’s college tuition. Powerball [...] READ MORE
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Lottery gains vs. Gambling gains
01/16/2012
Gambling revenue in New York continues to soar as the state debates if they should legalize casinos.
Even though, sales of traditional lottery games — such as the multistate Powerball and Mega Millions — increased by 2 percent between 2010 and 2011; the largest increase in lottery revenue came from the state’s nine racetracks, which
continue to [...] READ MORE
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Powerball hopes to hit the jackpot with their new strategies.
01/16/2012
Powerball lottery organizers bet that bigger jackpots will encourage more people to play, although they will have to do it at a higher price. Lottery winning numbers
Tickets for the multistate game are doubling in price to $2 beginning Jan 15. While the odds of winning one of the game’s giant jackpots also are improving, the [...] READ MORE
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Lottery attracts many and boosts stores’ profits
01/13/2012
Vissu Reddy of Florence has never bought a lottery ticket but, sold a lot of them, though.
Reddy is the owner of Sunhouse Petroleum and his store is a member of the lottery’s Million Dollar Sales Club. He has sold $1.2 million in lottery tickets in the most recent fiscal year, which ranks him for the [...] READ MORE
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New York Mega Millions jackpot hits $206 million in December
01/13/2012
Holidays are days to dream, and last December, $1 spent on a Mega Millions lottery ticket could have made all of those dreams come true. The jackpot for last December’s lottery was an estimated of $206 million and the cash option for that prize was just under $152 million. Powerball lottery
That was the first time, [...] READ MORE
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In January 2012, Massachusetts’ lottery will start taking debit cards
01/13/2012
Starting in early January, players will be able to put down their debit cards to take their chances on scratch tickets, Mega Millions jackpots and other lottery games. The State Treasurer, Steven Grossman, says plans on allowing lottery products to be bought with debit cards, along with other 33 other states accept debit card to [...] READ MORE
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Powerball changes will up money for scholarships
01/12/2012
The price of a tri-state lottery ticket in New England increased from $1 to $2 along with the jackpot size two years ago, which was a bid to save a waning game, and it actually worked. State lottery
Charlie McIntyre, executive director of the lottery says that sales and revenue both increased 25 percent in New [...] READ MORE
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$1 million lottery prize for Wadena resident
01/12/2012
Mike Snyder still doesn’t know why he felt compelled to buy two lottery tickets back in November but, now he has a million reasons to be glad he did. Lottery numbers
Yesterday, Snyder who is 67 years old, stood with his wife Lea at the Jefferson Street Holiday Station Tuesday as Minnesota Lottery officials presented them [...] READ MORE
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The ultimate daily lottery game for Ontarians
01/12/2012
From children’s playgrounds to international competitions, “Rock, Paper, Scissors” has always been a super popular game. But, for the first time, Ontario adults can play and win with a new twist on this classic game. Today, lottery terminals are buzzing with the new ROCK-PAPER-SCISSORS (R-P-S) game. R-P-S tickets are now available for purchase at local [...] READ MORE
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Lottery paid more than $400M in May to Oklahoma schools
01/11/2012
For the past six years the Oklahoma lottery, including Powerball, MegaMillions, Hot Lotto and a number of scratch games, has provided about $70 million a year to education. In May, it’s total contribution surpassed $400 million. US lottery
The problem is that this contribution is way below the projects that were given to voters who approved [...] READ MORE
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67 Year Old Minnesota Millionaire Lottery Winner
01/11/2012
Mike Snyder doesn’t know what pushed him to buy 2 lotto tickets on that day in Nov.
But he has a million reasons to be glad he did.
Snyder, 67, stood with his other half Lea, both wearing black sweatshirts with the word “winner” stitched on the front, at the Jefferson Street Holiday Station Tuesday as Minnesota [...] READ MORE
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$1 Bln Lotto Tickets in 2011?
01/11/2012
As Connecticut Lotto turns Forty, residents are spending more and more on the opportunity to hit it rich.
Milford resident James Brown stood scratching away at his “3 Times Fortunate” scratch card in the Bridgeport Ave.
“I buy them about once a week,” declared Brown of the various lotto tickets. “Won a trip to Vegas once.”
George Altieri [...] READ MORE
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Internet lottery sales could be a threat to stores
01/10/2012
While state officials are looking to sell lottery tickets over the Internet by April, in the hopes that this will bring millions of dollars of additional revenue to state government, some convenience store owners fear it will take away from their businesses. State lottery
“One of my members thought he would lose 40 percent of his [...] READ MORE
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The possibility of online gambling in New York is now a reality
01/10/2012
Quietly, with a legal opinion, the federal government cleared the way for online gambling Dec. 23. And race between states began to create games and generate billions in revenue, gambling experts and legal scholars say. Lottery checker
For decades, the Justice Department has opposed online gambling in all its forms. But according to the rules for [...] READ MORE
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Great Iowa Lottery mystery solved
01/10/2012
The mystery began on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010 at 3:24 p.m. on a QuikTrip in Des Moines.
A Hot Lotto ticket bas bought there and six days later, the ticket turned into a $16.5 million winner. Then the ticket went unclaimed for 364 days, 22 hours and 10 minutes. National lottery
Then on Dec. 29, two attorneys [...] READ MORE
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False winners discovered
01/09/2012
Today it was revealed that the three wealthy bankers who came forward yesterday to claim a record Powerball jackpot were not in fact the real winners – and may now have to hand it back. Mega lottery
The men’s story began to unravel today hours after an anonymous man – Mr. Davidson, one of their clients [...] READ MORE
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Powerball Winners Claim $128.8 Million Jackpot
01/09/2012
An excited Pennsylvania couple arrived at Lottery Headquarters today to claim their $128.8 million Powerball prize. The twosome had the only winning ticket for the Christmas Eve drawing and their Quick Pick Powerball numbers of 14, 16, 30, 51, 52 and Power Ball 19, matched all five white balls and the red Power Ball to [...] READ MORE
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Lucky Nelson family wins Lotto prize 10 times
01/09/2012
$8.1 million – that is how much this family from Nelson put on their Christmas stocking after winning Lotto’s first division prize 10 times last night – as well as the top Powerball prize. US lottery
It is the first time a single winner has won Powerball and that many first division prizes in one draw. [...] READ MORE
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The lottery winner who almost wasn’t
01/06/2012
Jessie McGinnis, 55, had already spent days searching in vain for the $10 in “quick picks” that he purchased at a Yuba City 7-Eleven the day after Christmas. But after going through all this belongings he had given up. “I was hoping someone claimed it so I didn’t think the rest of my life I [...] READ MORE
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Lottery beneficiaries need to be placed in ads
01/06/2012
Even when the state’s new spending of lottery proceeds are highlighted in advertising campaigns, this has not exactly sending tickets flying off the shelves, auditors say. National lottery
Ticket sales increased 4 percent last year – to more than $510 million, a bit shy of their 2008 peak. But the increase is actually because of the [...] READ MORE
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Time is almost over to claim £1m winning EuroMillions ticket
01/06/2012
There is a lucky Welsh winner that officials are urging to come forward and claim their £1m prize – or face losing it forever.
The thought is that the person, who bought ticket in the Cardiff area on December 23, may not know they were one of 25 players to scoop the fortune in the Millionaire [...] READ MORE
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$14.3 million lottery jackpot claimed less than two hours to expire
01/05/2012
Iowa Lottery officials had a lot of questions on Friday while trying to unravel the mystery behind a year-old winning ticket that was turned in less than two hours before Thursday’s deadline for a jackpot worth up to $14.3 million.
Here is what they know so far. Lottery checker
Two attorneys with Des Moines-based Davis Brown Law [...] READ MORE
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Wal-Mart workers Win the Million Dollar Lottery
01/05/2012
Ontario Wal-Mart employees Pamela Linville, Aaron Anderson, Eddie Ynigez, Monica Draper and Aaron Oneil each got this week a $200,000 check from the Idaho Lottery Tuesday at the Lottery headquarters in Boise. The all put money to purchase tickets to the Idaho Million Dollar Lottery, which they won last week. Lotteries
The five friends, who met [...] READ MORE
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Lottery seen as an investment in today’s economic market status
01/05/2012
The majority don’t see playing the lottery as “investing” any more than they view playing the market as “gambling,” but there are enough likenesses that it’s worth inspecting the behaviour of the player, especially at those times when decision-making is imperative. Mega lottery
If ever there had been a urgent decision to be made in the [...] READ MORE
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Inside winners of $50-million lottery face scrutiny
01/04/2012
A lottery-ticket seller waits for consumers in Rome earlier in the week. Both Italians and Greeks are losing trust in their local banks and withdrawing their cash for other investments. State lottery
OTTAWA An Ontario couple who won a $50-million lotto prize last week stated that they predicted to have trouble collecting their winnings. Lotteries
Jo Ann [...] READ MORE
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$7M Lottery winner hid ticket in thermos
01/04/2012
A Millbury girl who won the $7 million grand prize in the state’s first raffle game hid her winning ticket in a thermos and reported to work at a corner store before surprising her youngsters with the better news this week. Lottery checker
Yesterday, Kathleen Crewe, 57, broke the stories to her son and child that [...] READ MORE
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Unclaimed $250,000 lottery prize will expire shortly
01/04/2012
A $250,000 winning lottery ticket that was acquired at a Bolingbrook gas station about a year gone will lapse if somebody doesn’t claim the prize soon, according to Illinois Lottery officers.
The Mega Millions lottery ticket was sold at the Meijer Gas Station at 735 E. Boughton Road and will lapse on Jan 4, 2012, one [...] READ MORE
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$7 million lotto winner is a Massachusetts lady
01/03/2012
A Millbury girl had the winning $7 million lottery ticket sold recently at Goretti’s Supermarket on Providence Street.
Kathleen A. Crewe, 57, left the state lotto headquarters in Braintree today with a $4.9 million check, according to a Beth A. Bresnahan, director of marketing and communications for the Massachusetts State Lottery. Lottery results
She purchased the winning [...] READ MORE
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Walmart workers claim million dollar Idaho Lottery prize
01/03/2012
For half a year, a grouping of co-workers from the Walmart store in Ontario, Oregon pooled their resources to save up money to play the Idaho Lottery’s annual Idaho one-million dollar Raffle. The group of five pals who’ve worked together for no less than five years, started saving 10 greenbacks a paycheck in late June [...] READ MORE
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Internet poker and other types of Internet betting may become legal under a Justice Dept opinion
01/03/2012
A recent Fed. Justice Office opinion could pave the way for lotto tickets to be sold online. But if they are Margaret Gartner of Dover Township won’t be purchasing them that way. State lottery
“I’m unsure if I’d like that,” Gartner claimed.
Gartner stopped by a Rutter’s Store in Manchester Township lately for one of her ordinary [...] READ MORE
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Powerball prices double; jackpot and percentages of winning it increase
01/02/2012
When the price of Powerball lottery tickets increases from $1 to $2 on Jan. 15, Chris Taranto says, he’ll still buy them.
So will a lot of other lottery players, he said. And their chances of winning will improve. Lottery checker
“People like to dream in this country,” the Delran, N.J, resident expounded as he bought tickets [...] READ MORE
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Arizona Lottery Sells Out One Day Early
01/02/2012
The Arizona Lottery recounted today that Millionaire Raffle tickets are sold out, one day before ticket sales were booked to end on Wed., Jan. 4 at midnight. National lottery
The 300,000 Millionaire Raffle tickets were sold in sequential order, and sales stopped when the last ticket was purchased today at a Circle K located at 4001 [...] READ MORE
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Lottery ticket buyer in Minnesota wins new 2012 Ford Edge
01/02/2012
The winner hasn’t come forward yet to claim the prize from the drawing that happened on January 1. The winning ticket number was 417962. US lottery
In addition, two $1 million tickets were sold in Wadena ( 300691 ) and Steele ( 098220 ) counties, according to the Minnesota State Lottery. A total of 150 [...] READ MORE
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Superstitions are but superstitions
12/30/2011
Playing the lottery is like any other chance games, there is a lot of superstitions going on, but all of these superstitions are but that, they are ideas that were made up or maybe they are just very personal experiences that shapes the way a player thinks and therefore acts. For example there might [...] READ MORE
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Winning can be very scary
12/30/2011
Winning is scary, would you believe it is possible? How can getting a great amount of money, money that can make your life so much more comfortable be scary. It is like having to relate a very pleasurable experience such as enjoying an ice-cream in the middle of summer and say it [...] READ MORE
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0000 Beats the House
12/29/2011
When you buy a lottery ticket or play some type of chance game what runs across your mind goes along the line of “I will never win, the house always wins, so why bother”. That might be true, but who is to say that the tables actually can turn and chances are that everything [...] READ MORE
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Man waited 3 months to cash winning ticket
12/29/2011
You have won the lottery and there is some kind of instant cash in the form of a white little ticket, so fragile and a bit small, but a piece of paper that represents so much and has printed on it so many zeroes. What would you do? Most people would try to [...] READ MORE
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Playing the Same Numbers Yields Results
12/29/2011
Certain practices become rituals when you perform them over and over again. It can actually be anything, from picking up the groceries only on Tuesdays, to celebrating birthdays on the rooftop to buying a certain set of numbers. US lottery
Robert Wise, 72, has played the same set of numbers for twenty years now, he [...] READ MORE
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More instant magic
12/28/2011
What Can Be Nicer Than a $50,000 Holiday Gift?
Some will definitely have a very happy holiday season, who will not agree that receiving a $50,000 windfall is the nicer gift possible? However you don´t necessarily need to wait for some millionaire kin to be generous enough to hand you a big check for Christmas. [...] READ MORE
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Good intention gift reaps big
12/28/2011
If you have been following our posts, there is some kind of tradition surging, a gift-giving of scratch-off tickets. It seems that people have started including buying a token of good faith with the most sincere wish for the receiver to receive a windfall and for some that has proved to be the best [...] READ MORE
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Instant magic
12/28/2011
777 Is Lucky for a Hastings Man
There are a couple of dozens of scratchers tickets available in most states throughout the country. The games vary depending on the season, the state, promotions and personal preference but one element remains constant: the excitement that it produces when the player scratches and of course the [...] READ MORE
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There are no mistakes in life
12/27/2011
When we look back in life, we can actually admit that sometimes what we think were “mistakes” were the instances when we were provided with the chance of making a decision, sometimes, a decision that might have changed seriously the course of our lives and many times an opportunity that resulted as a gift from [...] READ MORE
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The Holiday Season Brightens Up In Tiskilwa
12/27/2011
What can be better news than receiving a big fat check just in time to celebrate the holiday season? Think about it, because this is by far the news anyone would love to receive specially around this time of the year when you get to share with all your loved ones. As adults, [...] READ MORE
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When luck comes, it comes twice
12/27/2011
Number two is charmer, why? When you win once you really believe that luck having landed upon you is possible but the second time is like a confirmation that luck can knock once but twice. And for many this simple fact (because it is a fact for those who have experienced it) is [...] READ MORE
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What happens after you win the lottery
12/26/2011
Have you ever thought of what would your life be after you win the lottery? Yes, lots of decisions to be made, lots and lots of publicity, and it seems like lots of people that you know surfacing again in your life too. Well, it can be a myth or not. There [...] READ MORE
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Who says it’s impossible?
12/26/2011
There is one thing that is for sure when it comes to reporting about lottery wins, and that is: nothing is impossible. First to win the lottery is not subject to any rules, practically. Yes, it is very true. Sometimes we think and believe that there are some type of practices that make [...] READ MORE
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Minooka Couple Will Have an Incredible Season
12/23/2011
Albert Einstein said: “Madness was to do the same thing and expect the same result” and this phrase can apply to anything and everything in life. It has been more than proved that human beings are beings of habit, we simply love doing the same things day in, day out. But many Eureka moments [...] READ MORE
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Sweepstakes can be fun or not
12/23/2011
David Dopp was more than excited when his brand new Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster, a car worth $380,000. That was much more than what he could actually pay for. He won it in a sweepstakes held by a convenience store chain in Utah.
For any man on earth, a sports car is all that [...] READ MORE
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More fabulous lottery quickies!
12/23/2011
Thank you Grandma!
Who would have thought that when you do things for others, simply out of love, on your way you simply rewards.
Sigme Wilkerson lives in New Jersey but she decided to visit her grandmother who lives in Virginia. So on the way she felt like stopping to buy a Virginia Lottery Cash [...] READ MORE
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Redifining luck
12/22/2011
There are a million of instances we can all say at once that when it happens, you´re lucky. Usually it is very straight forward, you´re lucky if you can get the seat you wanted on a plane, or buy something you really wanted but had a huge waiting list, you are lucky to be [...] READ MORE
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Lottery quickies
12/22/2011
The New York lottery is giving a check for $1 Million each to 5 very lucky instant millionaires who will have a very happy season. And they are:
? Esther Frederick, 54, of the Bronx. On December 9, three days after the new Golden Opportunity scratch-off game launched, Frederick claimed its first $1,000,000 top prize. [...] READ MORE
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Lottery is the passport to freedom
12/22/2011
How do you define freedom? For many freedom means not to need to work and be able to have more time, just to chill, to do all of those things you really love, or why not just to have time to do nothing at all! Yesterday we ran a note on Edward Foti, [...] READ MORE
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The lottery never discriminates
12/21/2011
There is one amazing quality about the lottery and that is that it does not discriminate, it doesn´t matter what you believe in or who you believe in, it doesn´t matter where you live, what you wear or eat, it doesn´t matter the color of your skin, and it surely doesn´t matter if you can [...] READ MORE
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New York man wins the Lottery and still works
12/21/2011
How many people in this world the day they don´t have to wake up in the morning and drive to work will be the happiest day of their lives. And who wouldn´t be? Just picture waking up and not having to be in a rush, knowing that all your basic needs are covered [...] READ MORE
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Debit Card Purchases On the Horizon for Massachusetts Lottery
12/21/2011
It seems that Massachusetts Lottery players may soon no longer have to shell out cold, hard cash for scratch tickets and other Lottery products. Is this good news or not we will see, it depends on which side you stand. Lottery numbers
The state Lottery Commission is preparing as early as January 1st to permit [...] READ MORE
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Pam Stevens could not believe she won
12/20/2011
Disbelief is the most common word used to express the way a person feels after they have discovered they have won the lottery. It is actually so common that it can be diagnosed as a lottery winning syndrome. If you take into consideration what it takes to win, that is, the odds to [...] READ MORE
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Minnie Stevenson Will Receive $1000 Per Week For Life!
12/20/2011
How would you feel if today you won the lottery and you would receive an extra $1000 per week for the rest of your life? Would that make your life so much more comfortable? Wouldn’t you simply let go of worries and work just because you love what you do and not for [...] READ MORE
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Habit of Buying Lottery Yields Positive Results
12/20/2011
Some people make buying the lottery a habit. And it is a regular, frequent practice, to such an extent that it might become one item of a person’s budget. But how much does that represent? It depends on the person, some play a few hundred every month, some play less but the [...] READ MORE
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Unemployed man can now pay his mortgage
12/19/2011
Sometimes people have lucky strikes some other people have a very unlucky string of events following them one after the other, it is funny but it seems that like attracts like and once they get out of one situation, the next follows, sometimes for worse. Steven Springstead has had a rough year. First he [...] READ MORE
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Gratitude makes you rich!
12/19/2011
Yes you have heard about it. Gratitude is the best way to switch from a mind full of scarcity to a mind that is happily recognizing all of the blessings that you have in your life, no matter how small. If you come to think about it we are richer than we think we [...] READ MORE
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What happens to winning tickets?
12/19/2011
It is incredible how jackpots can wait for their winner for a whole year because they don’t come forward. If you have been reading our notes, you must have noted instances where in lottery officials have to launch a whole advertising campaign with the only purpose of making a winner come forward. You [...] READ MORE
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How to make your wife happy?
12/16/2011
How can husbands make their wives happy? This is a very tough question and not easy to answer, actually the answer expands far beyond the scope of this note. The truth is men and women think differently and sometimes when someone is at fault there are a couple of small things that they [...] READ MORE
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When eggs make a world of difference
12/16/2011
Eggs can make a whole world of difference, what would be pastries without eggs, what would be Easter without eggs? Even if you don’t like eggs by themselves, it is very difficult to admit that it gives your favorite foods their special consistency. However this story is not about eggs at all, it’s [...] READ MORE
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Brother shares winnings
12/16/2011
Money can come with blessings but not always, it can also become the knife the cuts through those relationships that are not solid enough. It can act as a fire that purifies and reveals what is inside everyone. Sometimes when there is millions in between brothers and sisters, their true personality comes out, [...] READ MORE
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A man saw his future lottery win
12/15/2011
Has it every happened to you that sometimes you simply know when something will occur? Usually this ability is attributed to women. This is because women allow themselves to be more intuitive, it has to do with social conditioning and men usually use their rational thinking, something that will actually inhibit this phenomena. [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Win Happens at the Right Place and at the Right Time
12/15/2011
Time is such an important factor in anyone´s success, it is actually a factor that shapes our decisions, marks our lives and it is a factor that we usually consider to make plans, that is an intricate part of us. But what could be the best time actually to win the lottery, not that [...] READ MORE
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A $1 Decision Can Make a Life-Changing Difference
12/15/2011
What is $1 worth nowadays? Practically not much right? It´s worth is so symbolical that if you give it as a tip, the receiver might feel insulted. If you don´t agree try giving it as a tip next time and watch the reaction. However in some cases it takes only one insignificant [...] READ MORE
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Couple wins the lottery for the third time
12/14/2011
There are not many people who know what it feels to win the lottery, for others winning the lottery becomes like a habit, funny enough the chances to win the lottery are compared to that of being struck by lightning. But when it happens over and over again for some people, you simply start wondering, [...] READ MORE
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Great-grandmother wins $1 million
12/14/2011
Scratcher tickets are for everyone, that is how they have been designed, although there are dozens of variations, the principle is always the same, practically, whatever you see on the ticket you must match and the more you match, the greater the chances of winning. This type of lottery tickets apply to young (well [...] READ MORE
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Having your life fixed little by little
12/14/2011
People play the lottery for a number of reasons, but the main reason to be really blunt and sincere is to be able to land a huge jackpot so that everything you could have every imagined is actually possible and very real. There are big winners and there are small winners in lottery. Those [...] READ MORE
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Winner’s neurosis
12/13/2011
Many types of neurosis have been found in the human being, in this case we will refer to actually compulsive acts such as washing your hands non-stop or switching on and off the lights after you have checked them over a hundred times in one evening. Many neurosis spring from certain experiences that might [...] READ MORE
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How To Scratch a Winning Ticket
12/13/2011
By the title you might wonder what this is all about, could it be there a crazy way to scratch a ticket so that if you scratch it one way or another would actually reveal to you matching numbers in a scratch ticket or something. Obviously this is impossible as all scratch tickets are [...] READ MORE
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$1 Million For South Hill Man
12/13/2011
It is like the law of attraction, when you do good unto people one way or another, sooner or later good will be done unto you. Keith Moore is an example, he spends a lot of time helping other people He is not only a very hard-working man working full time, but besides that [...] READ MORE
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When Luck is Yours You Can´t Miss It!
12/12/2011
Lotteries across the states are doing a great job at having second-chance drawings. These drawings usually are in the form of sweepstakes and and some simply feature more cash prizes. What is great about these drawings is that only non-winning tickets apply to enter the draw. So if you didn´t win instantly you [...] READ MORE
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The Legacy of Helping Others
12/12/2011
We find our true friends in times of crisis and despair, they are the ones who are there for you when you cannot see the silver lining of the sky no matter how hard you try. They are with you in times of illness and despair, scarcity and heart-breaks. When you are in [...] READ MORE
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Annuity Versus Lump-Sum
12/12/2011
What would you do if you won the lottery? Would you prefer that your winnings are given to you as a yearly installment or would you prefer to receive a lump-sum of cash? There is however a catch with this, and that is, when you choose to receive your winnings as a yearly [...] READ MORE
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Celebrating in silence
12/09/2011
It is human to want to share your happiness, after all it is practically impossible to conceal it when you are truly happy. It is a matter of feelings and emotions if they are kept quite whether they are emotions that elate you or emotions that drag you down, somehow the body has a [...] READ MORE
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Houston Texans VIP
12/09/2011
This September we reported on many of the promotions that the different state lotteries were offering with a sports team. This is a strategic alliance between state lotteries and sports entities so that both actually win. There are plenty to choose from and if you are a big fan of your football or [...] READ MORE
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Henrico Woman Can Splurge on Her Birthday
12/09/2011
There are no coincidences in life. Some people may not agree to this, and they are totally in their right, but once you can step away from life´s drama, once to take a step back and look at your life like another person, you will be able see that there were always key situations that [...] READ MORE
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When Lottery lights up your life
12/08/2011
Sometimes we question why the lotteries are still functioning, do they actually help people or do they immerse people in a wheel of reckless spending with the promise of a bright future that will not come? Why is it that lottery can sometimes land in the hands of people who are already rich when [...] READ MORE
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Nothing Better than Being a Pro at World Poker
12/08/2011
You can be a pro at a poker table simply pushing all your chips to the center of the table and topping your move with an “All In”. Adrenaline rushes, expectation builds up, the gazes of the other player do not reveal an inch of the cards they have in their power. Suddenly [...] READ MORE
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Oh Lucky Man Indeed !
12/08/2011
Songs have this unconscious effect upon us, they can pick us up when we are down. Magic occurs when we identify with the lyrics and we feel the music in our veins, but it can also makes us feel sad when we feel the pain that a certain song evokes. What is true [...] READ MORE
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Set up a trust fund when you win millions
12/07/2011
Since the mega enormous Powerball jackpot was won there has been a lot of news or maybe more like gossip and speculation going around. And to be really precise all of this already existed even before the jackpot was won. After all it was a huge jackpot and the attention that it attracted [...] READ MORE
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The secret to win the lottery might be in your dreams
12/07/2011
Back in October we wrote about a woman, Simone Christian who had an unusual dream. She dreamed that she was talking to President Obama. The Virginia Beach woman got the message and she was intelligent enough to see through the symbolism. She played the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game, using numbers corresponding to the [...] READ MORE
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What is lottery actually about?
12/07/2011
Besides the excitement of buying a ticket and knowing that it buys you the chance to make your life more comfortable than you ever thought about, have you ever actually pondered what makes a lottery a lottery. Mega lottery
Most lotteries, besides the whole idea of buying into a pot and winning a piece of it [...] READ MORE
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Cool games, hot cash
12/07/2011
Kentucky Lottery has a cool game called 3 Line Lotto. For $2, you get three lines of numbers. You win prizes by matching numbers on any of the lines, just like any lottery game. However, 3 Line Lotto is different in that you can also win prizes by matching numbers on any of the three [...] READ MORE
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A change in routine leads to big win
12/06/2011
Yes men are creatures of habit, someone said. It is almost as if treading the ground that we actually know is the best thing that could be done, after all that is what makes up our world. The place we live, the scenery we know from inside out, the same route to work [...] READ MORE
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Playing Monopoly Can Make You a Real Millionaire
12/06/2011
We have all played monopoly in our lives. How many have ever imagined how much fun it would be to be able to land somewhere and simply collect a lot of cash. Wouldn’t that be amazing? However in real life this happens too. Just imagine walking into the convenience store and walking [...] READ MORE
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Live long and prosper with New Mexico Lottery
12/05/2011
What can be nicer than to make the world you have fantasized so much reality? Even if that world is out of this time and out of this space. Well, the New Mexico Lottery wanted to do this and bring to their players a piece of the amazing world of Star Trek and [...] READ MORE
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The Alcoholic-like Effects of Winning the Lottery
12/05/2011
Driving is an action that requires attention, but not only that, the conscious driver needs to have very good reflexes just in case. They need to be able to react promptly to the changes in signs, to be able to take the correct route, not to go over speeding limits and also be aware [...] READ MORE
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How does it feel to be lucky for life?
12/05/2011
Lucky for life… wow only by pondering upon these three words makes your head spin with hopes and plans and images of comfort, happiness and yes a life with everything you want in it. State lottery
But what is luck for one is not luck for other. For some, being “lucky for life” means that [...] READ MORE
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When lottery becomes profitable
12/02/2011
There are different types of lottery players. Mainly they are grouped into the occasional player and the frequent player. Occasional players buy tickets when they feel like it and usually don’t have a strategy or a set of numbers or simply don’t think much about the game but will buy it if it catches [...] READ MORE
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Holiday Winnings Start Early for Atlanta Real Estate Agent
12/02/2011
The holiday season certainly brings some joy to the atmosphere, specially when the economy is kinda slow and around the world things don´t seem to get better. Somehow it is necessary to have some kind of hope and cheer to pick us up during the holiday season. So it is really comforting to [...] READ MORE
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All he wants is privacy
12/02/2011
Powerball winners make it to the headlines as easy as by winning the lottery, of course if that you consider easy. But at any point no matter if you win it big or small, simply by hitting the Powerball jackpot is a sure sign to have the winner´s face all over the newspaper and [...] READ MORE
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Connecticut Powerball Winners´ Mystery Continues
12/01/2011
When finally the winners of the enormous Powerball jackpot was official, it went around the country the word that 3 assets managers, who were already wealthy enough were the ones who took home one of the biggest jackpots in 18 months.
Not only this was a cause of huge expectation, but actually every detail around this [...] READ MORE
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Unclaimed jackpots pay less
12/01/2011
Yes, even if you don´t believe it, it is true. So is the case of the person who will claim a Hot Lotto ticket purchased at a Des Moines convenience store that won the drawing last year on December 29th which will expire at the same date this year.
Whoever the winner is, even if [...] READ MORE
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Arkansas is looking for new lottery director
12/01/2011
This year has been a bit rocky for the Arkansas Lottery, a lot of controversy has surrounded the former director Ernie Passailaigue and two other of his collaborators. Lotteries
In 2009 The Arkansas Lottery Commission had hired Passailaigue, then director of the South Carolina lottery, in 2009 make a quick launch of the Arkansas games. [...] READ MORE
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Who says you can’t win twice?
11/30/2011
It has been more than proved that there are people that actually win various times the lottery. How can it be proved? By all the stories that have been posted. You will surely find this recurring topic coming up over and over again. Most of mortals upon this earth would be [...] READ MORE
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Cash 5 winners come forward
11/30/2011
Lottery tickets have been reported to be everywhere, it is almost as if people once they buy the ticket they stash it wherever comes handy and then forget about them. It is actually not rare to see that jackpots go unclaimed and even that tickets are stolen. Which once again lottery officials ask [...] READ MORE
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Happy Holidays for Powerball winner
11/30/2011
It seems as if all Powerball winners decided to come forward this week, it will surely mean a happy holiday season for one man from Luzerne County this time. He is the big winner of the Pennsylvania Lottery`s Powerball jackpot earlier this month.
Steven Lloyd of Harding received a check Monday afternoon for 37.6 million. State [...] READ MORE
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Good luck is better when shared
11/30/2011
Esteban Ramos made a promise to his niece Alexis a couple of years ago. “She said, ‘Uncle Esteban, if you ever win the lotto,’ if she could have $600,” Esteban recalled. “I said ‘Oh, OK.’ She said, ‘Make it a pinkie promise.’”
And uncle Esteban now has all the intention to fulfill that promise because [...] READ MORE
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An instant $3 million is possible
11/30/2011
Matthew Martinez posed for the Florida Lottery when he received his oversized check and he looked like a very happy guy by the side of his brother and sister. Who wouldn’t, he just won a whopping $3 Million. National lottery
He has every right to be happy. You’d be happy too if you won what [...] READ MORE
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$254 Powerball Jackpot Lands in the Hands of Experts
11/30/2011
After almost a month of mystery, finally one of the biggest jackpots in the last 18 months is claimed. There has been such a hype about who the winner or winners could be. Earlier this month a sanitation worker said he had the winning numbers but couldn´t prove it. Then an advertising [...] READ MORE
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Chris Brown will receive extra cash until he is 92!
11/28/2011
It is a cycle of life, you work hard during your productive years then you retire and receive a pension. But at that stage, wouldn´t it simply be nice to receive a little extra on the side? Well Chris Brown can do this. He won Chris won $1000 a week for the next [...] READ MORE
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Minnesota´s Quiet Gambling Revolution
11/28/2011
As silent as the night, the Minnesota State Lottery is nearly a year into an experiment to get more Minnesotans to gamble online through a subscription lottery service. Nothing has been mentioned in the media publicly.
Private online gambling is illegal in Minnesota, and the state’s elected leaders have turned back various gambling expansion [...] READ MORE
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Happily ever after? (Part I)
11/25/2011
Thayo Robelin was recently featured on The Lottery Changed My Life TV show. His story began in November of 2005. At that time his son was but four months old and he needed to go to the store to pick up a few things, but he didn’t want to leave the house. It was [...] READ MORE
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Woman Disobeys Husband Leading to Win $200,000
11/25/2011
Who understands women? Would guys say, after all it is so true that there are times that they don´t understand each other and it is almost as if they were beings from different planets. Wifes want their husbands to do one thing and husbands want their wifes to do another thing. Usually husbands give [...] READ MORE
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Happily ever after? (Part II)
11/25/2011
Everyone on this earth would love to win the lottery? Just imagine for a moment, you have all the cash you could ever count and all your dreams can come true, but once you win it does it guarantee your happiness for ever after?
If you ever thought about winning the lottery most probably you [...] READ MORE
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Stolen ticket goes back to original owner
11/24/2011
Have you ever wondered what happens to lottery tickets when they are stolen? Actually how many cases of stolen tickets have you ever heard of? Apparently, stealing tickets is an option, but who could actually do this, well guess. Mega lottery
A few years ago, Dateline NBC ran an undercover sting into lottery prize [...] READ MORE
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Birthday combinations prove to be lucky again
11/24/2011
When it comes to tactics sometimes people erroneously think that if someone else has used the tactic before then they should not even try, after all what are the chances of winning the lottery by the same way so many others have done it. State lottery
However it seems that in Lottery people can use the [...] READ MORE
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Iowa Lottery goes super tech
11/23/2011
It´s the time of the year, gifts and Christmas cheer. And lotteries definitely do not stay behind and find better ways to keep their players happy as they also join the holiday season. Besides putting on the market a whole set of holiday themed scratcher games, the Iowa lottery is also offering an incredible [...] READ MORE
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Batteries after Lottery
11/23/2011
Have you ever wondered what happens to lottery winners after they win? Winning is so exciting, when you read about people winning it is like if for a split of a second you are allowed to think: What would you do with all that money?
There´s a program that does a good job in [...] READ MORE
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Limousine Lottery Pick-up
11/23/2011
There’s always an occasion worthy of a big entrance, such as a wedding, a special birthday, the red carpet, even a pick-up at the local Lottery headquarters ! Shawn Niedomanski arrived in style to claim his Powerball prize. And what an impression he made when he pulled up Lottery Headquarters in a chauffeur-driven [...] READ MORE
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Millionaire janitor loves his job
11/23/2011
A couple of months ago if you were visiting Evergreen High School you would meet Tyrone Curry as he gets out his broom for a quick sweep up after lunch. And after cleaning he would be off to his second passion: coaching the track and field team.
Tyrone is a humble man with a heart of [...] READ MORE
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Pennsylvania´s Millionaire Raffle is Here
11/23/2011
It is the time of the year and everyone would love to join the holiday cheer with some extra money and this opportunity is increased with lottery raffles. Mega lottery
Many lotteries in different states have launched a version of their own Millionaire Raffle right in time to join the holiday season, and this time it [...] READ MORE
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There is something in destiny
11/22/2011
Destiny or sometimes also used interchangeably with Fate according to the dictionary refers to a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. It is a concept based on the belief that there is a fixed natural order to the whole cosmos and to the order of events. Of course there is [...] READ MORE
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Lottery is the ticket to a happy retirement
11/21/2011
Work, work, work, it is how this world works. As we become of age we work to achieve our goals, and actually we work all of our lives to get what we want: we work to buy our home, to finish a degree, to raise our children, to buy the dream car, to go [...] READ MORE
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A group of teachers wins the lottery
11/21/2011
There is a ritual among a group of 14 teachers in Ohio, and they have been doing this together for 15 years. They have been pulling their money together to buy the lottery. It is quite simple, indeed what each member needs to do is to pitch in 10 bucks each month and the [...] READ MORE
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When trash becomes cash
11/21/2011
Not many times in a person´s life can you actually say that you turned something negative into positive, something useless to something useful and something that was just a piece of trash for someone into lots of cash. Lottery checker
Andrew Hunter, 24 did, he turned his trash into cash when he picked up a [...] READ MORE
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One Million is Sweet
11/18/2011
What would you do if today you won one million dollars? The vacation you always dreamed of, the house to fit all of the family members, a small business with your best friend, all of those possibilities for a minute have the chance to flood your mind and make you smile. Winning one million dollars [...] READ MORE
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Rumors Simply Don´t Stop
11/18/2011
It was reported just a few days ago that the Connecticut Lottery launched an advertising campaign to urge the Powerball winner of the biggest jackpot in the last 18 months to come forward and for everyone to be careful not only with the possession of their tickets but also with actually revising them one by [...] READ MORE
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Life is Full of Surprises
11/18/2011
Big wins, small wins, what is important is that they are wins. And even more important is the attitude and the way that win is handled. There have been winners who have won millions and ended up squandering the money and going back to where they started. Others have won just a fraction of the [...] READ MORE
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The Jackpot is Fair
11/17/2011
As humans we love it when good people win the jackpot, because deep down we believe that it is a blessing, specially if we define good people as those who have suffered and endured some type of hardship. It is a ray of hope that shines upon us, when good news come to relieve a [...] READ MORE
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Second is Good Enough
11/17/2011
As more weeks are allowed to pass more Powerball winners are surfacing, funny enough these are all the winners of the second prize, the jackpot winner is still in never-never-land with much speculation and rumors around this event or better said, non-event.
Throughout the states winners who matched 5 balls, which means five numbers of this [...] READ MORE
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Veteran’s Lucky Day
11/16/2011
As a veteran, you serve your country with dignity and usually asking nothing in reward. On November 11, 2011, veterans throughout the states were honored for their dedication and service to our country. US lottery
As part of a personal ritual for that specific day, Navy veteran, Donald Hillian of Rocky Hill, took time off [...] READ MORE
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Powerball keeps on attracting attention
11/16/2011
Powerball, one of the most attractive jackpots of the nation keeps on popping up on the news. It already created media frenzy and of course an all-time lottery buzz when it reached a whopping $254 million only a few weeks ago. But up till now, it is still creating and generating news and [...] READ MORE
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Powerball’s second best
11/16/2011
During the whole month of October there was an enormous amount of speculation and a huge amount of money gone to one of the biggest multi-state jackpots, the Powerball. It was a total frenzy, the jackpot reached its highest point of $254 million and up till now, the winner hasn’t even claimed the prize!
But [...] READ MORE
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11-11-11
11/15/2011
These repeating digits caused some hype last Friday boosting lottery sales and making it impossible for those who wanted to buy this combination of numbers to buy. Was it actually their good luck?
It seems that repeating digits tend to be a popular combination for Kentucky Lottery Pick 3 and Pick 4 players, but 11/11/11/ [...] READ MORE
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Patriots for life
11/15/2011
It has been a great year for sports fans, state lotteries have been making intelligent alliances to make lottery even more interesting by introducing sports-themed promotions. Usually these promotions will include in their prizes amazing and unique experiences that any fan would simply die for: a VIP pass to spend a training day at [...] READ MORE
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The secret to win the Lottery
11/15/2011
All games attract some type of speculation simply because all games are practically based on a mathematical formula and subject to the law of probability. Many have spent their lives trying to figure out how to decode the racing tracks, the casino tables and yes, the lottery. Winners have their theories, losers [...] READ MORE
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Perseverance pays off
11/14/2011
Perseverance is a quality that most people need to be trained from an early age, perseverance in getting top grades, in achieving top performance at sports or other endeavors, but usually perseverance for most of us means some type of effort and sometimes even sacrifice. Take for example the perseverance to run a marathon, [...] READ MORE
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Million Dollar Routine
11/14/2011
We all have routines, actually many routines are simply a part of our lives and we don´t even think twice before we do it. We wake up, brush our teeth, have our little ritual which varies from person to person and then off to work. For some it may imply getting their morning latte [...] READ MORE
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What’s in a name?
11/14/2011
Shakespeare said a long time ago, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet.” And names have molded the way we perceive life, the way we see and define ourselves, the way live. Names are important for without them we would have [...] READ MORE
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Everybody wins but me
11/11/2011
You must have heard this zillion of times. People always say things like: “ I never win, not even a penny”, or it simply seems that Lady Luck has her favorite ones and likes some more than others. It is almost annoying to be seated at a raffle and see everyone come [...] READ MORE
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Lucky Friday 11/11/11
11/11/2011
Today is a very special day for many groups around the world. It has different connotations for different groups. For some it marks the beginning of a new era where people are more conscious on all levels. For every culture these numbers will signify from unity, to understanding, to new beginnings. [...] READ MORE
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Blessed mistake
11/11/2011
Many miracles have happened through “mistakes” in the history of mankind. Penicillin, for example was discovered by “mistake”, a mistake that would be a blessing for mankind as a whole. Marvelous things happen as simple as that. Lottery winning numbers
Robert Thibodaux Sr., of Thibodaux, Louisiana, on Thursday claimed a $1 million Powerball prize [...] READ MORE
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Lucky pick
11/10/2011
Numbers, numbers, numbers! Isn´t it incredible how the right combination can simply make our lives so much brighter and even lucky? Take for example any type of pin that you need in your life, they are but a string of numbers organized in a certain combination. But this specific order gives [...] READ MORE
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Life after winning the lottery
11/10/2011
What would you do if you won the lottery? I don’t know about you but that question must have raced through our minds zillions of times and not only you but most probably on everyone on the face of this earth must have fantasized about a life without limitations.
Dwight Foote and his wife won [...] READ MORE
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Show me cash
11/09/2011
Lottery is hope, the hope that some day you will make it big, the hope that someday all your basic necessities will be covered. Some people make it a habit to invest on hope, after all if you consider the rewards in comparison with the investment, it´s worth it, specially if you hit the [...] READ MORE
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Happiness is greater when shared
11/09/2011
When you are happy there´s nothing that you can do to deny it or try to keep it secret. It is designed to expand when you share it and feel it intensely. After all it is an expression true to your feelings and your state of well-being at a certain period of time. [...] READ MORE
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Married and lucky
11/09/2011
Not many can actually say that they got married and at the same time they got lucky as well, that is if we do not take into account that meeting the man or woman of your dreams is already a blessing. But a couple from Hudson Valley have stretched the meaning of being a lucky [...] READ MORE
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More lottery quickies!
11/08/2011
Solution for Forgetful Lottery Players
If you are the type of lottery player that you buy your lottery tickets and forget about them almost completely only to check the results whenever you actually remember. This feature can be a great tool for you. Lottery checker
The Pennsylvania Lottery is now providing a service which will deliver [...] READ MORE
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Could it be possible?
11/08/2011
The most attractive and actually the biggest Powerball jackpot has caused a lot of excitement while it was building up to the impressive amount of $254 million. Thousands of lottery players followed this jackpot week by week. Who would be the lucky one or maybe lucky ones to take home this impressive accumulation? [...] READ MORE
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Refrigerator is full of cash
11/08/2011
Usually when you buy lottery, you are aware that you need to check the numbers and you sort of pay attention to what you do with the actual ticket, right? Well as it seems not many people actually do that. US lottery
If you look at the news about lottery winners there is a considerable [...] READ MORE
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Win on ice
11/07/2011
Don’t you simply like it when there are so many promotions going on with great partnerships between sports teams and lotteries? They not only award sports fan with better than cash prizes, well, that is if you are a real fan. And they simply make the games so much more colorful, fun and [...] READ MORE
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Money in a fountain
11/07/2011
Close your eyes and make a wish! That is always the prelude to a kind of ritual wherein you make a wish, charge it with the dearest intention in your heart and then throw a coin to a fountain or maybe extinguish the candles of your birthday cake. It is also done for [...] READ MORE
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Happy Holidays start early
11/07/2011
It seems someone will start celebrating his happy holidays before everyone else. Ralph Fischetto of Lynbrook, Nassau County claimed a $25,000 top prize on the New York Lottery’s Happy Holidays scratch-off game just two days after the game’s launch. There must be a catch, you may think. Ralph actually has a theory [...] READ MORE
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Cash is spectacular!
11/04/2011
Kenny Perry and his older brother Tom have a very special way to bond. They have had the practice of buying lottery at their favorite retailers and return to Tom’s house and scratch their tickets together for shared fun. On September 9th, Kenny purchased the newest $10 scratch game, $200 Million Cash Spectacular [...] READ MORE
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Powerball jackpot finally finds a home
11/04/2011
The expectation and excitement has been built over thirteen consecutive drawings, it was impressive, and the jackpot kept on piling up and up and no winner would take home the jackpot. The Powerball jackpot became one of the biggest jackpots in over a year. All this action not only provided high hopes for [...] READ MORE
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Washington wrestling coach wins $300K
11/03/2011
Mike Mamer, a wrestling coach has the habit of buying the lottery from time to time, when he feels like it. He usually buys tickets once a week, that is if he feels like doing so. On October 16th Mamer, stopped at he Deer Creek Casey’s to get a soft drink before [...] READ MORE
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Parents’ birthday luck
11/03/2011
It was a tranquil day, set on the background of a Midwestern family with Timothy Morris of Bloomington reading the newspaper at home with his wife for over 21 years, Arlene. Just another peaceful and ordinary day, that is until Mr. Morris peruses over the results of the Illinois Lotto game and there printed [...] READ MORE
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Service and endurance are rewarded
11/03/2011
For 24 years, Todd Smith of Auburn has served in the Illinois Army National Guard. He served in duty in Iraq from 2007 to 2008. He is currently raising his kids with wife, Dawn, and doing whatever is possible to make ends meet and be able to secure a good education for them. [...] READ MORE
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Cash spectacular yields amazing results
11/02/2011
The newest scratcher game launched on the 30th of September by California Lottery has reaped better than anticipated results in just a few weeks. The Lottery´s first $10 Scratchers ticket is called the $250 Million Cash Spectacular. National lottery
The stats are impressive the first three days of sales the figure went up to $4.3 million, [...] READ MORE
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California Lottery player dreams of her win
11/02/2011
Dreams, dreams, dreams… sometimes they come encoded, some other times it is quite graphic and straight to the point, which ever dream people have it does not stop to puzzle the dreamer. After all, dreams have puzzled humankind for centuries.
Winning the lottery is probably one of the most sought-after dreams in real life and during [...] READ MORE
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It’s Halloween: Trick or Treat?
11/02/2011
Just picture this, a Bronx mom dressed as Snooki, a sanitation worker in bunny ears and a babysitter wearing a rainbow hat. What do they all have in common? They went trick-or-treating on the 31st of October to and received much more than candies.
This Halloween set the stage for the funniest and happiest party that [...] READ MORE
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Winning streak continues for successful dermatologist
11/01/2011
You are a successful dermatologist in Orlando, founder of Associates in Dermatology, a Central Florida practice with nine locations, happily married to a beautiful woman, a father of two – what else would you actually ask more of life, right ? Dr. William Steele, was already a very happy and successful man when in 2009 [...] READ MORE
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Stay-at-home Mom wins $9.5 Million Jackpot
11/01/2011
Numbers are everywhere, you catch them in a glance countless times from the moment you wake up until you close your eyes and drift off to sleep, you may even see them in your dreams. Mega lottery
Think of it this way, how many times do you look at the clock in one day and you [...] READ MORE
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Tennessee legislators considering lowering lottery prizes
11/01/2011
Accepting credit or debit cards to purchase lottery tickets and down-sizing prizes were two of the main propositions of some Tennessee legislators so that more money could be generated and directed to support education. State lottery
Both of these propositions were met with critics at a meeting last week of the Senate Lottery Stabilization Task Force. [...] READ MORE
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New Jersey opens the first Lottery retail store in arena setting
10/31/2011
During summer this year Florida decided to make a bold move to run a pilot program to sell lottery tickets at selected locations of the world’s largest retailer, Walmart. The program started the first week of October and lottery became available at twenty-seven Walmart neighborhood markets that stretch across central, southwest and South Florida. This [...] READ MORE
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What goes around $1 Million, comes around
10/31/2011
Generosity pays, what people usually don’t know is how it is paid back. Sometimes you’re awarded with the smile of the woman who almost stole a heartbeat, other times when you offer to drive someone you will reap a ride back right when you needed it, some other times you simply don’t get anything back. [...] READ MORE
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Powerball has reached highest jackpot since 2010
10/31/2011
Last time there was a Powerball jackpot this attractive was on June 2nd, 2010, when an incredibly lucky winner took home the amazing $261.6 million Powerball jackpot, the Ohio winner has remained anonymous. National lottery
Saturday night closed the night without a jackpot winner, giving the chance to players all across the 42 different states it [...] READ MORE
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First time luck is definitely sweet
10/28/2011
You have heard the saying about first-time players going around for ages. You have seen it in poker tables too, someone who has absolutely no idea how to play, which card to keep, when to “call” or “pass” or “raise” actually bluffs the whole table and takes everyone’s cash. Beginner’s luck they call it, professionals [...] READ MORE
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Massachusetts $10 Million raffle to start New Year
10/28/2011
What is a better way to start New Year 2012 than with your pockets full of cash? The new Massachusetts Lottery raffle will be awarding one player the chance to wake up on New Year’s Day and cash in a total of $7 million. Talk about starting the New Year with the right foot!
The Massachusetts [...] READ MORE
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Yonkers woman hits $1,000,000 Jackpot instantly
10/28/2011
Women have this love-hate relationship with food, we all know about it. It is almost emotional, and therefore they cannot help it. If they’re happy they will celebrate it with food and not just any type of food, usually that means high-calorie very chocolaty type of food. When they’re depressed food can practically take the [...] READ MORE
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Newsstand sells lottery ticket worth $4.2 million
10/27/2011
It was just an ordinary day. Ann Marie Bossard, owner of Anthracite Newsstand in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania was sorting and scanning through her regular customer’s lottery tickets. “I was putting tickets in; they said ‘no winner,’ ‘no winner.’ This came out, it said ‘winner.’ I couldn’t say anything,” she said. The winner was no regular, small [...] READ MORE
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Powerball jackpot rises like dough
10/27/2011
The Powerball jackpot is rising, seriously rising like no tomorrow since there were no winners for Wednesday 26th ‘s drawing. For Saturday’s drawing it will be estimated that this impressive jackpot will reach to an estimated $203 million. Wow, more numbers that you could probably picture with your mind’s eye. Jackpot amounts are estimates [...] READ MORE
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Ohio Lotto has finally been won!
10/27/2011
A very lucky unidentified man from Kentucky won $50.4 million playing the Classic Lotto at a Mount Adams bar. It is one of the biggest lottery winnings for the Cincinnati region and a record for the Classic Lotto game and it had no winner since May 2010. That time, the lucky winner took home $9.5 [...] READ MORE
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Dream And Win
10/26/2011
Thousands of years has humanity been awed by dreams, what’s the symbolism, what does it actually mean? Why do we dream anyways, is it simply human nature or is it some type of message from other realms that we do not know of? Either way we will always be mesmerized by our nightly brain activity [...] READ MORE
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VA Lottery Goes Social
10/26/2011
We are all social beings, and it is natural that companies if they really want to keep people happy take the same route. This is why the Virginia Lottery in an effort to keep up with consumer’s online and social media habits have come up with a new unique Scratcher game and a cool web [...] READ MORE
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Take a Detour and Win $200,000
10/26/2011
Oh Yes, don’t you simply love stories with a happy ending and with dollar signs as the cherry on top of the icing? Vivian prince was driving through Virginia and she really wasn’ t sure where she was. Being a North Carolina woman obviously she did not know her way around those areas. However just [...] READ MORE
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Powerball Lottery Jackpot Has Reached $173Million
10/25/2011
For all the Powerball fans, Wednesday 26th might be the day that will change the rest of your life, the jackpot has reached the sum of $173 Million !
Last Saturday night´s drawings there were no jackpot winners, this makes the new jackpot for tomorrow´s drawing to grow to an estimated $173 million, with a cash [...] READ MORE
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Luck Can Be Like Lightning
10/25/2011
Some people can be struck by luck just as if it were a lightning, such is the case 80-year-old Isabel Allacco of Westbury, Nassau County who claimed the last remaining $3,000,000 $3,000,000 Richer jackpot at the New York Lottery’s Garden City Customer Service Center on September 15. Lotteries
Allacco, a grandmother was going around her usual [...] READ MORE
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Grandma’s Legacy
10/25/2011
Grandmothers are the pillar of a family, so much is transmitted from generation to generation by them. They are like the guardians of practices and family rituals that will always stay with us such as keeping the secrets of a family recipe, or keeping all the details and stories of a complete family tree. All [...] READ MORE
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Louisinana Welcomes Mega Millions
10/24/2011
Who doesn´t love a huge jackpot? Well Louisiana, pay close attention now because the famous multi-state jackpot game Mega Millions will be sold in starting November 16 and drawings will be on Tuesdays and Fridays. Currently the Powerball game is sold with drawings on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Lottery checker
“Featuring a starting jackpot of $12 million, unique draw [...] READ MORE
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No Comments Allowed
10/24/2011
The Oregon Lottery has been stirring up concerns among the public ever since they were to launch the infamous OR cade, the website designed for second-chance drawings that for some it is clear that the lottery is targeting the youth.
Bill Crane from Northwest Portland is one of residents that is very concerned about this piece [...] READ MORE
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Winners Can Do It Over and Over Again
10/24/2011
Are numbers what makes the winner or is the winner that picks the right numbers? We will never discover this enigma, but one thing is true and it has been proved over and over again, winning the lottery is more than just chance. It is such a complex mixture of everything including being at the [...] READ MORE
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Blue Lottery Machines Hit the Steets
10/21/2011
Kentycky will also be applying changes on the Powerball lottery game, the one-dollar Powerball ticket will soon be a thing of the past.
After the first of the year a Powerball ticket will cost $2 instead of $1. “There are some changes coming to the Powerball game in January,” says lottery spokesman Chip Polston, “where Powerball [...] READ MORE
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Winner Waits 21 Days
10/21/2011
Carl Butts from South Carolina waited 21 days before he claimed his ticket. You may think this is the most absurd, after all it is not like you need to wait all those days as part of a winning ritual. But then why would you? That implies 21 sleepless nights waiting, waiting to receive something [...] READ MORE
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Powerball Welcomes New Changes
10/21/2011
Starting on January 17th , the multi -state game, will implement new important changes like doubling up the start-up jackpot, this however will also imply a doubling up of the price for each ticket. US lottery
The opening jackpot will reach a hefty sum of $40 million which makes it the larges opening jackpot in American [...] READ MORE
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Birthday Card Surprise
10/20/2011
You go around going around your day-to-day chores, that meaning taking your wife to run her medical tests, and well, while you are waiting for her to finish so you can pick her up, you would like to go to pick up a birthday card for your sister, and since you are already there, well [...] READ MORE
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Florida Lottery to Face Challenges
10/20/2011
Although Florida Lottery sales have picked up and the numbers are very positive, they are facing new challenges to improve sales. This gaming system helps to provide around $1.2 billion for public schools each year and is a very important source of extra cash for them, however their doing good is still not enough, it [...] READ MORE
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Spur of the Moment Scratcher
10/20/2011
Many husbands do their wives the favor of driving them around so that they can run their errands, and they are indeed very kind. But what do they actually do with all that time while waiting? Robert Dibble of Waterford, Saratoga County was looking for a way to pass the time while his wife, Kathy, [...] READ MORE
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WINNING TWICE IN FLORIDA
10/19/2011
There are many myths about winning lottery. Some say that you can´t win it once, twice is like getting a lighting to strike you willingly (as if you could). Others believe that if you win it small, then there is no chance that you will be a big winner, because you have already been rewarded [...] READ MORE
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THE ORCADE IS CALLED TO BE POSTPONED
10/19/2011
The ORcade , a new website that was to be launched during this month has received a lot of criticism, and Gov. John Kitzhaber has expressed his concern about the target market of this website due to it´s design since it´s characters might attract minors. He is in favor of postponing the launching of the [...] READ MORE
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ARKANSAS LOTTO WILL TAKE IT EASY WITH NEW DIRECTOR
10/19/2011
The Arkansas Lottery Commission has expressed that they will not rush to find a replacement for director Ernie Passailaigue who resigned a few weeks ago. Powerball lottery
The commission consisting of nine members have not voted on a description for this post since they want to review the criteria and they definitely want to take their [...] READ MORE
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Father and Son Win $162k Fantasy 5 Jackpot
10/18/2011
16th October SACRAMENTO – Shared luck can be tasty. Johnny Buck, a 58 year-old retired Lucky’s warehouse worker and his son, Jason Buck, a Target employee, will see a different scenario unfold before their own eyes this month. They have matched all five numbers in Saturday night’s Fantasy 5 drawing. Father and son’s share of [...] READ MORE
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New Jersey Lottery Reports All-time High
10/18/2011
There are a couple of curves in the present economy that defies gravity. The New Jersey Lottery has announced that the profits generated by sales during the Fiscal Year 2011 have set a new a record of $2.63 billion. This means more that more than $930 million is destined to help public education and institutions. [...] READ MORE
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Trip to the Supermarket Worth $2 Million
10/18/2011
17th October, SACRAMENTO -How many times do you go to the supermarket every week? Well most people would say at least once, right? But how many of those visits can you say that actually changed your life? Yes, you heard me, change your life, completely. I am not talking about buying something to quench your [...] READ MORE
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D.C. Says Yes to Internet Gambling
10/17/2011
October 14th This is the first of the eight “iGaming Outreach Meetings” that D.C. Lottery has scheduled in order to discuss the new “iGaming” program. At Lamond-Riggs Library, they are targeted to clarify some of the concerns that the community has about internet gaming. At this meeting, there were a couple of moral and philosophical [...] READ MORE
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Pardon No Extravagances
10/17/2011
A few days ago, it was made public that the Hoosier Lottery had made some expensive decisions with their new headquarters, besides the new location, extravagances like a workout room with the fanciest and most costly machines were shown proudly by Director Kathryn Densborn in a program called the “13 Investigates” from WTHR in Indianapolis. [...] READ MORE
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Win With the Capitals !
10/17/2011
Sometimes when destiny comes to knock at your door, it may come in many ways. Kathy Scruggs, a 44 year old woman from Lithonia Georgia originally had wanted a ticket that was different from her winning ticket. A ticket worth $25 million !
Scruggs had walked in a convenience store in Decatur, Georgia and had asked [...] READ MORE
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Bye-Bye to Bad Luck !
10/14/2011
Sometimes you feel and think that you will always be inside a dump, and I can bet that many of us have felt like that, specially when things don´t seem to get better, never – ever !! The good news is, things changed for Kristine Hosler and her husband, Russell. After years of bad luck, [...] READ MORE
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San Diego Is The Luckiest Town
10/14/2011
According to the Men´s Health magazine, San Diego which is also know for it´s amazing weather has been crowned with the title of the most lucky town around. State lottery
But how do you actually rate something so intangible as luck? According to David Zinczenko, the editor in chief of the magazine, the word luck is [...] READ MORE
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No More Sweepstakes
10/14/2011
INDIANAPOLIS, IN and TALLAHASSEE, FL — Indiana has now adopted new policies that target to eliminate sweepstakes videogames, it will be properly regulated and with the help of the police. Florida is to follow since a representative has announced that they will modify a pending bill to do the same thing. Powerball lottery
It all started [...] READ MORE
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Idaho Scratches for Schools
10/13/2011
11th October, 2011. TWIN FALLS, ID One, Two, Three: Scratch ! The College of Southern Idaho’s gym was swarmed with teachers and staff all hoping win big ! The 11th annual “Scratch for Schools” contest was joined by more than 70 Magic Valley schools.
This contest consists in having teams of 3 representing each participating school. [...] READ MORE
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NORTH CAROLINA MAN GETS VERY LUCKY
10/13/2011
12th October, 2011 . North Carolina is the home of the most recent jackpot winners ! A family from Greenville hit half the total super attractive jackpot of $114 million and claimed today their wholesome prize. This family won the September 30th Mega Million jackpot. US lottery
James Jones who is a retired banker, is entitle to [...] READ MORE
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Hoosier Lottery Officials Admit Error In Judgment
10/13/2011
6th October, Hoosier – Indiana. The Indiana TV station released a story uncovering the details of how the Hoosier Lottery had lavishly overspent in their new offices a couple of days ago. The lottery officials will now make some changes and they admitted in a news conference on the 5th of October that there were [...] READ MORE
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September brings a new high in Florida Scratch-Off Sales
10/12/2011
October 11, 2011
TALLAHASSEE – September is a month of great stats for The Florida Lottery. Today announced that net Scratch-Off ticket sales for September 2011 reached a new peak, it clearly surpassed the record that was set in 2007 by a margin of 7.8%. The record set in 2007 was $173 million and this year [...] READ MORE
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Oregon Launches Gambling Awareness Campaign
10/12/2011
Play… but play responsibly. The Oregon Lottery will be airing two new TV ads as part of the new campaign for gambling awareness. These ads are part of an ongoing program that the Oregon Lottery already runs that serves to give information about the issues that come with compulsive gambling and the help network that [...] READ MORE
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College Football Is Fan-Tastic Too!
10/12/2011
Florida college football fans will also have their chance for great giveaways. Starting from the 29th August till the 30th of November, players who buy $10 or more in FLORIDA LOTTO tickets will also receive a voucher with a specific serial number that can become the passport to eight college football Fan Experience promotions. These [...] READ MORE
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TENNESSE LOTTERY PROFITS A RECORD OF $1.2 BILLION
10/11/2011
As impressive as it may seem, the Tennessee Lottery is raking in big bucks in the midst of recession. It has reported profit records of almost $1.2 billion in the latest fiscal year. State lottery
Although they are not the only ones to produce new records in profits since other 17 states are also reporting such a [...] READ MORE
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THE FLORIDA LOTTERY ANNOUNCES THE DOLPHINS FIN-TASTIC FANTASY 5® FOOTBALL PROMOTION!
10/11/2011
It seems that this year will be big for football fans and lotto players. The Florida Lottery and the Miami Dolphins announced on Monday October 3rd that they had joined forces to give South Florida Lottery players a one in a lifetime chance to win great prizes in the Dolphins in-tastic Fantasy 5® Football Promotion. Powerball [...] READ MORE
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Scratch and Score Big with ‘St. Louis Blues
10/11/2011
The Missouri Lottery wasn’ t going to let the NFL Season dimmer it’s chance to offer something new and exciting for its followers. So they have partnered-up with the St. Louis Blues® for the first-ever St. Louis Blues® Scratchers ticket and the “You Scratch, You Score!” second-chance promotion. Both the game and promotion officially begin [...] READ MORE
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Oregon Lottery is walking between fine lines
10/10/2011
Marketing strategies are out there to attract new customers and to keep the existing ones. The Oregon Lottery has decided to launch a new website called the ORcade as a means to lure new players into their game.
The reason is simple: in the current economy, the Legislature that set up the lottery more than twenty [...] READ MORE
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Lady Luck can also come disguised as a “Mistake”
10/10/2011
Sometimes when destiny comes to knock at your door, it may come in many ways. Kathy Scruggs, a 44 year old woman from Lithonia Georgia originally had wanted a ticket that was different from her winning ticket. A ticket worth $25 million !
Scruggs had walked in a convenience store in Decatur, Georgia and had asked [...] READ MORE
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Second VP of Arkansas Lottery is out
10/10/2011
The Arkansas Lottery has been doing some house cleaning. The last of three top officials that were brought in to launch the games two years ago have been fired. The lottery commission’s chairwoman has announced that this decision is an opportunity to call for a change.
Ernestine Middleton, the lottery vice president for administration, was fired [...] READ MORE
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TWO FLORIDA LOTTERY PLAYERS ARE GOING TO HOLLYWOOD !
10/07/2011
TALLAHASSEE - Today the first of four WHEEL OF FORTUNE second chance drawings has taken place. It awards 15 winners a Nintendo Wii game console that comes with a WHEEL OF FORTUNE Wii game. The two winners of this grand prize winners are also entitled to a trip to Hollywood, CAlIFORNIA wherein they will participate [...] READ MORE
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Maryland woman deflated by winning dream
10/07/2011
How many of us have always dreamed of winning the lottery? How would it feel to have the winning ticket in our hands? What are we to do with… well.. all of that money? So much money we can hardly count !
A woman in Maryland though she was living the dream. However she had a [...] READ MORE
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Eric Cargain wins $60K Cash 5 drawing
10/06/2011
Eric Cargain, a former Free Press staff from 2000 to 2009 was transferred to Jacksonville in 2009 after The Free Press and its sister papers consolidated their printing operations to save money. Since then he has been commuting from Kingston to Jacksonville for nearly three years, burning lots of and money in the process. However [...] READ MORE
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Rich at 26 in New York
10/06/2011
It seems that for some, lucky simply follows them always. Such is the case of Seema Dhimmer, a 26-year-old woman from Nanuet, who won $2 million form a Make Me Rich scratcher. Like many college grads, Dhimmer who graduated in 2009 from the New York Institute of Technology and like many college grads, had left [...] READ MORE
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Packers Fans will take a raffle entry instead of a scratcher
10/06/2011
Fans buying tickets in this year’s Green Bay Packers Wisconsin Lottery game will take home a raffle entry instead of a scratch-off ticket. Which means that you will know if you won or not until the draw date instead of knowing immediately.
Starting on October 1st fans will be able to purchase a $2 a ticket [...] READ MORE
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NEW HAMPSHIRE LOTTERY AWARDS $1 MILLION PRIZE BEFORE SYLVANIA 300 RACE STARTED!
10/05/2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Jean Ransom, from Andover, Mass. won $1 million during a live New Hampshire Lottery drawing held in front of thousands of fans before the start of the SYLVANIA 300 NASCAR race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Her name was pulled out from a a drum of 16 finalists for the “NH Millionaire [...] READ MORE
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Alexandria Redskins Fan scored a touchdown in Virginia Lottery Scratcher Game
10/05/2011
(September 29) Harold Price of Alexandria, a big Washington Redskins fan, scored a touchdown with Virginia Lottery´s Hail to the Redskins Scratcher game´s top prize worth $100, 000. This ticket was purchased at Mr. Price, at Sunoco, 3500 King Street in Alexandria. Lottery numbers
Price related that was sitting in his car when he scratched the [...] READ MORE
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Washington’s Lottery new marketing tool
10/05/2011
I has been reported by Washington Lottery director Bill Hanson that the agency has bought a Mercedes Sprinter van worth $49,000. So, what do you think about that? An expensive and rather useless marketing tool ? Some people think it is. However according to Hanson this acquisition was made in order to boost Lottery ticket [...] READ MORE
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Maryland Police and Maryland Lottery shake hands for your safety
10/04/2011
MARYLAND - Each year, an average of 14,000 people are reported missing in the state of Maryland, from which only about 12,000 are located. Many of them are children. Both the Maryland State Police and the Maryland Lottery have come up with a strategic partnership to provide a more extensive system to protect the state’s [...] READ MORE
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New Mexico Lottery Offers the “KISS II” Scratcher
10/04/2011
ALBUQUERQUE – To celebrate the 35th anniversary of “Destroyer”, the iconic rock band’s first platinum album, the New Mexico lottery will be offering KISS fans the chance to participate in a drawing to win a Washburn PS 1800 guitar played on stage by Paul Stanley. This $5 ticket’s top cash prize features an attractive $50,000. [...] READ MORE
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Las Cruces Man wins $200,000 New Mexico Lottery
10/04/2011
ALBUQUERQUE – Udell Vigil, a man from Las Cruces in New Mexico won the sum $200, 000 by playing Powerball. His quick pick for September 24’s game matched the white ball numbers: 3, 4, 12, 27 and 44, missing the red Powerball number 26 which would have landed him the night’s sought-after jackpot of $30 [...] READ MORE
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Florida Walmart to sell lottery tickets
10/03/2011
TALLAHASSEE – Every day can just be your lucky, at Walmart. Now, winning the lottery will be as easy as grocery shopping since Walmart has agreed to sell lottery tickets in their US stores. They have reached an agreement with the Florida Lottery to run a pilot program which begin offering games at 27 Walmart [...] READ MORE
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Texas Lottery and Houston Texans team up again
10/03/2011
(Austin, Texas) – 16th Sept 11 The third edition of the Houston Texans scratch–off game is now on the streets, right on time to add some extra excitement for all the fans who would like to join the cheer of the 2011 football season. The previous two editions of this game generated over $50 million [...] READ MORE
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Click, Share and Win!
10/03/2011
Washington, D.C. – Dclottery.com has launched their new website on Wednesday, September 28, 2011. US lottery
Now D.C Lottery presents itself to the public with a total face lift. The new website now boasts with sleek graphics, enhanced functions and the implementation of social media elements which are a must in today´s most interactive and user-friendly [...] READ MORE
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Unkown Winner Donates $80,000 Ticket to Church
09/02/2011
Junior Patel, the Manager of Jerry’s Mart convenience store, said the store is often called lucky. There are winning lottery tickets all over the walls, with the largest sum won there being $750,000. And it seems like another ticket will soon be added there, as a lucky lottery player spent $3 on a Lemon Doubler [...] READ MORE
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More on Louisiana’s Introduction of Mega Millions
09/02/2011
As the news that Louisiana will introduce Mega Millions next year, people are going head over heels to figure out what this would mean for both the lottery and the players. The move will be done because Powerball, the only multi state game currently offered by the Louisiana State Lottery, will soon change and its [...] READ MORE
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Louisiana to Join Mega Millions Bonanza
09/02/2011
As we have mentioned a few months back, the multi state Powerball game will change a lot at the start of 2012. As the lottery tickets prices will double from $1 to $2, Louisiana State Lottery officials are looking for new ways to increase their revenue. And their solution might be the other incredibly famous [...] READ MORE
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Georgia Lottery Keeps Moving Up
08/31/2011
As the Georgia State Lottery was featured heavily in our news section lately, we decided to write a piece on its history and goals. If you want to learn more about the lottery, just read this article. Lottery results
The Georgia Lottery was created in November 1992. The people of Georgia voted for a government operated [...] READ MORE
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Fantasy 5 Prize Won in Pinole Still Unclaimed
08/30/2011
One person managed to get all the 5 numbers right for the Fantasy 5 draw held on July 20. The lucky winner is from somewhere in Northern California, but he has yet to claim his $213,436 prize. The winning ticket was purchased at a Pete’s Place, which does its business at 610 San Pablo Avenue [...] READ MORE
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Mega Millions $250K Prize Unclaimed After a Month
08/30/2011
Even though there was no jackpot winner in the Mega Millions draw held on July 29, one lucky lottery player who purchased his lottery tickets in Rowland Heights, California, managed to get the first 5 numbers right and managed to win a $250,530 prize. However, more than 1 month after the draw, nobody came forth [...] READ MORE
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Legislators Intolerant of Arkansas Lottery Accounting Blunders
08/29/2011
Last week, we gave you an account on how the legislators questioned the Arkansas Lottery director and soon to be former chief financial officer. However, space and time constraints kept us from giving you the full story, so we will continue today. For those of you unable to read the previous article, it was all [...] READ MORE
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Lucky Couple Wins $40M Jackpot
08/29/2011
John and Darlene Kinzel, from Paradise Hill, Saskatchewan, managed to win an awesome $40 million jackpot for last week’s Canadian Lotto Max draw. They went to claim their huge jackpot on Friday, and it appears it is the largest jackpot ever won in the province. Lottery numbers
John Kinzel purchased the lottery tickets at a Fas [...] READ MORE
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Lucky Store Sells Set For Life Jackpot Ticket
08/29/2011
Few people have heard about the Ray’s Market store, but this small business will be noticed by every Californian who plays the state lottery. The little mom & pop shop from Spring Valley has been opened more than 6 years ago but it recently became a retailer for the California State Lottery. And by recently [...] READ MORE
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Nebraska Lottery Reports Record Sales
08/26/2011
The lottery tickets sales for the Nebraska State Lottery have increased more than ever before. The Lotto and Scratch tickets have been in high demand during the last fiscal year, and a new lottery record was set. Preliminary figures for lottery ticket sales reveal that the lottery sold for about $131.7 million during the 2010-11 [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Jackpot Winner Forced to Leave U.S.
08/26/2011
We have recently given you an account on Jose Antonio Cua-Toc’s situation, but a quick recap is in order. It appears the man has been in jail for more than three months after he was accused of threatening the lives of his boss and his wife. Jose Antonio Cua-Toc used to buy lottery tickets and [...] READ MORE
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More Tickets Unclaimed in California and Nobody Wins Powerball Jackpot
08/26/2011
More than a month ago, when Virginia was selling the $105 Million Mega Millions ticket, somebody from California was also winning a fairly decent prize. Somebody who purchased his ticket in Monterey Park, California, missed only the Mega Ball as he got the first 5 numbers right. He should now receive a $347,730 prize. US [...] READ MORE
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Arkansas Legislators Question Lottery Financial Officer
08/26/2011
A few days ago, the chief financial officer for the Arkansas State Lottery said that a data input error caused a $90,000 tax penalty. However, legislators are not sure why the Lottery’s director was kept out of the news for more than 3 months. Lottery numbers
Ernie Passailaigue, the Arkansas State Lottery Director, told the members [...] READ MORE
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Couple in Need Wins $10M Jackpot
08/26/2011
Lotteries are helping and making people happy all over the world. in the “Land Down Under”, the local Powerball lottery helped a couple who were in desperate need of money. The two lottery winners, who wished to keep their identities a secret, have been struggling to get by for years, but they will won’t be [...] READ MORE
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Sacramento Machinist Claims $300K Mega Millions Prize
08/24/2011
A Mega Millions second place prize worth $301,451 was claimed by Frank Downs, a machinist from West Sacramento. The man said he checked his lottery tickets just a few days after the draw and did what most other lottery winners would do.
“Lots of expletives,” the man said. Mega lottery
After the man realized he had just [...] READ MORE
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$200K Fantasy 5 Prize Won in Tustin
08/24/2011
The California State Lottery Fantasy 5 game has another winner. A lucky man from Southern California got all the 5 numbers right and is eligible for a $213,773 prize. The lucky ticket was purchased at the Jolly Jug Liquor store, located at 13838 Red Hill Avenue in Tustin. The lucky numbers for that particular Fantasy [...] READ MORE
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California’s Replay Program Yields More Winners
08/24/2011
The California State Lottery announced its Replay Program just made 8 more winners. These 8 players took their second chances and managed to win more than 80,000. The lottery’s Replay Program gives players one more chance to win something at their favorite Scratchers games. National lottery
Here are the players who managed to win this time [...] READ MORE
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Tickets in Los Angeles and San Francisco Share Fantasy 5 Jackpot
08/24/2011
The very awesome $475,000 Fantasy 5 jackpot was won. However, the prize will be split in half as two lottery tickets managed to get all the 5 numbers right. It’s funny how things turned out, as the lottery produced two jackpot winners, and they are from opposite parts of the state. One of the tickets [...] READ MORE
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Retired Police Officer Wins $2 Million Jackpot
08/24/2011
Lotteries sometimes have a strange way of unraveling their stories. You sometimes see prizes won by drug dealers and murderers while sometimes they go to elderly couples who struggle to make ends meet or single mothers holding two jobs to keep their children in school. However, this is the story of David Robinson, a retired [...] READ MORE
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$32 Million Mega Millions Jackpot Claimed by Mass. Man
08/23/2011
Someone finally came forward to claim the $32 million Mega Millions jackpot won at the August 19 drawing. The winner was revealed to the public in a press conference held yesterday, August 23, 2011. The man who managed to win the awesome jackpot lives in Dorchester and is 47 years old. He is now the [...] READ MORE
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$32M Mega Millions Jackpot Won in Massachusetts
08/22/2011
It looks like a lucky person from Massachusetts managed to win the $32 million Mega Millions jackpot, according to state lottery officials. The lucky ticket was purchased at a Tedeschi Food Store located on Neponset Avenue in Dorchester. The ticket managed to get all the 5 numbers and the Mega Ball right and its holder [...] READ MORE
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$170K Mega Millions Ticket Unclaimed for Four Months
08/22/2011
The California State Lottery announced that more than 4 months have passed since a California resident bought a Mega Millions lottery ticket in Orange and managed to win a $178,790 prize. The problem is that the player has yet to come forth and claim his prize, and there are less than 2 months left until [...] READ MORE
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Anaheim Ticket Soon to Expire
08/22/2011
The California State Lottery announced it is still on the lookout for a lucky player from Anaheim who managed to get a second place prize at the multi state Mega Millions game. The person purchased their lucky lottery tickets more than 4 months ago and managed to win a $297,525 prize. Unfortunately for the winner, [...] READ MORE
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Arizona State Lottery Hits Record Sales
08/19/2011
It would appear that the lottery players in Arizona are spending more money than ever. The sales of lottery tickets are increasing faster than in any other state. A recent national comparison revealed that of all the state lottery sales, Arizona was ranked Nr.1 in the 2009-2010 fiscal year. But keep in mind that Arizona’s [...] READ MORE
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Arizona Lottery’s Recipe for Success
08/19/2011
As we mentioned in our previous article, the Arizona State Lottery has hit a record level in sale increases. Even though the lottery is still quite small and it can’t bring in the billions from Massachusetts or New York, it appears that its sales are increasing much faster than any other state lottery, at least [...] READ MORE
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Overall Lottery Sales Decreased but Arizona Going Strong
08/19/2011
According to a country wide survey and comparison, after years of uninterrupted progress, state lottery sales have decreased slightly in 2009. 43 states and the District of Columbia currently have lotteries. Today, we will talk a bit about Arizona and how its lottery managed to stay on top of the fall. Powerball lottery
The Arizona State [...] READ MORE
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$24M Mega Millions Jackpot Goes Unclaimed
08/18/2011
The $24 million jackpot for the Mega Millions draw held on August 16 went without a winner. After somebody winning a $99 million jackpot recently and another person coming forth to claim an older $107 million jackpot, there is no big winner to talk about. Powerball lottery
However, even if nobody managed to win the big [...] READ MORE
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Fantasy 5 Ticket Still Missing
08/18/2011
Unfortunately, the winning Fantasy 5 which was purchased at the San Diego Country Fair has yet to be claimed. More than 2 months have passed since the June 17 Fantasy 5 draw, when an unnamed player managed to win $461,407. State lottery
The Fair was around until the 4th of July and the player purchased his [...] READ MORE
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Man Invests Mega Millions Prize in Own Business
08/18/2011
This year has been extremely lucky for Don Seawater from Los Osos, California. His wife managed to win a $45,000 jackpot at a Wheel of Fortune slot machine earlier this year, and now Don managed to win a $168,814 prize at the Mega Millions game. The man already claimed his prize from the California State [...] READ MORE
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The Biggest Lotteries in the World
08/18/2011
As you may already know, lotteries are gambling institutions that offer various instant or drawing games that yield tremendous cash prizes. In the simplest of terms, a person buys lottery tickets and if he is fortunate enough, his life changes completely. There are hundreds of lotteries in the world, some bigger, some smaller. Almost all [...] READ MORE
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Hospital Lotteries Have Bad Effects
08/18/2011
Even if hospital lotteries have raised millions of dollars, they have been criticized heavily. There are a lot of experts claiming hospital lotteries to more harm than good. Lottery numbers
Those who oppose hospital lotteries claim they are unethical as hospital and healthcare units should be all about preventing and treating illness. We all known gambling [...] READ MORE
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Group of Workers Win Jackpot Right After Being Laid Off
08/18/2011
Sometimes, winning the lotteries can come in the best possible time. Such is the case of a group of Canadian employees who work at a manufacturing plant in Ottawa. They managed to win the big $7 million jackpot at the Lotto 6/49 on the exact same they when their employer announced massive layoffs. State lottery
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California Lottery Honored by WLA
08/16/2011
The California State Lottery has received a Level Three certification from the World Lottery Association’s Responsible Gaming Framework. California now has the first state lottery in the United States to go directly from a Level One certification to Level Three and it is just one in two state lotteries to ever get the Level Three [...] READ MORE
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Elderly Minnesotan Couple Won $229M Powerball Jackpot
08/16/2011
Last Friday, around 2:30 pm, Thomas and Kathleen Morris from Burnsville, Minnesota, entered the headquarters of the Minnesota State Lottery and finally claimed the awesome $229 million Powerball jackpot. The couple stated they were down on their luck and had serious problems with money, so the prize could not have come at a better time. [...] READ MORE
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Justice Department Still Bans Online Gambling
08/16/2011
Over the past couple of years, the federal authorities have been trying to legalize online lotteries and other forms of gambling, but have failed. Currently, Iowa, Massachusetts, California, the District of Columbia and other states are trying to legalize online gambling, but could face too big of an obstacle. The Department of Justice has been [...] READ MORE
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$107M Mega Millions Jackpot Won by Man in Virginia
08/16/2011
It seems that the Mega Millions game keeps creating more and more millionaires. After someone managed to win a $99 million jackpot recently, another man from McLean, Virginia, managed to win a very large sum of money at the multi state game. State lottery
Brian McCarthy, 25 years old, managed to win the astounding $107 million [...] READ MORE
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Connecticut Approves New Lottery Tax Bill
08/16/2011
Governor Dannel Malloy signed Rep. Gerald Fox III’s bill which will enable the Connecticut State Lottery to deduct delinquent taxes and other penalties before awarding any prize worth $5,000 or more. There was an entire ceremony at the State Capitol last Friday as the Governor signed the bill. Lottery numbers
The law, which applies to all [...] READ MORE
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Many States Trying to Introduce Online Lotteries and Gambling
08/16/2011
Many a states are now taking a strong interest in online lotteries and other forms of gambling. The heads of the District of Columbia are less than satisfied that residents often travel to West Virginia, Maryland or Pennsylvania to play the lotteries or gamble in casinos. As there is a desperate need of cash, just [...] READ MORE
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$625K Mega Millions Prize Won in California
08/12/2011
It has been a while since California last yielded a Mega Millions jackpot winner, but it looks like more and more Californians claim the game’s second prize. The big $99 million jackpot went to Ohio, but a very lucky player who bought their ticket in Dana Point is now $627,280 richer. One of their lottery [...] READ MORE
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California Lottery Reports Massive Sales
08/12/2011
The California State Lottery is pleased to announce that its sales have increased for the second year in a row. The lottery has recorded $3.44 billion in sales for Fiscal Year 2010-2011. By all accounts, that’s a massive 13 percent increase as last fiscal year’s sales totaled $3.04. The lottery gave $40 million more to [...] READ MORE
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Powerball Jackpot Stirrs People in Minnesota
08/12/2011
As you may already know, the $228.9 million Powerball jackpot was won by a ticket sold in Minnesota. The winner has yet to come forth and claim his prize, but many lottery players from that area were startled to find out the lucky lottery ticket was sold there. Upon learning that the largest jackpot ever [...] READ MORE
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$220M Powerball Jackpot Won in Minnesota
08/11/2011
We are pleased to announce that the $220 million jackpot for Wednesday’s Powerball draw was won. Only one ticket managed to get the numbers right and is now eligible for the full prize. The ticket was sold somewhere in Minnesota. Unfortunately, there is no more information about the winner, but we will keep you posted [...] READ MORE
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California Man Wins $330K at Fantasy 5
08/11/2011
A man from Southern California managed to win a $338,115 prize at the state lottery Fantasy 5 game. This winner, who wished to remain anonymous probably had an amazing week as he woke up more than $330,000 richer on Monday. If that’s not a good way to brighten up your day, we don’t know what [...] READ MORE
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California Player Wins Mega Millions Second Place Prize
08/11/2011
A person who regularly plays at the California State Lottery woke up $165,000 richer yesterday. They bought lottery tickets for the Mega Millions draw held on August 9, and one of them proved to be the winner. Sure, he only got 5 out of 6 numbers right, but his second place prize is still quite [...] READ MORE
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22 Ohio Colleagues Claim $99 Million Prize
08/10/2011
The winners of the massive $99 million prize at the Mega Millions game wasted no time in claiming their prize. The huge jackpot was claimed a group of 22 colleagues from Ohio. Ohio State Lottery officials stated that the 22 people work at a KraftMaid in Jefferson, Ashtabula County. The town is right between Youngstown [...] READ MORE
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The Quick Pick
08/10/2011
Lottery number generators are available at just about every state lottery terminal in the United States. But what few people know is that these number generators are actually responsible for a very large percentage of lottery winners. Winning the lottery is a dream for most, and many a winner actually got the quick pick option, [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Tips
08/10/2011
Before we really start this article, we should mention that winning the lotteries is entirely up to luck. No matter what you do, you just can’t take the luck factor out of lotteries, well, unless you play all the possible combinations for one particular game. But if you don’t have hundreds of millions of dollars [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Winner Gives Tickets to Church
08/10/2011
Who says there is no kindness left in this world will probably think again after reading this article. Generosity is not something many of us are guilty of, but the Unity North Atlanta Church located on Sandy Plains Road in Northeast Cobb, Georgia, can thank a church goer for a very unorthodox gift: winning lottery [...] READ MORE
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Four Times Lottery Winner’s Credibility in Doubt
08/10/2011
Joan R. Ginther, aged 63, from Texas, used to be considered one of the luckiest people on Earth, as she managed to win quite a few multi-million dollar prizes at the lotteries. However, there are few who can believe winning four big prizes at the lottery means there’s something more than just awesome luck at [...] READ MORE
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Tips on Buying Lottery Guides
08/10/2011
Hundreds of thousands of Americans purchase lottery systems every year. However, most of them just end up getting hassled out of their money as they fall prey to online scams. We want our readers to avoid that as often as possible, so we compiled a few tips on things you should check before buying a [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Ticket Still Good after a Spin in the Washing Machine
08/08/2011
Some people see winning the lotteries as their destiny. We don’t know if a lucky man from New Zealand believed so, but it certainly looks like that from where we are standing. The man from Christchurch won $250,000 and he didn’t even know about it. It turns out he had the ticket in his jeans [...] READ MORE
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Mega Millions Jackpot Won in Ohio
08/08/2011
The multi state Mega Millions game has made another person rich. It appears that the lucky lottery ticket, worth about $99 million, was purchased at a gas station in Ohio. Marie Kildane, an Ohio State Lottery spokesperson, said that the jackpot winning lottery ticket for the drawing which was held last Friday was purchased at [...] READ MORE
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Powerball Jackpot Swells to $220 M
08/08/2011
The awesome Mega Millions jackpot was won last week, but not the Powerball. Unfortunately, nobody managed to win the extensive Powerball jackpot last Saturday. But what is not unfortunate is the fact that 11 straight draws without a jackpot winner brought the massive prize to an astonishing $220 million. Sport
The lump sum option would provide [...] READ MORE
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Increase Your Chances of Success
08/05/2011
There is no person in this country who doesn’t want to win the lotteries. This is why so many people are interested in finding some little gimmick in any lottery game that they can exploit and win astonishing amounts of money. Millions of Americans by lottery tickets every day and they all hope to see [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Prediction Software, Is It Worth It
08/05/2011
Some of you may be aware of the fact that there are many computer programs available that, some claim, can predict lottery outcomes. Lotteries are just another form of gambling. In the United States, lotteries are run by the government and contribute to many good causes like education, veteran services, infrastructure improvement and others. Lottery [...] READ MORE
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People Sell Used Instant Lottery Tickets
08/05/2011
Buying instant scratch lottery tickets is something that millions of Americans do every day. Some people do it just to spend some extra money while others are truly obsessed by it. However, gambling is not something anyone should take lightly, and moderation is the most important thing. US lottery
Instant scratch lottery is extremely different from [...] READ MORE
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Mike Patterson has been diagnosed with AVM
08/05/2011
The defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles has been diagnosed with a brain condition which may need surgery according to his trainer Rick Burkholder. On Thursday morning Burkholder said that Mike Patterson was undergoing a number of further tests and is at the moment listed as being in a stable condition. The 28 year old [...] READ MORE
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Tri-State Players Receive Extra Chance
08/04/2011
A glitch in the system of the Tri-State Pick 4 lottery game gave players an extra chance to win something. Apparently, a ball got stuck in the drawing machine, and that led to two sets of winning numbers. Lottery officials stated they realized that a ball accidentally got stuck in the chute of the drawing [...] READ MORE
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Game Selection and its Advantages
08/04/2011
A lot of people believe that you want to play the lotteries successfully, you must have a proper system. It appears that recent studies have proved them right, and those who buy their lottery tickets by following a strict technique or principle do better in the lottery and actually win jackpots. These people believe that [...] READ MORE
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Powerball Jackpot Reaches $180M
08/04/2011
The drawing for one of the most popular lottery games in the world, Powerball, has gone without a winner again. This brings the jackpot to a massive $180 million, with a $100.3 million lump sum option. The tenth consecutive draw without a winner was held Wednesday. State lottery
However, even though nobody managed to win the [...] READ MORE
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Massachusetts Lottery Closes Cash WinFall Loophole
08/03/2011
Well, it was awesome while it lasted, at least for the few groups of gamblers who knew how to exploit it. The Cash WinFall game, which was heavily mentioned in our news recently, had a secret. Whenever the jackpot reached $2 million, the non jackpot prizes increased tremendously. A few groups of smart lottery players [...] READ MORE
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How to Avoid Lottery Scams
08/03/2011
Anyone who plays the lotteries must be extremely careful. There are many people out there who have scams as a life purpose and they will try anything to make you part with your hard earned cash. A woman from Austintown, Ohio, was smart enough to spot the cheaters and report them to the police. She [...] READ MORE
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Everything About the Cash WinFall Game
08/03/2011
The Cash WinFall game is in just about all the lottery news from today. It is quite a big deal to find out that a state lottery game can be so easily exploited and all you need is a bit of funding. Those who currently exploit the game don’t want you to find out how [...] READ MORE
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Selfishness and Anger for Cash WinFall Exploiters
08/03/2011
Yesterday we started talking about who exploits the Cash WinFall game and we told you a bit about how it can be done. A quick recap will reveal that Marjorie and Gerald Selbee from Michigan, the owners of a gambling organization, found a way to exploit the gimmicks of the Cash WinFall game. The game [...] READ MORE
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Funny Lottery Strategies
08/03/2011
It is widely believed that for the smart player, lotteries do not represent a game of chance. A lot of people have their own strategy for playing the lottery, and today we will look into some of the most widespread. However, what you need to keep in mind is that no matter how foolproof your [...] READ MORE
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Online Lotteries Vs Offline Lotteries
08/03/2011
Winning the lotteries represents a dream for many Americans. And we are obviously not talking about prizes of a few hundreds of dollars here and there, we are talking about massive jackpots for games like Powerball or Mega Millions. However, it has become apparent that more and more people are trying to quench their thirst [...] READ MORE
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Arkansas Lottery Fiscal Officer Resigns
08/01/2011
Philip Miley, an Arkansas State Lottery controller, has resigned his office after heavy criticizing from lottery commissioners and legislators. Miley wrote in his resignation latter that he and his spouse wish to return home. The man has worked for the lottery for more than 2 years and his resignation becomes effective on September 9. State [...] READ MORE
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Cash WinFall Secrets Revealed
08/01/2011
Billy’s Beer and Wine was just your regular run of the mill store, with decent sales, but nothing spectacular. However, everything changed when Marjorie Selbie, a septuagenarian from Michigan walked into the store and started a spending spree on what looked like a regular lottery game. Before we get to telling you more details, note [...] READ MORE
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Florida Lottery Will Get Revamped
08/01/2011
The Florida State Lottery is facing difficult times. Even though things looked great about 25 years ago when it was founded, the lottery is now finding it hard to hold the line. Sales aren’t going so well, its marketing strategies are not among the best and other source of gambling are stealing more and more [...] READ MORE
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Georgia Man Wins $3 Million Instant Prize
07/29/2011
Douglas Goffaux from Centre, Alabama, managed to win a $3 million prize with the Georgia State Lottery. The man purchased his ticket at a food mart in Cave Spring, Georgia, and the store manager said he watched the man’s astonishment as he won $3 million. The store in question is the Marathon Food Mart located [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Prizes Go Unclaimed
07/29/2011
It looks like Americans don’t need money anymore. There are many winning lottery tickets which will expire in the near future or have expired already. For example, a person in Massachusetts just missed out on a Mega Millions $250,000 prize, as his ticket with the numbers 2, 7, 10, 16 and 29 expired a couple [...] READ MORE
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West Virginia Lottery Ends Bad Break
07/29/2011
The West Virginia State Lottery has been losing money for about three consecutive fiscal years now. Well, it looks like that bad break finally ended as the lottery’s revenues have increased significantly just before the completion of the 2010-2011 budget year. Traditional instant win scratch games and Charles Town’s Hollywood Casino have helped the lottery’s [...] READ MORE
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Massachusetts Lottery Will End TV Broadcasts
07/28/2011
Since the 1970s, the Massachusetts State Lottery has been televising its drawings. But it seems that now, after almost 40 years, the lottery will stop using the TV network and will only show the drawing videos on its website. The change is set to take place a few weeks from now, on August 15. Lottery [...] READ MORE
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NC Mom and Daughter Win the Lottery Three Times
07/28/2011
Winning the lotteries looks like an unreachable dream, at least when considering the odds. Winning the lotteries twice seems out of this world, but doing it three times? Well, to many, that’s something that should be put down in a fiction novel. However, it looks like winning the lottery has become a habit for Kimberly [...] READ MORE
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NC Lottery, A History of Controversy
07/28/2011
The North Carolina Education Lottery has been heavily featured in our news section lately. It looks like it has generated a lot of interesting stories, and a quick search will reveal the fact that the lottery has been “interesting” ever since it was founded. This made us decide to give you a detailed account on [...] READ MORE
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Massachusetts Lottery Released New Red Sox Game
07/28/2011
The Massachusetts State Lottery decided to continue its business relationship with the Boston Red Sox and have added a new game to their portfolio. So far, the partnership between the two giants has raised more than $800 million in sales. The $2 Red Sox Instant Ticket is the sixth game the two brands have offered [...] READ MORE
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Many Changes for Massachusetts Lottery
07/28/2011
The date of August 15, 2011, will bring forth many changes for the Massachusetts State Lottery. As the lottery’s contract with its broadcast partner will expire, the lottery results will no longer be televised. While this may be bad news for lottery players that don’t have access to an internet connection, other lottery players will [...] READ MORE
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Mass Cash Game is Now Daily
07/28/2011
A bit over a month ago, the Massachusetts State Lottery decided to upgrade the Mass Cash game and hold daily drawings from Monday through Sunday. The Mass Cash game is one of the most popular in the United States as it offers the best odds of winning the $100,000 jackpot. Lottery numbers
Prior to the modification, [...] READ MORE
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Pennsylvania State Lottery More Successful Than Ever
07/27/2011
A recent financial report reveals that the Pennsylvania State Lottery is one of the most successful in the United States. The lottery has reported record profits for the last fiscal year, and we thought to give you an account on how it all began. US lottery
We should begin by saying that it is one of [...] READ MORE
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Kansas Lottery, Marketing at its Finest
07/27/2011
The Kansas State Lottery appears to be on a roll. It has recorded massive success after massive success, and it grows more each year. During the last fiscal year, the lottery reported record profits, and that made us include it in our series of state lottery histories. So if you want to learn how it [...] READ MORE
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Profit Decrease for some State Lotteries
07/26/2011
Even though many state lotteries reported record profits for last year, things were quite different for other similar institutions. Pennsylvania, Iowa, Delaware and Idaho all managed to raise amazing funds, but there are several lotteries that did not manage to reach their goals for the last fiscal year. US lottery
One of the most curious cases [...] READ MORE
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State Lotteries Smashing Records
07/26/2011
Even though some sectors of the economy still feel the effects of the world economic crisis, the same thing can’t be said about many a state lottery. The lotteries have continued to thrive and a recent report revealed that many of them got record profits last fiscal year. Even though the economy has had many [...] READ MORE
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Generous Lottery Winner Dies From Cancer
07/26/2011
One of the most admirable people to win the lotteries in the last 12 months has unfortunately passed away last Saturday. Violet Large from Nova Scotia, along with her husband, Allen Large, won a $11.2 million lottery jackpot last summer. The couple had donated most of their winnings to friends, schools, churches, hospitals, family members [...] READ MORE
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A Story of the Minnesota Lottery
07/26/2011
Recent events in Minnesota have brought the state lottery into the spotlight. The lottery has stopped selling tickets 3 weeks ago, but it will resume operations tomorrow. This has given us the idea to do a piece on how the Minnesota State Lottery was born, which are the most notable events in its history and [...] READ MORE
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New Hampshire Lottery Releases New Game
07/26/2011
The New Hampshire State Lottery is about to introduce a new scratch game. This might not seem like something extremely important, but this particular lottery game is one of the most interesting we have seen in a while. The winners of the new game could receive $100,000 per year, for the remainder of their lives. [...] READ MORE
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Wisconsin Lottery Sales Back to Normal
07/26/2011
The Wisconsin State Lottery was the one which benefited the most from Minnesota Lottery’s crisis. People from Minnesota crossed the border to Wisconsin for lottery tickets, and that brought forth a dramatic increase in sales. However, the Minnesota Lottery is now back on track, so the Wisconsin Lottery will probably start to notice a decrease [...] READ MORE
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Veteran Wins $250K
07/26/2011
Gregg Curry, an Army veteran from Fayetteville, Georgia, returned to Afghanistan with good fortune on his heels. A few days before being shipped back to Afghanistan, the man decided to buy a few lottery tickets at one of the Georgia State Lottery’s games.
Gregg Curry is a Master Sergeant in the Third U.S. Army Forces Central [...] READ MORE
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Iowa Lottery’s Instant Success
07/26/2011
The Iowa State Lottery was heavily featured in our latest news, so we decided to spare a few moments and let you know how everything began. it is one of the most important lotteries in the United States, at it provides a home for the Multi-State Lottery Association. Lottery winning numbers
Well, everything started in April [...] READ MORE
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Facts About Powerball
07/26/2011
The Powerball game will soon change many of its features, so we decided to give you an account on how it all began. Powerball is probably the most popular lottery game in the world, and it has yielded the largest ever lottery jackpot, a $365 million prize, won back in 2006. National lottery
Few people remember [...] READ MORE
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Mega Millions Facts
07/26/2011
Along with Powerball, Mega Millions is an extremely successful multi-state lottery game. And since we just did a piece on Powerball, it is only fair to not leave Mega Millions out of the loop, and give you an account on how it came into being. Powerball lottery
It all started on August 31, 1996, when The [...] READ MORE
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Man Arrested After Winning the Lottery
07/21/2011
Some people say that moderation is the path to happiness. This is a lesson that Joseph Taglieri from Massachusetts should take to heart. Yesterday night, the man was extremely happy because he managed to win a $500 lottery prize. And what did he do next? Well, he got up to the roof of his car [...] READ MORE
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Massachusetts Could Offer Lottery Tickets Online
07/20/2011
U.S. Representative Barney Frank has spoken in favor of a push to make Massachusetts Lottery tickets available online. Those who support the measure believe it could bring in profits of almost $1 billion every year, to a state treasury that’s almost depleted. National lottery
“I don’t understand why liberals think they’re supposed to tell people not [...] READ MORE
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Computer Software Helps Man Win $35M Jackpot
07/20/2011
Paul Hemphill from Florida has been playing the lotteries ever since 1995. He then made one giant mistake, which he never repeated again. He had chosen the lottery numbers, but he did not purchase lottery tickets. The numbers he was thinking about proved to be the winning combination, and our Paul Hemphill was left with [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Winners Overwhelmed by Money Requests
07/20/2011
Well, they were warned, but they didn’t listen. The winners of the Euro Millions lottery who managed to win the gigantic £161 million jackpot now need to hide from everyone who wants a piece of the pie. Recently, they have had a family meeting, to decide how the money will be used. Lottery winning numbers
It [...] READ MORE
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Scottish Couple Claim Largest European Jackpot Ever
07/18/2011
The winner of the biggest lottery jackpot ever won in Europe finally decided to come forth, claim the prize and make his identity public. In fact, we have to talk about the winning couple, as a husband and wife from Scotland managed to win the $260.5 million jackpot. Colin Weir is 64 years old and [...] READ MORE
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Diversity and Excitement at the California State Lottery
07/18/2011
It may not be one of the oldest lotteries in the United States, but the California State Lottery is certainly one of the most successful. Its recent success and ever increasing sale rates have prompted us to write a piece on how the California Lottery came into being.
Everything started on November 6, 1984, when 58 [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Prize Helps Man Live His Dream
07/18/2011
Luck is a mysterious thing. Sometimes, you need to go through something bad before something good happens. This is the case of Joel Torres, a man who dreamed all his life to become a professional baseball player. It must have been terrible for him to find out that the Cleveland Indians had released him from [...] READ MORE
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New York Lottery, Success and Criticism
07/18/2011
All the recent news about the New York State Lottery prompted us to write a piece about its history. In its decades of existence, the New York State Lottery has contributed billions for good causes, and we would like to honor that by telling all you fans how it came into being. US lottery
Before the [...] READ MORE
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Pennsylvania Men Sentenced for Lottery Tax Evasion
07/15/2011
Two men from Pennsylvania have been sentenced to two years of probation after they were found guilty in a lottery fraud scheme. One of the men won a $500,000 jackpot, and they tried a scheme to skip paying taxes. However, things did not go well for Kendrick D. Francis, a man used to buying lottery [...] READ MORE
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Money More Important Than Friendship for Canada Lottery Group
07/14/2011
For almost 4 years, a couple from Alberta has been involved in a lawsuit for a share of a Super 7 lottery jackpot. The couple trusted some friends to pitch in for them in lotteries pool, and that trust has cost them $1.64 million. A few days ago, Justice Suzanne Bensler said that Michael and [...] READ MORE
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Massive Lottery Jackpot Won in Europe
07/14/2011
Someone from Great Britain managed to win the largest European lottery jackpot ever. Camelot, the operator of the UK National Lottery confirmed that the lucky winner of $258.4 million is someone from Great Britain. The person in question is still deciding if he will announce himself to the world or keep his identity a secret. [...] READ MORE
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To Split a Jackpot or Not to Split a Jackpot
07/13/2011
It is believed that the human behavior is usually fueled by self interest. A group of employees from the state of New York might be the ones to prove it wrong, as they are thinking about sharing a $19 million jackpot with 5 other colleagues that did not participate at that week’s lottery pool. For [...] READ MORE
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Funny Lottery Error in Europe
07/13/2011
One of our more interesting stories on lotteries comes from over the Atlantic Ocean. In Ireland, the local Tesco branch must part with a $713,000 prize which was won at the Euro Lottery. It appears that a customer wanted a €4 but the store clerk made a mistake and issued a €9 ticket. Then a [...] READ MORE
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Relentless Lottery Player Gets her Prize
07/13/2011
There are many who believe that playing the same lottery numbers all the time is far from being a recipe for success. However, that is not the case for Kecia Nehring Parker from North Carolina. Parker had played her favorite numbers regularly for many years, and she finally managed to win an $88,000 prize at [...] READ MORE
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Bugler’s Lottery Papers Auctioned Online
07/12/2011
We read and write a lot of weird stories about lotteries here. But today we came across one of the weirdest we’ve ever had. It appears some documents that carry the signature of one James “Whitey” Bugler, including his Massachusetts State Lottery jackpot winning ticket went up on eBay this Monday. The sale brought the [...] READ MORE
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NJ Lawmaker Announces Bill to Get Draws Back on TV
07/12/2011
Controversy concerning the New Jersey State Lottery’s decision to stop televising drawings is growing by the day. Bonnie Watson Coleman, a New Jersey Assemblywoman, stated that she will put forth a bill forcing NJTV to broadcast lottery drawings. As you might already know, the New Jersey State Lottery started broadcasting its drawings over the Internet [...] READ MORE
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Wisconsin Gains from Minnesota Shut Down
07/12/2011
It appears that the Iowa Lottery isn’t the only one benefiting from the crash in Minnesota. At Wisconsin’s border with Minnesota, lottery tickets are practically flying off the counter, and retailers have only inept Minnesota lawmakers to thank. US lottery
“You know how much people, they just want to buy lottery,” Mac Qasem, a gas station [...] READ MORE
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People Unhappy with Lottery Internet Broadcast
07/11/2011
Things are never easy when it comes to change. It doesn’t matter if we talk about sports, guns or the lotteries, every time something new happens, there are those who have something against it. This time, we are talking about a change concerning the New Jersey State Lottery, which has started broadcasting its drawings over [...] READ MORE
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European Lotteries Gaining Ground
07/11/2011
There are many who think that the lotteries in the United States are some of the best and most popular in the world. Almost every state lottery makes billions every year, and millions upon millions of people purchase lottery tickets every day. However, it seems that several European lotteries are also gaining a lot of [...] READ MORE
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Isolated Lottery Millionaire Passes Away Unnoticed
07/11/2011
The lotteries are good for many things. They contribute tremendous amounts of money to education, veteran services and other noble purposes, and they also help change the lives or those who have little or no hope of ever living the good life. Unfortunately, that old cliché that money doesn’t bring you happiness is sometimes right, [...] READ MORE
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Minnesota shutdown boosts Iowa border lottery sales
07/07/2011
This surely comes as a good news for Iowa lotteries, because, its sales all along the Minnesota border have god a boost. However, this doesn’t come as a result of the fact that people are suddenly more interested in Iowa Lottery tickets because of their great prizes – okay, it might, but that’s just half [...] READ MORE
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10 things to do before winning the lottery
07/07/2011
We all know that eventually we’re going to win. But, what should we do before we win? Well, here are some tips:
1. Avoid making promises that you don’t intend to keep. We all say “if I win the lottery I’m going to buy you a car” or “Pay your mortgage” and stuff like that. Don’t [...] READ MORE
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5 tips to win the lottery
07/07/2011
It’s only natural for some of us to want to buy a lottery ticket from time to time, and then keep our fingers crossed hoping that we’re going to win the huge jackpot and get out of the life that revolves around being behind a counter of behind a desk and doing a routine job. [...] READ MORE
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$2.6 Billion from NY Lottery Went to Education
07/06/2011
As the sales for the USA Mega Millions lottery keep going higher and higher, more and more people become interested in how the lottery’s earnings are being used. A news organization from New York went ahead and asked New York State Lottery officials and some schools in the area, in order to see how the [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Winning Janitor Helps the School Where he Works
07/06/2011
5 years ago, Tyrone Curry, a janitor at the Evergreen High School changed his life after he managed to win a $3.4 million jackpot at one of the state lottery games. Now, 5 years later, Tyrone Curry still works as a janitor for the same Evergreen High School, and he even tries to help the [...] READ MORE
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Janitor From Canada Claims $16.6 Million
07/06/2011
It is the general opinion that money only goes to those who have more money and don’t actually deserve it. Well, the lotteries defy that rule, and the story of John Addo only serves to strengthen this idea. State lottery
John Addo is Ghanaian by birth and he moved to Canada more than two decades ago. [...] READ MORE
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Colorado Couple Disappointed at Wrong Numbers Print
07/06/2011
Dorothy and Jim Sprague from Pueblo, Colorado, have lived through one of the greatest disappointments of their lives. After checking their lottery tickets with a local newspaper, they believed they had won the lotteries, but it turned out the paper had made an error and printed the wrong lottery numbers. The couple said that they [...] READ MORE
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Tennessee Powerball Record Holder Lives a Normal Life
07/06/2011
Bobbi Hubbard from South Pittsburg, Tennessee, makes use of her life by helping medical projects in the community where she lived for 18 years. There is little about the woman that would reveal that 6 years ago she managed to hit the Powerball jackpot and end up with $25.5 million in her account. The woman, [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Winner Buys Race Team
07/06/2011
Joe Denette, the man who managed to win a $30 million jackpot at the USA Mega Millions Lottery, decided to purchase a team at the Camping World Truck Series. After winning the lotteries, Joe Denette decided that he would never work again and he would just focus on having the time of his life, for [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Retailers Accused of Fraud
07/04/2011
Lotteries represent a very lucrative business, so it comes as no surprise that some people try to get a piece of the pie through less than honest and legal means. That is the case of four clerks, which have received indictments in their name from a Louisville, Kentucky grand jury. The four men are all [...] READ MORE
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Woman Frightened Over Mistaken Identity of Lottery Winner
07/04/2011
The world of lotteries can give birth to many interesting stories. Unfortunately the lottery related story of Tammy Henry Jordan is not about purchasing lottery tickets which led to life changing lottery jackpots. Her story is more about mistaken identity. The woman from Port Saint Lucie is being constantly mistaken for another woman from Florida [...] READ MORE
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Maryland Lottery Used for Money Laundering
07/04/2011
Federal authorities have accused Steven Blackwell, a notorious drug dealer from Baltimore, of laundering drug money from his heroin operation through the Maryland State Lottery, a used car dealership and several casinos from Las Vegas. The accusations were laid out in an indictment and they are the most the police have had on Blackwell since [...] READ MORE
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City Ravaged by Tornado Gives Lottery Winner
07/04/2011
We all know that lottery winnings sometimes go to those who really need it, and that is the case of someone from Raleigh, North Carolina. Someone there purchased lottery tickets for the Powerball lottery and managed to win a $1 million prize. This probably comes as great news for the winner and the lucky New [...] READ MORE
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Minnesota Lottery Affected by Crisis
07/04/2011
“DUE TO THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, THE MINNESOTA STATE LOTTERY IS CLOSED AND THIS WEBSITE IS NOT BEING MAINTAINED.
No Lottery tickets may be sold or winning tickets redeemed until further notice.
Please sign any winning tickets and retain in a secure location. National lottery
We have tried to provide Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about the shutdown and [...] READ MORE
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Arkansas Lottery Signs Contract with Grocery Chain
07/04/2011
The Arkansas State Lottery has put together a contract with a grocery store based in Ohio to make lottery tickets available at vending machines. Once the House Rules Committee decided against recommending that the state lottery should be banned from using vending machines, Ernie Passailaigue, the Arkansas Lottery Director, rushed to sign the agreement. Lottery [...] READ MORE
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Illinois Lottery Private Administration Starts Friday
07/04/2011
Friday is a big day for the Illinois lottery. It will be the day when the new, private owner starts taking over and managing all operations. Lottery officials have stated that they foresee a great increase in sales and popularity for the Illinois (former) State Lottery.
Even though the Northstar Lottery Group will formally take control [...] READ MORE
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Old Friends Share Lottery Jackpot as Promised
07/04/2011
One of the day’s more interesting stories from the world of lotteries comes from Orange County. It all started when Eula Webb, a 75 year old, went to the store and asked her friend, Sam Cricci, an 80 year old, if he wanted to accompany her and purchase some milk.
“I wanted to keep him active,” [...] READ MORE
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New Mexico Lottery Celebrated Bittersweet Anniversary
07/04/2011
The New Mexico State Lottery has turned 15 years old this year, and lottery officials have celebrated the event by launching a new advertising campaign and a new scratch lottery. Unfortunately, profits have gone down lately and there is even a possibility that the lottery will run out of scholarship funds in 2 or 3 [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Makes People Happy
06/29/2011
David Becker from Wyoming Michigan, a high-low operator for a company in Grand Rapids managed to win a $250,000 lottery prize. Before playing, the man said that if he would win just $5,000 he would quit his job. And, it looks like he will hold true to his word, as the man who used to [...] READ MORE
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NJ Lottery Goes Online
06/29/2011
The New Jersey State Lottery is preparing to set new trends in the world of lotteries. The lottery officials have decided to make the New Jersey State Lottery the first one to stream the lottery draws on the Internet, and on Facebook no less. The first such transmission will occur on July 1, so just [...] READ MORE
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Unclaimed Raffle Prize Expires Soon
06/29/2011
The Pennsylvania State Lottery is urging the winner of the Pennsylvania Lottery Millionaire Raffle of last year to come forth and claim his prize. The raffle took place on July 10, 2010, and the holder of the ticket has yet to claim his prize. The ticket has a 1 year expiration date, but as it [...] READ MORE
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Powerball Gets Revamped
06/28/2011
There’s big news from the world of lotteries, people! One of the biggest lottery games in the world, the Powerball Lottery, is being revamped for its 20th year of existence. Note that all changes will be effective as of January 15, 2012. The first change, which probably won’t make people too happy is that prices [...] READ MORE
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Killed Over a Few Lottery Tickets
06/28/2011
We always like to bring you the best news from the world of lotteries. Unfortunately, today we have to give you a tragic report about a lottery related murder in New Jersey. A gas station owner from New Jersey’s death is believed to have happened over $3 worth of lottery tickets. Lottery checker
Ronnie Fedo, a [...] READ MORE
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Foster Mother Wins $300,000
06/28/2011
At last, a bit of lottery news that can bring some joy into our hearts. It is always pleasant to find out that someone who truly deserves it manages to win the lottery. And that is the case of Bonnie Gunter, a foster mother who has taken care of children for more than 21 years [...] READ MORE
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$9.1 M Jackpot Won in Iowa
06/27/2011
Larry Dawson, aged 58, from Webster City, Iowa, managed to win a $9 million lottery prize at the Hot Lotto draw. It was one of the largest jackpots ever won in Iowa. Larry has four children with his wife Kathy, and the 6 of them, surrounded by the 10 grandchildren were at the press conference [...] READ MORE
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Lousiana Lottery Ends Raffle
06/27/2011
The “season finale” of the Louisiana State Lottery’s Millionaire Bonus Raffle has yielded quite a few prizes. The ticket number 201159 was the one randomly selected to win the grand $1 million prize. The raffle itself can be counted as a great success, as 275,052 tickets were purchased. National lottery
Along with the grand $1 million [...] READ MORE
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Luck Strikes Twice in the Same Place in Florida
06/27/2011
They say luck is a lot like lightning, it never strikes twice in the same place. Well, Jody Massengale from Panama City Beach, Florida, would probably beg to differ. Last November, the man from Florida managed to win a $3 million prize at a scratch lottery game. One might think that that alone would make [...] READ MORE
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Colorado Lottery Bonus Raffle Approaches Grand Finale
06/27/2011
The Colorado State Lottery has started its series of Bonus Millionaire Raffle Draws. Raffle lottery tickets cost $20 each. For the first installment of the series, 10 tickets were drawn and selected to win $2,000 each. The Colorado Lottery has obviously assumed charge of making the winners public, so they can claim their prize in [...] READ MORE
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Indiana Produces Another Powerball Jackpot Winner
06/27/2011
April was a very special month for Powerball Lottery players in Indiana, as two consecutive jackpots were won there. First, there were the two welders from Clarksville, Indiana, who managed to win an astounding $221.7 million jackpot. And if that wasn’t enough, William Swanson II, born in Hoosier, managed to win a $74 million jackpot [...] READ MORE
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Arkansas Lottery Brings New Multi-State Game
06/27/2011
Legislative obstacles have stopped the Arkansas State Lottery from introducing one of the latest multi-state games, the Decades for Dollars. It was supposed to be introduced in January, this year, but it just wasn’t meant to be. However, it seems that the issues have been resolved and the Decades for Dollars game is well in [...] READ MORE
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NY Lottery Changes Slogan
06/27/2011
The New York State Lottery has decided to change its slogan. We’ve all come to know and love “Hey, you never know” but the lottery decided it needs something new. The new slogan is the spearhead of a new publicity campaign which started in May. The message is simple, “Be ready” and it means that [...] READ MORE
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Legal Lottery Dispute Resolved
06/27/2011
The single biggest prize in Canadian lottery history will finally reach its winner, two months after the draw. But don’t think it took so long because the winner did not present himself, in fact, too many potential winners contested the prize, so the case had to go to court. But a judge decided that Matthew [...] READ MORE
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Powerball Winner Donates Fire Trucks and Helps Law Enforcement
06/27/2011
W. Randy Smith, a man who won $79 million at the Powerball lottery has become famous for his generosity. One of his latest acts of charity happened last month, when he decided to donate 6 fire trucks to six fire departments from Berkley County. The trucks are all Ford F-350, equipped with snow blowers and [...] READ MORE
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Former Treasurer Involved in Unlawful Lottery Media Campaign
06/22/2011
Timothy P. Cahill, the former state treasurer of Massachusetts, was found to be directly linked with the state lottery’s initiative to start a $1.65 million advertising campaign. Nothing outrageous so far, but the sickening part is that those were taxpayer money which were used to aid Cahill in his campaign for the office of governor. [...] READ MORE
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Siblings Go to Court Over Lottery Jackpot
06/22/2011
They say money can really change a person, and a lot of money can change a person a lot. That is a story of a family from Ottawa, which has become divided after winning the lottery. Sam Haddad, aged 57, used to play the lotteries all the time with his good friend, Mike Dettorre. Dettorre [...] READ MORE
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Scandal Breaks Out Over Ohio Lottery Privatization
06/22/2011
The privatization of the Ohio State Lottery has sparked tremendous critics from legislators. Last week, the American Policy and Ohio Roundtables spoke loudly against an agreement between the Rock Ohio Caesars and the state of Ohio. Representatives from the conservative groups said that Governor John Kasich should expect a score of lawsuits concerning the deal [...] READ MORE
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US Marine Wins the Lottery
06/21/2011
This story begins when an active United States Marine, living in Yuma, Arizona, found $10 in his pocket and decided to purchase a $100 Million Cash Spectacular Scratchers ticket. A lot of people buy a lot of scratch lottery tickets, but the Marine got lucky with that unique attempt, and managed to win a $1 [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Winner Still Uses Food Stamps
06/21/2011
About a year ago, Leroy Fick, aged 59, from Auburn, managed to win a $2 million prize at the state lottery. However, even with all that wealth, the man is still a fan of collecting food stamps. Lottery earnings are not counted as income, so Leroy Fick is still eligible for food stamps. As we [...] READ MORE
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Man Wins Fourth Lottery Prize in Four Years
06/21/2011
In the world of lotteries, some of us are much more fortunate than others. One man who might be considered a lot luckier than others is Joe Vaeth Jr., a man who has won the lottery every year for the last four years. The man usually plays the Pick 4 game, and he managed to [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Dispute Goes to Court
06/21/2011
The legal battle between two men from Edmonton, Alberta over a $33 million jackpot could be settled next week. Matthew Hayduk is supported by the Western Canada Lottery Corporation, but there have been 6 other claims of purchased winning lottery tickets.
After court hearings, only Hayduk and Ted Baltoussen were left with strong claims to the [...] READ MORE
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Connecticut Adopts New Lottery Tax Law
06/21/2011
The Connecticut Senate voted positive for a bill designed to force lottery winners who have tax debt to pay it out of their lottery earnings. Senator Carlo Leone said that it is not fair to allow “delinquents” to keep all their lottery earnings.
“Allowing lottery winners who don’t pay their taxes to collect prizes without contributing [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Winner Accused of Murder
06/20/2011
For some, winning the lottery doesn’t necessarily mean a better life. Such is the case of Freddie Young, aged 62, who managed to win a $46.5 million jackpot in February, at the Mega lottery. The man is part of a lottery club comprised of 13 members, and the prize was divided for all of them. [...] READ MORE
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Congressman Wins the Lottery
06/17/2011
One of the more interesting lottery news of today is the case of Rep. Frank Pallone from New Jersey. Usually, when we talk about the Legislature and lawmakers, it is about how the lottery laws are changing. However, this time we would just like to celebrate the luck a few members of the House have [...] READ MORE
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Ohio Man Wins $5 Million
06/17/2011
Phillip Withem, from Logan, Ohio, managed to win $5 million at the Ohio state lottery. The man who has a kidney problem and has to undergo dialysis treatments said that he will use the money to help those around him. His lottery luck started in 2006, when he won $2,500 with an instant lottery ticket. [...] READ MORE
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Nebraska Lottery Upgrades Equipment
06/17/2011
Over the next few months, the Nebraska State Lottery will bring in new equipment and upgrade machinery at almost 1,200 retailers. The star of the upgrade will be represented by the Altura GT1200 lottery terminal from the GTECH Corporation. The technology used to create it is brand new, and the store clerks will gain a [...] READ MORE
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No More Lottery Taxes in N.H.
06/16/2011
The New Hampshire lawmakers have voted to repeal the 10% tax on lottery winnings that exceed $600. So, the inhabitants of the state can count themselves fortunate, because their lottery prizes will be free from taxes. Governor John Lynch signed the bill, after many voices claimed that the tax legislation adopted in 2009 was hurting [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Turns Atheist into Christian
06/16/2011
We all know the lottery does a lot of things. It gives people hope for a better future and it helps education, veterans and other important parts of our society. But a less known fact is that the lottery can even make a person turn to God. Such is the case of Sal Bentivegna, a [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Winner and Drug Dealer
06/16/2011
They say the lottery can do a lot of things. Unfortunately, it looks like it cannot stop a person from dealing drugs. One might think that winning a thousand dollars can deter a person from selling drugs, but that is not the case of Daniel Henry Jr.
Apparently, Daniel was a leader of a serious crystal [...] READ MORE
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Man Sues Texas Lottery Over Stolen Ticket
06/15/2011
Willis Willis, a man from Travis County, Dallas, decided to sue the Texas State Lottery Commission after his winning lottery ticket was stolen back in 2009. Along with the Texas Lottery Commission, Willis is also suing the owner of the store where the lucky ticket was purchased, GTECH Corp and Pankaj Joshi, a Nepalese who [...] READ MORE
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Regular Millionaires
06/15/2011
Billy and Jeff Wilson’s lives took a turn for the lucky two years ago, when they purchased a winning Powerball lottery ticket. However, the two Wilsons try to live out their lives as regular people, wearing the same regular clothes they used to. If you see them in a crowd, you honestly couldn’t realize that [...] READ MORE
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Ohio Lottery Heading for Private Sector
06/15/2011
The new legislation in Ohio could finally privatize the state lottery. The state budget’s latest bill also has language, masterminded by GTECH, which would put control of the $2.5 billion Lottery in the hands of the corporation. However, the problem arose because no public hearing was held on the matter, and some claim there might [...] READ MORE
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Newark is the Unluckiest Area in New Jersey
06/14/2011
it seems that those who live in New Jersey at the 07102 zip code are the most unlucky lottery players in the state. However, that doesn’t stop the people from trying time and again to finally nail the big one.
“We play and play and play, but we never win,” Jay Lewis, a Newark resident and [...] READ MORE
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N.J. Store Loses License While Machinery Malfunction Prompts Extra Cash 4 Draw
06/14/2011
The laws of the New Jersey state lottery don’t forgive anyone. A Super Gold Deli had its license revoked and received a $10,000 fine because an employee admitted to selling a winning ticket with a ‘discount’. This discount was all about the offer of a reduced price for a prize winning ticket, after which the [...] READ MORE
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Mass. Man Wins Powerball Jackpot
06/14/2011
Until recently, Massachusetts was one of the few states who haven’t managed to win a Powerball lottery jackpot. Well, that changed when James Freeman, a retired U.S. Navy civilian worker living in Fall River, Massachusetts, decided to purchase a ticket. And so, the man got the Powerball lottery numbers 14, 37, 44, 45, 53 and [...] READ MORE
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Time is expiring for unclaimmed prizes
06/13/2011
A winning Powerball ticket worth one quarter million dollars and sold in Covington is set to expire soon. The ticket was bought on Christmas Eve at the Ameristop Food Mart on West Pike Street. State lottery.
Winning tickets must be claimed within 180 days from the drawing, connoting that the ticket will end at midnight this [...] READ MORE
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Man Almost Throws Away Winning Ticket
06/13/2011
James Dixon, a retired maintenance supervisor living in Burlington, almost threw his luck away in the garbage. But the man managed to realize in time that the checked numbers were actually for the previous day lottery. That is how he managed to rescue his Powerball lottery ticket worth $200,000. James Dixon stated that he had [...] READ MORE
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State of New Jersey Sued Over Lottery Taxes
06/13/2011
Kimberly Wearin, a woman from Rockaway, New Jersey, decided to sue the state. The woman got all the lottery numbers right in 2009 and won a $14,9 million jackpot. The woman decided to sue the state of New Jersey for a $1.58 million income tax refund.
Kimberly Wearin won the prize on June 4, 2009 and [...] READ MORE
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$200 Million Powerball Jackpot Won
06/13/2011
The Powerball lottery went without a grand winner for 10 consecutive draws. The jackpot reached an astounding $200 million and everyone wanted a piece of the action. And so, the draw started and the winning numbers were 8, 18, 38, 46, 56, the Powerball number 31 and the Power Play number 4. As fate would [...] READ MORE
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Unclaimmed prizes in Montana
06/09/2011
Okay, listen up you lottery players… those lucky slips you buy to instantly become a millionaire should be kept in safe places. Currently there are a couple of unclaimed prizes adding up to $15,000 which will expire this upcoming summer. Unless claimed, $5,000 from a Wild Card ticket sold in Bozeman and $10,000 from a [...] READ MORE
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Family from Iowa wins $1 million
06/09/2011
A woman from Boone says she passed through a state of “full pandemonium” after learning that a Powerball ticket she’d obtained at a Casey’s store was worth $1 million. US lottery.
The 32-year-old Mary Tillman claimed her cash this past Wednesday with her husband, Chad, 41, and their three children at Iowa Lottery headquarters in Des [...] READ MORE
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The Arkansas Lottery Commission improves their staff
06/07/2011
The Arkansas Lottery Commission today agreed to offer raises to two of their workers and heard comments from the lottery director about a potential reorganization that would lead to creating some new positions. Lottery numbers.
The commission chose to increase chief legal counsel Bishop Woosley’s salary from $107,100 to $115,644 and advertising director Joanna Bunten’s salary [...] READ MORE
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Luck smiles to Pawtucket woman
06/07/2011
The good thing about lottery is that if you don’t get to win the jackpot, there are lots of consolation prizes. This time it was a Pawtucket woman who went on to claim the ten grand winning ticket purchased for last Wednesday’s PowerBall drawing in Rhode Island. US lottery.
The lady brought the ticket to the [...] READ MORE
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Real Estate broker wins $1 million in NC lottery
06/06/2011
Macon County woke up this morning with a citizen worth a million dollars richer. His name is Brian Rowland, a real estate broker who won playing the N.C. Education Lottery’s new Red Hot Millions. The game winnings will allow him to pay some medical bills and make available for his family’s years to come. Lottery [...] READ MORE
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Lottery ticket scammers manage ways to pull it off
06/06/2011
Local police officers at Union City are recommending locals to implement caution after a 60-year-old man recently involved in a lottery scam. According to Sgt. Travis Souza, the victim was at the Fremont DMV parking lot and was approached by two men claiming to have a winning lottery ticket worth $9 million. US lottery.
The guys [...] READ MORE
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Ever wondered why lottery winners keep working?
06/03/2011
This is definitely one of those potentially life-changing scenarios: A group of 20 employees at a Long Island Costco this week won the Powerball lottery jackpot worth $201.9 million. Mega lottery.
They could easily throw away their badges and call it quits and instead travel around the world, or do whatever they want. But it turns [...] READ MORE
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N.Y. Costco workers hit jack pot
06/03/2011
On Thursday morning a group of Costco employees woke up very happy and very rich too, after they knew they had won the Powerball jack pot. Lottery winning numbers.
It took 10 straight drawings to pass without a jack pot winner and the multi-state Powerball top-prize increased to $200 million Wednesday evening. The winning digits were: [...] READ MORE
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Woman wins $2 million, a coffe cup and a t-shirt
06/03/2011
A big surprise awaited Alma Albaugh who showed up at the scheduled time at the Duke Station, 224 Union St, to pick up the T-shirt and coffee mug that she had won. What she found was a group of lottery officials and media people waiting to tell her she won $2 million for a lottery [...] READ MORE
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Kootenai County: a lottery hot bed
06/03/2011
Talking about lucky charms and lucky numbers, now its Kootenai County’s turn to show the lucky lottery streak they are having which in fact is not stopping. The Idaho Lottery established the winning $1 million Mega Millions ticket during Tuesday night’s draw was purchased in Kootenai County at an unknown location. The winner is not [...] READ MORE
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Woman finds $500,000 worth ticket while cleaning
05/30/2011
A woman from Elgin, Ontario, cleaned up in a Lotto Max draw with a ticket that nearly expired. Wendy Mallette got lucky as she claimed a $500,000 prize and later realized the ticket was a few weeks away from expiring. US lottery.
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming officials announced Mallette picked up the ticket from the [...] READ MORE
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Powerball lotto jackpot heating up
05/30/2011
There was no big prize winner in the Saturday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball game, forcing the jackpot to rise to a projected $200 million for Wednesday’s drawing. Saturday was the 10th consecutive time there was a drawing without a jackpot winner. State lottery.
The estimated money worth for the new jackpot is $105.2 Million. [...] READ MORE
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Great birthday surprise
05/30/2011
What a better way to celebrate your birthday than winning big time money. Well, apparently this happened to a Mason City citizen who got a delayed birthday present this week: a $1 million lottery prize. Lottery numbers.
Pat Herman, who turned 51 on Monday, grabbed a $1 million top prize Friday in the “Lifetime Riches” instant-scratch [...] READ MORE
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Gas Stations at South Carolina bringing luck to their citizens
05/26/2011
Luck works in strange ways. A fortunate woman got a dose of that luck after grabbing $5 left from fueling up her car and purchased a lottery ticket that happened to be worth a hundred grand. “It feels wonderful to win,” the winner said. “I’ve never won anything in my life.” Lottery numbers.
Several customers at [...] READ MORE
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Somebody in Pennsylvania is $200,000 richer
05/26/2011
Somebody, somewhere in Pennsylvania is $200,000 richer after purchasing a winning Powerball ticket from the May 21st drawing. The ticket holder owes her good luck to the Giant Food Store, located at 3 Doublewoods Road, Langhorne where she bought her lotto slip. The ticket correctly matched all five white balls, 02-08-40-49-50, but not the red [...] READ MORE
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Tales from the lotto: Ohio residents get richer
05/24/2011
Lottery can sure lift anybody’s life in a span of only seconds. Now, it was turn for a Huber Heights woman and a Dayton man to embrace destiny’s luck as they have won more than $200,000 each in the Ohio Lottery. US lottery.
Melanie Alioto of Huber Heights won $219,000 after purchasing a lotto ticket that [...] READ MORE
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Charles Town casino’s table games increasing the W.V. Lottery profits
05/24/2011
It seems that apparently table games at the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town are injecting a boost to the West Virginia Lottery’s profits. The lotto revenues have grown about 3% contrasting to the last fiscal year, mainly due to table games at the Jefferson County casino. State lottery.
With a couple of months left in the [...] READ MORE
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Lucky guy earns $100,000 at South Carolina Education Lottery
05/24/2011
A Rock Hill painter phoned his daughter from the roadside to inform her he had just won one hundred grand in the South Carolina Education Lottery. “I know people driving by were looking at me wondering what was wrong,” said the lucky winner, who did not wish to be identified due to security reasons, according [...] READ MORE
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Ticket Worth $200,000 purchased in Bucks County
05/23/2011
It seems that somebody woke up this morning $200,000 richer after purchasing a winning Powerball ticket from the May 21st drawing. The lucky individual acquired the winning ticket at a Giant Food Store, 3 Doublewoods Road, Langhorne, Bucks County in Pennsylvania. Lottery numbers.
The ticket equaled all five white spheres: 02-08-40-49-50, but not the red Powerball [...] READ MORE
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Unclaimed jackpot of quarter million dollars is about to expire
05/23/2011
Pay off your mortgage? Buy a luxury vehicle? Or maybe a vacation in an exotic island in the Caribbean…
If you’ve ever purchased a lotto ticket in Madison Heights, you may have just a week to claim a $250,000 prize with the Michigan Lottery. A winning Mega Millions ticket sold at a convenience store at 12 [...] READ MORE
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Good luck resides in South Dakota
05/20/2011
When a South Dakota Lottery automobile pulled up at convenience store at the Casey’s General Store at 701 N. Main St. parking lot at 6 a.m. Thursday, Shannon Bartscher knew something was up. Lotteries.
Some individual or group of individuals apparently purchased a winning Dakota Cash ticket, where Bartscher works as the manager. The prize was [...] READ MORE
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Hospital employees cash in with $250,000 lottery payout
05/19/2011
Skaggs Regional Medical Center workers who purchased lottery tickets jointly for 11 years recently won a $250,000 payout.
Their winning Missouri Lottery ticket was bought at the Casey’s General Store in Hollister by 61-year-old Marie Houck, cafeteria staff member at Skaggs. Ironically they learned they won the prize on Mother’s Day. “Marie came in, and she [...] READ MORE
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Unidentified lucky person from Idaho wins $1 million lottery
05/19/2011
It seems there is a new millionaire in town. Idaho Lottery officials confirmed Thursday morning that one ticket bought in the Gem State for last night’s Powerball draw is worth $1 million. The lucky winner hasn’t yet appeared; nevertheless lottery officials are looking for him, her or the group that bought the lotto slip. Lotteries.
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Millionaire still using food stamps
05/19/2011
The 59-year-old Leroy Fick of Auburn earned a couple million dollars in the state lottery TV show “Make Me Rich!” last spring. But the state’s Department of Human Services determined he was still eligible for food stamps. Lottery checker.
To make things clear, eligibility for food stamps is based on gross income and obeys federal guidelines; [...] READ MORE
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$250K Mega Millions ticket sold in Millville, NJ; winner still unknown
05/18/2011
We are aware that winning a certain amount of money through the lottery can significantly change the life of anybody. As a matter of fact everybody embraces good luck and it is always a very welcomed moment. US lottery.
Moving on, lottery officials are still waiting for the individual or group of individuals who bought a [...] READ MORE
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Lottery winners giving back to the community
05/18/2011
This couple won big in the lottery, and now they’re giving back to the city they love. Jacki and Gilbert Cisneros, who earned $266 million last year in a multi-state lottery, will collaborate along with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund to create a scholarship and community engagement campaign called “Generation 1st Degree Pico Rivera” with a [...] READ MORE
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A couple of Lexington lucky guys hit the lottery
05/18/2011
Besides winning right away, instant games sure gives us some sort of adrenaline rush as we scratch them off, hoping to win some life changing amount of money. This sure happened to one Lexington man who just won $1 million while another Lexington guy earned $100,000 playing state lottery scratch-off games. Lottery numbers.
One of them [...] READ MORE
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The Michigan Lottery is looking for the winning ticket holder
05/16/2011
The owner of winning lottery ticket from Friday’s Mega Millions drawing hasn’t stepped up yet and the Michigan Lottery is looking for you. The winner or group of winners, have not been identified just yet according to the lottery officials. US lottery.
One lucky ticket was sold at Circle K, 4117 Portage Street. But lottery officials [...] READ MORE
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Mayetta Family Wins $22K In Weekend Drawing
05/16/2011
Some extra cash will be heading to the pockets of some lucky newlyweds from Kansas. The Mayetta couple affirmed they had some anxious moments in the parking lot of the Kansas Lottery headquarters on Monday, where they waited to claim their cash earnings. William and Sandy Crites said they couldn’t believe that they were holding [...] READ MORE
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Mega Millions recent winner looking for lawyer
05/16/2011
We already have a winner, but his identity hasn’t been revealed yet. The person who bought the winning ticket for Friday’s $27 million jackpot in Mega Millions got it at the Circle K in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The winner is most likely contacting a lawyer before making the winning claim at the Michigan Lottery headquarters. US [...] READ MORE
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There is a new millionaire in town: resides in Lafayette
05/13/2011
Swatting away the dreams of all Louisiana Lottery players everywhere, a sole winning ticket was purchased in Lafayette for the $10 a ticket raffle early Thursday. A total of 300,000 tickets were offered at the end of February for the much-anticipated lotto event.
Commemorating the lotto’s 20th anniversary, the Louisiana Lottery officials were thrilled to pump [...] READ MORE
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Unclaimed prizes in Pennsylvania
05/13/2011
They could be under the couch, inside a coat’s pocket, hidden in your closet or even kept in a secret compartment of your bedroom… these guys either lost their tickets for good or they are simply going mad searching for those lost winning tickets. The Pennsylvania lottery says two tickets sold in the area (each [...] READ MORE
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Lottery sales decreased during the recession
05/12/2011
Lotto player Andor Paal has cut scratch-offs from his lottery diet. It is a “waste of money,” according to the 63-year-old insurance agent, who now purchases tickets only for games such as Megabucks and Powerball. Lottery numbers.
However, Paal is not by himself according to the Wisconsin lottery sales which have declined 5.5% over the past [...] READ MORE
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Pennsylvania’s 12th Millionaire Raffle tickets on Sale May 13th
05/12/2011
O.K., listen up all you lotto players out there: tickets slips for the Pennsylvania Lottery’s 12th Millionaire Raffle, which offers more than 5,000 cash prizes up for grabs adding up for more than $5 million, will be on sale Friday, May 13th. US lottery.
The drawing for the next Millionaire Raffle will be Saturday, July 9th [...] READ MORE
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Priest got luck from God’s hands
05/10/2011
A lucky Eastover priest who was looking for some alone time got the shock of a lifetime when he won two hundred grand. The father got off his church duties early and was sitting in his vehicle in the driveway eating a snack and scratching a lottery ticket before going into his house. US lottery.
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Jersey Cash 5 reveals winning lottery tickets
05/10/2011
According to a statement from officials at the New Jersey Lottery, a Jersey Cash 5 jackpot prize of $968,069 will be split between the owners of two tickets, one purchased in Lawrence and the other in Middlesex County. The lucky numbers were: 17, 19, 23, 27 and 32. For one lucky Mercer County resident, these [...] READ MORE
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Lucky Cash 5 ticket holder wins nearly $350,000
05/10/2011
A winning lucky ticket correctly matched all five balls, 09-11-15-23-24, to win a jackpot of nearly $350,000. The jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket worth nearly $345,560 from the May 6 drawing was purchased at JK’s County Market, Countryside Plaza, Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County in Pennsylvania. Lotteries.
The lucky retailer who sold the ticket will get a $500 [...] READ MORE
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Lucky Panama City Beach guy wins lottery again
05/09/2011
Luck works in very strange ways. Just months after filling his pockets by winning a three million dollar scratch off prize, a Panama City Beach man was struck by luck again, this time winning $10,000,000 in the Florida Lottery’s Billion Dollar Blockbuster Scratch-Off game. State lottery.
Jody Massengale, a general manager at the beach’s Mellow Mushroom, [...] READ MORE
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Once again… Iowans getting lucky lotto winners
05/09/2011
For the second time in a row, an Iowa Lottery player has won the game’s jackpot, this occasion a big prize worth almost $9.1 million. The most recent prize was won with a ticket bought at Doc’s Stop mini-store, 1827 Superior St. in Webster City. That follows a $16.5 million Hot Lotto jackpot that was [...] READ MORE
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New Lotto ad campaign for NY’s instant games
05/09/2011
The lottery that worked on the “Hey, you never know” ads to the long-lasting directory of unforgettable advertising catch lines is hoping to do it again, with their latest slogan for its scratch-off games. US lottery.
The slogan is the attraction of a campaign that officially starts this week for the New York Lottery. The campaign, [...] READ MORE
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Retired truck driver is the new millionaire in Bakersfield
05/06/2011
Etta Urquhart, took $2 from his son Ronnie Orender, entered the Stuarts Oak Street Mobil and purchased two Mega Millions tickets at Stuarts Oak Street Mobil in Bakersfield. Lotteries.
A couple days later Ronnie Orender came into the Lottery’s Central Valley District Office with his family to claim his winnings. A soon-to-be retired truck driver from [...] READ MORE
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Lottery answers a happy couple’s prayers
05/06/2011
The Broseus family have been begging God for years for a one-story house and a way out of money owing. The couple said their prayers were answered when the 74-year-old, Bill Broseus won $250,000 in an Ohio Lottery drawing back April 8th. They didn’t notice it until three weeks later to find out they had [...] READ MORE
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Senior couple are new millionaires in Bakersville
05/05/2011
It seems that some Bakersfield elder couple have just become the new millionaires in town this Wednesday. They purchased a lottery ticket worth $51 million Tuesday at a Mobil station on Oak Street near Stockdale Highway/Brundage Lane, California. Lottery numbers.
The names of the winners are Bobby Lee Urquhart, 78, and his 75-year-old wife Etta May. [...] READ MORE
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Lucky Iowans
05/05/2011
Every week, millions are up for grabs regarding countrywide lotto games. The odds of winning the lottery jackpots are just as big, but that never prevents players from dreaming of winning the lottery. US lottery.
“Got the lucky numbers? You betcha,” says Dan Kelley as he buys his Powerball ticket in Des Moines, Iowa. The lucky [...] READ MORE
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Retired bus driver wins $72,000,000 Mega jackpot
05/04/2011
The big winner of the day is called John Gillen, a 69-year-old retired Transit Authority driver from Staten Island who just earned $72 million in the April 15th Mega Millions drawing, New York Lottery officials reported. Lottery numbers.
John Gillen, who equaled all five figures and the Mega Ball in the drawing, purchased the lucky ticket [...] READ MORE
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Dude gets engaged and wins $500 lottery prize
05/04/2011
Some people jokingly say that tying the knot means being unhappy for the rest of your life, as maintaining a family is kind of expensive as well as seeing the same woman next to you day in and day out. Kind of the way Al Bundy manages his marriage in the “Married with Children” sitcom. [...] READ MORE
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Abbeville Man’s “Bad Luck” ironically turns around; earns $200,000
05/03/2011
A man who lives in Abbeville is the newest lottery winner in the Upstate. Lottery officials reported that the lucky winner was on his way to get a haircut, when he ran out of gas. He wound up walking to a nearby gas station and on his way purchased a lottery ticket to get some [...] READ MORE
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Big dispute among siblings over Winning Lotto ticket
05/03/2011
Take a barber, a handyman and the handyman’s sister, add one lottery ticket and $32 million, mix them all together and what is the outcome? A lawsuit and some siblings fighting till death with one another. Lottery numbers.
Sam Haddad and his lifelong pal barber Mike Dettorre won $32 million with a Canadian Lotto 6/49 ticket [...] READ MORE
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Powerball Ticket Sold In Iowa; no winners for the jackpot
05/03/2011
It seems that someone who purchased a ticket at a convenience store in Boone, Iowa is now the new millionaire in town since the winning ticket is worth $1 million. US lottery.
The ticket was bought at Casey’s on Story Street. It was one of two $1 million tickets in Saturday’s Powerball drawing. The other winning [...] READ MORE
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African-American Lancaster mother wins a hundred grand playing SC lotto
05/02/2011
Christine Jackson is a lucky lotto winner and confessed to be in the market shopping for a new house, and has secured her down payment cashing in a lottery ticket worth a hundred grand. Lottery numbers.
The African American earned the reward on Friday. She was driving home from job at Tyson Foods when she stopped [...] READ MORE
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Dirty lotto player
05/02/2011
Shameful worth-mentioning news: it seems that a 27-year-old gas station cashier has been detained for supposedly partly scratching lotto tickets, scanning them and selling the losers to customers while purchasing the lucky ones. Chasidie Ellen Clark, native of Kellogg, was taken into custody by the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday and charged with two counts [...] READ MORE
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Unknown millionaire hasn’t appear yet to claim prize at Raleigh
04/29/2011
Someone bought a Powerball winning ticket worth $1 million from a convenience store on New Bern Avenue, in a part of the city wracked by a tornado in North Carolina. US lottery.
The ticket was acquired at the Express Mart-New Bern Station near Tarboro Street. The winning numbers are 4, 24, 40, 44 and 55. If [...] READ MORE
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Florida’s Mega Money continues to increase
04/28/2011
Attention to all lotto players from Florida State: the Mega Money jackpot will increase to almost a million… an estimated $900,000 according to the Florida Lottery. Apparently no tickets matched the four lucky figures plus the Mega Ball number, so the jackpot will increase in the next Mega Money drawing. State lottery.
On the other hand, [...] READ MORE
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New millionaire in Maryland
04/28/2011
There’s a new millionaire in Annapolis according to the owner of the Quik Mart, Wan Kang, who sold the winning Mega Millions Lottery ticket. The lucky winner was identified as being a man, as Mr. Kang didn’t want to reveal any more details. Lottery numbers.
The fortunate Maryland Lottery player woke up on Saturday morning as [...] READ MORE
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Unlucky and Unawared Lotto players
04/28/2011
Time is ticking for two Pennsylvania Lottery ticket holders. One of them is a Powerball ticket worth $200,000 from the May 12, 2010, drawing and a Quinto mid-day ticket worth fifty grand from the May 11, 2010, drawing to claim their prizes. The tickets and prizes will expire one year from their drawing dates. US [...] READ MORE
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Caretaker in Toronto wins lottery
04/26/2011
It was a regular Saturday cock-crow morning for Toronto local John Addo, when he got up to perform his typical routine of glancing his lottery tickets at a neighborhood dealer. When he discovered that he had a winning ticket for $16.6 million, from the April 15 Lotto Max draw, he was shocked and didn’t know [...] READ MORE
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Construction worker wins 2 hundred grand
04/26/2011
The gentleman who earned $200,000 on a lottery ticket Friday was at it again Monday, scratching numbers off more cards to see if his luck was still there… and fortunately for him, he still got it. One of Doug Delk’s $10 Emerald Green 7s cards popped up a $100 winner. Lottery numbers.
Delk purchased the ticket [...] READ MORE
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Lucky one at the Lottery Hit 5 earned $170K
04/26/2011
Apparently there is some luck scarcity in the state of Washington as there were no winning tickets sold for Monday night’s $2.4 million Lotto jackpot in the Washington State Lottery. US lottery.
The sum will pile up for the next drawing and will be worth $2.6 million while Hit 5 will be worth $100,000. It is [...] READ MORE
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New lotto machines to be placed all over Arkansas
04/25/2011
The state of Arkansas will now see more and more lottery vending machines popping up all around from gas stations such as Love’s Travel Center to grocery stores like Kroger. Some see it as a good thing and others as a bad thing. Lottery numbers.
“I think it’s a good thing. Why? Because, it is generating [...] READ MORE
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Hoosier state Winners
04/25/2011
This is the second time in a row time this month that a single winning Powerball ticket was purchased in the Hoosier state to claim the top prize in the game. Saturday night’s Powerball drawing with a jackpot amount of $74 million was bought at a vendor in Merriville, Indiana. US lottery.
The lucky winner purchased [...] READ MORE
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Hauppauge native claimed $10,000 plus prize
04/25/2011
Nearly four months after winning, Hauppauge resident Lisa Le has stepped forward to claim a Mega Millions prize worth more than $10,000 according to the New York Lottery’s website. Lotteries.
The lucky winner Lisa Le took the jackpot in a drawing on New Year’s Eve by matching four out of five of the numbers, plus the [...] READ MORE
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Great-Grandmother earns $200K
04/20/2011
Some things come to your life when you least expect them. Some of them come rather late… which is better than if they’d never came at all. These wise words came to live as a great-grandmother in Spartanburg, South Carolina became $200,000 richer after purchasing a winning scratch-off lottery ticket. Lottery numbers.
The elder woman, who [...] READ MORE
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Chicago Area loaded with lucky lotto players
04/20/2011
The metro-east has registered its third Little Lotto winner in less than a couple of weeks. The Illinois Lottery announced that a winning Little Lotto ticket was sold Monday at Schnucks in Fairview Heights. US lottery.
The winner has not declared his or her cash just yet but it will be a hundred and fifty grand. [...] READ MORE
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Mega Millions winner hasn’t stepped up yet
04/19/2011
Some lucky person or group of persons will soon reveal themselves to claim a king’s payment of $72 million from the New York State Lottery. And when they do, a $10,000 portion of the prize will go to assist three charity organizations. Lottery winning numbers.
Kevin Mannix, owner of the ShopRite supermarket at 2424 Hylan Boulevard [...] READ MORE
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$72M Mega Millions ticket sold at a ShopRite in Staten Island
04/18/2011
The lucky ticket to Friday’s $72 million Mega Millions top prize was purchased at the ShopRite at 2424 Hylan Blvd. in New Dorp, and though the winner hasn’t stepped up yet, it has shoppers and employees anxious about who it might be. This means a whole lot of cash to some lucky Mega Millions winner [...] READ MORE
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Luck resides in Long Island
04/18/2011
Almost ten people won a mutual total of nearly $500,000 while playing a variety of Lottery games on Long Island during these past few weeks. Powerball lottery.
The biggest winner was Diana Valderrama who earned a quarter million dollars in the Mega Millions drawing on April 8 with a ticket she bought at the Church Avenue [...] READ MORE
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New lucky millionaires in Canada
04/18/2011
As it is almost always what happens with lotto players, somebody has to win and apparently this time someone from Montague is now $1 million richer. State lottery.
The Atlantic Lottery Corporation has reported that a ticket purchased in Montague this past weekend is worth $1 million, though the winner has yet to be revealed. The [...] READ MORE
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New Idaho Lottery Game!
04/15/2011
Sales for the Idaho Lottery’s “Winner Take All Raffle” began Friday April 15th and will continue on sale until June 8. Unlike previous raffles from the Idaho Lottery, there is no limit to the number of tickets in the game additionally “Winner Take All Raffle” will have only one winning ticket. Lottery numbers.
“Winner Take All Raffle” [...] READ MORE
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Ten Grand winner found in Dale City
04/15/2011
Some fortunate individual who purchased a lottery ticket in Dale City this week is ten thousand dollars richer today.
Virginia Lottery representatives said there were four ten grand winners in Thursday night’s “Decades for Dollars” drawings and one of the tickets was purchased in Dale City, Indiana. US lottery.
Virginia Lottery officials said that lucky ticket was [...] READ MORE
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Lucky guy almost dies when learnt he won the Home Lottery
04/15/2011
A lucky man called Vic Riley was on the highway when a phone call changed his life.
“I had to pull over. I almost die when I heard the big news on the highway,” said Riley. The call was from the Saskatoon Hospital Home Lottery communicating him he had just earned the jackpot in Wednesday’s drawing, [...] READ MORE
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Want an extra $2,500 a week until you die?
04/15/2011
Scratch-off lottery participants now have the opportunity to win $1,000 weekly for the rest of their life as the Illinois Lottery launched on Friday its brand new Cash for Life instant ticket game! US lottery.
The main idea of this game is the longer you live, the more you earn. This game was designed for people [...] READ MORE
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Lunch interrupted by nephew’s $100,000 lottery win
04/14/2011
While a couple of cousins spent the time each scratching lottery tickets the rest of the Camden family cooked Sunday dinner. Little did they know as one of the kids playing the lotto happened to scratch a winning ticket worth $100,000. The food was immediately forgotten and the Black Pearls lottery ticket was passed around [...] READ MORE
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Internet gambling to become permissible in D.C.
04/14/2011
District officials are unsure when betting would inaugurate, but D.C. lottery officials said they were in discussion with their dealer and wait for more information in the upcoming weeks. Powerball lottery.
The betting is set to be operated by Intralot and would be presented only to gamblers within borders of the D.C. While states have considering [...] READ MORE
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Actress Helen Mirren says she still buys lottery tickets
04/12/2011
Famous actress Helen Mirren acknowledges she sometimes purchases lottery tickets when the jackpot gets big enough. And while promoting her new movie “Arthur,” a comedy about a drunken billionaire playboy and the nanny who looks out for him, Mirren and her co-star Russell Brand were asked at a Los Angeles press conference to reveal the [...] READ MORE
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Cash 5 ticket worth more than $530,000 was sold in Clearfield County, PA
04/12/2011
This is not as big of a prize… not like the one won by the state workers in Albany, New York… but it still counts. There was a jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket worth more than half a million dollars purchased at Giant Eagle, 100 N. Main St., DuBois, Clearfield County in the state of Pennsylvania. [...] READ MORE
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3 people from South Florida win Fantasy 5
04/12/2011
Unfortunately, there was not a single person who got to match all six numbers drawn Saturday night in the Florida Lotto and multistate Powerball games, upgrading both jackpots higher for the next drawing. Lottery numbers.
Saturday’s Powerball lucky numbers were 5, 14, 32, 53 and 56, the Powerball was 11, and the Power Play prize multiplier [...] READ MORE
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Newpaper misprinted lottery numbers
04/12/2011
A small thought: visualize you are waking up and read-through the weekend newspaper to find that you’ve matched all the numbers and hit the lottery jackpot; and you are now a big time lucky millionaire… but then learn that the newspaper printed out the wrong figures, and you are back to being just a regular [...] READ MORE
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Happiness is in the air for a group of lotto players
04/08/2011
The word is out that a group of lotto players bought a winning $1 million Powerball ticket at an Appleton convenience store. State lottery representatives reported the lucky ticket in Wednesday’s drawing and declared that the number was sold at the Badger Motomart, 1850 W. Wisconsin Avenue. US lottery.
Teresa Peterson the owner of the convenience [...] READ MORE
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No lucky lotto players in recent Mega Millions drawing
04/08/2011
Well aparently there’s no luck available for everybody as there were no tickets sold with all six numbers in this week’s drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery. With that said the estimated jackpot big prize for Friday’s drawing will grow to $44 million. So, lotto players get your wallets ready! Lottery numbers.
The previous drawing [...] READ MORE
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Georgia woman finds Winning Lottery Ticket while cleaning her purse
04/08/2011
When it comes to odds, luck and probabilities… you see a funny way of looking at life. Luck can be either good or bad… it is certainly not made for some people. Some individuals have it some don’t… it’s something really ironic. This time a Georgia woman said she found a forgotten/lost lottery ticket while [...] READ MORE
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Circle K store in Indiana sold $221.7 million Powerball ticket
04/07/2011
A Powerball ticket meaning $221.7 million was purchased at the Cirkle K Convenience Store at 820 Eastern Blvd. in Clarksville, a Hoosier Lottery spokeswoman confirmed Thursday morning. It was reported that the lucky ticket was bought amid Sunday morning and 9:49 p.m. Wednesday and was drawn Wednesday night. US lottery.
Referring to the deal of the [...] READ MORE
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Remember where you hide your lotto tickets, you could be the next winner
04/06/2011
People have to admit that they like hiding their lottery tickets in crazy places. It could be a visible yet secret place or it could be at a dark and hidden spot nobody will ever notice. However, careless lotto players tend to forget where they have hidden their lucky numbers. A British lottery spokesperson reportedly [...] READ MORE
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Unaware lottery players piling up millions in Wisconsin
04/05/2011
Similar to numerous other individuals, lotto player Lori Hill dreams of turning into an instant multimillionaire every time she purchases a Powerball ticket. But she doesn’t instantly throw away her ticket to the rubbish when it doesn’t go with all six winning numbers. “I look at my tickets and I look at the winning numbers,” [...] READ MORE
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New York Man passed the chance to win $319 Million Jackpot
04/04/2011
Apparently some unlucky guy who hanged out with the 7 state workers from Albany who won last week’s $319 Million jackpot, pulled out on the night they had the winning ticket. Obviously a decision that cost him millions of dollars worth cash!
The unlucky man who frequently played lottery with his co-workers decided to take a [...] READ MORE
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‘Unluckiest man in America’ is indeed ‘Unluckiest man in America’
04/04/2011
Michael Kosko, better known as the unluckiest man in America, speaked up after fellow co-workers publicly showed up to claim their $319million share. Nevertheless, the Albany IT worker refused to admit feeling sorry for himself for refusing to buy lotto with his new millionaire friends. Lottery numbers.
Apparently Kosko didn’t have $2 to buy a ticket [...] READ MORE
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BoSox hit a homerun with brand new $2 scratch tickets
04/04/2011
The Boston Red Sox and the Massachusetts Lottery expect to carry on their winning streak in 2011 with the addition of a $2 scratch ticket. The latest Sox Instant Ticket will be launched in April and will be sold at any of the 7,300 licensed retailers. US lottery.
Cash prizes of up to $25,000 with a [...] READ MORE
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Vancouver to attempt keeping local gamblers around
03/29/2011
Vancouver casino players are wealthy and they already spend around $325 million a year just gambling. Nevertheless, these people spend their money at casinos outside their city, even outside their country, according to the B.C. Lottery. State lottery.
On the other hand, there’s been a plan to avoid Vancouver-natives to spend money outside of B.C. territory. [...] READ MORE
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A hunch made a woman win $250,000
03/29/2011
A lucky woman who played the Mega Millions lotto won $250,000 with a ticket bought at a local store in Port Townsend, Washington. Lucky lady Mary Turner claimed that she had a feeling about this week’s multi-millionaire draw and although she didn’t win the big $319 million jackpot, she managed to get away with one [...] READ MORE
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Winning scratch ticket foun in a church colletion plate
03/29/2011
Something close to a miracle occurred to a Baltimore church earlier this month, when a Pastor found a winning scratch ticket in a collection plate after a Sunday mass. The struggling church is now $30,000 richer thanks to an anonymous and generous person who dropped the winning ticket to help the religious community in Baltimore. [...] READ MORE
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Illinois man finds missing $9Million Lottery ticket just in time!
03/28/2011
What would you do if you’ve bought a lottery ticket and eventually you win the big prize… but when it comes to claim the big bucks, you can’t find the ticket! Undoubtedly, this could be everybody’s worst nightmare. State lottery.
Just a few days ago, Irving Przyborski a man who lives in Illinois bought a lottery [...] READ MORE
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Albany state workers hit lottery jackpot
03/28/2011
7 state government workers got richer after winning $319 million jackpot in Friday night’s drawing. The big winners who work in the information-technology field, were slammed with more than $30 million in budget cuts. These lucky brand-new millionaires will have a year to claim their prize. Lottery numbers.
According to sources, the state government workers bought [...] READ MORE
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Lottery jackpot seducing local residents at Sandusky, Ohio
03/28/2011
Every now and then, Mickey Mart clerk Katie Beat gets a heads up from the Ohio Lottery Commission to push tickets to the convenience store customers and motivate them to play and make some gambles. US lottery.
Apparently, those attempts to sell lottery tickets have been more than successful for both convenience stores and the lotto [...] READ MORE
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Phillies and Pirates to release new scratch-off game
03/22/2011
As of today, Phillies and Pirates fans will have another reason to celebrate with their new scratch-off tickets, which will be available thanks to the Pennsylvania Lottery. So if your team happens to lose, head to your closest convenience store and scratch-off a Philadelphia team ticket and hope for something to cheer about! State lottery.
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Florida Lottery with multiple winning tickets
03/22/2011
Apparently there are many lucky people living in the state of Florida, as a new record was set on Monday in the Florida Lottery’s Fantasy 5 game. An astonishing 47 top prize winners were drawn Monday night according to lottery officials! Unbelievable!
The tickets matching all five numbers to earn the top prize were worth the [...] READ MORE
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Cross your fingers: Lottery hits $244 Million
03/22/2011
We commonly wonder and dream on what we would do with all that money if the stars happened to align and those lottery balls dropped our way. On Tuesday night, the Mega Millions jackpot is waiting for a lucky person to take over the big prize sitting at $244 million. Think about it… this could [...] READ MORE
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Powerball, Lotto with no lucky winners
03/21/2011
There were no winners Saturday night in the Florida Lotto and multistate Powerball games as no one matched all six numbers. Due to the fact that there were no lucky people to draw the big prizes, both jackpots will be going higher for next time. State lottery.
Saturday’s Lotto numbers were 5, 29, 31, 38, 52 [...] READ MORE
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Iowa Lottery to see some changes
03/21/2011
Haven’t you experienced that you buy, let’s say a technological device, for example an iPod, and less than a year later, there’s a much more better one with new stuff and everything? Lottery numbers.
Well not only technology experiences some updates. Now the Iowa Lottery will be seeing some changes in the way it is played, [...] READ MORE
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Convenience store in Texas sells $1 million lottery ticket
03/21/2011
Some lucky guy in Groves has become a millionaire after buying a winning Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million dollars last week. According to owner Muhammad Bashir it was a regular customer at B&B Mini Mart in Groves located in the small town of Beaumont, Texas. US lottery.
The owner added that the man who, is [...] READ MORE
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$172 Million jackpot accumulating since Feb. 4
03/15/2011
Will this be another accumulative round of $200+ million jackpots or will an incredibly lucky lottery player win a life-changing sum of money this Tuesday? Lotteries.
We’ll find out Tuesday night as Mega Millions jackpot has been accumulating since Feb. 4 without a top prize winner. Right now the lump-sum cash value stands at a staggering [...] READ MORE
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Ohio is betting on privatizing lottery management
03/15/2011
There has been a word that a proposal to privatize the management of the Ohio Lottery Commission was submitted earlier this week to the nonpartisan Legislative Service Commission. Lottery checker.
Governor John Kasich, who has yet to name a lottery director, has been discussing privatizing lottery operations, though he has not made any public arguments yet. [...] READ MORE
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Arkansas Lottery to have drop in revenue next year
03/15/2011
Last week The Arkansas Lottery Commission approved a new budget which will take into account expected reductions in revenue next year.
Under the budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, operating revenue would be $459 million, compared to $464 million for the current fiscal year, with $100 million in net proceeds, down from $105 [...] READ MORE
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New Smile on a Young Father of Two after Winning $5,000
03/14/2011
It looks like Topeka, Kansas is the right place to buy lottery tickets. There have been many winners from Topeka in the recent months. Here is a winner of the $5 Truck and Bucks instant game. Last week a young woman had won a lottery ticket on the scratch card, winning her $20,000. It seems [...] READ MORE
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California Lottery – Sold Large Number of Mega Millions Ticket for Friday Draw
03/14/2011
The Second largest Mega Million draw for $151 million will start today at 8 PM PST. Even though no one won the jackpot prize for the previous Mega Million draw, today’s draw might have a jackpot winner. The California Lottery reminds their winners to be careful with their ticket and not lose them. The winners [...] READ MORE
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Success Stories of Maryland Lottery Winners on March 10
03/14/2011
There were two happy faces in Maryland, one of a construction worker and the other of a young woman. It is true that both of had won a mega prize of each $50,000 on playing the Bonus Match 5 and Dream Green Instant Ticket on March 10. US lottery.
Jarvis Doughty of Baltimore was the winner [...] READ MORE
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Mega Millions Lottery Draw – $151 Millions on March 11 2011
03/11/2011
The Mega Millions Lottery draw on Friday will see the second largest draw in this year. The first largest draw of the year was on January 04, 2011 with $380 million jackpot. However, two winners shared the jackpot prize. One of the winners was from Washington and the other from Idaho. The largest draw conducted [...] READ MORE
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Statistics of Powerball Lottery Draw on March 9, 2011
03/11/2011
The march 09, 2011 Powerball Lottery Lucky draw took place and the results were 12-20-28-40-48, the Powerball was 8 and the Power play number was 2. The draw started at 11.01 PM and it was at 12.24 AM they had announced there was no jackpot winner. The Jackpot Annuity Value was $40 Million and the [...] READ MORE
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New Legislation to Bring Video Gaming to Texas
03/10/2011
It was very recent that the senators in Florida wanted to start big casinos in the Las Vegas style. Now, it is the senator of Texas, who wants to legalize the lottery video games in the state. However, the ultimate goal of the senator is to add more video gaming slot machines to boost economy. [...] READ MORE
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Daughter Followed Mother to Win $20,000 with Scratch Ticket
03/09/2011
Here is about a woman who won $20,000 prize on a $2 Bonus Crossword Scratch Ticket. She has been around people winning the twenty thousand dollars for quite some time. This is about Sarah Johnson from Topeka, Kansas. She was surprised to know that she had actually won the prize. US lottery.
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Mega Million Draw on March 8, 2011
03/09/2011
There were many happy people on March 8, 2011. There were seven new lucky winners for the second prize of Mega Millions. The total Annuity value was $127 million and the jackpot cash value was $74.4 million. Even though there were so many winners in the day, there were no winners to take away the [...] READ MORE
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Discussions on Missouri State Lottery to be Privatized
03/08/2011
The Missouri Lottery is trying to move the control of lottery to the private sector. This has been in the news for some time and it has confirmed that the talks will begin in the month of April. The Missouri Lottery will discuss the matter with the Senate in the month of April. Lottery senior [...] READ MORE
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A Second Jackpot Win for a Canadian Woman in 4 Years
03/08/2011
What can you call a woman, who won her second lottery win in 4 years? Most of us will call her lucky person. However, she too calls herself “LUCKY”. This was the second win for a Canadian woman from the Northern territories. Ann Lepine had become popular in the year 2007 when she shared $11 [...] READ MORE
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Lawmakers are pushing for More Casinos
03/08/2011
It was on Friday the state senators filed legislation to allow five more casinos in the in Florida. According to the reports, the senators are pushing to open more Las Vegas style casinos in Florida. It is believed that the legislation will authorize of opening five casinos in each five districts across the state. However, [...] READ MORE
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Florida Woman Wins Jackpot and Creates Record
03/07/2011
Generally, lot of people thinks they are not lucky enough to win a lottery. We know there are thousands or even millions out there buying tickets for years and not have won a prize. However, there are many lucky people winning prizes. Recently we came across a woman from Northern Territory, Canada, when she had [...] READ MORE
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Jackpot for Florida
03/07/2011
The discussion for the new five Las Vegas style casinos in Florida has begun and the legislation will have its final decision very soon. It is believed that the state will pick the resorts through bidding methods. Until today, many have approached the senators in regards to the casinos. Most of them have their presence [...] READ MORE
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Record Ticket Sales in UK National Lottery
03/07/2011
It was surprising to know that the UK National Lottery had achieved record ticket sales in 2011 until now with the new look Thunder ball game and two special UK Millionaire Super Raffles. This is happy news to realize that many people are participating and buying tickets from the national lottery. It is believed that [...] READ MORE
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$182.1 Powerball Jackpot Winner Finally Revealed
03/04/2011
At long last, somebody claimed the huge Powerball jackpot! As you most certainly recall, last week’s $182.1 million Powerball jackpot was won by somebody in Florida. The winner of the humongous prize is apparently a 69 years old woman from Kissimee. On March 3, the woman presented herself in Tallahassee and claimed the prize. The [...] READ MORE
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Missouri Lottery Moving to Private Sector
03/04/2011
It looks like the Missouri Lottery will no longer be controlled by the state. Lottery officials announced that discussions concerning this matter will begin in April. May Scheve, Missouri Lottery Executive Director, stated that there issues in commenting the matter because nothing is set in stone yet. Lottery numbers.
“We really haven’t engaged in conversation with [...] READ MORE
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UK Lottery Revamped
03/04/2011
It looks like a revamping of the UK Lottery has helped them dramatically increase their profits. Apparently, a revamping of an older game and 2 new games is all that it takes for a lottery in a dismal form to come back and become profitable again. What is even more astounding is the fact that [...] READ MORE
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New Lottery Initiative in Puerto Rico
03/03/2011
The state of Puerto Rico has taken a very unique initiative. Apparently, the Treasury Department in Puerto Rico has decided to turn receipts into lottery tickets. Yep, that’s right, who would just throw away their receipt now? Lottery winning numbers.
It looks like every receipt will also have printed lottery numbers on them and will automatically [...] READ MORE
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Justice Served Over a Lottery Fraud Case
03/03/2011
Justice has finally been served for seven lottery winners in Ontario. Back in 2003, the men, who were working at a construction site, installing fiber-optics and other cables, had bought the winning ticket together. However, Kathleen Chung claimed the prize in Burlington, Ontario. The woman did so at a convenience store which was managed by [...] READ MORE
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Drama as Family Loses Winning Lottery Ticket
03/03/2011
Apparently, a family from Idaho is living through a terrible drama. The story started out great for Cindy Flintt, Carol Olven and their mother, Donna Flintt. They had purchased a lottery ticket in Franklin, Idaho and it turned out awesome for them. They won a massive $8 million jackpot. It couldn’t have come at a [...] READ MORE
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New Lottery Game Introduced in Arizona
03/02/2011
The Arizona Lottery has released a statement concerning one of its most popular games, the Pick 5. Apparently, the game will be revamped, remodeled, renamed and reintroduced as the Fantasy 5. Pick 5 is one of the Lottery’s most played games, with millions of Americans playing it every single time. However, the Lottery feels the [...] READ MORE
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Valentine’s Day Winners Revealed
03/02/2011
Well, here we are again and even if Valentine’s Day is now long gone, there are still some lottery related issues to discuss. Mainly about the Washington Lottery which has made quite a few people happy on Valentine’s Day. The main winners of the day are Curtis and Mary LeMaster. The elderly couple has a [...] READ MORE
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Woman In Canada Wins the Jackpot… Again
03/02/2011
It looks like some people just can’t have enough luck. That is the case of a Canadian woman, which has won a multi-million prize not once, but twice. Her name is Ann Lepine and in 2007 she won half of an $11 million prize at the Lotto 6/49. Well actually it wasn’t her that won [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Record in Maryland
03/01/2011
It looks like the Maryland record for daily lottery games was broken. This happened in the Lottery’s Pick 4 game and it made about 2,800 people happy. The Pick 4 is a very interesting game. In order to play it, you must obviously buy a ticket and pick some numbers, 4 numbers to be exact. [...] READ MORE
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MEGA Millions Second Prize Ticket Sold in Santa Clara
03/01/2011
The MEGA Millions drawing is proving to be a hard nut to crack. Again, nobody was able to win the massive jackpot. However, that’s not all bad news. It just means all of us can try again when the next drawing will take place and the jackpot will be even higher. Also, even though nobody [...] READ MORE
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Maryland Ticket Wins Powerball Second Prize
03/01/2011
Maryland doesn’t usually yield a lot of Powerball winners, but this time, somebody from there was able to snatch the second prize. As the winner has yet to claim his prize, we still don’t know much about him. However, what we know, we will share with you, with the hopes that if the man is [...] READ MORE
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$182.1 Million Jackpot Won
02/28/2011
Well it finally happened. A lucky someone finally won the Powerball jackpot. And what a jackpot this is. $182.1 million have been won by somebody in Kissimee, Florida. We are still uncertain if the winner is aware of his amazing luck, but if he or she is not, know that the lucky ticket was purchased [...] READ MORE
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TV station Sued for Wrong Lottery Numbers
02/28/2011
It has become common knowledge that Americans will sue for just about anything. However, this particular lottery-related case may astound everyone. In Fort Lee, New Jersey, there is a woman named Rakel Daniele. And this woman has decided to sue a TV station for broadcasting the wrong lottery numbers. The woman claimed that she felt [...] READ MORE
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The Pick Claims a Winner
02/28/2011
The Arizona Lottery has claimed another victim, and by victim we mean winner. However, it seems that the lucky man (or woman) doesn’t wish any media attention and has wished to remain anonymous. We completely understand and respect his (or her) decision, as we are completely aware of how much harm the media can do. [...] READ MORE
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Another Big Jackpot Won at the California SuperLotto Plus
02/25/2011
Yep, it’s official. The SuperLotto Plus in California has another winner. After Brian McMahon walked away with $10 million just a few days ago, someone else managed to win another $7 million prize. The winner is somebody from Hemet, and if he or she is aware of the lottery success, we are guessing they now [...] READ MORE
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Illegal Lottery Operation Brought Down in Rockland
02/25/2011
The Rockland County Intelligence Center officers have apprehended 28 people. It seems that the scoundrels were holding some kind of an illegal lottery. The authorities have stated that they worked extremely hard to be able to finally catch these criminals. The investigation took more than five months and a lot of officers were involved. Captain [...] READ MORE
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Largest Powerball Jackpot in 8 Months
02/25/2011
The Powerball lottery has upped the stakes again. This time, the multi-state lottery is offering a jackpot of $184 million. But remember, if you do manage to win it and go for the cash option, you will get “only” $90.1 million. US lottery.
This astounding prize is the biggest from the last 8 months, and it [...] READ MORE
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Burbank Man Claims $10 Million Prize
02/24/2011
Finally, the winner of the $10 million SuperLotto Plus prize has revealed himself. Luck has struck Mr. Brian McMahon exactly when he did not expect it. Saturday night’s draw winner stated that he would like to purchase a new house and a new truck. That’s about everything the man desires. State lottery.
Mr. McMahon works in [...] READ MORE
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New Jersey Looking to Increase Lottery Sales
02/24/2011
It could be very bad news for some small businesses in New Jersey. A law which would allow people to purchase lottery tickets online could pass very soon. The law’s main purpose is to increase the lottery’s revenue and make it America’s top lottery seller. The New Jersey Lottery has revealed the fact that, in [...] READ MORE
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Online Gambling Law Could Fail in New Jersey
02/24/2011
It looks like Internet gambling will have to wait some more until it becomes legal anywhere in the United States. In New Jersey, a bill which would legalize Internet gambling was forwarded, but Governor Chris Christie stated that he will oppose the bill next week. This would have been the first time United States citizens [...] READ MORE
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MEGA Millions Winner in El Cajon Still Missing
02/23/2011
Another MEGA Millions prize could go unclaimed. 60 days ago, a ticked purchased in El Cajon got 5 out of 6 numbers right and got a $195,000 prize. However, now after more than two months, the lucky winner still did not claim his prize. Unfortunately, in some cases, people purchase lottery tickets with no hopes [...] READ MORE
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Burbank Ticket Wins $10 Million
02/23/2011
Sometimes, luck strikes when you least expect it. And sometimes, you are not even aware of it. This could be the case of a person from Burbank. Apparently, a SuperLotto Plus ticket got the numbers right and is entitled to a $10 million prize. The lucky winner managed to get all the six numbers and [...] READ MORE
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Ex-Husband Sues for a Part of the Prize
02/22/2011
Patricia Daley Eisel was right in the middle of a divorce when she found out that she won New York Lottery’s $21.5 million jackpot. She was separated from her husband for over a year and now has a new life partner. From all claims, it looks like Patricia Daley Eisel had it quite rough. She [...] READ MORE
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Scratch Lottery Code Cracked?
02/22/2011
A geological statistician claims that he has cracked the scratch lottery’s secret code. To most of us, the lottery looks like a random assortment of numbers and winning is pretty much guesswork. However, that is not the case of Mohan Srivastava. There have been many other people claiming that they have “cracked the lottery code” [...] READ MORE
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Arkansas Lottery Oversight Committee Dissolved
02/22/2011
It looks like the Arkansas lawmakers are trying to obtain direct control over the lottery. To that extent, a bill was filed which would practically dissolve the committee which supervises the Arkansas Lottery. The bill was forwarded by Senator Larry Teague, D-Nashville. The reasons for which Senator Teague wishes to dissolve the Arkansas Lottery supervising [...] READ MORE
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Tucson Resident Wins $1 Million Prize
02/21/2011
They say money only comes to those who don’t actually need it. That’s why rich people keep getting richer and poor people keep getting poorer. But luckily, there are a few exceptions to the rule and most of them are provided by lottery draws. Such is the case of an anonymous couple Tucson. The winner [...] READ MORE
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Wyoming Lottery Law, Dismissed
02/21/2011
For the third time in a row, the Legislature in Wyoming has dismissed the application of a lottery. With a 33-27 vote, the law which could have created a public company to run a Wyoming or a multistate lottery was dismissed. That leaves Wyoming among the seven states which currently do not have a state [...] READ MORE
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Powerball Prize Reaches $155 Million
02/21/2011
Everybody is aware that the Powerball lottery can make someone rich. The high profile lottery has had some of the highest prizes in lottery history. The Powerball lottery is being played in 42 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and in the District of Columbia. And now the Powerball grand prize has reached epic proportions again. [...] READ MORE
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Postal Workers Win the Jackpot
02/18/2011
Determination and a good plan brought a lot of money to a few postal workers. However, it was not a work related issue or something like that. They just managed to win the $29 million Mega Millions jackpot. Hosea Person and a dozen other postal workers purchased tickets for more than 12 years before they [...] READ MORE
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Video Poker Games Regulation Still in Doubt
02/18/2011
The North Carolina Education Lottery is trying to find out everything about casino-style video gambling. The initiative was taken just in case the Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue GOP’s Legislature and GOP’s Legislature finally decide to make the said games legal. In case of such an event, the lottery has forwarded a request to several companies [...] READ MORE
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New Gambling Law Passes the S.C. Senate
02/18/2011
A bill which would permit schools, churches and charities to legally hold draws has been passed by the South Carolina State Senate. At the moment, there is only one legal draw in the state, and that is the lottery. The opposition claimed that the bill could bring forth a lot of organized gambling. But there [...] READ MORE
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N.C. Couple Claimed the $1 Million Prize
02/17/2011
It seems the North Carolina Mega Millions missing ticket saga has finally ended. And much to the surprise of everyone, that ending was actually happy. With only one day to spare, a couple from North Carolina has claimed their $1 million prize. Raleigh and Erin Hill from Stallings, North Carolina, kept their ticket since August [...] READ MORE
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Lottery Dispute Heading to Court
02/17/2011
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation decided to pay a part of the $50 million prize which was won by a group of employees from a Bell call center in the Toronto-area. The claims which stated that only 19 employees took part in the lottery poll are disputed by another group of employees which state [...] READ MORE
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New Mexico Takes Measures to Protect Lottery Funded Scholarship
02/17/2011
A New Mexico college scholarship which is financed by lottery could run dry by 2014. To prevent that, legislators are trying to find a solution that would not get in the way of encouraging the youth of New Mexico to seek colleges and universities. A bill was passed by the Senate Education Committee which would [...] READ MORE
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Former Firefighter Wins the $122M Powerball Prize
02/16/2011
The winner of the January 22 Powerball drawing was finally revealed. Stephen Kirwan is 68 years old, retired and living in Greene County, New York. Mr. Kirwan presented himself to the lottery office on Monday. Also, the man chose the lump-sum payment. That means his prize will be cut to $61.2 million and after all [...] READ MORE
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LOC Votes to Change Flawed Law
02/16/2011
The Lottery Oversight Committee took a vote in order to pass a recommendation for a 2010 law fix. The said law is said to prevent the lottery from obtaining the most ticket sales possible. The Legislature altered the law concerning state lottery in order to add prizes which were not claimed to the profit.
Ernie Passailaigue, [...] READ MORE
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$ 1 million Prize Could Go Unclaimed
02/16/2011
The N.C. Lottery has announced that nobody has yet laid claim over the $1 million ticket. This story started back in August when somebody purchased a Mega Millions ticket. The ticket was purchased at a Market Express gas station and the winner still did not reveal himself. “We really do want to find this person,” [...] READ MORE
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Texas man alters lottery ticket then tries to claim prize – he failed!
02/15/2011
We can only assume that the Scotch tape gave it away. The man, who’s originally from Huston, is accused of altering a lotto ticket last year, in an attempt to claim a cash prize, according to Harris County District Attorney’s Office.
The accused, Allen Hudaifa, age57, is now charged with fraud, which is a second-degree felony.
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fter a mistake, South Carolina Lottery will pay 2 sets of winning numbers
02/15/2011
Well, Tuesday Pick 3 drew a graphic that mistakenly listed the wrong numbers, so, now South Carolina lottery will have to pay for two separate sets of winning numbers. So, the lucky winners will be able to claim their prize – lucky winners meaning both winners, the legit ones and the ones that were winners [...] READ MORE
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The $48.8 million Powerball lottery jackpot was claimed by a New York couple
02/15/2011
Of course, they will not get to enjoy the advantages that $48 million dollars give to someone, mostly because after all the taxes are deduced, the couple will only get to keep $16.4 million dollars. Still a big amount that will let them live a carefree life – and provide their families a life of [...] READ MORE
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Lotto 6/49 Rollover: $30 Million
02/14/2011
Canada’s other big lottery, the Lotto 6/49 held its most recent drawing on Wednesday night. The winning numbers were 17-19-21-33-34-46 with a bonus number of 47. The jackpot was worth an estimated $20 million, but since no one could match all six, that jackpot will now be worth an estimated $30 million in Saturday’s drawing. [...] READ MORE
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New York Lotto Rollover: $8 Million
02/14/2011
There were no jackpot winners in the New York Lotto’s Wednesday drawing, but there were two tickets that won the second place prize. For matching five of the six winning numbers (17-18-32-33-36-50) plus the bonus number (16), those ticket owners will bank $64,334 each. One was purchased in New York City, while the other winner [...] READ MORE
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Texas Lotto Rollover: $23 Million
02/14/2011
The Lotto Texas jackpot keeps growing and growing. Wednesday’s drawing was like so many before it that produced no jackpot winners. The winning numbers were 2-19-21-31-35-41, and had anyone matched all six, they would have won $22 million in annuity. Since nobody was able to do that, Saturday’s drawing will now have a jackpot worth [...] READ MORE
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Florida Lotto Rollover: $11 Million
02/11/2011
The millions just keep rolling in for the Florida Lotto’s jackpot. Since no one could match the magic numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing, there is another $2 million in the pot, making the jackpot for Saturday’s drawing worth an estimated $11 million. Matching all six of the numbers, which were 3-11-24-29-35-51, was what it would [...] READ MORE
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Powerball Rollover: $82 Million
02/11/2011
The Powerball jackpot has been growing by leaps and bounds over the last week. When nobody could match the winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing to take home the $63 million jackpot, Saturday’s jackpot became an estimated $82 million. The numbers that would have won everything on Wednesday were 7-11-39-42-61 and a Powerball of 30. The [...] READ MORE
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California SuperLotto Rollover: $8 Million
02/11/2011
The jackpot in Saturday’s drawing for the California SuperLotto has grown by another $1 million since nobody could match all the winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing. Those numbers were 6-7-8-17-41 with a mega number of 7. No one had all six numbers, which meant the $7 million got rolled into the next jackpot, now estimated [...] READ MORE
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Mega Millions Rollover: $30 Million
02/10/2011
The Mega Millions jackpot has taken a nice jump up to $30 million for Friday’s drawing since no one was able to hit the magic numbers for Tuesday’s drawing. Those numbers were 25-35-36-47-48 with a Mega Ball of 18. That left the $19 million jackpot untouched, but those numbers were good for second place prizes. [...] READ MORE
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Lotto Max Rollover: $30 Million
02/10/2011
Canada’s biggest lottery game, Lotto Max, held its weekly drawing last Friday, February 4th. The winning numbers were 01-03-13-18-19-39-48 and a bonus number of 40. There were no tickets that matched all seven of those, meaning the jackpot rolled over into this Friday’s drawing, which is now estimated to be worth $30 million. The secondary [...] READ MORE
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Texas Lotto Rollover: $22 Million
02/10/2011
Saturday wasn’t the lucky day for anyone that played the Texas Lotto. The drawing offered an estimated $21 million jackpot, quite big by Texas Lotto standards. Now that no one was able to match the numbers of 3-4-21-46-48-49, that jackpot is now part of an estimated $22 million jackpot up for grabs in Wednesday’s drawing. [...] READ MORE
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California SuperLotto Winner: $12 Million
02/09/2011
Another lucky player has nailed the jackpot for California’s SuperLotto. One lucky ticket holder from Whittier, California purchased a ticket that held all of the winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing. Those numbers were 7-9-12-34-44 and a Mega number of 2. The matching earned the winner the entire jackpot, which was estimated to be worth $12 [...] READ MORE
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New York Lotto Rollover: $7.5 Million
02/09/2011
Since nobody could match all six numbers in this past Saturday’s drawing for the New York Lotto, the $7 million jackpot was bumped up to an estimated $7.5 million for Wednesday’s drawing. Oddly enough, no one managed to match the second place prize either, which would have been worth a pretty $98,414. The numbers were [...] READ MORE
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Winning Is All About Patience
02/09/2011
Becoming a multimillionaire is the dream of every lottery player, but sometimes that dream needs a lot of time and nurturing before it comes true. A group of postal workers from Michigan recently came forward to claim a $29 million Mega Millions Prize. Their winning ticket was one of two that hit the $93 million [...] READ MORE
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Florida Lotto Rollover: $9 Million
02/08/2011
The Florida Lotto held its bi-weekly drawing on Saturday, and produced no jackpot winners yet again. If anyone had been able to match all six of the numbers, which were 4-5-20-23-38-48, they would have been $7 million the richer. Since no one matched all the numbers, the jackpot rolls over for the next drawing. That [...] READ MORE
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Mega Millions Rollover: $19 Million
02/08/2011
The Mega Millions jackpot reached $91 million last week before it was finally won. Things started off fresh, as always, with an estimated $12 million jackpot for Friday’s drawing. However, the jackpot has begun to grow once again, as nobody had all the winning numbers. The lucky sequence was 6-20-29-48-55 with a Mega Ball of [...] READ MORE
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Powerball Rollover: $63 Million
02/08/2011
An estimated $50 million was up for grabs in this weekend’s Powerball drawing. Unfortunately, Saturday’s numbers produced no jackpot winners. That being said, Wednesday’s drawing is now worth an estimated $63 million. Saturday’s drawing was not a huge winning day. Only one person matched the first five, taking home $200,000. The numbers were 15-37-41-56-59 with [...] READ MORE
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California SuperLotto Rollover: $12 Million
02/07/2011
Another drawing in California’s SuperLotto has come and gone with Wednesday’s drawing. Another chance at the jackpot has also come and gone with no winners. The winning numbers were 4-20-21-24-47 with a mega number of 6. Those numbers produced no takers for the $11 million jackpot, which is estimated at $12 million for Saturday’s drawing. [...] READ MORE
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Lotto 6/49 Rollover: $15 Million
02/07/2011
Players trying to decide between playing Canada’s Lotto Max and Lotto 6/49 had a difficult choice last week as both lotteries had big jackpots. Most seemed to opt for the Lotto Max, which resulted in a rollover for the Lotto 6/49. After Wednesday’s drawing, it rolled over again, which has put it in unusual territory. [...] READ MORE
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Texas Lotto Rollover: $21 million
02/07/2011
The Lotto Texas jackpot is getting to be quite big these days. It’s now cracked the $20 million mark since nobody was able to win the jackpot in the last drawing. That drawing was held on Wednesday, and the winning numbers were 11-19-31-37-42-43. If someone had managed to match all six numbers, they would have [...] READ MORE
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Florida Lotto Rollover: $7 Million
02/04/2011
The Florida Lotto held its regular Wednesday drawing last night, and the winning numbers of 14-24-29-30-51-52 failed to produce a jackpot winner. Now that the jackpot has grown a bit, more people are playing, meaning that Saturday’s drawing is now estimated to be worth $7 million, up from the $5 million that was up [...] READ MORE
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Powerball Rollover: $50 Million
02/04/2011
The estimated $35 million jackpot that was up for grabs in last night’s Powerball drawing went untouched. So too did the $200,000 secondary prize. The winning numbers of 3-14-33-53-57 and a Powerball of 36 weren’t very helpful to many people this time around. There were 14 people who matched four of the five and [...] READ MORE
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New York Lotto Rollover: $7 Million
02/04/2011
The regular Wednesday drawing was held last night for New York’s Lotto. The winning numbers were 2-12-16-17-40-57 with a bonus number of 26. Those weren’t exactly what anyone had purchased, so the $6.5 million jackpot went unclaimed. Nobody could match five of the six and the bonus number either, so the $63,712 second place [...] READ MORE
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Arkansas Million Dollar Raffle Coming Soon
02/03/2011
The Arkansas Lottery has been selling tickets to its next Million Dollar Raffle for a long time now. The tickets went on sale last summer, and while the drawing was expected to take place in September, not enough of the tickets had been sold. Now the lottery has set a date for the drawing whether [...] READ MORE
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Mega Millions Crowns Two Winners
02/03/2011
After several weeks of rollovers that grew the Mega Millions jackpot to a huge $91 million in annuity, the jackpot was finally won in Tuesday night’s drawing. The winning numbers were 16-22-23-26-35 with a Mega Ball of 31. Those were the numbers that two lucky winners chose, so they’ll split the jackpot in half. One [...] READ MORE
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Texas Lotto Rollover: $20 Million
02/03/2011
Bit by bit, drawing by drawing, the Lotto Texas jackpot has grown to $20 million now that nobody was able to win in Saturday’s most recent drawing. The winning numbers were 4-5-10-31-33-44. Since no one could match all six of those, the $19 million jackpot got rolled into the next drawing. There were 18 tickets [...] READ MORE
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Big Lotto Max Winner
02/02/2011
No sooner had the Lotto Max lottery entered Maxmillions territory, but someone came along and won the main jackpot. One lucky winner from Ontario matched all seven numbers which were 07-10-14-20-21-23-31 with a bonus number of 41. They took home an even $50 million for their feat. It was a big day for many players, [...] READ MORE
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Florida Lotto Rollover: $5 Million
02/02/2011
Saturday’s drawing for the Florida Lotto again failed to produce a winner. That means the $4 million jackpot is now worth an estimated $5 million for Wednesday’s draw. There were some winners as always. The winning numbers were 12-17-19-20-33-37 with an Xtra multiplier of 4. For matching five of those six numbers, 35 people [...] READ MORE
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NBA Betting Pick -Chicago Bulls to Continue Their Rampage in L.A. Verses the Clippers
02/02/2011
The Chicago Bulls (33-14) will visit L.A. to take on the Los Angeles Clippers (19-28) tonight at 10:30 PM ET. The match goes down from the Staples Center sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Home TV coverage will be provided by FOX WEST, while national TV coverage will be broadcasted on NBA TV. US lottery.
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Winning Near $350,000
02/01/2011
If you play the lottery, then you know there are many ways to win, and many ways to play. There are hundreds of games, with thousands upon thousands of prizes. Raffles, bingos, monopoly games, scratch tickets, match two, match five, find the horses, any manner of game. You can spend a lifetime playing them all, [...] READ MORE
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Mega Millions Rollover: $91 Million
02/01/2011
The Mega Millions multi-state lottery is fast approaching mega jackpot territory now that Friday’s most recent drawing failed to produce a big winner. An estimated $77 million was up for grabs, but nobody had all of the winning numbers of 14-33-48-49-50 with a Mega Ball of 18. The jackpot for tomorrow’s drawing is now estimated [...] READ MORE
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California SuperLotto Rollover: $11 Million
01/31/2011
California’s SuperLotto has kept its jackpot intact for several weeks now. That has grown the jackpot to an estimated $11 million for the next drawing, which will take place this Wednesday. The jackpot was estimated at $10 million for Saturday’s drawing, but nobody could match the winning numbers of 20-25-41-43-35 with a mega number of [...] READ MORE
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Powerball Rollover: $35 Million
01/31/2011
The Powerball jackpot is swelling up once again thanks to the fact that nobody had all the winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing. The numbers were 24-28-45-49-52 and a Powerball of 2. No winners means that the $25 million jackpot will be added in with the sales for Wednesday’s jackpot, moving it to an estimated worth [...] READ MORE
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Florida Lotto Rollover: $4 Million
01/28/2011
One lucky winner took down the Florida Lotto jackpot this past weekend for $21 million. After nobody won Wednesday’s jackpot, it’s back to growing. The total now stands at $4 million. If someone had managed to match the winning numbers of 7-18-19-23-35-52, they would have won an estimated $2 million jackpot. There were, however, 58 [...] READ MORE
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New York Lotto Rollover: $6 Million
01/28/2011
The New York Lotto jackpot is still getting bigger thanks to the fact that no one had the winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing. The numbers that time around were 2-10-19-22-23-46 with a bonus number of 9. Although nobody matched all six for the $5.5 million jackpot, there were two people that matched five of the [...] READ MORE
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California SuperLotto Rollover: $10 Million
01/28/2011
The California SuperLotto hasn’t crowned a jackpot winner in several weeks, and Wednesday night’s drawing was no different. Nobody could match the winning numbers of 11-18-21-27-47 and a mega number of 13. As such, the $9 million jackpot went untouched, making the estimated jackpot for tomorrow’s drawing worth $10 million. There were five lucky winners [...] READ MORE
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Forgotten Lotto Ticket Wins $250,000
01/27/2011
It may seem simple, but if there is one thing you should never forget to do, it’s check your numbers. One lucky man from Baltimore, Maryland happened to check one of his drawers recently where he found some old Mega Millions tickets from August. He had purchased them before going on vacation and then forgot [...] READ MORE
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Louisiana Lottery 20th Anniversary
01/27/2011
The Louisiana Lottery will be celebrating 20 years of playing the lotto this year. The Lottery launched its first scratch off game two decades ago in the spring of 1991. Now in 2011, the Lottery has lots of special promotions and games to celebrate the occasion. In those years, the Lottery has awarded lots of [...] READ MORE
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Powerball Rollover: $25 Million
01/27/2011
After one of the more massive jackpots was won last week by one lucky player from New York for $118 million, the Powerball jackpot is back on its way to the big time. Nobody could match the winning numbers from Wednesday’s drawing, which were 4-5-36-47-58 and a Powerball of 6. That means that the $20 [...] READ MORE
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Mega Millions Rollover: $77 Million
01/26/2011
Last night’s Mega Millions drawing was worth $63 million in annuity to anyone that could match the winning numbers. Sadly, nobody was lucky enough. That means the Mega Millions jackpot remains the biggest in the U.S. right now, and that Friday’s drawing will be worth an estimated $77 million. The winning numbers were 5-8-31-46-50 [...] READ MORE
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Ohio Classic Lotto Rollover: $20 Million
01/26/2011
Slowly but surely, Ohio’s Classic Lotto is building itself into a big payday for someone. That lucky someone wasn’t one of the players in the last drawing on Monday, as nobody could match the winning numbers of 13-15-29-42-44-48 to take home the jackpot. Still, that makes today’s drawing worth an estimated $20 million. Lottery [...] READ MORE
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Texas Lotto Rollover: $18 Million
01/26/2011
The Lotto Texas jackpot has grown to a decent size in recent weeks. The next drawing is tonight, and the estimated jackpot is $18 million in annuity, or $11.5 million in cash. The jackpot is nice and big in part thanks to the fact that nobody hit all the winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing. The [...] READ MORE
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$21 Million Florida Lotto Winner
01/25/2011
After weeks of buildup, the Florida Lotto jackpot reached an estimated $21 million for Saturday’s drawing. One lucky player in Miami matched all six numbers and is now living it up. The numbers were 7-20-35-36-38-48. If you play the Florida Lotto, make sure to check your numbers, because the prize still hasn’t been claimed. This [...] READ MORE
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Lotto Max Rollover: 13 Maxmillions
01/25/2011
Canada’s Lotto Max jackpot has finally reached the magical $50 million mark. At that point, each additional million in the prize pool receives its own drawing. Because nobody could match last Friday’s winning numbers of 02-18-19-29-42-47-49, the $46 million jackpot rolled over, easily surpassing the $50 million mark. Now this Friday’s drawing will feature one [...] READ MORE
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New York Lotto Rollover: $5.5 Million
01/25/2011
The New York Lotto held one of its bi-weekly drawings on Saturday. The winning numbers were 7-16-36-50-52-57 and a bonus number of 15. Nobody could match all six, leaving the $5 million jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing, which is now estimated to be worth $5.5 million. Those really weren’t good numbers for anybody that played. No [...] READ MORE
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Mega Millions Rollover: $63 Million
01/24/2011
Nobody was able to hit all the magic numbers in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing. That meant the $51 million jackpot rolled over for tomorrow’s drawing, which is now estimated to be worth $63 million. Since one lucky player hit the big Powerball jackpot on Saturday, the Mega Millions jackpot is now the biggest in the [...] READ MORE
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California SuperLotto Rollover: $9 Million
01/24/2011
Another drawing for the California SuperLotto has come and gone without crowning a new winner. The numbers that would have won some lucky player the $8 million jackpot were 2-19-24-35-45 and a mega number of 12. Since there were no players lucky enough to match all of those, the next drawing on Wednesday night will [...] READ MORE
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$118 Million Powerball Winner
01/24/2011
The estimated annuity value for this past Saturday’s Powerball drawing was a whopping $118 million. By matching the winning numbers of 30-31-34-45-51 and a Powerball of 23, one lucky winner from New York will be taking home the entire jackpot. Even if they opt for the cash, they’ll be getting a $59.8 million pay day. [...] READ MORE
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$21 Million To…
01/21/2011
Little by little, the Florida Lotto’s jackpot is growing into a very respectable multimillionaire maker. Wednesday’s drawing produced no winner again, and the $19 million jackpot gets rolled over into tomorrow’s drawing, which is expected to be worth $21 million. The great thing about big lotteries like Florida’s, Mega Millions, or Powerball, is that there [...] READ MORE
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New York Lotto To $5 Million
01/21/2011
New York’s Lotto is gradually rebuilding itself after one lucky winner took home $21.5 million a couple weeks ago. Wednesday’s drawing would have awarded $4.5 million to anyone able to match all six of the winning numbers, which were 16-23-29-36-38-57. Nobody could match all six, and that is why tomorrow’s jackpot is estimated to be [...] READ MORE
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Illinois To Privatize Lottery
01/20/2011
In a first-of-its-kind deal, the Illinois Lottery will become the nation’s first lottery run by a private company. That company will be the Northstar Lottery Group, which will take over on July 1st of this year. The group is made up of three companies that already do business with the lottery, Energy BBDO, GTECH and [...] READ MORE
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Powerball Rollover: $118 Million
01/20/2011
The Powerball jackpot finally broke the nine-figure mark when nobody hit the jackpot in the most recent drawing on Wednesday night. There was an estimated $96 million up for grabs ($48.7 million for the cash option) in the drawing. Now that the jackpot is entering big time territory, there are a lot more ticket sales. [...] READ MORE
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Michigan Millionaire Raffle
01/20/2011
The Michigan Lottery just got done holding its fifth annual Millionaire Raffle. This is the 17th raffle overall for the lottery, and the fifth one in a row that they’ve held around the New Year. There were 600,000 of the $20 tickets, which was apparently too many. The raffle was undersold by about 90,000 tickets. [...] READ MORE
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Lotto Max Rollover: $46 Million
01/19/2011
The latest Lotto Max drawing was held this past Friday in an attempt to award another big jackpot. Unfortunately, nobody could match all seven of the winning numbers, which were 02-06-10-12-24-30-37. That meant the $32 million jackpot now gets carried over to this week’s drawing, making for an estimated $46 million jackpot on Friday. If [...] READ MORE
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Keep Your Losing NJ Scratch Offs
01/19/2011
For anyone who plays scratch off lottery games, one of the only satisfying things about losing is throwing the ticket in the trash. For those that play scratch off games in New Jersey, there will soon be something even more satisfying. That’s because the New Jersey lottery will soon be launching the Million Dollar Replay [...] READ MORE
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Mega Millions Rollover: $51 Million
01/19/2011
The latest Mega Millions jackpot lottery drawing was held last night, Tuesday, January 18th. The estimated jackpot was worth $40 million, and it was ripe for the taking for anyone that could match the winning numbers of 4-27-29-38-45 plus a Mega ball of 5. Nobody could, so that jackpot rolls over into Friday night’s drawing, [...] READ MORE
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California SuperLotto New Winner
01/18/2011
The California’s SuperLotto jackpot has grown to quite a nice size in the last several weeks, but Saturday’s drawing has put an end to that for now. One lucky player in Orosi matched all five numbers and the Mega ball to take down the $32 million jackpot. The numbers were 15-28-29-41-45 and a Mega ball [...] READ MORE
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Florida Lotto Rollover: $19 Million
01/18/2011
Another Saturday has come and gone, meaning yet another drawing was held for the Florida Lotto. The winning numbers were 11-14-39-41-49-53 with an Xtra multiplier of 4. Nobody could match all six numbers, leaving the $17 million jackpot intact for tomorrow’s drawing. With all the new tickets being bought, that jackpot is now estimated to [...] READ MORE
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New York Lotto Rollover: $4.5 Million
01/18/2011
In the New York Lotto’s fifth drawing of 2011, the lucky numbers were 1-11-13-47-51-54 with a bonus number of 27. There were no tickets sold that matched all six, and indeed none that matched five of the six and the bonus number. That meant both the jackpot and the $34,022 second place prize money all [...] READ MORE
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Powerball Rollover: $96 Million
01/17/2011
After Saturday’s Powerball drawing, it was clear that nobody matched the winning numbers of 9-13-22-23-37 with a Powerball of 31 and a Power Play of 3. As such, the $82 million jackpot will now be worth an estimated $96 million for Wednesday’s drawing. If nobody wins that one, the jackpot for next Saturday should break [...] READ MORE
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When Winning Saves Homes
01/17/2011
Playing the lottery brings the chance of big instant winnings, winning that can change your life and your circumstances in a drastic manner. There is no better proof of that than last week’s South Carolina lottery winner. John Davis played the Palmetto Cash 5 and won $200,000 a week before he faced a foreclosure hearing [...] READ MORE
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Mega Millions Rollover: $40 Million
01/17/2011
Just weeks after awarding a massive $380 million jackpot to two lucky winners, the Mega Millions is back on track for another mega jackpot. Friday’s drawing for the $30 million jackpot failed to produce any winners, meaning Tuesday’s estimated jackpot is going to be worth $40 million. The winning numbers were 2-15-17-33-35 with a Mega [...] READ MORE
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New York Lotto Rollover: $4 Million
01/14/2011
The New York Lotto is currently rebuilding its jackpot after one lucky winner took it home last week. Wednesday’s drawing produced no new jackpot winners, but there were still some other winners. Two people matched five of the six numbers and the bonus number, earning each of them $14,027. The winning numbers were 1-15-19-32-36-50 and [...] READ MORE
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Playing Lottos Online
01/14/2011
In this day and age, you can find just about anything you want to buy online. Lottery tickets are no different, and there are all sorts of websites offering you their services. Some are legit, others a bit shady. That’s why it’s best to trust an industry leader like www.lottery.com. Playing all your favorite lotteries [...] READ MORE
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Clerk Error Wins Extra Money
01/14/2011
One lucky player in Kentucky is very happy that the store clerk accidentally added the Megaplier to their ticket. It doubled the price, but they took it anyways. The result, $1 million instead of $250,000 because they matched the first five numbers in a Mega Millions drawing. That prize level is usually worth only $250,000, [...] READ MORE
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California SuperLotto Rollover: $32 Million
01/13/2011
Slowly but surely, the California SuperLotto is building itself into one lucrative jackpot. Nobody matched all five and the Mega ball on Wednesday night’s drawing for the $29 million jackpot, so Saturday’s drawing will feature an estimated jackpot of $32 million. The winning numbers were 11-21-26-27-44 and a Mega ball of 21. Two people [...] READ MORE
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Florida Lotto Flaunts $17 Million
01/13/2011
Another drawing and another missed jackpot in the Florida Lotto. That was the story of last night’s drawing. The winning numbers were 4-5-12-19-23-49 with an Xtra multiplier of 2. Since nobody matched all six to take home the $15 million jackpot, the next drawing this Saturday will feature an estimated jackpot of $17 million. [...] READ MORE
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Lotto Max Rollover: $32 Million
01/12/2011
The most recent drawing for Canada’s Lotto Max lottery was last Friday, but nobody could match the winning numbers of 02-10-13-15-23-28-49 and bonus number of 40. That being the case, the $23 million jackpot got rolled over to make this Friday’s draw worth an estimated $32 million. While nobody could match all seven numbers, [...] READ MORE
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New Multi-State Lottery
01/12/2011
There will soon be a new multi-state lottery available to players in Georgia, Virginia, Kentucky and Arkansas. The first three of those states already have the Win For Life multi-state lottery, but now they’re going to replace it with what will now be called the Decades of Dollars game. Arkansas will also be joining [...] READ MORE
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California SuperLotto Rollover: $29 Million
01/11/2011
Saturday, January 8th was the most recent drawing for California’s SuperLotto. The jackpot was an estimated $26 million, and there were plenty of players hoping for the big score. Sadly, nobody got their wish, as nobody chose the winning numbers of 8-10-13-19-38 with a Mega ball of 22. While that would have been a [...] READ MORE
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Florida Lotto = $15 Million
01/11/2011
Bit by bit, drawing by drawing, the Florida Lotto is starting to reach some very lucrative heights. Last Saturday was the most recent drawing, and nobody matched the winning numbers of 13-35-38-40-49-52 with an Xtra multiplier of 2. Since nobody won the $13 million jackpot, that amount will get added to tomorrow’s drawing, which [...] READ MORE
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New York Lotto Now at $3.5 Million
01/11/2011
The New York Lotto is back to the beginning again. After one lucky winner took down the $21.5 million jackpot last Wednesday, Saturday’s most recent drawing was valued at $3 million. The winning numbers for that one were 11-38-44-48-53-54 with a bonus number of 20. One lucky person from Syracuse matched five of the [...] READ MORE
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Arizona Millionaire Raffle
01/10/2011
Arizona’s sixth ever raffle drawing was held last week, and one lucky winner is now a million dollars richer. In total, the raffle awarded over $3 million in prizes to 1,167 winners. There were 300,000 tickets in total, so those that played multiple tickets had a significant advantage. The raffle also awarded those who purchased [...] READ MORE
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Mega Millions Rollover: $20 Million
01/10/2011
Friday’s Mega Millions drawing failed to produce a winner, but that’s just as well. The jackpot was only at $12 million since last Wednesday’s second biggest jackpot ever went to two lucky players. The winning two split a jackpot estimated at $380 million. That being the case, this Friday’s $12 million looked small and inconsequential. [...] READ MORE
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Powerball Moves to $67 Million
01/10/2011
Another Powerball drawing has come and gone, and like so many before it, this Saturday’s drawing left the jackpot intact. That means Wednesday’s jackpot will be worth an estimated $67 million. The winning numbers were 6-7-26-33-52 with a Powerball of 24 and a Power Play of 2. It was another jackpot rollover, but that didn’t [...] READ MORE
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Powerball Rollover: $51 Million
01/07/2011
The latest drawing for the Powerball multi-state jackpot was on Wednesday. The winning numbers were 22-26-32-38-40 and a Powerball of 7 with a Power Play of 5. Since no one could match all of those numbers, the previous $34 million jackpot rolled over to an estimated $51 million. That’s a nice little jump for [...] READ MORE
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New York Lotto Crowns New Victor
01/07/2011
Drawing after drawing without a winner kept the New York Lotto growing for the longest time. However, as with all jackpots, someone has to win it sooner or later. Well, that time was Wednesday night, and that someone bought their ticket in Long Beach. For correctly choosing the winning numbers of 4-6-11-18-20-33, they’re now [...] READ MORE
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California SuperLotto Rollover: $26 Million
01/07/2011
It happened again. Nobody was able to match all five numbers plus the Mega number in order to win California’s SuperLotto jackpot. The pot was at an estimated $23 million for Wednesday’s drawing, but the rollover means tomorrow’s drawing is estimated to be worth $26 million. The winning numbers were 12-26-31-38-41 and a Mega [...] |
