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Winning Oregon Lottery ticket expires May 23May 13, 2008, 10:15 am Oregon Lottery officials say it's time to double-check your wallet or your purse, or even the sofa, to see if a lottery ticket with the winning numbers was overlooked. The search is for a winning Oregon Lottery ticket worth $1,000 a week for life, and which is about to expire. The Win for Life ticket was purchased on May 23 last year in Hood River. The winning numbers are 06-43-46-51. It's worth about $670 a week after taxes, or nearly $35,000 a year. After May 23, 2008, when the ticket expires, that winning ticket is just a worthless piece of paper. More: Read the entire story Ohio Lottery switches games operatorMay 13, 2008, 8:45 am Greek company wins competition by offering $200 million in savings The Ohio Lottery is planning to turn over control of some of its best-known games — Pick 3, Pick 4, Mega Millions and the upcoming Keno game — to an international company that's projected to save the lottery $200 million over 10 years. Lottery officials approved a contract with Intralot, a Greek company with U.S. headquarters near Atlanta, to replace Gtech Corp. of Rhode Island beginning in June 2009. More: Read the entire story $180 Million Lottery Winners: 'We Want A Regular Life'May 9, 2008, 12:51 pm If you can't win it big in the lottery, you hope the ones who do seem worthy of the prize. Which is why few can be disappointed that a Minnesota couple has come forward to claim one of the biggest jackpots in North American history — a whopping $180 million. Paul and Sue Rosenau were the sole winners of the Powerball lottery in last Saturday's big draw. The couple, from the small town of Waseca, will take a one time lump sum payment worth $59.6 million after taxes. Both are 54 and both still have time to enjoy their winnings. But neither believes the money will change their... More: Read the entire story Councilor seeks city-only lottery gameMay 9, 2008, 11:59 am In the city of Worcester, Massachusetts, a council member is suggesting that the city launch its own lottery game to raise money for cash-strapped public schools. More: Read the entire story Louisiana man collects $97 million Powerball lottery jackpotMay 9, 2008, 10:59 am After nearly four months of keeping a secret, 73-year-old Carl Hunter of Metairie claimed the $97 million Powerball jackpot from the January 16 drawing at Louisiana Lottery headquarters this morning. More: Read the entire story Seattle man will use lottery winnings for his mother's careMay 9, 2008, 10:05 am It's quite the Mother's Day gift: A Seattle man who won $1 million on a Lottery scratch ticket says he will use the money to take care of his 83-year-old mom. More: Read the entire story Ex-boyfriend charged with killing $5M lottery winnerMay 9, 2008, 9:29 am On Monday, Doris Murray was found dead in the same modest block home she had lived in on Barnes Road in the south-central Georgia town since before she hit the jackpot a year ago. More: Read the entire story Software error stalls validation of some winning D.C. lottery ticketsMay 9, 2008, 8:46 am A mysterious software bug in 17 lottery machines used by the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board in Washington left several dozen winning instant ticketholders unable to immediately cash their prize tickets last week. More: Read the entire story N.M. Lottery 'whips up' Indiana Jones scratch gameMay 8, 2008, 3:11 pm When the latest Indiana Jones movie makes its debut later this month, lottery players in New Mexico will be able to continue the movie characters' quest for fortune by picking up the latest scratch game. More: Read the entire story Minnesota couple claims $180 million Powerball jackpotMay 6, 2008, 5:40 pm Sue and Paul Rosenau are the winners of the largest lottery prize ever -- the $180.1 million Powerball -- in Minnesota. The couple said they won the jackpot exactly five years after the death of their 2-year-old granddaughter. Sue Rosenau said they must have an angel. More: Read the entire story Other Recent News StoriesIowa lottery offering receiptsMay 6, 2008 Lawsuit claims NY state is ripping off lottery customersMay 6, 2008 Minnesota couple to claim $180M Powerball lottery jackpotMay 6, 2008 Record China Lottery winner collects prize in disguiseMay 6, 2008 Minn. 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