Lottery News for May, 2008
Friday, May 09, 2008
$180 Million Lottery Winners: 'We Want A Regular Life'.
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.
Councilor seeks city-only lottery game.
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.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
N.M. Lottery 'whips up' Indiana Jones scratch game.
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.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Minnesota couple claims $180 million Powerball jackpot.
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.
Iowa lottery offering receipts.
10:33 am - Players who buy lottery or scratch tickets in Iowa now can receive a receipt, a move designed to enhance players' security.
Monday, May 05, 2008
$1 Quick Pick nets lottery riches.
9:54 am - Kenneth Parsons, 59, of Live Oak, Florida, last week turned in the winning Mega Money ticket at the Florida Lottery's Tallahassee headquarters.