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New Year's Eve lottery raffles from around the USA
New Year's Eve lottery raffles from around the USAPosted: 1/1/2008 10:25:24 AM  In addition to celebrating the new year last night, lottery players from around the United States were checking their raffle tickets to see if they would start 2008 as a new millionaire. Raffle-style lottery drawings were held in several states, including Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Virginia. (Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania drew their raffles a couple days ago.) The results for all New Year's Even raffle games are available by clicking Lottery Results at Lottery Post, and then clicking the state. The direct links are also available below. In addition to the raffle drawings held, there are several others that will be held today and over the next month. Lottery Post will post results for those games within a day of the draw. Raffle games have become popular in recent years in the United States, and typically are held around the December holiday period. Some states hold a raffle drawing a few times per year. Several states held their first-ever raffle this year. Unlike lotto-style games that offer small under-$10 prizes, raffles only offer larger prizes, and have much better odds of winning huge million-dollar jackpots. The smallest prize offered in any state raffle game was in Florida, which offered instant $50 prizes to 2,000 lucky players. In other states the lowest prize amount is between $100 and $500. The largest prize offered in any state is $1 million. Florida offered the most $1 million prizes — twelve. Direct links to raffle results: Source: Lottery Post Staff
Chief Bottle Washer New Jersey United States Member #1 May 31, 2000 15573 Posts Offline |
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Phew! Now THAT was a lot of work! If I missed any, please let me know. (No need to mention the ones that are drawing today (Jan. 1) or later this month. I'll include those in another news post.)
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Idaho United States Member #56982 November 21, 2007 1869 Posts Offline |
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Phew! Now THAT was a lot of work! If I missed any, please let me know. (No need to mention the ones that are drawing today (Jan. 1) or later this month. I'll include those in another news post.) Nice job. I bought a few tickets in Idaho's raffle, but unfortunately came up with nothing.
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New Member Fort Stewart Georgia United States Member #57776 December 31, 2007 14 Posts Offline |
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Worked on GA Raffle..not a dime for me.... Nirvona 
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da bronx,city island,n.y. United States Member #30895 January 17, 2006 113 Posts Offline |
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thanks for the hard work todd,,,,happy new year to you and all the l.p. family
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nashville United States Member #50355 February 18, 2007 907 Posts Offline |
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thanks for your hardwork Todd. i also played the georgia raffle and i was 15 numbers away from $500 but maybe next raffle i will win some money.
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Chief Bottle Washer New Jersey United States Member #1 May 31, 2000 15573 Posts Offline |
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Well, I can report no success with the NJ raffle!
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Dover, Delaware United States Member #27340 November 25, 2005 136 Posts Offline |
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Well, I can report no success with the NJ raffle! No luck for me in Delaware WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS 
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United States Member #50584 February 26, 2007 601 Posts Offline |
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I was within 3 and within 13 of a $100 prize. Not even close on the bigger prizes.
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United States Member #10921 January 23, 2005 773 Posts Offline |
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I missed by about 50 tickets on the early side.. had I bought the ticket in evening instead of lunch break perhaps I'd have won $500! I like on the nj site you enter the raffle number, if you enter one of the $1M winners it says "This ticket is worth $1,000,000." With a period. I'd have had animated balloons, streamers, strobe lights, etc.
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