Lottery News for December, 2009
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Kansas Lottery raffle drawing is state's first. 4:01 pm - The Kansas Lottery held its first-ever raffle drawing today, creating one millionaire and several more happy, lucky lottery winners.
Florida Lottery Raffle drawing crowns 9 new millionaires. 3:29 pm - One million Florida Lottery tickets had a shot at winning $1 million, and nine of those are officially chosen as the big winners.
Idaho Lottery raffle made a millionaire tonight. 1:11 am - The Idaho Lottery conducted its $1,000,000 Raffle drawing Wednesday evening, and created one instant millionaire.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Ohio Lottery audit begins next week. 9:42 am - State Auditor Mary Taylor officially begins her review of the Ohio Lottery Commission next week, two months after lottery officials tried to close the door on her by arguing that the attention is unwarranted.
Oklahoma Lottery gets mixed financial review. 7:48 am - Oklahoma squeezes a better return from its lottery than most states do from theirs, but it might get more if it loosened some rules, U.S. Census Bureau data suggest.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Weeks from losing house, couple wins $7M lottery jackpot. 9:16 am - A semi-retired security guard and a social worker from Desert Hot Springs claimed a $7 million lottery jackpot on Monday.
Monday, December 28, 2009
One winner in Israel's largest-ever lottery drawing. 4:18 pm - 7 million tickets were purchased for the largest cash prize in Israel's lottery history but only one person won, taking the first prize of NIS 74 million (US$19.5 million).
Iowa lottery offering bonus holiday drawing. 11:12 am - Officials with the Iowa Lottery say those playing holiday scratch-off games shouldn't throw away their tickets if they lose.
Mega Millions coming to North Dakota. 10:39 am - The North Dakota Lottery Division is launching Mega Millions in January.
Store that sold $128.6M Powerball lottery ticket identified. 9:59 am - Kentucky lottery officials have identified the store that sold the state's largest Powerball jackpot winning ticket over the weekend, but no one has claimed the prize as of Monday morning.
Md. man claims $250K prize 1 day before deadline. 9:54 am - An Elkton, Maryland, man claimed a $250,000 Mega Millions prize -- with one day left before he missed the deadline.
1 ticket wins $7M Calif. lottery jackpot. 8:57 am - California's SuperLotto Plus game may soon be delivering a heck of a stocking stuffer for someone in the Coachella Valley.
$128.6M Powerball lottery ticket sold in Kentucky. 8:11 am - Kentucky lottery officials say there was a single $128.6 million winning Powerball ticket sold in Georgetown, 65 miles east of Louisville, making it the largest jackpot won in the history of the Kentucky lottery.
Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas. 12:00 am - May the spirit of Christmas fill your heart with peace, love, and joy.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
El Gordo lottery awards more than $3 billion. 2:51 pm - Spain's Christmas lottery showered hundreds of thousand of euros in prize money on the country's capital Tuesday.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
No $200M lottery jackpot for Christmas. 8:36 am - One ticket bought in Suffolk County, New York, matched all six numbers in the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing to win a $162 million jackpot.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Idaho Lottery's $1 million raffle almost sold out. 10:48 am - The Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle is 90 percent sold out, meaning there are about 25,000 of the $10 tickets still available.
Tenn. lottery scholarships outstrip revenue; day of reckoning looms. 9:54 am - A day of reckoning is coming for students and parents over Tennessee's lottery scholarships that could result in tightened eligibility, reduced scholarship awards or both.
$50 lottery game remains popular. 8:57 am - The sour economy isn't stopping some big-spending Texans from plopping down $50 for a single lottery ticket.
Ontario Lottery may be sold off. 8:22 am - The Liberal government will sign a $200,000 deal with two investment banks within days to do "preliminary research" on privatizing all or part of the problem-prone Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, the Toronto Star has learned.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Spain's Christmas lottery is still "El Gordo". 8:11 am - It is the lyrical event of the season, a kickoff to Christmas celebrations: children dressed up in navy blue and gray uniforms sing, not Christmas carols, but the winning numbers and prizes for the Loteria de Navidad, Spain's state Christmas lottery.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Man wins $100,000 in one Pick 4 drawing. 8:13 am - A North Carolina man had a good feeling that 3851 would come out in the Virginia Pick 4 drawing -- and he was right.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
N.M. teacher claims lottery prize 2 hours before it expires. 8:34 pm - At 2:30 p.m. today, Albuquerque teacher Chris Daskalos came forward with a $10,000-winning Powerball ticket two hours before it was scheduled to expire.
Fla. woman faces eviction after lottery-winning husband disappears. 8:36 am - Two years after discovering her husband hid the fact he won the Florida Lottery, Donna Campbell is being evicted.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Arkansas Lottery begins Cash 3 game. 8:32 am - Arkansas Lottery retailers can now sell tickets for Cash 3, a game that allows players to pick three numbers in hopes of matching them to numbers selected by a random number generator at the lottery's headquarters in Little Rock.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Lawmakers to mediate spat over Iowa Lottery security. 9:33 am - Relations have become so strained between feuding directors of two state agencies that a couple of Iowa lawmakers have agreed to step in as mediators.
Stringing along Jamaican lottery scammers. 8:45 am - A potential scam victim turns the tables on would-be Jamaican lottery scammers.
Elderly man makes the right call on lottery scam. 8:19 am - In the Star-Telegram "Watchdog" column, Dave Lieber recounts how an 86-year-old man did the right thing by not getting hooked in by lottery scammers again.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Oklahoma ranks near top for lottery winners. 10:21 am - Are Oklahomans luckier than residents of other states? According to the statistics, they seem to be.
Oklahoma Lottery sales hurt by lagging economy. 9:33 am - Lottery ticket sales declined about $11.3 million in the past fiscal year, mainly because of a downturn in the economy, Oklahoma officials said.
Georgia lottery players tout big scratch-off wins. 8:51 am - Two retirees and a teen are among a handful of recent big Georgia lottery winners.
Mass. Lottery becoming political football. 8:25 am - A war of words -- and numbers -- broke out in the governor's race yesterday as Gov. Deval Patrick accused rival Tim Cahill of making "excuses" about the Lottery's performance even as the state treasurer touted a better-than-expected financial forecast.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Missouri Lottery names new director. 10:30 pm - The Missouri Lottery Commission named May Scheve Reardon of St. Louis as the executive director of the Missouri Lottery during a commission meeting held today in Jefferson City.
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Maryland Lottery interim director named. 4:09 pm - Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's office has named Gina Smith as the Maryland State Lottery's Interim Director after the departure of Director Buddy Roogow on November 30th.
Monday, December 07, 2009
Kentucky Lottery approves adding Mega Millions. 9:57 pm - The Kentucky Lottery Corporation's board of directors has approved a cross-selling agreement allowing sales of the Mega Millions multi-state jackpot game in the Commonwealth.
Store owner guilty of stealing lottery ticket, claiming it as his own. 8:54 am - A former convenience store owner pleaded guilty Thursday to fraudulently claiming a $5.75 million winning Canada Lotto 6/49 ticket as his own.
Lottery to the rescue: Will 4-minute Keno fill Washington budget gap? 7:52 am - Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire is "seriously considering" legislation that would allow four-minute Keno games as a way to help deal with a projected $2.6 billion budget shortfall.
Saturday, December 05, 2009
$50M lottery winners share wealth. 8:39 am - A Manitoba couple who won a CA$50 million (US$46.7 million) lottery jackpot in the Nov. 6 Canada Lotto Max drawing are sharing the wealth with their Sagkeeng First Nation community.
Thursday, December 03, 2009
S.C. Lottery ending MegaMatch 6 game. 8:42 am - The South Carolina Education Lottery (SCEL) announced MegaMatch 6 will end with the Tuesday, December 29 drawing.
Lottery vending machines coming to Arkansas. 8:13 am - Arkansas Lottery director Ernie Passailaigue says state residents will start to see lottery ticket vending machines this spring, sometime around March or April.
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Missouri Lottery honors 'Clinic Gals'. 9:42 am - "The Clinic Gals" of Dexter, Missouri, have been named the December Lottery Team of the Month, earning the group of Powerball-playing co-workers and friends a prize package of Lottery merchandise.
State senator wants to repeal Arkansas Lottery. 9:00 am - A state senator who wants to abolish Arkansas' new lottery is scheduled to present her case Wednesday to a legislative panel.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Lottery giant GTECH lays off 31 R.I. employees. 8:42 pm - GTECH Corp. has laid off 31 Rhode Island employees, calling the cuts a routine "realignment of resources."
Intralot's D.C. Lottery contact finally passed by council. 8:00 pm - The lucrative and long-controversial lottery contract has finally passed the D.C. Council.
California woman claims $39M lottery jackpot. 7:43 pm - The $38.5 million Mega Millions lottery ticket bought at a Pak 'n Save a few weeks ago belonged to a South San Francisco woman.
