Lottery News for September, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Odds are, stunning coincidences can be expected. 9:09 am - With millions of people choosing numbers in hundreds of lotteries around the world each week, coincidences are bound to happen -- and they have, many times.
First day of Arkansas lottery sales brisk, sellers say. 7:49 am - Several retailers who sell Arkansas lottery tickets reported brisk and sometimes "crazy" ticket sales Monday — the first day of the state's new lottery with proceeds dedicated for college scholarships.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Arkansas Lottery begins today. 7:14 am - Arkansas Lottery scratch-off tickets are now on sale at nearly 1,500 retailers throughout the state with the proceeds going towards funding college scholarships.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Woman claims $250,000 just hours before lottery ticket expires. 8:01 am - A couple from Mechanicsville, Virginia, presented a winning ticket to Virginia Lottery officials just eight hours before the $250,000 prize would have expired.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Study: Hoosier Lottery has worst financial decline in USA. 2:40 pm - Proceeds from Indiana's lottery were down by more than 17 percent in the past fiscal year, marking the sharpest decline in profits nationwide.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Record Maryland Lottery Multi-Match jackpot won. 7:34 pm - There was one big winner in Saturday night's Multi-Match drawing from the Maryland Lottery, ending the months-long jackpot-roll that grew to a record-breaking $4.8 million top prize.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Single lottery ticket wins final Super 7 jackpot worth $24M. 2:43 pm - The final Canada Super 7 jackpot, totalling almost $24 million, was won Friday night by a single ticket in Saskatchewan.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Young lottery winner stakes hopes on Wrestling show. 8:28 am - The youngest Powerball winner ever has packed up his millions and moved to Tampa Bay, fulfilling his dream of working in the wrestling business with a wild new TV show.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Bulgarian lottery repeat probed. 2:34 pm - The Bulgarian authorities have ordered an investigation after the same six numbers were drawn in two consecutive rounds of the national lottery.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
£5M U.K. National Lottery winner claims jackpot. 12:11 pm - The winner of a £5 million (US$8.2 million) National Lottery jackpot which had gone unclaimed for two weeks has come forward, operator Camelot said today.
UK Lottery looking for £5 million Lotto winner. 7:21 am - A city was bracing itself for a frenzy of back-of-the-sofa searching and sock drawer ransacking today after details were revealed of an unclaimed £5 million (US$8.2 million) lottery prize.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Scratch-off lottery tickets arrive in Arkansas. 11:15 pm - Shrink-wrapped pallets arrived by tractor-trailer Monday to a warehouse in southwest Little Rock, a first shipment of about 30 million scratch-off tickets destined to inaugurate the start of Arkansas' state lottery.
N.D. lottery ticket sales, profits continue slide. 10:32 pm - Despite hefty increases in promotional spending, lottery ticket sales and profits have declined in North Dakota during the past two years and led to a large reduction in the lottery's financial reserves.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Arkansas Lottery scratch tickets, logo revealed. 8:04 am - The first shipment of Arkansas Lottery tickets is being transported, and will arrive in the state Monday, Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue said Friday, and the lottery revealed its new logo.
Fired lottery chief files $9M lawsuit. 7:28 am - The fired chief executive of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation is seeking $9 million from taxpayers in a wrongful dismissal suit for her lost $400,000-a-year job, sources say.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
'Mind reader' lottery stunt debunked by British paper. 8:59 pm - The Lotto "miracle" performed by telly illusionist Derren Brown left millions mystified -- but today a British newspaper revealed how he might have done it.
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
States sell out 9s in Wed. lottery draws. 11:00 pm - Lottery players around the United States hoping to win big by betting on all nines may have come up empty when they got to the lottery terminal.
Del. bettors can wager up to $3K in sports lottery. 9:46 pm - The Delaware sports betting lottery starting this week will allow gamblers to plunk down a couple of bucks, or a few thousand, on NFL teams, officials said Tuesday.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Lottery vending machines rolled out across Florida. 9:08 am - Florida state leaders are making the instant gratification of scratch-off tickets even more instant -- installing 1,000 ticket vending machines at lottery retailers across Florida, primarily supermarkets.
Monday, September 07, 2009
'Mind reader' will predict UK Lotto numbers on show Wednesday. 9:30 pm - So-called "mind reader" Derren Brown is to perform his most audacious stunt yet -- predicting the lottery results on his British TV show.
Sunday, September 06, 2009
Arkansas Republicans upset about makeup of lottery officials. 7:57 pm - Arkansas Republican leaders are upset about a lack of representation in the formation and oversight of the Arkansas lottery.
Friday, September 04, 2009
Calif. man claims half of $333M Mega Millions lottery jackpot. 9:39 am - A Southern California man has claimed one half of the $333 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot, and selected the cash option.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Missouri couple captures $4.4M lottery ticket. 7:00 pm - A Missouri couple's upcoming 10th anniversary is going to be a little more special than last year's, due to a $4.4 million lotto jackpot win.
Now broke, teen lottery winner blew through $3M. 6:15 pm - British teen lottery winner Callie Rogers, 22, blew through nearly all of a jackpot of over $3 million, spending a substantial amount of it on cocaine.
Oregon Lottery working to end slump. 5:54 pm - In recent weeks, Oregon Lottery officials have installed 400 new casino-style slot machines in bars and taverns across the state in hopes of boosting player interest and ending a slump in lottery play.
Bronx mystery winner claimed half of $333M lottery jackpot. 5:49 pm - The lucky owner of a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket bought in the Bronx claimed the $166.5 million prize Tuesday, but it remains a mystery who he or she is.
N.Y. Lottery debuts Sweet Million game Sept. 15. 11:42 am - Tickets for the New York Lottery's newest game go on sale September 15.
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Scholarship student designed N.M Lottery scratch game ticket. 11:11 am - The New Mexico Lottery in August launched "Red vs. Green," an instant "scratch-off" game that was designed by a 22-year-old lottery graphic designer who attended UNM on a Legislative Lottery Scholarship.
Texas Lottery announces record sales for Mega Millions. 9:11 am - Mega Millions sales in Texas for last Friday's $333 million advertised jackpot were $49.8 million for the prize's entire roll cycle, the highest sales recorded in Texas for any game.
