Search

$550 MILLION: Powerball buying frenzy sparks another jackpot increaseReply
Exactly!!! I'm the OP, and you get it!! The others who've responded to your posts dont get it! BTW, The Fox News I was referring to was the local FOX New York City affiliate, FOX5-NY, not the nationally syndicated FOX News Channel. I simply thought it was hilarious that some local yokel in New York City said it appeared to him that all Jackpot winners come from some place other than New York, like Alaska and Wyoming , which are two states that do not have PowerBall. If you've read many
Nov 29, 2012, 6:22 am - GiveFive - Lottery News

$425 MILLION: Largest Powerball lottery jackpot in historyReply
NY has been hitting left and right and NY is only a fraction of all the PB/MM players throughout the states. It just doesn't add up to the 175 million odds for them to have hit so many times this year. And I am not talking about 2nd prize winnings either, it seems like almost every jackpot this year was hit by NEW YORK Of all 42 states that have PB, do you know which state usually has the highest amount of PB ticket sales? It's New York. For the 11/21/2012 drawing, total sales of PB was
Nov 25, 2012, 1:14 pm - GiveFive - Lottery News

New York lottery sales go up 8.2%News Story
$5.84 billion in tickets sold, setting a record for fourth yearSales of New York state lottery tickets totaled $5.84 billion in the fiscal year that ended March 31, officials said this week. Thats up 8.2 percent from $5.39 billion the previous year.New York remains the most successful state lottery in North America in terms of sales. The next highest was in Massachusetts, with $4.19 billion in sales.Its the fourth year in a row that New York broke a record. This past years sales alone were more
May 8, 2004, 2:03 pm - Todd - Lottery News

New York man claims state's biggest Mega Millions prize at $476 millionNews Story
It still doesn't feel real. By Kate Northrop Someone in New York won the state's largest Mega Millions jackpot, setting the new record at $476 million. On Monday, he stepped forward to claim the prize. Johnnie Taylor, 71, of Howard Beach, was the sole winner of the Mega Millions jackpot from the drawing on April 14, 2023. It is the largest Mega Millions prize won in New York since the game launched in the state in 2002. The previous record was a $437 million jackpot won by a tic
Jun 8, 2023, 7:45 pm - Todd - Lottery News

GTECH lottery systems built to handle blackoutNews Story
If someone you know bought a lottery ticket in Ohio, Michigan or New York in the seconds before the power went out Thursday, don't worry.That ticket is valid, and could still win a zillion dollars.GTECH Holdings Corp. of West Greenwich runs the lotteries in all three states, and its job is to keep those state lottery systems up and running -- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.So Thursday, when the power went out, GTECH's systems in all three states automatically switched the lottery data centers --
Aug 19, 2003, 3:40 am - Todd - Lottery News

New York Lottery legend Yolanda Vega retires after 32 yearsNews Story
Face of the New York Lottery finishes her final day as the state's most iconic TV host By Kate Northrop Famed New York Lottery television host and personality Yolanda Vega has retired after more than three decades delivering the winning numbers (and checks) to players across the state. Yolanda Vega, 66, is stepping down as the face of the New York Lottery, having had touched the lives of Empire State residents with her exuberance while greeting players with her trademark phrase, I'
Jan 28, 2022, 6:30 am - Todd - Lottery News

N.Y. Lottery looks to increase prizes through investment strategiesNews Story
The New York Lottery is proposing a gamble where the odds aren't always in its favor moving its $1.3 billion prize fund into investments such as stocks, corporate bonds, real estate and hedge funds and out of the safety of U.S. Treasuries. If the agency were to double its annual return to 8 percent as it projects, the prize would be $37 million more for state coffers as New York grapples with a record $13 billion budget deficit next year. Losses might reduce proceeds that fund education, said
Nov 17, 2009, 7:26 am - Todd - Lottery News

Study proves lottery not 'regressive tax' played mostly by poorNews Story
Editor's note: As you'll read below, the initial data provided by the New York Lottery to The Post-Star was incorrect, but the comparisons of geographic sales data and the results of the study were still valid, even after the correct figures were applied. Lottery Post has long opposed the theory that poor people disproportionately play the lottery, and this in-depth look at actual lottery sales data supports Lottery Post's position. Some have gone as far as labeling lotteries regressive taxat
Jun 14, 2006, 8:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

Winning Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in CincinnatiReply
Here are the # of jackpots in various states since Mega began (California 3) (Georgia 6) (Illinois 3) (Maryland 3) (Massachusetts 1) (Michigan 5) (New Jersey 5) (New York: 9) (Ohio: 8) (Texas: 2) (Virginia: 1) (Washington 1) 46 total jackpots Tuesdays: 18, Fridays: 26 April 18, 2006: Ohio $265 Mill (Tuesday) February 28, 2006: Ohio - $267 Mill (Tuesday) January 06, 2006: Ohio - $15 Mill (Friday) December 30, 2005: California - $88 Mill (Friday) November 29, 200
Apr 19, 2006, 10:33 pm - Ineverwin - Lottery News

U.S. Postal Service worker pleads guilty after caught stealing cash and lottery tickets from mailReply
Not only New York, but everywhere.
May 18, 2024, 3:23 pm - Lotterologist - Lottery News