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Missouri Lottery Ignites Controversy with Computerized DrawingsReply
Hot Lotto (not available in Missouri) draws numbered balls.
Jul 21, 2004, 10:21 am - CASH Only - Lottery News

Missouri Lottery expands games to twice a dayNews Story
The Missouri Lottery's daily games will expand from one to two drawings a day later this month, officials said Friday.Gary Gonder, the lottery's spokesman, said the Pick 3, Pick 4 and Show Me 5 games will have a mid-day drawing in addition to the evening drawing, starting July 26. As a customer convenience, we're adding the mid-day draw, he said.Gonder said 21 other states already offer mid-day drawings, including neighboring Iowa and Illinois, and Missouri is catching up. Prices to play the va
Jul 10, 2004, 3:37 am - Todd - Lottery News

Tennessee to Join Powerball LotteryReply
Another crushing blow to Kentucky and Missouri.
Feb 16, 2004, 7:07 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Missouri Lottery Unveils "Big Sleigh Giveaway"News Story
Missouria Lottery players can start celebrating the holidays early with the Big Sleigh Giveaway promotion. Players will have a chance to win a 2004 Lincoln Aviator , travel certificates, home furnishings, big-screen televisions and cash in the promotion, which runs from Nov. 1 through Jan. 9, 2004. This promotion is very similar to last year's holiday promotion, said Jennifer Kempker, promotions manager for the Missouri Lottery. Players really liked the variety of prizes, so this year we a
Oct 28, 2003, 6:00 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Neighbor states may lose lottery windfallNews Story
A solitary billboard between Nashville and the Kentucky state line tells the story of what surrounding states have to lose or possibly gain when Tennessee begins its own lottery next year.The billboard, leased by the Kentucky lottery, announces the latest Powerball jackpot. It is a subtle reminder that lottery tickets are available not far ahead.Kentucky does little to promote its lottery in Tennessee, spokewoman Sara Westerman said. But it would like to keep as much as possible of the estimated
Oct 8, 2003, 4:42 am - Todd - Lottery News

Blue Springs man wins $2.5 million in Missouri Lotto gameReply
C'mon Missouri...give Hot Lotto a try.
Oct 2, 2003, 7:06 am - CASH Only - Lottery News

Governor revamps Missouri Lottery CommissionNews Story
Gov. Jay Nixon replaced most of the members of the Missouri Lottery Commission on Thursday as he released a report recommending the agency review its policies on prizes and advertising in a quest to route more money to education. The shake-up in oversight at the Missouri Lottery comes after it posted record sales during the past budget year yet transferred less money to education than it had in the previous year. Nixon in July had directed his state budget office to review the lottery's op
Sep 19, 2014, 8:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

Missouri woman accused of orchestrating $116,000 lottery scheme using stolen credit cardsNews Story
Organized lottery fraud ring led by one woman nets over six figures in damages By Kate Northrop A Missouri woman was indicted by a federal grand jury for orchestrating a conspiracy to buy nearly 2,000 lottery tickets with stolen credit cards, totaling over $116,000 in fraudulent winnings and purchases. On Wednesday, Amy Young, 31, was charged in a two-count indictment in Springfield, Missouri, related to a scheme she conducted to defraud the lottery of cash prizes. Young was accu
May 20, 2024, 2:49 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$254 million Powerball lottery ticket richest ever in MissouriNews Story
The winner of the largest lottery jackpot ever sold in Missouri worth more than a quarter of a billion dollars bought the ticket at a suburban St. Louis grocery store, state lottery officials said Thursday. One person matched all six numbers drawn Wednesday - 9, 19, 29, 42, 53 and the Powerball number 17. The winner of the $254 million prize had not yet come forward. The ticket was sold at the Dierbergs grocery store on Tesson Ferry Road in south St. Louis County. We're very excited,
Jan 26, 2007, 10:39 am - Todd - Lottery News

Missouri celebrates 20 years of lotteryNews Story
The Missouri Lottery celebrates its 20th birthday this month by giving Missourians a six-digit birthday present.Tickets went on sale Monday for the special Dream Draw raffle game that runs through Feb. 23. Weekly tax prepaid prizes of $20,000 will be awarded, along with a tax-free grand prize of $200,000. The $2 game also offers a number of $20 instant winners.The state lottery has come a long way since January 1986, when the first scratch-off game, Jackpot '86, was introduced.Since then, $
Jan 24, 2006, 9:36 am - Todd - Lottery News