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Iowa lottery lawsuit granted class action, affecting 7.2 million tickets in 19 statesNews Story
By Jason Clayworth A judge has granted class-action status in a lawsuit that claims people who purchased at least 7.2 million lottery tickets in 19 states were scammed by a former national lottery IT director who worked in Iowa. Eddie Tipton, the former IT director for the Multi-State Lottery Association in Urbandale, added a secret code to random number-generating computer software in 2005 that allowed him to narrow the drawing's winning odds from as great as 5 million to 1 down to 200 to
Jan 28, 2019, 10:24 am - Lottery News

SC officials getting nervous that $1.5 billion Mega Millions winner won't claim prizeNews Story
Here's how a big money winner could end up being a bit of a money loser for South Carolina. If in a few weeks no one claims a lottery ticket worth $1.5 billion sold in the Upstate, Palmetto State lawmakers may have less money to spend in the coming fiscal year. The state expects to collect $61 million in income taxes as its share of the Mega Millions jackpot if the winner opts to take the money as a lump sum. The winner still has three months to turn over the ticket to state lottery of
Jan 23, 2019, 10:36 am - Lottery News

Lawyers seek to depose lottery fraud mastermind in prisonNews Story
Lawyers pursuing a class-action lawsuit on behalf of lottery customers nationwide are seeking to interview the jailed insider who allegedly rigged jackpots for himself and others for years. The lawyers said in a court filing Friday they want to take the deposition of Eddie Tipton at the prison in Clarinda, Iowa, to gather information for their case against the Multi-State Lottery Association. Judge Michael Huppert recently granted class-action status to the case, which involves customers w
Jan 21, 2019, 8:50 pm - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery adds Double Play 2nd-chance option for Fantasy 5, Lotto 47News Story
So you didn't hit the jackpot on Fantasy 5 or Lotto 47? A new option being offered by the Michigan Lottery is giving players a second chance to win big and doubles non-jackpot prizes. The lottery's new Double Play option, which costs $1 more per panel per draw, begins Sunday at Michigan lottery retailers. Here's how the add-on game works: Double Play drawings will take place after each Lotto 47 and Fantasy 5 drawing. Another set of winning numbers will be drawn from the pool for each
Jan 19, 2019, 6:55 am - Lottery News

Mother of 3 claims $39.5 million Lotto Max jackpotNews Story
A Canadian woman has become almost $40 million richer, all because she decided to brave the crowds on Boxing Day. Michelle De Roma of Surrey, British Columbia, purchased the winning ticket to last week's Lotto Max draw during a shopping trip at the Tsawwassen Mills outlet mall on Dec. 26, netting her a whopping $39,517,071. After learning about her massive windfall, De Roma said the first person she told was the number one love of my life, her husband. It's my husband's birthday, so it's t
Jan 5, 2019, 8:33 pm - Lottery News

South Dakota lottery player starts off 2019 with massive lifetime winNews Story
The South Dakota Lottery's latest big winner will ring in the new year with the prize of $1,000 a day for the rest of his or her life. Monday's Lucky For Life drawing resulted in South Dakota's first top prize winner in the game. The ticket was sold at Ken's Fairway, located at 2105 6th Ave., SE in Aberdeen. The winning numbers were 4, 10, 15, 19, and 43, with Lucky Ball number 8. Monday's top prize winner will receive the option of $1,000 a day for the rest of his or her life or a one-tim
Jan 1, 2019, 12:36 pm - Lottery News

Some players unhappy with UK Lotto game changesNews Story
Loss of Millionaire Raffle rankles Scots The United Kingdom National Lottery is facing a boycott from outraged Scottish players who branded the Lotto game's prize draw an absolute con after lottery operator Camelot changed its rules. Lotto bosses have come under fire for scrapping the Lotto Millionaire Raffle which awarded a 1 million payout twice a week. Since the canceled game add-on was a raffle and not a lotto draw, there was a guaranteed 1 million prize winner every drawing, rather
Dec 3, 2018, 11:00 am - Lottery News

Homeless man dives into dumpster to retrieve lottery ticket worth $4.82MNews Story
By Todd Northrop A homeless Michigan man who realized he won the state's Lotto 47 game dived into a dumpster to retrieve the winning ticket. The man, who chose to remain anonymous, was one of two people who split the $9.64 million jackpot with the winning $1 ticket he bought for the Oct. 10 drawing. He bought the winning ticket, worth $4.82 million, at the B D Mini Mart at 32 West Munger Road in Munger. I have been playing the same numbers on Lotto 47 for more than two years, the man s
Nov 19, 2018, 8:29 am - Lottery News

One ticket wins $15M Lotto Texas jackpotNews Story
Someone who purchased a lottery ticket in Wichita Falls, Texas, won a $15.25 million jackpot Wednesday. The winner purchased the ticket at Fill N Chill in the 3100 block of Northwest Freeway. The Quick Pick ticket matched all six of the numbers drawn (3, 8, 13, 25, 33, and 44). The cash value option was selected at the time of purchase and the claimant will receive $10,004,308.25. The prize has not yet been claimed. The winner has 180 days from the draw date to claim the prize. If y
Nov 2, 2018, 3:57 pm - Lottery News

Memo: Iowa Lottery kept selling games after security warningNews Story
A newly unsealed memo shows the Iowa Lottery kept marketing four popular games despite an August 2015 warning from its security chief that their integrity was compromised. The memo was written following the trial of Eddie Tipton, who was convicted of rigging a Hot Lotto jackpot worth $16 million. Steve Bogle, its vice president of security, recommended that the lottery immediately suspend sales of Hot Lotto, Pick 3, Pick 4, and All or Nothing. He told CEO Terry Rich, we cannot allow the ci
Aug 1, 2018, 2:27 pm - Lottery News