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N.M. teacher claims lottery prize 2 hours before it expiresNews Story
With only two hours to spare, an Albuquerque teacher claimed a $10,000 Powerball prize scheduled to expire today at 4:30 p.m. Chris Daskalos, a social studies teacher at the Albuquerque Talent Development Secondary Charter School, arrived at the New Mexico Lottery headquarters at 2:30 p.m. after clerks at the Chevron Redi-Mart No. 90 confirmed his ticket as a winner from the Sept. 16 Powerball drawing. They said 'Hurry, hurry, you only have two hours,' Daskalos recalled. It was a squeaker
Dec 16, 2009, 8:34 pm - Lottery News

New Mexico lottery winner claims Hot Lotto jackpotNews Story
A New Mexico Lottery player from Elida a village in eastern New Mexico with a population of 183 people beat the odds of 1 in nearly 11 million to win a Hot Lotto jackpot of $1.1 million. Aurbra King, 71, had the nation's only ticket matching the winning numbers of 5, 17, 23, 29, 39 and a Hot Ball of 15 from Wednesday's drawing. King discovered his prize nearly 48 hours after the drawing when his children told him that a Friday morning TV newscast had announced that the New Mexico Lottery w
Nov 23, 2009, 5:49 pm - Lottery News

N.M. Lottery's Roadrunner Cash game changing this weekendNews Story
The New Mexico Lottery is changing the in-state Roadrunner Cash game to create a larger starting prize and jackpots that grow larger, faster. The game will feature a starting jackpot of $25,000, up from $20,000, and a new $1 prize for matching two of five numbers. The changes will take effect this weekend, starting with the Oct. 5th drawing. To offer the enhancements, more numbers will be added to the game's number pool. Players will pick five numbers from 1 to 37, up from the current m
Oct 2, 2009, 3:45 pm - Lottery News

Scholarship student designed N.M Lottery scratch game ticketNews Story
Full circle: student educated with lottery scholarship funds now works for lottery 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. The new game depicts the state's favorite cuisine as overheated chile track stars competing in a frantic footrace. Red vs. Green tickets cost $1 each. Players can win instant prizes up to $2,000, and non-winn
Sep 1, 2009, 11:11 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions and Powerball prizes top $200 millionNews Story
Jackpots for the two multistate lotteries in the U.S. rose above $200 million each as players await tonight's drawing for one of the prizes. USA Mega (www.usamega.com) said on its Web site that stronger-than-expected sales over the past three days increased the jackpot for tonight's drawing by $5 million to $250 million, or $124.8 million in cash. The odds of winning are 1 in 195 million. It's the 10th-biggest prize ever for the lottery, which is played in 30 states including Connecticut, Flo
Aug 19, 2009, 10:45 pm - Lottery News

Massive sales push Powerball lottery jackpot to $250MNews Story
Greater-than-expected sales prompt rare mid-week jackpot increase The rush to buy tickets for a chance at Wednesday's $245 million Powerball jackpot has pushed the prize to $250 million. The cash option is an estimated $124.8 million. The current jackpot run-up began July 1 and has grown to $250 million through 14 consecutive drawings. To play Powerball, players choose five numbers from 1 to 59 and one Powerball number from 1 to 39. Players can also ask for a quick pick, a set of num
Aug 18, 2009, 3:06 pm - Lottery News

Connecticut lottery players' prize claim period cut in halfNews Story
From now on, Connecticut Lottery winners will have six months less time to claim their prizes, in a change expected to reap $6.1 million in unclaimed prize money for the cash-starved state government during the first year. Effective Aug. 2, the Connecticut Lottery Corp. adopted a prize redemption period of 180 days, discarding the longtime claim period of 365 days. Last year, $604 million in Connecticut Lottery winnings were awarded and $13 million went unclaimed, roughly in line with the
Aug 13, 2009, 1:05 am - Lottery News

Jets and N.J. Lottery partner for new scratch gameNews Story
Chrebet takes high-profile role supporting lottery venture The New York Jets, the New Jersey Lottery, Gov. Jon S. Corzine and State Treasurer and Sports and Exposition Authority Commissioner R. David Rousseau today announced an extension of their partnership that will now include a new Jets-themed instant lottery ticket and the chance to win several once-in-a-lifetime Jets-themed prizes. Cash prizes for Jets Football Fantasy range from $5 to $100,000 for a single winner. One lucky second-c
Aug 11, 2009, 8:24 pm - Lottery News

Scientific Games sued a second time by GameologistNews Story
Gameologist, a New Jersey based and minority-owned small business, filed a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court against Scientific Games, for infringement of trademark. This is the second such lawsuit that Gameologist has filed against Scientific for its infringement on the BLING trademark. Gameologist developed the lottery scratch-off game BLING BLING and registered a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in 2003. At that time, Gameologist met with representatives of S
Aug 7, 2009, 1:44 pm - Lottery News

CT Lottery partners with Giants for new scratch gameNews Story
The New York Giants are now in the lottery business. Monday the team announced a partnership with the Connecticut Lottery Corporation to launch a Giants-branded scratch-off ticket game later this month. License agreements between lotteries and NFL teams became possible after a vote by league owners at their May meetings. It's just one of the new ways NFL owners have found to enhance their bottom line in these tough financial times. The new lottery game is also expected to add $1 million
Aug 4, 2009, 11:39 pm - Lottery News