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£1 million EuroMillions prize goes unclaimedNews Story
A United Kingdom lottery player from Leicestershire has missed out on the chance to become a millionaire. UK National Lottery bosses announced that the deadline to claim the EuroMillions win expired at midnight yesterday. The winning ticket, bought in Leicester, would have allowed the holder to claim a EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker prize from the draw on Tuesday, December 23. A National Lottery spokesman said that as the deadline has now passed the money, plus the interest it earned
Jun 23, 2015, 7:58 am - Lottery News

N.C. man to buy his wife a Corvette after lottery winNews Story
By Todd Northrop A Lexington, North Carolina, man who won a $377,241 lottery jackpot said he plans to buy his wife a Corvette convertible. Michael Scarlett matched all five numbers in the April 16 Carlina Cash 5 drawing, according to lottery officials. He played a Quick Pick, meaning he allowed the lottery terminal to randomly assign his ticket numbers. Scarlett learned of his big win when he checked his numbers on the lottery's website on Friday morning. He paints cars for Richard Chil
Apr 21, 2015, 9:27 am - Lottery News

Spaniards celebrate 'El Gordo' victories in world's biggest lotteryNews Story
Thousands of Spaniards including humble restaurant workers and care home residents celebrated wins in the world's biggest lottery draw on Monday, scooping up shares in over 2.2 billion euros (US$2.7 billion) in prizes doled out across the country. El Gordo, or the Fat One , is the top award millions vie for every year in the traditional Christmas lottery, which had Spaniards on tenterhooks for four hours as the ceremonial draw took longer than usual to throw up the big prizes. The Gordo pa
Dec 22, 2014, 10:24 pm - Lottery News

Half brothers fight over million dollar lottery ticketNews Story
Two estranged half brothers faced off on Tuesday in a Pennsylvania court in a fight over a winning million-dollar lottery ticket. Ira Sharp claims he gave his half brother Charles Meehan $20 to buy a Hot Million instant ticket in Johnny Joe's sports bar and they agreed to split any winnings, Sharp's attorney R. Mark Thomas said in the Cumberland County Court of Pleas. The ticket was a winner, but Meehan tried to hide it and keep all of the money, the attorney said. The two men, who both
Jul 16, 2014, 5:30 pm - Lottery News

New Arizona Lottery game on sale SundayNews Story
'All or Nothing' to be drawn twice a day, replaces 2by2 game By Todd Northrop A popular new lottery game format is now finding its way to Arizona. Starting Sunday, Arizona lottery players will be able to buy tickets for the latest Arizona Lottery game called All or Nothing. In the new game, players choose 10 numbers from a total pool of 20 numbers, and they can win the top prize by matching either all or none of the 10 numbers drawn to the numbers on their game ticket. The top pri
May 17, 2014, 8:43 am - Lottery News

Newest Pa. lottery scratch-off sports $30 pricetagNews Story
The Pennsylvania Lottery earlier this week launched its most expensive instant lottery ticket, a $30 scratch-off that offers a top prize of $3 million. The game, appropriately called Three Million, is already in place at many of the places that sell instant tickets. It is the state's third $20 or more instant prize game offered at 9,100 retailers statewide. So far, local lottery players have been slow to try the new game. I think $30 might be a little expensive for a scratch-off, said
Feb 2, 2014, 9:54 am - Lottery News

Two Scots fail to collect £1 million lottery prizesNews Story
Two people have missed out on the chance to become millionaires after failing to collect their lottery prizes in time. The deadline for claiming the two 1 million prizes expired at 11pm Wednesday, more than 180 days after the EuroMillions draw on July 26. One of the winning tickets was bought in Fife and the other in East Dunbartonshire. The money, plus the interest it earned, has now passed over to the UK National Lottery Good Causes. Earlier this week it emerged that another winner
Jan 24, 2014, 5:40 pm - Lottery News

Michigan to launch online lottery games late next yearNews Story
Michigan will sell lottery tickets and offer games online in a year's time after two companies were chosen Monday to run an iLottery billed as a way to help fund public schools and keep the lottery relevant. The decision came five months after lottery officials indefinitely halted their plans because lawmakers rejected Gov. Rick Snyder's funding request to launch the online lottery. Legislators, however, did not prohibit the Lottery Bureau from spending existing money in its budget to offer I
Nov 26, 2013, 7:41 am - Lottery News

Powerball 'Ultimate Tailgate Party' promotion launched in 18 statesNews Story
Includes video report By Todd Northrop As part of an effort to promote the multi-state Powerball game on a national level, 18 states are participating in a new promotion to send lottery players to a special NFL fan festival attended by several players in the NFL Hall of Fame. Winners in the Powerball Pro Football Hall of Fame trip will be treated to a 5 day/4 night trip to Cleveland, Ohio for the Ultimate Tailgate Party and Pro Football Hall of Fame's Fan Festival. The event will oc
Nov 16, 2013, 12:44 pm - Lottery News

Minn. Lottery's e-tickets unnerve some lawmakersNews Story
State lawmakers expressed concern Wednesday with the Minnesota Lottery's gradual push into Internet and other electronic ticket sales, saying they were worried about how far the virtual gambling could go. Lottery officials testified Wednesday before the House Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee about the broadening sales platforms. Director Ed Van Petten says customers will soon be able to purchase popular scratch-off tickets via the Internet. The Lottery also plans to expand sales of
Oct 30, 2013, 6:33 pm - Lottery News