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Florida Lottery Raffle drawing crowns 9 new millionairesNews Story
One million Florida Lottery tickets had a shot at winning $1 million, and nine of those are officially chosen as the big winners. Lottery players anxiously waiting to see if they are now among the wealthy can check their tickets at Lottery Post's Florida Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/fl). With only 1 million tickets available for the raffle, Florida lottery ticket buyers had a better chance of winning a million dollars than with any other game offered in the state. The
Dec 31, 2009, 3:29 pm - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery raffle made a millionaire tonightNews Story
Idaho Lottery conducts first USA holiday raffle drawing of 2009 The Idaho Lottery conducted its $1,000,000 Raffle drawing Wednesday evening, and created one instant millionaire. The winning numbers are available Lottery Post's Idaho Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/id). In addition to the $1 million top prize, there will be four winners of $10,000, 60 winners of $1,000, 1,000 winners of $100, and 2,000 winners of $50. All prizes are lump-sum cash payments. A total of
Dec 31, 2009, 1:11 am - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery's $1 million raffle almost sold outNews Story
The Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle is 90 percent sold out, meaning there are about 25,000 of the $10 tickets still available. As fewer and fewer Raffle tickets remain, the speed at which players are purchasing them is definitely increasing, said Jeff Anderson, the Idaho Lottery director, in a prepared statement. There may not be any left in the next day or two. Only 250,000 tickets were available for purchase when the game began on October 31, representing a one in 250,000 chance at winning the
Dec 21, 2009, 10:48 am - Lottery News

Michigan lottery players are the big winnersNews Story
Where did the all the Michigan lottery money go? That age-old question is being asked with a little greater frequency these days as local school districts grapple with mid-year state aid cuts of a minimum of $292 per student. Conspiracy theory has long held that lottery proceeds intended to solve all of Michigan's school funding problems have been for decades fiscally diverted by crafty lawmakers in other, non-school programs. Those suspicions might have had more of a basis of support b
Nov 29, 2009, 10:37 am - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery Halloween raffle awards treats for grownupsNews Story
The Illinois Lottery held its fifth-ever Millionaire Raffle drawing yesterday the second on Halloween which instantly created four millionaires. The complete list of winning numbers for the raffle can be found at Lottery Post's Illinois Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/il). The raffle drawing was held on October 31st Halloween a day that traditionally finds kids getting all the treats. But the four new millionaires and hundreds of other prize winners from yesterday's drawi
Nov 1, 2009, 8:12 am - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery announces raffle with 'Early Bird' drawingNews Story
Early buyers also get free Powerball tickets With Christmas and New Year's Day approaching, the state lotteries are once again preparing their latest holiday raffle promotions. Thursday the Arizona Lottery announced their Holiday Edition of the Millionaire Raffle game that will award more than $3 million in total cash prizes, including one $1 million grand prize and a special Early Bird drawing on Nov. 19 worth $100,000. Tickets for the Arizona Lottery's latest Millionaire Raffle go on
Oct 30, 2009, 7:28 am - Lottery News

Michigan church wins $70,000 in lotteryNews Story
Divine intervention? Or just plain luck? No matter what the circumstances, a Michigan church is $70,000 richer courtesy of the Michigan Lottery. The Covenant Life Worship Center and its 25 members in Haslett, Mich. had one of the second-prize tickets in the Lucky 7s raffle held May 4. The $10 ticket was purchased at a convenience store in Haslett, five miles northeast of downtown Lansing. The lottery Web site says the odds of a single ticket winning $70,000 in Lucky 7s are one in 55,556
Aug 18, 2009, 10:46 am - Lottery News

All four PA Lottery raffle jackpots claimedNews Story
All four of the $1 million top-prize winners from the Pennsylvania Lottery's July 4 Millionaire Raffle drawing have claimed their prizes. The fourth and final winner to claim her prize, Louise Whitmire of Latrobe, Westmoreland County, presented her $1 million winning ticket at the same location where it was purchased, Latrobe Center Distributing, Inc., 1032 Latrobe Thirty Plaza St., Latrobe, Westmoreland County. The ticket was validated at Lottery headquarters in Middletown last week. Jame
Aug 4, 2009, 8:57 pm - Lottery News

Maine Lottery holds final Summer Spectacular raffle drawingNews Story
The Maine Lottery yesterday completed the third of its three Summer Spectacular raffle drawings, which awarded cash prizes, as well as some prizes not normally associated with a state lottery. A complete list of winning numbers for the raffle drawing can be found on Lottery Post's Maine Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/me). Unlike most other state lotteries in which raffle tickets typically cost $10 or $20 each, Maine's raffle tickets were given away for free after a minim
Jul 14, 2009, 11:06 am - Lottery News

Florida man wins third big lottery prizeNews Story
Luck has struck for the third time for a central Florida man. James Bush of South Daytona is one of three $1 million winners to claim their Firecracker Millionaire Raffle prize so far from the Florida Lottery. He bought the ticket in Port Orange. But this isn't the first time the 50-year-old has claimed a winning ticket. On his way to Florida Lottery headquarters, he bought a Billion Dollar Blockbuster scratch-off ticket and won $1,000. And in 2007, he won $500,000 in the Gold Rush scra
Jul 8, 2009, 4:30 pm - Lottery News