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NY lottery pool members sue over Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
A Manhattan judge has frozen most of the Mega Millions lottery winnings of a Mount Sinai Hospital employee and has told three co-workers who pooled money to buy tickets with him they may proceed with their lawsuit to get a share of the prize.The lawsuit against John Piccolo says he kept $175,000 in lottery winnings that he should have shared with the three co-workers because he used their money to enter the Nov. 2 drawing.The co-workers' court papers say each of the four should have received $43
Apr 21, 2005, 10:51 am - Lottery News

Powerball Lottery States Vote to Change GameNews Story
The 29 lotteries that participate in the Powerball game have voted to make changes that will boost the average jackpot size, but also will boost the odds of winning.Starting Aug. 29, the beginning jackpot will increase to $15 million from the current $10 million, the Multi-State Lottery Association announced Wednesday. The top prize will grow by no less than $5 million between each drawing. Lottery games need to be changed from time to time, to respond to both player demands and population chang
Apr 6, 2005, 4:57 pm - Lottery News

California Senator questions Mega Millions lottery plansNews Story
Millions of California lottery enthusiasts, anxious to beat the 1-in-135 million odds of winning the upcoming Mega Millions jackpot, may find some of their least-favorite politicians crushing their dreams of wealth.The chairman of California's Senate Governmental Organization Committee has asked the Legislature's attorneys whether the Lottery Commission has the constitutional authority to join the multistate Mega Millions game later this year.If the commission's authority is questionable, the ma
Mar 25, 2005, 11:51 am - Lottery News

Another winning Powerball ticket sold in PennsylvaniaNews Story
For the third time in four months, a winning Powerball ticket was bought in Western Pennsylvania -- this time in Marshall, state lottery officials said Thursday.The ticket for Wednesday's $18.7 million drawing was sold at the Sunoco A-Plus convenience store on Route 19.The winner -- who has not come forward yet -- matched all five white balls, 11-19-25-38-50, and the Powerball, 35. The lucky buyer can opt for the full annuity value or take a lump sum payment of $10.16 million, less 25 percent fo
Mar 18, 2005, 6:30 am - Lottery News

Singapore man wrongfully jailed while claiming lottery jackpotNews Story
A Singaporean man who was wrongly detained while collecting a US$1.2 million lottery prize has finally received his winnings after a woman who claimed to be the rightful winner was jailed.A spokesman for the state-linked betting firm Singapore Pools told AFP Tuesday that the 48-year-old winner collected his cheque last week.The Straits Times newspaper reported Tuesday that the man, identified only as Mr. Ho, had been arrested in December while collecting his prize because a woman had informed po
Mar 1, 2005, 1:00 pm - Lottery News

Florida Lotto winner sued — againNews Story
Robert Swofford Jr. had $35 million in Florida Lotto winnings, and his soon-to-be ex-wife wanted a piece of it.Swofford solved that problem, but now he's got another one: The ex-wife's sister wants a cut, too, and she's taking him to court to get it.The way Mary Lackey sees it, she deserves part of the money every bit as much as her sister Ann did. And some folks might agree she has a point. Swofford fathered children by both women in 1993. Mary Lackey says she wants the money for her daughter.O
Feb 28, 2005, 9:30 am - Lottery News

Officials form lottery pool in attempt to clear town's debtNews Story
Local officials in a small German town are banking on a lottery win to keep the local council from going bust.Town councilors in Blumberg near the Swiss border say their community of 10,660 residents has one of the largest debts in Germany, at 1,700 per head.The group of local politicians have now formed a lottery syndicate [pool], playing twice a week with their own money.Local finance officer Thomas Lauble said: The most important figures in my week are now the seven numbers drawn each Wedne
Feb 21, 2005, 11:30 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpots will get bigger, quickerNews Story
The odds of record-setting jackpots in the Mega Millions lottery will improve tremendously after California joins the multistate game later this year.The nation's most-populated state will bring an influx of new players and money that promises to boost the lottery's prize pool for players in all Mega Millions states. Jackpots will grow much faster and at much higher levels, said Carole Everett at the Mega Millions lottery's headquarters in Baltimore. The lottery is drawn in Atlanta.California w
Feb 10, 2005, 9:26 am - Lottery News

VA Lottery Director wants to be college presidentNews Story
Virginia Lottery Director Penelope Ward Kyle said a lack of university experience shouldn't hamper her management abilitiesVirginia Lottery Director Penelope Ward Kyle assured Radford University faculty Tuesday that she wouldn't institute radical changes if she succeeded Douglas Covington as president. Far be it from me with my career experience ... to tell you what you should be doing, she said. I haven't been doing what you all have been doing for all these years. Before coming to the lotter
Feb 2, 2005, 3:09 pm - Lottery News

$14 million Illinois lottery jackpot expiresNews Story
A $14 million Illinois Lottery jackpot went unclaimed Monday, making it the largest pot in the state's history where no one came forward to say, I won the lotto! The money will be given to the State Common School Fund, which supports public education programs. A midnight deadline to claim the jackpot expired, despite an aggressive local and national television campaign to find the winner, Illinois Lottery Supt. Carolyn Adams said. Lottery winners have one year to claim their prize. Pr
Feb 2, 2005, 1:06 pm - Lottery News