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Californians react to Mega Millions decisionNews Story
Odds are, people who play the state's SuperLotto will also play Mega Millions, and those who don't will consider giving it a shot.An unscientific survey Wednesday found that most people say they won't be able resist plunking down a buck or two to play Mega Millions, even if it's only one time.Mega Millions is the new lotto game coming to California this year. The game offers jackpots that range from $200 million to $300 million, with tickets for only a buck. Mega Millions officials say a $400 mi
Feb 10, 2005, 10:03 am - Lottery News

Pennsylvania trio claims Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Three Pittsburgh-area women who work at PNC Financial Services Group will split $14.7 million for sharing the winning ticket in the Jan. 22 Powerball drawing. I don't have any idea what I'm going to do with this, said Janet Bigler, of Blawnox, who works for PNC Advisors.Bigler bought the ticket with her sister, Karen Rodgers, assistant vice president of commercial loans, and their friend, Kathleen Fitzgerald, a clerk at PNC Bank.The women appeared at a news conference Tuesday with Gov. Ed Rende
Feb 9, 2005, 8:30 am - Lottery News

Florida Lottery set to roll out changesNews Story
The Florida Lottery will implement a series of changes January 31, including new lottery machines, changes to the Pick 4 game, and new game called Grouper.The new game Grouper is really a new way to play Florida lottery games, rather than being a new game itself. When players purchase a Grouper ticket, they pay $5 for quick picks of five existing games and get a sixth quick pick -- for free -- of a randomly selected game.On the same day Grouper sales begin, lottery retailers throughout the stat
Jan 24, 2005, 11:45 am - Lottery News

California liquor store waiting for mystery lottery winnerNews Story
Millions of dollars were awaiting an anonymous lotto ticket holder Thursday as the owners of Valencia Liquor made preparations to greet California's latest midweek SuperLotto Plus winner.As of late afternoon, a Quick Pick holder with the numbers 2, 9, 27, 30, 45 and mega-number 13, won the $10 million prize but had yet to make a claim at the Newhall liquor store, where two other big winners claimed some serious cash in the past. It's a good possibility that that person is working and hasn't chec
Jan 21, 2005, 3:39 pm - Lottery News

NY Gov. proposes new lottery gamesNews Story
After cashing in a winning $50 state lottery scratch-off game Wednesday, Shantel Payne of Albany had a grin on her face. Last month I won $500, and at the same time last year I was cashing in a $2,500 ticket. I play every day. I'm not mad when I lose. You got to keep playing to win it, she said jokingly.Payne and other regular players, who helped the state collect an estimated $1.9 billion in lottery revenues this year, ducked in out of the bitter cold into stores, bars and restaurants near the
Jan 20, 2005, 8:06 am - Lottery News

Home just got sweeter for lottery winnersNews Story
In the town of Sweet Home, Orgeon, four residents have claimed a $1.8 million jackpot after picking the correct numbers in Oregon Lottery's Megabucks game on Saturday.Carol Leest, Ralph Martin, Helen Wick-Martin and Chuck Smith picked up their prize Monday at the Lottery headquarters in Salem.Gerald Leest, Carol's husband, said Wednesday that the four who went in on the ticket are longtime friends and neighbors who have been buying a ticket together for about six months.He said that he and Chuck
Jan 6, 2005, 1:00 pm - Lottery News

Kansas Man Claims $258,207 Super Kansas Cash JackpotNews Story
A recent trip to the grocery store was a good reminder to check lottery tickets for one Cimarron, Kansas resident.When he checked his tickets, he discovered he had a Super Kansas Cash ticket worth $258,207. The man delivered the winning ticket to the Great Bend Lottery office on Monday afternoon and claimed the prize.We went to the local IGA store here in Cimarron to buy some groceries, said the winner. I saw that Lottery ticket in my wallet and decided we might as well check it. We had a $25
Jan 4, 2005, 3:21 pm - Lottery News

A couple of NY Lottery millionairesNews Story
Kicking off the New Year, the New York Lottery made two instant millionaires: Louise and Hamed Ganemtore, winners of $1 million instant game, and Cliff and Arlene Maxwell, who hit Lotto for $40 million on Quick Pick ticket four days before Christmas.The New Year's first lottery millionaire is spending his fortune on a reunion that will be priceless.Hamed Ganemtore, 34, and his wife, Louise, 25, have not seen their two young children since the couple moved to the Bronx from Burkina Faso, West Afr
Jan 4, 2005, 2:30 pm - Lottery News

Ohio player nets $208,000 in Rolling Cash 5 lottery gameNews Story
James Gray of Campbell, Ohio won the top $291,000 prize in the Dec. 28 Rolling Cash 5 game.The Mahoning County resident matched all five numbers for his win. He filed a claim in the Youngstown regional office Thursday afternoon.After taxes totaling 28.5 percent, Gray will receive a check for $208,065.Rather than choosing his own numbers, Gray let the lottery machine select Quick Pick numbers.The winning numbers were 2-14-19-21-34. He bought the winning ticket from Smoker Friendly Cigar Express
Jan 4, 2005, 12:33 pm - Lottery News

Divorced couple to split Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
Before Robert G. Swofford Jr. could come forward and claim his $60 million Lotto prize, he had to take care of some unfinished business: his divorce.The 53-year-old Seminole County postal worker is expected to claim a $34.7 million lump-sum payout today in Tallahassee, ending weeks of mystery about who had the winning numbers - 7, 8, 28, 29, 31, 33 - in the Nov. 24 drawing.Swofford and his wife separated three years ago. But two weeks after the winning numbers were announced, Ann Swofford served
Jan 4, 2005, 8:22 am - Lottery News