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80-year-old claims a piece of Calif. lottery jackpotNews Story
Walter F. Tracey slept in until about 1 p.m. Sunday, then got a surprising jolt. The 80-year-old World War II Navy pilot checked the newspaper, and there it was in black and white: He had the winning numbers for the $100 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot. About two hours later, when with the help of a cane he walked into J.P. Liquors in Los Altos, he learned he was one of three jackpot winners. He would receive $33.3 million, minus taxes, and the fortunes of his large family would change. I
Aug 31, 2004, 8:50 am - Lottery News

Massachusetts woman scratches a $4 million lottery winNews Story
A Warrendale, Massachusetts woman who bought a winning scratch ticket at a Main Street convenience store this week says the $4 million prize will not completely transform her life. It's just like having a good paying job, said Deborah A. Basile, 50, who works as an administrative assistant at Andrews Pharmacy in Wellesley and runs her own transcription business. If we won this 10 years ago, it would be different. After turning in the $4 million ticket to Mass State Lottery headquarters in Brain
Aug 27, 2004, 7:36 am - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery has record salesNews Story
Arizonans pursuing quick riches bought a record $366.6 million in Lottery tickets in the year that ended June 30, a nearly 14 percent gain over the previous 12 months.From those sales, a record $107.8 million was distributed to eight state funds that aid everything from parks to mass transportation and abused children.Arizona's percentage increase was the highest among Western states with similar gambling environments, according to Lottery officials. Lottery sales in California, which also has I
Aug 26, 2004, 7:43 am - Lottery News

Florida Lotto Rolls to $6 MillionNews Story
No tickets matched all six Florida Lotto numbers, producing a $6 million jackpot for Wednesday's drawing, lottery officials said Sunday.A total of 47 tickets matched five numbers to win $7,418.50; 3,167 tickets matched four numbers for $89.50; and 71,054 tickets matched three numbers for $5.50.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 16, 17, 19, 30, 46 and 48.Fantasy 5One Fantasy 5 ticket bought in Hialeah is worth $229,137.43, the Florida Lottery said Sunday.The 390 tickets matching
Aug 23, 2004, 7:51 am - Lottery News

NY Lotto Winner Shares Prize with Ex-WifeNews Story
A Staten Island man who bought a winning $3 million lottery ticket at P C Food Markets in Hartwick Seminary, New York last month pocketed a check for $468,153 on Monday.Ron DelRosario, 61, a retired New York City sanitation supervisor, said he is sharing his winnings with his former wife, Lorraine Paolucci, of New Smyrna Beach, Fla. We have an agreement that she plays the Florida lottery, I play New York and we share whatever we win, he said.DelRosario said he purchased the ticket July 21, gave
Aug 23, 2004, 7:48 am - Lottery News

$9 million Florida Lotto winner soughtNews Story
If you happened to buy a Lotto ticket this week at a Publix off Wiles Road in Coral Springs, Florida, you may be a millionaire -- times nine.So far, no one has come forward with the winning Quick Pick ticket from the Wednesday drawing, lottery officials say.The winner will have 180 days from the day of the drawing to claim the $9 million prize, and only 60 days if they want their money in a lump sum, said Leslie Steele, spokeswoman for the Florida Lottery. They haven't come in to claim it yet,
Aug 23, 2004, 7:43 am - Lottery News

Florida Lotto jackpot rolls over to $40 millionNews Story
Lotto reaches highest jackpot in almost 8 monthsThe jackpot for the Florida Lotto has rolled over to an estimated $40 million after Saturday night's drawing produced no winning tickets with all six numbers, the Florida Lottery said on Sunday.The $40 million Lotto jackpot is the highest since a $40 million jackpot on Saturday, December 13, 2003. That jackpot was hit by one Quick Pick ticket sold in Pensacola.The numbers drawn were: 06, 12, 14, 45, 50, and 52.116 players matched five numbers, eac
Aug 2, 2004, 10:04 am - Lottery News

Tenn. lottery fans make fewer runs for the Kentucky borderNews Story
Gene Dotson is something of a video-game-stool philosopher of luck.As a regular lottery player, the retiree from Nashville has good reason to think about these things.''Is there such a thing called luck?'' Dotson asked Tuesday, a twinkle in his eye and a cigarette between two fingers as he played a video poker game at a lottery outlet just north of the Tennessee-Kentucky line, 36 miles from home. ''Is it who you are? ''Why do people keep doing it? Why do I keep doing it?''Whatever the cosmic an
Aug 2, 2004, 9:52 am - Lottery News

Florida Lotto jackpot rolls over to $25 millionNews Story
No ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers, causing the jackpot to roll over to $25 million, lottery officials said Sunday.A total of 93 tickets matched five numbers to win $6,035.50; 6,556 tickets matched four numbers for $69.50; and 126,330 tickets matched three numbers for $5.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 15-19-20-28-34-48.Fantasy 5Four winners of the Fantasy 5 game will collect $60,252.84 each, the Florida Lottery said Sunday.The winning tickets were bought in t
Jul 26, 2004, 9:07 am - Lottery News

Maine gears up for PowerballNews Story
Powerball tickets go on sale in Maine on FridayBarbara Lawrence works the pizza and sandwich counter at the Randolph Takeout, a convenience store with just about everything -- cold beer, graham cracker pie crusts, breath mints for the dog, blood worms and, yes, lottery tickets.Lawrence and her customers have been talking for weeks about the next big item for sale -- Powerball lottery tickets. I've already told everybody that I'll be the first winner from Maine, said Lawrence, 57, who's worked a
Jul 26, 2004, 8:42 am - Lottery News