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Deputy Retires After Claiming Lottery JackpotNews Story
A veteran Ventura County sheriff's deputy retired a little earlier than planned Thursday after discovering he had purchased one of two winning tickets in this week's $42 million California Super Lotto Plus drawing, winning half the jackpot.Deputy Robert M. Arnold, 52, a fixture in Santa Clara Valley law enforcement for more than two decades, called in his immediate resignation Thursday afternoon, shortly after confirming that he was a lottery winner. His machine-generated numbers were 2-17-29-44
Mar 5, 2004, 4:32 am - Lottery News

Florida Lotto jackpot rolls over to $6 millionNews Story
No ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers, causing the jackpot to roll over to $6 million, lottery officials said Sunday.A total of 101 tickets matched five numbers to win $3,840.50; 4,710 tickets matched four numbers for $66.50; and 97,111 tickets matched three numbers for $4.50.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 12-13-20-27-33-43.Fantasy 5Three winners of the Fantasy 5 game will collect $88,192.52 each.The winning tickets were bought in the cities of Fort Walton Beach
Mar 1, 2004, 4:14 am - Lottery News

Calif. lottery 'winner' didn't buy ticketNews Story
The rags-to-riches story of Jaime Chavez Ramos has a new plot: He has signed over a $10 million SuperLotto jackpot to Benjamin Garcia, whom Ramos identified as his cousin.Four days after telling reporters that he was an instant millionaire, Ramos, who lives in the Fresno area, told lottery officials that Garcia actually paid the $1 for the winning quick-pick ticket at Church Market in Calwa.He then signed documents that legally turned the jackpot over to Garcia, said Norma Minas, a Lottery spoke
Mar 1, 2004, 3:57 am - Lottery News

$175,000 Mega Millions lottery win helps pair greet babyNews Story
Kathy L. Dailey, the Shortsville, New York woman who won a second prize worth $175,000 in Fridays record $239 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot, wasted little time seeking anonymity.She called us on Sunday morning and said they had won and asked us not to tell anybody, said Mary Lou Abbott, manager of the Manchester Mart where the ticket was sold.Abbott said she talked again late Monday afternoon with Dailey and her husband, Clifford who purchased the ticket.The couple, who have two children
Feb 25, 2004, 4:26 am - Lottery News

Miami ticket takes $6 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $6 million, lottery officials said Sunday.The winning ticket was bought in the city of Miami, officials said.A total of 81 tickets matched five numbers to win $5,442; 4,384 tickets matched four numbers for $81.50; and 92,278 tickets matched three numbers for $5.50.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 12-18-20-37-42-49.Fantasy 5Five winners of the Fantasy 5 game will collect $52,583.19 each, the Florida Lottery s
Feb 23, 2004, 5:16 am - Lottery News

Group of 17 gets $9.7 million Indiana Lottery jackpotNews Story
A group of 17 people from Lake County, Indiana claimed a $9.7 million Hoosier Lottery jackpot on Tuesday.They took the $5.2 million immediate cash option for the Jan. 31 jackpot. After taxes, each winner will receive about $219,000.The county's previous lottery champ was Crown Point resident Landry McKee, who won $5 million in 1991.After learning they won earlier this month, the group incorporated itself as Kenyon LLC and on Tuesday sent its attorney, Brian Popp, to Indianapolis to claim the pr
Feb 18, 2004, 5:33 am - Lottery News

Fresno resident wins $10 million Calif. SuperLotto Plus jackpotNews Story
Fresno is home to California's newest multi-millionaire. Jaime Chavez won Wednesday night's $10 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot with a ticket he bought in a local convenience store.Jaime Chavez wasted no time in turning in his winning ticket at the lottery office in north Fresno. He's the only one in California to pick all six numbers in Wednesday's SuperLotto Plus drawing worth $10 million.Chavez won it all with a one dollar quick pick purchased at the Church Market at Church, near Maple, in
Feb 6, 2004, 6:42 am - Lottery News

Mystery person claims $70 million Texas Lotto prizeNews Story
The Texas Lotto ticketholder who apparently won the $70 million jackpot over the Super Bowl weekend laid claim to the prize Monday, the state lottery commission reported. We did get a visit from somebody who said they have the winning ticket, and the ticket has passed our first stage of review, which is called the initial inquiry, said Karen Kalergis, an agency spokeswoman.The winner has 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim the jackpot. The ticket was purchased at the Corner Stop, 115
Feb 3, 2004, 5:31 am - Lottery News

Self-service machines coming for Texas Lottery gamesNews Story
The Texas lottery is joining the high-tech revolution.Lottery officials plan to install about 1,000 ATM-like machines at retail outlets across the state that will dispense tickets for such games as Lotto Texas, Mega Millions and Cash Five. The machines will not only sell tickets, but they will also be able to scan tickets from previous drawings and tell players whether they have won any money. We think the players will like them, said lottery spokesman Bobby Heith. You can purchase your ticket
Jan 29, 2004, 6:12 am - Lottery News

4 women split $7M New York Lotto jackpotNews Story
Winning ticket, 2nd sold on Island in 10 weeks, purchased in Graniteville deliA dollar, a dream, and a ticket from a Richmond Avenue deli.In the past 10 weeks, Staten Island has produced a pair of lottery jackpot tickets worth a combined $24 million, and they've come from delis on the same street, separated by a few blocks.In November, a couple from Bulls Head won $17 million from a $5 Quick Pick ticket at A S Salumeria and Catering at 1720 Richmond Ave. in Bulls Head, walking away with a lump-s
Jan 27, 2004, 9:35 am - Lottery News