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N.C. Lottery to introduce $10 scratch gameNews Story
Officials hope bigger prize will rub off on more people North Carolina will soon join the majority of state lotteries with the kind of pricey scratch-off game that has helped boost game revenue nationwide. The $10 game will begin in November, N.C. Lottery Executive Director Tom Shaheen said. North Carolina is surrounded by states selling $10 tickets. In South Carolina, $10 games have been the state's top sellers since debuting in 2004. Top prizes reach $1 million a more lucrative purs
Jul 10, 2006, 8:39 am - Lottery News

"666" is hot with Maryland Lottery playersNews Story
Yesterday's date inspired a popular Pick 3 lottery combination: 666. But not for long. The Maryland State Lottery stopped selling midday and evening Pick 3 tickets with that combination late yesterday morning, according to Buddy W. Roogow, the lottery's director. The agency cuts off play when the state's liability on a payout reaches $7 million. Other sold-out combinations? 066, 660, 6666, 6606, 6066 for the evening drawings. All were variations of June 6, 2006 - a date that represen
Jun 7, 2006, 8:42 am - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery machine glitches frustrate playersNews Story
New system suffers long breakdowns, customers complain A new lottery sales system being installed at thousands of convenience, liquor and grocery stores statewide has experienced breakdowns of up to several hours at a time this week, Maryland Lottery officials said Friday. Store owners and avid players in search of their daily numbers were frustrated and furious. Customers have let store owners hear their displeasure especially those who can't play the popular Keno game. You should s
Jun 5, 2006, 7:12 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery sales on targetNews Story
The lucky number is $3.3 million. That's how much the North Carolina lottery needs to generate per day to hit the target $420 million sought annually to help pay for education projects around the state, said Alice Garland, deputy director of the N.C. Education Lottery. How's it doing so far? Well, through Thursday, the first 22 days of the scratch-off games, the lottery had brought in $80 million, or about $3.6 million per day. While that comes in at about $300,000 per day more than
Apr 23, 2006, 8:56 am - Lottery News

Pick 4 lottery player wins $500,000News Story
A Silver Spring, Maryland, man won $500,000 in Wednesday evening's Maryland Pick 4 drawing playing twenty tickets. This is the second big win for him. In 1997, he won $250,000 playing Pick 4. I told the Lottery official back then that I would be back and here I am, he said. The winner also hit midday that same day for $3000. The office manager of a contracting company was home sick on Wednesday and called the store to put in his evening numbers. The retailer told him he hit midda
Apr 17, 2006, 4:05 pm - Lottery News

"Lotologist" has amassed 250,000 used lotto ticketsNews Story
You know the saying, one man's junk is another man's treasure. It's an axiom that Dennis Morse and nearly 900 other people around the U.S. apparently take to heart. Morse is a collector. He collects a lot of things but is most passionate about one thing in particular: used scratch-off lottery tickets. Like his fellow collectors, the 67-year-old retired U.S. Navy diver from South Mills calls himself a lotologist. It's a handle adopted by the many ticket collectors who might be considere
Apr 16, 2006, 8:48 pm - Lottery News

$220 Million: Mega Millions lottery jackpot rolls againNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $220 million Wednesday. None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $189 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday. There were 17 second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 6 from California, 3 from Georgia, 2 from Illinois, 1 from Maryland, 3 from New York, 1 from Ohio, and 1 from Washington. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win
Apr 12, 2006, 9:54 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $31 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery has grown to $31 million. The rollover occurred because none of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $18 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday. There were two second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 1 from Maryland and 1 from New York. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000. Also, 26 players matched four of the five lotto
Mar 8, 2006, 10:24 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $18 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $18 million Saturday. None of the tickets sold for Friday's $12 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday. There were five second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing: 1 from Georgia, 2 from Illinois, 1 from Maryland, and 1 from Texas. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000. Also, 32 players matched four of the five
Mar 4, 2006, 2:10 pm - Lottery News

Missouri couple wins $8.1 million Lotto jackpotNews Story
A Maryland Heights, Missouri, couple has claimed an $8.1 million Lotto jackpot, becoming the second major lottery winner in north St. Louis County this year. Peter and Judy Buhrman's winning numbers 4, 17, 25, 35, 36 and 38 were announced in a drawing Feb. 4. The couple turned the ticket over to Missouri Lottery officials Friday. After officials verified it was the winning ticket, they named the Buhrmans this week as the winners. Peter Buhrman, 56, did not return calls to his home or h
Mar 2, 2006, 10:51 am - Lottery News