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Three tickets share $40 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
Three tickets matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to share a jackpot of $40 million, lottery officials said Sunday.The winning tickets were bought in the cities of Miami, Pensacola and Royal Palm Beach, officials said.A total of 265 tickets matched five numbers to win $3,668; 13,898 tickets matched four numbers for $56.50; and 261,685 tickets matched three numbers for $4.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 1-4-8-12-45-48.Fantasy 5 PayoutsOne winner of the Fantasy 5 game will
Dec 15, 2003, 6:33 am - Lottery News

Florida Lotto jackpot rolls over to $32 millionNews Story
No ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers, causing the current jackpot to roll over to $32 million, lottery officials said Sunday.A total of 99 tickets matched five numbers to win $6,950.50; 7,047 tickets matched four numbers for $79; and 147,077 tickets matched three numbers for $5.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 13-17-33-34-40-49.Four winners of the Fantasy 5'' game will collect $65,659.16 each.The winning tickets were bought in the cities of Kissimmee, McDavid, Mia
Dec 8, 2003, 4:39 am - Lottery News

Texas Lotto Sales Keeping PaceNews Story
As Texas players are buying their first tickets for Mega Millions, they're also sticking by Lotto Texas, the first big jackpot game in the Lone Star State. Sales are going great for the first drawing of Mega Millions with its $44 million jackpot on Friday, said Reagan E. Greer, Executive Director of the Texas Lottery Commission. And sales for Lotto are good too as people see that $15 million jackpot for tonight's drawing. We're glad to see that Texas is big enough for both games. As of 4:30 We
Dec 4, 2003, 6:13 am - Lottery News

Board chooses GTECH, Scientific Games to run Tennessee lotteryNews Story
Tennessee's lottery will have two industry giants -- GTECH Corp. and Scientific Games International -- create and run its games for the first seven years.The Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. board unanimously voted Friday to award the contracts based on the recommendation of an internal committee that spent a month reviewing proposals.GTECH got the contract for online games; Scientific Games will run the instant ticket games.The value of the contracts is based on a percentage of net sales. Tenn
Nov 22, 2003, 8:31 am - Lottery News

Longtime Florida Lotto Player Finally Hits $6 Million JackpotNews Story
I was crying and laughing, and my knees went weak when I realized I had won - Margaret Ann Welch, Florida Lotto Jackpot WinnerA custodian for the Brevard County School Board, who's been playing Florida Lotto since it started 15 years ago, today claimed the estimated $6 million Lotto jackpot from the Saturday, Nov. 15 drawing.Margaret Ann Welch, 50 of Cocoa, traveled to Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee this morning to collect her prize. She could have received her winnings in 30 annual inst
Nov 21, 2003, 5:03 am - Lottery News

Lottery nixes man's bid to buy 7 million ticketsNews Story
A deep-pocketed mystery man from Chicago tried to bet an odds-skewing $7 million on the Mass Millions numbers game this week after Lottery officials opened the door by helping him buy 60,000 of the dollar tickets just last week.Lottery officials furiously backpedaled yesterday, refusing to release the man's identity even as they admitted they have no idea where his cash came from - raising fears among lawmakers that a mobster or drug kinpin may be trying to launder money through the Lottery. I'm
Nov 14, 2003, 5:13 am - Lottery News

Delray Beach ticket wins $15 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $15 million, lottery officials said Sunday.The winning ticket was bought in the city of Delray Beach, officials said.A total of 96 tickets matched five numbers to win $5,460.50; 5,099 tickets matched four numbers for $83.50; and 113,688 tickets matched three numbers for $5.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 2-3-11-46-47-51.Two winners of the Fantasy 5'' game will collect $126,752.49 each, the Florida Lottery
Nov 10, 2003, 5:06 am - Lottery News

Lost and found? $1.4M lottery ticket winds up in courtNews Story
On Sept. 16, 2002, a New Jersey Pick 6 lottery ticket was sold from the Sunshine Grocery store in Hoboken. The numbers, randomly generated as a quick pick, proved to be the very lucky indeed. But a court will have to decide for whom.Several days after the ticket was sold, a brother and sister from Union City presented the lone winning ticket in the $4 million drawing to the New Jersey Lottery Commission in Trenton. Ecstatic at their good fortune but uncertain of their English (they are from Pu
Oct 30, 2003, 5:16 am - Lottery News

Ind. Single Mother Claims $95M PowerballNews Story
A 29-year-old single mother from Washington, Ind., cashed in her Powerball ticket worth $95.4 million Wednesday, becoming the biggest individual winner in Hoosier Lottery history.Regina Mandabach, a secretary for Hoosier Insurance, grinned as she accepted a giant check from lottery officials. She chose the cash option, which means she'll take home $49.7 million before taxes.Mandabach could have chosen to take a total of $95.45 million in annual payments over 30 years. Has it sunk in? No, Mandab
Oct 30, 2003, 5:12 am - Lottery News

Marion stores have streak of Lottery luckNews Story
Big-payoff lottery lightning landed thrice in Marion County, Florida over the past week.Saturday's single Lotto ticket worth $15 million was sold in Summerfield, while one of two winning combinations in Sunday's Fantasy Five drawing worth $83,346 was sold in Ocala. As of the close of business Monday, neither winner had presented themselves. Winners have 180 days to claim their prizes.However, an Ocala resident who won a $103,440 Fantasy Five drawing from a week ago received his prize on Monday,
Oct 29, 2003, 4:17 am - Lottery News