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Weather knocks out Texas city's lottery terminalsNews Story
Good thing it didn't happen during the weekend.Two days after Saturday's $145 million Lotto Texas drawing, lottery terminals across Amarillo were shut down Monday.The culprit? The storm.Forty to 50 Amarillo retailers had their lottery terminals knocked out when they lost power Monday evening, lottery official Leticia Vasquez said Tuesday.Getting the machines running again is a simple matter of getting power again, she said. We're hoping that by tonight Southwestern Public Service supplies power
Jun 23, 2004, 7:08 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 56 tickets matched five numbers to win $6,790.50.3,305 tickets matched four numbers for $93.50.70,098 tickets matched three numbers for $6.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 15-21-41-43-49-52.Fantasy 5Eight winners of the Fantasy 5 game will collect $31,851.06 each, the Florida Lottery said Sunday.Three winning tickets were bought Boynton B
Mar 29, 2004, 4:40 am - Lottery News

Powerball ready to roll today in N.D.News Story
The North Dakota Lottery begins today when Powerball tickets go on sale at 11:15 a.m. CST at almost 400 locations statewide.The first lottery ticket will be sold at 8:30 a.m. in a Fargo grocery store to lottery leader Andy Maragos, a Republican representative from Minot. Lottery launch ceremonies will be held at 11 a.m. CST in Grand Forks, Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson and Williston. All remaining retailers will begin selling tickets 15 minutes later.Bismarck's lottery launch ceremony will be held
Mar 25, 2004, 5:09 am - Lottery News

Colorado Lottery marketing director put on paid leave, probe continuesNews Story
The director of the Colorado Lottery has placed the Lottery's marketing director on paid administrative leave, and the Cabinet member who oversees the Lottery said Monday that more may follow as a probe into the Lottery continues. I can't say that this is where it ends in terms of employees who are affected, said M. Michael Cooke, chief of the state Department of Revenue. That remains to be seen. Dan Noreen, a longtime Lottery employee making $100,284 a year, was placed on leave Thursday.Noree
Mar 2, 2004, 6:03 am - Lottery News

S.C. officials still looking for $600,000 lottery winnerNews Story
State officials looking for winner who purchased six, $100,000 drawsSouth Carolina Education Lottery officials still are waiting for the winner of Tuesday night's Carolina 5 to claim the $600,000 jackpot.Talk about your odds.Someone purchased six identically numbered tickets to win the South Carolina Education Lottery's Carolina 5 jackpot in Ridgeland on Tuesday. The winners or winner has not stepped forward yet, lottery spokeswoman Tara Robertson said Wednesday afternoon. The Tuesday and Frida
Feb 13, 2004, 7:27 am - Lottery News

Record lottery sales prompt questions about need to cut HOPENews Story
Record sales figures show the Georgia lottery is hotter than ever, prompting some legislators to question whether they need to cut the HOPE scholarship program this fall.Ticket sales of $1.3 billion from July through December 2003 were $71 million more than the same period the previous year, a 5 percent increase, state lottery officials said Wednesday.And ticket revenue continues to grow. January sales also were up $7 million over last January, despite competition from the new Tennessee lottery,
Feb 5, 2004, 6:21 am - Lottery News

Lottery sales spiking as Mega Millions jackpot reaches $155MNews Story
$155 million Mega Millions drawing is tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern TimeToday might not be the best day to stop at a convenience store for a quick cup of coffee.The Mega Millions jackpot was still growing Monday night, hitting $155 million. The multistate lottery is in New York and 10 other states.The huge jackpot has attracted regular customers plus those enticed to spend an extra dollar this week. I don't play regularly, said Sean Sweeney, 18, of Oakdale Drive in Elmira, a clerk at the Conveni
Dec 30, 2003, 5:34 am - Lottery News