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One year later, Powerball still treats them wellNews Story
Mike Terpstra could dream with the best of his lottery-playing co-workers at a Lincoln ham-processing plant. What, they wondered, would they do if they won? Terpstra fantasized about buying a remote tropical island, like one that actor Marlon Brando owned, or purchasing the Christina O, the luxury personal yacht in the fleet of the late shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis. Either would be a warm escape from the chilly conditions in the ConAgra Foods plant. But a year after he and seven
Feb 19, 2007, 10:26 am - Lottery News

Tenn. Lottery introduces new raffle gameNews Story
To mark its third anniversary, the Tennessee Lottery introduced a game Monday that gives Tennesseans the best odds yet to win $1 million. The new game, Million $ Madness, gives players a one in 200,000 chance of winning $1 million. Rebecca Paul Hargrove, the chief executive officer of the Tennessee Education Lottery, said lotto players always want a better chance of winning prizes, which they can have in the new game. It's the best odds yet of winning $1 million, Hargrove said.
Jan 23, 2007, 9:15 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma Lottery holds drawing for 1st Anniversary RaffleNews Story
The Oklahoma Lottery Saturday held the drawing for its new raffle-style game, which, judging by the title, will happen once a year. This limited-time-only game features a top prize of $250,000 and several smaller prizes, including two second-tier prizes of $50,000 and 300 third-tier prizes of $500. The full list of prize-winning numbers is available at: https://www.lotterypost.com/ok-lottery-raffle-2007.asp Only 200,000 $5 tickets were available for purchase. With every ticket pu
Jan 21, 2007, 6:27 pm - Lottery News

Luck pays off for a whole lot of Maryland Lottery playersNews Story
Lottery players sometimes prove a quirky and superstitious bunch, picking their numbers on sentimental value (a birthday, anniversary or just plain lucky number) and loyally playing the same game, using the same numbers, at the same store. But would one person play a favorite set of numbers in the same game 15 times in a single day? An oddity to be sure, lottery officials say but not unheard of. And that is their best guess about what happened in Saturday's Bonus Match 5 game which y
Dec 28, 2006, 1:22 am - Lottery News

Couple won U.K. Lotto, then gave most of it awayNews Story
A couple from Sheffield who won 7.6 million (US$15 million) playing the lottery in 2000 have given away 6 million (US$11.8 million) of their fortune. Ray and Barbara Wragg have made countless donations to charity and spent money on family and friends since winning the jackpot six years ago. Weston Park Hospital in Sheffield, which specializes in cancer treatment, and Sheffield Children's Hospital have been the main beneficiaries. We decided that 7.6 million was too much for two pe
Dec 14, 2006, 2:21 pm - Lottery News

UK Lottery, by the numbersNews Story
50 facts about the United Kingdom's #1 numbers game 96% of winners said money can buy you happiness. 2009 is the year Camelot's license to run the National Lottery expires. 13,983,816 to one are the odds against winning the jackpot. 2,000 millionaires have been created by the lottery since it began. 19bn has been raised for good causes. 28.7bn has been paid out in cash prizes. 14 millionaires, on average, are created each month. 20.1m is the largest single prize
Dec 11, 2006, 9:27 am - Lottery News

UK Lottery's most unlucky number: 13News Story
The number 13 is the unluckiest ball in the National Lottery, according to records of organizers of the numbers' game in the U.K. According to Camelot, the organizer of the lotto game in Britain, in the 12 years that the game was launched in the U.K., the number 13 has been drawn only 132 times. Comparatively, the luckiest balls were 38, 25 and 31 which have been drawn a good number of times. The number 38 has been drawn a total of 199 times, 25 has been drawn 186 times and 31 a total of
Nov 14, 2006, 8:45 am - Lottery News

'Arizona 9' claims half of $94.1M Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Cheers and shouts filled the lobby of the Arizona Lottery Thursday morning as the terminal rang out We are in the Money, signaling the validation of the winning Powerball jackpot. That's when we knew it was really real, said Tanya Poirier, one of the Arizona 9, a group of seven co-workers and two spouses who shared one-half of a $94.1 million Powerball jackpot for the Wednesday, Nov. 1, drawing. Their half of the jackpot came to $47,050,000. Arizona Lottery Executive Director Art Mac
Nov 3, 2006, 8:12 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma Lottery Celebrates One Year AnniversaryNews Story
Wednesday marked the one year anniversary of the beginning of the Oklahoma Lottery. Lottery officials say it's been an excellent year, even though sales are lagging slightly behind projections. This year, Oklahomans won more than $129 million. So far, more than $68 million has been transferred to Oklahoma education. Lottery Commission Executive Director Jim Scroggins says the lottery is expected to generate $123 million this year for education. But before it started, lottery supporters e
Oct 12, 2006, 3:51 pm - Lottery News

Yonkers accountant new lottery millionaireNews Story
This accountant's moving to a new tax bracket. Brian DiCicco, a single, 44-year-old Yonkers accountant, was named yesterday as one of the seven newest New York Lottery millionaires. DiCicco, a regular scratch-off player, won $3 million, the top prize in the $10 Jubilee game. DiCicco, who was presented his oversized check by lottery officials at Tavern on the Green in Manhattan yesterday, said he already was pretty happy on Aug. 18, when he bought the winning ticket at Dan's Tobacco on Yonk
Sep 1, 2006, 9:30 am - Lottery News