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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

One lottery ticket wins $110 million Calif. SuperLotto jackpotNews Story
You could be $110 million richer today. That is, if you are the one lucky lottery player who bought a Super Lotto Plus ticket with the numbers 2, 9, 12, 20, 34 and Mega number 16. The odds are one in 41.4 million, but someone has done it. Wednesday's jackpot was the best payout in four years and the sixth largest prize in Super Lotto history. The ticket was sold at the Foremost Liquor Market at 301 Monterey Road, South Pasadena. The California Lottery is expected to make a formal ann
Jul 6, 2006, 7:33 am - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery's "666" numbers sell outNews Story
The number sequence 6-6-6 is seldom associated with luck, but Kentucky lottery players appear optimistic. Thousands of hopeful players quickly snatched up the 10,000 available Pick 3 tickets with the numbers 6-6-6 for today's midday drawing at 1:20 p.m., lottery spokesman Chip Polston said. The 10,000 available tickets for the 11 p.m. drawing were expected to be sold by early afternoon. Pick 4 tickets with the numbers 6-6-0-6 as many as 800 can be sold for both the midday and evening dra
Jun 6, 2006, 6:02 pm - Lottery News

Couple wins $800,000 Missouri scratch-off lottery jackpotNews Story
Scott and Candace Pritchett of Houston, Texas, have won $800,000 in the new Missouri Lottery Lifetime Riches scratch-off game. They opted for a lump sum payment instead of $50,000 a year for life. Gary Gonder, director of the commission for the Missouri Lottery, said most people chose the lump sum. They can fulfill their dreams today, and manage their own investments, Gonder said. Scott Pritchett bought the winning ticket when he stopped for gas at Kum Go, 5384 S. Campbell Ave.,
Apr 28, 2006, 7:15 am - Lottery News

Kentucky couple hopes to finish house with lottery winningsNews Story
A Kentucky couple who bought five Powerball tickets after celebrating their 12th wedding anniversary got a surprise gift the next day. Dwight and Jeanie Walton of Irvine found out they won $667,142 for matching five numbers but not the Powerball on one ticket during Saturday night's drawing. Dwight Walton, a 35-year-old master electrician, said he realized Sunday morning he was holding a winning ticket. By the time I got to the fifth one, I had busted through the front door and was scr
Feb 21, 2006, 8:32 am - Lottery News

$600,000 Powerball Lottery Prize Claimed by N.M. ManNews Story
When the Powerball prize structure changed 10 days ago, Al Ramos of Albuquerque had no idea that a last-minute $2 decision would become a life-changing experience.Ramos correctly matched all five white ball numbers for the September 7 Powerball drawing. And by spending an extra $2 for the Power Play multiplier option on his $2 Powerball purchase, Ramos tripled a $200,000 prize into the New Mexico Lottery's first-ever $600,000 prize.The $600,000 prize is the fourth-largest New Mexico Lottery priz
Sep 9, 2005, 7:00 pm - Lottery News

Disabled players sue Virginia LotteryNews Story
Roger Winborne thought he was in luck recently when he found a winning $3 lottery ticket while walking his dog.So he drove around Salem trying to find a convenience store where he could redeem the scratch-off ticket.Winborne's luck ran out when he discovered that at least three stores in the area did not have a handicap-accessible parking space or access ramp.Winborne, 51, and three other disabled Virginians filed a lawsuit yesterday against the Virginia Lottery for allowing such businesses to s
Jul 27, 2005, 9:51 pm - Lottery News

Kentucky couple almost threw out the lottery jackpotNews Story
Paul and Carol Daniels literally threw away their chance to be millionaires. Just tossed it in the trash with the coffee grounds and banana peels.But as luck would have it - and the Danville couple have been on a pretty good streak lately - they were able to retrieve their ticket to fortune before it wound up in the landfill. A $4 million Lotto South jackpot is a terrible thing to waste. This whole thing has just been a big fluke in so many ways, Carol Daniels said Wednesday via telephone from
Jul 15, 2005, 7:36 am - Lottery News

Scientific Games Hires Former GTECH PresidentNews Story
In a move designed to broaden the company s management team to take advantage of future growth opportunities, Scientific Games appointed Michael Chambrello president and chief operating officer.Chambrello, who has served in a variety of key roles across nearly 20 years in the lottery industry, previously served as President of GTECH Corporation and Executive Vice President of GTECH Holdings Corporation. He will assume his new position at Scientific Games on July 1, 2005. We are all extraordinari
Jun 21, 2005, 9:09 am - Lottery News

Tennessee lottery sales lower than other first-year salesNews Story
Tennessee's lottery had a ho-hum first year in sales when measuring its results against lotteries in other states.Its sales were in the middle when compared with other lotteries last year in the nation. And its revenues lagged behind sales during lottery startup years in Florida and Georgia, both states in which Tennessee Lottery President Rebecca Paul presided over the games.Tennesseans spent about $147 per capita on lottery games in the past 12 months, based on total revenue figures announced
Jan 21, 2005, 12:06 pm - Lottery News