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New Fla. Lottery raffle to make a millionaire every weekNews Story
By Nick Sortal A guaranteed millionaire every week, a decent holiday present and a chance to have a very happy New Year's Eve. Florida Lottery officials are betting that a new seven-week raffle series will attract players excited by at least one of those three facets of their new game, called 25th Anniversary Millionaire. The first drawing is Monday. As opposed to lottery-type games, such as Powerball and the Florida Lotto which may or may not produce a winner after a drawing a raffle c
Nov 19, 2012, 12:07 pm - Lottery News

98 Florida Lottery players share Fantasy 5 winNews Story
Perfect set of odd-numbered results drawn If you woke up this morning and discovered you were a Florida Fantasy 5 winner, you have plenty of company. There were 98 players last night who picked the pedestrian numbers of 1-3-5-7-9, so they'll all share from the Fantasy 5 pool. Their take? $1,995.32 each. The Florida Lottery's Shelly Safford notes that of the 98 winners, only one was a quick pick. Obviously, a lot of players pick those numbers, she said. Nobody has exact stats, but
Aug 29, 2012, 12:27 pm - Lottery News

Montana Lottery celebrates 25th anniversaryNews Story
Kimberly Pierce of Helena stopped into the Montana Lottery's 25th anniversary celebration Monday because, among other reasons, it was her birthday. Maybe I thought I'd have a little added bonus, luckwise, she said. The lottery served cake and punch and gave away lottery tickets during the promotional event. A mobile lottery unit, slated for stops around the state this week, offered special deals on tickets. Pierce favors some of the more involved games like Crossword Club and Slingo, a
Jun 26, 2012, 8:12 am - Lottery News

Lucky store: Sells third $1M lottery ticketNews Story
The James Quick Mart on James Reynolds Road in Swansea, Massachusetts, must have a good luck charm stashed under its counter for the third time in the past five years, it sold a $1 million lottery ticket to one of its customers. Clerk Shiv Patel said he sold the ticket to a man who came back after scratching it to tell him of his good fortune. That night around 9 o'clock he just stopped by to say, 'I was the one who hit the million dollars and I got the ticket from here,' and I was like,
Jun 19, 2012, 4:00 pm - Lottery News

Texas Lottery launches new scratch game to celebrate 20 year anniversaryNews Story
Today, the Texas Lottery launched its new 20th Anniversary scratch-off game to commemorate the lottery's two decades of generating revenue for the state of Texas. With more than $21.5 million in prizes, the 20th Anniversary game features nine top prizes of $250,000 and more than 100 second-tier prizes of $1,000. Odds of winning any prize in the new game are one in 3.52, including break-even prizes. We continually strive to incorporate innovation into our products to provide Texans with th
May 14, 2012, 12:16 pm - Lottery News

48 Philly transit workers win $172M Powerball jackpotNews Story
Trains and subways might zip along a little faster in Philadelphia this week after a group of 48 transit workers hit a $172 million Powerball lottery jackpot. The workers, who will get about $3 million apiece, are choosing to remain anonymous, but range in rank from senior managers in the purchasing department to a favorite janitor, according to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) spokesman Richard Maloney. They have all asked to be anonymous on this. When you get a
Apr 30, 2012, 8:15 am - Lottery News

Virginia woman wins $1 million lottery twice in the same dayNews Story
Winning the lottery once in a lifetime is pretty lucky. Winning the lottery twice in the same day? Virginia Fike is one of the few people that can describe that feeling. The Berryville, Va., resident had two tickets that matched five of the six Powerball numbers in an April 7 drawing so that each ticket was worth $1 million. I'm in shock! Fike said in a news release from the Virginia lottery. In early April, Fike stopped at an Olde Stone Truck Stop in Virginia with her numbers ready an
Apr 24, 2012, 6:56 am - Lottery News

N.J. couple claims $70M Powerball jackpotNews Story
'Can't win it if you're not in it' Tomorrow is Celeste Tamburello's 15-year anniversary at her job. It's also the day the new millionaire will put in her two weeks notice. After buying a lottery ticket every week for the past eight years, Tamburello and her husband, Joseph, discovered Saturday night they bought the winning ticket to a $70 million Powerball jackpot. Since they chose the lump sum option, the Tinton Falls, New Jersey, couple will take home $41.5 million before taxes. I
Mar 26, 2012, 5:56 pm - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery to give away millions from jackpot mysteryNews Story
Share of expired Powerball jackpot sold in Georgia also to be given away A secret winner's loss will be some lucky Iowans' gain. The Iowa Lottery announced plans Friday to give away $2 million in cash prizes, including a $1 million prize at the Iowa State Fair, with the state's share of a leftover jackpot that went unpaid after a New York lawyer refused to explain how he ended up with the winning ticket. We're going to see if we can have better luck the second time around, Iowa Lottery
Feb 26, 2012, 8:52 am - Lottery News

CNN producer tells what it's like to win lottery twiceNews Story
I am a two-time lottery winner. I have claimed a $100,000 lottery ticket in November and a $1 million lottery ticket Monday. Both came from scratch off. Everyone has been asking me what it's like to win and so I'll tell you. A big win is an amazing blessing that I still can't believe is real. And then to be blessed more than once is just extraordinary. But nothing comes easy. We all go through rough times in our lives, and people don't know the road that one must walk to reach a happy dest
Feb 17, 2012, 9:04 am - Lottery News