Arkansas man among the first to win $100,000 lottery prize
For Joe Pierce and his wife, Amanda, the last few days have been momentous.
On Wednesday, she gave birth to their second child, a daughter, Kinley Jo.
On Sunday, he paid $5 for an Arkansas lottery ticket and won $100,000, the biggest prize anybody has won so far in the two-week-old lottery. That's also the biggest prize available in the lottery's current games.
Today, Joe plans to drive to the lottery's claims center in Little Rock to pick up his check, which will be for $75,000 after t ...
Oct 13, 2009, 11:12 am - Lottery News forum
First day of Arkansas lottery sales brisk, sellers say
By midmorning Monday, Arkansas' new lottery had produced a $500 winner in Baxter County from a scratch-off ticket sold at Benny's Country Store, 6227 State Hwy. 5 N., and an unknown amount for college scholarships.
Several retailers who sell lottery tickets here reported brisk and sometimes crazy ticket sales Monday the first day of the state's new lottery with proceeds dedicated for college scholarships.
Drew Long, owner of Benny's Country Store, said a customer purchased the $500-winning ...
Sep 29, 2009, 7:49 am - Lottery News forum
Arkansas Lottery begins today
Less than a year from voter approval to first ticket sales
Arkansas has officially become the 42nd state to operate a government lottery the 43rd jurisdiction, counting Washington, D.C.
Arkansas Lottery scratch-off tickets are now on sale at nearly 1,500 retailers throughout the state with the proceeds going towards funding college scholarships.
Retailers were allowed to begin selling scratch-off lottery tickets just after midnight today, and at least one location saw people lining up t ...
Sep 28, 2009, 7:14 am - Lottery News forum
Scholarship student designed N.M Lottery scratch game ticket
Full circle: student educated with lottery scholarship funds now works for lottery
The New Mexico Lottery in August launched Red vs. Green, an instant scratch-off game that was designed by a 22-year-old lottery graphic designer who attended UNM on a Legislative Lottery Scholarship.
The new game depicts the state's favorite cuisine as overheated chile track stars competing in a frantic footrace.
Red vs. Green tickets cost $1 each. Players can win instant prizes up to $2,000, and non-winn ...
Sep 1, 2009, 11:11 am - Lottery News forum
Arkansas Lottery begins licensing retailers for ticket sales
A Murphy USA retail outlet in Magnolia on Wednesday received the first license issued in the state to sell tickets for Arkansas' scholarship lottery when scratch-off games begin next month.
Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue presented the ceremonial first retailer license to Murphy Oil President Hank Heithaus during a meeting of the Arkansas Lottery Commission.
Steve Beck, regional director for Intralot, the firm hired to run the lottery's drawing games, told commissioners the installatio ...
Aug 26, 2009, 10:53 pm - Lottery News forum
N.Y. Lottery funds college scholarships
Proceeds from the New York Lottery are funding college scholarships for more than 1,200 students statewide.
Governor David Paterson announced the so-called Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarships to graduating high school seniors.
Each will get $5,000 toward the cost of attendance at any accredited state college, university or trade school.
The scholarships are offered each year to students with at least a B average who have demonstrated outstanding service to their communities.
Since the p ...
Jun 8, 2009, 9:21 am - Lottery News forum
Tennessee Lottery shortfall requires reserves
$10 million needed to fully fund scholarship grants for students
Are computerized drawings hurting sales? Will the Tennessee Lottery bring back real ball drawings? Why is Powerball always blamed for poor financial showing in Tennessee?
The state of Tennessee probably will have to pull about $10 million from reserves to keep lottery scholarships fully funded this year, budget officials said after reporting a revenue shortfall last week.
State Budget Director Bill Bradley said the state w ...
May 4, 2009, 6:35 pm - Lottery News forum
N.Y. Lottery posts record sales
Lottery posts small gains in traditional lottery games; higher sales but lower profits in video gaming
The New York Lottery is feeling lucky despite the woes of the economy.
According to Director Gordon Mendecina, the New York Lottery sold $7.66 billion in lottery tickets in the last fiscal year. $2.54 billion of that went to education, and another four billion dollars was given away as prizes to lucky winners.
NY Lottery divides its revenue into traditional lottery (jackpot games and s ...
Apr 14, 2009, 10:36 am - Lottery News forum
Arkansas lottery commission fully staffed
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday appointed the final three members of the Arkansas Lottery Commission, naming George J. Hammons of Pine Bluff, Dianne Lamberth of Batesville and Ben Pickard of Beebe to the board that will oversee lottery operations.
Voters in the November general election approved a constitutional amendment authorizing state-run lottery games to raise money for college scholarships. The amendment left the lottery details to the Legislature.
The Arkansas Scholarship Lotter ...
Apr 14, 2009, 8:57 am - Lottery News forum
Arkansas Lottery Commision takes shape
Confusion over salary cap for director position
Arkansas House Speaker Robbie Wills appointed three members to the newly created Arkansas Lottery Commission, and his lottery cleanup bill to clarify the salary of the commission's director cleared a committee Wednesday.
Wills appointed Joe White of Conway, Mike Malone of Fayetteville, and Susan Ward-Jones of Marion.
I established a criteria [for appointees] of honesty, integrity, and state and community responsibility, Wills said. These ...
Apr 4, 2009, 10:39 am - Lottery News forum
