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S.C. Lottery officials continue to investigate drawing errorNews Story
South Carolina Lottery officials say it will be several months before the financial impact is clear from an error made in a Palmetto Cash Five drawing last month.On June 24th, one of the numbers in the live random drawing was reported as 37, although the number drawn actually was 27. The incorrect number was sent to media outlets across the state and posted on the South Carolina Education Lottery Web site.Once the error was discovered, lottery officials decided to pay out on winning tickets with
Jul 22, 2005, 9:45 am - Lottery News

N.D. couple cashes state's first lottery jackpot ticketNews Story
A Walsh County couple cashed North Dakota's first lottery jackpot ticket, a $420,094 prize in the Wild Card 2 game, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said.The couple was not identified, since North Dakota law allows lottery winners to remain anonymous.They bought the winning ticket last week at a gas station in Michigan, in neighboring Nelson County, in northeastern North Dakota. Michigan is about 35 miles east of Devils Lake.Stenehjem said he presented the couple with their winner's check Tuesda
Jul 20, 2005, 9:36 am - Lottery News

North Dakota has its first lottery jackpot winnerNews Story
North Dakota lottery officials said Thursday that Wednesday's winning Wild Card 2 jackpot ticket was sold at the Amoco station in Michigan, in eastern North Dakota. The prize is $420,000.The winner is not yet known. We contacted the Michigan Amoco store this morning, and they are ready and waiting for the winner, as are we, state Lottery Director Chuck Keller said in a statement.Tim Anderson, manager of the gas station, said the jackpot is the talk of the town. Michigan has about 345 people. Ev
Jul 16, 2005, 10:39 am - 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

Georgia lottery ticket hits $9M Lotto South jackpotNews Story
A ticket sold in Georgia matched all six numbers in Saturday night's $9 million Lotto South drawing, lottery officials said Sunday.The Georgia Lottery's web site indicated the ticket was sold in Americus.The winning ticket matched the numbers 6, 7, 12, 13, 31 and 42.Thirty-three tickets matched five numbers to qualify for payouts of $896, and 1,925 had four numbers to entitle their owners to a payout of $60, officials said.Wednesday night's jackpot will be $2 million.
Jun 20, 2005, 2:06 pm - Lottery News

New Minnesota lottery director brings fresh startNews Story
Clint Harris often uses the words trauma year to describe what happened at the Minnesota State Lottery in the months before he took over as executive director.George Andersen, who had run the lottery since its inception, had committed suicide shortly after learning that a state audit would reveal an unflattering picture of his management.Harris, at the time director of South Dakota's lottery, had close professional ties with Andersen and considered him a friend. When I came aboard, the staff h
Jun 20, 2005, 1:30 pm - Lottery News

N.C. lottery supporters try to control expectationsNews Story
Lottery supporters in North Carolina are hoping to reach a compromise and get a bill enacted into law this session, possibly as early as next month.Supporters, however, want people to know that once a bill is crafted and signed into law, anxious lottery players won't be able to play the games in North Carolina overnight. In fact, it's more likely that it would be early 2006 before vendors start selling and players start scratching off lottery tickets. I hope that we would be smart enough to lear
May 23, 2005, 11:06 am - Lottery News

S.C. Lottery may learn lessons from GeorgiaNews Story
As North Carolina inches closer to starting a lottery, Georgia lottery officials may be enjoying a sense of irony, as South Carolina is now undergoing the same uncomfortable feeling that they created for the Georgia Lottery when they started the S.C. Education Lottery in 2002.At the time, South Carolina politicians estimated that a Palmetto State lottery would siphon away up to $112 million from Georgia's lottery.But those predictions never came to pass.Instead, Georgia has enjoyed a string of r
May 10, 2005, 12:24 pm - Lottery News

S.C. retailers fret over N.C. lotteryNews Story
From his stool behind the counter at Miller's Produce, Jerry Warren surveys the steady line of noontime lottery players and laments the business's gloomy future.The players are mostly North Carolinians, lured to the convenience store at the state line by cheap gas and the chance to win big in the S.C. lottery.Miller's is a popular location. The store has sold $12 million in lottery tickets since the games were launched in 2002. Only two other retailers both also in York County brought in mor
May 9, 2005, 9:18 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery passage threatens S.C. education programsNews Story
The South Carolina lottery's impact can be felt throughout the education system, and the state faces several challenges if North Carolina gets into the lottery business.Look no further than Irmo High School to get a feel for how important lottery-funded scholarships are in South Carolina.Some Irmo parents were furious recently after learning that select college-prep courses, available to just 29 students, could alter class rankings. That could affect who qualifies for a $5,000 or $6,700 lottery
May 9, 2005, 8:47 am - Lottery News