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Kentucky losing lottery sales to TennesseeNews Story
Kentucky Lottery officials say they have their first hard evidence that Tennessee's new lottery has chipped away at their income: Kentucky lost about $1.85 million in the $213 million Powerball drawing on May 8.Before Tennessee's lottery started on Jan. 20, Kentucky officials estimated that 11 percent of all Kentucky lottery tickets were purchased by Tennessee residents crossing the border to buy them.The Tennessee Lottery started with a few scratch-off games but has been steadily building its o
May 17, 2004, 7:31 am - Lottery News

Tennessee Powerball $100,000 Winner Plans To Build HomeNews Story
Like many people across Tennessee, Matthew and Carolyn Hemby of McMinnville watched closely as the Powerball jackpot numbers were drawn on Saturday, May 8. Matthew, an employee of Federal Mogul, said he and his wife play the Lottery games regularly and on this occasion they were hoping to win the $212 million jackpot.Matthew said the family jumped up and down laughing when they realized they had won $100,000 and that they knew instantly what they planned to do with their winnings: Build a new ho
May 12, 2004, 6:47 am - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery executive exodus concerns lawmakersNews Story
Some state legislators are concerned after learning that four Tennessee Lottery vice presidents have resigned since the games began in late January.The departures of the vice presidents of finance, human resources, information systems and corporate affairs have caused the lottery to replace half of its eight vice president positions, lottery spokeswoman Kym Gerlock said. With most successful companies, highly visible employees are offered jobs that are too good to refuse, she said. Companies a
May 12, 2004, 6:32 am - Lottery News

Birthdays Yield $100,000 Lottery Win After Ticket Rescued From TrashNews Story
When Daniel Brooks, Jr., a HVAC Technician from Shelbyville, Tennessee, purchased his $100,000 winning Powerball ticket, he did so by choosing numbers that were all birthdays and ages of his family members. When he and wife Robin came into the Nashville district office on Thursday to claim their prize, they brought their children so the family could experience the big dvent together.Brooks purchased his winning ticket in late April at the Han-D-Food Market, located at 1629 Bradyville Road in Mur
May 7, 2004, 7:21 am - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery may run short on scholarship funds in 2006News Story
Tennessee's lottery could be short of money to fund college scholarships within a couple of years if current projections of lottery revenue are correct, an analysis by the state treasurer has found.By the end of the 2006 fiscal year, the scholarship fund will be $13 million in the red, and the shortfall will be larger in subsequent years, the treasurer's analysis shows.This means legislators may have to cut the amount given for scholarships or tighten eligibility so fewer students receive them,
May 6, 2004, 7:51 am - Lottery News

Tennessee lawmakers critical of lottery estimatesNews Story
The Tennessee Lottery's income estimates for next year are lower than originally expected, leading at least one lawmaker to criticize the projections.Lottery officials say the income estimates are conservative, but reasonable.Lottery CEO Rebecca Paul presented the State Funding Board with an estimate of $692 million in total sales for the fiscal year beginning July 1.The first-year estimate, which was used when the lottery legislation was debated last year, was closer to $880 million, based on t
May 3, 2004, 9:39 am - Lottery News

Tennessee retailers reluctant to pay lottery prizes in cashNews Story
Rebecca Paul, CEO of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp., said she is concerned because retailers do not want to pay out lottery prizes in cash.Retailers do not have to pay cash for prizes over $20, Lottery spokesperson Kym Gerlock said. The Lottery Corp. encourages them to pay prizes in cash but they can also pay by check or money order.Paul is concerned paying by check or money order will discourage participation in the lottery. The statute gave our retailers 6.5 percent base [pay] with no c
Apr 29, 2004, 7:30 am - Lottery News

Tenn. lottery scholarship standards under scrutinyNews Story
Some Tennessee students who qualify for the first lottery scholarships this fall may be slipping through a window that won't be open long.Current law says high school students with either a 3.0 grade point average or a 19 score on the ACT college entrance exam qualify for one of the lottery scholarships, which range from $1,500 to $4,000 a year.The first version of the lottery scholarship bill that passed last year required both a 3.0 GPA and a 19 on the ACT, with the standardized test score int
Apr 26, 2004, 7:00 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery sales strong in TennesseeNews Story
Thousands buy chance on $90 million Powerball jackpot, lottery officials sayPowerball is off to a blistering pace.Lured by tomorrow night's $90 million jackpot in the multistate game, thousands of Tennesseans bought a chance to win the big money yesterday on the first day of Powerball sales in this state. By 11:30 (a.m.), we had sales of $200,000 for Powerball tickets, said Rebecca Paul, CEO and president of the Tennessee Lottery.By 5 p.m., that figure had risen to about $500,000, and few glitc
Apr 20, 2004, 7:30 am - Lottery News

Law firm cuts lottery bill by 15% after scrutinyNews Story
A Nashville law firm has agreed to reduce its $892,000 bill for legal services to the Tennessee lottery by 15 percent, or more than $100,000 legislators said Monday.Sen. Jerry Cooper, D-Morrison, co-chairman of the Fiscal Review Committee, said the reduction came after negotiations between the state attorney general's office, legislators and the law firm of Waller Landsen Dortch Davis, which teams with other law firms under a contract with the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp.Legislators had b
Apr 20, 2004, 7:16 am - Lottery News