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Player confusion leads to early end for N.C. lottery gameNews Story
North Carolina Lottery officials are stopping one of the state's scratch-off games, saying it is confusing to some players. Orders for the 2X the Money game have stopped and lottery staffers will pick up tickets from retailers. The game allows players to double winnings of up to $100 if the card displays a bold 2X symbol. But the card also contains a security feature designed as a thin x, which led to the confusion. There has been some confusion by players regarding the game, sa
Jun 9, 2006, 10:06 am - Lottery News

Employee charged with stealing lottery ticketsNews Story
An employee of a Bath convenience store allegedly made off with 59 North Carolina Lottery tickets Saturday and cashed in the winnings a day later. Several of the winning stolen tickets were converted to cash and a money order at a convenience store in Washington Sunday. The winnings from the stolen tickets totaled $102. Jamie DeJong Carpenter, 24, of 23 Deerfield Lane, Chocowinity, was charged with one count of larceny by employee and two counts of obtaining property by false pretenses Wed
Jun 2, 2006, 10:21 am - Lottery News

Security guard steals Idaho Lottery ticketsNews Story
An Idaho Lottery security officer is in jail today, accused of stealing from the agency he was hired to protect. 20-year-old Christopher Martin of Emmett is accused of stealing from the Lottery Commission. Idaho Lottery administrators say martin was working as an on-site security officer at the lottery headquarters. He hadn't been on the job long when he allegedly walked away with winning tickets. As a security officer contracted to patrol the Idaho Lottery headquarters Christopher
Jun 2, 2006, 7:03 am - Lottery News

Incredible coincidence: Two Fort Drum reservists hit lottery jackpotsNews Story
Two families from the same upstate New York community and with ties to the U.S. Army's Fort Drum are the state's newest instant millionaires. The winners of the two $1 million scratch-off games are from Carthage in Jefferson County, lottery officials said Thursday. This is unprecedented, said Jennifer Mauer, a lottery spokeswoman. These are the first two Carthage winners we've ever had. It's completely random, so anything can happen. Wendy and Donald Childers bought the winning $
May 25, 2006, 7:21 pm - Lottery News

Ohio lottery winner to share winningsNews Story
When asked how often he played the Ohio Lottery, Middletonian Bass Brandenburg let his wife, Virginia, answer that question. How often does the sun shine? she replied. The sun came out in a big way for the Brandenburgs this week. The couple bet their bottom $10 on the $200 Million Cash Spectacular instant game and came up winners of $1 million or so the scratch-off ticket read. Eighty-year-old Bass Brandenburg thought he may not have a lot of time to enjoy that money, so he opted t
May 11, 2006, 11:45 am - Lottery News

Kansas lottery tickets to be shredded, not scratchedNews Story
A state law is forcing the Kansas Lottery to shred an estimated 400,000 unsold scratch-off tickets including thousands of dollars worth of jackpot winners. Lottery director Ed Van Petten said Wednesday that the state's annual series of scratcher games that benefit programs for state veterans could be sold only from May 1 through Nov. 30 under the 2003 state law that authorized the benefit games. At the time there was a fear the games could get stale if they were sold year-round, he sai
May 11, 2006, 11:00 am - Lottery News

Rising Gas Prices Not Helping Lottery Ticket SalesNews Story
People have spent more than $100 million in the past month buying lottery tickets in North Carolina. The state is pleased with the results, but officials say the take could be even bigger. So, what's holding things back? Some believe it's high gas prices. Actually, these days it seems like you have to win the lottery just to be able to afford gas. Reginald Williams drives all the time for his home improvement business. He's keeping expenses down by not buying non-necessities like lotter
May 4, 2006, 11:48 am - Lottery News

Wake County leading N.C. lottery salesNews Story
The North Carolina Education Lottery sold more than $100 million worth of lottery tickets in its first month of operation, and Wake County brought in more sales than any other county in the state. According to data released by lottery officials on Monday, Wake County sold more than $7.6 million worth of lottery tickets in the games' first month, topping second-place Guilford County by more than $1.87 million or about 32 percent. Durham County sold about $3 million worth of tickets in the
May 4, 2006, 10:48 am - Lottery News

Couple has $2M reason to thank their lucky starsNews Story
Woman's horoscope told her to expect a windfall Katie Hyatt read her horoscope in the paper last month and was told to expect a windfall. So when the Pittsford woman won $500 on a lottery ticket, she thought the prediction had come true. It was just the beginning. Hyatt, 41, and her partner, Erik Johnson, 37, were introduced by lottery officials Tuesday as winners of a $2 million prize. Hyatt, who works downtown as a repair supervisor for a phone company, said she usually buys s
May 3, 2006, 10:18 am - Lottery News

Man, 81, Enjoys Lottery Scratch-Off StreakNews Story
Some call it luck, but Keith Selix knows better. The 81-year-old Waterloo, Iowa, man has won three big lottery prizes since last year -- a streak he believes would normally be impossible. But since his wife died in February 2005, the man's fortune has mysteriously changed. I'm still thinking that I'm being led from up above, said Selix, a retired John Deere machinist who spends about $200 a week on lottery scratch-off tickets. I'm firmly in belief of that. Ironically, Selix's wife h
May 3, 2006, 7:21 am - Lottery News