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Man Picks $1 Million Lottery Ticket Out Of TrashNews Story
For the last couple of months, the gray-haired old man has been a regular morning sight for passersby, his arm thrust deep into the trash barrel outside the White Hen Pantry on Main Street as he fishes for discarded lottery tickets.But lately 83-year-old Edward St. John has been doing his best to disappear.As he sifted through the throwaways in front of the convenience store earlier this week, St. John picked out a $1 million winner, and now he's trying to keep a low profile. The winner was on o
Oct 15, 2005, 4:36 pm - Lottery News

Oklahoma border residents unable to buy lottery ticketsNews Story
First day lottery sales exceeded $1.2 millionFive a.m. came and went without the fuss other parts of Oklahoma experienced Wednesday, the first day of the state's new lottery.West Siloam Conoco's sign welcomed crafters, not lottery fans. The store opened without any lines of customers or instant scratch-off tickets. Our understanding is that no one has everything in this part of the state, said store owner Rhonda Favano. The equipment is ready, but Favano and her husband, Frank, are waiting on
Oct 13, 2005, 8:52 am - Lottery News

Maine woman seeking second lottery jackpotNews Story
Janet and Ernie DeCosta can finally get some sleep tonight. I plan on being up all night, Janet said Tuesday as she headed out to her traditional weekly bingo game on the eve of a live drawing that could net her $1 million this evening. I'm a basket case. More than a year ago, the 50-year-old Weeks Mills resident was on her way to a temporary job at MaineGeneral Medical Center when she scratched off a $10 state instant lottery ticket that handed her a $250,000 prize and a chance to win another
Oct 12, 2005, 9:42 am - Lottery News

First Oklahoma lottery tickets go on saleNews Story
Oklahoma will become the 41st state to offer a lottery when 1,200 businesses start selling instant tickets this morning.Online lottery games, such as Pick 3, are planned for November, and the state is scheduled to join the national Powerball game in January.Voters overwhelmingly approved starting a lottery last fall after Gov. Brad Henry promoted the statewide game as a way to raise money for public schools.All the states that surround Oklahoma except Arkansas have a lottery.Education will get 3
Oct 12, 2005, 9:17 am - Lottery News

Some Oklahoma lottery retailers struggle with last-minute detailsNews Story
Some Oklahoma retailers planning to sell the state's new lottery tickets today spent Tuesday wondering if that would come to pass.Steve Nafus, of Buck's Party Shop in Enid, said he was concerned about the system when he did not have his tickets Tuesday morning.However, his fears evaporated in the afternoon, when the tickets arrived. We were told UPS would deliver them yesterday, but they did come today, he said. Other retailers are probably getting theirs, too. After the tickets showed up, he
Oct 12, 2005, 9:10 am - Lottery News

N.Y. Lottery goes HollywoodNews Story
The New York Lottery is teaming up with Hollywood for an unprecedented cross-promotion wedding the multimillion dollar King Kong remake to two new lottery games.One of the King Kong Millions games will feature scratchoff tickets offering a top prize of $8 million the most money ever in a New York scratchoff game.But the unquestioned big prize is a minimum $50 million jackpot in a separate drawing to be awarded Dec. 5 from the top of the Empire State Building, where King Kong famously per
Oct 11, 2005, 8:45 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma Lottery to begin tomorrowNews Story
Big dreams of fast cash are taking hold across Oklahoma as lottery fever takes hold.Scratch-off lottery tickets go on sale at your favorite convenience store on Wednesday and both players and store owners are raring to go. News on 6 anchor Craig Day says Quik Trip stores are always busy places.Customers like to get in and out fast. More workers will be on hand starting early Wednesday morning. Quik Trip store manager Brad Young: All the stores have been asked to staff a little extra for the shi
Oct 11, 2005, 8:03 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma Lottery unveils scratch ticket designsNews Story
Oklahoma Pick 3 lottery game to start by NovemberOklahoma Governor Brad Henry and state lottery officials unveiled the designs for the first four types of scratch-off lottery tickets that will go on sale in on October 12.The four instant tickets Lucky 7's, Rush to Cash, Oklahoma Gusher and 25,000 Jackpot range in price from $1 to $5 and will be available at about 1,200 locations across the state, said Jim Scroggins, director of the Oklahoma Education Lottery. When Oklahomans overwhel
Oct 4, 2005, 9:11 am - Lottery News

Three scratch ticket players eligible for $1 million drawingNews Story
Tennessee Lottery officials have selected three scratch-off ticket players for the October 22nd drawing for a $1 million grand prize.The finalists were selected from more than 225,000 entries submitted by players of Tennessee Millionaire and Volunteer Millionaire instant win games. The games are no longer available.The three finalists are Ann Strong of Alamo; Alvin Bhones of Madison, Ala.; and Peggy Brady of Lancing.The drawing will be broadcast live from Memphis.
Sep 30, 2005, 10:00 am - Lottery News

Painter Hits it Big with $1 Million Scratch-Off Lottery TicketNews Story
An Auburn, Ga., painter has won $1 million from a scratch-off ticket, Georgia Lottery officials said.Jefferson Shaw formally was presented an oversized check with his winnings by lottery officials on Wednesday.Shaw purchased the instant game $200 Million Cash Spectacular ticket last month at Big H Quick Mart in Lawrenceville. He won the game's top prize.Shaw said he scratched the ticket in the store and yelled, I just won a million dollars! The painter said he's still thinking about how to spen
Sep 29, 2005, 8:42 am - Lottery News