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S.C. woman scratches $1 million lottery jackpotNews Story
A Spartanburg, South Carolina, woman won $1 million Monday after purchasing a ticket from a convenience store in Simpsonville, lottery officials said. The winner, a two-time breast cancer survivor, said she plans to give part of her winnings from the Carolina Millionaires Club instant ticket to the American Cancer Society. She wanted to remain anonymous to avoid any publicity, lottery officials said Tuesday. The ticket was purchased at the Piedmont Petro Corner Mart in Simpsonville. But
Apr 12, 2006, 7:36 am - Lottery News

N.C. lottery introduces 2 new scratch gamesNews Story
Two new scratch-off games will be available April 18, the North Carolina Education Lottery announced today. The games are $25,000 Pay and Fast 5's. Four scratch-off games are currently available from the state lottery, which began March 30. As of Monday lottery ticket sales have reached over $51 million, according to the state lottery. Approximately $25 million has been paid out in prizes. The lottery is scheduled to make its first deposit to the state's Education Lottery Fund
Apr 11, 2006, 11:36 am - Lottery News

Thief grabs N.C. lottery tickets from store displayNews Story
A thief stole a display cabinet full of North Carolina lottery tickets this weekend, but his ill-gotten booty turned worthless almost immediately. As soon as we are notified (of a theft), we deactivate those numbers, and the tickets cannot be redeemed, said Pam Walker, communications director for the N.C. Education Lottery. Each ticket has an identification number, and lottery officials keep computerized records of which tickets are allotted for each vendor in the state, Walker said.
Apr 11, 2006, 9:14 am - Lottery News

N.C.'s first $100K lottery winner plays it coolNews Story
When Richard Garland scratched off his $5 N.C. lottery ticket Thursday in a Conover store, he wasn't quite sure how the game worked. The Newton man initially thought he had gotten lucky and won $10,000. He was both lucky and wrong. Garland had won $100,000 and became a part of state history as the lottery's first big winner after the games debuted Thursday. He spoke Sunday, although the 54-year-old still seemed a bit dazed from all of the attention. Garland had bought a $1 and a $5 s
Apr 3, 2006, 8:42 am - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery starts 'Lucky Dog' scratch gameNews Story
The Michigan Lottery launches a new game on April 10, a $1 scratch-off named Lucky Dog with a picture of a Michigan dog on every ticket. The lottery staff picked the seven winning dogs from photos submitted by about 1,100 Michigan dog owners. The lottery looked for cuteness and a representative range of breeds. No money is paid to the winners. The response exceeded our expectations by far, and I think it shows how much people in Michigan love their dogs, Lottery Commissioner Gary Peter
Apr 3, 2006, 7:28 am - Lottery News

NY woman is Red Hot millionaireNews Story
A single mother from Le Roy, New York, has won a fortune. 41-year-old Sandy O'Neill won $1 million from the New York Lottery scratch off game, Red Hot Million. O'Neill says the ticket caught her eye while she was shopping at tops supermarket on west main street in the village. She bought that ticket and one other from change left over from buying groceries. I walked out of the store and scratched one on across the parking lot and that was the red hot million and it said jackpot, and I
Mar 30, 2006, 3:54 pm - Lottery News

Penn. woman sues for share of winning lottery ticketNews Story
A New Salem woman wants a Fayette County judge to stop her former roommate from cashing a $1 million winning instant lottery ticket because she believes the money should be shared. In a suit filed by attorney Samuel Davis, Yvonne Evans claimed it was her debit card used to pay for the $20 winning scratch-off ticket on which her roommate Mary Rechichar won the seven-figure prize. Rechichar called Evans from Dan's Marathon Gas Station in Republic, where Rechichar worked, to ask Evans for th
Mar 30, 2006, 2:24 pm - Lottery News

Big week ahead for N.C. lotteryNews Story
The North Carolina Education Lottery gets under way this week and several major events are planned. On Monday the first advertising will hit radio and television. The ads will be teasers to let consumers know that the lottery starts Thursday. By Wednesday thousands of tickets will be in the hands of more than 4,000 retailers. Then, the first ticket will be sold in North Carolina at 6 a.m. Thursday. Pamphlets will be available at retailers explaining how to play the games and what you
Mar 27, 2006, 11:54 am - Lottery News

Police arrest lottery ticket thiefNews Story
A routine audit of lottery tickets conducted by the Texas Lottery Commission showed that more than $37,000 in scratch-off tickets were missing from a Flower Mound convenience store. The tickets were missing from a Diamond Shamrock station in the 220 block of Long Prairie Road. Police later arrested a store employee, Joanna Diaz, on charges of theft.
Mar 22, 2006, 9:36 am - Lottery News

N.C. lottery scratch tickets on sale in 15 daysNews Story
Scratch-off tickets in the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) will go on sale in 15 days, and retailers around the state are getting ready for the games to begin. Chip King of Neb King Inc. in Person County plans to sell lottery tickets at his convenience stores. But King said he was about a week behind other stores as far as getting geared up to offer lottery tickets to customers however, since there was a small glitch in the massive application process, for his five stores. Kassie
Mar 16, 2006, 7:06 am - Lottery News