Arizona couple won a lotta lottery grief
In Snowflake, Ariz., between the White Mountains and the Petrified Forest, 16 hectares of tomatoes grow under massive greenhouses -- the dream and downfall of one of Ontario's largest lottery winners. Parkhill mechanic Bernie Nauss won $22.5 million in 1998. But it only took him and his wife, Krista, a few years to lose one-third of their fortune trying to grow hydroponic tomatoes.The town of Snowflake, 310 kilometers northeast of Phoenix, wasn't named for its climate: In the dead of winter dayt ...
Feb 22, 2005, 8:57 am - - Lottery News forum
Lottery-winning sisters to donate sizable portion
$11.3 million jackpot to benefit treatment center, build sheltersJust a month ago, they were two struggling, underpaid single mothers wondering how their outpatient alcohol- and drug-treatment center was going to meet its next payroll.Then, sisters Christine McCoy and Ursula Pixie Baker bought the winning ticket in an $11.3 million The Pick jackpot.But there's no retiring to some island paradise for these two hard-core social workers.In fact, McCoy, 50, and Baker, 58, are planning to use a siz ...
Oct 27, 2004, 8:27 am - - Lottery News forum
Arizona Lottery has record sales
Arizonans pursuing quick riches bought a record $366.6 million in Lottery tickets in the year that ended June 30, a nearly 14 percent gain over the previous 12 months.From those sales, a record $107.8 million was distributed to eight state funds that aid everything from parks to mass transportation and abused children.Arizona's percentage increase was the highest among Western states with similar gambling environments, according to Lottery officials. Lottery sales in California, which also has I ...
Aug 26, 2004, 7:43 am - - Lottery News forum
Arizon Lottery increases sales 12% this year
People like Bob Haney of Buckeye are helping the Arizona Lottery ring up big sales this fiscal year - sales that were running 12.2 percent ahead of the previous fiscal year through three quarters.Haney's not a big player, but a regular one hoping for that big hit on his favorite game. If you don't play, they can't pay, he said after buying tickets Friday at the Lottery's main office in Phoenix. Just like the (slot machines) or something, you never know what's going to turn up. For the Lotter ...
May 24, 2004, 9:01 am - - Lottery News forum
Interlott wins Arizona lottery contract
Interlott Technologies Inc. won a bid to supply instant ticket vending machines to the Arizona Lottery.Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.Interlott said it will replace 321 of the lottery's old vending machines with its newest models. The installation process is expected to begin in October.Mason, Ohio-based Interlott is a manufacturer of dispensing machines used in the lottery and telecommunications industries.
Aug 7, 2003, 1:58 pm - - Lottery News forum
Voting for dollars?
Doing your civic duty could become much more lucrative under an initiative filed Wednesday that seeks to turn Arizona elections into a statewide game of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The initiative, filed by former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Osterloh of Tucson, would reward one lucky voter with $1 million from the State Lottery every two years. We're rewarding patriotism, said Osterloh, who's aiming for the November 2004 ballot. The idea behind this is to increase voter participat ...
Jul 31, 2003, 4:46 am - - Lottery News forum
