Illinois Lottery Halloween raffle awards treats for grownups
The Illinois Lottery held its fifth-ever Millionaire Raffle drawing yesterday the second on Halloween which instantly created four millionaires.
The complete list of winning numbers for the raffle can be found at Lottery Post's Illinois Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/il).
The raffle drawing was held on October 31st Halloween a day that traditionally finds kids getting all the treats. But the four new millionaires and hundreds of other prize winners from yesterday's drawi ...
Nov 1, 2009, 8:12 am - - Lottery News forum
Bulgarian lottery repeat probed
The Bulgarian authorities have ordered an investigation after the same six numbers were drawn in two consecutive rounds of the national lottery.
The numbers 4, 15, 23, 24, 35 and 42 were chosen by a machine live on television on 6 and 10 September.
An official of the Bulgarian lottery said manipulation was impossible.
A mathematician said the chance of the same six numbers coming up twice in a row was one in four million. But he said coincidences do happen.
Minister of Physical Educa ...
Sep 16, 2009, 2:34 pm - - Lottery News forum
Live drawing fluke puts Maryland lottery machine maker in spotlight
When it comes to Florida Lottery games, the Ping-Pong balls get all the attention.
They carry the numbers that determine if players of games such as Lotto, Fantasy 5 and Cash 3 are winners.
Few people pay attention to the machines used to select the balls. At least, not until something goes wrong, as happened last week when a Lotto ball was selected... and then fell back into the machine's mixing chamber.
In an instant, the machine, manufactured by Garron Lottery Products in Baltimore, ...
Aug 29, 2009, 12:11 pm - - Lottery News forum
Powerball lottery jackpot cracks $200M mark
4th biggest Powerball jackpot over the last 2 years
Mega Millions also in rarified territory
The multi-state Powerball lottery drawing happened last night once again without any jackpot winners, causing the new jackpot for Saturday's drawing to grow to an estimated $213 million, with a cash option of $104.7 million.
Wednesday night was the 13th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner.
Even though there were no jackpot winners, six lucky tickets matched the first five numbers for ...
Aug 13, 2009, 3:47 pm - - Lottery News forum
Maryland Lottery's Green Ball promotion adds bonus drawings
The Maryland Lottery's Green Ball Double Draw promotion was triggered three times this past weekend, paying out hundreds of thousands of dollars in extra prize money to players of the Pick 3 game.
The green ball appeared during Saturday's midday drawing and during both the midday and evening drawing on Sunday, paying out an additional $310,595 in winnings for Pick 3 players.
Since the promotion's start on July 20, seven green balls have been drawn, resulting in $730,800 in additional Pick ...
Aug 4, 2009, 4:15 pm - - Lottery News forum
Texas Lottery drawings inspire confidence
Contrasted to the Arkansas Lottery decision last week to hide their drawings inside a computer, Texas has a model approach
Stephanie Guidry and Mickey Roberts didn't have much else to do, so they stopped in front of the Texas Lottery Commission offices to watch the winning numbers be drawn.
And because she and boyfriend Mickey Roberts had nothing pressing against their schedule from 10:09 to 10:13 on a weeknight, she stayed for the adventure.
Even though they did not purchase a lottery ...
Aug 2, 2009, 1:21 pm - - Lottery News forum
Maine Lottery holds final Summer Spectacular raffle drawing
The Maine Lottery yesterday completed the third of its three Summer Spectacular raffle drawings, which awarded cash prizes, as well as some prizes not normally associated with a state lottery.
A complete list of winning numbers for the raffle drawing can be found on Lottery Post's Maine Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/me).
Unlike most other state lotteries in which raffle tickets typically cost $10 or $20 each, Maine's raffle tickets were given away for free after a minim ...
Jul 14, 2009, 11:06 am - - Lottery News forum
Pennsylvania Lottery's raffle makes 4 millionaires
The Pennsylvania Lottery's latest raffle-style game, Millionaire Raffle, was drawn Saturday, July 4th, and made four instant millionaires.
The winning numbers can be found at Lottery Post's Pennsylvania Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/pa).
Millionaire Raffle is a raffle game offered by the Pennsylvania Lottery, with a limited number of $20 tickets.
With only 500,000 tickets sold for the raffle, Millionaire Raffle offers the best odds for a single ticket to win $1 milli ...
Jul 5, 2009, 1:01 am - - Lottery News forum
Florida Lottery Raffle drawing crowns 7 new millionaires
750,000 Florida Lottery raffle tickets had a shot at winning $1 million, and seven of those are officially chosen as the big winners.
Lottery players anxiously waiting to see if they are now among the wealthy can check their tickets at Lottery Post's Florida Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/fl).
With only 750,000 tickets available for the Firecracker Millionaire Raffle, Florida lottery ticket buyers had a better chance of winning a million dollars than with any other game ...
Jul 5, 2009, 12:30 am - - Lottery News forum
Oklahoma Lottery starts daily drawings of Cash 5 game
Beginning tonight, July 1, the Oklahoma Lottery will conduct daily drawings of its Cash 5 game.
For $1 per play, lottery players now have more chances to win the top prize of $25,000 with taxes paid.
We wanted to offer our players more chances to win and increase the excitement surrounding this popular game, said Jim Scroggins, executive director for the Oklahoma Lottery. For just one dollar, a return of $25,000 is a thrilling win.
The drawings were previously held every Tuesday, Thur ...
Jul 1, 2009, 8:41 am - - Lottery News forum
