NJ Lottery to enforce child support withholdings from winners
Law already on the books, now legislature insists on its enforcement
New Jersey moved closer Thursday to collecting its due from lottery winners who owe the state money.
A measure approved unanimously by the Assembly would require lottery officials to deduct outstanding debt before awarding prize money.
The proposal would affect anyone who wins more than $600 and owes the state money.
State officials estimate that the new requirement would raise $800,000 to $1 million a year.
The ...
Jun 22, 2007, 12:45 pm - - Lottery News forum
Glitch Delays Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Drawing
A mechanical glitch forced New Jersey Lottery officials to manually draw the winning numbers for the Jersey Cash 5 game on Friday night.
The machine containing those game balls jammed, so they followed the emergency procedures, which call for an off-air manual drawing that is observed by the independent auditor, New Jersey Lottery spokesman Dominick DeMarco said.
It was not immediately clear what caused the problem, or whether a similar machine problem had ever previously affected a New ...
Jun 16, 2007, 12:33 pm - - Lottery News forum
N.J. native wins $38M Calif. Lottery jackpot
Oceanside resident Eugene Salek told officials at the California Lottery that he followed his usual routine yesterday morning. He got up, made coffee and then checked his SuperLotto Plus tickets from the night before.
He knew then that he had won $38 million.
But, Salek said, he went ahead and made breakfast for himself and his wife, Lee, and intended to keep his big news a surprise, telling her only that they were heading out from their home.
Salek couldn't hold back when she question ...
May 4, 2007, 2:44 pm - - Lottery News forum
$19M N.J. Lottery jackpot goes unclaimed
The State of New Jersey became $10.8 million richer yesterday when no one came forward to redeem a lottery ticket worth that much from a Pick 6 drawing a year ago.
Lottery rules give ticketholders a year to validate winning tickets. The owner of the one winning Pick 6 ticket from the April 24, 2006, drawing had until midnight last night to claim the prize but failed to do so.
The ticket was sold at 24 Seven, a convenience store on Washington and Court streets in Newark. The numbers were 5- ...
Apr 26, 2007, 11:27 am - - Lottery News forum
Only 1 day left to claim $19M N.J. Lottery jackpot
Time is running out to claim a New Jersey lottery ticket worth $19 million.
The person who has the single winning ticket for last year's April 24 Pick 6 Lotto drawing has until Tuesday to claim the prize, lottery officials said.
The ticket, with winning numbers 05-24-27-28-33-37, was sold at a 24 Seven convenience store in Newark last year. The store received $2,000 for selling the winning ticket, according to NJ Lottery spokesman Dominick DeMarco.
But there has been no movement wha ...
Apr 23, 2007, 10:53 am - - Lottery News forum
NJ lottery winner has 2 weeks to claim $19M jackpot
Someone has a New Jersey Lottery ticket worth $19 million, and just 2 weeks to claim the prize.
There was one winning ticket for last year's April 24 Pick 6 drawing, but the year deadline to claim the prize is approaching quickly and no one has stepped forward, lottery officials said.
Somewhere out there is one very lucky lottery player, and we'd really like to meet them, New Jersey Lottery's acting executive director William T. Jourdain said in a statement.
The Pick 6 Lotto ticket, w ...
Apr 11, 2007, 8:57 am - - Lottery News forum
N.J. man hits jackpot: He's engaged to lottery winners' daughter
N.J. man will wed the daughter of a New Jersey couple who won half the record $390 million Mega Millions jackpot.
A Titusville, New Jersey, man has close ties with a New Jersey couple who claimed half of the record $390 million Mega Millions jackpot Monday.
Tyler Sampson, a 1996 graduate of Titusville High School and owner of investment properties in the city, is engaged to the daughter of lottery winners Elaine and Harold Messner, sources said. The woman's name was not available for pub ...
Mar 22, 2007, 11:00 am - - Lottery News forum
S. Jersey couple claims $87 million share of jackpot
A Cape May County, New Jersey, couple who won half of a record $390 million lottery jackpot claimed their prize yesterday, almost two weeks after the drawing.
Elaine and Harold Barry Messner hid their secret until yesterday and appeared to have carefully planned for the moment.
But there would be no giant check and smiling for cameras for the Messners. They would entertain no questions about just how delicious it must feel to win that many millions or exactly how they planned to spend th ...
Mar 20, 2007, 1:57 pm - - Lottery News forum
NJ couple claims other half of record lottery jackpot
A New Jersey couple claimed half of the record $390 million Mega Millions jackpot Monday and said they are retired effective immediately.
Elaine and Harold Messner chose the cash option for the prize from the March 6 drawing in the multi-state game. They will receive $116,557,083 before the 25 percent federal withholding tax.
We feel very fortunate and blessed, Harold Messner, 57, a general contractor who bought the winning ticket. This is that early retirement we've always dreamed of ...
Mar 20, 2007, 12:29 pm - - Lottery News forum
$370 MILLION: Mega Millions sets all-time lottery jackpot record
The Mega Millions Jackpot has broken an all-time, worldwide record. It now stands at $370 million and tickets are selling at an amazing rate.
New Jersey officials report Mega Millions tickets are selling in that state at a rate of 700,000 tickets per hour, and that won't even match what they expect during rush hour. Officials say early evening is when they sell the most tickets, and that's when they expect to hit 1.2 million ticket sales per hour. Sales close at all locations at 10:45 pm.
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Mar 6, 2007, 12:21 pm - - Lottery News forum
