N.Y. man claims $26M Mega Millions lottery jackpot
A 45-year-old Wyandanch, New York, man is a mega-millionaire.
The yet-to-be identified New York State Lottery winner came forward to claim his Mega Millions prize yesterday, lottery officials said.
Depending on how he wishes to be paid, either in installments or a single lump sum, his winnings could be as high as $26 million before taxes.
He will be introduced during a news conference at a later time, a lottery spokeswoman said yesterday.
The man purchased the winning ticket Friday a ...
Mar 17, 2009, 7:57 am - - Lottery News forum
N.Y. man scratches way to lottery million
Michael Levy will never forget the New York lottery tickets he purchased on Friday, February 13.
A 46 year-old security guard, Levy, is no stranger to playing lottery scratch-off tickets, but he never had this kind of luck. He received a prize of $1 million at Tavern on the Green in Manhattan.
I buy them to help me stay awake in the early morning hours; and I usually win something so it's worth it, Levy said.
Levy was working his routine shift at a Bronx construction site when he got t ...
Mar 9, 2009, 8:35 am - - Lottery News forum
New York Lottery axes $1.4M in scholarships after taking in $7.5 billion in 2008
The New York Lottery has quietly halted its college scholarship program for more than 1,150 high school seniors, blaming the governor's budget cuts.
One student from every high school in the state has been eligible for a $5,000 Leaders of Tomorrow scholarship since 2000.
The cut will save the agency, which took in about $7.5 billion in revenues last year, about $1.4 million.
A Lottery spokeswoman said the cut was necessary to comply with Gov. Paterson's request that all agencies cut abo ...
Feb 27, 2009, 7:48 am - - Lottery News forum
N.Y. woman shares lottery jackpot with sister
Always look out for your little sister.
Even or especially when you've just won $3 million in the lottery.
That's the approach Lia Gentile took after winning the top prize in the New York Lottery's Money, Money, Money game with a ticket she purchased last month in a B-Kwik Mart on Seneca Street.
Gentile, 44, of Buffalo, will keep half the jackpot.
An equal $1.5 million share is going to her sister, Franca Cavitt, who is a year younger and lives in Crescent, Pa., near Pittsburgh, with ...
Feb 10, 2009, 9:09 am - - Lottery News forum
Many states' lottery sales are rising in recession
Even in these tough economic times, many people are feeling lucky.
More than half of all states with lotteries have reported rising sales over the past six months, and some researchers say financial insecurity might be driving people to risk more of their money than usual on $1 and $5 instant scratch-offs and other daily games in hopes of a big payoff.
Someday somebody is going to win and I hope it is me, said Albert Atwood of Nashville, who spends $100 weekly playing the Pick 5 and Lotto ...
Jan 12, 2009, 8:49 am - - Lottery News forum
New York Lottery Turkey Raffle results posted
The New York Lottery's latest raffle-style game, the Turkey Raffle, was drawn today, Thanksgiving Day, and made five instant millionaires.
The winning numbers can be found at the following Web address:
http://www.lotterypost.com/specialresults/ny-lottery-raffle-2008-11-27.asp
New York's Turkey Raffle is a raffle game offered by the New York Lottery, with a limited period of availability and a limited number of $10 tickets.
Tickets went on sale Nov. 3, and ticket sales wee to stop Nov ...
Nov 27, 2008, 1:19 pm - - Lottery News forum
Lawsuit alleges New York Lottery and Scientific Games infringed trademark
Small company says N.Y. Lottery stole game concept and title
Press Release: November 21, 2008
NEW YORK, NY According to Balestriere Lanza PLLC, the Gameologist Group LLC (Gameologist), a New Jersey based and minority-owned small business, filed a complaint in New Jersey Federal District Court, suing the New York Lottery (the Lottery) and Scientific Games, Inc. (Scientific Games), for infringing on its trademark.
Gameologist developed the lottery scratch-off game BLING BLINGTM (the Mark) ...
Nov 24, 2008, 10:37 pm - - Lottery News forum
Lottery scam imitates popular sweepstakes
The fake lottery scam that has bilked residents of the Hudson Valley and elsewhere out of thousands of dollars, has now been expanded to capitalize on the name and reputation of Publishers Clearing House.
Typically a person receives a letter telling him or her that they have won a multi-million dollar lottery, but first they must cash an enclosed check and send a money-gram for that amount back to the company. Once an unsuspecting person deposits the check, buys a money-gram and mails it back ...
Oct 21, 2008, 9:57 am - - Lottery News forum
N.Y. lottery winner and tenant fight thief
Homeowner to invest in security system, cameras after harrowing incident
Police nab pellet-pistol-packing suspect
Just because he won $10 million in the lottery, Gary Owens said, that doesn't mean he's got a house full of cash.
Owens suspects a gun-bearing would-be thief who forced his way into Owens' home at 3:30 a.m. Friday thought he was going to claim a share of the jackpot.
A man came to his door saying his name was Tony and he was there to repay $1,500 Owens had allowed him to ...
Oct 6, 2008, 11:25 am - - Lottery News forum
N.Y. Lottery launches record-breaking scratch game
The latest New York Lottery scratch game offers the state's biggest scratchoff prize ever along with the most expensive scratch game in state history.
Lottery officials unveiled the new game last Friday. The record-breaking game has a top prize of $1 million a year for life.
The cost to play is also a New York record $30 per ticket $10 more than the highest-priced instant games peviously on the market in New York.
The $1 Million a Year for Life game began Tuesday, Sept. 2.
The first- ...
Sep 3, 2008, 1:07 am - - Lottery News forum
