Tenn. Lottery leaders offer look at future
As several N.C. lottery commissioners arrived in the lobby of Tennessee Lottery headquarters Friday, they saw the bright side of their job: a $1 million winner with his poster-board check.The winner, country music drummer Bill Caylor, not surprisingly said he felt like a million bucks, one commissioner said.Minutes later, Tennessee Lottery officials spelled out the downside of launching a lottery. Starting Monday, the N.C. commissioners face a 120-day blitz of hiring, buying, signing up ticket ...
Dec 5, 2005, 8:39 am - - Lottery News forum
Tennessee Lottery amasses $200 million surplus
A $200 million state surplus of unspent lottery money is prompting some to call for Tennessee to increase the amount of the scholarships the lottery money funds.Currently, the Tennessee Lottery has turned over to the state a surplus of $200 million worth of unspent money the lottery has collected through ticket sales.Gov. Phil Bredesen and other officials say the surplus is necessary to support the scholarship program if it was to have a bad sales year.But state Sen. Steve Cohen (D-Memphis), a l ...
Nov 14, 2005, 8:57 am - - Lottery News forum
Tennessee lottery player wins $125,692 Lotto 5 jackpot
A player who purchased a Lotto 5 ticket in Charleston in Bradley County will win the $125,692 jackpot from Wednesday night s drawing for that game.No additional information is available until the player claims the prize.The Powerball jackpot continues to climb and is estimated at $25 million for the next drawing on Saturday, Nov. 12. Although no player matched all six numbers correctly in Wednesday night s drawing, there were 26,659 winners who purchased tickets from retailers in the state of Te ...
Nov 11, 2005, 10:36 am - - Lottery News forum
Tennessee $1 Million Lottery Winner Will "Stay The Same"
The Tennessee Lottery's latest winner of $1 million was jubilant after winning, but says the big prize won't mean any dramatic changes in her life. Money doesn't mean that much as long as you're happy, said Ann Strong, who took home a cool million on Saturday at the culmination of the Lottery's third and final Millionaire Live! drawing event held in Memphis at WMC-NBC Channel 5 and broadcast throughout the state. We're just going to do the same ole,' same ole,' said Ann, 59, who lives in Ala ...
Oct 24, 2005, 8:15 am - - Lottery News forum
Friends claim $1 million Powerball lottery prize
A quick get-away to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, proved to be a life-changing experience for two Midstate friends, who accepted $1 million Monday after learning of their Powerball win from Saturday night's drawing.By using the Power Play option, their second-tier prize was multiplied from $200,000 to $1 million since the multiplier was five. Of Tennessee Powerball winners, the friends rank second only to the Hubbard family of South Pittsburg, who won a $25.5 million jackpot in March.Janis Goodwin of N ...
Oct 6, 2005, 9:39 am - - Lottery News forum
Former lottery 'numbers' operator rebuilds life after jail
At the height of his career operating an illegal lottery called the numbers, Otis Ray was running four-digit bar tabs in his $70,000 Titans stadium suite and rubbing elbows with Nashville's elite.Now, just months out of prison, Ray, 53, is working as night watchman at a local Comfort Inn and rebuilding his life on $6-an-hour wages.Ray spent nearly 25 years working in the underground lottery. Just one month after he was sent to federal prison in December 2003, the Tennessee Lottery sold its fir ...
Oct 1, 2005, 9:34 am - - Lottery News forum
Three scratch ticket players eligible for $1 million drawing
Tennessee Lottery officials have selected three scratch-off ticket players for the October 22nd drawing for a $1 million grand prize.The finalists were selected from more than 225,000 entries submitted by players of Tennessee Millionaire and Volunteer Millionaire instant win games. The games are no longer available.The three finalists are Ann Strong of Alamo; Alvin Bhones of Madison, Ala.; and Peggy Brady of Lancing.The drawing will be broadcast live from Memphis.
Sep 30, 2005, 10:00 am - - Lottery News forum
Judge rules lottery cash split properly
Divorce case diminishes returnsAfter the Texas-sized taxes, a month-long trial, and some hefty legal bills, a $20 million Texas Lotto jackpot that is part of a local divorce case is shrinking.But whatever the amount, Circuit Court Judge Robert Childers ruled Tuesday that there was no conspiracy by Cordova, Tennessee resident Larry Stack and co-worker Christine Fellows to hide the money from his wife, Rosemarie Fair Stack.Phase two of the lawsuit, the divorce itself, is scheduled for October. Wit ...
Jul 20, 2005, 8:03 am - - Lottery News forum
Tenn's Paul to be honored by lottery industry
Tennessee lottery president Rebecca Paul was inducted into the Lottery Industry Hall of Fame Tuesday. Paul is one of 11 people slated for induction during the 2005 International Lottery and Gaming Expo being held through Thursday in Las Vegas. The awards are made by the Public Gaming Research Institute.Paul was hired in 2003 to start Tennessee's state lottery. It was the fourth state lottery she has headed and the third she has launched. We are privileged to have Rebecca at the helm of our educa ...
Jul 12, 2005, 11:33 pm - - Lottery News forum
Unclaimed lottery prizes fund Tennessee school programs
Struggling students in danger of failing will now have somewhere to go to get academic help after the last bell rings.The first crop of 20 Lottery Education After-school Programs, which include six in Middle Tennessee, were recently awarded and they will share $2 million in unclaimed lottery prizes. Starting this fall, they'll provide tutoring, teach computer literacy, offer sports, and help students in danger of failing gain the reading and math skills they need.About 140 school systems, faith- ...
Jul 11, 2005, 12:51 pm - - Lottery News forum
