Atlantic Canadian couple wins $10 millionNews Story
A Canadian woman who had just lost her job at a Cape Breton hardware store had a big change in her luck this weekend as she won a $10 million lottery jackpot. It's not hit yet, it really hasn't, Ferne Hawley told the ATV News on Sunday.Hawley was in the kitchen of her modest home in New Waterford when her longtime partner Tom Young returned from walking the dogs and started checking his lottery numbers. I said did you win? He said 'No, but somebody told me that the winner is in New Waterford. H ...
May 24, 2004, 8:36 am - Todd - Lottery News forum

Canada to change Lotto 6/49News Story
Canada's Lotto 6/49 is going for gold with bigger jackpots and better chances of winning. Starting May 30, the first major changes in the game's 22-year history will take effect. We're hoping these changes will provide added excitement, said Kathleen Polyak, spokeswoman for the Western Canada Lottery Corporation.The game will still be based on the popular 6/49 format, but it will offer bigger jackpots more often, a new $5 prize category and better overall odds of winning a prize.But to enable b ...
May 20, 2004, 7:25 am - Todd - Lottery News forum

Luck almost went in the trashNews Story
Dartmouth lotto winner nearly tossed out million-dollar ticketBob and Joyce Waterfield have played the lottery for decades hoping to hit the jackpot.When they finally did, they very nearly chucked their good fortune in a trash bin.Mr. Waterfield had a list of Atlantic 6-49 winning numbers in his hands and the Dartmouth senior didn't like what he saw. I looked at it, I didn't have one number right. I damn near threw it away, he said Tuesday.But luck stayed with him and his wife of 59 years.He ke ...
Jan 21, 2004, 5:53 am - Todd - Lottery News forum

Santa comes early for LeBlanc familyNews Story
A check for almost $65,000 is one way to guarantee a merry Christmas.Erica and Brandon LeBlanc of Fredericton celebrated their son Kieran's first birthday at Atlantic Lottery's head office in Moncton.They were the winners of the $64,900 second prize on Atlantic 6/49 for the Dec. 10 draw.LeBlanc, who went to a local corner store to buy a few grocery items, never dreamed she'd also be buying a winning ticket. It was only my second time buying an Atlantic 6/49 ticket, and I never thought this would ...
Dec 22, 2003, 6:06 am - Todd - Lottery News forum

Atlantic Lotto boosts 6/49 ticket prices and jackpotsNews Story
Odds of winning will also improve when price of Lotto 6/49 ticket doubles to $2Atlantic Lottery Corporation's Lotto 6/49 is getting a face lift - its first since the game's inception in 1982.The changes will see bigger jackpots offered more often, better odds of winning at least something, and a new $5 prize category, all to be funded by doubling the cost of a ticket.Known by most players simply as the 6/49, Lotto 6/49 is one of the most popular lottery games ever. 6/49 is played on average by ...
Nov 26, 2003, 4:48 am - Todd - Lottery News forum