7-Eleven store owner sells winning lotto ticket to himself
Narinder Badwal threw a party at his friend's Milpitas restaurant after learning that the 7-Eleven store he owns in Santa Clara had sold one of two tickets for last week's $99 million Super Lotto jackpot. He was due a share of the $247,500 commission.What Badwal didn't know until the next morning was that he had sold one of the winning tickets to himself -- and that he had won $49.5 million, representing his half of a jackpot that he shared with an aspiring actress from Southern California.Today ...
Oct 28, 2003, 4:02 am - - Lottery News forum
Valley lottery winners plan to donate part of winning to charity
Narinder Badwal and his wife Lilla Singh still can't believe their luck. Standing in front of television cameras and microphones during a press conference in Milpitas today helped them realize that they will split a $99 million Superlotto jackpot.The dream started last week when Badwal, who owns a 7-Eleven store in Santa Clara learned that he had sold one of two winning lotto tickets. The commission for selling the ticket was a share of $247,500.Narinder said he bought a lotto ticket, but was ...
Oct 28, 2003, 3:58 am - - Lottery News forum
Aspiring actress and fiancé win half of $99 million Calif. lottery
An aspiring actress and her fianc , a Navy man, claimed half of the $99 million dollar Superlotto jackpot from Wednesday's draw.The couple claimed their prize Thursday at a 2:30 pm press conference in Los Angeles. They have chosen to receive a lump sum payment of about $26 million.The ticket was sold at a store in Hollywood. That store's owner will receive half of one percent of each winning ticket sold. The winners are Robynn Newton, 29, of Hollywood and her fianc , Wesley Dorsi, who is in the ...
Oct 24, 2003, 4:08 am - - Lottery News forum
Whole Lotto trouble
As California jackpot fever heats up, sellers hope problem-plagued new machines keep workingWith today's California SuperLotto Plus lottery jackpot at $96 million, convenience store manager Gurjit Singh was hoping for a little luck.And not just because he wants to win.Singh also was concerned about the condition of his new satellite-fed lottery ticket machine, which has failed to dispense tickets a few times since it was installed last month.Staring at the biggest jackpot of the year, even a sho ...
Oct 22, 2003, 3:47 am - - Lottery News forum
Circle K to Provide Self-Serve Lottery Via In-Store Kiosks in Calif.
Circle K convenience stores has launched a self-serve lottery feature on selected ZapLink Web-based kiosks in its California stores. This innovative offering was created for Circle K in conjunction with , GTECH Holdings Corp., and the California Lottery.Circle K is the first retailer in the country to offer customers the convenience of purchasing lottery tickets on a kiosk using a simple Internet Protocol solution. Placing the lottery function on ZapLink improves the gaming experience and elim ...
Oct 21, 2003, 3:53 am - - Lottery News forum
Blind Lottery Vendor Losing Braille Machine
A legally blind man who has been selling lottery tickets since the California Lottery began says he's being left behind because the state is upgrading its lottery machines.John Friesen has been in business for 26 years operating a concession stand in the lobby of the State Resources building, and in that time he's sold thousands of lottery tickets. A machine with a Braille key pad and chirping tones guides him through lottery transactions. It's beeping each time I do a function, so it tells me w ...
Oct 17, 2003, 4:44 am - - Lottery News forum
$28M Calif. Lotto Ticket Still Unclaimed
Someone out there could be a millionaire tonight and not even know it. A huge lottery jackpot has gone unclaimed for more than a month now.You could call it the biggest little casino in Northern California, Kavanagh's Liquor Store boasts four lotto winners totaling $48 million. The house's - or, rather, the liquor store's - share totals about a quarter million dollars. Now that the word of Kavanagh's win streak is out, folks are pouring in.Lottery player Sally Holloway says, After the last winn ...
Oct 16, 2003, 3:36 am - - Lottery News forum
Calif. SuperLOTTO Plus Ticket-Printing Problem
Due to a computer error, the California Super LOTTO Plus draw dates printed on tickets issued Sunday morning, October 5, 2003, incorrectly show the draw date for Saturday, October 11, 2003. The affected tickets are actually valid for the Wednesday's October 8, 2003 Super LOTTO Plus draw.
The nature of this ticket printing problem was identified at 9:30 am Sunday morning, and statewide LOTTO wagering was immediately suppressed. The cause of the error has been determined and corrected. At 11:42 ...
Oct 7, 2003, 5:38 am - - Lottery News forum
Former store clerk awarded $8 million over winning lottery ticket
A jury recommended Tuesday that a former convenience store clerk should receive $8 million because her boss allegedly cheated her out of a winning lottery ticket worth millions, attorneys said.Arwa Farraj was given about $3.98 million for the value of the ticket and $3.98 million for emotional distress in the verdict against the Circle K store chain and her former boss, Gurinder Ruby. The value of the ticket was based on the actual amount before taxes plus accruing interest, attorneys said.Juror ...
Oct 1, 2003, 3:48 am - - Lottery News forum
$8 Million SuperLotto Fraud Trial -- Opening Statements Are Today
Opening statements in a dispute over the ownership of a California Quick Pick Super Lotto ticket valued at $8 million will be made today, starting in the afternoon in Courtroom O, Pomona Superior Court, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona, CA. before the Hon. Peter J. Meeka.Plaintiff Arwa Farraj filed suit in February 2000 against Circle K Stores and its employee, Gurinder Ruby, for fraud and conversion, alleging that she had been deceived by Mr. Ruby into giving her winning California Quick Pick S ...
Sep 18, 2003, 6:37 am - - Lottery News forum
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