Internet lottery game not popular with Kansas players
Despite a redesign and humorous new commercials, the Kansas eScratch lottery game is still underwhelming players.The lack of success by the Kansas eScratch lottery game illustrates that lottery players do not want a game to be played on the Internet just for the sake of being an online game.Since May, when the game was relaunched and promoted heavily, sales have been 89 percent higher than last year. But the games have still generated only $260,000 in the last month and a half, a mere drop compa ...
Jul 8, 2005, 12:24 pm - - Lottery News forum
Kansas Lottery Re-tools eScratch Game
In addition to enjoying higher payouts and improved odds, Kansas eScratch players will be able to choose from more than 20 entertaining and interactive Internet games, including Hunting Bonanza, Groovy Hoops, Casino Golfer, Monopoly and Spin Words. Sales of eScratch have been somewhat disappointing since the initial launch of the game one year ago, said Kansas Lottery Executive Director Ed Van Petten. Our players have suggested ways to make the game better, and we've listened. We think Kansas ...
May 20, 2005, 1:09 pm - - Lottery News forum
Kansas Man Claims $258,207 Super Kansas Cash Jackpot
A recent trip to the grocery store was a good reminder to check lottery tickets for one Cimarron, Kansas resident.When he checked his tickets, he discovered he had a Super Kansas Cash ticket worth $258,207. The man delivered the winning ticket to the Great Bend Lottery office on Monday afternoon and claimed the prize.We went to the local IGA store here in Cimarron to buy some groceries, said the winner. I saw that Lottery ticket in my wallet and decided we might as well check it. We had a $25 ...
Jan 4, 2005, 3:21 pm - - Lottery News forum
Kansas Couple Discovers It Pays to Check Those Lottery Tickets
Kimberly Blatchford of Winfield, Kansas, recently claimed a $192,769 Super Kansas Cash jackpot from the Nov. 3, 2004 drawing. Blatchford and her fianc , Todd Cirks, delivered the winning ticket to Lottery Headquarters on Tuesday. We buy tickets for the Powerball and Super Kansas Cash games on a regular basis, said Todd Cirks. I had 15 to 20 tickets stuffed behind the sun visor in my truck. Last week I cleaned out the truck to take it in for some work, and just tossed my tickets on the desk i ...
Dec 8, 2004, 8:27 pm - - Lottery News forum
Kansas lottery player keeps winning
Louis Guebara has good luck. In the year 2000, the Topeka resident won two big Kansas Cash jackpots. He won an $181,000 jackpot in May and a $130,002 jackpot in November. Now, he can add the title of $20,003 2by2 winner to his list of winnings. People ask me 'why I am so lucky?' and I just tell them that Im lucky because I keep on playing, Guebara said.Guebara, 78, is retired from Santa Fe, which is now Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. Guebara worked for the railroad for 42 years. He ...
Aug 26, 2004, 3:05 pm - - Lottery News forum
Winning Powerball lottery ticket in dispute
Kansas couple claims $200,000 Powerball ticket is theirsAn ownership dispute over a winning Powerball lottery ticket worth $200,000 prompted a Grantville, Kansas couple to file a lawsuit against the Kansas Lottery and the Kroger Co. earlier this month.Topeka attorney Danton Hejtmanek filed the lawsuit on Feb. 10 in Shawnee County District Court on behalf of Ara and Gary Carbonneau, who claim to have purchased a winning Powerball ticket and have a receipt to prove it.Michele A. Kaminski, who was ...
Feb 27, 2004, 4:40 am - - Lottery News forum
Kansas Lottery Sales Above Projections
Kansas lottery sales continue to grow, as the third quarter of the fiscal year gets under way. Current sales reflect a $10 million increase over projected sales for the 2004 Fiscal Year. We believe our sales increases are a result of change we made in game development and marketing practices, reports Executive Director Ed Van Petten. We have introduced more instant games in the market, and these games have shown the largest increase. The Powerball game also boosts sales when the jackpots in ...
Jan 29, 2004, 7:01 am - - Lottery News forum
Kansas Lottery joins Amber Alert
Alerts will be transmitted to lotto terminals to be printedThe Kansas Lottery announced Wednesday that it joined the Kansas Amber Alert program, which helps locate missing and abducted children.Amber Alert was implemented in Kansas in March 2002. There are 96 Amber Alert programs nationwide.When an alert is activated by a local law enforcement agency, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation disseminates the information to other law enforcement agencies and media outlets to broadcast the information.N ...
Jan 15, 2004, 5:35 am - - Lottery News forum
Wichita Scoutmaster Claims $1.2 Million Super Kansas Cash Jackpot
Michael Irwin of Wichita, Kansas has some good news to share with his Boy Scout Troop. Irwin, 60, claimed a $1.2 million jackpot on his Super Kansas Cash ticket for the Dec. 31, 2003 drawing. His $5 Quick Pick ticket matched all six number in the Wednesday drawing to win the prize. Irwin's sons, Tim, 26, and Dominic, 23, accompanied him to Lottery headquarters today to claim the prize. I'm very grateful, said Irwin. this money is going to help my family in so many ways. Irwin, a self-emplo ...
Jan 2, 2004, 5:52 pm - - Lottery News forum
Kansas Lottery Winner to Stay Anonymous
If you won almost $2 million playing the lottery would you want everyone to know who you were?Kansas Lottery officials have honored the request of the record-setting winner of the Super Kansas Cash drawing Wednesday to stay anonymous. The winner, a woman from Manhattan, Kansas, is $1,935,001 richer after Wednesday's Super Kansas Cash drawing.The woman, who purchased the ticket at the Shop Quik at 3108 Anderson Ave., also earned the store $1,000 bonus for issuing the winning ticket. She matched ...
Aug 26, 2003, 8:39 am - - Lottery News forum
