Woman claims $1 million in Oregon Lottery Raffle
The city of Lake Oswego, Oregon, came up big once again, when the winning ticket for the St. Patrick's Day Raffle, announced Wednesday, March 17, was sold by a Lake Oswego Lottery retailer.
Sandy Hendricks of Lake Oswego presented her winning $1 million Raffle ticket at the Lottery office in Salem on Thursday, March 18. Within an hour of presenting her winning ticket, Hendricks was presented with her $1 million prize by Lottery Commission Chair Steve Ungar and Interim Director Larry Niswender ...
Mar 22, 2010, 6:43 am - Lottery News forum
Oregon Lottery draws St. Patrick's Raffle
The Oregon Lottery yesterday held the state's third raffle drawing the second it has held on St. Patrick's Day.
The appropriately-named St. Patrick's Day Raffle resulted in one new millionaire and over one thousand other prize winners.
A complete list of winning numbers for the drawing can be found at Lottery Post's Oregon Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/or).
The game has a total of 1,011 cash prizes, with a top prize of $1 million cash.
Raffle tickets went on sale ...
Mar 18, 2010, 9:07 am - Lottery News forum
Mega Millions lottery game coming To Oregon
The Mega Millions multi-state lottery game is about to become Oregon's second major lottery jackpot game.
Ticket sales for the popular United States lottery game will begin in Oregon March 28. As of that time, 37 states will offer Mega Millions. (Arizona is due to start Mega Millions sales on April 18, becoming the 38th state, and Colorado is due to start in mid-May, becoming the 39th.)
Oregon will continue to offer tickets for Powerball, which is the country's other major multi-state lott ...
Mar 3, 2010, 4:44 pm - Lottery News forum
Oregon Lottery employee promoted to interim director
Larry Niswender was promoted Tuesday to interim director of the Oregon Lottery.
Niswender was named by Gov. Ted Kulongoski to succeed Dale Penn. Penn was named by Kulongoski to a Marion County circuit judgeship.
Niswender has been at the Oregon Lottery since September 2005, when he became assistant director for support services and deputy director under Penn.
His commitment to serving taxpayers and his leadership experiences in both the legislative and executive branches of government ...
Mar 3, 2010, 7:52 am - Lottery News forum
Oregon Lottery working to end slump
In recent weeks, Oregon Lottery officials have installed 400 new casino-style slot machines in bars and taverns across the state in hopes of boosting player interest and ending a slump in lottery play.
Lottery Director Dale Penn said the plan is to install another 2,100 of the newer machines in retail establishments to replace some of the lottery's older-style video lottery terminals.
We're real hopeful that we can bring some players back and encourage others to play more, Penn said.
H ...
Sep 2, 2009, 5:54 pm - Lottery News forum
Oregon Lottery contributions critical to athletic department
The University of Oregon athletic department likes to say it is self-sufficient. However, true self-sufficiency would mean receiving no outside help from other organizations.
The department is almost self-sufficient. It hasn't received any money from the University's general fund since 2003, so it is self-sufficient from the institution. In reality, the University and the other colleges in the state of Oregon gets a little bit of help from an unlikely source: the Oregon Lottery.
Since 1990 ...
May 27, 2009, 11:59 am - Lottery News forum
Oregon Lottery draws first raffle
The Oregon Lottery yesterday held the state's first-ever raffle, the appropriately-named St. Patrick's Day Raffle, resulting in one new millionaire and over one thousand other prize winners.
A complete list of winning numbers for the drawing can be found at Lottery Post's Oregon Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/or).
The game has a total of 1,011 cash prizes, with a top prize of $1 million cash.
Raffle tickets went on sale Jan. 25, 2009, and cost $10 each. The complete i ...
Mar 18, 2009, 10:58 am - Lottery News forum
Oregon Lottery tries first raffle
For $10, the Oregon Lottery says the odds of becoming a millionaire will be better than than the average lottery ticket.
The lottery is offering its first raffle, with a guaranteed $1 million jackpot to be announced on March 17, St. Patrick's Day. The drawing is scheduled for 8 p.m. Pacific Time.
Beginning Sunday, the lottery will sell 250,000 tickets for $10 each, making the odds of winning the jackpot 1-in-250,000 a long shot but far better than Powerball, at 1 in 195 million, or Megabuc ...
Jan 25, 2009, 8:19 am - Lottery News forum
Oregon Lottery to start new raffle game
Officials hope the game will attract players lost when a smoking ban takes effect
In January, the Oregon Lottery will tread into territory dominated by schools, churches and other charitable causes: the raffle.
Tickets will be $10 each the priciest yet for a single lottery ticket in Oregon for a chance to win $1 million, as well as a number of $20,000 and $100 prizes. Unlike other lottery gambling, sales will be limited to 250,000 tickets.
We sell a limited amount of tickets, so th ...
Jul 17, 2008, 10:04 am - Lottery News forum
Winning Oregon Lottery ticket expires May 23
Oregon Lottery officials say it's time to double-check your wallet or your purse, or even the sofa, to see if a lottery ticket with the winning numbers was overlooked.
The search is for a winning Oregon Lottery ticket worth $1,000 a week for life, and which is about to expire.
The Win for Life ticket was purchased on May 23 last year in Hood River. The winning numbers are 06-43-46-51.
It's worth about $670 a week after taxes, or nearly $35,000 a year.
After May 23, 2008, when the tic ...
May 13, 2008, 10:15 am - Lottery News forum
