Relative gives lottery ticket gift worth $1 million
A pharmacist put the axiom about it being better to give than to receive to the ultimate Christmas test.
Fred DePasquale bought a selection of tickets in a $1 million lottery and gave them to family.
The 38-year-old, who essentially handed $1 million to in-laws (whom he won't name for the time being) for Christmas, was having no second thoughts. He was delighted to give the winning ticket.
I'm just not a lottery player, DePasquale said. But for a raffle like this, you buy them and ...
Jan 7, 2008, 5:52 pm - - Lottery News forum
$1M Wisconsin lottery ticket sold on 'Miracle Mile'
On New Year's Day, Phil Moses was atop a ladder, putting some big news up on the marquis outside Ma Pa's Grocery Express in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
Another winning $1 million lottery ticket was sold at the legendary little store located at 506 S. Main St., along a strip dubbed The Miracle Mile.
I don't want to sound arrogant, Phil quipped, but I seriously don't understand why people buy lottery tickets at any other location.
A $100,000 winning ticket was also sold at Pick 'n Sa ...
Jan 2, 2008, 2:15 pm - - Lottery News forum
New Year's Eve lottery raffles from around the USA
In addition to celebrating the new year last night, lottery players from around the United States were checking their raffle tickets to see if they would start 2008 as a new millionaire.
Raffle-style lottery drawings were held in several states, including Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Virginia. (Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania drew their raffles a couple days ago.)
T ...
Jan 1, 2008, 10:25 am - - Lottery News forum
Pennsylvania Lottery Millionaire Raffle results
The Pennsylvania Lottery's latest raffle-style game, Millionaire Raffle, was drawn Saturday, and made five instant millionaires.
The winning numbers can be found here:
http://www.lotterypost.com/pa-lottery-raffle-2007-12-29.asp
Millionaire Raffle is a raffle game offered by the Pennsylvania Lottery, with a limited number of $20 tickets.
With only 625,000 tickets sold for the raffle, Millionaire Raffle offers the best odds to win $1 million of any Pennsylvania Lottery game.
This ra ...
Dec 30, 2007, 2:04 pm - - Lottery News forum
N.M. Lottery introduces peppermint-scented holiday scratch game
The New Mexico Lottery last week introduced a new scratch game that is certain to be a hot gift item for lottery players this holiday season.
A scented Scratcher game from the New Mexico Lottery is available now to holiday shoppers seeking fun surprises for stocking stuffers, hostess gifts, greeting cards and those ever-practical and predictable presents of sweat socks and underwear.
The peppermint-scented Candy Cane Magic conceals 10 numbers under images of red-and-white candy mints.
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Nov 20, 2007, 10:40 am - - Lottery News forum
Tickets for new Washington Lottery raffle go on sale Sunday
Feeling lucky? Try Washington State Lottery's new lottery game.
Lottery officials announced a brand new game in honor of its 25th anniversary. Starting this Sunday, the odds of becoming an instant millionaire is about to go way up.
You've never seen a Washington lottery ticket like this one.
Each raffle ticket will have a number printed on it that will be your number and it will be between one and 375,000, said Jacque Coe, Washington State Lottery. When they're sold out, they're g ...
Sep 19, 2007, 3:34 pm - - Lottery News forum
Michigan Lottery again to offer $50 Super Raffle tickets
Michigan residents can start dreaming of potential purchases next week when they get another chance to try their luck at one of Michigan's most expensive lottery games.
Residents can fork over $50 for one of 250,000 tickets the Michigan Lottery will begin selling at 6 a.m. Monday for its second Super Raffle.
Two $2 million prize-winning tickets will be drawn Oct. 22, or within 10 days after tickets sell out.
Those who don't win millionaire status in the raffle could win one of 25 $100 ...
Sep 14, 2007, 6:37 pm - - Lottery News forum
Iowa Lottery planning first ever raffle
They're used by all sorts of groups to raise money, and now the Iowa Lottery is preparing to launch its first ever raffle, joining several other state lotteries across the nation that have done the same.
Lottery spokeswoman, Mary Neubauer, says the lottery has been considering a raffle for some time.
Neubauer says the raffles offered in other states and have done exceedingly well, and the Iowa Lottery has been trying to figure out how to fit the raffle in with its other games.
Neubau ...
Sep 12, 2007, 3:44 pm - - Lottery News forum
South Dakota adds new raffle game
The first-ever state lottery raffle will be held later this year to mark the 20th anniversary of legalized lottery games in South Dakota.
Lottery Advertising and Public Relations Director Mike Mueller says 100,000 of the $10 tickets will go on sale September 30th.
The drawing for the top prize of $250,000 will be held on New Years Eve unless the tickets sell out much earlier. There will be five prizes of $25,000 and 250 prizes of $500.
Mueller says the state stands to make $309,000 from ...
Aug 24, 2007, 10:22 am - - Lottery News forum
Indiana Lottery Million Dollar Raffle results
The Hoosier Lottery's latest raffle-style game, Million Dollar Raffle, was drawn Thursday, awarding millions of dollars in prizes.
The winning numbers can be found here:
http://www.lotterypost.com/in-lottery-raffle-2007-08-16.asp
Million Dollar Raffle is a raffle game offered by the Indiana Lottery, with a limited number of $20 tickets.
With only 325,000 tickets sold for the raffle, Million Dollar Raffle offers the best odds to win $1 million of any Hoosier Lottery game.
There is ...
Aug 17, 2007, 1:13 am - - Lottery News forum
