Lottery winner donates $3M jackpot to church
A Long Island, N.Y., congregation was praying for pennies from heaven to help expand their church, but instead they were showered with millions.
A parishioner who wants to remain anonymous donated his $3 million winning Ba Da Bling scratch-off lottery ticket to The True North Community Church in Port Jefferson.
The donation came as a complete surprise to Pastor Bert Crabbe, though he told the congregation the church was facing financial problems because it was growing so fast.
Our cong ...
Aug 29, 2008, 11:22 pm - - Lottery News forum
N.Y. man spends thousands in search of lottery riches
At first, there was the absolute indignity of it all, since, by any form of justice, it was he who should have finally hit the big one he and not that dilettante, the by-now famous doorman who worked across the street.
He Ray Otero, superintendent, ordinary luckless guy should have the cash, the car, the sexy Swedish girlfriend. The numbers alone demanded it: Last year, he spent $30,000 on the lottery. The winner, Richie Randazzo, spent a measly thirty bucks or so a week.
When I hea ...
Aug 22, 2008, 9:30 pm - - Lottery News forum
Michigan Lottery starts two big new games
After starting its latest raffle game last week with a $2 million top prize the Michigan Lottery will introduce a new instant win game next week awarding eleven ticket holders $1 million each.
The $10 tickets for the Million Dollar Madness go on sale on Aug. 29.
The Lottery Commission announced Wednesday it will print 4.5 million tickets for the new game, with one million of the tickets offering prize awards ranging from $10 to $1 million.
The lottery's latest raffle game is only ...
Aug 21, 2008, 9:35 am - - Lottery News forum
Lottery-winning doorman gets the girl but might lose job
The $5 million Park Avenue doorman may soon find himself out the door his bosses say that winning the lottery turned him into a loser at work.
But Richie Randazzo, 44, who was visiting Atlantic City yesterday sporting a leggy Swedish model on his arm wasn't too upset.
He told The Post that if he's canned by his jealous bosses, he'll just do what every regular Joe does try to collect unemployment insurance.
After hitting it big on May 2, Randazzo said he wanted to keep his job o ...
Jul 23, 2008, 2:38 pm - - Lottery News forum
Lottery practices sound, Ariz. officials say
Despite a Valley lawyer's filing class-action lawsuits against various state lotteries, including Colorado and Indiana, alleging deceptive practices regarding Scratchers tickets, the Arizona Lottery appears to be in the clear.
Although these lawsuits against state lotteries are popping up throughout the country one of the most recent was filed by a business professor in Virginia Arizona Lottery representatives say a suit against them would fail because they believe they have sound policie ...
Jul 23, 2008, 9:39 am - - Lottery News forum
Connecticut Lottery sets sales record
The Connecticut Lottery Corp. says it set a record during the last fiscal year with $998.5 million in sales.
The state received $283 million of that for its General fund, about $4.5 million more than expected.
The Lottery says sales were up by 4.3 percent or $41.5 million over the 2007 fiscal year, and contributions to the state rose by 1.4 percent, or $4 million.
Scratch ticket sales showed the largest gain, up $24 million from fiscal 2007.
Jul 15, 2008, 10:11 pm - - Lottery News forum
$20M lawsuit against Hoosier Lottery gets class-action status
Judge lets others join $20M suit over defunct game
Lottery exaggerated number of prizes on its Web site
If you lost playing the Hoosier Lottery's Cash Blast scratch-off game two to three years ago, you could still come out a winner.
If you still have your ticket, that is.
A $20 million lawsuit accusing the lottery of overstating the number of available prizes was granted class-action status last week by a Marion Superior Court judge, opening the suit to anyone who purchased a Cash Bl ...
Jul 11, 2008, 1:35 pm - - Lottery News forum
$85M sought for "defective" Virginia lottery tickets
Man sues Virginia Lottery for selling $85 million in defective scratch-off tickets
A lawsuit by Washington and Lee University professor Scott Hoover seeks reimbursement for purchasers of an estimated 26.5 million tickets over the past five years. He asserted that the tickets had no chance of winning the top prize promised on them.
John Fishwick, a Roanoke attorney for Hoover, on Monday released copies of a lawsuit filed in Richmond Circuit Court. It seeks an $85 million judgment and an inj ...
Jul 1, 2008, 8:48 am - - Lottery News forum
Lottery scratch games still being sold after jackpots are gone
Feeling lucky today?
Then don't buy a $20 scratch-off ticket for the New Jersey Lottery's $1,000,000 Explosion game.
Your chances of winning the $1 million top prize are Z-E-R-O.
The six top prizes were awarded months ago, but the $20 tickets are still on sale. The best prize available today is $10,000.
State lotteries are coming under renewed criticism for selling scratch-off tickets after the top prizes have been given away. The latest challenge comes from a professor who says ...
Jun 30, 2008, 1:22 pm - - Lottery News forum
Sopranos' Vinny Vella fumes over $5M lotto misprint
Former The Sopranos star Vinny Vella is threatening legal action against New York state lottery officials after they rejected what he believes is his $5 million winning ticket.
The 61-year-old actor who played Jimmy Petrille on the hit U.S. drama purchased an Extravaganza lottery ticket last Thursday, June 12, at a New York store to be in with a chance of winning a share of the $500 million jackpot.
He was shocked to discover what he believed to be two sevens on the scratch ticket which wo ...
Jun 20, 2008, 10:18 am - - Lottery News forum
