Lottery News for August 2013

August 2013

Friday, August 30, 2013

7 state lotteries join forces for multi-state raffle 4:34 pm - Seven United States lotteries will offer a first-of-its-kind multi-state raffle that goes on sale in about a week. 67 comments (last)

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

7 years later, real winner awarded $5M lottery jackpot 5:41 pm - Nearly seven years after a winning $5 million scratch-off lottery ticket was snatched from his hands, Robert Miles of Syracuse, New York, will finally get his money. 34 comments (last)

Outsourcing Pa. Lottery management bid deadline draws near 12:38 pm - Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett once again finds himself days away from having to make a decision about what to do about his plan to privatizing the management of Pennsylvania Lottery. 11 comments (last)

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Pennsylvania Lottery game development: Little left to chance 8:45 am - Every one of the 50 to 54 instant lottery games introduced each year by the Pennsylvania Lottery receives an abundance of forethought from how it looks, how it's played and how it will be received by players. 15 comments (last)

Arkansas Lottery revives Million Dollar Raffle, plans 46 new instant games 7:51 am - The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery will roll out a new statewide raffle game with a top $1 million prize and more than 40 new instant tickets in the next year, officials said Monday. 7 comments (last)

Twelve things not to do if you win the lottery 6:47 am - If you happen to be lucky enough to win a lottery, please avoid some of the simple mistakes, and complex mistakes, that have taken other lottery winners into bankruptcy. 126 comments (last)

Sunday, August 25, 2013

$59M Florida Lotto jackpot won by ticket sold in Orlando 3:05 pm - Lottery officials said a winning Florida Lotto ticket worth $59 million was sold at a 7-Eleven in Orlando. 58 comments (last)

NJ man claims final share $448M Powerball jackpot 7:36 am - Lottery officials say a New Jersey man has claimed the final share of this month's $448 million Powerball jackpot. 29 comments (last)

SC Lottery to end Carolina Cash 6 game 7:10 am - The Carolina Cash 6 game from the South Carolina Education Lottery will end with the Thursday, October 17 drawing. 22 comments (last)

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Connecticut Lottery chairman says keno in early stages 7:41 am - Connecticut lottery employees have begun discussions with bars and taverns on hosting keno terminals, but it will be months and months before the game is made available to the state's gamblers, the chairman of the state lottery's board said. 23 comments (last)

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Former MD Lottery employee pleads guilty of stealing tickets, cashing winners 9:33 am - The office of the Maryland Attorney General said Tuesday a former Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency employee pleaded guilty to theft after stealing thousands of lottery tickets and cashing in winners for $67,000. 34 comments (last)

Salon lottery winners settle dispute 6:34 am - The fight over a $9.5 million Hoosier Lottery jackpot finally has been settled. 143 comments (last)

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Fla. senator proposes online Florida Lottery sales, again 10:49 pm - A Florida state senator wants to make Florida Lottery tickets just a click or two away. 12 comments (last)

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

COMPUTERIZED DRAWING GLITCH STRIKES ARIZONA LOTTERY 9:30 pm - Due to an error in the computerized drawing system for the Arizona Lottery Pick 3 game between June 10 and Aug. 3, replacement tickets are being offered to eligible people who purchased tickets during that time frame, according to a press release. 202 comments (last)

Monday, August 19, 2013

Texas Lottery to double number of Pick 3 and Pick 4 draws 1:18 pm - In a few weeks, Texas Lottery players will have twice as many opportunities per day to play the Pick 3 and Pick 4 games. 42 comments (last)

Mother and son share bittersweet lottery win 12:25 pm - A South Carolina man won $150,000 on a lottery ticket he bought to honor his father on the anniversary of his death. 9 comments (last)

Teammates fool Diamondbacks player with lottery prank 6:37 am - Major League Baseball player Wade Miley was fooled by his fellow Diamondbacks teammates last Sunday when they mixed in a fake scratch-off ticket with his real ones. 21 comments (last)

Winning €6m Ireland Lotto ticket sold in Lahinch, Co Clare 6:18 am - The popular Irish seaside town of Lahinch, Co Clare is buzzing with excitement after someone bought the winning lottery ticket from Saturday's draw worth more than €6 million at a local supermarket. 11 comments (last)

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Florida Lotto reaches its largest jackpot in 12 years 7:48 am - The jackpot in this weekend's Florida Lotto game is reaching its highest level in 12 years. 54 comments (last)

Unclaimed $1 million lottery ticket to expire 7:21 am - Check your pockets, look under your couch, search your car, claim your million dollar grand prize before it's too late. 31 comments (last)

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Indiana woman has second major lottery win 3:55 pm - A Princeton, Indiana, woman is the latest to claim the Hoosier Lottery's Lucky Millionaire prize -- her second major lottery win. 80 comments (last)

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Meet the "Ocean's 16" N.J. Powerball Winners 7:18 pm - Among the 16 co-workers who came forward today to claim their piece of a $448 million Powerball jackpot were a woman who lost her home in Superstorm Sandy and the daughter of the man who is credited as the "father of the New Jersey lottery." 55 comments (last)

Monday, August 12, 2013

Lottery winner stays grounded after $220 million jackpot 4:15 pm - In 2005, Brad Duke of Star, Idaho, hit a huge Powerball jackpot of $220 million, and in the ensuing years managed to stay grounded despite his sudden tremendous wealth. 127 comments (last)

Doorman who won $5 million lottery pot is battling lung cancer 7:37 am - New York City's most famous doorman for winning a $5 million lottery jackpot has been battling lung cancer for the past six months, and is taking another gamble by forgoing surgery. 31 comments (last)

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Longest jackpot run ever for Florida Lotto 1:16 pm - The Florida Lotto has gone 31 straight drawings without anyone picking the correct six numbers, and that's the longest drought since the game began 25 years ago. 50 comments (last)

Friday, August 9, 2013

16 maintenance workers said to be New Jersey Powerball winners 4:44 pm - A group of 16 maintenance workers from a county government garage in New Jersey share one of three winning tickets in the $448 million Powerball lottery jackpot, their boss said on Friday. 34 comments (last)

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Minnesota man claims share of $448M Powerball jackpot 5:47 pm - A project engineer from suburban Minneapolis came forward Thursday as one of three winners in the $448 million Powerball jackpot, one of the largest in American history. 60 comments (last)

Three tickets to split $448 million Powerball jackpot 12:58 am - Wednesday's massive Powerball jackpot that generated millions of ticket sales this week has been won by three tickets, which will evenly split the $448.4 million final tally. 68 comments (last)

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Stores with past Powerball winners lure crowds 8:59 am - When big jackpots roll around, stores known for selling winning tickets see their business pick up as superstitious dreamers pour in, hoping luck will strike again. 48 comments (last)

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

$425 MILLION: Powerball jackpot raised again 7:52 pm - Due to larger than expected sales volume, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate for Wednesday's drawing to $425 million. 130 comments (last)

Texas Lottery bringing back All or Nothing game 9:59 am - After the Texas Lottery shut down All or Nothing for nearly 3 months, sales for the lottery game will resume on Sunday, August 25, with the first drawing on August 26 at 10:00 am. 7 comments (last)

Sunday, August 4, 2013

$400 MILLION: Powerball jackpot skyrockets 1:28 am - For only the 4th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot has grown to $400 million or more. 259 comments (last)

Friday, August 2, 2013

$300 MILLION: Powerball jackpot raised on huge sales 12:13 pm - Due to larger than expected sales volume, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate for Saturday's drawing to $300 million. 104 comments (last)

Thursday, August 1, 2013

$290 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surges 8:14 am - There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $290 million for Saturday's drawing. 49 comments (last)