Maryland Lottery helps taxpayers hit jackpot

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Todd — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:51:04 GMT

The article is probably saying that the scratch games represented the biggest chunk of the $902 million. They could have chosen better words.

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wizeguy — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:31:16 GMT

Last year, players won more than $902 million, the lottery reported. The majority of this chunk was won in scratch-off games that paid out in excess of $290 million in prize money

How is $290 mill a majority of $902 mill? It's not even a third.

Maryland Lottery helps taxpayers hit jackpot

Lottery Post — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:36:42 GMT

The Maryland Lottery wants to help people dream.

While the odds of those dreams becoming a cold, hard-cash reality are more than a million-to-one, look no further than the recent Mega Millions jackpot winners from Georgia and New Jersey, who each came away with half of a stunning $390 million pot.

Last fiscal year, the Maryland Lottery generated more than $501 million for the state's general fund. These earnings benefited government-funded services and programs such as education, public he... [ More ]