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Cheated winner wants Texas Lottery to pay upReply
I'm sure the TLC had complaints in the past about clerks cheating players so they should have done a more thorough investigation before paying off. Joshi was a student at the University of Texas at Arlington, I doubt if he told them he also worked at the store that sold the lottery ticket. It's not unusual for a student his age to buy a lottery ticket.
Oct 30, 2009, 1:16 pm - RJOh - Lottery News

$200,000 Powerball prize awarded on day lottery ticket was set to expireReply
I, too, have some old tickets I haven't checked yet. And considering that NC claims are less than a year, I really need to check them more often. Usually they are ones from when we are traveling and my hubby buys one (which is unusual) and then it ends up mixed in the receipt drawer (which he hasn't cleared in months).
Jun 26, 2009, 7:21 pm - dk1421 - Lottery News

Washington lottery winner claims jackpot anonymouslyReply
Not everyone wants to become a target. Why would it be unusual to claim it anonymously? I definately would. You gotta find me first!
Sep 10, 2008, 8:08 pm - lottocalgal - Lottery News

Washington lottery winner claims jackpot anonymouslyNews Story
Winner of $9.7M prize forms corporation to conceal identity The winner of a $9.7 million Washington Lotto jackpot has claimed the prize more than a month after the drawing. The winning ticket was brought in to the Lottery's Everett regional office by a representative for A2A3A4, LLC of Seattle. The corporation opted for the cash payment, receiving $3,637,500 after taxes. Lottery spokeswoman Jacque Coe said it was unusual that no winner came forward immediately after the July 26 drawing.
Sep 10, 2008, 11:01 am - Todd - Lottery News

Power outage has California lottery running on back-up generatorsReply
Funny, but the California Lottery gaming system is run out of GTECH's National Data Center in Austin, TX. I don't even know if they televise the SL+ draw any more...but in any case they don't do that out of thew HQ building. The only major system running at the Lottery HQ is their internal control system (ICS). Still, highly unusual for power to be out that long. Wouild have thought that the State would have some kind of agreement with PG E (or SMUD) for priority restoration of service.
Jan 6, 2008, 7:23 pm - Drivedabizness - Lottery News

Will robber get to keep lottery jackpot?Reply
And robbers are what..... shmart? I think he may have a good defense that it is cruel and unusual punishment to forbid someone to play the Lottery.
Nov 29, 2007, 9:03 pm - LckyLary - Lottery News

Does $9 goof point to larger problems with Ontario Lottery?Reply
There needs to be a system to deal with barcodes that can't be read. I know every one here has encountered that while checking out at a store at some point. That could easily explain why a clerk might enter some numbers and not scan a ticket. That there's much chance that the number entered will match a different ticket if it's entered incorrectly is a problem. There's a reason that credit card numbers are long enough that every single person on the planet could have 100,000 credit cards witho
Jan 12, 2007, 1:47 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Having a lottery machine: Now that's the ticketReply
RJ >I don't think anyone would be stupid enough to purchase tickets if they weren't on the original roll of tickets. There are plenty of stores in MI that sell individual instant tickets all the time, because they keep them in their register drawer.Also, we have plenty of party stores that hang strips - in fact I would say it is unusual to be buying from a roll. Can't remember the last time I saw a roll.The article said $4,000 - figured that was a $5,000 full face value?Oops, read it wrong -
Dec 27, 2005, 2:04 pm - truecritic - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery Appears Dead as Senate AdjournsNews Story
They've finally adjourned, but there's no guarantee that the North Carolina Senate can go home.The General Assembly worked until sunrise to just about finish this year's legislative session. Senate leader Marc Basnight gave up on passing a lottery before going home and he said that, barring unusual circumstances, the lottery is dead for the year. It may come up again when lawmakers reconvene in May.Legislators managed to approve new lobbying rules, and the Senate agreed to a compromise on new re
Aug 24, 2005, 11:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

New Mexico Lottery still looking for $93 million Powerball winnerNews Story
New Mexico Lottery officials have announced that Wednesday night's $93.4 million winning Powerball ticket was sold at a retailer in the metropolitan Albuquerque area.Additional information about the retailer is not being released at this time.No one claiming the prize had come to Lottery headquarters in Albuquerque by the time offices closed for the weekend late Friday afternoon.Additionally, no credible calls were received from an individual or individuals claiming to have the winning ticket. T
Aug 12, 2005, 10:31 pm - Todd - Lottery News