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Chicago man wins lottery three times in three weeksNews Story
Three is a magic number, at least it might be for one Chicago resident. Christopher Kaelin, an occasional lottery player, won the same lottery game three times in three weeks, officials announced Wednesday. I never expected to win, Kaelin told Illinois lottery officials earlier this month, especially not three times. Kaelin said his first win came during his lunch break when he bought a Crossword instant ticket at Gateway Newstand on Clark Street in Chicago and won $25,000. Image:
Apr 24, 2014, 7:56 am - Todd - Lottery News

Couple collect lottery winnings after misplacing ticketNews Story
A Downers Grove, Illinois, couple claimed a $1 million lottery prize Thursday after a brief but frantic search for their winning ticket. Cathy and Dave Seiden won the prize after matching five numbers on their Mega Millions ticket for the March 18 drawing. Cathy Seiden bought the ticket at her regular Jewel-Osco in nearby Woodridge, something she said she does every couple of weeks. She gave the ticket to her husband, and they forgot about it until one of Cathy's co-workers told her tha
Mar 28, 2014, 8:31 am - Todd - Lottery News

California lottery ticket wins $425 million Powerball jackpotReply
For all you 'crazy just cant be happy for the winners' people out there who are suffering from some sort or Lotto winners location confirmation bias...here are all the States that won in 2013: From last to first: Now please stop the nonsense about only some States always win. You sound quite silly. As it is with most things in life, we seem to see only that which we chooe to see and ignore FACTS! Come on now, stop all the crazy talk.. Missouri : December 25, 2013 Nebraska / Massa
Feb 20, 2014, 6:41 pm - DDOH937 - Lottery News

NY's Lotto no match for Powerball, Mega MillionsNews Story
Lotto is still losing its mojo. New York's venerable twice-weekly Lotto drawing continues its long-term decline in an age of multi-state mega jackpots. Even as overall lottery revenues grew, receipts from Lotto dropped from $137.5 million in 2005 to a projected $44 million for the state fiscal year ending March 31, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's recent budget proposal. Lotto is simply less alluring than the six-figure jackpots of Powerball and Mega Millions, which are sold around the nat
Feb 3, 2014, 3:16 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Widow and daughter will split estate of poisoned $1 million lotto winnerReply
That doesn't sound right, I think you may have been misinformed. I've only had limited experience with our own lottery customer service here in CA, but when I did I was not impressed. Sounded like I was calling into the DMV in Da Hood or something. Yappy and rude, and email inquiries take forever or are just ignored. I wouldn't take any answer I get from the front lines at face value. But anyway, I assume she meant to say you had to form the trust before claiming or signing the ticket. Tha
Dec 13, 2013, 4:50 pm - Jon D - Lottery News

Canada's Lotto 6/49 is getting a makeover in Fall 2013Reply
Unless you are increasing the payback percentage it is all just smoke and mirrors. The lottery makes you believe that your odds are going down to 6.6 but they dont tell you that the cash prize odds are decreasing drastically. They want to churn your free plays over and over again. I sure do not play the lottery for the free quick pick ticket. I would prefer just putting that prize pool to increase the money won from hitting 4 or 5 of six. But that will never happen as the lottery kno
May 8, 2013, 6:36 pm - qutgnt - Lottery News

$200 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surgesNews Story
By Todd Northrop There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $200 million for Wednesday's drawing. Saturday was the 11th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The jackpot run started August 18 as a $40 million jackpot. The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $128.5 million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state on the Jackpot Analysi
Sep 24, 2012, 8:29 am - Todd - Lottery News

NJ moves to privatize lottery sales, marketingNews Story
Four companies interested in running portions of the New Jersey Lottery attended a mandatory information session in Trenton last Thursday, the first step toward privatization. The state Treasury Department is looking to hand over sales and marketing operations to a private vendor next year. The state would retain ownership of the lottery under the plan, and state employees would continue to manage its operations though those jobs are not guaranteed. New Jersey has the eighth largest state
Sep 11, 2012, 12:24 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$181 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot ramps upNews Story
By Todd Northrop There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $181 million for Saturday's drawing. Wednesday was the 11th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The jackpot run started June 27 as a $40 million jackpot. The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $123 million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state on the Jackpot Analysis p
Aug 2, 2012, 9:43 am - Todd - Lottery News

Two workers in lottery pool sue over $118 million ticketNews Story
Two employees of a Chicago Heights, Illinois, bakery are suing co-workers over a $118 million Mega Millions jackpot, alleging they were unfairly left out of the winnings. Jose Franco and Marco Medina were regular participants in a lottery pool with co-workers at the bakery for about a year, according to the suit. The group won $9 during a drawing on May 1, and there was an understanding that the money would be used to purchase more tickets for a May 4 drawing, the suit said. Some employees
May 17, 2012, 9:42 am - Todd - Lottery News