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POWERBALL CREATES WORLD'S FIRST BILLION-DOLLAR JACKPOTReply
I think I read that $.80 cents of each ticket goes to payouts so the states are making $1.20 for each ticket sold. Since most players will not win anything, including the off shore purchases then the big JP is bringing in a lot of money from all over the world. A buyout, even if possible based on the time it would take to secure all the tickets is not a good investment as the risk of multiple winners could put them in the red. $2.00 is chicken feed these days and I will buy another t
Jan 10, 2016, 12:16 pm - RL-RANDOMLOGIC - Lottery News

POWERBALL CREATES WORLD'S FIRST BILLION-DOLLAR JACKPOTReply
When has America or anywhere else ever been 100% safe ? I think for the most part people are just very self-centered and paranoid. Those who have issues are in the minority, you only hear about them because they are extreme cases and that is what makes news. All of those who won big that have had no issues are considered boring and not newsworthy. Nothing will stop me from living my dream. You can't let your perceived fear of what you think might happen stop you....Anyone who is that worried and
Jan 10, 2016, 7:30 am - deborahl - Lottery News

$144M Powerball jackpot won in Tennessee claimed by trustNews Story
By Todd Northrop The second largest prize and fourth Powerball jackpot won in Tennessee was claimed today at the Tennessee Lottery's Nashville headquarters. The $144.1 million ticket, purchased at Hobson Tobacco and Beer, 2216 Hobson Pike in Antioch, was claimed by the Avondale Revocable Trust. Winners of big jackpots sometimes use trusts as a way to avoid having their names appear in the media. (See More lottery winners using trusts to accept prizes anonymously, Lottery Post, Nov. 29,
Dec 3, 2015, 4:05 pm - Todd - Lottery News

NC lottery winner spent $9M bailing out convict fiancéReply
Yeah, very true. I agree $2 million would be very reasonable. That could have been a home with a lot of acres with very few neighbors to snitch you out. Had she spent more on a home with acreage instead of the modest home she purchased then I'm sure her neighbors wouldn't have been so close to smell the weed...lol If I had the money she has I would probably stay somewhat within the same county and I would only spend around $500,000, maybe $1.5 million...at least that's what I tell mys
Aug 22, 2015, 8:40 am - Erzulieredeyes - Lottery News

$1M Mega Millions prize sold in Michigan to expire soonNews Story
Just two weeks remain for the lucky Michigan winner of a $1 million Mega Millions prize to come forward and claim the big prize. It has been 11 months since one lucky ticket matched the first five numbers 25, 28, 36, 45, and 53 in the Aug. 5, 2014 Mega Millions drawing to win $1 million. The Lottery has yet to hear from the lucky winner. The winning ticket was purchased at the CVS Pharmacy, located at 727 28th Street Southeast in Grand Rapids. Tickets for Mega Millions are valid for one
Jul 22, 2015, 4:02 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois postal worker wins $4 million lottery prizeNews Story
An Elgin, Illinois, man has won a $4 million lottery prize after purchasing a ticket from Lundeen's Liquors in St. Charles. Michael Stetar, 54, has been a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service for the past 17 years. He buys a lottery ticket weekly and won big after trying his luck on a new game. He was on a break when he went into Lundeen's Liquors, 610 East Main St. in St. Charles, to get a snack and saw the Golden Casino ticket. I feel luckier when I play a new game so
Jun 29, 2015, 6:07 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Court rules grandmother, 90, will receive $1.85 instead of $41M jackpotReply
Comparing a Casino in Iowa to one in Nevada is not the same thing RickT811. The following is the news report on the win... I put in $100 and after playing $44, I saw five eagles line up and thought I had won about $3,000, he added. Then I looked up, and the large jackpot on top of the machine had switched from $18 million to $10 million. Then I knew I had won something big. **There is nothing in Pauline Mckee's case that suggests that she played anything close to $100.00 The winner s
Apr 26, 2015, 10:18 pm - noise-gate - Lottery News

New Mexico Lottery offers free Pick 3 ticket promotionNews Story
To acquaint players with drawing games played only in the Land of Enchantment, the New Mexico Lottery will give away a free ticket with purchase during August. For each purchase of a $5 Roadrunner Cash ticket, players will receive one free Pick 3 ticket. Roadrunner Cash and Pick 3 are played only in New Mexico and we want to bring them from behind the shadow of the big national jackpot games like Powerball, said Karla Wilkinson, New Mexico Lottery gaming products director. With our state
Aug 1, 2014, 11:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

Missouri Gov. orders review of Lottery operationsReply
The lottery needs to do several things to encourage play. Some examples would be: -Increase the payoff amount. Right now it's around 50% of the take. Para-mutual betting pays around 90%. -Allow winners a choice to claim publicly or remain anonymous, in every state and every lottery, not just the few who allow it now. -End double and triple taxation of the prize. Right now the winner only gets 50%, which means they just were taxed, in effect, 50% of the take. Then they hav
Jul 24, 2014, 11:05 pm - fastball 9 - Lottery News

16 siblings share $20 million lottery jackpot in New JerseyNews Story
Sixteen brothers and sisters from New Jersey who pooled money for a decade to buy lottery tickets got the ultimate payout a $20 million Pick 6 jackpot they'll use to repair homes they lost in Sandy, send their children to college and preserve the legacy of their late mother, who urged them to vie for the pot together in the first place. The Endreson clan, who range in age from 53 to 76, accepted the check from the New Jersey Lottery Thursday. They' opted for a lump sum payment of $14 million
Jul 24, 2014, 3:00 pm - Todd - Lottery News