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Tenn. lottery fans make fewer runs for the Kentucky borderNews Story
Gene Dotson is something of a video-game-stool philosopher of luck.As a regular lottery player, the retiree from Nashville has good reason to think about these things.''Is there such a thing called luck?'' Dotson asked Tuesday, a twinkle in his eye and a cigarette between two fingers as he played a video poker game at a lottery outlet just north of the Tennessee-Kentucky line, 36 miles from home. ''Is it who you are? ''Why do people keep doing it? Why do I keep doing it?''Whatever the cosmic an
Aug 2, 2004, 9:52 am - Todd - Lottery News

$600 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot soars after no winner FridayNews Story
8th-largest US lottery jackpot in history; 6th-largest cash value By Todd Northrop There are going to be a lot of lottery tickets sold this week. For only the 8th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot has reached $600 million. The new high-water mark of $600 million for the current Mega Millions jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Friday night's $520 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Tuesday's Mega Millions j
Jan 9, 2021, 8:47 am - Todd - Lottery News

Minnesota Lottery suspended during government shutdownNews Story
By Todd Northrop The budget impasse in the Minnesota state capital is having a widespread effect across the state including at the state lottery. Many state services, including the Minnesota state lottery, ceased operations Friday. The Lottery closed all its offices 5 p.m. Thursday, and no lottery tickets were available for sale after 11:59 p.m. During the shutdown, lottery tickets cannot be validated or paid out. Players currently holding winning tickets should sign them immediately
Jul 2, 2011, 9:51 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Some Oregon lottery tickets printed with wrong dateNews Story
By Todd Northrop Oregon residents who purchased Powerball lottery tickets over the weekend will want to double check the draw dates after a computer glitch caused some tickets to misstate which date the winning numbers will be drawn, lottery officials said Tuesday. Advance 24-draw quick-pick Powerball tickets printed between Friday, Aug. 10 and Monday, Aug. 12 listed incorrect dates for the Oct. 26, 29 and Nov. 2 draws, the lottery said in a statement. While the dates on the tickets are o
Aug 15, 2019, 8:30 am - Todd - Lottery News

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Hello everybody , Dan is back. Got blessed to day with 18 dollars again because what God wrote yesterday of getting money from bessings , it going to be more in the days and weeks ahead gaurenteed !!! I'm gonna worship now and bring God into the writing for more money for all of us , here I go - I will bless you all today , today we are going to have fun , I want you to buy 3 tickets for Monday and you shall be rich , that's it. You will be blessed. I am rich and full of abundance , money
Nov 8, 2013, 11:27 pm - dan ban - Mystical Forum

Virginia winners may have to pay for Lottery's mistakeNews Story
Sometimes lotto luck lies underneath the surface of a scratch-off ticket. Sometimes it lies in the bounce of a ball. And sometimes it lies with the Virginia attorney general's office. Hundreds of players thought they had struck gold when lottery terminals errantly spit out tickets that appeared to have won them as much as $7,777. Turns out it was a computer programming error, not lady luck. Now the state's top lawyers will consult with the Virginia Lottery to decide whether the players get
Oct 21, 2008, 8:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

Security guard steals Idaho Lottery ticketsNews Story
An Idaho Lottery security officer is in jail today, accused of stealing from the agency he was hired to protect. 20-year-old Christopher Martin of Emmett is accused of stealing from the Lottery Commission. Idaho Lottery administrators say martin was working as an on-site security officer at the lottery headquarters. He hadn't been on the job long when he allegedly walked away with winning tickets. As a security officer contracted to patrol the Idaho Lottery headquarters Christopher
Jun 2, 2006, 7:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

Texas Mega Millions sales off to a good startNews Story
If the lines Wednesday at the luckiest store in Texas were any indication, lottery players were ready for the state's first day of ticket sales in the multistate Mega Millions game. I don't know the new game; I don't know how it's played, but I'm going to give it a try, said Manuel Franco, a 55-year-old customer from Mexico who said he had won $70,000 at the South Texas store. I didn't think it was going to be popular, but it's blowing up, said Oby Martinez, manager at Town Country Lottery
Dec 4, 2003, 5:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

Massachusetts father and son sentenced to prison for decade-long $20M lottery ticket schemeNews Story
State's top lottery ticket cashers' attempt to create statewide network of scammers halted for good By Kate Northrop A father and son duo from Massachusetts was sentenced to prison in federal court on Monday, concluding the case surrounding an absurd number of prize claims that turned out to be fraudulent. Ali Jaafar, 63, and Yousef Jaafar, 29, both of Watertown, have received their sentencing five months after being convicted of multiple counts related to a scheme that cheated the I
May 23, 2023, 1:22 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Undercover officers catch store clerks keeping winning lottery ticketsNews Story
Includes video report A man walks into a convenience store and asks the clerk to check his lottery tickets. Can you scan these and see if there are any winners? he asks. The clerk scans the first ticket and freezes, staring at the screen that shows it's a $1,000 winner. The clerk shakes his head, puts the ticket to the side and tells the customer, There's nothing on them. What the clerk doesn't know is that the customer is an undercover officer wearing a hidden camera, which captures the
Apr 27, 2014, 12:08 pm - Todd - Lottery News