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Litmus Test: vtracsReply
When I retired on January 1 I began going to Waffle House every afternoon at 2 pm. While there, quietly sipping my coffee, I pondered on the lottery and the numbers. I was looking for patterns. When my friends came in and asked what I was doing, I foolishly told them. They might stop laughing now that Spring is almost here but I doubt it. I went searching the Internet for people like me (not finding any at Waffle House). I stumbled upon LottoeryPost. I read the threads; I loved wh
Mar 11, 2006, 10:09 pm - GASMETERGUY - Lottery Systems Forum

Guess WhoReply
Let's see how close you were with me :o) The screename Snakeyes is my call sign. Following the links below will give you a better understanding of how the name is derived. I'm the one with the goatee. http://clevelandrcclub.com/Gallery/Members%20Projects/P-40/images/MemProj-YA-P40-12.jpg http://clevelandrcclub.com/Gallery/Members%20Projects/images/p40a56.jpg http://clevelandrcclub.com/Gallery/2004%20Crashes/images/zero-51-7.jpg http://clevelandrcclub.com/Gal
Feb 25, 2006, 10:53 pm - Snakeyes - Lottery Discussion Forum

Ohio LOP-end of game?Reply
I voted Yes because many places I have purchased tickets say that nobody plays thisgame. And now with the jackpot back to only 1 million many people will not play it for $2 now. So when their sales decline tremendously within the next five draws, the Ohio Lottery will see that definitely, and probably have some type of survey on their web site as a poll. That's what they usually do when a game is not doing well. But that new game may not start until later this spring. I just hope
Feb 2, 2006, 8:41 pm - ohiopick3 - Jackpot Games Forum

Lottery vendors will fight for N.C. lottery businessNews Story
Before North Carolina's lottery starts early next year, a handful of companies will jockey to win one of the state's biggest payouts: a lucrative contract to run the games.The organization of the state's lottery is still in its early stages, following the General Assembly's approval late last month. But the six major companies that operate lotteries around the globe are already salivating at the prospect of supplying North Carolina with gaming equipment, software and expertise.North Carolina rep
Sep 12, 2005, 7:30 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery goes on sale in CaliforniaNews Story
Today, 35 million Californians get their first chance to buy a ticket on what may become the biggest lottery jackpot ever offered -- but the odds of winning a fortune are the longest ever seen.California becomes the 12th state to join the Mega Millions lottery game, where a ticket that costs only a dollar could, in time, win $500 million. The odds for this happening, however, are an astronomical one in 175 million, apparently a world record for a lottery.Until today, the longest odds of winning
Jun 22, 2005, 6:15 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery Director Aims to Dispel MythsNews Story
What would compel the top executive of a state agency with more than $2 billion in annual sales to drive nearly two hours to a community meeting in tiny Malvern, Ohio? The hope of dispelling what he calls a myth, of course. The one big concern, the one big misconception, explained Tom Hayes, director of the Ohio Lottery Commission, is, people say, Well, we passed the lottery, that should fund all of education.' We send all of our profits to education, but that isn't going to fund all of educa
May 2, 2005, 8:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery to introduce changes when California joins gameNews Story
Buddy Roogow, president of Mega Millions and Maryland Lottery director, offers no detail of changesThe California Lottery Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to join the multistate lottery Mega Millions in a drive to pump up annual ticket sales by $500 million.Joining Mega Millions gives Californians the first significant new choice in lottery games since the California Lottery began 20 years ago - and more chances per year of winning jackpots of $100 million or more.The state will continue to
Feb 10, 2005, 10:36 am - Todd - Lottery News

Tennessee lottery sales lower than other first-year salesNews Story
Tennessee's lottery had a ho-hum first year in sales when measuring its results against lotteries in other states.Its sales were in the middle when compared with other lotteries last year in the nation. And its revenues lagged behind sales during lottery startup years in Florida and Georgia, both states in which Tennessee Lottery President Rebecca Paul presided over the games.Tennesseans spent about $147 per capita on lottery games in the past 12 months, based on total revenue figures announced
Jan 21, 2005, 12:06 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Tennessee Senator pushes for bigger lottery scholarshipsNews Story
Whitney McKinney has at least a year before she has to decide where she'll go to college. But the McGavock High School junior said she's already looking closely at two private universities in Tennessee and one in Georgia.If Tennessee adds $1,000 to $2,000 a year to its HOPE Scholarship, however, choosing between the Volunteer State and the Peach State won't be nearly as tough.''I think that would make a very big difference,'' McKinney said. ''It's a lot when I think about college tuition. Raisin
Jan 10, 2005, 10:54 am - Todd - Lottery News

8 GM workers to share $12 million Texas lottery prizeNews Story
Debra Hicks never had much luck until 10:12 p.m. Wednesday.For years, she bought lottery scratch-off tickets, dropped a few dollars on football pools and went to Las Vegas for vacation. But she never won big until she and seven co-workers at the General Motors plant in Arlington struck a $12 million Lotto Texas jackpot. I've always felt unlucky, she said from work Thursday. My time finally came. Ms. Hicks can now boast about being a lottery winner, but she and her colleagues don't get the tit
Feb 27, 2004, 4:36 am - Todd - Lottery News