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Paul, 3 lottery executives paid $300,000 when they quit Georgia jobsNews Story
When Rebecca Paul quit her Georgia job last fall as the nation's highest-paid lottery director to become Tennessee's lottery chief, she left with one final perk a check for $125,139.The three lottery vice presidents she lured to Tennessee also cashed out when they left, collecting a total of $174,059.Paul and her lieutenants were beneficiaries of leave policies at the Georgia Lottery Corp. that are far more generous than those for any other state workers. Analysts say the policies are uncommon e
Apr 5, 2004, 3:59 am - Todd - Lottery News

Blackapple's rundownReply
First of all, you all are trying to absorb too much information.Just do the standard 34 workout as explained in the Michigan Only thread. There are many workouts there for you to learn from. Forget the sums and all that other stuff until you get proficient at the general workout.......Do 100 workouts, watch for the midday to produce the evening number in some states and vice versa. It is so easy...you just need to go thru that thread and study it.The only thing I have a problem with is the
Mar 9, 2004, 8:17 pm - Sandy K - Pick 3 Forum

Large lottery jackpots mean more big bucks for OhioNews Story
Ohio lottery officials hit the jackpot yesterday, as Mega Millions fever brought in about $148,000 an hour for the state.The multi-state game was already outperforming fiscal year 2003 levels, according to Ohio Lottery Commission officials, and the recent surge of sales due to Friday's $222 million jackpot has helped the state's bottom line even more. Everything seems to be falling in place for us, said Mardele Cohen, spokeswoman for the Ohio Lottery Commission. We needed a big winner in Ohio,
Feb 20, 2004, 6:56 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lotteries Rigged? Check it Out!Reply
I took a look at the link and the information is pretty intesting. I printed it out so that I could study it further. I'm new to the post and like what's going on here. I've been working on figuring out the lottery for some time now - maybe a year (which is a long time for me). Ever so often, I'll come up with a formula that seems to work, but then the next week, the game seems to completely do a flip on me. I don't believe that it is random at all. I play the S.C. Powerball. I've thoug
Feb 16, 2004, 11:38 am - OpenMinded - Lottery Systems Forum

Colorado appoints new lottery chiefNews Story
An official with the Colorado Department of Public Safety's criminal justice division has been tapped to lead the Colorado Lottery, an agency under investigation and, auditors say, fraught with mismanagement.Margaret M. Peggy' Gordon pledged Monday to restore confidence in Colorado's lottery.'Gordon, 54, is the victim compensation administrator with the state's Office for Victims Programs, where she has served since 1997. She will take over the lottery's top job Jan. 1.She replaces Mark Zamarr
Dec 23, 2003, 5:20 am - Todd - Lottery News

Orgeon lottery gears up to sell new contractNews Story
Critics have called for the agency to expand revenue from games and cut retailers' compensationOregon State Lottery officials will launch two weeks of public forums in March to talk to retailers about compensation rates and other issues as the agency prepares a new six-year contract.Under a fast-track schedule unveiled to lottery commissioners Friday, agency representatives should hit Pendleton, Bend and Ontario the first week of March before moving on to Grants Pass, Eugene, Salem and Portland.
Dec 22, 2003, 6:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions or Powerball in Tennessee by July, Paul saysNews Story
Tennesseans will get to play a multistate lottery game that offers giant jackpots either Powerball or Mega Millions by July 4, 2004, Rebecca Paul, who has been hired to run Tennessee's lottery, said yesterday.An analysis will be done first to see which game would be more profitable to the Tennessee lottery, Paul told reporters.Among things she will study is whether Tennessee could lure more Powerball players from Kentucky by offering Mega Millions, she said, or whether it could lure more Mega Mi
Sep 10, 2003, 4:13 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ga. officials: HOPE funds could run out early as 2007News Story
Organizers of the Georgia Lottery-supported HOPE scholarship program said Thursday that the resources to provide full tuition for eligible students may be depleted as early as 2007.Until now, money generated by the lottery has paid state college tuition and fees in full with additional grants for books, and, until last year, had millions of dollars to spare. The only catch for students was to maintain a B average.The program has never faced normal budget restraints, said Terry Gandy, head of the
Aug 22, 2003, 10:43 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery learns Texas must pick a gameNews Story
The head of the state lottery agency said Wednesday that he will not recommend that Texas join both major multistate lotto games, a concept pitched last month by the Lottery Commission chairman.Reagan Greer, executive director of the Texas Lottery, said the idea was shot down by Mega Millions, one of two multistate associations eager to add Texas to their games.Mega Millions officials, according to Greer, decided they were uncomfortable with the idea. Officials of Powerball, the other group recr
Jul 28, 2003, 3:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

Seeing patterns where none existReply
Thomas,I think you failed to see my point. Where n is an unknown number of occurrences, random occurrences have to equal out based on the laws of randomness. It might take a million occurrences for it to happen, but it will happen. This is the heart of the concept of randomness and the rule of nature in general. For every action there is an opposite but equal reaction. You cannot refute this basic concept of our universe. This concept has ruled the universe for 12+ billion years.A simple e
Jul 13, 2003, 2:24 pm - Rick G - Lottery Discussion Forum