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Iowa Lottery security chief bent on determining identity of jackpot winnerNews Story
The mystery began on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010. Time: 3:24 p.m. Scene: a QuikTrip, 4801 N.E. 14th St., near Interstate Highway 35/80 in Des Moines. Somebody bought a Hot Lotto ticket there. Six days later, the ticket turned into a $16.5 million winner. Then the ticket went unclaimed for 364 days, 22 hours and 10 minutes. At 2:10 p.m. on Dec. 29, two attorneys from the prominent Des Moines firm Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors Roberts PC presented the ticket, one hour and 50 minutes before it was t
Jan 10, 2012, 6:18 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions last nightReply
Your pet peeve is misguided. The number of winner(s) won't be officially known until the winning ticket is redeemed. Pool winners sometimes jump out and start bragging, but it could be months before the lottery will issue an official announcement. Don't know why you would expect anyone in LP to know initially if there was more than one winner. But, who really cares? It wasn't me. Time to move on to the next jackpot.
Apr 29, 2017, 10:50 am - bobby623 - Jackpot Games Forum

Thai monk says winning lottery number came from examining a tree's texturesNews Story
A Buddhist monk living in a monastery in Thailand won a nearly $175,000 lottery jackpot thanks to a lucky number revealed to him by a tree. Phra Prawit Techapalo, 41, of the Cheepakhao Temple in Samut Sakhon, located just outside of Bangkok, revealed he won first prize in the lottery after a longtime habit of purchasing several tickets every month. Phra Prawit's announcement was seen as controversial by some who pointed out monks are supposed to forgo luxuries such as money. Phra Prawit
Sep 2, 2016, 8:53 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery Shenanigans
Weekly Grand is a state draw game. Matching 5 numbers wins ya a thousand bucks a week for a year. There's also a second chance draw where a losing ticket wins $100 a month for a year. However, there have been several second chance drawings where the winner was disqualified, but they did not draw a new winner, thereby saving themselves $5200 and decreasing what I thought was a guaranteed game payout. Glad I don't waste my money on this game. I'd be upset if I had my ticket in a second chanc
Nov 19, 2013, 12:17 pm - HoLeeKau - Lottery Discussion Forum

$116M Georgia Powerball winner claims prizeNews Story
A 46-year-old advertising executive from Mableton, Georgia, has stepped forward with the $116 million Powerball ticket. Gerald L. Render chose the cash option so he'll only be getting $63 million before taxes. Render claimed the prize Friday afternoon, two weeks after buying the winning Quik Pik jackpot ticket at Heby's Shell, on Floyd Road in Mableton. The advertising executive had been showing up for work as usual at the Marietta-based Upscale Magazine. It's a publication of Bronner B
Oct 9, 2010, 8:14 am - Todd - Lottery News

Missouri Pick 3 players get bonus drawingNews Story
A special promotion is giving Missouri Lottery Pick 3 players a shot at doubling their chances of winning cash in the Midday drawing. From Oct. 19 through Nov. 15, the Lottery will draw the winning Pick 3 numbers along with a second drawing from among three white balls and one orange ball. If the orange ball is drawn, the Lottery will draw a bonus set of Pick 3 numbers, giving players a second chance to win cash to win from the same ticket purchase. Even though there are no balls utilized
Oct 15, 2008, 7:00 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Florida Lottery joins PowerballNews Story
January start date; drawings will move to Florida Florida Lottery officials on Wednesday said they will add the national Powerball game to the state's portfolio in January and become the new host for the game's semiweekly drawings. Florida was the only state with a lottery to not offer a multi-state game. Powerball the multi-state lottery game known for its mega-jackpots that can top $300 million is bouncing into Florida lottery retailers in January. Florida becomes the 30th state t
Jul 3, 2008, 11:32 am - Todd - Lottery News

what state do you think has the worst lottery?Reply
By far the worst Lottery in the Country (and maybe even the world) is the Hoosier Lottery. Here are just some of the reasons why: A history of scandal and corruption: The Hoosier Lottery has a well documented history of scandal and corruption. These are just a few of the high...or rather low lights: 1. Jack Crawford was the Hoosier Lottery's first Director. He was forced to resign after news of an affair with his housekeeper hit the press. While this scandal was not related to lotte
Jul 2, 2007, 11:44 am - Uncle Jim - Lottery Discussion Forum

Latest Lottery Scams...
To All Members:Watch your inbox for the following emails: Customer Service12 Bridge Street,Staines Middlesex TW18 4TPUnited Kingdom.Ref: UK/9420X2/68Batch: 074/05/ZY369 WINNING NOTIFICATION:We are pleased to inform you of the announcement on the 9th of November 2005 of winners of the International Prime Lottery were our winners were listed. You / your company, attached to ticket number 041423313541 24,with serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers 37-13-
Nov 9, 2005, 7:49 am - jim695 - Lottery Discussion Forum

New Yorker claims huge lottery jackpot amid controversyNews Story
A 66-year-old former state worker has claimed the second largest lottery payout in New York history.Garry T. McGivney of Watertown won the $56 million prize in Saturday's New York State Lotto drawing, striking it rich on the numbers 1, 2, 11, 30, 39 and 48, with a bonus number of 21, the Watertown Daily Times reported Tuesday.State Lottery Division spokeswoman Jennifer Mauer would not confirm McGivney won. However, lottery officials scheduled a Wednesday news conference in Syracuse to introduce
Aug 3, 2005, 9:54 am - Todd - Lottery News