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Kentucky woman charged with 76 counts for theft of over $123,000, including lottery ticketsNews Story
Woman accused of participating in syndicate that committed crimes over the span of four months By Kate Northrop A Kentucky woman faces 76 counts in connection with theft of over $123,000 in merchandise, consisting of Kentucky Lottery tickets and other stolen goods. Louisville Metro police (LMPD) charged Telnesha Antnetta Brown, 18, of Louisville, with 76 counts related to theft of over $123,000 in merchandise, including lottery tickets. She received 37 individual counts each of c
Aug 28, 2023, 2:42 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Kentucky cancer patient out of work wins $234,176 online Instant Play lottery jackpotNews Story
Huge win could not have come at a better time By Kate Northrop A Kentucky man diagnosed with cancer and undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments experienced a turn of events when he won a jackpot worth over $200,000 while playing the lottery online. Frank Long's life has changed drastically since being diagnosed with cancer, but a quick stroke of luck and the right attitude helped make a change for the better. Long's lifestyle looks different than most others'. He goes to
Oct 20, 2022, 3:57 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery offers new "1-off" wagering optionsReply
I'm not sure what to say, other than the Kentucky Lottery is putting out mixed signals about availability then. I am holding a press release with today's date (Aug. 6) that states Several enhancements are taking place today for popular Kentucky Lottery draw games, and then goes on to state the changes. I really don't see it as a big deal either way, but I'm going with what I have, and if the Kentucky Lottery wishes, they can certainly comment here to clarify the situation. The whole thing
Aug 6, 2018, 6:25 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery launches 50/50 raffle FridayNews Story
State's first raffle in 4 years Lottery Post Exclusive by Todd Northrop On Friday, the Kentucky Lottery kicks off sales for its newest game, 50/50 Split the Pot Raffle. Tickets for the new raffle game will only be available for a period of less than four weeks, and on June 10, one lucky winner is going to win half the proceeds. Unlike a traditional raffle, the 50/50 game does not impose a limit on the number of tickets sold; rather, the more tickets that are sold, the better, beca
May 12, 2011, 5:35 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery's raffle game results drawnNews Story
The Kentucky Lottery selected the winning numbers Monday for its special Million Dollar Draw raffle-style game. 500,000 tickets costing $10 each were sold for the raffle. The event will produce 2 prizes worth $1 million, 2 prizes worth $50,000, 30 prizes worth $10,000, and 700 prizes worth $500. The full list of winning numbers can be found on the Million Dollar Draw results page: https://www.lotterypost.com/ky-lottery-raffle-2007.asp
Mar 19, 2007, 6:20 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery hits record sales in third quarterNews Story
The Kentucky Lottery Corp. earned net income of $56.2 million on a record $198.5 million in sales during its third quarter of fiscal 2006. Sales were driven by a record-breaking $365 million Powerball jackpot in February, according to a news release. The previous record sales quarter was the second quarter of 2004, when net income was $52.6 million on sales of $197 million. Year-to-date net income is $158.7 million, or $37.9 million more than the same period last year. Sales are $564.
Apr 25, 2006, 10:06 am - Todd - Lottery News

$220 Million: Mega Millions lottery jackpot rolls againReply
853,492 Powerball Tickets to Expire! Two Powerball tickets worth an incredible $853,492 each will expire soon if the winners do not step forward. One ticket was purchased on October 19, 2005 at Hebron BP, 2144 Kilgore Place, Hebron, Kentucky. The other missing ticket was purchased in Littleton, Colorado. Both tickets were purchased for the October 19, 2005 Powerball drawing worth $340 million. The winners of the missing tickets matched the first five white ball numbers to win Powerball's second
Apr 12, 2006, 8:01 pm - fxdwg - Lottery News

Kentucky lottery advertising changed in response to suitNews Story
A semiretired bookkeeper has sued the Kentucky Lottery Corp., accusing it of falsely advertising how numbers in one of its instant-win games are picked.Ronald B. Hub's lawsuit, filed in Jefferson County Circuit Court, seeks $1,000 in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages.It claims a promotional brochure by the lottery stated that the single-digit numbers printed on Extra Cash tickets are randomly generated. However, Hub says losing numbers were printed much more frequently e
Oct 7, 2003, 5:26 am - Todd - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery adds new Keno game featureNews Story
Keno is Kentucky's 2nd-most popular draw game Kentucky Lottery players now have a new way to win even more prizes in the popular game Keno, as the new Bulls-Eye feature is now available. Players can choose to add the Bulls-Eye to their base Keno wager for a chance to win additional prizes. Adding Bulls-Eye will double the cost of the base Keno wager. For example, if a player wagers $5 on their base Keno game, adding Bulls-Eye will cost an additional $5. During every drawing, a Bulls-Eye
Dec 18, 2018, 9:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery reports record $1.3 billion in salesNews Story
Lottery sees highest sales in state history By Kate Northrop The Kentucky Lottery announced during a board of directors meeting last week that its sales are at an all-time high, the largest in the organization's 32-year history at $1.3 billion. Vice President and Corporate Controller Maggie Garrison reported some impressive figures at the meeting. For the fiscal year-to-date sales (July-April), the Lottery took in $1.3 billion, $369.7 million (39.6%) higher compared to the same period l
May 19, 2021, 4:45 pm - Todd - Lottery News