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Pool players ponder Powerball hypocrisyNews Story
Nobody was betting on $212 million at The Pour House on Friday.A week after Charleston police and State Law Enforcement Division agents raided a pool tournament at the Savannah Highway tavern, three patrons at the bar shook their heads no over their beer. They hadn't bought a $1 chance at the state-sponsored, long-odds Powerball game.The prize at stake in tonight's drawing for the multistate lottery payoff has climbed to more than $200 million for the second time in five months. The last time,
May 8, 2004, 2:10 pm - Lottery News

S.C. lottery machines crash on drawing dayNews Story
Some N.C. Buyers Left Without TicketsSome North Carolina lottery players hoping to cash in on South Carolina's Powerball lottery walked away with nothing Wednesday after the state's lottery buying network went down. South Carolina's network crashed around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday due to a Bellsouth issue, according to the South Carolina Educational Lottery Office. We had one lady from North Carolina who wanted to buy a ticket but had to leave empty-handed, convenience store clerk John Traylor said.
Apr 29, 2004, 7:47 am - Lottery News

Store clerk accused of stealing lottery winningsNews Story
Port Washington, Wisconsin police have cited a convenience store clerk for theft after he allegedly pocketed a customer's $250 in lottery winnings.A Port Washington Police Department report gave this account:Theresa Momper, 52, of Port Washington said she went to the Quik Stop Shoppe South, 1100 S. Spring St., April 21 and asked the clerk to verify that she had a winning lottery ticket worth $250. The clerk, Donald J. Malzewski, 20, allegedly scanned the ticket and told Momper that she was mista
Apr 28, 2004, 7:44 am - Lottery News

Delaware agent wins "fastest lottery fingers" awardNews Story
The second time was the charm for Aimee Truitt.Miss Truitt, 18, of Georgetown, Delaware, walked away with $800 after winning the Delaware Lottery's 12th annual Fastest Fingers championship March 30 in Dover.A clerk at Bodie's Market in Georgetown, Miss Truitt was one of 14 terminal operators from Delaware Lottery retail stores eligible to compete in the finals. Competitors raced through a test that determined which operator could produce a set number of lottery tickets in the shortest time. Mi
Apr 8, 2004, 6:18 am - Lottery News

Virginia hoping the joke's not on themNews Story
It's either an April Fools' joke for the annals or the beginning of an incredibly moneyed life for the nation's newest multimillionaire.Virginia Lottery officials said yesterday that they believe that the winner of last month's $239 million prize has finally, through a lawyer, come forward and is expected to provide the winning Mega Millions ticket for confirmation today.Lottery officials, who learned Feb. 20 that an individual purchased the single winning ticket at the Red Apple convenience sto
Apr 1, 2004, 5:15 am - Lottery News

Clerk admits stealing winning lottery ticket from studentNews Story
A former gas station clerk has admitted stealing a winning lottery ticket worth $20,000 from a college student, telling her it was only worth $100.Antoine Y. Reiche, 34, told a Westboro District Court judge on Friday that he took the Lucky Stars ticket.Prosecutors recommended a sentence of one year of probation and a restraining order that would prohibit him from having any contact with the victim, Erica Schmitt. Judge Michael Brooks did not impose a sentence, halting the case after Reiche's att
Mar 29, 2004, 4:33 am - Lottery News

Vermont Resident Captures $50,000News Story
A Bethel, Vermont resident hit it big over the weekend when he won $50,000 playing the Vermont Lotterys instant game, Big Money Action.Alfred Hill was purchasing gas on Sunday morning and decided to use part of his change to purchase a $5 instant ticket. I scratched the ticket outside the store and didnt think it was a winner at first noted Mr. Hill. Then I looked closer and saw something that looked like a prize. Still uncertain, Mr. Hill reentered the store and asked the clerk to validate t
Mar 26, 2004, 9:25 am - Lottery News

Store clerk arrested, accused of stealing scratch-off lottery ticketsNews Story
Captured on video: A lottery player busily playing scratch-off games.Captured in handcuffs: The same lottery player who illegally scratched off almost $500 worth of tickets without paying for them.Robert Lee King, 41, of 14860 Indigo Lakes Circle, North Naples, was arrested and charged with grand theft in connection with his unlucky gambling spree earlier this month.Collier County sheriff's deputies arrested King on Tuesday after a co-worker at the Shell/Site station at 5606 Tavila Circle turned
Mar 25, 2004, 5:00 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner wasn't sure he wanted $11 millionNews Story
A German lottery winner who scooped a jackpot of more than 6 million (US$11 million) didn't claim it for ten weeks as he wasn't sure he wanted the money.The clerk from Dortmund, who wishes to remain anonymous, was the only player to tip the six correct numbers in the January 3 draw, entitling him to 6,360,000.However, nearly three months passed before the lucky winner presented himself to WestLotto with his winning ticket saying he had taken time out so he could think things over .The company
Mar 19, 2004, 4:38 am - Lottery News

Miami Police Search For Pair In Alleged Lotto ScamNews Story
Man, Woman Robbed Victim Of $11,000Miami Police said a Latino couple approached a woman on Feb. 4, telling her they needed her help to cash a winning lottery ticket valued at $425,000. The man and woman told the woman they would pay her a percentage of the loot, in exchange for a fee of $11,000.The following week, on Feb. 10, the woman gave the men the $11,000, and the three drove to a pharmacy in North Miami, where the woman left the cash in her car and walked inside the drugstore. The woma
Mar 17, 2004, 5:19 am - Lottery News