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Rightful owner of Powerball ticket finally gets $100,000 prizeNews Story
A Morgan City, Louisiana man whose $100,000 Powerball ticket was allegedly stolen finally got his money on Tuesday.Charles Stone, 33, received the check at the Louisiana Lottery's Metairie office, eight days after state troopers arrested three people for allegedly altering the ticket and trying to claim the cash for themselves. A fourth suspect was arrested Jan. 29. I feel very lucky, said Stone, adding that he plans to invest some, spend some of his winnings.Stone bought the ticket at a Hou
Feb 4, 2004, 5:20 am - Lottery News

Counterfeit lottery tickets in TennesseeNews Story
The Tennessee Attorney Generals Office is working with the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation (TELC) to determine how to deal with illegal tickets being circulated throughout Tennessee.TELC CEO Rebecca Paul said she first heard about the problem from victims of the scam who wanted the TELC to refund their money.They look like a lottery ticket, they scratch like a lottery ticket, but they are a phone card, Paul said, adding some victims reported that when they asked a retailer for lottery ti
Feb 3, 2004, 5:35 am - Lottery News

Convenience store's lucky streak continuesNews Story
A convenience store where three winning lottery tickets were sold in less than six months is credited with the sale that netted the latest $70 million Lotto Texas jackpot.A clerk at an independent Corner Stop said he learned Sunday morning that the winning Lotto ticket was sold at Javed Panjwani's store.Panjwani had spent Friday afternoon hanging certificates from two winning Cash 5 lottery tickets he sold last year at the southwest Houston convenience store. He stood back, admired his work and
Feb 2, 2004, 5:06 am - Lottery News

$70 million Texas Lotto ticket sold in HoustonNews Story
Super Bowl eve is turning out to be a lucky day for someone in Houston.The winning ticket for Saturday's estimated $70 million Texas Lotto drawing was sold at the Corner Stop at 11580 Chimney Rock Road, according to the Texas Lottery.The winning numbers were: 43, 18, 20, 38, 16, and the bonus ball was 43.
Jan 31, 2004, 10:58 pm - Lottery News

4 women split $7M New York Lotto jackpotNews Story
Winning ticket, 2nd sold on Island in 10 weeks, purchased in Graniteville deliA dollar, a dream, and a ticket from a Richmond Avenue deli.In the past 10 weeks, Staten Island has produced a pair of lottery jackpot tickets worth a combined $24 million, and they've come from delis on the same street, separated by a few blocks.In November, a couple from Bulls Head won $17 million from a $5 Quick Pick ticket at A S Salumeria and Catering at 1720 Richmond Ave. in Bulls Head, walking away with a lump-s
Jan 27, 2004, 9:35 am - Lottery News

Muskegon resident wins Michigan Lottery's '$2,000,000 Fortune'News Story
William Schad of Muskegon now knows what it's like to feel like a million bucks actually, in his case, two million bucks! He became the Michigan Lottery's newest millionaire on Friday, January 16, 2004 while participating in a mid-court drawing at halftime during the Detroit Pistons vs. Washington Wizards NBA basketball game. No kidding! said Schad, upon learning he had been chosen as one of the five finalists for the Michigan Lottery's $2,000,000 Fortune grand-prize drawing. Holy moley! I
Jan 26, 2004, 7:24 am - Lottery News

Florida Lotto winner bought ticket near DelrayNews Story
As customers trickled in to the Farm Food Store in suburban Delray Beach on Sunday, the cashier occasionally would ask, Did you win? Md Rafiqul Islam was referring to the $3 million jackpot of Saturday's Florida Lotto drawing.The sole winning ticket had been sold at the convenience store on Jog Road south of Atlantic Avenue, lottery officials said. I have been asking people, Islam said as he handed change to a customer Sunday afternoon. One woman said, 'My father is happy this morning. I'm no
Jan 26, 2004, 7:01 am - Lottery News

Mississippi Residents Flock to Tennessee for Lottery TicketsNews Story
Legal in 2nd neighbor state; loss of Miss. money stirs debateRandy Kyle spent $100 in two days on Tennessee lottery tickets. Kyle, 42, of Walls in DeSoto County scratched off tickets during his lunch break Wednesday. He sat in his pickup parked at the Mapco Express convenience store near the Mississippi-Tennessee line.Kyle and several other Mississippians made up about a third of the store's lottery customers that afternoon.Kyle, a construction contractor, said he expects to play regularly while
Jan 26, 2004, 6:37 am - Lottery News

Tenn. Lottery rakes in millions fastNews Story
State lottery sets record launch with $10.8MTennessee's lottery took in about $10.8 million on its first day, setting a per-capita sales record for lottery launches with nearly $2 spent for every state resident, officials said. It's a great day and very exciting for us,'' lottery chief Rebecca Paul said Wednesday.Sales as of 10 p.m. Tuesday reached $1.87 for each state resident, surpassing the first-day figure of $1.83 per resident when Georgia started a lottery in 1993. The first day in any lot
Jan 23, 2004, 8:52 am - Lottery News

Lottery's first day a success, especially for twoNews Story
Tennessee Lottery officials called Tuesday's launch of lottery instant-ticket sales a success, with brisk sales at retailers across the state.Opening day's two largest prize winners, at $7,000 each, were from the Memphis end of the state: Jimmy Fowler of Jackson, and Daniel Young of Horn Lake, Miss., according to the lottery headquarters.Fowler said Tuesday night that the five $1 Lucky 7's tickets he bought at the Greyhound Bus Terminal in Jackson shortly after noon were the first lottery ti
Jan 21, 2004, 5:30 am - Lottery News