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Illinois Store Sells Winning $5 Million Lottery TicketNews Story
One very lucky person who visited the Huck's convenience store in Murphysboro, Illinois this Wednesday is holding a winning lottery ticket worth up to $5 million.The winning ticket was purchased at 10:13 a.m. Wednesday at the store located at the corner of Walnut and South 20th streets. The numbers on the ticket are 2, 18, 20, 23, 30 and 39.The ticket holder had not yet stepped forward Thursday, but a spokeswoman for the Illinois Lottery in Springfield offered a strong piece of advice for the wi
Oct 31, 2003, 1:00 pm - Lottery News

Maryland Evening Pick 3 Number-777 Pays Out $2.2 MillionNews Story
Hundreds of players are arriving at Lottery retail locations across Maryland to claim cash prizes they won in Wednesday's Pick 3 game.Initial reports indicate that players wagered $491,000 on the lucky number 777-which paid out $2.2 million in prizes or approximately 462 percent over the games ticket sales last night. The Lotterys total losses are nearly $1.8 million.Lucky players that wagered $1.00 straight on the last evenings Pick 3 game won $500.00 each.
Oct 31, 2003, 5:18 am - Lottery News

Lost and found? $1.4M lottery ticket winds up in courtNews Story
On Sept. 16, 2002, a New Jersey Pick 6 lottery ticket was sold from the Sunshine Grocery store in Hoboken. The numbers, randomly generated as a quick pick, proved to be the very lucky indeed. But a court will have to decide for whom.Several days after the ticket was sold, a brother and sister from Union City presented the lone winning ticket in the $4 million drawing to the New Jersey Lottery Commission in Trenton. Ecstatic at their good fortune but uncertain of their English (they are from Pu
Oct 30, 2003, 5:16 am - Lottery News

Ind. Single Mother Claims $95M PowerballNews Story
A 29-year-old single mother from Washington, Ind., cashed in her Powerball ticket worth $95.4 million Wednesday, becoming the biggest individual winner in Hoosier Lottery history.Regina Mandabach, a secretary for Hoosier Insurance, grinned as she accepted a giant check from lottery officials. She chose the cash option, which means she'll take home $49.7 million before taxes.Mandabach could have chosen to take a total of $95.45 million in annual payments over 30 years. Has it sunk in? No, Mandab
Oct 30, 2003, 5:12 am - Lottery News

Powerball players clamor for shot at $162 millionNews Story
Jo Pictor has been playing the lottery regularly since 1986 and is still hopeful that the next drawing will call her lucky numbers. Last year, I played in 11 states, Pictor, 80, said. If I win, the grandkids will be very happy because they will each get a new car. The Westsider bought three Powerball lottery tickets Monday afternoon in Santa Teresa, beating the rush of ticket buyers eager for a chance at winning an estimated $162 million jackpot.Wednesday's drawing will be the 15th since the j
Oct 21, 2003, 4:09 am - Lottery News

Laval Resident Claims Loto-Québec's Largest Jackpot EverNews Story
The sole winner of the $25,418,690 jackpot in the October 3rd Super 7 draw, Qu bec's newest multimillionaire, Mr. Robert Fournier, has also earned the enviable distinction of being the province's largest lottery winner ever.While Mr. Fournier regularly purchases one or two tickets per draw, the bonus prizes offered by Super 7 over the past few weeks, and particularly the $25 million jackpot, motivated him to increase his wagers for the last draw. It turned out to be a move that paid off to say
Oct 9, 2003, 4:05 am - Lottery News

Washington Man Claims $47 Million Lotto Plus PrizeNews Story
David D. Gibson's positive attitude about life has paid off in a big way with a $47 million Jackpot prize. Life is all about taking chances, said Gibson. I have a positive attitude about life, so I'm not afraid to take chances. The glass is always half-full. Gibson, a Kirkland resident, purchased his Lotto Plus tickets on Saturday, October 4 the last day to play the game with a record $47 Million Lotto Plus Jackpot prize on the line. When I bought my Lotto Plus tickets, I knew it was the las
Oct 9, 2003, 3:38 am - Lottery News

Lynchburg couple ’in a daze’ at lottery winNews Story
Even on one of the best days of his life, Virginia lottery winner James Featherston remains haunted by one of the worst days of his life - the day, three months ago, when his wife and son were involved in a serious wreck on U.S. 29.Featherston, 69, and his wife, Martha, both of Lynchburg, won the $17.6 million Lotto South drawing held Sept. 17. They and their son, James Jr., were at Hotel Roanoke on Monday afternoon for a check presentation ceremony led by Virginia Lottery Executive Director Pen
Oct 7, 2003, 5:12 am - Lottery News

One winner gets $47 million in last Washington Lotto PlusNews Story
If you played the final night of Lotto Plus, check your ticket: One lucky person won the record $47 million jackpot, the largest single lottery prize in Lotto Plus history.The odds of picking the winning numbers -- 8, 17, 33, 40, 41 and gold ball 13 -- were 1 in 11,069,877 on a $1 ticket with two sets of numbers. And out of the $2,172,432 in tickets sold for Saturday night's drawing, only one ticket matched all six numbers.By late Saturday, the Washington State Lottery had not released any infor
Oct 6, 2003, 4:11 am - Lottery News

Luck runs out for N.Y. lottery winnersNews Story
When members of the Lucky Lotto Lady Partnership won $23 million in 1994, they thought their money woes were over for good. But nearly a decade later, the group is battling a formidable foe over its winnings: the Internal Revenue Service. This time, the Lucky Lotto Lady Partnership is going to need more than luck -- it'll need a change in federal law in order to win.The dispute is over taxes. Not whether the group should pay them, but how much of its lottery winnings should go to the IRS. And Un
Sep 29, 2003, 3:37 am - Lottery News