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New Day, New Perspective for Winner of $175,000 Mega Millions PrizeNews Story
On Thursday, John Ferguson of Curlew, Washington was concerned about car payments, property taxes, and where he would find his next job.Oh, what a difference a day makes!Friday, Ferguson redeemed his winning Mega Millions ticket at the Washington Lottery's Spokane Office for his $175,000 prize and is planning visits to see his grandchildren in Alaska and California.Ferguson is the Washington Lottery's newest big Mega Millions winner. He won with a ticket for last Tuesday's drawing that he purch
Nov 4, 2003, 5:03 am - Lottery News

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

Another Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in IndianaNews Story
For the second time in four days Powerball paid off big for a player in Indiana.On Saturday a $190.9 million jackpot was split between two tickets; one purchased in Indiana and one in Minnesota. Wednesday night's $10 million jackpot was the 30th Powerball jackpot win for Indiana. There have been a total of 175 jackpot winners in the history of Powerball.The winning ticket holder for Wednesday night's draw now has a choice to make. They can take the $10 million annuity, which will be paid out
Oct 30, 2003, 5:28 am - Lottery News

Missouri Lottery Unveils "Big Sleigh Giveaway"News Story
Missouria Lottery players can start celebrating the holidays early with the Big Sleigh Giveaway promotion. Players will have a chance to win a 2004 Lincoln Aviator , travel certificates, home furnishings, big-screen televisions and cash in the promotion, which runs from Nov. 1 through Jan. 9, 2004. This promotion is very similar to last year's holiday promotion, said Jennifer Kempker, promotions manager for the Missouri Lottery. Players really liked the variety of prizes, so this year we a
Oct 28, 2003, 6:00 pm - Lottery News

Lunch Ladies Share $95 Million Powerball PrizeNews Story
They waited until the students got their lunch, then 15 school cooks and one janitor who each put a quarter into a lottery pool came forward Monday as the holders of a Powerball ticket worth more than $95 million.The women started their first Monday as millionaires back on the school lunch line, where they fed the students in the tiny Holdingford School District before hopping a bus to the state lottery headquarters in Minneapolis to claim their prize. It was really tough to be concentrating on
Oct 28, 2003, 3:54 am - Lottery News

If you mail in a 'fee' to claim a 'sweepstakes' prize, you've lostNews Story
Listen to me:You have not won a sweepstakes that you can claim by mailing in a processing fee. Anybody who asks you to send in a processing fee to win a prize is lying to you.They have your name on a sucker list. They sell your name and address to one another. They want to take your money. They do not care whether you are elderly, or poor, or naive, or can't buy your pills.Let me tell you about Ruth.Ruth is 85. She is the mother of a woman I know in St. Petersburg. I am not using her last nam
Oct 27, 2003, 5:03 am - Lottery News

Winning Powerball Tickets Sold In Indiana and MinnesotaNews Story
Powerball paid off big Saturday night for two winning tickets; one sold in Indiana and one sold in Minnesota. The winners will split a $190.9 million jackpot.The $190.9 million dollar jackpot is the tenth largest jackpot in lottery history. It ranks as the sixth largest Powerball jackpot ever.Each ticket holder will have to decide if they want the $95.4 million 29- year annuity or the cash option worth $49.7 million. The ticket holders will have 60 days after the tickets are validated to make th
Oct 26, 2003, 1:55 pm - Lottery News

Aspiring actress and fiancé win half of $99 million Calif. lotteryNews Story
An aspiring actress and her fianc , a Navy man, claimed half of the $99 million dollar Superlotto jackpot from Wednesday's draw.The couple claimed their prize Thursday at a 2:30 pm press conference in Los Angeles. They have chosen to receive a lump sum payment of about $26 million.The ticket was sold at a store in Hollywood. That store's owner will receive half of one percent of each winning ticket sold. The winners are Robynn Newton, 29, of Hollywood and her fianc , Wesley Dorsi, who is in the
Oct 24, 2003, 4:08 am - Lottery News

House approves spending unclaimed lottery jackpot on collegesNews Story
The Florida Legislature voted unanimously Thursday to direct $30 million from an unclaimed lottery jackpot to community colleges and state universities.A ticket sold in the Miami area last March was the sole winner of a $50 million jackpot, but nobody turned it in before a 180-day deadline. The total amount available from the jackpot is $30.1 million -- the same as if the winner took a lump sum payment instead of 30 annual payments.State law normally requires unclaimed winnings to be put back in
Oct 24, 2003, 3:51 am - Lottery News