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Hollywood stuntman in Harry Potter film celebrates magic $10.5M lottery winNews Story
A stuntman who has rubbed shoulders with some of Hollywood's leading stars was celebrating today after scooping a 7 million (US$10.5 million) lottery windfall. Mark Lisbon, 42, who has performed stunts in films such as Tomb Raider, Batman Returns and In The Name Of The Father, has his partner Jane Surtees to thank after she picked the winning numbers in last Wednesday's U.K. Lotto rollover jackpot. Lisbon, who doubled for Gary Oldman as Sirius Black in the film Harry Potter And The Prisone
Dec 12, 2008, 10:10 am - Lottery News

Cool $207 million up for grabs in lotteryNews Story
Need some extra spending money this holiday season? Would $207 million be enough? That's the jackpot for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing, if a single ticket matches all six numbers in the multi-state lottery. The Mega Millions jackpot has been climbing steadily without a big winner since Oct. 21, when Mark Staffa of Rockmart won $42 million. Staffa, a software engineer, said he planned to use the windfall to help his parents retire and to travel the world. If this turns out to b
Dec 12, 2008, 9:52 am - Lottery News

Massachusetts Lottery expecting sales to decline by $200MNews Story
With the economy struggling and people pinching pennies, the Massachusetts State Lottery has increased its estimate of an expected decline in ticket sales. While the agency had said in October that it expected a 1.5 percent drop, or about $75 million, in sales, compared with the previous year, it now says it expects the drop to be 4 percent, or about $200 million. Mark Cavanagh, the lottery's executive director, emphasized that fiscal 2008, which ended in July, was a record year for the Lo
Dec 5, 2008, 3:57 pm - Lottery News

Monetary 'miracle' as 2 lotto jackpots won on same dayNews Story
'Tis the season for giving, and the British Columbia Lottery Corp. got into the holiday spirit in a big way Tuesday, presenting checks to two separate lottery jackpot winners from B.C. A couple from Burnaby, Daniel Fehr and Maria Linsenmeier, matched six out of six numbers in this past Saturday's Lotto 6/49 draw to win $12.6 million, while Robert Sibley of Gibsons received a check for $2 million. He matched all six numbers to win the BC/49 jackpot on the same day. Just two nights before,
Dec 3, 2008, 9:27 am - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery sales on the riseNews Story
The appeal of a rags to riches story has never been more desirable than now. With a faltering economy dominating the minds and wallets of many, and stores predicting flat sales during the holiday season, Marylanders are spending less on retail goods. Yet local vendors agree on one thing. Lottery sales have increased this year. According to the Maryland Lottery, instant scratch-off sales are up almost $45 million from this time last year. Overall lottery sales are up by almost $10 millio
Nov 28, 2008, 9:54 am - Lottery News

Kansas Lottery sales declineNews Story
The economy is having its impact on the sale of Kansas Lottery tickets, according to lottery officials. Lottery Executive Director Ed Van Petten said Wednesday that ticket sales between July 1 and last Saturday are down 4% over the same period of time last year. Van Petten said the economy has been a factor, but that isn't the only reason for slumping sales. He said ticket sales have been down in the games with large jackpots because the jackpots haven't been that much in recent months.
Oct 15, 2008, 6:03 pm - Lottery News

International super lottery to create jackpots of $500 million or moreNews Story
A massive, multi-country lottery with $500 million jackpots is expected to launch within four years Camelot, operator of the United Kingdom's lottery, has been in talks with firms in 48 countries, including Australia and the US, to launch a global draw. The plans involve a monthly game creating up to 100 millionaires plus a once-a-year super prize likely to be on a holiday such as New Year. They are being drawn up in response to the public's love of big-prize draws. The National lott
Sep 12, 2008, 12:56 am - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery's new Keno does $7.2M in business the first monthNews Story
Keno attracting players, but sales below projections Mike Winiasz of Lorain watches his neighbor pick numbers in the Ohio Lottery's new game, Keno, but he does not indulge. The last time I was in a lottery, I was picked No. 1 in the draft, he said. I figured I used up my lottery luck. Keno, the Ohio Lottery's newest game, finished up its first month of operation this week. As of Sunday, Keno brought in $7.2 million and awarded $4.6 million in prizes, Ohio Lottery officials said. Th
Sep 6, 2008, 9:50 am - Lottery News

£7M lottery winner goes back to workNews Story
A train driver who won a 6.9 million (US$12.8 million) lottery fortune has booked a return ticket and gone back to work on the railways. Carl Prance gave up his job of 34 years for a string of dream holidays when his family hit the jackpot. But just 10 months later he's getting up at 5am to drive 30 miles in his luxury Jaguar to start his 6am shift. Prance, 50, missed the lure of trains so much after both his father and grandfather spent their lives on the railways. He said, Some peo
Aug 25, 2008, 8:11 am - Lottery News

Lottery winners plea for a wife for their sonNews Story
After winning a 2.3 million (US$4.3 million) UK Lotto jackpot, Bob and Pat Green are hoping money CAN buy love for son Stewart. The couple made a plea to find a wife for the 33-year-old, who still lives at home. Bob, 64, joked, We've lived in the same house 20 years and Stewart still lives with us. He is not engaged or married, so if there is anybody who can help him out, he's looking for a rich lady with sporting interests. Motorbike-mad Bob, who owns and runs a garage with Pat, 6
Aug 13, 2008, 1:13 pm - Lottery News