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Ohio Lottery rings in the New Year with raffleNews Story
For four lucky Ohio lottery players, 2010 will begin with a windfall of one million dollars. The winning numbers for the Ohio Lottery's New Year's Raffle game were announced this evening. The full list of lottery results can be found on Lottery Post's Ohio Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/oh). The $20 tickets for the raffle went on sale Nov. 20. 500,000 tickets were available. This is the third consecutive New Year's Raffle for the Ohio Lottery. The game has the best od
Jan 2, 2010, 9:08 pm - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery audit begins next weekNews Story
State Auditor Mary Taylor officially begins her review of the Ohio Lottery Commission next week, two months after lottery officials tried to close the door on her by arguing that the attention is unwarranted. Auditors and lottery officials are scheduled to sit together next Wednesday at kick-off meeting during which the approach and scope of the audit will be outlined. The decision to conduct a performance audit of the $2.4 billion state agency is unusual because such audits are typically
Dec 30, 2009, 9:42 am - Lottery News

Stringing along Jamaican lottery scammersNews Story
It's a little suspicious when the address linked to a call notifying someone they won the Maryland Lottery is in Michigan. Or Ohio. And Richard Drexel, who has worked in security for part of his career, is no fool. As soon as the call came in for his son, also Richard, the elder Drexel called the Maryland Lottery. No, in fact, they don't call you to notify you you've won they have other means. And they certainly don't ask you to pony up $150 to pay for fees and taxes before you can collect
Dec 14, 2009, 8:45 am - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery opposes state auditNews Story
The Ohio Lottery Commission has formally rejected State Auditor Mary Taylor's decision to launch a performance audit of the $2.4 billion agency without its blessing. Lottery Director Kathleen Burke said in a letter Saturday that the audit does not seem reasonable, necessary or a wise investment of public funds. Taylor's office notified the commission last week that it was beginning a performance audit, citing the uncertain nature of gambling revenue from month to month and an environment
Nov 23, 2009, 8:31 pm - Lottery News

Lottery hoax causes riot at Ohio coat storeNews Story
Updated with new video report Oct. 15, 2009, 1:27 p.m. A woman being driven around in a rented limousine pulled up at a coat store and announced she'd won the lottery and would pay for everyone's purchases, police said, but she ended up causing a riot when customers realized it was a hoax. Angry customers threw merchandise around and looted, leaving the store looking as though a hurricane had passed through it, police said. Linda Brown was arrested Tuesday after an hours-long shoppin
Oct 15, 2009, 10:12 am - Lottery News

States sell out 9s in Wed. lottery drawsNews Story
Lottery players around the United States hoping to win big by betting on all nines may have come up empty when they got to the lottery terminal. Several states reported that Pick 4 combinations 9-9-9-9 and 9-9-0-9, as well as Pick 3 combination 9-9-9, sold out due to heavy buying. The reason? Today's unique date numbers of 9/9/09 (September 9, 2009). Lottery officials say people who play daily lotto games such as Pick 3 and Pick 4 tend to make their number choices based on special numbe
Sep 9, 2009, 11:00 pm - Lottery News

2 lottery tickets split $333M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
There will be no worldwide lottery jackpot record this time. Two tickets have split last night's $333 million Mega Millions jackpot, one on each coast of the United States. The winning tickets, which are now worth an estimated $166.5 million each, were purchased in San Gabriel, Calif., and the Bronx, New York. The winning numbers were: 1, 17, 31, 37 and 54 with the Mega Ball 31. The Texas Megaplier was 4. Also, 34 lucky players came very close to winning it all, macthing the first 5
Aug 29, 2009, 8:46 am - Lottery News

24 employees at Toledo retirement home rejoice over big lottery winNews Story
Lest there be any confusion, David Moyer and Peggy Park want everyone to know morale is now high among employees at Oakleaf Village of Toledo. Scratch that. Practically everyone, including the retirees, were going bonkers Wednesday after learning that 24 of the 77 employees at the retirement home had just won $250,000 from the Ohio Lottery's Mega Millions game. They hit on five of six numbers with their best ticket. Mr. Moyer, the facility's general manager, and Ms. Park, its care director
Aug 26, 2009, 11:45 pm - Lottery News

$325 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot rolls againNews Story
Largest Mega Millions jackpot in two years will be drawn Friday There has been another rollover in the top prize for the multi-state Mega Millions lottery expanding the jackpot to a staggering $325 million for the Friday drawing. The lump-sum cash value is estimated to be $205 million. It is the largest Mega Millions jackpot in two years, and if sales are brisker than expected, it may get even bigger. On August 31, 2007, four ticket-holders from Maryland, New Jersey, Texas, and Virginia
Aug 26, 2009, 1:39 am - Lottery News

$252 MILLION: largest Mega Millions jackpot in 18 monthsNews Story
Lottery jackpot hunters will have a big target this coming Tuesday night, when a $252 million jackpot is up from grabs in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game. It is the largest Mega Millions jackpot since Feb. 22, 2008, when the top prize swelled to $270 million. One ticket sold in Georgia won that prize. The huge pot came about after no tickets won last night's $207 million jackpot drawing. On Tuesday, players will attempt to match all five numbers plus the Mega Ball number to win
Aug 22, 2009, 9:29 am - Lottery News