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U.K. Lottery operator wants to create global super-lotteryNews Story
Camelot will launch the first ever global lottery draw if it wins the right to run Britain's game for another 10 years with players from all over the world generating jackpots of up to half a billion pounds (nearly one billion dollars). The international lotto would dwarf the existing Euro Millions weekly game, in which nine countries have joined together to achieve astonishing top prizes of 125 million. The new game would span the globe with some 50 countries already voicing interest i
Feb 9, 2007, 7:27 pm - Lottery News

Calif. Lottery hops on raffle bandwagonNews Story
With Million Dollar Raffle, California becomes the latest state lottery to introduce a raffle-style game. The new game, which goes on sale February 5th, gives players the best odds of winning a million dollars of any game ever offered by the California Lottery. Million Dollar Raffle is played like a typical raffle type draw game that many people have already experienced. The game will have a maximum of 5 million unique (7 digit) raffle numbers available for sale to players for $5 per n
Jan 19, 2007, 8:52 am - Lottery News

S.C. Lottery will probably offer raffle game againNews Story
The S.C. lottery will likely offer its million dollar raffle game again, said Ernie Passailaigue, executive director. The lottery awarded four prizes of $1 million and hundreds of other prizes Monday in the game that works just like a door-prize drawing. The Carolina Millionaire Raffle game sold just over 900,000 of its $10 tickets and paid about $5.5 million in prizes, Passailaigue said. We did not sell out, so I wouldn't say it was a raving success, Passailaigue said. It was a succ
Jan 15, 2007, 4:09 pm - Lottery News

Mother of 4 among Florida Lottery raffle winnersNews Story
The Florida Lottery raffled of 10 tickets worth $1 million Monday as part of their Holiday Millionaire Raffle. Lottery computers picked 130 winning numbers from the 1.25 million tickets for $20 each sold in its first-ever raffle. Twenty tickets are worth $100,000 and holders of the other 100 tickets can claim $10,000. Michelle Strother, of Deltona, was one of the winners to claim the $1 million prize. The mother of four said she was elated when she heard the news. People at wor
Jan 2, 2007, 12:38 am - Lottery News

Florida Lottery Holiday Millionaire Raffle ResultsNews Story
The Florida Lottery selected the winning numbers Monday for its special Holiday Millionaire Raffle drawing. 1.25 million Holiday Millionaire Raffle tickets costing $20 each were sold for the raffle. The tickets were sold out in just 12 days. The raffle will produce 10 prizes worth $1 million, 20 prizes worth $100,000, and 100 prizes worth $10,000. The full list of winning numbers can be found on the Holiday Millionaire Raffle page: https://www.lotterypost.com/fl-lottery-raffle-200
Jan 1, 2007, 3:37 pm - Lottery News

Most state lottery raffle games sold outNews Story
Around the United States, Christmastime raffle games have become the hottest ticket of the year, with most of the game tickets selling out well before the drawing date. The raffle games are loosely modeled after the largest lottery game in the world, Spain's El Gordo, which gives back an unusually large 70% of all proceeds in the form of prizes, and makes many instant millionaires. Unlike traditional lotto-style games, a fixed number of tickets are sold for raffle games, and the prizes are
Dec 30, 2006, 12:18 am - Lottery News

Ontario Lottery delays payouts to 'insider' winnersNews Story
Christmas came four days early but seven weeks late for a trio of insider lottery winners from a small town northeast of Peterborough, Ontario, who faced a lengthy investigation before receiving their big payout. When we went in, we expected to get a cheque just like everyone else does, then they popped the bubble and said, 'Sorry, you're going to have to wait,' said Al Breedon, one of the winners of the $1-million prize. He and his wife, Linda Smith, and friend Linette Dynes purchas
Dec 29, 2006, 11:35 pm - Lottery News

21 tickets win Maryland Lottery's Bonus Match 5News Story
Lottery players throughout the State of Maryland should check their Bonus Match 5 tickets for a little something extra this holiday season. Saturday night's drawing produced 21 winning tickets. The winning numbers were 02, 03, 04, 05, 08 and Bonus Ball 30. Top-tier winners must match the first five numbers. If twelve or more winning tickets are sold in a single drawing, each winner will receive an equal share of a $600,000 pari-mutuel pool. Since 21 winning tickets were sold, each ticket
Dec 26, 2006, 7:08 pm - Lottery News

Lottery Ticket Worth Over Half A Million Sold In NashvilleNews Story
A Tennessee Lotto 5 ticket sold in Nashville correctly matched all five numbers from Monday night's drawing, hitting the jackpot of $518,712. No additional information is available until the player claims the prize. The Tennessee Lottery offices are closed Tuesday for the holidays and will reopen on Wednesday. The Lotto 5 jackpot dropped back down to its baseline amount of $40,000 for the Wednesday drawing. Lotto 5 drawings are held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights at 10:34 p.
Dec 26, 2006, 11:44 am - Lottery News

Florida officer unable to accept $1,000 lottery ticket giftNews Story
Imagine if someone handed you a winning lottery ticket worth $1,000, but you couldn't spend it. That's exactly what happened to a Holly Hill police officer. A mystery woman handed the officer the ticket. Investigator Chris Yates got a bittersweet holiday surprise as he worked an extra shift at a Holly Hill Publix. A stranger handed him an envelope. Stuffed a folded up envelope into my left hand and said, 'Merry Christmas,' and walked away from me, Yates explained. It turned ou
Dec 14, 2006, 4:33 pm - Lottery News