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Missouri Lottery outperforms every other stateNews Story
The Missouri Lottery is the fastest-growing game in the United States, according to an annual survey by International Gaming Wagering Business.The Missouri Lottery posted 21.3 percent growth in the 2003 fiscal year that just ended on top of 15 percent growth the previous year, outperforming every other lottery, the trade publication said in its September issue. It is very difficult to string together two outstanding years in the current environment, so Missouri's accomplishment is all the mo
Sep 16, 2003, 3:38 am - Lottery News

Texas lottery considers eliminating lotto ballsNews Story
The familiar white, numbered balls that have determined the winners of hundreds of millions of dollars in Texas lottery prizes may get bounced. The Texas Lottery Commission is taking a first, cautious step toward using a computer to replace the rubber balls used since the games began in 1992.It's early in the conceptual stage, but lottery officials have looked at computerized random number generator systems that, linked with animations, are used by a handful of lotteries to pick the winning nu
Sep 15, 2003, 4:16 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows to $35 MillionNews Story
America's favorite lottery game is on the rise again. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 336,155 players across the nation won a total of more than $3 million in prizes. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $35 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, September 17 drawing will be an estimated $18.3 million.The numbers drawn were: 6, 10, 19, 28, 32, and the Powerball was 39. The Power Play multiplier was
Sep 15, 2003, 4:04 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions Lottery Disappoints, Officials SayNews Story
The whole point of the Mega Millions lottery was huge jackpots, headline jackpots, crowds-mobbing-the-gas-stations jackpots.But more than a year after the multi-state Mega Millions lottery was created, the top prizes haven't been the record-breakers organizers had hoped -- leaving the 10 member states still waiting for a lottery windfall to cushion falling tax revenues.You might call it a case of bad luck. The lottery grew out of the seven-state Big Game, which set an American record for a singl
Sep 15, 2003, 3:59 am - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery Adds New GamesNews Story
Bettors will have more ways to gamble in Michigan next month, and they'll be able to do it in bars and restaurants across the state.State officials hope the new games, which include Club Keno and pull-tab games, will draw more money into state coffers as the struggle to balance the budget continues.The Michigan Lottery saw ticket sales increase 4.5 percent to $1.68 billion in the budget year that ended in September 2002, according to its most recent annual report.Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who prop
Sep 15, 2003, 3:53 am - Lottery News

Florida couple wins $21 million LottoNews Story
A couple who went shopping after lightning damaged a television left the store with a winning Lotto ticket worth $21 million.Rosemarie and Richard Cheverie, both 64, claimed the prize in Tallahassee on Friday. They opted for the one-time payment of $11,283,087.31, instead of 30 yearly installments of about $700,000.The Cheveries, who have been married for 46 years, said they plan to help their children with the winnings, paying off their mortgages and buying one son a car, lottery officials said
Sep 12, 2003, 10:00 pm - Lottery News

B.C. man wants 10-year-old lottery ticket tested for his printsNews Story
A Vancouver man wants the courts to help him learn whether his fingerprints are on a decade-old $10 million lottery ticket.Michael Ufnal claims he's the rightful owner of a winning lottery ticket he says was cashed in by a neighbor. But he lost the proof more than 10 years ago. In an affidavit filed in B.C. Supreme Court, Ufnal says that in May of 1992 he bought a lottery ticket at a convenience store and put it in his wallet. Then he lost the wallet.In the court documents, Ufnal claims he la
Sep 12, 2003, 9:49 pm - Lottery News

Two Tickets Split $57 Million Calif. SuperLotto Plus JackpotNews Story
The California Lotterys $57 million jackpot was split by two winning tickets drawn Wednesday, September 10, 2003 with the winning numbers 34, 43, 27, 20, 7 and MEGA 6. The winning tickets were sold at Seacliff Plaza Store, 219 State Park Drive, in Aptos and at Kavanagh Liquors, 500 Via Mercado, in San Lorenzo. Each ticket is valued at $28.5 million and the winners have not yet claimed their prizes.Kavanagh Liquors lucky streak continues with the fourth winning jackpot ticket sold at this locatio
Sep 11, 2003, 7:36 pm - Lottery News

One ticket wins $21 million Florida Lotto JackpotNews Story
One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $21 million, lottery officials said Wednesday. The winning ticket was bought in the city of Royal Palm Beach, officials said. A total of 86 tickets matched five numbers to win $6,177.50; 5,634 tickets matched four numbers for $76.50; and 115,961 tickets matched three numbers for $5. The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Tuesday: 13-19-28-38-40-41.
Sep 11, 2003, 7:27 pm - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows to $28 MillionNews Story
Summer may be over but America's favorite lottery game is heating up. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 283,741 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.4 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $28 million.The cash option for the Saturday, September 13 drawing will be an estimated $14.5 million.The numbers drawn were: 3, 17, 29, 30, 33 and the Powerball was
Sep 11, 2003, 7:24 pm - Lottery News