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UK National Lottery Celebrates 10 YearsNews Story
Celebrations to mark 10 years of the National Lottery have taken place across the UK on Saturday.More than 150 lottery-funded venues in cities including Cardiff, Glasgow and Belfast have hosted dvents or opened their doors for free.The main dvents were held at London's Tate Modern art gallery, which was set up with 53m from the lottery.The celebrations included a Lotto birthday draw in the evening, with six people sharing the 10m prize money.The BBC's arts correspondent Torin Douglas said even
Nov 8, 2004, 7:48 am - Lottery News

You've won the lottery! Now what?News Story
Believe it or not, jackpot winners face both a pile of cash and a mountain of problematic decisions. Here's a practical to-do list. Keep it handy for the next time you strike it rich.Hitting the jackpot may be a fantasy, but what's the harm in dreaming? Here's some realistic advice on what to do if those numbers prove to be magic.It's after 11 p.m. on Saturday night, a night like any other Saturday night. You're ready for bed and yelling at the dog to get out of the garbage. With little enthusia
Oct 7, 2004, 8:59 am - Lottery News

First Nigeria On-Line Lottery Makes DebutNews Story
The first national on-line lottery game, Lotto Nigeria, has been launched.Established on April 30, 2004, with a 30 year national lottery license granted by the Federal government, NSL Lotteries Management Company Limited (NSL LMC) a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Sports Lotteries Limited will operate the lottery.While unveiling the game recently at Oceanview Restaurant, Ikoyi Lagos State, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Rick Wagner, said with the technical support of Tat
Oct 1, 2004, 8:39 am - Lottery News

California lottery millionaire tries not to changeNews Story
71-year-old still calls himself 'a thrifter at heart'Money has a way of changing people, but not all people.Charles Chuck Bush has plenty of money, but he's fine with the way things are.Well, almost.Bush won a $44 million California Lottery jackpot in July. The 71-year-old longtime Lindsay resident opted to take the cash option of his payout and received about $26 million before taxes.But two months after Bush became an instant millionaire, the only things that have changed are his address, th
Sep 23, 2004, 8:25 am - Lottery News

Student wins NY LottoNews Story
She's only 20, but a Queens college student can afford to throw herself one heck of a graduation party after hitting a $5 million lottery jackpot from a ticket she got from her dad.Baruch College senior Beenish Tariq and her family now are looking to trade their Flushing apartment for a big house on Long Island - with a Lexus and a sports car in the garage.But not before they pay those tuition bills. I had a mixture of feelings: shock, surprise, ecstasy, Tariq said yesterday at an announcement
Sep 15, 2004, 7:37 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery winnings to help pay bailNews Story
Millionaire hit with bail hike after violating conditions of releaseLottery millionaire Victoria Zell got her money from Powerball, but now she's using a major chunk of it for powerbail. On Monday, Zell was ordered to post $1 million in bail in connection with a drunken driving case involving a July crash that killed one of her passengers and paralyzed another. Zell's attorney said Zell has the cash assets available to cover it.The money is coming from Zell's share of a $29.4 million Powerball
Sep 14, 2004, 7:39 am - Lottery News

$40 million lottery winners still OK after two decadesNews Story
When Mike Wittkowski won $40 million in the Illinois Lottery two decades ago, the media reported worldwide on what was called the largest prize ever won by an individual in North America.Strangers wrote from as far as Poland and Italy, begging him to send some of his winnings their way.Since then, Wittkowski has maintained a low profile. For years he and his wife even kept the windfall secret from their children. Their eldest son, Bryan, now 17, only learned of the family fortune in 2nd grade. O
Sep 7, 2004, 10:00 am - Lottery News

$40 Million Man's payments endNews Story
For the first time in 20 years, Michael Wittkowski and family won't be receiving their big fat annual check courtesy of the Illinois State Lottery.The $40 Million Man is on his own again.Do you remember him? If you were around at the time, who could forget?His was the first mega-jackpot in Illinois lottery history, the biggest to a single winner anywhere in the nation at the time, earning the then-28-year-old unmarried printer from the Northwest Side a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records
Aug 31, 2004, 8:53 am - Lottery News

Camelot battling 'lottery fatigue'News Story
Many of us may have despaired of ever becoming millionaires, or perhaps just fancy a flutter on something else.Whatever the reason, the number of Britons playing the National Lottery has fallen faster in recent years than in any other form of gambling, a survey reveals.Five years ago, more than three-quarters of adults regularly bought a ticket for the Saturday draw. That figure has now dropped by 17% to just under two-thirds.By contrast, the proportion of people regularly betting on horse racin
Aug 18, 2004, 10:51 am - Lottery News

Long-time pals hit jackpotNews Story
It was like prom night all over again four giddy couples crammed into a stretch limousine, cruising the streets.But the pack of friends weren't on their way to a dance. Instead, the 30- and 40-somethings were dropping off checks of more than $3.6 million at their banks, each couple's share of the Canadian Lotto 6/49 jackpot. We're still actually trying to fathom what has gone down; none of us has slept very much, said Lorraine Ulrick, her husband Gregory beside her, as the limo pulled to a stop
Aug 10, 2004, 9:42 am - Lottery News