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Indiana woman claims $6.5 million jackpotNews Story
A Greenwood, Indiana woman has claimed a $6.5 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot from a drawing nearly four months ago, lottery officials said Tuesday.Jennifer Diles bought the winning ticket for the Nov. 22 drawing at a convenience store in Shelbyville. She chose the annuity option and will receive about $248,000 a year before taxes over 26 years.Diles, 25, said she waited to claim the jackpot because she was considering her options on whether to take the annuity or cash payout. Diles, an instructio
Mar 10, 2004, 4:33 am - Lottery News

Bank runs out of money while cashing lottery ticketsNews Story
More than 1,100 people won Ohio's Pick Four lottery with the numbers 1111, causing one bank to run out of money while trying to pay multiple winners.It's the largest payout in Pick Four history.Ronald Jones has two tickets worth a total of $10,000. He stood in line at National City with 50 others Monday morning to cash the tickets.But he says the bank ran out of money and he doesn't want to wait much longer. Not very patient, but I mean I will be patient if they need me to be, said Jones. I'
Mar 9, 2004, 4:54 am - Lottery News

Players win $56,330 in first Tenn. Cash 3 drawingNews Story
Yellow balls spun in a clear acrylic container and spit out the three winning numbers -- 5-6-6 -- that netted players a total of $56,330 as the Tennessee Lottery debuted its Cash 3 game Monday night.About 500,000 people played the first Tennessee game where they could choose their own numbers, which was enough to please lottery chief executive Rebecca Paul. I'm real comfortable with this, she said with a glass of wine in her hand as she stood among a crowd of about 50 lottery officials, televis
Mar 2, 2004, 5:53 am - Lottery News

Tennessee Cash 3 lottery game starts todayNews Story
Phillip Caple won't even have to think about which numbers he will play today when the Tennessee Lottery debuts its first pingpong ball drawing game, Cash 3.His list goes back to the day he was born.The retired Brentwood obstetrician plans to use combinations of his birthdate - Dec. 8, 1948 - along with those of his wife and three children for the first several tickets he buys. Hope springs eternal,'' Caple said last week after redeeming $23 in winning scratchoff tickets at a Mapco convenience s
Mar 1, 2004, 4:09 am - Lottery News

Final Mega Millions Tally: $239 MillionNews Story
When the winner of the U.S. Mega Millions Lottery drawing comes forward they will get $239 million instead of the advertised $230 million Friday top prize.Virginia lottery officials Monday said the jackpot was actually $9 million more because of strong ticket sales during the hour leading up to the Feb. 20 drawing.One jackpot-winning ticket was purchased in Stephens City, Va., with all five winning numbers: 01-12-20-21-30 and the gold Mega Ball, 24. As if $230 million wasn't enough, said Virgin
Feb 24, 2004, 5:51 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions Jackpot Raised to $222 MillionNews Story
As of 11:30 a.m. today, lottery officials for the Mega Millions game announced that -- due to solid ticket sales -- the estimated jackpot for Friday, February 20 has been increased to $222 million.If one winning ticket matches all six numbers in Friday night's drawing and the player has selected annuity payments over 26 years, the $222 million jackpot would amount to pre-tax payments of roughly:$8.5 million per year,$164,200 per week, or,$23,450 per day.For those who prefer to take their cash wi
Feb 19, 2004, 12:04 pm - Lottery News

$85.5 Million Powerball Jackpot Won in New HampshireNews Story
America's Game paid off big Wednesday night for one winning ticket sold in New Hampshire. That ticket is worth $85.5 million.The winner will have to decide if they want 29-year annuity or the cash option worth $46.5 million. The ticket holder will have 60 days after the ticket is validated to make that decision.This is the second jackpot win in the state of New Hampshire in the last 5 months. A $135.6 million dollar jackpot was won in the Granite State on August 30, 2003. Wednesday's jackpot is
Feb 5, 2004, 6:37 am - Lottery News

Muskegon resident wins Michigan Lottery's '$2,000,000 Fortune'News Story
William Schad of Muskegon now knows what it's like to feel like a million bucks actually, in his case, two million bucks! He became the Michigan Lottery's newest millionaire on Friday, January 16, 2004 while participating in a mid-court drawing at halftime during the Detroit Pistons vs. Washington Wizards NBA basketball game. No kidding! said Schad, upon learning he had been chosen as one of the five finalists for the Michigan Lottery's $2,000,000 Fortune grand-prize drawing. Holy moley! I
Jan 26, 2004, 7:24 am - Lottery News

Florida Mega Money game getting "way more mega"News Story
The Florida Lottery announced today that beginning January 28, the Mega Money game is getting way more mega. The first drawing for the new game will be held Friday, January 30, 11:15 p.m. EST. I am pleased to announce exciting changes to the new Mega Money game, Florida Lottery Secretary Rebecca Dirden Mattingly said. We listened to our players in redesigning the game. They told us they wanted more ways to win and bigger prizes and we have given it to them. Top annuity prizes for the new Me
Jan 23, 2004, 8:47 am - Lottery News

Massachusetts man wins $1M lottery prizeNews Story
Robert F. Brown Jr. doesn't know it yet, but he's got a free Boar's Head sandwich coming.It may not sound like much, but it's all Marissa and Glen Varney can do to say thanks to Brown for buying a winning $1 million lottery ticket in their Wrentham delicatessen, the Sheldonville Store.The Varneys, former chefs who live in Franklin, Mass., will get a $10,000 commission for selling Brown the winning ticket, said Amy Morris, a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Lottery. When you tell people you own
Jan 9, 2004, 5:24 am - Lottery News