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Lottery work moving ahead of scheduleNews Story
The chief executive officer of the Tennessee lottery said yesterday that she is expecting upward of 20,000 applications for the lottery's approximately 300 jobs.Among the openings are a few senior staff positions that pay upward of $150,000 a year. Lottery CEO Rebecca Paul says she hopes to have those positions filled by the end of the week.People hired to fill those executive positions will serve on a committee that will evaluate proposals from companies wanting to snare a multimillion-dollar c
Oct 7, 2003, 5:17 am - Lottery News

Lynchburg couple ’in a daze’ at lottery winNews Story
Even on one of the best days of his life, Virginia lottery winner James Featherston remains haunted by one of the worst days of his life - the day, three months ago, when his wife and son were involved in a serious wreck on U.S. 29.Featherston, 69, and his wife, Martha, both of Lynchburg, won the $17.6 million Lotto South drawing held Sept. 17. They and their son, James Jr., were at Hotel Roanoke on Monday afternoon for a check presentation ceremony led by Virginia Lottery Executive Director Pen
Oct 7, 2003, 5:12 am - Lottery News

Two winning tickets sold for Lotto SouthNews Story
Two winning tickets were sold in Georgia for the $6 million Lotto South jackpot, the Virginia Lottery said.The numbers drawn in the multi-state game Saturday night were 3-13-16-21-28-31.Forty-six tickets matched five of the six numbers to win $704 each.Lottery officials estimate that the jackpot will be $2 million for Wednesday night's drawing.
Oct 6, 2003, 5:55 am - Lottery News

D.C. Lottery finally hits the jackpotNews Story
The D.C. Lottery is in the money, with a record-setting profit of $237.3 million for fiscal 2003, officials said. We have had an exciting year. These are the highest numbers the lottery has made since its inception in 1982, said Jeanette Michael, executive director of the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Board.Lottery officials credited the record profit on new games, new players and newly enthused ticket agents.The D.C. Lottery has had fluctuating profits over the past two years due to the sl
Oct 6, 2003, 5:45 am - Lottery News

N.D. Lottery Sales Applications OpenNews Story
North Dakota's lottery office is taking applications from businesses that want to sell tickets.Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says today the lottery is expecting to license about 300 businesses. The demand for a lottery license will probably be much greater.Merchants who sell lottery tickets will get a five percent commission.Getting a sales license takes money. It costs 50 dollars to turn in the application, 30 dollars for a records check and 20 dollars for most credit checks.The fees are not
Oct 6, 2003, 5:33 am - Lottery News

Man Sues Kentucky Lottery for $10 MillionNews Story
A semi-retired Stanton, Ky., bookkeeper is trying to beat the Kentucky Lottery Corp. over its own game.Ronald B. Hub said he believed the lottery wasn't playing by its own rules and he wants it punished to the tune of $10 million in a lawsuit he filed.In the Jefferson Circuit Court suit he filed without a lawyer, Hub challenged the lottery's claim in a promotional brochure that the single-digit numbers printed on tickets in its Extra Cash games were randomly generated.He cited tickets he bough
Oct 6, 2003, 4:21 am - Lottery News

One winner gets $47 million in last Washington Lotto PlusNews Story
If you played the final night of Lotto Plus, check your ticket: One lucky person won the record $47 million jackpot, the largest single lottery prize in Lotto Plus history.The odds of picking the winning numbers -- 8, 17, 33, 40, 41 and gold ball 13 -- were 1 in 11,069,877 on a $1 ticket with two sets of numbers. And out of the $2,172,432 in tickets sold for Saturday night's drawing, only one ticket matched all six numbers.By late Saturday, the Washington State Lottery had not released any infor
Oct 6, 2003, 4:11 am - Lottery News

One winner gets $14 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $14 million, lottery officials said Sunday. The winning ticket was bought in the city of Chipley.A total of 100 tickets matched five numbers to win $5,264.50; 6,986 tickets matched four numbers for $61; and 136,103 tickets matched three numbers for $4.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 4-7-15-25-38-40.No ticket in the Fantasy 5 game matched all five numbers, the Florida Lottery said Sunday.The 1,190 tickets
Oct 6, 2003, 4:07 am - Lottery News

300 years of winners, losers in state's lottery-history exhibitNews Story
Scandal strikes the lottery system; a former politician who's a mathematician argues passionately that lotteries should be banned; the General Assembly holds hearings.The scenario sounds like the state lottery of today: Lincoln Park's executive director and the CEO of Lincoln's parent company stand indicted for allegedly trying to bribe the law firm of the former speaker of the House. Rodney Driver, a former state representative and mathematics professor, argues to anyone who will listen that lo
Oct 6, 2003, 4:04 am - Lottery News

$88 Million Powerball JackpotNews Story
The excitement is growing, the fun is growing, and most importantly, the jackpot is growing in one of America's biggest lottery games. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 457,515 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.8 million in prizes. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $88 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, October 8 drawing will be an estimated $47.5 million.The numbers drawn w
Oct 5, 2003, 5:47 am - Lottery News