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Mega Millions ManiaNews Story
Tuesday afternoon, for people coming through the doors of Durston's, on West Genesee Street in Syracuse, buying a ticket for a $102 million lottery drawing was hard to resist.Another week went by without a winner for the Mega Millions lottery. People were using their lunch break as an opportunity to get in on the game.Tom McBride was one of them. He says he doesn't usually buy a ticket every week. From time to time. Not too often but when the money's up there high enough, you've got to take a
Sep 24, 2003, 4:10 am - Lottery News

Mass. Lottery limits track's winning ticket payoutsNews Story
The Massachusetts lottery will no longer allow the Raynham Park dog track to cash big ticket prizes after a state audit raised concerns that some people use the service to avoid paying taxes.Raynham Park is the only one of 7,300 sales agents that can cash ticket prizes of more than $600. Under the contract, it can cash ticket prizes up to $25,000.But the lottery notified track officials on Tuesday that they will have to comply with the $600 limit, effective in three weeks.Last year, 12 people ma
Sep 24, 2003, 3:40 am - Lottery News

Camelot launches daily lotteryNews Story
Camelot is launching its latest attempt to try revive public interest in the lottery by starting a daily draw which will offer better odds of winning smaller prizes.But the new Daily Play game faces competition from a rival draw being launched next month.Vernons, best known for running football pools, claim its Florida 4 game will offer a 20 per cent chance of winning as opposed to 12.5 per cent on Daily Play.Players on the 1 Daily Play draw - which takes place at 8.30pm, six days a week - sele
Sep 23, 2003, 3:52 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows to $50 MillionNews Story
The excitement is rising along with the jackpot in America's favorite lottery game. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 367,039 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.8 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $50 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, September 24 drawing will be an estimated $26.5 million.The numbers drawn were: 11, 13, 28, 31, 33, and the
Sep 22, 2003, 4:08 am - Lottery News

Jacksonville ticket wins $11 million Florida LottoNews Story
One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $11 million, lottery officials said Saturday.The winning ticket was bought in the city of Jacksonville, officials said.A total of 84 tickets matched five numbers to win $5,814.50; 4,511 tickets matched four numbers for $88; and 97,476 tickets matched three numbers for $5.50.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 17-31-33-38-44-53.
Sep 22, 2003, 4:05 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions Rises to $102 MillionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $102 million Saturday, the largest Mega Millions jackpot in three months.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $87 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were 11 second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing, matching all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000 each. Forty-six players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the M
Sep 20, 2003, 9:01 pm - Lottery News

Lottery scam takes in pairNews Story
Two people duped elderly shoppers with an offer that seemed too good to be true. Turns out it was.Gloria and Hector Ortiz were shopping at a Publix in Weston when a woman approached them with what seemed like a way to make some fast money.She told the two 82-year-olds she was in the country illegally from Costa Rica, and asked them to cash a winning lottery ticket worth $130,000.Then, she asked the couple for a deposit of $15,000 that she would give back -- along with a share of the winnings --
Sep 19, 2003, 3:24 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $43 MillionNews Story
Everything surrounding Powerball is growing; the jackpot, the number of players winning prizes, and the amount of prizes being won. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 322,842 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.5 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 $43 million.The cash option for the Saturday, September 20 drawing will be an estimated $22.7 million.T
Sep 18, 2003, 6:50 am - Lottery News

1 of 2 suspected Pa. Lottery ticket thieves arrestedNews Story
One of two men who police said stole Pennsylvania Lottery tickets from a Sharon business was arrested a week after the theft.George Crawford Jr., 24, of 390 Quinby St., was arrested at midnight Monday at home on a warrant for theft and conspiracy, police said.Just after 7 a.m. Sept. 8, two men, one of whom police said was Crawford, entered Sheetz, 505 E. State St. One man distracted the clerk who was restocking Lottery tickets, while Crawford grabbed $200 worth of Grin and Win tickets, police sa
Sep 18, 2003, 6:47 am - Lottery News

DVL to Sell Retailers on Tennessee LotteryNews Story
Dye Van Mol Lawrence will handle public relations for the Tennessee Education Lottery, the state's first lottery, the agency said.The Nashville, Tenn., agency won the contract following a review against crosstown rivals the Ingram Group and Katcher Vaughn Bailey Communications. DVL will partner with African American shop Kinnard Associates and Caliente Consulting, a Hispanic agency.The shop's priority is to reach out to minority vendors, according to DVL partner Hank Dye. The state hopes t
Sep 18, 2003, 6:43 am - Lottery News