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Lotto tickets only good one time aroundNews Story
An apparent gold mine found in the convenience store trash was too good to be true.Police said Michael John Dornbrock, 45, of 2306 W. Fourth St., Cedar Falls, found a batch of winning scratch-off lottery tickets in the garbage of a Jefferson Street store.The tickets -- 16 in all -- had already been redeemed for cash and then thrown out, according to the police report.But Dornbrock dug them out and took them to the Hy-Vee grocery store on University Avenue where he tried to turn them in for cash
Jan 15, 2004, 12:28 pm - Lottery News

One winner takes $35 million New York Lotto jackpotNews Story
One ticket matched all six numbers in Wednesday's New York Lotto drawing to win a jackpot of $35 million.The winning ticket was sold in New York City.In addition to the jackpot, two tickets matched five numbers plus the Bonus Number to each win the second prize of $319,527. Those tickets were sold in Nassau County and Richmond County. The Richmond County ticket was a Quick Pick.91 tickets matched five numbers without matching the bonus for a prize. Those ticket are each worth $834.The winning
Jan 15, 2004, 6:04 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $35 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $35 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $26 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were two second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing. The two players matched the five lotto numbers but did not match the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $175,000.Thirty-three players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ba
Jan 15, 2004, 5:48 am - Lottery News

Kansas Lottery joins Amber AlertNews Story
Alerts will be transmitted to lotto terminals to be printedThe Kansas Lottery announced Wednesday that it joined the Kansas Amber Alert program, which helps locate missing and abducted children.Amber Alert was implemented in Kansas in March 2002. There are 96 Amber Alert programs nationwide.When an alert is activated by a local law enforcement agency, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation disseminates the information to other law enforcement agencies and media outlets to broadcast the information.N
Jan 15, 2004, 5:35 am - Lottery News

New York Lotto Rolls to $35 MillionNews Story
There were no tickets matching all six numbers in Saturday's New York Lotto drawing, sending the jackpot to $35 million for the Wednesday drawing.Although there were no first prize winners, 46 players matched 5 of 6 numbers for a $1,934 prize, and 3,115 players matched 4 out of 6 numbers for a $32.00 prize.None of the 46 players matching 5 of 6 numbers matched the Bonus Number. The bonus prize was worth $536,865, and it will roll over to Wednesday's drawing.The winning numbers were 15-18-39-45-
Jan 12, 2004, 6:52 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $26 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing has reached $26 million.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $20 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing is Tuesday.Five tickets matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball to win $175,000 apiece. Another 31 tickets, including one sold in Michigan, matched four of the lotto numbers plus the Mega Ball number to win $5,000 each.The winning numbers in Friday's drawing were: 24-32-38-47-4
Jan 12, 2004, 6:42 am - Lottery News

Florida Lotto jackpot hits $21 millionNews Story
No ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win Saturday's jackpot of $17 million, lottery officials said Sunday.The jackpot will roll over to an estimated $21 million, officials said.A total of 97 tickets matched five numbers to win $6,023; 6,801 tickets matched four numbers for $69.50; and 138,945 tickets matched three numbers for $4.50.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 3-4-13-15-41-42.
Jan 12, 2004, 6:39 am - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery Announces Retirement of Super 6 LottoNews Story
Pennsylvania Lottery officials today announced the last Super 6 Lotto drawing will take place on Tuesday, January 27, 2004. Super 6 has been a great game for the Pennsylvania Lottery, generating more than one billion dollars in sales over the past five years, said Lottery Executive Director Ed Mahlman. Recently, however, interest in Super 6 has decreased, as Powerball has established itself as Pennsylvania's premier jackpot game. Mahlman said the Lottery plans to distribute of the remaining Su
Jan 12, 2004, 6:27 am - Lottery News

Tennessee lotto ads hit MondayNews Story
Tennesseans will get their first taste of lottery advertising as the state lottery begins its push Monday, airing two television commercials raising awareness that the games will be up in mere days.Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation (TEL) spokesperson Kym Gerlock said Thursday details werent available but that two spots 10- and 30-second teasers would air Monday.Roughly 40 members of the TEL sales team are currently covering the state providing retailers with posters and other materials des
Jan 9, 2004, 5:32 am - Lottery News

Police Officer Wins $1.65 Million Playing Hot LottoNews Story
A Des Moines police officer is starting the new year with a bigger paycheck after claiming a Hot Lotto jackpot worth more than $1.6 million.Danny Good, a 27-year Des Moines police veteran, claimed the money today after winning on December 20th.The 50-year-old Good chose a lump-sum payment of 989-thousand dollars. He says he'll pay off his debts and give some of the money to his mom and a brother and sister.Good says he doesn't plan to buy anything extravagant and he says he will continue working
Jan 7, 2004, 5:03 am - Lottery News