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Washington Mega Millions lottery player is lucky 10 times overNews Story
Seattle man takes home $1.75 million with multiple winning ticketsArchie Herring of Seattle, Washington just missed winning this weeks huge $130 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot, correctly guessing five of the six numbers drawn but missing the all-important Mega Ball number.He is crying all the way to the bank.Herring, 68, played his five-number combination on 10 separate tickets, each one good for a second prize of $175,000, or a total of $1.75 million.Herring brought his winning tickets i
Jan 21, 2005, 9:45 am - Lottery News

Wisconsin has double lottery jackpots for the first time everNews Story
Two big lottery jackpots were won in Wisconsin Saturday, the first time that winning tickets for the top prizes in Powerball and Megabucks were sold in the state on the same day, lottery officials said. That's never happened in 13 years since the games began, Andrew Bohage, a spokesman for the Wisconsin State Lottery, said Sunday. We haven't even figured out the odds of that happening. A customer at the Thiensville Mobil Mart in Ozaukee County beat odds of 1 in 120 million to win Saturday's $3
Jan 10, 2005, 10:43 am - Lottery News

Iowa man wins $100,000 lottery for second timeNews Story
An eastern Iowa man has beat extraordinary odds by winning $100,000 from the Iowa Lottery's Cash Game a second time.K. Morris Richardson picked up his second jackpot on Tuesday. I just kind of smiled all the way to the bank, he said.Richardson first won $100,000 in 2000 through the same daily game. His latest win came when he matched the five numbers for Monday's drawing.Richardson, 79, a member of the Solon American Legion Post 460, bought the $100,000 Cash Game ticket at a Hy-Vee Food store.
Nov 15, 2004, 9:14 am - Lottery News

U.S. teens hit by poker craze epidemicNews Story
More teenagers have started staying home and working on math skills: calculating percentages, identifying patterns, adding and subtracting. They're playing poker Texas Hold 'em. It's probably the hottest craze with teenages going on at this time. There's probably not another activity that they're interested in that's going on right now more than poker-tournament playing, said Pat Fowler, director of the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling.Since televised Texas Hold 'em tournaments have beco
Oct 4, 2004, 3:40 pm - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery Rolls Out New Game: Rolling Cash 5News Story
The Ohio Lottery Commission yesterday announced a new game for Ohio Lottery players that provides a little lotto twist. Rolling Cash 5, a new 5-of-39 game set to replace Buckeye 5, goes on sale Sunday, Oct. 3.Rolling Cash 5s first drawing will be held Monday, Oct. 4. Buckeye 5s final drawing takes place Saturday, Oct. 2.Top prize odds for Rolling Cash 5 are 1 in 575,757; overall odds are 1 in 9.Rolling Cash 5 offers a rolling jackpot prize that starts at $100,000. If the jackpot is not hit, i
Sep 28, 2004, 8:59 am - Lottery News

New Mexico Lottery Unveils '4 This Way'News Story
The New Mexico Lottery Authority will launch a new drawing game on September 26. 4 This Way is designed as a game unique to New Mexico with a $4,000 nightly top prize.Players select four numbers that must be matched in order from first to last. That way, players still have a chance of winning a prize on the final number drawn. Players who match four numbers in the order drawn will win $4,000, Lottery CEO Tom Shaheen said. Players who miss the first number but match the last three win $40.
Sep 20, 2004, 3:25 pm - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery rolls out new gameNews Story
A kid's game - tic tac toe - is the Kentucky Lottery's newest online offering.Tic Tac Cash debuted Monday, the first game of its kind nationally, lottery officials said. It offers a $25,000 top prize.Concepts for other online games are on the drawing board as the lottery tries to recoup millions being lost across the border to the new state lottery in Tennessee.Kentucky Lottery President and CEO Arch Gleason said the goal is to keep our games fresh and fun. He said Tic Tac Cash fits that descr
Sep 1, 2004, 7:51 am - Lottery News

$9 million Florida Lotto winner soughtNews Story
If you happened to buy a Lotto ticket this week at a Publix off Wiles Road in Coral Springs, Florida, you may be a millionaire -- times nine.So far, no one has come forward with the winning Quick Pick ticket from the Wednesday drawing, lottery officials say.The winner will have 180 days from the day of the drawing to claim the $9 million prize, and only 60 days if they want their money in a lump sum, said Leslie Steele, spokeswoman for the Florida Lottery. They haven't come in to claim it yet,
Aug 23, 2004, 7:43 am - Lottery News

$294 Million: Final Mega Millions Jackpot CalculatedNews Story
Search in on for the winner in Lowell, MassachusettsThe winner of the largest lottery prize in Massachusetts state history remained anonymous yesterday as rumors swirled about the person's identity and state officials boosted the staggering jackpot by another $4 million. The unidentified winner, who has a year to claim the $294 Mega Millions pot, can choose between a 26-year annuity - with an $11 million annual payment before taxes - and a lump sum payment totaling $117 million after taxes. Of
Jul 7, 2004, 9:33 am - Lottery News

For a shot at $290M, you bet they're irrationalNews Story
Mega Millions ticket buyers pin hopes on defying astronomical odds of about 135 million to 1George Frany Jr. hasn't bought his ticket yet. But have no doubts, he will.A lottery skeptic, Frany knows better than anyone that his chances of winning $290 million in tonight's Mega Millions jackpot aren't good. Since the jackpot hit $200 million, he's seen hundreds of hopeful multimillionaires walk through his convenience store door to dish out as much as $50 on tickets and strategically fill in the li
Jul 2, 2004, 8:47 am - Lottery News