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Florida Lotto winner bought ticket near DelrayNews Story
As customers trickled in to the Farm Food Store in suburban Delray Beach on Sunday, the cashier occasionally would ask, Did you win? Md Rafiqul Islam was referring to the $3 million jackpot of Saturday's Florida Lotto drawing.The sole winning ticket had been sold at the convenience store on Jog Road south of Atlantic Avenue, lottery officials said. I have been asking people, Islam said as he handed change to a customer Sunday afternoon. One woman said, 'My father is happy this morning. I'm no
Jan 26, 2004, 7:01 am - Lottery News

Miami Man Claims One-Third Share of $40 Million Florida Lotto JackpotNews Story
The Florida Lottery announced today that Thomas Earley, 44, of Miami claimed the last one-third share of the $40 million Florida Lotto jackpot from the December 13, 2003 drawing.The other two winners were from Pensacola and West Palm Beach.Earley received his winning $7,612,503.22 by choosing the lump sum option.He purchased his winning ticket at the Terminal Rexall Pharmacy, located on Concourse D at the Miami International Airport. The store will receive one-third of a $10,000 retailer bonus
Jan 23, 2004, 8:28 pm - Lottery News

One ticket hits $35 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
Someone is holding a very valuable piece of paper.One ticket matched the six Florida Lotto numbers drawn Wednesday night: 3-7-14-27-38-40.The jackpot: $35 million.That winning ticket was purchased at the Publix supermarket at 18496 NW 67th Ave., lottery officials said Thursday.A total of 408 tickets matched five numbers to win $1,938.50; 12,344 tickets matched four numbers for $52; and 216,812 tickets matched three numbers for $4.
Jan 23, 2004, 8:57 am - Lottery News

Tenn. Lottery rakes in millions fastNews Story
State lottery sets record launch with $10.8MTennessee's lottery took in about $10.8 million on its first day, setting a per-capita sales record for lottery launches with nearly $2 spent for every state resident, officials said. It's a great day and very exciting for us,'' lottery chief Rebecca Paul said Wednesday.Sales as of 10 p.m. Tuesday reached $1.87 for each state resident, surpassing the first-day figure of $1.83 per resident when Georgia started a lottery in 1993. The first day in any lot
Jan 23, 2004, 8:52 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

Scratch-offs bring big cash to statesNews Story
Scratch-off lottery tickets may not produce the drama associated with high-jackpot games like Powerball or Mega Millions, but to most state lotteries they bring in something just as important: money.Lotteries across the country typically make more from scratch-off tickets than either multistate or state online games - the pingpong ball drawings of numbers that offer the larger prizes, according to several lottery officials. In most states across the country they sell far more instant tickets tha
Jan 20, 2004, 6:29 am - Lottery News

N.C. surrounded by state gamblingNews Story
Tennessees launch of a state lottery on Tuesday leaves North Carolina surrounded by states sponsoring gambling games.The arrival of Tennessees lottery will dventually be a timesaver for Gail Nelson of Waynesville. A couple of times a year, she makes the 90-minute drive to Landrum, S.C., to buy $20 worth of lottery tickets for multimillion-dollar drawings.Her Haywood County home is just 30 minutes from the Tennessee line, and she said shell visit the Volunteer State once its lottery grows beyond
Jan 20, 2004, 6:16 am - Lottery News

Florida Lotto jackpot rolls over to $35 millionNews Story
No ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $28 million, lottery officials said Sunday.The jackpot for Wednesday's drawing will roll over to an estimated $35 million, officials said.A total of 107 tickets matched five numbers to win $7,221; 7,598 tickets matched four numbers for $82.50; and 161,778 tickets matched three numbers for $5.50.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 2-12-40-41-44-46.Fantasy 5Two winners of the Fantasy 5'' game will collect $135,48
Jan 19, 2004, 7:33 am - Lottery News

Alabama town bracing for Tennessee LotteryNews Story
You can stand in lottery-free Alabama and see the pink-and-yellow sign just a few hundred feet away in Tennessee. LOTTERY HERE - STARTS JAN. 20, screams the placard outside HP Max Fuel Express, which is located just across a set of railroad tracks in adjoining Ardmore, Tenn.Ardmore is split by the state line, and people on the north side are looking forward to an influx of Alabama dollars when the Tennessee Lottery begins Tuesday. But businesses in Alabama hope to get along just fine once the s
Jan 19, 2004, 7:14 am - Lottery News

Lottery winners challenge IRS, tax court rulingsNews Story
Because lottery winner Benjamin Y. Lelina sold the rights to the balance of his winnings, he could lose $45,000 to Uncle Sam.The Jacksonville resident is not the only lottery winner to turn potential loser. He is just one of many caught up in an Internal Revenue Service enforcement action requiring such sales to be treated at higher personal income tax rates rather than as capital gains.The deck could be stacked against Lelina and his wife, Teresita S., in U.S. Tax Court here because the court p
Jan 17, 2004, 7:02 pm - Lottery News