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Man wins big in Tennessee lotteryNews Story
Russell Burks of Shelbyville, Tennessee garnered a $100,000 prize recently to join a list containing the four highest prizes paid by the Tennessee Lottery to date.Also buying and scratching off their Jackpot tickets to net $100,000 were Deborah Baker of Lascassas, John Leegan of Big Sandy and Willis Pulley of Brentwood.Kym Gerlock, Tennessee lottery communications director, said Burks had specifically requested no interviews and wished to not have any additional information provided to the media
Mar 5, 2004, 4:18 am - Lottery News

8 GM workers to share $12 million Texas lottery prizeNews Story
Debra Hicks never had much luck until 10:12 p.m. Wednesday.For years, she bought lottery scratch-off tickets, dropped a few dollars on football pools and went to Las Vegas for vacation. But she never won big until she and seven co-workers at the General Motors plant in Arlington struck a $12 million Lotto Texas jackpot. I've always felt unlucky, she said from work Thursday. My time finally came. Ms. Hicks can now boast about being a lottery winner, but she and her colleagues don't get the tit
Feb 27, 2004, 4:36 am - Lottery News

Georgia benefits from huge Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Extra Income Shoring Up HOPE ScholarshipGeorgia lottery players and residents of 10 other states will compete Friday night to win the Mega Millions jackpot, which stands at $222 million - the largest payday in the game's history.The drawing, which is usually broadcast live from the Midtown Atlanta studios of WSB-TV/Channel 2, will be held at Times Square in New York at 11 p.m.Lottery officials said the huge jackpot is good for the game, its players and the state. A record-breaking Mega Millions
Feb 20, 2004, 7:00 am - Lottery News

S.C. officials still looking for $600,000 lottery winnerNews Story
State officials looking for winner who purchased six, $100,000 drawsSouth Carolina Education Lottery officials still are waiting for the winner of Tuesday night's Carolina 5 to claim the $600,000 jackpot.Talk about your odds.Someone purchased six identically numbered tickets to win the South Carolina Education Lottery's Carolina 5 jackpot in Ridgeland on Tuesday. The winners or winner has not stepped forward yet, lottery spokeswoman Tara Robertson said Wednesday afternoon. The Tuesday and Frida
Feb 13, 2004, 7:27 am - Lottery News

Need $150 million? Try for Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Lottery players have another chance at the good life Friday night when the Mega Millions lottery jackpot reaches an estimated $150 million. I have to win before I decide what I'm going to do with the money, said Ju rez resident Salvador Reynoso, who buys five tickets for the drawing every week. I don't have any idea what I would do with that much money. The game has been attracting thousands of Texans and others in surrounding areas since it began in the state in December. People here have bee
Feb 12, 2004, 6:43 am - Lottery News

Hundreds split lottery winnings on popular number comboNews Story
The Pennsylvania Lottery either made a lot of people happy Friday night or reminded them that learning to share is still one of life's toughest lessons.For the first time since its inception in 1992, the CASH 5 game was won by a set of numbers that an elementary school kid would love -- 5, 10, 15, 20, 25.Exactly 242 tickets were sold for that combination, meaning each one is worth $439 each. While that's a nice return on a $1 investment, it looks pretty paltry compared to the $446,373.50 jackpot
Feb 9, 2004, 6:03 am - Lottery News

Lottery Post Adds New Lottery Predictions FeaturesNews Story
Lottery Post, a leading Internet Web site focused on the lottery industry, increased its offerings today with the addition of a section dedicated to future lottery predictions.Using the new Predictions page, Lottery Post members can input numbers that they predict will be drawn in upcoming lottery drawings. Lottery players enjoy predicting upcoming numbers for a variety of reasons, including:Testing pattern theoriesAs a contest with other playersSimulating lottery playDetermining if government
Feb 7, 2004, 7:41 pm - Lottery News

Record lottery sales prompt questions about need to cut HOPENews Story
Record sales figures show the Georgia lottery is hotter than ever, prompting some legislators to question whether they need to cut the HOPE scholarship program this fall.Ticket sales of $1.3 billion from July through December 2003 were $71 million more than the same period the previous year, a 5 percent increase, state lottery officials said Wednesday.And ticket revenue continues to grow. January sales also were up $7 million over last January, despite competition from the new Tennessee lottery,
Feb 5, 2004, 6:21 am - Lottery News

Tennessee Adds Four New Scratch GamesNews Story
The Tennessee Lottery will add more instant games to its repertoire this weekend, giving players four more choices of games to play and more ways to win, officials said.The colorful tickets, which contain fields of play that players must scratch in order to win, will offer prizes ranging from a free ticket to $1 million. Due to the tremendous amount of interest during our first 10 days, we're answering the demands of retailers and players by introducing four new games a few days ahead of sched
Jan 30, 2004, 2:45 pm - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery Players Look for LuckNews Story
Lottery players are flocking to a little convenience store in the Cleveland suburb of South Euclid ever since it sold Ohio's first winning Mega Millions ticket last month. The Quick Shop Food Mart tripled its sales of Mega Millions lottery tickets this month and its Super Lotto sales have doubled.Odds for tonight's Mega Millions drawing are about one in 135 million. Even if you place your wager at the store that sold a lottery ticket worth $165 million, the odds stay the same.Paul Presson is a p
Jan 27, 2004, 6:14 am - Lottery News