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New Florida Lottery raffle will make 10 millionairesNews Story
The Florida Lottery's newest game could be just the ticket to brighten up someone's holiday season, but the game won't be for everyone. That's because if you wait too long to buy a ticket, you could be shut out of the game. This week, the Florida Lottery unveiled its new Holiday Millionaire Raffle game, but it's only selling 1.25 million tickets so when they're gone, they're gone. The $20 tickets go on sale Monday, and will be sold through Dec. 30. But if they sell out before then w
Nov 18, 2006, 11:39 am - Lottery News

N.J. Cash 5 lottery player uses very lucky numbersNews Story
A Williamstown, New Jersey, woman who insists I'm not lucky won the New Jersey Cash 5 jackpot of $545,559 March 2 after hitting four of five numbers in the same lottery game a mind-altering 13 times in 16 months. The woman, who requested her name not be used, purchased her winning ticket at Corner Food Market in Washington Township. She watched her five numbers 5, 13, 25, 28 and 38 picked live on Channel 23. According to a lottery spokesman, the $545,559 makes the top 10 in Ca
Apr 5, 2006, 8:42 am - Lottery News

Montana lottery system getting faceliftNews Story
The state lottery is on its way to becoming easier and more effective. More than 100 local managers and store clerks gathered at the Holiday Inn in Great Falls Monday to learn how to use new lottery machines as the state prepares to change over to a new, high-tech lottery system March 31. Intralot, a Georgia-based company, is assuming control of Montana's lottery system. Small, flashy-red machines with laser printers and satellite communication capabilities will replace the old lottery mac
Mar 8, 2006, 7:21 am - Lottery News

Britons go lotto loopy for £100m Euro Millions drawNews Story
If one lucky player wins the Euro Millions jackpot tomorrow they will instantly become Britain's 458th richest person, alongside Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne.According to figures from posh bankers Coutts Co, they'll be earning around 12,300 a day in interest alone that's 86,300 per week.A Camelot spokeswoman said, This is now the biggest lottery jackpot in Europe. We're in completely uncharted territory. We are obviously hoping for a UK winner needless to say, there are going to be a lot of
Jan 26, 2006, 9:18 am - Lottery News

Woman Cashes Lottery Ticket From 1992News Story
In a case of better late then never, an Australian woman has collected 100,000 Australian dollars (US$74,810) after cashing in a lottery ticket more than a decade after it was bought, an official said Friday.The woman, who asked not to be identified, collected her winnings this week after discovering the ticket lodged in a greeting card she found in her home, a spokesman for New South Wales state Gaming Minister Grant McBride said on condition of anonymity he said was departmental policy.The lot
Jan 20, 2006, 6:42 am - Lottery News

Happy New Year 2006!News Story
To all our loyal members and visitors who have helped Lottery Post to become the Internet's most active lottery community, we wish you a happy, prosperous, and lucky 2006!
Jan 1, 2006, 8:35 am - Lottery News

One $26 Million UK Lotto Winner on Christmas EveNews Story
One lucky lottery player matched all six numbers in the special UK Lotto Superdraw to win the 15 million (US$26 million) Christmas Eve jackpot.The ticketholder has yet to come forward to claim their winnings and might not even know their good fortune yet.A Camelot spokeswoman confirmed they were still waiting to hear from the lucky winner.UK Lotto jackpots are paid tax-free, and are always lump-sum cash payments, meaning that unlike advertised jackpots in the United States, the winner will actu
Dec 26, 2005, 11:00 am - Lottery News

Computerized lottery drawing glitch picks same numbers for 3 daysNews Story
Problem clearly demonstrates how computerized drawing faulty program code can go undetected even for something as obvious as three consecutive days of repeating numbers.A computerized drawing system glitch caused the Kansas Lottery's Pick 3 game to draw identical numbers in the same order three days straight, from Dec. 16 through Sunday.Apparently some players caught on. By day three of picking 5-0-9, ticket sales were $12,223, and the payout was $23,480, which is 192 percent of sales. The usu
Dec 23, 2005, 7:22 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma lottery winnings can be garnishedNews Story
Oklahoma lottery winnings can be garnished from people owing delinquent child support, a state commission has decided.The Oklahoma Commission for Human Services approved a rule Tuesday in support of the Department of Human Services, which is also talking with horse racetracks and American Indian casinos to institute a system of cross-checking winners for unpaid debts to the state, said Gary Dart, director of DHS's child support enforcement division. Other states have seen success with general sp
Dec 9, 2005, 12:06 pm - Lottery News

A lottery ticket run to the borderNews Story
An entertaining story about a jaunt to a bordering state to buy lottery tickets highlights Nevada's lack of a lottery and shoots down the 'regressive tax' theory.It was a typical Wednesday.Up at 4:45 a.m., I got in my morning walk with a friend, then negotiated with my husband to drop off the first set of boys at school (he graciously capitulated) so that I could start the day's adventure early.I put on my favorite hot pink T-shirt with the Black Mountain Community Bank logo, denim overalls, a
Dec 9, 2005, 10:06 am - Lottery News