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Clamor for $177 million Mega Millions lottery ticketsNews Story
When the lottery's Mega Millions jackpot climbs into the stratosphere, people fork out the cash for tickets at local retailers, and the improving economy only helps the sales grow.Marcee Watson, a cashier at Mike's Party Store in Yale, Michigan, said that she expects people to begin flooding area convenience stores to buy tickets for Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing. The jackpot is expected to reach $177 million after a $150 million jackpot went without a winner Friday in each of the 11 st
Feb 16, 2004, 6:55 am - Lottery News

Lawmakers busy trying to change Tennessee lotteryNews Story
A new type of lottery fever is spreading in the Tennessee state Capitol.The Tennessee Lottery has been up and running for less than a month, but lawmakers of all persuasions - from avid supporters to consistent opponents - are looking to make changes. More than 150 bills relating to the lottery have been introduced since the General Assembly returned to Nashville last month.The Lottery Oversight Committee, composed of nine members each from the House and Senate, last week began sifting through t
Feb 16, 2004, 5:59 am - Lottery News

Judge awards excluded worker $1 million share of Big Game jackpotNews Story
A New Jersey Superior Court Judge ruled that a supermarket employee who thought she was included in a ticket-buying pool even though she couldn't immediately pay is entitled to share in a $32.9 million Big Game lottery jackpot.In a non-jury trial, Judge Mitchel Ostrer ruled Wednesday that Mary Marinelli, 49, of Dover Township is entitled to one-34th of the money won by employees of the Pathmark supermarket in Brick Township.David Mazie, the woman's attorney, said her share will be about $1 milli
Feb 13, 2004, 8:03 am - Lottery News

Can a lottery win make you happy?News Story
The first Euro Millions lottery draw takes place on Friday, with the prospect of multi-million pound jackpots. How do windfall winners come to grips with their newfound wealth - and does it make them happy? For the price of a newspaper and a chocolate bar, any one of us can buy into a multi-million pound dream. It is a dream that lottery operators are keen to sell to yet more of us with the launch of EuroMillions, a mega draw for the UK, France and Spain aimed at boosting our flagging interest i
Feb 12, 2004, 6:39 am - Lottery News

Nebraska Probing Lottery Official's TripNews Story
An investigation into the director of the Nebraska Lottery focuses on a trip he and his wife took to Greece that was paid for by a lottery vendor, the attorney general said Thursday.The trip was legitimate business for lottery chief James Quinn, but state law bars public officials from accepting gifts of travel or lodging for their spouse while on state business, Attorney General Jon Bruning said. Quinn recently reimbursed the vendor for his wife's expenses, officials said.The $5,000 trip was pa
Feb 6, 2004, 6:35 am - Lottery News

GTECH Named Apparent Winning Vendor for Mexico Lottery ContractNews Story
GTECH Holdings Corporation announced Tuesday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, GTECH Corporation, has been selected by Pronosticos para la Asistencia Publica (Pronosticos) as the apparent successful vendor to provide equipment and services for a new online lottery system and associated telecommunications network in Mexico under a proposed six-year contract. This decision is the result of a competitive procurement.The Request for Proposal (RFP) calls for the replacement of Pronosticos' existing
Feb 4, 2004, 5:41 am - Lottery News

George Andersen, Former Minnesota Lottery DirectorNews Story
Minnesota State Lottery Director George Andersen died at the age of 53 on January 27, 2004, leaving his mark indelibly on his family, friends, and the Lottery that he ran successfully for more than 14 years.Andersen, the first and only Lottery director in Minnesota, was appointed by former Gov. Rudy Perpich in 1989. He was the second most senior lottery director in the nation and was widely regarded as brilliant and knowledgeable in his field. A Pennsylvania native, he first served as deputy e
Jan 30, 2004, 11:43 pm - Lottery News

Final Penn. Super 6 Lotto Drawing Increases Prizes for 70,518 PlayersNews Story
No one matched all six numbers drawn in the final Super 6 Lotto drawing Tuesday night, 8-9-11-23-44-45.The $8,115,513 million cash jackpot prize - more than one million dollars greater than the estimated cash jackpot of $7 million -- rolled down into the lower prize tiers for the game, awarding 70,518 players enhanced prizes.The jackpot money was shared proportionately by second-, third- and fourth-tier winners:$2,839,054 - 33.33 percent of the prize pool - was allocated to match-five prizes,$2,
Jan 28, 2004, 9:10 am - Lottery News

Muskegon resident wins Michigan Lottery's '$2,000,000 Fortune'News Story
William Schad of Muskegon now knows what it's like to feel like a million bucks actually, in his case, two million bucks! He became the Michigan Lottery's newest millionaire on Friday, January 16, 2004 while participating in a mid-court drawing at halftime during the Detroit Pistons vs. Washington Wizards NBA basketball game. No kidding! said Schad, upon learning he had been chosen as one of the five finalists for the Michigan Lottery's $2,000,000 Fortune grand-prize drawing. Holy moley! I
Jan 26, 2004, 7:24 am - Lottery News

Luck almost went in the trashNews Story
Dartmouth lotto winner nearly tossed out million-dollar ticketBob and Joyce Waterfield have played the lottery for decades hoping to hit the jackpot.When they finally did, they very nearly chucked their good fortune in a trash bin.Mr. Waterfield had a list of Atlantic 6-49 winning numbers in his hands and the Dartmouth senior didn't like what he saw. I looked at it, I didn't have one number right. I damn near threw it away, he said Tuesday.But luck stayed with him and his wife of 59 years.He ke
Jan 21, 2004, 5:53 am - Lottery News