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California nail technician wins $228M Powerball jackpotNews Story
Wants to remain normal man A nail technician who has played the lottery over the years by scraping together nickels and dimes from tips at the salon is now a multi-millionaire several times over. Vinh Nguyen claimed his $228.4 million jackpot late Thursday afternoon, after buying the winning Powerball ticket at a family-run chain, Key Market on Sourth Norfolk Street in San Mateo, according an announcement on Friday by the California Lottery. Nguyen was the the sole winner in Wednesday
Sep 26, 2014, 11:17 pm - Lottery News

Dad slowly reveals huge lotto win to his sons [video]News Story
Includes video report By Todd Northrop For fans of the lottery, there may be nothing better than witnessing the announcement of a big lottery win as it unfolds. And that's exactly what happened when a Danish man captured the moment he revealed his big win to his sons on video. After Poul Hjortb l won 15 million kroner (about $2.7 million) playing the lottery in Denmark, he decided to unveil his winnings to his sons in the most suspenseful way possible. The single father of two sat
Sep 25, 2014, 12:16 pm - Lottery News

$90M Colorado Powerball winner claims prizeNews Story
Includes video report The winner of the largest lottery jackpot in Colorado history claimed his prize in Grand Junction on Wednesday afternoon. Claude Al G., who didn't want to give his last name, said he and his wife, Jackie, will do some traveling. Beyond that, he said he has no plans about what he wants to buy with the largest jackpot in Colorado history. In fact, Have fun is what Al said his plan was when asked Wednesday what he plans to do with the $90 million Powerball jackpot.
Aug 14, 2014, 9:18 am - Lottery News

Florida lottery kicks off campaign to protect customers from dishonest clerksNews Story
Players reminded to sign tickets immediately The Florida Lottery has launched a new campaign after some store owners were claiming big prizes time and time again despite the small odds. The lottery has posted videos online and will soon display posters at retail locations urging players to sign their tickets. They hope this will help prevent store employees from stealing their winning tickets. When it comes to winning scratch-off lottery games, people who own or work at convenience s
Jun 18, 2014, 4:50 pm - Lottery News

Pa. Gov. defends lottery privatization explorationNews Story
If privatizing the Pennsylvania Lottery's management isn't the answer to ensuring reliable and predictable funding for programs for older Pennsylvanians, what is? That's the question that a spokesman for Gov. Tom Corbett raised in responding to state Treasurer Rob McCord call on Monday to pull the plug on the administration's lottery private management agreement (PMA) pursuit. Our need is outpacing our ability to fund those programs, said Corbett press secretary Jay Pagni. The PMA is a ve
Oct 29, 2013, 8:10 am - Lottery News

SC Lottery to end Carolina Cash 6 gameNews Story
The Carolina Cash 6 game from the South Carolina Education Lottery will end with the Thursday, October 17 drawing. The announcement comes after ticket sales for the game introduced on April 2 of this year fell short of expectations. Our players never fully embraced the Carolina Cash 6 game, and without their support there was no reason to continue selling tickets for a game that did not generate player interest, Lottery Executive Director Paula Harper Bethea said. At the Education Lottery
Aug 25, 2013, 7:10 am - Lottery News

California Lottery director resignsNews Story
The turnover at the top of the California Lottery continues with Robert O'Neil deciding to step down at the end of the day Monday after 18 months as director. The lottery will be headed on an interim basis by Chief Deputy Director Paula LaBrie until Gov. Jerry Brown makes a new appointment, according to Alex Traverso, a spokesman for the lottery. Brown removed Joan Borucki as lottery director shortly after his election in 2010, and the post was filled on an interim basis by Linh Nguyen unt
Jul 15, 2013, 5:12 pm - Lottery News

Florida city still wondering: Who won the $590M lottery jackpot?News Story
It's been two long weeks since the small city of Zephyrhills learned that a $590 million Powerball ticket was sold at a supermarket here. No one expected the winner to come forward in the first days after the announcement. After all, curious residents reasoned, the person might need a few days to absorb the shock, or to consult with financial advisers. But then a week passed, and more, and now folks are so anxious to know the winner's identity they could jump out of their skin. Being i
Jun 3, 2013, 8:24 am - Lottery News

Germany Lottery draw glitch caused announcement of wrong numbersNews Story
German broadcaster ZDF gave Lotto ticket holders a moment of false hope on Wednesday evening, after a glitch with the ball machine meant presenters read out the wrong numbers. At 6:50pm, 2.33 million people turned on their TVs to see if they'd won this week's lottery jackpot. But what presenters in the ZDF studio had not noticed was that that two balls, 46 and 47, failed to roll into the see-through Lotto drum. This meant that the first set of numbers 3,8,11,26,32,40 and 9 were void. The a
Apr 4, 2013, 11:57 am - Lottery News

N.C. bill keeps 'education' in lottery for nowNews Story
The North Carolina Education Lottery is keeping the education in its name at least for now. A bill debated Wednesday by a House judiciary committee and aimed at reeling in advertising for the state-run lottery originally directed the lottery to stop using the word education in its advertising. But the bill's chief sponsor said he would pull that prohibition because he didn't want to make the cost of such a rebranding drag down the bill, which he said is designed to bring more truth to what
Mar 7, 2013, 4:35 pm - Lottery News