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Penn. store that sold winning Powerball lottery ticket identifiedNews Story
When Russell DeMatteo got the 3 a.m. call Thursday from New Castle police, he thought his Lawrence County convenience store had been robbed.Instead, he found Pennsylvania Lottery officials at Country Food Mart waiting to tell him that the store had sold the winning $171.4 million Powerball ticket. DeMatteo will collect $100,000 -- once a winner comes forward, or within 90 days. I certainly didn't expect this, said DeMatteo, 23. Lottery (officials) wanted me to come and meet them immediately. I
Dec 10, 2004, 9:59 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot 10th Largest Ever at $171 MillionNews Story
Next Wednesday's Powerball jackpot will be the 10th largest ever in the history of America's favorite game. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but an incredible 1,021,839 prizes were paid out for a total of more than $10.2 million worth of winnings.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $171 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, December 8 drawing will be an estimated $93.3 million.The numbers drawn were: 6,
Dec 6, 2004, 8:29 am - Lottery News

Georgia Senate Candidate Proposes National LotteryNews Story
Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Denise Majette proposed a national lottery for education Thursday, saying schools are woefully underfunded and need a boost without raising taxes.A national lottery, Majette said, could add more than $100 billion over 10 years for education. States that currently don't have lotteries could opt out of the national lottery, she said.Details were sketchy on how the program would work, although Majette insisted it would not sap the fund-raising power of state lott
Oct 7, 2004, 9:04 pm - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Leaps to $110 MillionNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 631,607 players across the nation won a total of more than $6.4 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $110 million.The cash option for the Saturday, September 25 drawing will be an estimated $60.3 million.The numbers drawn were: 6, 14, 34, 37, 40 and the Powerball was 7. The Power Play multiplier was 5.Nine players correctly matched the
Sep 23, 2004, 10:31 am - Lottery News

California lottery millionaire tries not to changeNews Story
71-year-old still calls himself 'a thrifter at heart'Money has a way of changing people, but not all people.Charles Chuck Bush has plenty of money, but he's fine with the way things are.Well, almost.Bush won a $44 million California Lottery jackpot in July. The 71-year-old longtime Lindsay resident opted to take the cash option of his payout and received about $26 million before taxes.But two months after Bush became an instant millionaire, the only things that have changed are his address, th
Sep 23, 2004, 8:25 am - Lottery News

GTech Profits UpNews Story
GTech Holdings Corp., the world's largest lottery systems operator, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose on new contracts, acquisitions and strong sales of its products.GTech, which provides services and equipment to the lottery industry in 45 countries and 25 U.S. states, said it benefited from new contracts in Spain, Italy, Jamaica and Mexico. The company also received a new ticket-vending machine contract in Maine and an extension in Oregon.GTech, which has a 70 percent share of the online
Sep 22, 2004, 8:20 am - Lottery News

Man stops for a soda and wins a $100,000 Powerball prizeNews Story
For V. Godinez of Carlsbad, winning the latest $100,000 Powerball prize in New Mexico resulted from merely stopping for a soda after his work shift.Godinez covers the southeast region of New Mexico employed as an audio/visual technician for a Texas company. When he finished his work in Roswell, Godinez stopped at an Allsups Convenience Store for a soda. While making his purchase he noticed the photos of New Mexico Lottery winners posted in the store. Thats when Godinez decided to use the extr
Sep 20, 2004, 4:25 pm - Lottery News

New Mexico Lottery Unveils '4 This Way'News Story
The New Mexico Lottery Authority will launch a new drawing game on September 26. 4 This Way is designed as a game unique to New Mexico with a $4,000 nightly top prize.Players select four numbers that must be matched in order from first to last. That way, players still have a chance of winning a prize on the final number drawn. Players who match four numbers in the order drawn will win $4,000, Lottery CEO Tom Shaheen said. Players who miss the first number but match the last three win $40.
Sep 20, 2004, 3:25 pm - Lottery News

Powerball jackpot rockets to $84 millionNews Story
The jackpot in America's favorite lottery game just keeps on growing. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 469,680 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.2 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $84 million.The cash option for the Saturday, September 18 drawing will be an estimated $45.7 million.The numbers drawn were: 1, 8, 17, 28, 50 and the Powerball was 2
Sep 17, 2004, 8:42 am - Lottery News

Study: Gambling May Help Keep Older Folks HealthyNews Story
A new study suggests recreational gambling could help contribute to good health in older Americans.In a telephone survey of 2,417 adults, Yale University researchers found that recreational gamblers 65 and older said they were in better health than peers who didn't gamble.The study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, also found that older gamblers reported less alcoholism, depression and bankruptcy than younger recreational gamblers.Yale researcher Rani Desai said it could be that
Sep 15, 2004, 7:35 am - Lottery News