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$336 million Powerball ticket sold at R.I. supermarketNews Story
By Todd Northrop Rhode Island Lottery officials say the winning ticket in Saturday's $336.4 million Powerball jackpot was sold at a Stop Shop supermarket at 250 Bellevue Avenue in Newport. The winning Powerball ticket was the only one that matched all five numbers plus the Powerball number Saturday to win what turned out to be the sixth-largest jackpot in US history the third-largest ever won by a single ticket. Officials said Monday that no one has come forward yet to claim the prize,
Feb 13, 2012, 11:03 am - Lottery News

$310 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot in rare territoryNews Story
By Todd Northrop For only the 13th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot run-up has crossed into $300 million+ territory. The new high-water mark of $310 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Wednesday night's $250 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Saturday's Powerball jackpot is $193.4 million. The mammoth prize is the result of 13 draws without a winner. The run-up started as a
Feb 9, 2012, 7:43 am - Lottery News

Oregon Walmart workers split Idaho Lottery $1M Raffle prizeNews Story
By Todd Northrop, with sources from KTVB It's a great start to 2012 for five friends, who combined their resources and won a million dollars. The five, who all work at Walmart in Ontario, Oregon, had the winning ticket in the Idaho Lottery's annual $1,000,000 Raffle. Ontario, Oregon, is located right on the border of Oregon and Idaho. The winners split the grand prize five ways and picked up their big checks at the lottery offices in Boise Tuesday. Each winner got $200,000 before tax
Jan 6, 2012, 8:39 am - Lottery News

Oregon man finds millions on fridge doorNews Story
A Portland, Oregon, man who bought a Megabucks ticket back in July, put it on his refrigerator and then forgot all about it found out this week that he had actually won $21.8 million. Leland Hanson bought the winning ticket at the 7-11 store at 16155 N. Lombard. Three months later he was getting ready to make a payment to a local veterinarian when he noticed some lottery tickets on his refrigerator and thought to himself, I should check those I could use a little extra money right now.
Nov 5, 2011, 8:37 am - Lottery News

$245 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot increasedNews Story
Largest Powerball jackpot in more than a year By Todd Northrop There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $245 million for Wednesday's drawing. Saturday was the 13th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $146.2 million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state at USA Mega, a web site devoted to the Po
Oct 30, 2011, 8:46 am - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery doesn't allow public to comment at meetingsNews Story
Some are upset over new Web site Northwest Portland resident Bill Crane, bothered by news reports that the Oregon Lottery might be targeting youths with its planned new Internet site, The ORcade, wanted to give the commission that oversees the agency his two cents worth. The timing was good. The Lottery Commission meets Friday morning, and Crane figured he'd drive south to Salem and sign up to talk. Problem is, the commission doesn't allow public testimony at its regular meetings, and told
Oct 21, 2011, 8:51 am - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery chief accused of harassment, retaliationNews Story
Oregon state officials are looking into claims that the director of the Oregon Lottery sexually harassed a female manager, then retaliated against her when she spurned his advances. According to allegations outlined in a letter by the woman's attorney, Lottery Director Larry Niswender made unwanted advances toward the manager, then put her on administrative leave after she and another manager at the Lottery became romantically involved. Both employees were reinstated to their jobs after mo
Oct 3, 2011, 12:42 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner must pay for court-appointed attorneyNews Story
$1 million lottery winner faces meth charges There was only one problem with Megan Gatlin's using a court-appointed attorney in her upcoming criminal trial: She's a lottery winner. The 28-year-old Vancouver woman won $1 million this spring in the Oregon Lottery's St. Patrick's Day Raffle. So when she appeared Friday in Clark County Superior Court to face charges of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and third-degree theft, her attorney questioned the appointment. Def
Sep 5, 2011, 1:43 pm - Lottery News

Blackjack player legitimately beats casinos for millionsNews Story
He took Caesars for more than $4 million, burned Borgata for about $5 million and then topped it off by beating Tropicana out of $5.8 million. For Don Johnson, it was an incredible streak of good luck at the Atlantic City blackjack tables. I'll take luck over any other skill, Johnson said, laughing. There's no magic to this. Eventually, someone would whack them. I'm just glad it was me. Johnson, 49, of Bensalem, Pa., is the chief executive officer of Heritage Development LLC, a Wyomin
May 26, 2011, 5:53 pm - Lottery News

Winning Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $319M sold in NYNews Story
Largest payout for a single winning ticket in game's history Update, 12:29 pm: It was a quick pick, plus additional store info where winning ticket was sold. By Todd Northrop A New York lottery official said a winning ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot worth $319 million has been sold at a variety store in Albany, N.Y. New York Lottery spokeswoman Carolyn Hapeman said the winning jackpot ticket for Friday's drawing was sold at Coulson's News Center, located just a few block
Mar 26, 2011, 9:41 am - Lottery News