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New Tri-State lottery game debuting SundayNews Story
By Todd Northrop A new pick 5-style lottery game called Gimme 5 goes on sale Sunday in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont the states that collectively are known as 'Tri-State'. The first drawing for the new Gimme 5 game will be held Wednesday, May 15, 2013. The Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine Lotteries are once again joining together to offer our players a new draw game, said Greg Smith, Executive Director of the Vermont Lottery. Tri-State Gimme 5 is a fresh, easy-to-play game that car
May 9, 2013, 12:52 pm - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery pushes for online expansionNews Story
The Illinois Senate could soon decide to increase the number of ways you can play the lottery online. A committee has passed a bill that would allow players to wager on any of the draw-based games that is, in which the winning numbers are randomly selected, as in Pick 3 and Pick 4. Right now, only Lotto, Mega Millions, and Powerball are draw-based games available online. The legislation would expand that opportunity to all seven, plus any draw-based games the lottery would add in the futur
Mar 25, 2013, 9:51 am - Lottery News

Statisticians search for how to beat the lotteryNews Story
You've probably heard the saying: Liars figure, but figures don't lie. Well, it's probably true the chances of winning a Powerball jackpot is more than 1 in 175-million. Still, there's always somebody that thinks they can beat the system. Whether it's your wedding anniversary, your birthday, your child's birthday, or the date of another event that's important to you, people typically pick random numbers as any state lottery official will tell you, every number drawn is completely random. A
Feb 20, 2013, 9:26 pm - Lottery News

S.C. Lottery finally draws quad in Pick 4 Eve drawNews Story
By Todd Northrop For the first time ever, the South Carolina Lottery has drawn a 'quad' combination in its Pick 4 Evening drawing. A quad is a combination where all four digits are the same. Sunday night the lottery drew 2-2-2-2, marking the first time such a combination was drawn in the evening draw. Quads have been drawn three times previously in the Lottery's midday draw, but never in the evening. Lucky winners of Sunday's evening Pick 4 drawing could become anywhere from $2,500 t
Jul 11, 2012, 10:45 am - Lottery News

Kentucky Pick 4 lottery players beat the houseNews Story
Quad-zeros pay off big bucks for Pick 4 players The Kentucky Lottery may have hit a streak of bad luck in November, which means good luck for lottery players in the state. Kentucky Lottery chief financial officer Howard Kline said the payoff to Pick 4 players in November turned out to be far more than was taken in on the game. Greg Harkenrider, one of the state's top budget experts, said Wednesday that revenue from the popular Pick 4 game plummeted in November because more people than e
Dec 22, 2011, 8:50 pm - Lottery News

11/11/11 was the lottery's lucky dayNews Story
By Todd Northrop Thanks to Friday's lucky date, Nov. 11, 2011, or 11/11/11, lottery ticket sales are booming. All those ones in a row are very attractive for lottery players, since that set of numbers won't roll around again for another 100 years. But many players found that tickets were sold out on combinations with all 1's when they went to purchase a ticket. To ensure every winner gets paid, lotteries with fixed payouts cap sales of certain number combinations. In New York, for examp
Nov 12, 2011, 10:00 pm - Lottery News

Louisiana Lottery adds Mega MillionsNews Story
Mega Millions on sale in Louisiana starting Nov. 16 Jackpot lovers will have more reasons to smile on Nov. 16 when the Louisiana Lottery begins sales for the multi-state game Mega Millions, with drawings on Tuesdays and Fridays. The Louisiana Lottery currently offers the multi-state jackpot game Powerball with drawings on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Featuring a starting jackpot of $12 million, unique draw nights and only $1 per play, Mega Millions brings our players more jackpot game cho
Oct 21, 2011, 2:33 pm - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery installing self-service machinesNews Story
State prepares for upcoming Powerball changes A one-dollar Powerball ticket will soon be a thing of the past. Changes are coming to the Kentucky Lottery. After the first of the year a Powerball ticket will cost $2 instead of $1. There are some changes coming to the Powerball game in January, says lottery spokesman Chip Polston, where Powerball is going to become a $2 game that we really hope is going to spur those larger jackpots that players really like to play. That is just one of th
Oct 21, 2011, 8:32 am - Lottery News

Prolific lottery winner does it againNews Story
North Carolina man wins $65,800 in Virginia Pick 4 drawing Steven Granger is amassing a collection of those big ceremonial Virginia Lottery winners' checks. He received his latest addition when he claimed $65,800 in the Virginia Lottery's October 13 Pick 4 day drawing. The Henderson, North Carolina, man did it by matching the winning number combination 5-1-1-7 on 15 tickets. He wagered exact order on 11 tickets and won $5,000 on each. He wagered 50/50 on four tickets, winning $2,700 on eac
Oct 20, 2011, 8:35 am - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery drawings now streamed live on FacebookNews Story
By Todd Northrop The Virginia Lottery now is streaming its drawings live on its Facebook page, in addition to its Web site. In order to view the live video stream on the Virginia Lottery Facebook page, visitors must first click the Like option on the page, according to a lottery news release. The live streams began on Sept. 14, and can be viewed daily at 1:59 and 11:00 p.m. Viewers can watch the Pick 3, Pick 4, and Cash 5 drawings, and also can watch the Mega Millions drawings on Tue
Sep 23, 2011, 9:30 am - Lottery News