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Illinois Lottery fixes problem that prevented some ticket salesNews Story
Pick 3 and Pick 4 games were affected Several lottery players in Illinois were unable to purchase Pick 3 and Pick 4 tickets from retailers Tuesday, just before the midday drawing. Around 5:50 p.m. Tuesday, Lottery officials said that the technical issue they experienced with Pick 3 and Pick 4 has been resolved. Players can resume purchasing tickets for these games at Illinois Lottery retailers, according to a tweet. We apologize for the inconvenience. Tonight's 9:22 p.m. draw will take
Jan 16, 2019, 11:11 am - Lottery News

NJ Pick 6 lottery jackpot climbs to highest amount in 14 yearsNews Story
$25.2 million grand prize to be drawn Thursday The jackpot for the New Jersey Lottery's Pick 6 drawing has quietly climbed to $25.2 million making it the largest prize the game has offered in more than 14 years. That may seem like a paltry sum compared to the multi-state Powerball and Mega Millions games, which now have minimums jackpots of $40 million. But the odds of winning the Pick 6 jackpot are much better at about 1 in 14 million compared to Powerball (1 in 292 million) and Mega Mill
Nov 7, 2018, 8:01 pm - Lottery News

NJ Lottery Pick 6 jackpot jumps to 9-year highNews Story
$21.3 million up for grabs Monday By Todd Northrop With the multi-state Mega Millions and Powerball lottery games stealing players' attention these days, New Jersey's popular Pick 6 game has been quietly rolling to levels seen around once a decade. When nobody won Thursday's Pick 6 drawing, the new jackpot for Monday, Oct. 15 was set at $21.3 million. It is the largest New Jersey Pick 6 jackpot since a $24.3 million jackpot was won on Jun. 4, 2009, making the current jackpot the largest
Oct 12, 2018, 10:47 am - Lottery News

NJ Lottery Pick 6 jackpot highest in 4 yearsNews Story
$16.7 million drawing tonight By Todd Northrop New Jersey Lottery Acting Executive Director James Carey is urging New Jersey Lottery players to get their Pick 6 game tickets as early as possible in advance of the Thursday, September 13 drawing for the $16.7 million jackpot. This is the largest Pick 6 jackpot since June 2014, and the fourth largest in 10 years. The jackpot has been growing since February 19, 2018 and is ready to be won soon by a lucky New Jersey Lottery player. The lotte
Sep 13, 2018, 8:28 am - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery offers new "1-off" wagering optionsNews Story
5 Card Cash game also gets enhancements By Todd Northrop Kentucky Pick 3 and Pick 4 lottery players now have an option to win just by getting close the numbers drawn. Last week, starting on July 29, the Kentucky Lottery added a new feature for the Pick 3 and Pick 4 games which allows players to win prizes if their numbers are one digit higher or lower than the winning numbers drawn. 1-Off is a new wager type for Pick 3 and Pick 4. A player can select the 1-Off feature at the time of
Aug 6, 2018, 4:11 pm - Lottery News

Memo: Iowa Lottery kept selling games after security warningNews Story
A newly unsealed memo shows the Iowa Lottery kept marketing four popular games despite an August 2015 warning from its security chief that their integrity was compromised. The memo was written following the trial of Eddie Tipton, who was convicted of rigging a Hot Lotto jackpot worth $16 million. Steve Bogle, its vice president of security, recommended that the lottery immediately suspend sales of Hot Lotto, Pick 3, Pick 4, and All or Nothing. He told CEO Terry Rich, we cannot allow the ci
Aug 1, 2018, 2:27 pm - Lottery News

Powerball sales drop busts NJ Lottery's 7-year winning streakNews Story
Lottery sales in New Jersey fell for the first in seven years in 2017 led by a sharp by decline in revenue from Powerball tickets, though scratch-off games remain the state's biggest money maker, according to the New Jersey Lottery's annual report. The lottery sold $3.186 billion in tickets for all games about $103 million less than in fiscal year 2016. The lottery still contributed $994 million to education and social programs last year, up from $987 million the previous year. Sales of
Jan 26, 2018, 5:00 pm - Lottery News

Canadian man wins $400,000 playing 40 identical Washington Lottery ticketsNews Story
A Canadian man beat the odds by winning $400,000 from a Washington Lottery game that typically pays winners $10,000. Thomas Grimme of White Rock, British Columbia, picked the four winning numbers for the Match 4 game last December 28, something statisticians say is roughly a 1-in-10,600 chance. But he didn't pick those numbers on a single $2 ticket. Rather, he bought 40 tickets at the Cost Cutter Grocery in Blaine, picking the same four numbers on all of them. When those four numbers were
Oct 25, 2017, 2:24 pm - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery draws 0-0-0-0 for first time, thousands winNews Story
By Todd Northrop After more than 18,000 drawings of the Michigan Lottery's Daily 4 game, the elusive 0-0-0-0 quad combination has finally been drawn, paying out millions of dollars in prize money. More than 1,000 Michigan Lottery players were big winners when Sunday night's Daily 4 winning numbers were 0-0-0-0. The Michigan Lottery says a total of 1,079 lucky players won $5,000 apiece for matching the 0-0-0-0 straight in Sunday evening's drawing. It was the first time 0-0-0-0 has been d
Sep 19, 2017, 9:02 am - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery's annual profit exceeds $1 billion for the second yearNews Story
The Ohio Lottery reported a $1 billion profit for the second year, bolstered by high sales of two games, Keno and EZPlay QuicKeno. Ticket sales of $3.05 billion were $59 million less compared to the last fiscal year, according to unaudited numbers for the year. But much of the prior fiscal year's increase was due to a record-setting $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot in January 2016. Financial details will be presented today at the lottery commission meeting. By law, all lottery profits go
Jul 17, 2017, 9:22 am - Lottery News