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Virginia Lottery turns over more than a half-billion dollars to educationNews Story
For just the second time in its history, the Virginia Lottery has delivered more than a half-billion dollars to Virginia's K-12 public schools in a single fiscal year. The Lottery announced today that profits for the 2015 fiscal year totaled nearly $534 million. It wasn't just education in the Commonwealth that benefited. Players raked in a record $1.1 billion in prizes during the year, and retailers selling Virginia Lottery tickets earned nearly $104 million in commissions a record. Many of
Aug 19, 2015, 9:05 am - Lottery News

NY Lottery winner, 82, shares $7M jackpot with daughterNews Story
By Todd Northrop A winning $7 million scratch-off lottery ticket purchased by an 82-year-old grandmother while waiting for her hair appointment is about to change the lives of several generations in one family. We've been pooling our money to buy lottery tickets for years now, Carol Prevete, 50, said about herself and her mother, Marilyn Looney, 82, of Selden, N.Y. We always split whatever prize we win. One time that even totaled about $20,000, she said. But this time they hit it big,
Aug 13, 2015, 8:35 am - Lottery News

Australian lottery winner accused of hiding win reaches deal with pool membersNews Story
A group of people who sued a Melbourne, Australia, co-worker after he allegedly failed to distribute the winnings of a AU$16.6 million (US$12.3 million) lottery pool ticket have reportedly struck a deal with him. However that deal may not include an agreement to share the jackpot with the members of his lotto pool. The Geelong man is accused of keeping the big win to himself, cheating the other members of the pool out of their share of the $16.6 million group draw last October. A Curren
Jul 13, 2015, 9:20 am - Lottery News

N.J. lawmaker proposes a lottery to pay off student loansNews Story
A New Jersey lawmaker says the state should try something novel to help people climb out of all that debt from their college days: set up a lottery in which the winning tickets pay off student loans. State Assemblyman John Burzichelli (D-Gloucester) on Monday introduced legislation (A4631) that would make New Jersey the first state in the country to establish a lottery in which the winnings would go exclusively to college debt. Any vehicle that could provide some relief it seems to me it
Jul 7, 2015, 11:27 am - Lottery News

UK Lotto game to change in OctoberNews Story
Harder to win, but guaranteed millionaires Lotto players in the United Kingdom will have to select their winning numbers from a pool of 59 rather than 49 under sweeping changes to the game taking effect later this year. The UK National Lottery operator, Camelot, said the enhancements would give players a better chance of winning and becoming a millionaire. It said a new Millionaire Raffle would guarantee at least one millionaire per draw, the average winning jackpot was expected to be t
Jun 16, 2015, 4:41 pm - Lottery News

Irish lottery pool playing same numbers for 27 years wins €5.9 millionNews Story
A lottery pool that has been playing the same numbers in the weekly Ireland Lotto draw for 27 years has finally seen them win big. The group of seven have won 5,900,958 (US$6.6 million) between them giving each an individual share of 842,994 (US$950,000). The winning ticket was bought at Tesco on Ash Road in Mullingar, Co Westmeath on May 9th. Since the 1980s Speaking about the win, a member of the group said, We've played the same numbers since Lotto began in 1988 and the most we'd
Jun 3, 2015, 11:00 am - Lottery News

Austrailian lottery pool members believe co-worker kept $16.6m jackpot to himselfNews Story
Members of a Victoria, Australia, lottery pool are taking Tattersalls Sweeps to court, alleging a former colleague kept a $16.6 million lottery win to himself. The members want the Victorian Supreme Court to order Tatts to provide the name of the winner of Austrailian Powerball jackpot draw 961 in October last year, who they believe to be their colleague, and how the ticket was bought. The syndicate, a group of 14 Geelong workers, believe the man was one of three winners of a $50 million d
May 26, 2015, 7:12 am - Lottery News

NJ foursome claims $40M Powerball jackpotNews Story
By Todd Northrop A 10-year tradition of family Friday-night pizza continues long after the children have grown up and gone on with their own lives. The parents remain loyal to the tradition and to the friendship that the four couples have cultivated through the years. The group still meets and pools their money to buy weekly Powerball and Mega Millions tickets just as they've regularly done. Now, those relationships have been bonded even stronger by good fortune and a $40,000,000 Powerb
May 14, 2015, 12:46 pm - Lottery News

16 N.Y. biotech workers claim $58M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
A group of 16 workers at a Manhattan biotech company who pooled their cash to buy Mega Millions tickets have claimed a $58 million jackpot from the March 24 drawing. The ceremonial prize check was presented to the group Thursday at the store where they bought the winning Quick Pick Millions ticket: Carlton Cards in Penn Plaza. The lucky winners said it took a few hours of checking, double-checking, and triple-checking their tickets before they believed their fantastic fortune. The 16 in
Apr 30, 2015, 4:11 pm - Lottery News

£36 million EuroMillions lottery jackpot claimed in UKNews Story
A United Kingdom ticket-holder has come forward to claim Friday night's EuroMillions jackpot of more than 36 million (US$54.7 million). It will not be revealed if the top prize was scooped by an individual or a lottery pool or where the ticket was purchased unless the winner decides to go public. The winning numbers were 5, 19, 29, 31, and 40, with Lucky Star numbers 3 and 10. The jackpot was 36,298,267. A National Lottery spokesman said, We're delighted Friday's ticket-holder has come
Apr 26, 2015, 10:12 am - Lottery News