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NC man almost falls out of fishing boat upon learning of lottery winNews Story
Danny Bizzell bought a Cash 5 lottery ticket on July 12, gave it to his wife and went fishing. He was in the middle of a lake when his wife, Sandra Dickinson, called to tell him he had won a $792,655 jackpot. I almost fell overboard, Bizzell said Monday. I told her, 'Are you freaking kidding me?' Bizzell bought the winning ticket at the Food Lion on North Rogers Lane in Raleigh, using the same numbers he's played for almost 13 years. When I got my first Cash 5 ticket, I had the ma
Aug 15, 2019, 8:18 am - Lottery News

Lottery sales in Japan down for second straight yearNews Story
In Japan, sales of Takarakuji lottery tickets issued by prefectural governments and ordinance-designated major cities totaled 786.6 billion (US$7.1 billion) in fiscal 2017, down 6.9 percent from the year before. Sales were down for the second consecutive year and fell below 800 billion for the first time since fiscal 1997, according to data compiled by the internal affairs ministry. Takarakuji sales have been on a downward trend after peaking at 1.105 trillion (US$10 billion) in fiscal 200
Aug 14, 2018, 12:18 pm - Lottery News

Lottery winner says she dreamed about Fantasy 5 jackpot win the night beforeNews Story
For a Michigan woman, her dreams really do come true. The 56-year-old woman told lottery officials that her motivation to play Fantasy 5 on Apr. 8 came from a dream she had the night before where she won the jackpot. I woke up Sunday morning after having a dream about winning a Fantasy 5 jackpot, said the player, who chose to remain anonymous. I got dressed, got in my car, and drove to my favorite store to buy a couple tickets. After stopping at the Moravian Liquor Shoppe, located at
Apr 10, 2018, 8:39 pm - Lottery News

Texas lottery player turns losing scratch ticket into dream homeNews Story
Includes video report By Todd Northrop Carlos Zavala of Tyler, Texas, is the winner of $500,000 to build a dream home at any D.R. Horton Community in Texas, thanks to his selection of a key in a special event Friday. Players of the Texas Dream Home scratch-off game had the opportunity to enter their non-winning tickets into promotional second-chance drawings for a chance to become a finalist for the grand prize. Four finalists were chosen to participate in Friday's dream home giveaway e
May 18, 2015, 9:06 am - Lottery News

Lottery number strategies subject of newspaper investigationNews Story
The odds are long. The drawings are random. And the house keeps a much greater share of wagers than other forms of gambling.In sum: The lottery cannot be beaten. There is no system that can improve your chances of winning the lottery, period, says Mike Orkin, a California mathematician who has written extensively about gambling odds.Yet the quest for an ever-elusive winning lottery strategy is alive and well and for sale.On a quiet, dead-end street in Denville stands the headquarters of Doubl
Dec 6, 2005, 1:26 am - Lottery News

Virginia Pick 4 Lottery Player Wins BigNews Story
A Virginia woman's dream of winning the lottery came true to the tune of $90,200, the Virginia Lottery said.Richard and Chris Marshall of Charlottesville bought 19 tickets for the May 6 Pick 4 night drawing, each with the numbers 2, 7, 5 and 8. Seventeen tickets matched the winning numbers in exact order to win $5,000. Two matched 50/50, meaning they would win if the numbers come up in exact order or in any order. Those tickets won $2,600 each. I had a dream two weeks ago that I would hit the lo
May 16, 2005, 9:56 am - Lottery News

The Learning Channel profiles big lottery winnersNews Story
David Edwards, an ex-con from Kentucky who through a stroke of luck moved uptown to a gated community in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, stole the show Sunday in Lottery Homes.The program, which aired at 9 p.m. on The Learning Channel, looked at seven lottery winners around the country -- before and after they struck it rich. They were all wonderful and all down-to-earth, says Alice McGee, one of the show's producers. They don't have the attitude of the manner born. Still, she notes, Mr. Edwards
Mar 7, 2005, 11:30 am - Lottery News

Powerball fever spreads as jackpot reaches $177 millionNews Story
At Gold Mart, a small convenience store near the Rhode Island border, dreams cost exactly $1When no one came up with Saturdays winning Powerball ticket, an already sweet pot got a whole lot sweeter. Before the low-stakes gambling public knew what hit them, $177 million was at stake for tonights drawing.Until 9 p.m., Powerball veterans and fortune hunters from as far away as Boston will descend on convenience stores like Gold Mart, buying one, two, even 40 chances to hit it big.Gold Mart manager
Oct 6, 2004, 8:25 am - Lottery News

Factory Worker to Quit after Lottery WinNews Story
A manual worker at a lubricants factory was planning early retirement today after scooping more than 1.1 million in the UK National Lottery.Ian Spragg, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, said he was considering using his winnings to quit his job and fly to New Zealand to visit family.The 61-year-old grandfather, who has used the same numbers since 1994, said he was so tired while checking the results for last Wednesdays Lotto jackpot after a late shift that he thought he was dreaming.He
Sep 13, 2004, 8:06 am - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery revenues better than expectedNews Story
The Tennessee Education Lottery announced today it has topped its initial goal by roughly 40 percent. Officials said it produced more than $123 million for education programs in the state after five months and 12 days.The results were announced as the Tennessee Lottery transferred $59,497,000 to the Lottery for Education account, bringing the total of education funds generated from Jan. 20 to June 30 to $123,271,000.An additional $2,049,000 will also be transferred to fund after-school programs
Jul 16, 2004, 8:14 am - Lottery News