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Lottery fever hits mega heightsNews Story
Paul Singh had customers lined up at the door at 4 a.m. when he opened his convenience store Thursday on South Main Street in Phillipsburg, New Jersey.With the multi-state Mega Millions jackpot reaching record heights, a steady stream of customers are stopping in to buy a ticket that for one lucky player could be the answer to all their dreams. Most people we get are from Pennsy, Singh, owner of Paul Mart, said.While Pennsylvania participates in the 26-state Powerball lottery, locals stricken w
Jul 2, 2004, 8:51 am - Lottery News

Virginia Mega Millions MadnessNews Story
In whats arguably the luckiest convenient store in the Shenandoah Valley Thursday, Elsie Cekala had the worst fortune.Cekala lost a $20 bill at the Red Apple Country Store on Fairfax Pike in Stephens City.Funny thing is, she went in trying to win $290 million.The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to record heights again. Customers are flocking to the Red Apple, hoping to be stroked with the same luck as Frederick County resident J.R. Triplett, who purchased the winning ticket for a $239 million d
Jul 2, 2004, 8:21 am - Lottery News

Lines, dreams grow for tonight's $220 Million lottery jackpotNews Story
If you waited until today to buy your Mega Millions lottery ticket, you could be standing in line. A long one.Sales for tonight's $220 million jackpot have been higher than normal for the past few days, and the day of the drawing is usually the busiest, ticket sellers said.If you're looking to avoid the long lines, sales at the popular Mega Millions online Web site are scheduled for automatic cutoff this afternoon at 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.The jackpot, the second-highest since Ohio joine
Jun 29, 2004, 7:57 am - Lottery News

Google Ranks Lottery Post #29 of All Lottery SitesNews Story
Lottery Post, the Internet's most active participatory lottery forum, is ranked 29th among all active lottery Web sites.The high ranking places Lottery Post ahead of many official state and multi-state Web sites, as well as almost every independent lottery Web site.Lottery Post has been providing an online forum for lottery players to discuss games of chance for over four years. Over those four years, the Web site has been expanded with new features on a regular basis.In addition to Web popular
Jun 23, 2004, 8:25 am - Lottery News

Are Computerized Lottery Drawings Truly Random?News Story
When the Powerball jackpot passes the point where greed justifies stupidity -- and, at $50 million, Saturday's drawing probably qualifies -- I've been known to hand the convenience-store clerk a $5 bill in exchange for a small slip of paper bearing five series of computer-selected numbers. Anything won that way, of course, would be the product of dumb luck. So when I don't win millions -- and I never have, or I wouldn't have to write this column -- I don't feel cheated. I've always been more
Jun 21, 2004, 7:28 am - Lottery News

Washington Lottery to Discontinue Televised DrawingsNews Story
The Washington Lottery said yesterday that it will not renew its contract to broadcast lottery drawings.The Lotto, Mega Million, Quinto, Lucky for Life, Daily Keno and Daily Game drawings have been broadcast on Television Washington, a statewide public affairs network, as part of a three-year contract.All televised drawings will end July 1.Lottery officials said the decision was based on research that found that less than 1 percent of players routinely viewed the televised drawings in order to f
Jun 9, 2004, 7:53 am - Lottery News

Brothers win $26.9 Million Powerball Jackpot Cash PrizeNews Story
Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue Gregory C. Fajt and Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Lottery Edward Mahlman today presented a check for $26,934,553.39 cash - less 25 percent federal withholding - to brothers Jim Hare, 54, of Philadelphia, and Tom Hare, 50, of Drexel Hill, Delaware County, holders of the single winning ticket for the May 29, 2004, Powerball drawing.The jackpot had an annuity value of $52 million. I'm pleased to present Jim and Tom with this check, and I congratulate them,
Jun 7, 2004, 11:04 am - Lottery News

Scientific Games Launches "Lottery Museum"News Story
Scientific Games Corporation announced that it has launched the Internet Scientific Games Lottery Museum at http://www.scientificgames.com in honor of the 30th anniversary of the introduction of the first secure instant lottery ticket.The site features images of Scientific Games' instant tickets from 1974 to 2004, along with a short history of the developments in each era.Scientific Games is a key player in the lottery industry and is dedicated to the research, authentication, acquisition and pr
Jun 2, 2004, 11:37 am - Lottery News

Spain's prince weds, wins lottery tooNews Story
As if having a fairytale wedding was not enough luck for one day, Spain's Prince Felipe, 36, and new wife Princess Letizia, 31, hit the jackpot yesterday with a lottery ticket given to them as a wedding present, state radio reported.The happy couple who wed in a glittering ceremony attended by the world's royalty yesterday won 12,000 euros (about $20,000) on a ticket given to them by a Barcelona pensioner, National Spanish Radio said.The retired employee of state television where Letizia Ortiz w
May 24, 2004, 8:45 am - Lottery News

Can you beat the odds to win the Powerball jackpot?News Story
If you've played the Powerball drawings and lost, would you like to improve your odds of winning the multi-million dollar jackpot? The head of the University of Tennessee's math department explains whether it's possible to beat the odds.People say getting struck by lightning is a better bet than winning a lottery. But the National Association of States and Provincial Lotteries web site says that in 1996, 1,136 people won $1,000,000 or more playing lotteries in America. And 4,520 others won $100,
May 21, 2004, 7:49 am - Lottery News