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3rd time of 'almost lucky' still pays $175,000News Story
A Virginia couple has hit five of the six lottery numbers three timesSome people may say matching five of six numbers in the lottery falls short of being lucky. A Bedford County couple would disagree.Enos and Linda Blankenship of Thaxton, Virginia have had five of six winning numbers in the lottery - three times.Most recently they matched five of six numbers in the Mega Millions drawing on Feb. 20. The lone winning ticket for the big jackpot - $239 million - hasn't been claimed.The Blankenships
Feb 26, 2004, 5:02 am - Lottery News

Scam sites offer bogus Hong Kong lottery tipsNews Story
Websites in mainland China and Taiwan are offering to sell inside information on winning Hong Kong lottery numbers -- then vanishing before authorities can catch those behind them.The sites -- which require payments for the bogus tips -- turn up then disappear almost as soon as they're spotted, Hong Kong Jockey Club spokesman Wilson Cheng said Monday.The club is a nonprofit charity that runs Hong Kong's lottery, horse races and football betting.Hong Kong lottery officials claim there's no way
Feb 24, 2004, 5:53 am - Lottery News

NJ Resident Dreams Up Scratch GameNews Story
It all came to Rocco Promutico in a dream.On a day when he had shoulder surgery, back in 1998, Promutico had a very vivid dream: He was sitting at a table in a casino, playing a game called Six Shooters. I was playing a game that I had never seen before, Dover Township resident Promutico said. When I woke up, I was able to sit down and draw out a whole sketch of how the game was played. From that sketch came the basic structure of a game called Roll 6 Poker, which last month was transforme
Feb 23, 2004, 5:31 am - Lottery News

Winning Mega Millions ticket sold in VirginiaNews Story
Updated: February 21, 2004, 10:57 amUpdated: February 21, 2004, 1:14 pmTickets sold by the hundreds of thousands for the Mega Millions jackpot as would-be millionaires around the country bought chances to win a $230 million jackpot -- the largest in that lottery's history.The 11-state jackpot led to higher ticket sales, despite the bleak odds of winning Friday -- one in 135,145,920, according to the Mega Millions Web site.But someone who bought a ticket in Stephens City, Virginia managed to beat
Feb 21, 2004, 12:29 am - Lottery News

'Amazing' Mega Millions Sales Pushes Jackpot to $230 MillionNews Story
Mega Millions players all over the country are lining up for a shot at tonight's mega-jackpot. In fact sales are so brisk that the estimated jackpot for tonight's drawing has been revised upward to $230 million.Tonight's drawing will be held in New York City's Times Square. This is an indication of how strong Mega Millions sales are today across the Commonwealth, says Virginia Lottery Executive Director Penelope W. Kyle. By revising the estimated jackpot upward, we are saying that the actual
Feb 20, 2004, 12:10 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions Jackpot Raised to $222 MillionNews Story
As of 11:30 a.m. today, lottery officials for the Mega Millions game announced that -- due to solid ticket sales -- the estimated jackpot for Friday, February 20 has been increased to $222 million.If one winning ticket matches all six numbers in Friday night's drawing and the player has selected annuity payments over 26 years, the $222 million jackpot would amount to pre-tax payments of roughly:$8.5 million per year,$164,200 per week, or,$23,450 per day.For those who prefer to take their cash wi
Feb 19, 2004, 12:04 pm - Lottery News

Tennessee to Join Powerball LotteryNews Story
The Tennessee Lottery will join the multistate Powerball game by early summer, officials said Monday.Members of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. board of directors voted unanimously to join the 26-state Powerball, an Urbandale, Iowa-based game with a jackpot that has risen as high as $315 million. The District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands also are members. Powerball is a highly visible, recognized brand name, lottery chief Rebecca Paul told the board before the vote.Board members c
Feb 16, 2004, 6:22 pm - Lottery News

Hundreds split lottery winnings on popular number comboNews Story
The Pennsylvania Lottery either made a lot of people happy Friday night or reminded them that learning to share is still one of life's toughest lessons.For the first time since its inception in 1992, the CASH 5 game was won by a set of numbers that an elementary school kid would love -- 5, 10, 15, 20, 25.Exactly 242 tickets were sold for that combination, meaning each one is worth $439 each. While that's a nice return on a $1 investment, it looks pretty paltry compared to the $446,373.50 jackpot
Feb 9, 2004, 6:03 am - Lottery News

Lottery Post Adds New Lottery Predictions FeaturesNews Story
Lottery Post, a leading Internet Web site focused on the lottery industry, increased its offerings today with the addition of a section dedicated to future lottery predictions.Using the new Predictions page, Lottery Post members can input numbers that they predict will be drawn in upcoming lottery drawings. Lottery players enjoy predicting upcoming numbers for a variety of reasons, including:Testing pattern theoriesAs a contest with other playersSimulating lottery playDetermining if government
Feb 7, 2004, 7:41 pm - Lottery News

Self-service machines coming for Texas Lottery gamesNews Story
The Texas lottery is joining the high-tech revolution.Lottery officials plan to install about 1,000 ATM-like machines at retail outlets across the state that will dispense tickets for such games as Lotto Texas, Mega Millions and Cash Five. The machines will not only sell tickets, but they will also be able to scan tickets from previous drawings and tell players whether they have won any money. We think the players will like them, said lottery spokesman Bobby Heith. You can purchase your ticket
Jan 29, 2004, 6:12 am - Lottery News