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Georgia man hits the Mega Millions jackpot twiceNews Story
A Georgia man held two of three winning tickets for a $70 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot, good for a cash option prize of $26.6 million before taxes, lottery officials said.Stephen Cooke of Roswell, Georgia, a recently hired bus driver by Fulton County, said Wednesday that he didn't realize until he went to claim the prize that he had double-purchased the winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing.Cooke will share the $70 million jackpot with the owner of another Mega Millions ticket purchased
Nov 13, 2003, 5:31 am - Lottery News

California Man Hits Big-Spin Pay-DirtNews Story
Ricky Rehberg always knew playing lottery scratch-offs would pay off.The Hayward resident, who said he has been playing scratch-off tickets for about 16 years, won $120,000 on the California Lottery's Big Spin television program that aired Saturday. It was so amazing. Something like this has never happened to me, Rehberg said.Rehberg, 49, actually won the money on the show a couple of months ago, but the program took a while to air, he said. Since then, he has paid off bills, bought new furnitu
Nov 13, 2003, 5:16 am - Lottery News

Former police chief wins millions in lotteryNews Story
After 20 years of buying lottery tickets with the same pre-selected numbers, Glenn Phenicie's casual decision on Friday to buy a Maryland Lotto ticket with computer-generated random numbers netted him a $3.4 million payoff.Phenicie, a retired Waynesboro, Pennsylvania police chief, opted to take his winnings in an annuity, which will pay out $95,200 annually after taxes over the next 25 years. He estimates he'll get about $80,000 a year after taxes.Phenicie and his wife, Valerie, claimed their Lo
Nov 12, 2003, 4:16 am - Lottery News

Paul's pay checkedNews Story
With much still to do, lottery organizer faces criticism over salariesWith Tennessee's new lottery set to begin in just three months, Rebecca Paul has a lot to do and little time to do it.Paul and her senior staff must hire contractors, test software, rent offices, hire hundreds of people, train retailers and build a computer network. And those are just the highlights.To get everything done by Feb. 10, Paul works from 9 a.m. to midnight nearly every day - a schedule that hasn't left time for cul
Nov 10, 2003, 4:48 am - Lottery News

Indiana scores Powerball 3-peatNews Story
State is 1st to have 3 consecutive winners 3 times, officials of multistate game sayThe mystery of the state's nickname Hoosier was surely solved Thursday: It must mean lucky. The announcement of Powerball's third consecutive winning ticket makes Indiana the only state to sell three in a row an unparalleled three times.No one had claimed the $12.8 million jackpot by 5 p.m. Thursday, when the Hoosier Lottery office closed. The earlier back-to-back wins were in October and included Regina Manda
Nov 7, 2003, 4:49 am - Lottery News

Missouri Lottery Saves Players Thousands Through Web SiteNews Story
During the past three years, the Missouri Lottery has been doing more than just saving its players time when entering promotions on-line at its Web site; it has saved players more than $97,000 in postage. Since 2000, players have enjoyed a new option for entering Missouri Lottery promotions entering on-line at the Lottery's Web site, www.molottery.com. With just a few simple keystrokes, players have saved themselves the traditional time and postage costs previously required to participate in
Nov 7, 2003, 4:46 am - Lottery News

Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Indiana AgainNews Story
People that say lightning doesn't strike in the same place twice haven't spent much time in Indiana. For the third time in the last four drawings, someone from Indiana has won the Powerball jackpot.On Saturday, October 25, a $190.9 million jackpot was split between two tickets; one purchased in Indiana and one in Minnesota. Last Wednesday's $10 million Powerball jackpot was claimed by one winning ticket purchased in the Hoosier state.Wednesday night's $12.8 million jackpot was the 31st Powerball
Nov 6, 2003, 5:10 am - Lottery News

Savannah Couple Wins $50 MillionNews Story
All of us have probably dreamed of winning the lottery. You have a 1 in 135 million chance in winning the big Mega Millions jackpot. But somebody's got to win it, like Richard and Robin Mika of Savannah. They won the Mega Millions jackpot this summer: $50 million. I bought a carton of cigarettes, there was $4 left, so I bought four tickets, recalled Richard. He bought those tickets at the 7-11 on Derenne Avenue and later that day found out he was the sole winner of the jackpot. What would d
Nov 6, 2003, 5:03 am - Lottery News

New Day, New Perspective for Winner of $175,000 Mega Millions PrizeNews Story
On Thursday, John Ferguson of Curlew, Washington was concerned about car payments, property taxes, and where he would find his next job.Oh, what a difference a day makes!Friday, Ferguson redeemed his winning Mega Millions ticket at the Washington Lottery's Spokane Office for his $175,000 prize and is planning visits to see his grandchildren in Alaska and California.Ferguson is the Washington Lottery's newest big Mega Millions winner. He won with a ticket for last Tuesday's drawing that he purch
Nov 4, 2003, 5:03 am - Lottery News

Man gives kids $6M lotto prizeNews Story
Hector Rivera played the New Jersey Lottery for 20 years, promising any jackpot he won would go to his five children.Like most people who talk about winning a multimillion-dollar jackpot, Rivera was dismissed by his children as a dreamer. Nobody ever thought anything about it, said Michael Cioffi, Rivera's oldest son. We just thought he had a lot of fun dreaming about winning some day. Rivera's dream came true Oct. 13, when the Vineland man was the only winner to hit a $6.1 million Pick 6 jack
Nov 4, 2003, 4:50 am - Lottery News