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Powerball helps Florida Lottery cover lossesNews Story
Since the multi-state lottery game Powerball arrived in Florida a year ago, people have bought more than $430 million in tickets. But even that couldn't stop overall lottery revenue in 2009 from dropping 3 percent compared with the year before. Lottery sales, which are usually immune from recessions, have taken a hit during the downturn. Sales have plummeted nearly $300 million since the lottery's high-water mark in 2008. It's the first significant drop since 1995. But without the Powerbal
Jan 6, 2010, 9:46 am - Lottery News

Florida Lottery Raffle drawing crowns 9 new millionairesNews Story
One million Florida Lottery tickets had a shot at winning $1 million, and nine of those are officially chosen as the big winners. Lottery players anxiously waiting to see if they are now among the wealthy can check their tickets at Lottery Post's Florida Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/fl). With only 1 million tickets available for the raffle, Florida lottery ticket buyers had a better chance of winning a million dollars than with any other game offered in the state. The
Dec 31, 2009, 3:29 pm - Lottery News

Fla. woman faces eviction after lottery-winning husband disappearsNews Story
Two years after discovering her husband hid the fact he won the Florida Lottery, Donna Campbell is being evicted Donna Campbell of Miramar wants to serve her husband with divorce papers. But she can't find the guy. The two have been on tense terms since 2007 when the former Caribbean beauty queen made headlines after going public with their marital drama. Her husband, Arnim Ramdass, was a part of a pool of American Airlines mechanics in Miami who won a $19 million Florida Lotto jackpot.
Dec 16, 2009, 8:36 am - Lottery News

Jacksonville man wins lottery jackpot - againNews Story
A Jacksonville man bought a winning $1 million scratch-off lottery ticket Saturday six years after claiming a $250,000 prize from another game. Persistence pays off, Robert Myers, 51, said in a statement released Monday by the Florida Lottery. As to the obvious question: Oh yes, I will continue to play. In fact, lottery officials said he was back at it again Sunday, playing Billion Dollar Blockbuster, the $20-a-ticket game he had just won. Myers couldn't be reached by phone Monday.
Oct 13, 2009, 9:42 am - Lottery News

Frequent lottery wins by retailers investigatedNews Story
In this 2-part video report, MSNBC revealed the findings of their investigation, in which the most frequent lottery winners were almost always retailers. To view the report, please click on Part 1 of the report below. When Part 1 has finished playing, continue by clicking Part 2 of the report. Part 1 Part 2
Oct 2, 2009, 8:03 am - Lottery News

Young lottery winner stakes hopes on Wrestling showNews Story
The youngest Powerball winner ever has packed up his millions and moved to Tampa Bay, fulfilling his dream of working in the wrestling business with a wild new TV show. Combine beautiful women, professional wrestling, and part of a $17 million lottery payout, then stir and you get the new TV show Wrestlicious . MAD TV + the WWE + Baywatch + Dave Chappelle = Wrestlicious, explained Powerball winner Jay Vargas, who's helping finance the show with his lottery loot. Videos of the show post
Sep 18, 2009, 8:28 am - Lottery News

Lottery vending machines rolled out across FloridaNews Story
Scratch-off Florida Lottery tickets are one of the quickest, easiest ways for gamblers to take a chance at riches and, for the most part, come up empty. But sometimes demand can create lottery bottlenecks at places such as your neighborhood Publix customer service counter. That's why state leaders are making the instant gratification of scratch-off tickets even more instant installing 1,000 ticket vending machines at lottery retailers across Florida, primarily supermarkets. ''It helps b
Sep 8, 2009, 9:08 am - Lottery News

Live drawing fluke puts Maryland lottery machine maker in spotlightNews Story
When it comes to Florida Lottery games, the Ping-Pong balls get all the attention. They carry the numbers that determine if players of games such as Lotto, Fantasy 5 and Cash 3 are winners. Few people pay attention to the machines used to select the balls. At least, not until something goes wrong, as happened last week when a Lotto ball was selected... and then fell back into the machine's mixing chamber. In an instant, the machine, manufactured by Garron Lottery Products in Baltimore,
Aug 29, 2009, 12:11 pm - Lottery News

Florida's newest lottery millionaireNews Story
33-year-old Dawna McAlpin doesn't seem phased by all the media attention she's receiving. In fact, she still has a hard time believing she's a millionaire. It's still unbelievable. There's nothing you can say to describe it. Florida Lottery officials presented McAlpin with her lotto winnings Wednesday morning at the Handi Mart Convenience store in Grand Ridge. McAlpin bought the winning ticket there last week. She s also the store manager. She says she never thought she would win.
Aug 26, 2009, 11:12 pm - Lottery News

Mishap leads to lottery jackpot for Florida coupleNews Story
Publix employee buys mistake worth millions When the ticket printer at the Publix on Gladiolus Drive in south Fort Myers accidentally popped out two Florida Lotto tickets instead of just the one a customer ordered a few weeks ago, no one could have predicted the mechanical error would turn out to be a windfall. The customer was offered the extra ticket free of charge as is the store's policy but the woman refused to take it. So the Publix clerk who sold the ticket offered the extra to a fe
Aug 11, 2009, 8:48 pm - Lottery News