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N.Y. Mega Millions lottery winners claim prizeNews Story
Winning couple, on the brink of poverty, will be identified later this week The winners of the $162 million Mega Millions jackpot have been identified and will meet the public in a news conference later this week, lottery officials said Monday. The ticket was handed in by the winners, who were accompanied by their attorney, at a New York Lottery office in upstate Fishkill about 11:30 a.m., lottery spokeswoman Jennifer Givner said. Officials have validated the ticket, she said. Givner de
Jan 5, 2010, 9:52 am - Lottery News

No $200M lottery jackpot for ChristmasNews Story
One ticket from N.Y. wins $162M Mega Millions jackpot Mega Millions will have modest Christmas jackpot One ticket bought in Suffolk County, New York, matched all six numbers in the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing to win a $162 million jackpot. The winning Mega Millions lottery numbers drawn Tuesday night were 3, 33, 35, 39, 45 with a Mega Ball of 13. The Texas Megaplier was 3. The winner is unknown, but News 12 reported the ticket was bought at Cards N Things on Route 25A in Rocky Poin
Dec 23, 2009, 8:36 am - Lottery News

N.Y. Lottery looks to increase prizes through investment strategiesNews Story
The New York Lottery is proposing a gamble where the odds aren't always in its favor moving its $1.3 billion prize fund into investments such as stocks, corporate bonds, real estate and hedge funds and out of the safety of U.S. Treasuries. If the agency were to double its annual return to 8 percent as it projects, the prize would be $37 million more for state coffers as New York grapples with a record $13 billion budget deficit next year. Losses might reduce proceeds that fund education, said
Nov 17, 2009, 7:26 am - Lottery News

First time player wins $5 million lottery jackpotNews Story
Mi Hyun Moon walked into a Queens deli to get $5 in change and walked out with $5 million. The former New York resident was in town visiting friends last month when she purchased a Lotto ticket on a whim and scored the huge jackpot. It was the first she ever bought. It was surreal, Moon said yesterday. I'm overjoyed! The 40-year-old mom of two is a native of Korea who lived for 20 years in Queens before moving just outside of Philadelphia. She makes regular visits to the city, and
Nov 3, 2009, 7:30 am - Lottery News

Grocer, couple cash in on lotteryNews Story
Who says it's bad luck to be superstitious? Not Woon-Sook Chon of Flushing. The Korean-born owner of the Flushing-based Cherry Blossom food store stopped in at the Union Deli Grocery on 38th Street to buy a Korean newspaper and walked out not only with her paper, but also a $500,000,000 Extravaganza instant Lottery ticket worth $5 million. My niece told me of a dream she had the night before, said Chon, 49. In this dream, I was rich, she continued. I decided it was a good day to try my lu
Oct 8, 2009, 7:33 am - Lottery News

N.Y. family wins $3M top prize in lottery scratch-off gameNews Story
For the past year, Jemps St. Fleur and his uncle, Chrisnel Josaphat, have been collecting $100 a week from their relatives to play the lottery. There have been a few small scratch-off wins here and there, but on Sept. 22, the Spring Valley family won $3 million, becoming the first winners of the top prize in the $10 Money scratch-off game. Family members, who emigrated from Haiti over the years, became Rockland's second lottery millionaires of 2009. The Brucale family of Pearl River won $7
Oct 8, 2009, 6:45 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner gets help on plan to turn good fortune into lifelong prosperityNews Story
Richie Randazzo became New York's luckiest and most famous doorman last year when he scored a $5 million lottery prize. The wisecracking 45-year-old from Gravesend, Brooklyn, became an overnight sensation, hitting the media circuit to tell his rags-to-riches story and enjoying a sitdown on Howard Stern's radio show. But even after hitting the jackpot, Randazzo could not escape his troubled past. For nearly two decades the one-time Park Ave. doorman had been a drug addict and, at one poi
Oct 6, 2009, 2:45 pm - 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

Bronx mystery winner claimed half of $333M lottery jackpotNews Story
The lucky owner of a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket bought in the Bronx claimed the $166.5 million prize Tuesday, but it remains a mystery who he or she is. I can confirm that the winning ticket was claimed today, but can divulge no further information, said New York Lottery spokeswoman Jennifer Givner. Givner said the winner claimed the jackpot at the state Lottery office on Beaver St. in lower Manhattan. The ticket was sold at Fordham Grocery and Convenience Store. It was one o
Sep 2, 2009, 5:49 pm - Lottery News

N.Y. Lottery debuts Sweet Million game Sept. 15News Story
Tickets for the New York Lottery's newest game go on sale September 15. Sweet Million is a lotto game in which players will choose 6 numbers from a pool of 40 (a 6/40 game). The top prize for matching all 6 numbers is $1 million cash. The New York Lottery says, For only a dollar, Sweet Million provides the best chance to win a million dollars. Drawings will be every Monday and Thursday at 9:30 p.m., starting Sept. 17. The winning numbers will be published at Lottery Post's New York Lot
Sep 2, 2009, 11:42 am - Lottery News