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2 lottery tickets split $333M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
There will be no worldwide lottery jackpot record this time. Two tickets have split last night's $333 million Mega Millions jackpot, one on each coast of the United States. The winning tickets, which are now worth an estimated $166.5 million each, were purchased in San Gabriel, Calif., and the Bronx, New York. The winning numbers were: 1, 17, 31, 37 and 54 with the Mega Ball 31. The Texas Megaplier was 4. Also, 34 lucky players came very close to winning it all, macthing the first 5
Aug 29, 2009, 8:46 am - Lottery News

Queens man claims $133M Mega Millions lottery jackpotNews Story
For transparency's sake, and publicity's, too, the New York State Lottery requires its big jackpot winners to step up before the cameras, and flash that giant cardboard check. But many winners these days, with prizes surpassing nine figures, would rather not show their faces on television or in print, said Jennifer Givner, a spokeswoman for the state lottery. And so, when that moment in the limelight comes, the winners come and go as quickly as they can, leaving no time for them to elucidate
Jul 28, 2009, 6:08 pm - Lottery News

Lottery ticket bought in Queens hits $133M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
New York Lottery officials and a crew of convenience store workers are keeping their eyes peeled for the person holding a Mega Millions ticket worth $133 million. No one has come to make a claim yet, said Dilip Patel, 35, who works at the Shiv Convenience Store on Hillside Ave. As far as I know it was a woman and she is really lucky. There was only one ticket that matched all six numbers in Tuesday's drawing, officials said. The winning numbers were 25, 27, 35, 38, 39 and the Mega ball w
Jul 9, 2009, 8:00 am - Lottery News

NY Lottery OKs video table gamesNews Story
The New York Lottery will permit state-run casinos to add video roulette, baccarat, craps and blackjack next year even if the Assembly fails to authorize the move. We are ready to move forward now, said New York Lottery Deputy Director Bill Murray. We don't think we need the legislation. Murray, who also is general counsel for the Lottery, announced the state's plan to allow video versions of traditional casino table games today during 8th annual New York Gaming Summit at the Gideon Putn
Jun 25, 2009, 1:39 am - Lottery News

Lottery winners broke, bustedNews Story
For someone who struck it rich, William Rivenburgh had fairly modest plans about how to spend his lottery winnings three years ago: Pay off debts, make home repairs and possibly take a family trip to Disney World. Whether any of those things happened is unclear. What is clear is that the money Rivenburgh has gotten so far from the $1 million scratch-off ticket he won in 2006 seems to have evaporated. He doesn't have enough money to make $5,000 bail after he was arrested May 25 for alleged
Jun 25, 2009, 12:57 am - Lottery News

N.Y. Lottery funds college scholarshipsNews Story
Proceeds from the New York Lottery are funding college scholarships for more than 1,200 students statewide. Governor David Paterson announced the so-called Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarships to graduating high school seniors. Each will get $5,000 toward the cost of attendance at any accredited state college, university or trade school. The scholarships are offered each year to students with at least a B average who have demonstrated outstanding service to their communities. Since the p
Jun 8, 2009, 9:21 am - Lottery News

Store gets lots of attention after selling winning lottery ticketNews Story
Crowds of customers packed into Chase's Cigar Store in the Eastwood section of Syracuse Sunday, hoping some lottery luck would rub off on them. A customer at Chase's Cigar Store on James Street purchased the winning Mega Millions ticket worth $35 million dollars last week. Ever since the news broke, business has been booming. I mean that's such a big thing with all of the states that are involved and this is the first time NY State has had a first prize winner, so it puts you on the map,
Jun 1, 2009, 7:47 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery winner proved his wife wrongNews Story
Rocco Derrigo said his wife, Jean, convinced him to play the lottery regularly. She said, 'You'll never win.' I had to prove her wrong, the Floral Drive resident joked. Score one for Rocco. The retired New York Air Brake worker won $250,000 when he nailed five out of six numbers Tuesday in the Mega Millions lottery. Mr. Derrigo said he double-checked his numbers before erupting into celebration and calling as many of his 10 siblings as he could reach to share the good news. I fo
May 21, 2009, 6:00 pm - Lottery News

N.Y. looks to join Powerball lotteryNews Story
The New York Lottery is seeking to enter the 32 jurisdictions currently selling the Powerball lottery as a way to increase state revenue and stop jackpot seekers from heading to other states to play. The New York Lottery is expected to get the go-ahead to enter Powerball through a provision in the 2009-10 state budget that allows the state to enter more than one multi-jurisdictional lottery. New York participates in the 12-state Mega Millions lottery. Lottery Director Gordon Medenica said
Apr 17, 2009, 1:06 am - Lottery News

N.Y. Lottery posts record salesNews Story
Lottery posts small gains in traditional lottery games; higher sales but lower profits in video gaming The New York Lottery is feeling lucky despite the woes of the economy. According to Director Gordon Mendecina, the New York Lottery sold $7.66 billion in lottery tickets in the last fiscal year. $2.54 billion of that went to education, and another four billion dollars was given away as prizes to lucky winners. NY Lottery divides its revenue into traditional lottery (jackpot games and s
Apr 14, 2009, 10:36 am - Lottery News