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California Lottery has highest sales in historyNews Story
California Lottery officials announced a stellar year with estimated sales for Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-04 over $2.9 billion, representing the highest sales since the commencement of the Lottery in 1985.Also celebrating are the Lottery players who won more than $1.5 billion in prizes, and retailers who earned $205 million in commissions and bonuses. Most importantly, schools benefit with more than $1.090 billion being transferred to public schools, including $15 million (the cash value) from an unc
Sep 29, 2004, 9:04 am - Lottery News

California lottery millionaire tries not to changeNews Story
71-year-old still calls himself 'a thrifter at heart'Money has a way of changing people, but not all people.Charles Chuck Bush has plenty of money, but he's fine with the way things are.Well, almost.Bush won a $44 million California Lottery jackpot in July. The 71-year-old longtime Lindsay resident opted to take the cash option of his payout and received about $26 million before taxes.But two months after Bush became an instant millionaire, the only things that have changed are his address, th
Sep 23, 2004, 8:25 am - Lottery News

80-year-old claims a piece of Calif. lottery jackpotNews Story
Walter F. Tracey slept in until about 1 p.m. Sunday, then got a surprising jolt. The 80-year-old World War II Navy pilot checked the newspaper, and there it was in black and white: He had the winning numbers for the $100 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot. About two hours later, when with the help of a cane he walked into J.P. Liquors in Los Altos, he learned he was one of three jackpot winners. He would receive $33.3 million, minus taxes, and the fortunes of his large family would change. I
Aug 31, 2004, 8:50 am - Lottery News

Three tickets split $100 million California lottery jackpotNews Story
California Lottery officials announced Sunday that two of the three winning tickets in Saturday's $100 million Super Lotto Plus jackpot were purchased in the Bay Area. One of the three tickets, each now worth $33.3 million, was purchased in Los Altos at JP Liquors, lottery spokeswoman Rosa Escutia said today. A second ticket was purchased at Pal Liquors in Sausalito. The third winning ticket was purchased at Calva Dairy in Huntington Beach, Escutia said. None of the big winners in the s
Aug 31, 2004, 8:48 am - Lottery News

Elderly California woman loses $250,000 to foreign lottery scamNews Story
The elderly Lodi woman answered her telephone just like anyone else would.A voice at the other end told her she'd won a lottery and that she'd soon get the first check in the mail. When the check arrived and proved that the lottery was legitimate, she was to send back a check to pay the taxes on her winnings.But then the foreign check didn't clear the woman's bank -- after she'd already sent off a real check of her own. The lottery officials said something had gone wrong, and they'd get another
Aug 27, 2004, 7:31 am - Lottery News

California has 'lottery fever'News Story
Jackpot Valued At $95 MillionLottery fever continues to burn unabated throughout California because no one claimed Wednesday's $77 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot.The jackpot for Saturday is currently valued at $95 million, and is the sdventh largest in the state's history, according to lottery spokeswoman Norma Minas.Lottery officials expect the jackpot to continue to grow before Saturday, but at the current figure, state schools stand to gain at least $58 million.Despite the fact that the odds
Aug 27, 2004, 7:23 am - Lottery News

Bush wins $44 million lottery jackpotNews Story
Now that we got your attention, you didn't think we meant GWB, did you?It's 100 degrees outside, but California's newest multimillionaire refuses to turn on the air-conditioner.Although Charles Chuck Bush, 71, found out Wednesday he bought the winning California Lottery SuperLotto Plus ticket worth $44 million, he'd rather use the swamp cooler. I'm still a thrifter at heart, I suppose, said Bush, a retired sawmill supervisor. I think my lifestyle won't change much. Bush was with his son and
Jul 23, 2004, 1:35 pm - Lottery News

California lottery struggles with tepid salesNews Story
Though California and its schools are begging for cash, one of the state's supposed gold mines produces roughly half of what it should for education, analysts say.But officials at the languishing state-run lottery say there's hope the operation will be shipping nearly another $1 billion annually to schools.It first, however, must succeed in throwing off woes such as legal restrictions on games, which some say are outdated in this age of widespread Indian gambling, and then generate an excitement
Jul 15, 2004, 9:30 am - Lottery News

California Lottery wants changesNews Story
The California Lottery, for the first time since it was created nearly 20 years ago, wants to shrink the percentage of its budget dedicated to funding public education in order to boost prize payouts in scratch-off games -- a move officials say ultimately would increase sales and, in turn, money for schools.If the Legislature and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger approve, the portion of lottery sales spent on the state's cash-strapped school districts will drop from 34 percent to 26 percent. But suppor
May 19, 2004, 8:08 am - Lottery News

California Lottery Drops Gambling Themes IdeaNews Story
Citing widespread opposition, California Assemblyman George Plescia on Monday dropped lottery-backed legislation that would have added Nevada-style gambling themes to the state-run games.Though he quietly deleted the amendment, the San Diego Republican said he's pushing the rest of his controversial measure -- which would boost lottery prizes and slice struggling schools' share of revenue -- in the hope of fostering lotto mania that would then increase education's take.Even with the deletion of
May 18, 2004, 7:07 am - Lottery News