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Spring Valley couple are lottery millionairesNews Story
No lavish European getaways, wild designer shopping sprees or bling bling jewelry for recent lottery millionaires Don and Jennifer Burdette.OK. So they did splurge a little. I had to get myself a dream car, said Don Burdette, who bought a shiny red 2004 Dodge Viper sports car. But besides that, we're not going to go crazy. Well, at least for the time being anyway.The Burdettes, who have twin 16-month-old daughters, are the first Spring Valley family to win the state lottery.Don Burdette purcha
Jan 23, 2004, 8:49 am - Lottery News

Winning SuperLotto Plus Ticket Bought In San Diego Co.News Story
Ticket Purchased At Spring Valley Liquor StoreSomeone in San Diego County is holding one of two winning tickets to Wednesday night's SuperLotto Plus drawing for $13 million.The local winning ticket was purchased at the In And Out Liquor store on Jamacha Boulevard in Spring Valley.The winner or winners will split the prize with someone who had the same numbers in Covina, near Los Angeles.So far, neither winner has come forward.The winning numbers were 1, 2, 4, 34, 36, and mega number 22.
Jan 16, 2004, 5:53 am - Lottery News

She's Won Millions but Has No Grand PlansNews Story
She's just won the $88 million California SuperLotto Plus jackpot, but Pamela Bazan says no one should expect to see Ferraris in her Rossmoor driveway or to catch her on a diamond shopping spree at Tiffany Co. And there certainly will be no private jets whisking the retired bookkeeper and her husband off on a round-the-world adventure. We're painfully careful people, Bazan said. But I wouldn't mind looking into a nice cruise, as long as it's not during hurricane season. Bazan, 55, bought her
Jan 6, 2004, 3:45 am - Lottery News

One Ticket Won $88 Million SuperLotto Plus JackpotNews Story
Lucky Ticket Sold in Seal BeachOne ticket won Saturday night's California SuperLotto Plus jackpot of $88 million by matching all six numbers -- 5, 9, 13, 16, 21 and Mega Number 4.The ticket was sold in Seal Beach and will be worth $88 million. If the winner chose the cash option, the ticket will be worth roughly $44,000,000 (before taxes). If the winner chose the annual payments, the winner's payment will begin at $2.2 million and graduate to more than $4.48 million by the 26th year (before a
Jan 5, 2004, 6:09 am - Lottery News

Trying to Sell California's LotteryNews Story
The lyric California, here we come, right back where we started from is part of:a) A song heard by millions of viewers when the series The O.C. appears on Fox Broadcasting.b) A song that perfectly captures the bizarre circumstances of what may well be the strangest advertising account review ever to take place in the West.c) Both of the above.(The answer is, of course, c, and those who chose it must read daily newspapers enough to recognize a column-opening gambit when they see one.)The re
Dec 12, 2003, 5:27 am - Lottery News

California Lottery Kicks Off ReviewNews Story
The California Lottery today posted to its Web site a request for proposal for its four-year, $100 million general market advertising account.The 95-page document, which comes after the lottery issued a draft RFP and solicited feedback from agencies, was accompanied by a letter from lottery CEO Anthony Molica. In the letter, Molica said the final RFP was constructed with the spirit of showing the advertising community that the California Lottery listened to their concerns and welcomes them to p
Nov 18, 2003, 5:05 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

7-Eleven store owner sells winning lotto ticket to himselfNews Story
Narinder Badwal threw a party at his friend's Milpitas restaurant after learning that the 7-Eleven store he owns in Santa Clara had sold one of two tickets for last week's $99 million Super Lotto jackpot. He was due a share of the $247,500 commission.What Badwal didn't know until the next morning was that he had sold one of the winning tickets to himself -- and that he had won $49.5 million, representing his half of a jackpot that he shared with an aspiring actress from Southern California.Today
Oct 28, 2003, 4:02 am - Lottery News

Valley lottery winners plan to donate part of winning to charityNews Story
Narinder Badwal and his wife Lilla Singh still can't believe their luck. Standing in front of television cameras and microphones during a press conference in Milpitas today helped them realize that they will split a $99 million Superlotto jackpot.The dream started last week when Badwal, who owns a 7-Eleven store in Santa Clara learned that he had sold one of two winning lotto tickets. The commission for selling the ticket was a share of $247,500.Narinder said he bought a lotto ticket, but was
Oct 28, 2003, 3:58 am - Lottery News

Aspiring actress and fiancé win half of $99 million Calif. lotteryNews Story
An aspiring actress and her fianc , a Navy man, claimed half of the $99 million dollar Superlotto jackpot from Wednesday's draw.The couple claimed their prize Thursday at a 2:30 pm press conference in Los Angeles. They have chosen to receive a lump sum payment of about $26 million.The ticket was sold at a store in Hollywood. That store's owner will receive half of one percent of each winning ticket sold. The winners are Robynn Newton, 29, of Hollywood and her fianc , Wesley Dorsi, who is in the
Oct 24, 2003, 4:08 am - Lottery News