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SC Lottery not paying winnings on game because of 'programming error'News Story
People who believed they were big winners in a simple South Carolina Education Lottery game over the Christmas holiday were angry to discover that they won't actually win anything. That's because a computer glitch awarded many would-be lucky lottery winners thousands of dollars through the Holiday Cash game. From 5:51 to 7:53 p.m. on Christmas Day, the same play symbol was repeated in all nine available play areas on tickets which would result in a top prize of $500, according to the South
Dec 27, 2017, 12:18 pm - Lottery News

Merry ChristmasNews Story
May the spirit of Christmas fill your heart with peace, love, and joy. Lottery Post Staff (Click to display full-size in gallery)The Lottery Post staff wishes you and your family a merry Christmas filled with peace, love, and joy.
Dec 25, 2017, 12:00 am - Lottery News

El Gordo holds annual Christmas drawing, awarding billionsNews Story
People lucky enough to hold tickets with the number 71198 were blessed with thousands of euros in prize money in Spain's bumper Christmas lottery Friday. Children from Madrid's San Ildefonso school called out the top prize number three hours after the much-followed, nationally televised draw began around 9 a.m. (0800 GMT) at Madrid's Teatro Real opera house. The lottery, known as El Gordo, or The Fat One, will dish out 2.4 billion euros (US$2.8 billion) in prizes this year. Despite the
Dec 22, 2017, 10:40 am - Lottery News

Spain's El Gordo lottery sparks celebrations across MadridNews Story
Workers at a home for the elderly were among those celebrating Thursday in Madrid, Spain, after all the tickets with the top prize-winning number in Spain's 2.3 billion (US$2.4 billion) Christmas lottery were sold in one city neighborhood. The number 66513 appeared on 1,650 tickets in the lottery known as El Gordo ( The Fat One ), with each ticket holder winning 400,000 (US$418,000). The winning tickets are normally sold in several different lottery offices around the country but this time
Dec 23, 2016, 11:48 am - Lottery News

Lottery ticket worth $1,000 dropped in Salvation Army kettleNews Story
The winning Pennsylvania Lottery ticket, worth $1,000, was slipped into the Salvation Army red kettle, tucked inside a wad of $1 bills. No one knew it at the time. The anonymous donation, made Dec. 6 outside the Walmart in Harborcreek Township, 5741 Buffalo Road, had the appearance of any other donation. But the timing of the generous gift could not have been better for the Erie County Salvation Army, as the agency's kettle drive continues to struggle once again through a holiday season
Dec 14, 2016, 12:07 pm - Lottery News

African migrants win big in Spain Christmas lotteryNews Story
About 35 African migrants, including at least one rescued at sea from an overcrowded wooden boat, are among the top prize winners of Spain's Christmas lottery, according to the owner of the lottery agency that sold more than 1,000 tickets that shelled out 400,000 euros (US$438,000) each. The winners who bought the tickets in the southern coastal city of Roquetas de Mar included migrants from Senegal, Mali and Morocco, agency owner Jose Martin told La Voz de Almeria newspaper in a story publis
Dec 24, 2015, 7:27 am - Lottery News

Beach town hits jackpot in Spain's El Gordo lotteryNews Story
With wide smiles, elated lottery winners popped corks on bottles of sparkling wine Tuesday in the southern beach city of Roquetas de Mar, where tickets bearing the top prize number in Spain's Christmas lottery were sold. The winning number 79140 appeared on 1,600 tickets in the lottery known as El Gordo (The Fat One), with each ticket holder winning 400,000 (US$434,800). The lottery has taken on special importance in recent years as Spain struggled through a real estate bubble and the Euro
Dec 22, 2015, 9:26 am - Lottery News