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Woman says rude customer led to windfallNews Story
A New Milford, Connecticut supermarket cashier says a rude customer turned out to be worth $25,000 to her.Loretta Morris says a disgruntled customer who asked for a $5 scratch-off lottery ticket last Tuesday told her to stick the ticket when he was asked for an ID.Morris says she took the ticket back and at the end of her shift, she decided to just buy the ticket instead of putting it back and having a loose ticket in the store.She took it home and after scratching off the little present and C
Dec 10, 2003, 7:20 am - Lottery News

CT Lottery makes good after two balls stickNews Story
Connecticut lottery officials said Saturday they will honor lottery tickets containing numbers of two lottery balls that got stuck during a drawing Friday night. The numbers 18 and 27 were placed in a mixer for the ''Cash 5'' drawing, but they got stuck in the number chute as the other 33 balls fell into the chamber, said Diane Patterson, lottery spokeswoman.Patterson said lottery officials didn't notice the problem until after the drawing, which was televised live.As a result, officials will ho
Aug 11, 2003, 2:56 am - Lottery News

Connecticut Investigates Lottery Mix-UpNews Story
Connecticut lottery officials were investigating why two lottery balls failed to drop during a drawing. The numbers 18 and 27 were placed in a mixer for the Cash 5 drawing Friday night, but they got stuck in the number chute as the other 33 balls fell into the chamber, said Diane Patterson, spokeswoman for the Connecticut Lottery Corporation.Patterson said lottery officials didn't notice the problem until after the drawing, which was televised live.Officials will honor tickets with winning com
Aug 9, 2003, 10:12 am - Lottery News