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VIDEO: Lottery Post visits the New Jersey Lottery Festival of BallooningNews Story
We hear about some of the Lottery's newest games! By Kate Northrop From an oversized cornhole toss to floating alien spaceships to limitless food and drink, the New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning was the place to be on the weekend starting Fri., July 29. This past weekend, Lottery Post visited the New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning to not only see what the hot air hype was about, but to find out what's brewing at the Lottery now that the $1.3 billion Mega Millions craze
Aug 5, 2022, 5:55 pm - Lottery News

Arkansas Lottery Natural State Jackpot climbs to record $500,000News Story
Lottery celebrates record high with in-person event, jackpot continues to rise By Kate Northrop The Arkansas Lottery Natural State Jackpot (NSJ) has reached an all-time high and continues to climb to new heights, having surpassed half a million dollars after the drawing took place on Thurs., June 16. There's a record amount of money up for grabs in the Arkansas Natural State Jackpot game, and it only continues to grow now that it has officially whizzed by the $500,000 milestone.
Jun 17, 2022, 5:13 pm - Lottery News

NJ Lottery rounds off 50th Anniversary celebrationNews Story
Lottery to host Facebook Live event tonight By Kate Northrop Today marks the New Jersey Lottery's 50th year in operation, and to round off the year-long celebration, it will be hosting a Facebook Live event where 50 players will have the chance to receive $500 in scratch-off tickets. The New Jersey Lottery sold its first ticket to former Governor William Cahill on December 16, 1970. Back then, tickets cost only 50 cents. Now, the Lottery has grown to offer more games and player experien
Dec 16, 2020, 12:28 pm - Lottery News

Colorado Lottery hosts first-ever hackathon for new game developmentNews Story
With VIP guests and cash prizes galore, GameJam aims to encourage innovators to envision a new future of the lottery By Kate Northrop A new event aiming to spark innovation in lottery game development will kick off this week. From July 31 through August 9, the Colorado Lottery will host GameJam, the first-ever hackathon specifically geared toward new game development and creating novel lottery products. According to the Colorado Lottery, the goal of the virtual event is to engage the
Jul 29, 2020, 2:42 pm - Lottery News

Retired trucker wins $1M NJ Lottery 'second chance' jackpotNews Story
Includes video report James Wood shot up out of his seat Friday the second his name was called. He had the feeling all week that this would be his day. The Little Egg Harbor man, a retired trucker, won $1 million in Asbury Park Convention Hall at the New Jersey Lottery Million Dollar Replay event. He turned and gave a tearful hug to his brother-in-law, Jeffrey Brook, who accompanied him to Friday's event, which you can see in the video above. The part Wood, 56, was most excited for
Mar 6, 2020, 2:49 pm - Lottery News

NJ Lottery kicks off 50th anniversary with mall eventNews Story
By Todd Northrop The New Jersey Lottery, one of the largest lotteries and the third-oldest in the United States, kicked off a year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary Thursday with a heavily-attended event at a mall in central New Jersey. Contests, sports stars, giveaways, food, and photos we on tap Thursday at the Bridgewater Commons Mall in Bridgewater, New Jersey, all courtesy of the New Jersey Lottery. The biggest attraction was the giant CA$HNADO machine a life-size prize glob
Jan 10, 2020, 12:17 pm - Lottery News

Powerball promotion set to draw 2020's first millionaireNews Story
One lucky person will get to start 2020 with $1 million in their pocket and Jessie James Decker will announce the winner. The country-pop star is set to announce the first-ever Powerball Millionaire of the Year during the live broadcast of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020, as revealed in a press release. I am so thrilled to be a part of this incredible life-changing moment on one of the most iconic shows on television! Decker, 31, said in a statement. The $1
Aug 1, 2019, 8:53 am - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery celebrates 30 years by trying to set a new world recordNews Story
The Idaho Lottery will celebrate 30 years in July and will try to break a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people scratching scratch cards at once. Jeff Anderson, the Idaho Lottery's director, said, Those who come, the public is invited, they'll all get one ticket to scratch for free and leading up to that event we've got the fastest scratcher in Idaho contest going on around Idaho and there will be 128 finalists who will come to Boise from all over the Gem State on buses to
Jun 15, 2019, 9:29 am - Lottery News

NJ Lottery holds annual second-chance grand prize drawing eventNews Story
Woman's losing lottery ticket wins her $1 million A lucky group of 15 people turned their losing New Jersey lottery tickets into big bucks, including a Monmouth County woman who won $1 million. The 2017 Million Dollar Replay program, in its seventh year, allows scratch off holders to enter their losing tickets online for a second chance to win big prizes. The grand prize winner at Asbury Park Convention Hall on Friday was Suzzana Valuzzi of Hazlet. Valuzzi told lottery officials sh
Mar 12, 2018, 8:42 am - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery observes 45th anniversary of first ticket salesNews Story
The Pennsylvania Lottery Tuesday marked the 45th anniversary of its very first game, which went on sale March 7, 1972. Since then, the Lottery has paid nearly $45 billion in prizes and generated approximately $27 billion to benefit older Pennsylvanians. The Pennsylvania Lottery is proud of the role it has played in helping older Pennsylvanians to lead healthier lives over the past four and a half decades, said Executive Director Drew Svitko. Without the support of Lottery players, none of th
Mar 8, 2017, 8:21 am - Lottery News