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$83M Mega Millions jackpot claimed in GeorgiaNews Story
Winners' identities cloaked by legal entity By Todd Northrop It took some time, but the winners of an $83 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot have stepped up and claimed their prize using a legal framework to avoid revealing their identities. In November, the Mega Millions lottery announced that a winning ticket had been bought from Georgia. To be exact, the ticket was purchased from the White Water Chevron at 334 Cobb Parkway in Marietta. Two months later, the winners have come fo
Jan 24, 2017, 7:22 pm - Lottery News

Georgia Gov. to support casino bill if lottery not impactedNews Story
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal said Tuesday he won't oppose legislation that would legalize casino gambling as long as it doesn't devastate the state's popular lottery-funded HOPE scholarship program. We need to be absolutely certain that if a casino bill passes, it doesn't adversely impact a lottery program for the state, he said. That is the first big marker to make sure that we don't devastate what is probably perceived as the most successful lottery program in the country. The governor
Jan 24, 2017, 12:59 pm - Lottery News

State audit questions Georgia Lottery business practices despite record profits to educationNews Story
Georgia sells more lottery tickets per capita than all but one other state lottery, according to a state audit of the Georgia Lottery Corporation, the quasi-governmental agency that runs it. But a steadily declining portion of lottery revenues flow back to the education programs the lottery is required by law to fund, and the corporation that runs the lottery needs to reform its business practices, according to auditors in the Performance Audit Division of the Georgia Department of Audits and
Jan 2, 2017, 5:31 pm - Lottery News

Retiree claims $7.5M Georgia Mega Millions prizeNews Story
Christina Ford of Dallas, Georgia, came forward Tuesday as the winner of Georgia's unclaimed $7,500,000 Mega Millions prize. She was one of two winners to split a $15 million jackpot July 22. Winning numbers for the July 22 Mega Millions drawing were 8, 24, 25, 26, and 30, with Mega Ball number 7. Ford played using the Quik Pik option and was in disbelief when she saw the winning numbers drawn on television. I thought it was a dream, she said. I kept saying, 'Yeah, right. This can't be
Oct 25, 2016, 6:18 pm - Lottery News

Georgia Lottery looking for $7.5M Mega Millions winnerNews Story
Georgia Lottery officials are trying to solve the case of the missing millionaire. Half of a $15 million jackpot won in Georgia remains unclaimed. The outstanding ticket, worth approximately $7.5 million, is one of two that split the July 22 Mega Millions jackpot prize. Kroger #0634, located at 8876 Dallas Acworth Highway in Dallas, sold the lucky ticket. The second ticket that shared the jackpot prize was purchased in Virginia. Georgia winners have 180 days from the draw date to claim
Oct 18, 2016, 11:41 am - Lottery News

Georgia couple claim $246.8 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Powerball winner William ten Broeke, 46, just deposited the largest check of his life into his bank account because of a gentle nudge from his better half. He was shopping at the Publix in Brookhaven when his wife posed a life-altering question. Aren't you going to get a ticket? Heather ten Broeke, 38, asked. Without that reminder, William ten Broeke said he would have forgotten to purchase the ticket, which turned out to be worth $246.8 million. The ten Broekes, who have been marri
Oct 6, 2016, 1:46 pm - Lottery News

Candy Crush-type game for state lotteries debutsNews Story
A new puzzle game, Star Match, looks to inject new life into state lotteries. Available first in the state of Georgia, the gem-matching game puzzle think Bejeweled or Candy Crush lets players pay $2 per play for a chance to win up to $10,000. Publisher LottoInteractive, which released the game Friday (on Android, iOS and desktop computers), aims to attract smartphone gamers who perhaps don't play traditional scratch-and-match lottery games, as well as lottery junkies looking for the next b
Sep 19, 2016, 6:15 pm - Lottery News

2 mammoth jackpots won this weekendNews Story
By Todd Northrop Two multi-state lottery games gave up millions in their latest drawings as lucky ticketholders snagged the grand prize jackpots. The first big winner matched all six numbers drawn for the estimated $133 million Mega Millions jackpot Friday night. The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased at a BP gas station located at 1000 East Southline Road in Tuscola. The winning Mega Millions numbers were: 13, 21, 28, 34, and 40, with Mega Ball number 15. The Megaplier was 3. T
Sep 19, 2016, 11:27 am - Lottery News

Three pharmacy employees charged in lottery theft schemeNews Story
When Police Chief Brennan Baird examined a video obtained off a hidden surveillance camera in the Rite Aid store of Danielsville, Georgia, the chief reported he was astounded at what he observed. A store employee was suspected of stealing money to purchase Georgia lottery tickets inside the store and the video showed a behavior of constant thefts, according to the report. Store officials suspected her of taking money on hundreds of occasions. The suspect would literally remove money from
Sep 15, 2016, 8:48 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner invested $3M in crystal meth ringNews Story
Georgia man pleads guilty to drug trafficking, gun charges A Georgia man who won $3 million in a scratch-off lottery game last year invested his winnings in a crystal meth trafficking ring, according to federal prosecutors. Ronnie Music Jr., 45, pleaded guilty last week to federal drug trafficking and firearm charges. Music decided to test his luck by sinking millions of dollars of lottery winnings into the purchase and sale of crystal meth, U.S. Attorney Ed Tarver said. As a result of
Jul 26, 2016, 2:38 pm - Lottery News