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Mega lottery winner to open school for witches (well, not quite)News Story
Believes 'gods' want him to 'take the bull by the horns' Ellwood Bunky Bartlett Mega Millions lottery winner, Wiccafn high priest, recently retired accountant would like to clear up a few misconceptions about his plans for a witch school. Yes, he'd like to start a pagan seminary. But no, it's not going to be some sort of Hogwarts-on-the-Patapsco, with precocious adolescents running around in wizard hats and casting spells. Bartlett instead envisions the place as sort of a yeshiv
Nov 5, 2007, 3:16 pm - Lottery News

Bunky the lottery winner claims his prizeNews Story
Bunky has officially claimed his bread. Maryland's latest jackpot winner, Ellwood August Bunky Bartlett, claimed his share of the $330 million Mega Millions winnings at lottery headquarters in Baltimore yesterday afternoon. The soon-to-be retired Dundalk accountant was greeted by Maryland Lottery Director Buddy W. Roogow. This is Bunky Bartlett, our new Mega Millions winner, Roogow announced to reporters. Bartlett was one of four jackpot winners. The other three winning tickets were pu
Sep 5, 2007, 7:45 am - Lottery News

Will millions spoil Bunky Bartlett?News Story
By Kevin Cowherd Baltimore Sun Ladies and gentlemen, a big round of applause for our new Wicca-practicing Mega Millions lottery winner, Mr. Bunky Bartlett of Dundalk! Is this guy beautiful, or what? Most people who hit for a huge share of a $330 million lottery drop out of sight faster than a snitch on The Sopranos. They huddle with lawyers and accountants for days and hole up in some fancy hotel suite, all the while issuing the usual statements along the lines of: We ask that you
Sep 5, 2007, 7:39 am - Lottery News

Maryland Mega winner believes in magicNews Story
Two months ago, when a tarot card told Ellwood Bunky Bartlett that he should slow down and focus on his spirituality, Bartlett let out an exasperated yelp. The only way that was going to happen, he thought at the time, was if he won the lottery. Yesterday, a day after he announced that he was one of four winners of a $330 million Mega Millions prize, Bartlett was back at the White Marsh New Age shop where the tarot cards foretold his future. Frustrated no longer, Bartlett says he now has th
Sep 3, 2007, 7:24 am - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery revenues hit record $1.5 billionNews Story
The Maryland Lottery's sales for the past fiscal year topped $1.5 billion, a record high, marking the lottery's 10th consecutive year of sales growth, lottery officials reported yesterday. From July 1, 2006, through June 30, prizes paid to players totaled a record $919 million, an increase of more than $16.5 million over the previous fiscal year. And retailers earned more than $112 million in commissions, an increase of $9.4 million. The lottery will contribute more than $494 million in reven
Aug 9, 2007, 9:34 am - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery Countdown to Millions raffle resultsNews Story
The Maryland Lottery's latest raffle-style game, Countdown to Millions, was drawn Saturday, and will make four instant millionaires. The winning numbers can be found here: https://www.lotterypost.com/md-lottery-raffle-2007-07-07.asp Countdown to Millions is a raffle game offered by the Maryland Lottery, with a limited number of $20 tickets. With only 420,000 tickets available for the raffle, Countdown to Millions offers the best odds to win $1 million of any Maryland Lottery game.
Jul 8, 2007, 7:38 am - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery helps taxpayers hit jackpotNews Story
The Maryland Lottery wants to help people dream. While the odds of those dreams becoming a cold, hard-cash reality are more than a million-to-one, look no further than the recent Mega Millions jackpot winners from Georgia and New Jersey, who each came away with half of a stunning $390 million pot. Last fiscal year, the Maryland Lottery generated more than $501 million for the state's general fund. These earnings benefited government-funded services and programs such as education, public he
Mar 22, 2007, 8:36 am - Lottery News

Will Maryland sell off its lottery?News Story
With a huge cash crunch on the horizon and soaring demands for school construction, new roads and mass transit, some Maryland lawmakers are talking up the idea of selling one of the state's most valuable assets: the lottery. The idea has grown popular since the governor of Illinois proposed doing the same thing last year. The governors of Indiana and Texas have suggested similar moves, and discussions of the idea are taking place in Michigan and New Jersey. Maryland faces a gap of $1.3 bil
Feb 15, 2007, 12:15 pm - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery raffle game sells fewer tickets than hopedNews Story
Countdown to Millions, Maryland's raffle-like lottery, didn't sell as many tickets as lottery officials had hoped, and the drawing was delayed one day to sell more. At $20 apiece, they were the most expensive tickets ever. The Maryland Lottery held its drawing Monday night for Countdown to Millions new game featuring the Maryland Lottery's best odds ever at winning $1 million. The lottery sold about 325,000 tickets, short of the lottery's 420,000-ticket goal, said lottery spokeswoman Carol
Jan 2, 2007, 2:36 pm - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery Countdown to Millions Raffle Winning Numbers DrawnNews Story
The winning numbers for the Maryland Lottery's first-ever raffle were selected on New Year's Day, 2007. The Maryland Lottery added the game to its product mix on November 20th with the launch of Countdown to Millions, a $20 raffle-style game. Unlike other lottery and jackpot games, Countdown to Millions offers a limited number of tickets designed to be sold in their entirety prior to awarding prizes. There were four million-dollar winners, and many winners of prizes ranging from $500 to
Jan 2, 2007, 12:34 am - Lottery News