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Lottery millionaire's life hasn't changed muchNews Story
Julie Nolan urges on the 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier toward her Kellogg, Minn., home, the speedometer needle struggling to hit 60 miles per hour. The aging car's odometer registers another mile with a click n 220,646 and counting n as she heads home from a shift at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. She bought the car with only seven miles on it. The vehicle still has a certain sentimental value, even though rust has eaten through sections of the passenger side floorboard. Besides, if somebody h
Feb 10, 2009, 10:33 am - Lottery News

Minnesota Lottery draws winning numbers in raffleNews Story
The Minnesota Lottery selected the winning numbers Thursday for its special Millionaire Raffle drawing. The full set of winning numbers are available on Lottery Post's Minnesota Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/mn). Millionaire Raffle is the third annual holiday raffle game from the Minnesota State Lottery. Players purchased tickets for $10 each. Tickets went on sale Oct. 19 and were completely sold out by Dec. 28. The raffle has sold out in each of its three years.
Jan 1, 2009, 11:00 pm - Lottery News

Minn. Lottery to add Gopher 5 drawingNews Story
Schedule will change days of week starting next Monday The Minnesota State Lottery announced they will begin holding a third weekly drawing for their Gopher 5 game. Starting Oct. 6, drawings will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Previously, drawings have been held on Tuesdays and Fridays, which is as it's been since the game was inaugurated in 1991. Last week, local media sources reported that the Minnesota State Lottery announced an increase in ticket sales compared to la
Sep 30, 2008, 12:08 am - Lottery News

$180 Million Lottery Winners: 'We Want A Regular Life'News Story
If you can't win it big in the lottery, you hope the ones who do seem worthy of the prize. Which is why few can be disappointed that a Minnesota couple has come forward to claim one of the biggest jackpots in North American history a whopping $180 million. Paul and Sue Rosenau were the sole winners of the Powerball lottery in last Saturday's big draw. The couple, from the small town of Waseca, will take a one time lump sum payment worth $59.6 million after taxes. Both are 54 and both st
May 9, 2008, 12:51 pm - Lottery News

Minnesota couple claims $180 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Paul and Sue Rosenau are Minnesota's newest millionaires. The Waseca couple appeared this afternoon at a news conference at Minnesota Lottery headquarters in Roseville, introduced as the lucky winners of Saturday's $180.1 million Powerball drawing. The Rosenaus said they'll take the lump-sum payment of $88 million, or $59.6 million after taxes. The Rosenaus, both 54, hit the largest Powerball jackpot in state history. The Rosenaus have three adult children, and just last week had their sec
May 6, 2008, 5:40 pm - Lottery News

Minnesota couple to claim $180M Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Couple could present winning lottery ticket at Lottery HQ today A middle-aged couple from Waseca County in southern Minnesota is expected to come forward today and claim the largest Powerball prize ever won in the state. The winners' accountant, Dale Deraad, said his clients are making preparations to appear at state lottery headquarters in Roseville this afternoon to certify the winning ticket worth $180.1 million. They are just excited, Deraad said. They are just wonderful people.
May 6, 2008, 9:53 am - Lottery News

Minn. Lottery office hears from $180M Powerball winnerNews Story
Officials at the Minnesota State Lottery headquarters said today they have heard from someone who claims to be holding the winning Powerball ticket from Saturday's drawing that's worth $180.1 million. But nothing is official until that person comes forward and presents the ticket for certification at the lottery's Roseville office, a lottery spokeswoman said. That's not likely to happen today, but it could happen this week. We are eager to find out, she said. Lottery officials confirm
May 5, 2008, 1:54 pm - Lottery News

Lottery ticket worth $200,000 expiredNews Story
Another winning ticket due to expire Sunday The holder of a winning Powerball ticket sold in Dakota County, Minnesota, last year has missed the opportunity to cash in. The winner had until 5 p.m. Thursday to claim the $200,000 prize they won by matching the five white balls drawn on Jan. 17, 2007. The scenario could play out again on if another winning ticket holder does not show up at state lottery headquarters by 5 p.m. Tuesday. A lottery official said an outstanding ticket worth $50,000
Jan 18, 2008, 8:38 pm - Lottery News

AMAZING: Minnesota man wins back-to-back lottery jackpotsNews Story
A Northstar Cash ticket that Raymond Snouffer Jr. purchased for the Feb. 10 drawing matched all five winning numbers drawn (11-14-23-26-31) to win the $25,000 jackpot. The next day he did it again. A ticket that he purchased for the Feb. 11 Northstar Cash drawing matched all five winning numbers drawn (3-7-11-19-28) to win another $25,000 jackpot! This unbelievable feat has never been done in Minnesota on any jackpot game, and the odds of it happening are virtually incalculable. But what i
Feb 15, 2007, 11:55 am - Lottery News

Time running out for $1.4 million lottery ticketNews Story
There may be millionaires among us, but their luck has an expiration date. A Minnesota Lottery Gopher 5 ticket worth $1,489,175 is out there somewhere, and the holder has only a few days left to claim the prize. Handing out checks is my favorite part of the job, said Clint Harris, executive director of the Minnesota State Lottery. I'd like to do that one more time before the 17th. That's when the ticket with the winning numbers 4-12-13-24-35 will expire, one year after it was drawn
Jan 10, 2007, 3:54 pm - Lottery News