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Jets and N.J. Lottery partner for new scratch gameNews Story
Chrebet takes high-profile role supporting lottery venture The New York Jets, the New Jersey Lottery, Gov. Jon S. Corzine and State Treasurer and Sports and Exposition Authority Commissioner R. David Rousseau today announced an extension of their partnership that will now include a new Jets-themed instant lottery ticket and the chance to win several once-in-a-lifetime Jets-themed prizes. Cash prizes for Jets Football Fantasy range from $5 to $100,000 for a single winner. One lucky second-c
Aug 11, 2009, 8:24 pm - Lottery News

N.J. Lottery goes from zero to highest tax rate in the USANews Story
Adding insult to injury, 11% taxes are retroactive back to Jan. 1 Local Mega Millions winner calls it Pathetic money grab , as feel-good story about workers' winning jackpot is transformed into an example of oppressive government that finds it easier to take from a few lucky winners than to stop wasteful government handouts and spending. The limits of luck are becoming clear to Lynn Sellari, whose Cash 5 lottery ticket left her with a windfall of money in May. Over the past few days, Se
Jul 2, 2009, 11:40 pm - Lottery News

N.J. Lottery to end live broadcast of midday drawingNews Story
Is $100,000 in cost-savings worth the loss of midday drawing broadcasts? Beginning Friday, the New Jersey Lottery Commission will stop airing live drawings at 1 p.m. on the state's public television network in an effort to save money. Only summaries of the results of the Pick 3 and Pick 4 lotteries will be shown on New Jersey Network at 1 p.m., the state Lottery Commission said today. Video of the actual drawings will only be available on the commission's Web site. The midday winning
May 11, 2009, 10:41 pm - Lottery News

Lottery officials confirm Chubb workers as winners of $140M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Winners will continue working for company New Jersey State Lottery officials today confirmed that the 10 employees of Chubb Insurance who last week claimed the winning Mega Millions ticket would be awarded a total of roughly $140 million before taxes. The 10 workers went on Friday to Lottery headquarters where there ticket was validated and they held a brief press conference. All 10 of the workers have said that they will not retire but will return to Chubb Insurance in Whitehouse Stati
Mar 18, 2009, 2:10 pm - Lottery News

N.J. Lottery to add Powerball?News Story
Could be first state to offer both Mega Millions and Powerball New Jersey could become the first to participate in two multi-state lotteries. Two state officials who have been briefed on the budget Gov. Jon S. Corzine will present to the Legislature on Tuesday say it includes a proposal that New Jersey become the 31st state to offer Powerball. The officials say the game could generate $10 million a year. New Jersey's other lottery games, including the multi-state Mega Millions, gener
Mar 10, 2009, 12:23 am - Lottery News

10 N.J. co-workers will split $216M lottery jackpotNews Story
Winners work in the Chubb IT Department Includes video report Robert Space got into work at the Chubb Insurance company at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, realized the lottery ticket he was holding matched the winning numbers, and fired off a one-line e-mail to his nine co-workers who had pitched in to buy it. We won the big one, it read. The replies came back instantly: Hahahaha wrote one. GREAT. Where do I pick up the cash? joked another. Then they saw the ticket for themselves. Space and
Mar 4, 2009, 9:01 pm - Lottery News

$216M Mega Millions lottery winner is from New JerseyNews Story
California second-prize winner wins $1M 'mini-jackpot' Once again, the Garden State got lucky, as a single ticket sold in Ocean County grabbed last night's $216 million Mega Millions annuity windfall. Since 2004, New Jerseyans have won more than $1 billion in Mega Millions jackpots. The payout in cash the usual option would be about $140.6 million. Before 25 percent gets snatched for federal taxes, of course. The good news on the tax front is that unlike many other states, New Jersey do
Mar 4, 2009, 11:11 am - Lottery News

N.J. store seeking owner of $2.5 million winning lottery ticketNews Story
Wanted: The winner of a $2.5 million Pick 6 Lotto ticket. The Quick Mart on Washington Valley Road has posted a letter from the New Jersey Lottery congratulating the store owners for having sold the top winning ticket in the Dec. 29, 2008, Pick 6 Lotto drawing, but those who work there can't figure out who bought the winning ticket. When people ask who won, we say, We have no idea,' said Tony Cirelli, a store employee. The store still has the Pick 6 Lotto winning numbers posted on the
Feb 22, 2009, 11:24 am - Lottery News

N.J. Lottery's raffle drawing is finally hereNews Story
After seeing all the other raffle-drawing states crown their millionaires during the holiday season, New Jersey lottery players may have gotten restless. But tonight is now their night. The full list of winning numbers for the Jersey Jackpot Raffle can be found on Lottery Post's New Jersey Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/nj). Jersey Jackpot Raffle, a short-term raffle-style game, will make 1,216 lucky players richer, with prizes ranging from $250 up to the top $2 milli
Jan 21, 2009, 8:33 pm - Lottery News

NJ couple claims $126M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Clelia Lopes walked around north Jersey with a winning lottery ticket in her purse for days this summer before realizing the stub was worth much more than the paper it was printed on $126 million more. Clelia, a homemaker, bought the winning Mega Millions ticket while shopping at Seabra Supermarket in Newark on July 22. She and her husband, Mario, a construction foreman, came forward Monday, more than four months later, still without plans to buy an expensive car, take a lavish vacation or do
Dec 9, 2008, 12:04 pm - Lottery News