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GTECH awarded N.J. lottery contract despite highest bidNews Story
The state of New Jersey yesterday signed a five-year extension with longtime lottery manager GTECH Corp., despite a competitor's offer to do the job for $32 million less.State records show that GTECH's bid, which totaled $107 million over five years, was accepted because of concerns over the experience and equipment offered by rival Scientific Games, which said it could do the job for $75 million. In general, the committee bases its recommendation on the overall technical superiority of GTECH's
Nov 8, 2005, 6:45 am - Lottery News

Who's laughing now? Jokester is $258 million richerNews Story
Last week, he was a guy who drove a Toyota Camry to work trying to convince people they needed to buy pots and pans, a guy whose shtick was mildly amusing -- at best -- to friends, a guy whose own wife said he talked too much.But on Friday, Harold Lerner got to do his shtick in front of hundreds of people and more than a dozen television cameras, knowing he probably had more money than all of them combined. He and his wife, Helen, were introduced at a press conference as the sole winners of a $2
Sep 24, 2005, 12:30 pm - Lottery News

New Jersey Couple Wins $258 Million in Mega JackpotNews Story
What to do with a piece of paper worth $258 million?That was the immediate question that confronted Helen and Harold Lerner last Saturday morning after they checked the lottery numbers in the local newspaper and found that they had bought the winning ticket in the Sept. 16 drawing of the Mega Millions jackpot.First they hugged and kissed. Then they checked the ticket about 500 times, Mr. Lerner said, and all of a sudden we were in a dreamland. They wrapped the ticket in cellophane, put it in
Sep 24, 2005, 11:57 am - Lottery News

Mega millionaires celebrate lottery jackpotNews Story
It's hard not to grow giddy at the thought of millions and millions of dollars, even if the money isn't yours.As Harold and Helen Lerner pulled into the driveway of their two-story English Tudor home in Rutherford on Friday afternoon, just a few hours after announcing to the world that they had won the $258 million Mega Millions jackpot, Michele Luna, who lives across the street, couldn't help herself. They're home, they're home! she exclaimed, trying to quiet her two children, who were, at thi
Sep 24, 2005, 11:10 am - Lottery News

New Jersey Couple are Lottery Mega MillionairesNews Story
A married couple from Rutherford is the winner of the largest single-ticket lottery jackpot in New Jersey history.Helen and Harold Lerner are the holders of a ticket for last Friday's $258 million Mega Millions jackpot.Helen chose the cash option when she bought the ticket at a newsstand in Rutherford last week. The couple will receive $156,141,600 million, before the 25 percent federal income tax deduction.Helen is a lifelong New Jersey resident, and her husband has lived in the state for 28 ye
Sep 23, 2005, 11:50 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery winner to be revealed FridayNews Story
The winner of last week's $258 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot will be revealed tomorrow.New Jersey Lottery officials have scheduled an 11:30 am news conference on the campus of Seton Hall University to introduce the winner. They won't say whether the winner was a single individual or a group.The winning ticket from last Friday's drawing was bought at a newsstand in Rutherford.The winner will collect the fifth-largest lottery jackpot ever awarded in the US.Officials have even refused to r
Sep 22, 2005, 11:21 pm - Lottery News

N.J. Lottery's scratch games hit $1 billion sales recordNews Story
Why wait all day or even overnight to see whether you've won Pick 6 Lotto or Mega Millions, when you can find out in seconds whether you've won an instant lottery game?Judging by the latest annual figures announced Monday by the New Jersey Lottery, that's exactly what an increasing number of Garden State residents seem to be thinking.Sales of instant games in the fiscal year ending June 30 passed $1 billion for the first time, with revenues from those games rising 9.5 percent from the previo
Aug 30, 2005, 9:24 am - Lottery News

N.J. Officials Warn Residents Of Lottery ScamNews Story
New Jersey Lottery officials are warning Garden State residents to beware of a scam involving letters claiming large lottery winnings.Lottery officials have been alerted to fraudulent letters telling people that they have won $1 million from the Mega Millions Lottery.The letter instructs the recipient to call a special phone number to claim the $500,000 they are eligible to receive.Those who call are asked for sensitive financial information.New Jersey Lottery officials have contacted the Federa
Aug 3, 2005, 11:33 am - Lottery News

N.J. store owners win lottery jackpotNews Story
Not only did Jr.'s Wholesale on McBride Avenue in Paterson, New Jersey, sell two winning lottery tickets totaling $3.25 million last month, but the family that owns the convenience store includes the winners, New Jersey Lottery officials confirmed Monday.The DeLillos, of Garfield, took home the Pick 6 Lotto top prize for the July 14 drawing.Their numbers - 13, 15, 21, 28, 38 and 39 -represent various birthdays and years, said Bob DeLillo Sr., who started Jr.'s Wholesale 21 years ago. Yeah, it wa
Aug 3, 2005, 10:48 am - Lottery News

NJ House rejects lottery appropriation for teachersNews Story
The New Jersey House of Representatives rejected yesterday the Senate amendment to appropriate $33,000 in unclaimed lottery funds to full-time Public School System teachers.House Education Committee chair Justo S. Quitugua said the bill now goes to the conference committee for resolution.He said there is a need to change some language in the bill. For instance, he said that, if the entire fund of $33,000 is distributed among the 500 PSS teachers, each recipient would only end up getting $66. I
Jul 6, 2005, 8:09 am - Lottery News