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Man wins Fla. Lottery jackpot for 7th timeNews Story
Currently writing book that will explain his method of play An Orlando man is having a streak of incredible lottery luck. Richard Lustig just cashed in on a winning Fantasy 5 ticket worth nearly $100,000. It's the seventh time he's won a lottery grand prize and he told WFTV he plans to keep on playing. You can win and I've proven it, Lustig told WFTV. Lustig said he had a special method to how he plays the lottery, but would not reveal his secret. I can't just give it away. I ha
Aug 14, 2010, 5:09 pm - Lottery News

Playing same lottery numbers for 15 years paid offNews Story
On a hunch, bought multiple tickets with same numbers The five numbers Chris Hoffman played in the Maryland lottery for 15 years never meant anything special to him until he won. Hoffman said they were just random numbers he chose: 3, 6, 9, 20, 21. He's not even sure why. They're numbers I picked years ago and just stuck with them, he said Monday, three days after his wallet got a little bit thicker. Hoffman bought a $6 Bonus Match Five ticket from Ranch Liquor at Lusby Town Square
Aug 4, 2010, 4:28 pm - Lottery News

Georgia man wins lottery -- againNews Story
For John Hogan, lightning struck twice. The 67-year-old from Griffin won the Fantasy 5 jackpot for the second time June 7. After matching all five numbers, Hogan won $61,122. In February 2000, he won a Fantasy 5 jackpot of $75,270. With the February winnings, Hogan said he bought a new truck, installed a new roof on his home and took a vacation. With this month's winnings, Hogan said he is not sure how he will spend it. Hogan purchased the ticket at the S M Grocery on Fayetteville Ro
Jun 11, 2010, 9:36 am - Lottery News

Tenn. Lottery uses other states' lotto numbers, headquarters floodedNews Story
The Tennessee Lottery closed its Nashville headquarters office Monday, due to flooding conditions. According to the lottery's Disaster Recover Plan, when the lottery is unable to draw its own numbers, it will substitute other states' winning numbers as its own. For Monday, May 3, the Lottery used the numbers drawn by other lotteries on the following schedule: Midday drawings for Cash 3 and Cash 4 used the numbers drawn for those same games by the Kentucky Lottery. Evening drawings for
May 4, 2010, 8:00 am - Lottery News

N.M. Lottery's Roadrunner Cash game changing this weekendNews Story
The New Mexico Lottery is changing the in-state Roadrunner Cash game to create a larger starting prize and jackpots that grow larger, faster. The game will feature a starting jackpot of $25,000, up from $20,000, and a new $1 prize for matching two of five numbers. The changes will take effect this weekend, starting with the Oct. 5th drawing. To offer the enhancements, more numbers will be added to the game's number pool. Players will pick five numbers from 1 to 37, up from the current m
Oct 2, 2009, 3:45 pm - Lottery News

Georgia man wins $1.2M with free lottery ticketNews Story
A free Fantasy 5 lottery ticket has translated into a $1,298,332 jackpot win for a Hoschton, Georgia man. Robert Patterson Jr. won the prize with a free ticket that matched all five winning numbers in the July 17 Fantasy 5 drawing. It was on a free ticket, and I think that's probably important for everyone to know, said Patterson, who won the ticket by matching two of five numbers in a previous Fantasy 5 drawing. Patterson checked the game results online and was excited to discover his
Jul 31, 2009, 9:27 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma Lottery starts daily drawings of Cash 5 gameNews Story
Beginning tonight, July 1, the Oklahoma Lottery will conduct daily drawings of its Cash 5 game. For $1 per play, lottery players now have more chances to win the top prize of $25,000 with taxes paid. We wanted to offer our players more chances to win and increase the excitement surrounding this popular game, said Jim Scroggins, executive director for the Oklahoma Lottery. For just one dollar, a return of $25,000 is a thrilling win. The drawings were previously held every Tuesday, Thur
Jul 1, 2009, 8:41 am - Lottery News

Indiana couple wins $50,000 prize for 2nd time playing same gameNews Story
An Indianapolis couple beat the odds when they claimed their second $50,000 Lucky 5 Hoosier lottery prize. Elinor and John T. Phillips of Indianapolis claimed the prize Thursday, less than five years after Elinor Phillips won $50,000 on the same game in 2004. Elinor Phillips said her heart fluttered when she heard the numbers for the Feb. 24 evening draw. Phillips said she and her husband play Lucky 5 Evening regularly. The retirees plan to use their winnings to pay down their mortga
Feb 27, 2009, 10:21 am - Lottery News

Colorado Lottery investigates 21-time prize winnerNews Story
Is it unfair to investigate a player just because he plays a lot? The Colorado Lottery launched an investigation into a repeat winner and his self-described system for winning the Cash Five jackpot again and again. The real reason Tadeusz Krupa wins so often may have nothing to do with luck, skill or cheating. He may just play... a lot. Krupa splits his time between two modest homes. One houses his ex-wife and children in Brighton. The other is also the office for T D Polish Imports Exp
Jan 8, 2009, 1:48 am - Lottery News

Virginia man wins 11 times in one lottery drawingNews Story
James Peterson of Hampton, Virginia, doesn't make it a habit to buy so many tickets when he plays the Virginia Lottery's Cash 5 game, but he made an exception last Saturday. I just had a feeling, he later said. He purchased 11 tickets for the Dec 13 drawing and he also purchased one ticket each for his two sons. All 13 tickets contained the same five numbers: 10-13-18-23-30. Each ticket won $100,000. Peterson's winnings came to $1.1 million. He purchased the tickets at three differe
Dec 17, 2008, 8:40 am - Lottery News