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$1 million Raffle ticket was being used as a Christmas ornamentNews Story
Idaho Lottery officials say the Nampa man who held the winning $1 million Raffle ticket was using it as an ornament on the family Christmas tree. Mark Rossiter came forward to claim his big prize in Boise today. Rossiter purchased the ticket at the Maverik store in Star on Nov. 28, 2012, then took it home in its orange envelope and placed on the tree's branches. The envelope containing the winning Raffle number of 108847 was worth $1 million after the Jan. 2, 2013 drawing. However, it s
Jan 23, 2013, 4:33 pm - Lottery News

$1 million Ohio lottery winner ready to give backNews Story
An Ohio woman who just won a large lottery jackpot wants to buy a truckload of toilet paper. Regina Jackson doesn't want to buy this for herself, mind you, but for a charitable organization she grew dependent on over a seven-month period in 2008 after she was temporarily laid off from her customer service job at Cinmar in West Chester, Ohio. Last week, Jackson's fortunes turned considerably after she won $1 million in the Ohio Lottery New Year's Raffle. Jackson doesn't expect her life t
Jan 11, 2013, 8:18 am - Lottery News

Washington Lottery published wrong numbers after raffle drawNews Story
Blames 'computer glitch' A North Seattle man couldn't believe his eyes. His ticket in the lottery's Veteran's Raffle was a winner. He checked the numbers, and then checked them again. I was so excited! I couldn't believe I had won the lottery! he said. The problem is, he didn't. What he thought was a $1,000 winner was a dud. I got up early and went to the lottery office, and they told me my ticket was invalid, he said. Lottery officials say a computer glitch posted the wrong numb
Jan 3, 2013, 7:32 pm - Lottery News

El Gordo jackpot brings lottery joy to thousands in SpainNews Story
Spaniards facing yet another year of economic misery found relief in the world's biggest lottery payout on Saturday, the traditional Christmas Gordo, or Fat One, which spread 2.52 billion (US$3.3 billion) in prize money around the country. Champagne corks popped in towns, cities and villages across Spain as tens of thousands of winners took home enough money to keep their families going through the dark days of 2013 and beyond. Yesterday we were both on the dole, but today we are winners,
Dec 24, 2012, 8:33 am - Lottery News

New Fla. Lottery raffle to make a millionaire every weekNews Story
By Nick Sortal A guaranteed millionaire every week, a decent holiday present and a chance to have a very happy New Year's Eve. Florida Lottery officials are betting that a new seven-week raffle series will attract players excited by at least one of those three facets of their new game, called 25th Anniversary Millionaire. The first drawing is Monday. As opposed to lottery-type games, such as Powerball and the Florida Lotto which may or may not produce a winner after a drawing a raffle c
Nov 19, 2012, 12:07 pm - Lottery News

Connecticut Lottery draws $1M Super Draw raffleNews Story
By Todd Northrop The Connecticut Lottery today held the state's fourth Super Draw raffle drawing, creating one new millionaire and several winners of other cash prizes. A complete list of winning numbers for the drawing can be found at Lottery Post's Connecticut Lottery Results page. The game has a total of 1,311 cash prizes, ranging from $100 to a top prize of $1 million cash. Raffle tickets went on sale April 1, 2012, and cost $10 each. Each ticket sold contains a unique six-digit
Jul 4, 2012, 10:41 pm - Lottery News

UK Lottery to create 100 millionaires in special Olympic drawingNews Story
A one-off National Lottery draw will create 100 millionaires as a 'thank you' to players for helping fund the London Olympics. The EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle draw will take place on the night of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on July 27, a National Lottery spokesman said. The event guarantees a million-pound check for 100 UK players, breaking the world record for the most millionaires created in a single draw. National Lottery players are contributing a whopping 2.2 bill
May 25, 2012, 7:39 am - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery creates millionaire in 2012 raffleNews Story
By Todd Northrop The Arizona Lottery conducted its seventh raffle drawing Thursday, awarding more than $3 million in total cash prizes, including one $1 million grand prize. A special Early Bird drawing on Dec. 1 awarded $5,000 each to 20 lucky players. The winning numbers for the raffle draw can be found on Lottery Post's Arizona Lottery Results page. Any ticket that won an Early Bird prize was still eligible to win any of the prizes in the main raffle drawing on Jan. 5. Only 300
Jan 6, 2012, 11:26 am - Lottery News

Oregon Walmart workers split Idaho Lottery $1M Raffle prizeNews Story
By Todd Northrop, with sources from KTVB It's a great start to 2012 for five friends, who combined their resources and won a million dollars. The five, who all work at Walmart in Ontario, Oregon, had the winning ticket in the Idaho Lottery's annual $1,000,000 Raffle. Ontario, Oregon, is located right on the border of Oregon and Idaho. The winners split the grand prize five ways and picked up their big checks at the lottery offices in Boise Tuesday. Each winner got $200,000 before tax
Jan 6, 2012, 8:39 am - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery kicks off 2012 with raffle drawNews Story
By Todd Northrop For four lucky Ohio lottery players, 2012 will begin with a windfall of one million dollars. The winning numbers for the Ohio Lottery's New Year's Raffle game were announced this evening. The full list of lottery results can be found on Lottery Post's Ohio Lottery Results page. The $20 tickets for the raffle went on sale in November. 500,000 tickets were available. This is the fifth consecutive New Year's Raffle for the Ohio Lottery. The game has the best odds to win
Jan 2, 2012, 8:56 pm - Lottery News