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VIDEO: See what it's like to win a Colorado Lottery prizeNews Story
Includes video report Jitters. Pounding hearts. Shaky hands. Tears of joy. If you've ever imagined what it must be like to win a Colorado Lottery Second-Chance Drawing, get ready to experience all of those winning moments. This week, the Lottery released a Prize Surprise compilation video, featuring winning reactions from more than a dozen Lottery winners from across Colorado. All of the winners entered non-winning tickets online in Second-Chance Drawings for prizes up to $1 million.
Aug 19, 2015, 9:14 am - Lottery News

Texas lottery player turns losing scratch ticket into dream homeNews Story
Includes video report By Todd Northrop Carlos Zavala of Tyler, Texas, is the winner of $500,000 to build a dream home at any D.R. Horton Community in Texas, thanks to his selection of a key in a special event Friday. Players of the Texas Dream Home scratch-off game had the opportunity to enter their non-winning tickets into promotional second-chance drawings for a chance to become a finalist for the grand prize. Four finalists were chosen to participate in Friday's dream home giveaway e
May 18, 2015, 9:06 am - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery adds new rewards programNews Story
The Kentucky Lottery has launched the new Fun Club Rewards program, a multi-part initiative which rewards players with points for eligible non-winning scratch-off tickets purchased while making them automatically entered into drawings to win large cash prizes. The key to the program is the ability for players to accumulate points based on eligible non-winning scratch-off tickets purchased. The value of the points vary among tickets, said the Kentucky Lottery's Sr. VP of Marketing Steve Casebe
Jan 8, 2013, 7:48 am - Lottery News

Vermont family turns losing lottery tickets into cashNews Story
The game's got a new name and some new rules, but when it comes to competing for cash prizes in the Vermont Lottery's second-chance, scratch-off ticket drawing, the money keeps rolling in for the Leamy family of Wilder. Last week, when the $200 winners in the first drawing for the Play It Again game were announced, Joyce Leamy was on the list. It was the 52nd time in six years that someone in the Leamy family has won prizes or cash for submitting a losing scratch-off Vermont Lottery ticket
Nov 6, 2012, 7:30 am - Lottery News

Kansas woman has big prize taken away after it was awardedNews Story
A Pratt, Kansas, woman was thrilled when she won a NASCAR prize package for this weekend. That feeling soon turned to disappointment when the Kansas Lottery took the prize back. I'm sure dreams do come true for some, but not for me, said Pratt resident Leisa Mauch. Mauch's dream in this case was to get to the Kansas Speedway. Kyle Busch, Kyle Busch is my guy! For a few days, she thought she had the winning ticket. The Kansas Lottery sent her a letter and it said: Congratulatio
Oct 16, 2012, 3:43 pm - Lottery News

Vermont Lottery announces new 'Play It Again' programNews Story
The Vermont Lottery announced today that it will launch a new program, Play It Again, in June, as a new way to participate in second chance drawings. Play It Again will replace the current second chance drawing program, Recycle Win. Doing away with the mailing in of non-winning tickets to the Lottery, Play It Again will allow players to simply go to the Vermont Lottery Website (www.vtlottery.com/playitagain) to enter their ticket numbers for quarterly online drawings. In addition to the
May 18, 2012, 12:11 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man quits job, wins lotteryNews Story
Includes video report A western Michigan man said he quit his job so he could show up to qualify for the lottery drawing Monday night in Detroit, and it paid off. David Becker, of Wyoming, Michigan, is a high-low operator for a Grand Rapids-based company. Becker said he requested Monday off to get down to Detroit for the lottery drawing during the fireworks. He said when his work did not grant him the day off, he quit. Becker is a retired General Motors worker and is collecting a pensio
Jun 29, 2011, 9:25 am - Lottery News

Ohio lottery winner to help charities, friendsNews Story
Includes video report An Ohio man won $5 million in the Ohio Lottery Tuesday, but even though he's dependent on kidney dialysis, he says he plans on helping friends and charities with financial gifts. Phillip Withem, of Logan, won the second chance drawing called the Top Prized Drawing. In 2006, Withem turned a $20 instant lottery ticket into $2,500. Then, he won another drawing out of 86 entrants. He said the fact that he is now a millionaire hasn't sunk in yet. It's not going to s
Jun 16, 2011, 9:55 am - Lottery News

Hard-luck Ohio couple tearful as they learn of lottery surpriseNews Story
Includes video report Just when things look hopeless, sometimes an unexpected breakthrough happens. Just ask David and Beth Loomis of Columbus, Ohio. David Loomis lost his job last year, and his unemployment benefits were about to expire. But while Beth Loomis was walking their dog Tuesday morning, she found a dollar and thought, I guess this might be our lucky day, she said in an interview. She didn't know just how lucky it would be. Ohio Lottery officials had invited the couple
Apr 8, 2011, 9:09 am - Lottery News

Losing NJ Lottery tickets may soon be lucrativeNews Story
Some losing New Jersey Lottery scratch-off tickets may soon become lucrative items. New Jersey Lottery officials plan to soon roll out Million Dollar Replay, a program that will allow scratch-off holders to enter their losing tickets into a yearly $1 million drawing. To take part, players will have to join the lottery's VIP Club and have bought at least $10 in non-winning tickets. The lottery will also hold quarterly drawings to pick 100 winners who will each get $250. And at year's end
Jan 15, 2011, 3:00 pm - Lottery News