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Woman sues TN Lottery over 'toxic' workplace, harassmentNews Story
A former employee is suing the Tennessee Lottery in federal court, saying supervisors constantly sexually harassed her and then had her fired for complaining. Former District Manager Denise Armstrong filed the suit Wednesday in federal court in Nashville, seeking her job back, back pay and an injunction against further harassment. In her suit, she names several supervisors, including current Executive Vice President of Sales Sidney Chambers, as creating a work environment hostile to women bec
Jul 5, 2014, 2:21 pm - Lottery News

$259 million Powerball winner took poverty vowNews Story
A man with a winning $259.8 million Powerball ticket claimed what officials are calling the largest jackpot ever won in Tennessee and says he plans to use most of the money to support the performing arts. Roy Cockrum, of Knoxville, appeared Thursday at the Tennessee Lottery headquarters in Nashville to claim the prize. He plans to accept a lump sum payment of $115 million. Cockrum, 58, bought the ticket at a Kroger store in Knoxville on June 11. Cockrum said in a statement that when he
Jul 3, 2014, 10:58 pm - Lottery News

One winner in $260 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
One person in Tennessee is $259.8 million richer after picking the winning numbers in the Wednesday Powerball lottery drawing. The winning numbers drawn for the multi-state lottery's jackpot are 14, 18, 25, 33, and 49, with Powerball number 23. The Tennessee lottery website said the winning ticket was sold in Knoxville. If the winner chooses the cash payout, it would be worth $153.5 million. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 175,223,510. The Powerball jackpot has been climbing si
Jun 12, 2014, 7:40 am - Lottery News

Lottery pool can't be a business in TennesseeNews Story
In a formal opinion, the state attorney general has declared that Tennessee law prohibits participation in a lottery pool managed by a third party throwing cold water on a Blount County man's idea for a part-time business, though apparently not on informal pools among friends. State Rep. Bob Ramsey, R-Maryville, said he requested the opinion from Attorney General Bob Cooper after a senior citizen constituent asked if his idea of a part-time retirement business would be legal. Basically, th
Jun 10, 2014, 7:56 am - Lottery News

Georgia's new $30 lottery tickets selling 'like crazy'News Story
Lottery players are lining up to lay down some serious scratch in Georgia and Tennessee, which recently joined a number of states offering instant tickets that cost more than $25 apiece. People are buying them like crazy, Tessa Mize, a clerk at the Mega Star gas station in Rossville on Chickamauga Avenue, said of the $30 scratch-off ticket that the Georgia Lottery introduced last week. It has a $10 million grand prize. Meanwhile, Tennessee Lottery officials are happy with sales of a $25 i
Feb 5, 2014, 10:11 am - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery celebrates 10 years, unveils new logoNews Story
By Todd Northrop The Tennessee Lottery celebrated 10 years in business in the Volunteer State by unveiling a new logo and announcing another record quarter. The Lottery to-date has raised a total of more than $2.91 billion for education-related programs. The corporation celebrated this milestone anniversary Tuesday with a short program at the Lottery's headquarters in Nashville. During the program a new logo was unveiled and retailer partners with a Board Resolution were honored, and
Jan 22, 2014, 12:05 pm - Lottery News

Woman and son claim Tennessee's first Mega Millions jackpot winNews Story
Will split $61 million prize Includes video report Bettina Still of Bellevue has been a faithful player of the Tennessee Lottery since it started with a simple belief that she could someday win. But Still, 69, and family members needed more than a double-take after realizing her Mega Millions ticket was worth up to $61 million. Like it's unreal, really it's unreal, Still said Friday at the Tennessee Lottery office claiming their prize. I don't know how I feel. Still, a retired w
Jan 15, 2014, 8:18 am - Lottery News

Tenn. lottery CEO gets award named after herNews Story
The president and CEO of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. is being recognized by a leading lottery trade organization with an award named after her. According to the lottery, the Rebecca Hargrove Award for Mentorship is given in recognition of an individual's generous spirit that supports the wise and responsible development of the next generation of lottery industry leaders. Hargrove also is the first recipient of the award from the Public Gaming Research Institute. Institute CEO
Dec 31, 2013, 9:10 am - Lottery News

Tenn. lottery chief offers advice to fledgling Wyoming LotteryNews Story
The Wyoming Lottery Board received some much-needed advice and a stern warning from someone who has helped shepherd other states through the the complicated process of launching state-sponsored games of chance. Rebecca Hargrove is the CEO of the Tennessee Lottery and is known as a guru on how to get lottery startups off the ground and running. Board Chairman Brian Scott asked her to pay a visit to help outline a game plan for the board at its second-ever meeting on Tuesday. The energetic e
Jul 10, 2013, 10:07 am - Lottery News

Tennessee to add Hot Lotto multi-state lottery gameNews Story
Game will also see changes to number pool and prizes By Todd Northrop Starting Sunday, Tennessee Lottery players will be able to purchase tickets for Hot Lotto, a multi-state game currently played in 14 states and Washington, D.C. Hot Lotto is a multi-state drawing-style game similar to Powerball and Mega Millions. The all-cash jackpots begin at $1 million and average between $5 million and $6 million. Tickets cost $1 each, and a Sizzler option that triples all non-jackpot prizes cos
May 10, 2013, 9:42 am - Lottery News