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Texas Lottery player wins fourth multi-million-dollar prizeNews Story
Joan R. Ginther of Bishop in South Texas has won $10 million, the top prize in $140,000,000 Extreme Payout, a Texas Lottery scratch-off game. Ginther purchased the ticket at the Times Market 2005, 525 Highway 77 Bypass, in Bishop. For selling this ticket, the retailer is eligible to receive a bonus of $10,000. Ms. Ginther today made her fourth appearance at Lottery Headquarters in Austin, collecting the top prize of $10 million in $140,000,000 Extreme Payout, a $50 ticket, said Texas Lott
Jul 1, 2010, 10:54 am - Lottery News

3 companies bid to run lucrative Texas LotteryNews Story
Three major gambling companies entered the competition by Tuesday to run Texas' lottery a massive operation that could pay $100 million per year to the winning bidder. Scientific Games Corp., Intralot Inc. and GTECH Corp., which holds the current Texas operations contract, submitted cost proposals for the games, said Texas Lottery Commission spokesman Bobby Heith. All are prominent companies in the lottery and gambling business worldwide and frequently compete with one another for U.S. sta
Jul 1, 2010, 9:24 am - Lottery News

Winning lottery ticket for $97M jackpot purchased in DallasNews Story
Someone in Dallas won a $97 million lottery jackpot in Saturday's Lotto Texas drawing. The winning numbers announced by the Texas Lottery Commission Saturday night were 5, 10, 23, 35, 41, and 48. The winning Lotto Texas quick pick ticket was purchased at a 7-Eleven store in the 8900 block of Garland Road in Dallas. The purchaser opted for the cash option of the $97 million ticket a lump sum of $64 million. After minimum tax withholding, the winner will take home about $48 million. Th
Jun 3, 2010, 8:51 am - Lottery News

Lottery payout complicated by laser printer mishapNews Story
Sign ticket with pen: Good Use laser printer to 'type' endorsement: Bad While the identity of the man who won a $48.8 million lottery prize in Alvin remains unknown to the public, a report released Tuesday by the Texas Lottery Commission shows the steps the agency took to verify the ticket's authenticity after it was damaged in a mishap with a laser jet printer. The mystery man purchased his Texas Lottery ticket Oct. 18 from a self-service machine at the H-E-B Pantry grocery store in Al
May 14, 2010, 7:54 am - Lottery News

Part of stolen lottery jackpot is returned to Texas manNews Story
Willis Willis will finally get some of his $1 million lottery jackpot. On Tuesday, state District Judge Bob Perkins signed an order restoring to the Grand Prairie man $395,000 seized from the bank account of a store clerk accused of stealing the winning ticket. I feel pretty good, a bit relieved, said Willis, 67, shortly after the hearing in Austin. I'm glad we finally made it to this point. Willis said he planned to spend part of the money on medical bills and a daughter's college tu
Feb 17, 2010, 10:15 pm - Lottery News

$50 lottery game remains popularNews Story
The sour economy isn't stopping some big-spending Texans from plopping down $50 for a single lottery ticket. Texas was the first state to offer a $50 scratch-off game, and they remain a big hit, according to Robert Heith, director of media relations for the Texas Lottery Commission. The motivation to launch a higher-priced game was to help generate money for cash-strapped programs such as education which receives a large portion of funds collected. Scratch-off games have steadily increa
Dec 21, 2009, 8:57 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery takes step toward selling PowerballNews Story
The Texas Lottery Commission took a step Tuesday toward expanding state gambling options to include Powerball, with a chance for the first ticket to be sold here Jan. 31. I think we would be remiss in at least not stepping out there and trying it. If we see it doesn't work, we can certainly pull back out, said Chairwoman Mary Ann Williamson before the commission unanimously voted to publish proposed game rules for public comment. If the panel gives final approval to the rules early next y
Nov 22, 2009, 8:30 am - Lottery News

Victim of stolen Texas lottery ticket says he knows how to get money backNews Story
Willis Willis has an idea how he can get his money back from the store clerk who authorities say stole his $1 million winning lottery ticket. Just get me in a room with him for two minutes, says the 67-year-old Navy veteran. Willis was back home in Grand Prairie on Tuesday after a meeting with Texas Lottery Commission officials Monday in Austin in which his attorneys tried unsuccessfully to collect the winnings. It was a meeting that only seemed to add confusion and frustration to the
Nov 4, 2009, 8:20 am - Lottery News

Cheated winner wants Texas Lottery to pay upNews Story
A man cheated of his million-dollar jackpot wants the Texas Lottery to pay up. The case of Willis Willis drew widespread attention a week ago after a store clerk was indicted for allegedly keeping Willis' winning ticket and claiming the 67-year-old Grand Prairie man's prize in June. The clerk, identified as Pankaj Joshi, is considered a fugitive. And Willis is still waiting for his money. It's been amazing what's going on, Willis, who said he does maintenance work at apartment build
Oct 28, 2009, 8:46 am - Lottery News

Store clerk accused of stealing $1M lottery ticket from customerNews Story
Willis Willis may have had the winning lottery ticket, but it was the convenience store clerk who had his number. As authorities tell it, years of playing the Texas lottery finally paid off for the Grand Prairie man in May when he walked into the Lucky Food Store with a million-dollar ticket. But in a double twist of tortured fortune, an opportunistic clerk may have cheated him out of his ticket and his treasure. Now, while Willis waits to be a millionaire, police are searching for the
Oct 22, 2009, 5:58 am - Lottery News