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Texas Lottery Swindler To Appear In CourtNews Story
Woman Allegedly Presents Forged Winning Ticket For $17 Million PrizeA Houston woman accused of trying to swindle the Texas Lottery Commission out of millions of dollars will head to court Tuesday.Eva Medina Peralta was charged with presenting a forged lottery ticket in an attempt to cash in on a $17 million prize.Investigators with the lottery commission and the Harris County District Attorney's Officer said Medina presented the ticket last December.Peralta now faces two felony counts of lottery
Jun 1, 2004, 12:30 pm - Lottery News

Texas Lottery sales up for the yearNews Story
Overall lottery ticket sales are up this year even as Lotto Texas, the state-run big jackpot game, is down about 26 percent, Texas Lottery Commission officials said Monday.Officials said the dip in Lotto Texas sales was expected when Texas joined the multistate Mega Millions game in December, although the decrease is larger than forecast.Total sales -- including Mega Millions, Lotto Texas, and instant and other games -- are up 5.3 percent this fiscal year, to $2.03 billion. I look at the big pic
Apr 13, 2004, 5:06 am - Lottery News

8 GM workers to share $12 million Texas lottery prizeNews Story
Debra Hicks never had much luck until 10:12 p.m. Wednesday.For years, she bought lottery scratch-off tickets, dropped a few dollars on football pools and went to Las Vegas for vacation. But she never won big until she and seven co-workers at the General Motors plant in Arlington struck a $12 million Lotto Texas jackpot. I've always felt unlucky, she said from work Thursday. My time finally came. Ms. Hicks can now boast about being a lottery winner, but she and her colleagues don't get the tit
Feb 27, 2004, 4:36 am - Lottery News

Mystery person claims $70 million Texas Lotto prizeNews Story
The Texas Lotto ticketholder who apparently won the $70 million jackpot over the Super Bowl weekend laid claim to the prize Monday, the state lottery commission reported. We did get a visit from somebody who said they have the winning ticket, and the ticket has passed our first stage of review, which is called the initial inquiry, said Karen Kalergis, an agency spokeswoman.The winner has 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim the jackpot. The ticket was purchased at the Corner Stop, 115
Feb 3, 2004, 5:31 am - Lottery News

Convenience store's lucky streak continuesNews Story
A convenience store where three winning lottery tickets were sold in less than six months is credited with the sale that netted the latest $70 million Lotto Texas jackpot.A clerk at an independent Corner Stop said he learned Sunday morning that the winning Lotto ticket was sold at Javed Panjwani's store.Panjwani had spent Friday afternoon hanging certificates from two winning Cash 5 lottery tickets he sold last year at the southwest Houston convenience store. He stood back, admired his work and
Feb 2, 2004, 5:06 am - Lottery News

$70 million Texas Lotto ticket sold in HoustonNews Story
Super Bowl eve is turning out to be a lucky day for someone in Houston.The winning ticket for Saturday's estimated $70 million Texas Lotto drawing was sold at the Corner Stop at 11580 Chimney Rock Road, according to the Texas Lottery.The winning numbers were: 43, 18, 20, 38, 16, and the bonus ball was 43.
Jan 31, 2004, 10:58 pm - Lottery News

Self-service machines coming for Texas Lottery gamesNews Story
The Texas lottery is joining the high-tech revolution.Lottery officials plan to install about 1,000 ATM-like machines at retail outlets across the state that will dispense tickets for such games as Lotto Texas, Mega Millions and Cash Five. The machines will not only sell tickets, but they will also be able to scan tickets from previous drawings and tell players whether they have won any money. We think the players will like them, said lottery spokesman Bobby Heith. You can purchase your ticket
Jan 29, 2004, 6:12 am - Lottery News

'Hula time' for $400,000 Texas Two Step winnerNews Story
Khon C. Tran of Austin is taking his family for a vacation to Hawaii later this year. Hell pay for it with some of the $400,000 he won playing the Texas Two Step game from the Texas Lottery. Luaus, pristine beaches and palm trees, thats the little bit of heaven Mr. Tran is going to buy for his family with his Texas Two Step prize, said Texas Lottery Commission Executive Director Reagan E. Greer. What a fun thing to do with a prize like this. An avid fan of Texas Two Step, Tran came to the Au
Jan 26, 2004, 7:18 am - Lottery News

What Every Texas Lottery Player Needs To Know About Claiming A JackpotNews Story
In response to recent dvents in Ohio and the $162 million Mega Millions jackpot ticket, the Texas Lottery Commission wants to reiterate to players some important information regarding claiming a jackpot prize in Texas. It's very important for our players to understand the steps they need to take if they are holding a potential jackpot winning ticket, said Reagan E. Greer, Executive Director of the Texas Lottery Commission. First thing - call us. We will get the process started right away for c
Jan 9, 2004, 5:42 am - Lottery News

Texas lottery winner takes $8.8 millionNews Story
A Texas City resident recently claimed the $29 million lottery ticket that was sold at a local convenience store in November.The winner asked for little publicity surrounding her win, said Leticia Vasquez, spokesperson for the Texas Lottery.Candace Ford, representing the Treshay Limited Partnership, LynnCan LLC, claimed the ticket Dec. 1.She collected $8.8 million under the cash value option at the Texas Lottery headquarters in Austin.Were happy to be a part of what Im sure will be a great holid
Jan 5, 2004, 6:18 am - Lottery News