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Rightful owner of Powerball ticket finally gets $100,000 prizeNews Story
A Morgan City, Louisiana man whose $100,000 Powerball ticket was allegedly stolen finally got his money on Tuesday.Charles Stone, 33, received the check at the Louisiana Lottery's Metairie office, eight days after state troopers arrested three people for allegedly altering the ticket and trying to claim the cash for themselves. A fourth suspect was arrested Jan. 29. I feel very lucky, said Stone, adding that he plans to invest some, spend some of his winnings.Stone bought the ticket at a Hou
Feb 4, 2004, 5:20 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

Nimitz Sailor wins $6.5 million in California lottoNews Story
There was a time when Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Don Burdette and his family struggled from paycheck to paycheck in order to pay their bills. Now, those struggles are gone.Burdette, a 23-year-old Sailor aboard San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), won the California Lottery Jan. 14 and split a $13 million dollar jackpot with one other Californian. We both decided to take the lump sum up front instead of in payments, said Burdette. After splitting the money and taxes were deduc
Jan 30, 2004, 6:51 am - Lottery News

N.C. man claims $12.6 million Lotto South jackpotNews Story
An Elizabeth City, North Carolina man who bought a lottery ticket on a whim after getting stuck in Chesapeake traffic won a $12.6 million jackpot, the Virginia Lottery announced Thursday.Hubert Griffin, a retired U. S. Army staff sergeant and former North Carolina corrections officer, was the only ticket holder to match all six numbers of the Lotto South jackpot on Saturday.It was the largest Virginia Lottery jackpot ever won by a North Carolinian, said Ed Scarborough, a Virginia Lottery spokesm
Jan 30, 2004, 6:47 am - Lottery News

Partnership Claims $35 Million Florida Lotto JackpotNews Story
The Florida Lottery announced today the $35 million Florida Lotto jackpot from the January 21 drawing was claimed in the name of the Cruz Family Partnership of Carol City, Florida.The members of the Cruz Family Partnership include: Euridice Cruz, Edgar Cruz, Edgar Mauricio Cruz, Maria Cruz, Andrea Cruz Munoz, Julian Cruz, and Cesar Cruz.The Cruz Family Partnership received the jackpot in one lump sum of $20,190,727.74.The winning Lotto ticket was purchased at Publix, located 18496 N.W. 67th Stre
Jan 29, 2004, 2:38 pm - Lottery News

4 women split $7M New York Lotto jackpotNews Story
Winning ticket, 2nd sold on Island in 10 weeks, purchased in Graniteville deliA dollar, a dream, and a ticket from a Richmond Avenue deli.In the past 10 weeks, Staten Island has produced a pair of lottery jackpot tickets worth a combined $24 million, and they've come from delis on the same street, separated by a few blocks.In November, a couple from Bulls Head won $17 million from a $5 Quick Pick ticket at A S Salumeria and Catering at 1720 Richmond Ave. in Bulls Head, walking away with a lump-s
Jan 27, 2004, 9:35 am - Lottery News

Md. Lottery Pays Out $7M In Prizes On Single DrawingNews Story
Players To Receive $5,000 Per $1-Ticket WagerPlayers in Maryland's Pick Four game were the winners and the state lottery agency was the loser when the numbers came up 1111.The lottery said it will pay out just over $7 million in prizes on Sunday night's drawing. Lottery Director Buddy Roogow said players who picked the winning number with a $1 straight wager will receive $5,000 for each ticket they bought.Initial reports indicate Pick Four players wagered a total of nearly $348,000. The lottery
Jan 27, 2004, 6:19 am - Lottery News

Mississippi woman wins big in Tennessee lotteryNews Story
Florence Blue of Greenwood, Mississippi cashed in a Tennessee Lottery ticket worth $25,000 Monday.The ticket was purchased from an East Memphis store.Lottery officials have not said which store sold the winning ticket.Meantime, work is moving ahead on the state's first computerized game.Lottery officials say the first online game, called CASH 3, should start in the next 60 days. A player will pick three numbers out of a thousand and we'll pick three numbers out of a thousand. Possible combinatio
Jan 27, 2004, 6:01 am - Lottery News

Muskegon resident wins Michigan Lottery's '$2,000,000 Fortune'News Story
William Schad of Muskegon now knows what it's like to feel like a million bucks actually, in his case, two million bucks! He became the Michigan Lottery's newest millionaire on Friday, January 16, 2004 while participating in a mid-court drawing at halftime during the Detroit Pistons vs. Washington Wizards NBA basketball game. No kidding! said Schad, upon learning he had been chosen as one of the five finalists for the Michigan Lottery's $2,000,000 Fortune grand-prize drawing. Holy moley! I
Jan 26, 2004, 7:24 am - Lottery News