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Lottery winner gives $1M to University of Kentucky. A University of Kentucky employee and graduate who won a Powerball lottery jackpot presented a $1 million gift to the school Tuesday.School secretary wins $32 million in lottery. Martha Perdue, a school superintendent's secretary, has played the Florida Lottery since it began, partly to help support education. Now she's nearly $13 million richer - after taxes - because of it.Lottery stirs less attention this time. Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman is partly gambling Tuesday's election on how much Alabamians want a lottery, although the notion so far hasn't generated the attention it did in 1998.Fraudulent lottery winnings lead to arrest of two. Managers of two Georgia convenience stores were arrested earlier this month; they are suspected of having taken as much as $12,000 from the stores by collecting fraudulent lottery winnings.Random Mega Millions Pick Yields $175K Lottery Winner. Baltimore resident Brenda Browner told officials that she was watching the morning news when the previous night's winning numbers were announced. She knew that she had at least four of them.Pataskala group wins $175,000 in Mega Millions drawing. A group of 11 friends and co-workers at the Jersey Deli Market will split $175,000 they won in the Mega Millions prize drawing on Oct. 22.Lottery Supporters, Opponents Report Campaign Finances. Opponents have raised more than three times as much as supporters in the battle over the Nov. 5 Tennessee lottery referendum.Spaniards gorge on festive lottery tickets. It is called El Gordo - The Fat One - and is the world's biggest lottery, rivalling Christmas at this time of year in Spain.
Wednesday, October 30, 2002
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 1 in Illinois and 1 in Maryland. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, October 29, 2002
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $59 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!Family Claims $32 Million Florida Lotto Jackpot. The secretary to Bay County's school superintendent has parlayed her support for Florida education into a huge win. Monday she and her husband collected the estimated $32 Million Florida Lotto jackpot from the Oct. 16 drawing.Ignored lottery prizes fund indigent care. Texas winners who don't claim their winnings are helping to pay for health care for the poor.Study: Powerball estimates may be too high. Estimates that the Powerball lottery would raise at least $13 million for North Dakota's treasury every two years may be too generous, according to an analysis of lottery figures from other Midwestern states. More: N.D. lottery initiative not attracting campaign money.Tenn. lottery opponents gain in poll. Opposition to a state lottery has increased substantially in the past month, but more than half of Tennessee voters still support the proposal, according to The Tennessean's latest poll. More: Questions, answers about lottery vote.Someone is saying thanks a million. The winning ticket for Saturday's $83.5 million Powerball drawing was sold at Schnucks Food & Drugs on Evansville's East Side, said Hoosier Lottery spokes-man Andrew Reed. If received in one lump cash sum, that is still a whopping $44,026,380. Editor: The linked article claims the $44 million cash value is after taxes, which is incorrect - it is the cash value before taxes.Lottery officials want to pay $50 million prize, waiting on ticket. Indiana lottery officials say they can't wait to hand over a $51.7 million check -- all they need is the winning Powerball ticket from the Sept. 14 drawing.
Monday, October 28, 2002
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Illinois woman claims $37 Million Mega Millions jackpot. A Mount Prospect, Illinois woman said Friday that she would continue playing the Illinois Lottery every week even after winning a $37 million grand prize in the Lottery's Mega Millions drawing.$83.5 Million Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Indiana. The winner of the $83.5 million jackpot now has to decide if they want the 29-year annuity or the cash option worth $44,026,380.26.Georgia Lottery sues retailer. When it comes time for retailers sending in monies received through the sale of lottery tickets to the Georgia Lottery Association, a day late is unacceptable.Lottery divisive within both parties. The lottery campaign in Tennessee has brought together unusual coalitions of Democrats and Republicans on both sides of the issue.LI Pair Share $13.5M Lottery. John Wiesnesky knocked on his friend Harold Malik's East Rockaway door and moved in with him after a fight with his girlfriend. Little did he know 16 years later he'd be moving out of Malik's house a millionaire after splitting $13.5 million in Lotto winnings with his old buddy.Canadian lottery con hits Missouri. If someone calls saying you won the Canadian lottery, say you’re not interested and hang up the phone.
Saturday, October 26, 2002
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but 8 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 1 in New Jersey, 1 in Illinois, 1 in Massachusetts, 2 in Michigan, 1 in New York, 1 in Ohio, and 1 in Virginia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, October 25, 2002
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $50 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!Odds may be turning against Tenn. lottery, latest poll shows. A new poll suggests supporters of a state lottery face a tougher battle than they might have expected. The poll, commissioned by The Commercial Appeal and News Channel 3, shows 41 percent for a state lottery and 40 percent against - a virtual tie.Lottery figures could be too high. Estimates that the Powerball lottery would raise at least $13 million for North Dakota's treasury every two years may be too generous, according to an analysis of lottery figures from other Midwestern states.
Thursday, October 24, 2002
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Cohen crashes anti-lottery event in Memphis. An anti-lottery group's news conference turned into a heated confrontation when Tennessee state Sen. Steve Cohen - leader of the campaign to legalize a Tennessee lottery - crashed the event.Poll: Oklahomans Favor Lottery. A survey of 750 Oklahomans between Oct. 9 and Oct. 14 by Tulsa-based Consumer Logic showed that 62 percent of respondents supported a lottery, while 30 percent were against it.Couple keeps sense of humor after lottery win. The message on Diana Buchner's answering phone was an indication something had changed. "You have reached the Buchner mansion," said a playful, butler-like voice. "The master, lord and mistress are not at home at this time."Golisano's Lottery plan questioned. At this time of year, promises roll off politicians' tongues with ease. In the New York gubernatorial race, Tom Golisano has made some of the most extravagant promises, including using Lottery money for free tuitions.Pa. Lottery revenues up because of Powerball. Pennsylvania became the 22nd state to join the multi-state Powerball lottery just four months ago, and lottery revenues from the beginning of the year to this week are already $39.2 million ahead of the same period last year, according to Lottery spokeswoman Sally Danyluk.Half share of $103 million Powerball jackpot unclaimed after month. It has been more than a month since someone at a convenience store on the city's west side bought one of two Powerball tickets that split a $103 million jackpot.
Wednesday, October 23, 2002
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 2 in New Jersey, 1 in Georgia, 1 in New York, and 1 in Ohio. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, October 22, 2002
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $42 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!Prop. 301 saves the lottery. The Arizona lottery is on the upcoming ballot under Proposition 301, which aims to continue the games until July 1, 2012.Couple take home Lotto South jackpot. Nancy Meyer didn't mind being awakened by her husband's telephone call at 2 a.m. Sunday -- especially since he told her they won Saturday's $6 million Lotto South.Lottery support declines in new poll. Support for authorizing a Tennessee state lottery has slipped in recent weeks, but remains strong enough to make approval likely on Nov. 5, a new Tennessee Poll indicates.Tennesseans spent $243M on lotto tickets. Tennesseans spent about $243 million buying lottery tickets in other states last year, according to a new estimate.
Monday, October 21, 2002
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$42 Million Mega Millions Jackpot Is Washington Lottery Record. The Mega Millions Jackpot has reached a fantastic $42 million: an all-time Washington state record.Tennesseans playing Virginia games hope for own games. Some Tennesseans who buy and sell Virginia Lottery tickets said they hope the Tennessee lottery referendum passes Nov. 5. More: Virginia marks 14th year in lottery business.Atlanta couple charged in $1 million sweepstakes scam. An Atlanta couple is being charged with running a bogus sweepstakes, which prosecutors say raked in more than $1 million.VA Lottery fouls Cash 5 drawing; two sets of winning numbers honored. A foul was declared in the Virginia Lottery's Cash 5 Night drawing for Saturday, October 19, 2002. The foul was called after the drawing, when security officials reported that there had been technical difficulties with the drawing process.Stubborn lottery myth has a strong hold on voters. It's election time, and Michigan's most enduring conspiracy theory -- that the state is somehow stealing lottery revenues from schools -- awakens as sure as Godzilla rose again and again from the sea.
Saturday, October 19, 2002
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 1 in Illinois and 1 in New York. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, October 18, 2002
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $34 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!Michigan Lottery Identifies 31 Misprinted Change Play Tickets. During the first four days of Change Play ticket sales (October 13 to 16), the Michigan Lottery experienced printing errors on a very small number of the tickets purchased by players. In the cases where a Change Play ticket was affected by this problem, a valid wager number was assigned to the ticket, but in the printing process the valid Change Play wager number was erroneously printed as "AA0000."Fourth aide to governor added to suit. Linda Cloud, the former Texas lottery chief, added Perry spokeswoman Kathy Walt to her slander and defamation lawsuit against the governor's office, according to court documents filed by her Austin lawyer, Robert Myers.Former Texas lottery director hospitalized for clot. Former Texas lottery director Linda Cloud has been hospitalized for treatment of a blood clot on her brain, her attorney said.Lottery Players Hit Collective Jackpot. The Maryland Lottery paid $1.6 million to 6,657 players, all of whom correctly selected lucky numbers 5-5-5 in the Wednesday evening drawing.Powerball lottery: Everybody's playing at the border. In results surprising nobody who has driven on Carowinds Boulevard near the Interstate 77 interchange in the past 10 days, the top five Powerball retailers in South Carolina stand shoulder-to-shoulder in York County along the North Carolina line.Strand resident wins big in lottery. Paul Urban collected his $500,000 S.C. Education Lottery prize Thursday, a day after he learned he was the state's biggest winner in Saturday's Powerball drawing.Governor presses lottery agenda. Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman said Thursday that he considers next month's election to be a de facto referendum on an education lottery.New lottery mascot?. Pro-lottery forces in Tennessee may have a new mascot, in a giant inflatable duck that appeared Thursday morning along I-40. It's catching a lot of attention, but lottery opponents don't like it.10,000-Room, $5 Billion Luxury Mega Resort Casino Unveiled in Las Vegas. Creator Michael R. Henderson today unveiled his concept for a 250-acre Mega Resort complex called "Moon". The concept is designed to be a 10,000-room, five-star, five-diamond luxury resort like nothing else on planet earth.
Thursday, October 17, 2002
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Confusion abounds over mechanics of Tennessee lottery vote. Strange: elections officials will divide the total number of votes cast for governor in two. The number of "yes" votes for the lottery question must exceed that number to pass.Former janitor bags $5M lottery win. A Vancouver janitor who worked seven nights a week cleaning Dairy Queen outlets has really cleaned up in the Lotto Super 7 draw.Chinese High-roller blows $51 million. An Australian high roller has gone AWOL after blowing $51 million at Crown Casino in Melbourne.S.C. indulges love affair with Powerball. Lottery players spent more than $500,000 a day on Powerball during the first week the game was offered in South Carolina. More: S.C. Powerball sales total more than $4 million.Lottery commission agrees to file court brief. The South Carolina Education Lottery commission agreed Wednesday to file a brief with the state court of appeals stating its opposition to phone cards.
Wednesday, October 16, 2002
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$150,000 Big Game ticket unclaimed. Someone who could have been a whole lot richer officially missed out when a winning Big Game lottery ticket expired Monday.$500,000 Powerball winner yet unclaimed. If you bought a Powerball ticket in Garden City Beach, South Carolina last week, you'd better hope it didn't end up in this week's trash.New lottery game settles for spare change. News of the Michigan Lottery's newest game -- using coins -- is cause for excitement for many. Michigan is only the second state to implement the "Change Play" game. Editor: Daily results for the Change Play game - and all other state lottery games - can be found in the USA Lottery Results page at Lottery Post.Mega Millions second-tier winner thinks of family . Retired merchant seaman William Kunak will be able to buy holiday gifts for his many nieces and nephews thanks to his winning second-tier $175,000 Mega Millions ticket.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 2 in New Jersey and 2 in New York. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, October 15, 2002
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $27 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!Opinions get louder on lottery. Tennessee lottery critics and supporters held dueling press conferences yesterday in Nashville, counting on those events to generate attention in a low-key debate in which neither side can buy much television air time. More:
Lottery rivals go tit for tat in debate
Lottery will hurt state budget?
Candidate wants lottery proceeds to support would-be teachers
Creation of lottery turned Georgia education around. HOPE is what Zell Miller wanted to instill in Georgia's youth with the creation of a state lottery. More:
Each dollar helps a kid
HOPE means trying harder
Georgia on our mind
Lottery really helps with pre-K
Lottery 'bringing people down'
Lottery is big business for retailers
Lottery-funded pre-K helping kids, parents
Playing lottery helps education
Monday, October 14, 2002
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Man wins lottery twice with the same numbers. An electrician has won the lottery for the second time with the same numbers, and now plans to retire to an African island.Powerball may help S.C. reach lottery goal. South Carolina sold more than $2.5 million in tickets during Powerball's first week -- making the multistate lottery a potential sales powerhouse for the state's own lottery and education fund.Lottery players will be able to choose where the money goes. People buying UK National Lottery tickets will be allowed to choose the type of charity they want to fund under radical proposals to overhaul the way that money for "good causes" is distributed. More: Outcry at plan to let Lotto ticket buyers pick charities.Tazewell, VA man wins $175,000 Mega Millions prize. James Ferguson went back to the store where he bought his ticket and was told by the clerk that a winning ticket had been purchased there the previous day. "She said only two people played Mega Millions that day before she left," Mr. Ferguson told lottery officials. "And the other guy said it wasn't him."VA woman matches first five numbers for $175,000. Katherine Regalado of Prince George, Virginia selected her numbers using important dates in her life.
Saturday, October 12, 2002
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but 7 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 3 in Georgia, 1 in Illinois, 1 in Massachusetts, 1 in Michigan, and 1 in Ohio. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, October 11, 2002
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $21 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!Group of 30 Aerospace Employees Claim Half of $82 Million Jackpot. California lottery officials announced that 30 Gulfstream employees came forward to claim half of Wednesday's SuperLotto Plus jackpot of $82 million.Tennessee looks to Georgia for lottery hope. It's not like Georgia voters were trying to start a trend when they voted for a lottery back in 1992. But in the nine years since its inception, the story of Georgia's lottery has become something of a modern-day fairy tale in the rhetoric of pro-lottery activists in surrounding states.Ex-lottery director files defamation suit. Former Texas Lottery director Linda Cloud sued Gov. Rick Perry's chief of staff and two aides Thursday, accusing them of lying and covering up what they knew about a harassment investigation into a former lottery official.Charlotte, N.C. woman wins first $100,000 S.C. Powerball prize. A woman from Charlotte, North Carolina is the first-ever winner of a $100,000 South Carolina Powerball prize.
Thursday, October 10, 2002
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W.Va. Puts Amber Alert on Lottery. West Virginia has become the latest state to put "Amber Alert" information about child abductions on lottery tickets and video lottery terminals, Gov. Bob Wise said Wednesday.One $100,000 lottery ticket sold in South Carolina. Someone came up with a lucky lottery ticket in South Carolina's initial participation in the Powerball drawing.Lottery luck could become dumb luck for some. Florida Lottery spokesman Sam Oliver said there was about $41 million in unclaimed lottery jackpots last year.
Wednesday, October 9, 2002
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Jay Cohen Comments on Net Gambling Law. Jay Cohen, one of the founders of the World Sports Exchange, is infuriated about the Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act, which unanimously passed the House 7-0 last week. Editor: I'm ignoring his incorrect "right wing social agenda" comment because the rest of the article is very good.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 1 in Illinois, 1 in Maryland, 2 in Ohio, and 1 in Virginia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, October 8, 2002
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $16 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!Texas goes through 4 lottery chiefs in 11 years. This week's lottery number is four. That's the number of executive directors the Texas Lottery Commission has had since it was created 11 years ago.DDB threatens suit in Calif. lottery wrangle. When California's five-year, $125 million lottery advertising account went into review last year, DDB was named the apparent winner. But a protest from incumbent Grey Global Group's Grey Worldwide, Los Angeles, led to a decision by the lottery to rebid the contract. DDB came in second to FCB in the rebidding process.Lottery Winner Wins Big -- Again. Less than 15 months after splitting a $100,000 Powerball prize with his boss, an Albuquerque man has claimed a $25,000 top prize playing a New Mexico Lottery scratcher game.Editorial: How to dispurse NY's lottery funds. An idea for how to disburse revenue to benefit the maximum number of students.S.C. Powerball sales top $600,000. Sales of Powerball tickets topped $600,000 by late Monday afternoon, said South Carolina Education Lottery spokeswoman Tara Robertson.Fourth time could be the charm for North Dakota lottery. Next month, North Dakota voters will decide whether their state should join with others in a lottery.
Monday, October 7, 2002
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S.C. Stores Sell Their First Powerball Tickets. As tickets for the Powerball game went on sale late Saturday night, South Carolina Education Lottery vendors said that they hope the game will bring them a big jackpot, too. More:
Powerball begins with successful launch
Eager S.C. residents turn out in droves to play Powerball
States Manipulate Lottery Dreamers. Through exhaustive research and surveys, the lotteries know what their players earn, what TV shows they watch, what they read, how much education they have. They study the colors these people like, whether they are superstitious and if they believe in lucky numbers.Texas lottery jackpot reduction reversed. The new acting chief of the Texas Lottery Commission on Friday reversed his predecessor's decision to cut the opening jackpot for the lotto game by $1 million.Shop assistant sells herself winning Lottery ticket. A shop assistant who bought a lottery ticket in her own store has told of her shock at scooping an £8.9 million Lotto jackpot.Jackpot or crackpot? 'Lottery' ad probed. Three men claiming to be scouting sites for a lottery commercial knocked on an Ohio resident's door Sunday, raising suspicions of both the residents and police.
Saturday, October 5, 2002
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 1 in New Jersey and 1 in Georgia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, October 4, 2002
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $12 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!S.C. Woman stole $41,100 in lottery tickets. A store owner kept and played more than $40,000 in lottery tickets and cashed in the prizes, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says.Detective's win at lottery machine is Florida bar's loss. Accused of operating an illegal lottery machine, the co-owner of Piglet's Sports Bar and Grill is arrested.Tennesseans still support a lottery. Polls continue to show that a majority of Tennesseans favor a state lottery to help fund education programs.Andrew N.S. Glazer: Having fun is key to successful play. Even professional gamblers ignore their psychology and emotions at their peril.
Thursday, October 3, 2002
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Senate may not follow House on 'Net gaming bill. The House on Tuesday passed a bill aimed at banning Internet gambling, but it is not likely to receive Senate approval this year. More: Bill Could Enjoin ISPs From Running Gambling Ads.Nevada lottery idea gains momentum. A proposal for a state-run lottery in Nevada gained momentum on Wednesday when a panel searching for new sources of tax revenue voted to include it in a list of final recommendations it will give to Gov. Kenny Guinn.Lottery hopes to widen appeal. The South Carolina Education Lottery will sell the first tickets for Powerball on Saturday at 11:00 pm in the hopes of broadening the appeal of the games to a more affluent customer base.Lottery Operator Loses Domain Challenge. UK-based lottery provider Camelot Group has lost a challenge under UK-naming authority Nominet's Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) for the domain name camelotto.co.uk. The name is a combination of Camelot's name and the new brand name for the UK's national lottery Lotto.
Wednesday, October 2, 2002
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US House Votes to Block Web Gambling Payments. The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to outlaw payments to Internet casinos, hoping to choke offshore gambling sites that continue to draw billions of dollars from U.S. customers. More:
US House Passes Anti-Internet Gambling Bill - Dow Jones
House Passes Bill to Combat Internet Gambling in the U.S. - NY Times
House bars Net gambling payments - MSNBC
House votes to limit online gambling - cnet
Nebraska's Amber Alert system aided by lottery. While many states across the nation have activated fundamentally similar Amber Alert missing child identification systems, Nebraska is but one of two states to include its state lottery in the program's list of aiding network links.Michigan Lottery to Begin Sunday Drawings on October 6. The Michigan Lottery will begin implementing Sunday drawings on October 6, 2002, and the games that will immediately be impacted are the Daily 3 and 4 (both midday and evening) and Michigan Rolldown.
Recent $175,000 New York Mega Millions winners:
Queens County Family
Nassau County Housekeeper
Five more big winners
S.C. budget depending on big win with Powerball. The signs are up and in five days Powerball will power up in South Carolina.Nevadans Have Mixed Views on Lottery. Several lawmakers are pushing for a state lottery to reduce Nevada's budget deficit. The state's budget is more than $300 million in the red, and some say a state lottery could help replenish the funds without new taxes.
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The were no jackpot winners and no $175,000 winners in the Tuesday drawing. For the complete rundown of winners in each of the other prize categories, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, October 1, 2002
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $10 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!Lawmakers debate Net gambling. The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Tuesday on the Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act, would make it unlawful for banks, credit card companies, and other financial firms knowingly to transfer money to Internet gambling sites. More: House vote one hurdle for Internet gaming ban.History of lotteries is one of trial and error. The term "lottery" is taken from the Italian root word, lotto, which means destiny or fate...
