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Dennis McIntosh of Richmond, Virginia, is sharing his $150,000 Big Game lottery prize with his brother-in-law, who gave McIntosh the money to buy his lottery ticket. Click over to the story, including details about the amount of winnings after taxes. Long-time BigGameLottery.com readers will recognize one of my gripes about the Virginia Lottery web site: the picture will take an agonizingly long time to load over a modem line. Note to Virginia Lottery Webmaster: use an image reducer!
Also in the news is a completely different type of lottery. Today is the last day to enter the Green Card lottery, which provides 55,000 Green Cards to winning entrants. Click over to the story for eligibility requirements.Don't forget to play for the $11 million Big Game jackpot at PlayBigGame.com. The drawing is tomorrow night at 11:00 PM Eastern Time. Maybe you'll get a nice Halloween treat?
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All bets are off in South Carolina as the Governor's campaign to pass the lottery vote is losing ground.
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Our online order system, PlayBigGame.com, unfortunately was down today for a little unexpected maintenance, but it's now back up and running. Click over to PlayBigGame.com to participate in the Tuesday Big Game drawing.
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If you want to play for the $9 million Big Game jackpot, be sure to order online by 2:00 PM Eastern Time today.
Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live Big Game drawing results.16-Year-Old Won't Get Lottery Share - AP (Oct 26, 2000)
Here are two stories on what will probably be the hottest gaming product of the upcoming holiday season: PlayStation 2: Let the games begin - ZDNN (Oct 26, 2000) PlayStation 2: A work of art - ZDNN (Oct 26, 2000)
Wednesday, October 25, 2000
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Three more stories on the $87 million California Super Lotto Plus jackpot winners: Feeling 'Like a Million' -- or $87 Million - Los Angeles Times (Oct 25, 2000) All for one, and miracle payday for all - USA Today (Oct 25, 2000) L.A. Workers Share $87M Lotto Prize - AP (Oct 24, 2000)Riverfront casino foes rejected - Detroit Free Press (Oct 25, 2000)S.C. asked to gamble on schools - USA Today (Oct 24, 2000)
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The $87 million California Super Lotto Plus jackpot was recently won by Mary Champaine, who split the winnings 13 ways with her coworkers. The linked story includes the details, including the winnings paid to each recipient.
Don't forget, you can participate in The Big Game lottery online by clicking over to PlayBigGame.com. The jackpot is currently at $9 million for the Friday drawing.
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The was no jackpot winner and no $150,000 winners in the Tuesday drawing. Click over to the Winning Combinations page for the number of winners in each of the other prize categories.
Tuesday, October 24, 2000
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Although South Carolina has received a lot of press regarding its upcoming lottery referendum, several other states having important proposals up for approval by voters on November 7. The linked article describes the efforts in Arkansas to bring a lottery and other gambling into the state.Play The Big Game online by 2:00 PM Eastern Time today if you want to get in on the $7 million jackpot.
Saturday, October 21, 2000
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As we've reported recently, on November 7th more than the Presidential election will be decided: South Carolina voters will decide if they want to have a state-run lottery. The issue is getting hotter by the day, and the anti-lottery forces are pulling out all the stops. Click over to the linked Washington Post article which provides an in-depth look at the dispute.
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Play online for the $7 million Big Game jackpot at PlayBigGame.com.
There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but two lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 1 in New Jersey and 1 in Michigan. See the Winning Combinations page for the complete rundown of winners by prize category.
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California is in a lotto frenzy for tonight's $85 million jackpot. This fifth-largest jackpot in the state's history could go to $90 million or greater by the time of the drawing, based on ticket sales.
Ever wonder what it would be like to scratch off an instant-win ticket to reveal a $1 million prize? A Muskegon, Michigan resident (who wished to remain anonymous) experienced that feeling when she scratched off her "Instant Million" ticket recently.
This next story is not lottery-related, but I'm taking a bit of license here to report on a piece of news of interest to millions of readers worldwide. J.K. Rowling, author of the tremendously popular (and excellent) Harry Potter books, has chosen a name for the series' fifth novel, due in July 2001. In addition, Rowling will be publishing two related books prior to the release date.
Friday, October 20, 2000
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To play online for The Big Game $5 million jackpot, you need to place your order by 2:00 PM ET today.
Don't for get to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM ET for the live Big Game drawing results.
Thursday, October 19, 2000
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Uday Shankar of Olney, Maryland recently won $150,000 in the October 6 Big Game drawing. Because Shankar had purchased the winning ticket in Virginia he was required to redeem it at a Virginia Lottery regional office (even though Maryland, his home state, is a Big Game state). Once again we need to remind the Virginia Lottery to use an image reducer; the picture included with the story is over 500k in size! (You might want to let it finish loading, though, to get a glimpse of the goofy presenter giving the winner a big check.)
The New Jersey Lottery site posted a brief story about the $39 million winning ticket sold in the Tuesday drawing. No news yet about the winner, however; we'll post that information once the winner steps forward.
Wednesday, October 18, 2000
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Want us to let you know when the jackpot reaches a certain level? All you need to do is register for a Jackpot Alert and we'll send you an e-mail when the Big Game jackpot reaches the level you specify. The nice part is that you will not receive any unsolicited e-mails by registering with us, as we never release your information to anyone.
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JACKPOT WINNER: There was one $39 million jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing! The winning ticket was sold in Hudson County, New Jersey. We'll have more details about the winning player once the prize is claimed.
Two lucky players matched the first five numbers for a $150,000 prize: 1 in Illinois and 1 in Michigan. See the Winning Combinations page for the complete rundown of winners by prize category.
To play for the Friday $5 million Big Game jackpot, click over to PlayBigGame.com.
Tuesday, October 17, 2000
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If you want to play for the $39 million Big Game jackpot, you need to get your online order in by 2:00 PM Eastern Time today!
Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the LIVE drawing results.
