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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but 7 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 2 in New Jersey, 1 in Georgia, 2 in Massachusetts, and 2 in Michigan. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, October 12, 2001
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $47 million Big Game drawing results!
Thursday, October 11, 2001
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Forgetful Elvis fan wins lottery. A woman who inadvertently changed her regular lottery numbers when she forgot her own birthday has won a fortune.Talks to help senior citizens avoid fraud. A winning lottery ticket. An immigrant in need of help. A way to turn $2,500 quickly into $10,000. It sounds too good to be true. And it is - as one Arlington resident leaving a discount store discovered last year.Companies look to cash in on lottery. About 60 small business owners were looking for opportunities with the South Carolina lottery Wednesday at a forum hosted by the S.C. lottery at Midlands Technical College's Airport Campus.Ad agencies protest S.C. lottery contract. Two advertising agencies are protesting the awarding of the $7.5 million state lottery advertising contract to Greenville's Erwin-Penland Inc.
Wednesday, October 10, 2001
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The Big Game maintains top jackpot honors. With no jackpot winner in last night's drawing, The Big Game's $47 million jackpot held the honors of top lottery jackpot in the U.S. -- almost $20 million higher than the second-largest jackpot (Connecticut, $17.7 million).School buys 700 iBooks for wireless classroom project. Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes recently dropped by Rossville Middle School to check out its implementation of the Georgia Wireless Classroom Project. Rossville purchased 700 iBooks, equipping every student and teacher with one of the Apple laptops. The Georgia Wireless Classroom Project is supported by US$10 million over three years from lottery funds.Texas lottery rebounds after attacks slow sales. Texas lottery sales have bounced back after a drop-off following the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, but are down more than 9 percent for the first five weeks of the new fiscal year, lottery officials said Tuesday.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, but 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 1 in Georgia, 1 in Illinois, 1 in Maryland, and 3 in Michigan. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Congratulations to Michael Robertson of Agawam, Massachusetts, who won $100.00 in the Tuesday Big Game drawing! The lucky winner played The Big Game online at PlayBigGame.com and used a Quick Pick to match 3 of the first 5 numbers plus the Big Money Ball.
Tuesday, October 9, 2001
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $41 million Big Game drawing results!$7 Million Florida Lotto Ticket Set to Expire. The Florida Lottery is launching its first-ever search for a winner of an unclaimed Florida Lotto ticket for an estimated $7 million.Kentucky Lottery Corp. reports record first-quarter revenue. The Kentucky Lottery Corp. reported its highest-ever sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2002, with sales reaching $175.3 million for the three-month period.
Monday, October 8, 2001
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Alert: Once again, certain politicians are attempting to limit your freedoms on the Internet! This time, though, it is even worse -- they are deceptively (and unscrupulously) using a much-needed anti-terrorist bill to try to slip some of their personal agenda through "undetected". Specifically, the bill's sponsors, Rep. John J. LaFalce (D-N.Y.) and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Michael G. Oxley (R-Ohio), tacked on a provision that would make it illegal for any Internet gambling site to accept money through credit cards, checks, or wire transfers. Click here to read the full text of the bill (you need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read it) After reading the bill you'll scratch your head wondering what the heck the Internet gambling portion has to do with it. The rest of the bill contains a lot of terrific provisions to help the United States track terrorists' money around the globe and help our various agencies cooperate and share information. This is all much-needed in order to fight terrorism. Then, the very last part of the bill takes a left turn and throws in some garbage about Internet gambling. These politicians are using the urgency required by the recent attacks to rush through their own personal agendas. This is the worst kind of deception, because it preys on our country's need to pass an anti-terrorism bill quickly. (At this point, what politician would hold up an anti-terrorism bill by arguing over the details?) I urge you to contact your senators and your representatives immediately, and tell them that the bill must be changed to remove the anti-Internet gambling portion before it goes to a vote. This really has nothing to do with whether or not you (or they) agree with Internet gambling -- it has to do with eroding ANY PART of your freedoms on the Internet. They will listen if enough people let them know, and every voice counts!
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The Big Game has the largest jackpot in the U.S. With a jackpot of $41 million, The Big Game jackpot is more than double the second-highest (Connecticut, $17.5 million).S.C. lottery account up for bid. Before the S.C. lottery can start selling tickets in January, it needs a bank, and with daily receipts expected to approach $1 million, the lottery account will be sizable and possibly lucrative for the winning bank. More: Lottery account too big for most.Schools examine potential impact of S.C. lottery. South Carolina technical college officials are studying how much attendance will increase, and how colleges will be affected, once a free technical college education is available through South Carolina lottery funds.Andrew N.S. Glazer: Online poker is easy, but beware. The technology has gotten sophisticated enough that people in different locations all over the world can sit together at a virtual table and play for real money. The Internet poker room acts as a clearinghouse, ensuring that you get paid -- if it doesn't go under.
Saturday, October 6, 2001
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 2 in Georgia, 2 in Illinois, 1 in Massachusetts, and 1 in Virginia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Congratulations to Chi On Chan of Hong Kong, who won $150.00 in the Friday Big Game drawing! The lucky winner played The Big Game online at PlayBigGame.com and used a Quick Pick to match 4 of the first 5 numbers.
Also, congratulations to John Giansante of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, who won $100.00 in the Friday Big Game drawing! The lucky winner played The Big Game online at PlayBigGame.com and selected his own numbers to match 3 of the first 5 numbers plus the Big Money Ball. This is Mr. Giansante's second $100.00 prize playing at PlayBigGame.com.
Friday, October 5, 2001
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $36 million Big Game drawing results!Ga. firm granted lottery card deal. Atlanta-based Scientific Games Inc. will create and distribute the first S.C. lottery tickets.
Thursday, October 4, 2001
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Three recent $150,000 Big Game winners from Michigan (click the links for details):
Michael Lennox of Hillsdale
Richard Richardson of McMillan
Elizabeth Gordon of Lansing
Camelot, the company that operates the UK national lottery, will be getting a new chairman. Click the links below for details about the transition.
Grade takes Camelot top job - BBC
Who's The New Lottery Boss? - Sky News
Grade is new lottery chief - The Scotsman
Grade gets the round table - The Guardian
Media kingpin Grade set to inherit throne at Camelot - Independent
Grade will head Camelot after Russell retires - Glasgow Herald
Lottery wins award for financial reporting. The Missouri Lottery's Accounting Program recently was recognized for the high quality of its annual financial reports by the Government Finance Officers' Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada.N.Y. loses $7.6 million in lottery revenue - 2nd story. New York has lost more than $7.6 million in lottery revenue since the terrorist attacks, and the damage still occasionally disrupts some ticket computers in lower Manhattan.Lottery group OKs background checks. The South Carolina Education Lottery Commission on Wednesday approved strict regulations on background checks for the retailers who will sell lottery tickets.
Wednesday, October 3, 2001
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S.C. Lottery game in March? Odds are long. South Carolina wanted its new lottery to offer number-picking games beginning in March, but that may be too ambitious, a possible bidder for that work said Monday.N.C. Lottery foes arrive in force at hearing. Opponents of a North Carolina lottery outnumbered supporters 2 to 1 at a public hearing before a House committee yesterday.Redistricting squabbles stall N.C. lottery referendum. Legislation creating a North Carolina state lottery referendum has gotten bogged down in a squabble over the shape of lawmakers' districts.Big Powerball jackpot boosts state budget. New Hampshire hit it big last month thanks to the millions of dollars would-be millionaires laid out to buy Powerball tickets.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 1 in New Jersey and 3 in Georgia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
