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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $11 million Big Game drawing results!
Recent $150,000 Big Game winners from Michigan:
Vito Zuccaro of Harper Woods and Khalid Bahri of Warren
Saleh Hamati of Northville
Kenneth Brooks of Monroe
The nine members of the "Workers Lottery Club"
New tri-state lottery proposed. The Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico lotteries are moving toward creation of a tri-state numbers game, the Arizona Lottery's director said.S.C. lottery might need temporary ad agency. South Carolina's Lottery Commission will be forced to use a temporary advertising agency as challenges to the lottery advertising contract head to court.
Monday, October 29, 2001
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53 winners in lottery; one person holds 52. There were a number of unusual things about Thursday night's Ohio Lottery Buckeye Five drawing. There were 53 winning tickets sold — a record for the game and a number that's 10 to 12 times more than usual. Fifty-two tickets were sold at a Convenient Food Mart in Cleveland — all to the same person. (Thanks to Lucky for the tip)A Campaign for the New York Lottery. The New York Lottery will resume brand-image advertising for the first time since Sept. 11, introducing a campaign tomorrow for its Lotto game centered on vignettes of residents around the state singing along — euphoniously or not so — with an upbeat tune, "If I Had a Million Dollars," in television commercials.N.J. Eyes Meadowlands in Gaming War vs. N.Y.. A New Jersey gaming executive is threatening to launch an all-out battle with New York by building "the world's largest casino" on the Jersey side of the Lincoln Tunnel.House Committee Plans Internet Gambling Markup. Following its removal from a anti-money-laundering bill, language prohibiting most forms of Internet gambling will be introduced as standalone legislation for a House committee's approval this week, according to sources. NOW is the time to contact your state representatives to let them know that you STRONGLY OPPOSE the anti-Internet gambling measures that will be introduced this week.S.C. Lottery ad contract jettisoned. The state's top purchasing officer has overturned the South Carolina lottery's $7.5 million advertising contract, concluding that it should have been awarded to Charleston ad firm Rawle-Murdy Associates.S.C. picks firm to run lottery games. Scientific Games is the apparent winner of the lucrative and high-profile contract to run the S.C. lottery's numbers games, the chairman of the lottery commission confirmed Thursday evening.
Saturday, October 27, 2001
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but 1 lucky player from Massachusetts matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, October 26, 2001
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $9 million Big Game drawing results!
Thursday, October 25, 2001
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N.Y. Senate Approves Gambling Plan. The state Legislature overwhelmingly approved a bill Wednesday night to expand gambling in New York, including an authorization to join the multi-state Powerball game, with leaders saying new revenue sources are crucial because of the World Trade Center attacks.
Wednesday, October 24, 2001
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Panel worrying about S.C. lottery ads. Progress is being made on South Carolina lottery tickets and finding retailers to sell them, but lottery officials are concerned about spreading the word about the games.Popular Triples Drawn in Pennsylvania. The total payout for The Daily Number 0-0-0 drawn Monday, October 22, 2001, of $2,940,800 represents approximately 2.4 times or $1.74 million above the amount players wagered. There were 11,972 players who chose the winning numbers. Triple 0s have hit a total of eight times since The Daily Number drawing began in March 1977. The last time 0-0-0 was drawn was February 25, 2001. The last time any triples hit was September 23, 2001, that number being 2-2-2.
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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 Georgia, 1 in Illinois, 1 in Massachusetts, and 1 in Michigan. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Congratulations to Keith Tacklyn of Bermuda, who won $100.00 in the Tuesday 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.
Tuesday, October 23, 2001
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $7 million Big Game drawing results!Michigan Resident Takes Home $150,000 Big Game Prize. Joseph Fountaine of Pontiac, Michigan has a little more money in his pockets after matching the first five numbers in the October 9 Big Game drawing, to win a $150,000 prize.Unclaimed Big Game ticket sold in Virginia set to expire. A Big Game ticket that was purchased for the May 4, 2001 drawing turned out to be a $150,000 winner. It was purchased at Ararat Grocery, 4846 Ararat Highway in Patrick County, just a few miles from the Virginia / North Carolina state line.N.C. General Assembly gives lottery low priority. With a tax increase approved, a budget adopted and state legislators now preoccupied with drawing their own districts, the question of a North Carolina state lottery has moved to the back burner in the General Assembly.
Monday, October 22, 2001
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Falls Church, VA Man win $150,000 Big Game Prize. Melake Alemayehu of Falls Church, Virginia came to the Lottery's northern Virginia regional office in Woodbridge to claim his $150,000 prize from the September 25, 2001 drawing of The Big Game.Cochran, GA Woman is First Lotto South Winner. Violet Butler of Cochran, Georgia correctly selected the numbers in the October 13 drawing and won the $11 million jackpot. Ms. Butler chose the cash option and received $5,768,590 before taxes.Judge rejects lawsuit to repeal Oregon state lottery. Judge Paul Lipscomb rejected a lawsuit to throw out the 1984 ballot measure that created the state's lottery, ruling that the challenge was filed too late to be valid.
Saturday, October 20, 2001
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Dog wins lottery three times. A dog has won a pub lottery three times, netting £294.Ex-lender calculates his $14m lottery win. Forgive Paul Ware for struggling with a shot or two during his Thursday morning golf game at Kings River Country Club. He had a lot on his mind as he was shooting his 84. Namely, how to spend the $14 million he won the night before in a California SuperLotto Plus drawing.In Albany, Getting Serious About Casinos. The outlines of a sweeping agreement that would include casinos, New York's participation in the multistate Powerball lottery and the installation of video lottery terminals at horse-racing tracks emerged this week from talks among the Senate, the Assembly and the governor's office.Florida's $7 Million Lotto Ticket Expires. After the Florida Lottery launched its first-ever search for a winner of an unclaimed Florida Lotto ticket for an estimated $7 million, the ticket expired last night at the midnight deadline. By law, the ticket holder had 180 days from the April 21, 2001 drawing to claim the jackpot, however no one came forward.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 2 in Georgia and 1 in Illinois. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Congratulations to Victor Hugo Can Echeverria of Mexico, 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.
Friday, October 19, 2001
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $5 million Big Game drawing results!New York man wins $150,000 in Big Game Lottery. A man from Orangeburg, NY won the second prize of $150,000 in the Big Game lottery drawing held on Tuesday, October 2, 2001. For of our readers, this should answer one of the most often-asked questions, "Can a resident of a non-Big Game state win a top Big Game prize?"Lottery Brings Back Michigan Rolldown 'Bonus Play' Promotion. Beginning October 22, Lottery players all across Michigan will again be telling their local Lottery retailers to "gimme five" when purchasing Michigan Rolldown tickets. That's because the Lottery -- for the third time -- is bringing back its very popular Michigan Rolldown special promotion: "Bonus Play."Andrew N.S. Glazer: The best bad advice with a grain of salt. Some of the best pieces of bad advice about gambling.
