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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $13 million Big Game drawing results!Arlington, Virginia man wins $150,000 Big Game prize. Thomas Carter of Arlington, Virginia came to the Lottery's northern Virginia regional office in Woodbridge to claim his $150,000 prize from the November 23, 2001 drawing of The Big Game.Hailed by Dame Fortune. It's been nearly three weeks since Ihsan Khan took the winning Powerball ticket out of his taxicab glove compartment, and he already has acquired the alluring mystery of a multimillionaire, and a way of looking at the award ceremony and press hoorah with an air of amusement.Andrew N.S. Glazer: Odds are worse on sequence bets. Many times when pondering wagers, gamblers make bad bets because they misunderstand how unlikely it is for a long sequence of events to occur. To show you how to make such a calculation, let's suppose a friend from St. Louis was taunting you about the Detroit Lions, and he wanted to bet you that the highly skilled Rams would win their last six games. He wants you to give him some odds, and asks you for 2-1. How do you calculate whether you have been offered a good bet?
Thursday, November 29, 2001
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Spanish Lottery Fans Seek Fortune. The terrorist attacks in the United States have put a morbid twist on one of Spain's merriest events - the $1.2 billion Christmas lottery.Powerball Winner Staying in U.S.. The Pakistani-born taxi driver who won the $55 million multistate Powerball lottery thought about taking his winnings back to Pakistan. Then he thought again.Lottery love lost in seven year itch. Falling ticket sales have led to a dramatic plunge in profits for Camelot, apparently signalling the end of the UK's love affair with the National Lottery.Lottery Refuses to Pay Portland Man. The Oregon State Lottery is refusing to pay an $8 million jackpot to a Portland man who claims he holds the winning ticket.Committee OKs plan to use lottery to pay anti-terrorism costs. All or part of the $17 million that Illinois Gov. George Ryan is seeking for anti-terrorism measures could be raised through a series of special statewide lottery drawings proposed by a Chicago-area lawmaker.
Wednesday, November 28, 2001
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Lottery panel OKs letting pawn shops sell tickets. Pawn shops should not be barred from selling lottery tickets simply because of the nature of their business, the South Carolina Lottery Commission decided Monday.$33 Million Jackpot Winner Going Home. Cabbie Ihsan Khan is using some of his winnings in the multimillion-dollar Powerball lottery jackpot for a trip back to Pakistan.Winner Of State Lottery Ticket Faces Week Deadline To Claim $2.1 Million. There's a winning Washington state lottery ticket out there somewhere and its owner has until 5 p.m. Monday to turn it in for $2.1 million.'Just Plain Fun!'. Every advertisement for the S.C. lottery will feature this tag line: "Just Plain Fun!" The lottery commission adopted the slogan Tuesday, after deciding that "Just Play'n Fun!" sent the wrong message because "Play'n" is not an actual word.
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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 Massachusetts, 1 in Maryland, and 1 in Virginia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, November 27, 2001
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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!Michigan resident wins $150,000 Big Game Prize. Judy Kortas of LeRoy, Michigan said she could hardly believe her eyes when she looked at her Big Game ticket and saw she had matched the first five numbers in the November 9 drawing to win a $150,000 Big Game prize.$150,000 Big Game winner laughs, screams, and giggles. Annette Bender of Detroit, Michigan recently made the "catch of the day" when she matched the first five numbers in the November 9 Big Game drawing to win a $150,000 prize.$150,000 winning Big Game ticket sold in Michigan set to expire soon. Check your coat pockets, wallet, desk drawers, the glove box of your car, or wherever it is you keep your old Lottery tickets, because you may be sitting on a $150,000 winning Big Game ticket.Lottery Has Some Unusual Applicants. More than 3,000 businesses -- mainly grocery stores, gas stations and convenience stores -- have applied to sell lottery tickets, but there have been a few unusual names.Beware Of Canadian Sweepstakes Scam. Better Business Bureau President Ran Hoth said a sweepstakes scam, run out of Canada, has targeted southeastern Wisconsin -- and it cost one area family nearly $70,000 dollars.Camelot fails to halt slide. Figures out this week from Camelot are expected to show that the UK National Lottery operator has failed to arrest the decline in ticket sales. The news will renew fears about whether the operator will be able to meet its pledge to raise £15 billion for good causes over the course of its new licence.Officials hope 'Fate' ends slump in sales of state lottery tickets. Nebraska state lottery officials are hoping that "Fate," a black-shirted, balding actor named Joe James of Chicago, who touts the benefits of gambling, new games and new interest in scratch games, will help stem the slowdown in state lottery gambling.
Monday, November 26, 2001
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Leslie Nielsen Gets Lottery Gig. Actor Leslie Nielsen has a new shtick - a gig with the Ohio Lottery.Crews Begin Shooting Lottery Commercials. People won't be able to buy a lottery ticket in South Carolina until Jan. 7, but the South Carolina lottery is already paying off for some Upstate residents.Oklahoma voters may see another lottery plan. Supporters of an Oklahoma state lottery to help education believe they can overcome historical voter opposition to gambling if they can get the proposal on a statewide election ballot.Lawsuit Alleges Wheel of Fortune Slot Machines are Rigged. When is a spin on the Wheel of Fortune not really a spin? That's the question at the heart of a recent Michigan lawsuit, pitting a disillusioned slot machine player against the nation's biggest gaming equipment maker and two of the largest casino operators.Measure diverts lottery profits. With the Ohio Lottery riding a losing streak in delivering cash to classrooms, Gov. Bob Taft long has wanted to pump up profits for schools by adding Powerball or the Big Game. However, not a single cent of the $41 million in estimated annual profits from Ohioans' wagers on a multi-state lottery game would find its way to public K-12 schools.
Saturday, November 24, 2001
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 1 in Illinois and 1 in Virginia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, November 23, 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!NJ Pick 3 drawing glitch. The New Jersey Lottery today confirmed the winning Pick 3 numbers drawn at 7:56pm on Sunday, November 18 as 8-4-7. During Sunday's live lottery drawing, the winning Pick 3 numbers were selected out of sequence, with drawing host Joe DeRose incorrectly announcing the winning numbers as 4-8-7.Texas Lottery Jackpot Still Unclaimed. The Texas Lottery Commission today said a ticket worth $13 million from the June 23rd drawing has yet to be claimed. The ticket was purchased in Humble.
Wednesday, November 21, 2001
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Ohio Lottery Drops $53,000 Ball. The Ohio Lottery dropped the ball - literally - during a drawing and the mistake will cost more than $53,000.Flames, Oilers make deal with lottery to raise money. In an effort to combat a weak Canadian dollar and high player salaries, Alberta's two National Hockey League teams are turning to scratch-and-win lottery tickets for some extra revenue.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 1 in Georgia, 1 in Michigan, and 1 in Virginia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, November 20, 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!O'Brien, Lottery win over auditors. Some 2-1/2 years after a scathing report revealed mismanagement and widespread security breaches at the Massachusetts State Lottery, a second independent audit will be released today detailing improvements in nearly every financial operation and security aspect of the once-beleaguered agency.Spartanburg, S.C. Store Gets 1st Lottery License. A Spartanburg newsstand has won a statewide lottery to be among the first named as a South Carolina lottery vendor.Pipe-bomb family win the lottery. Eamonn Morrison from Cloughmills, Co Antrim - who escaped injury when his home was pipe bombed in July and later lost his job - scooped £3.5m in Saturday's draw.Agency Criticized for Urging Stores to Lobby for Lottery. An angry gambling opponent said it was "outrageous" that the Ohio Lottery Commission urged its 9,200 contract outlets to lobby two key lawmakers in favor of joining a multistate lottery.
Monday, November 19, 2001
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Momentum growing for lottery plan. Seven years after Oklahoma voters rejected a state lottery, a new generation of supporters say it's time for the state to reconsider a lottery to give Oklahomans a chance to win millions and create a new revenue stream for public education.Initial Lotto South sales disappointing. Kentucky Lotto South sales were $4.74 million in its first nine weeks, $1.4 million below expectations.Green light to gambling revolution. Britain's gaming laws are to be radically liberalized in the biggest shake-up in the industry for nearly 40 years.Ohio Lottery Lobbied Lawmakers for Multi-State Game. The Ohio Lottery Commission helped stack the deck in favor of a multistate lottery by mobilizing its statewide network of 9,200 sales agents to lobby a pair of key state lawmakers.Andrew N.S. Glazer: Long as it's fun, stick to one game. Most veteran casino visitors have a favorite game or two, and they usually stick with their game of choice.Andrew N.S. Glazer: Books can help with a new game. If you're going to switch casino games, make sure you learn the optimal strategy for these new games.Andrew N.S. Glazer: New game? Pick good instructions. Some of the better titles that can teach you about specific casino games.Andrew N.S. Glazer: For good return, treat dealers well. Unless you're a slot player, you interact quite a bit with dealers when you're in a casino, but have you ever taken much time to think about who it is you're dealing with?
Saturday, November 17, 2001
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Virginia Cab Driver Wins Powerball Jackpot. After six years of playing the same numbers, a 43-year-old self-employed cabbie from Arlington, Virginia won the $55 million jackpot from the November 7 Powerball drawing.Ky. Ex-Con Sharing Lottery Winnings. Just a few months ago, David Edwards was an ex-con who had lost his job, needed back surgery and had no idea what he would do when his unemployment checks ran out. Then the unbelievable happened - he won $41 million in the Powerball lottery.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 1 in New Jersey and 1 in Illinois. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, November 16, 2001
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Show me the lottery money. Ever since word got out that the Charlotte County [Florida] School Board might have to cut some programs due to a reduction in its budget from Tallahassee, angry residents of the Englewood community have been asking one question, "What has happened to all the lottery money?"Trucker reveals identity after £15m lottery win. A lorry driver is celebrating after scooping a £15.5 million Lottery Extra jackpot - the biggest publicised win in National Lottery history.
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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!Baltimore City Grocery Clerk Wins $150,000 Big Game Prize. A lucky grocery store clerk who lives and works in Baltimore City, Maryland captured one of three second-tier $150,000 prizes in the November 13 Big Game drawing.U.S. Navy Couple Wins $150,000 in the Big Game. Persistence paid off for David Leaser of Virginia Beach, Virginia, who always selects the same numbers when he plays The Big Game and Lotto South.Camelot Denies That U.K.'s National Lottery is Losing Its Appeal. An independent report published on Wednesday on the seventh anniversary of the lottery's launch, says ticket revenue from the Saturday game has fallen by £20m (US$29 million) since 1997.New Jersey Bill Has Strong Player Protection Measures. A new bill filed last week by two Republicans in the New Jersey Assembly would legalize what it calls "remote live gaming," which means that casinos could use streaming video to let players from all over the world gamble on real, live table games in real time.
Thursday, November 15, 2001
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Lottery's losing streak worse than predicted. The slumping Ohio Lottery Commission is performing even worse than expected, with profits falling $10.8 million, or 5 percent, short of expectations through the first four months of the state's fiscal year. Editor: They should've joined The Big Game when they had the chance months ago.
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S.C. Lottery Set To Announce First Retailers. On Friday, the South Carolina state Lottery Commission will issue licenses to the first group of almost 1,200 businesses have applied to sell South Carolina Lottery tickets when they go on sale in January.Grandmother Embezzeled $1.2 Million for Slots. A 57-year-old grandmother convicted of embezzling a staggering $1.2 million from her employer and blowing most of it on casino slot machines apologized to her children before being sentenced Monday to three years in prison.
Wednesday, November 14, 2001
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Maryland player claims $150,000 Big Game prize. An avid player of Pick 3, Pick 4, Lotto, the Big Game, and other Maryland Lottery games, a Stevensville resident won the Big Game's second tier prize of $150,000.Pentagon: Slot Machines OK Overseas. The Defense Department has concluded that the thousands of slot machines on overseas U.S. military bases pose no significant harm to the morale or finances of American troops.Anti-Gaming Bill Encounters Opposition. FreedomOfChoice.org, the organization which lobbies for the rights of citizens to use personal payment tools for private activities, is opposing the Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act which makes it illegal for Americans to pay for "illegal" online gambling activity.Internet Gambling In Atlantic City. Proposed legislation in New Jersey could see Atlantic City casinos offering their games to players on the Internet. The legislation, which was introduced in the state Legislature on Thursday would allow "real time" gaming on the Internet from licensed New Jersey casinos.
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Jackpot Winner! There was one $5 million jackpot winner from Illinois in the Tuesday drawing. More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
Also, 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 1 in Georgia, 1 in Maryland, and 1 in Michigan. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, November 13, 2001
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NJ Lottery number same as doomed plane. The winning number for the New Jersey state Lottery Pick 3 game was the same as the flight number of the plane that crashed earlier in the day, and the payout was unusually low because of the high number of matches. The payout for an exact match -- 5-8-7 -- was just $16 Monday. On a typical day, the payout is $275, lottery officials said. American Airlines Flight 587 bound for the Dominican Republic crashed around 9:15 AM Monday in the Queens borough of New York City. In addition, the Monday New Jersey midday Pick 3 lottery drawing was a variation on the flight number: 5-7-8 (straight paid a low $81.50 because of the large number of matches).
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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!Lottery favored by Tenn. voters. It's a year before voting time, but a recent statewide poll shows that a majority of Tennesseans plan to vote for a state lottery.Gambling on South Carolina Waters Banned. All boats with video gambling machines located in South Carolina rivers will be subject to state laws banning gaming, according to the state attorney general.Couple who missed Lottery win hit scratchcard jackpot. A couple who missed out on a large Lottery win two months ago have won £1 million on a scratchcard.
Monday, November 12, 2001
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S.C. Officials to issue lottery licenses. As the countdown to the Jan. 7 launch date reached 60 days on Thursday, South Carolina lottery officials announced that they'll begin issuing the first of 3,500 retail licenses.Lottery Awaits $55.2 Million Winner. The winning ticket for Wednesday night's $55.2 million Powerball lottery was sold at a Georgetown [Washington, D.C.] gas station, whose owners were celebrating yesterday even as lottery officials waited for the District's biggest lotto winner to claim the prize.
Saturday, November 10, 2001
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Jackpot Winner! There was one $9 million jackpot winner from Illinois in the Friday drawing. More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
Also, 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 1 in New Jersey, 1 in Illinois, and 2 in Michigan. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, November 9, 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!Virginia man rips up $150,000 Big Game winning ticket. Fortunately, he realized his mistake in time to tape the pieces together and claim the prize.S.C. May Join Multistate Lottery Games. South Carolina commissioners approved regulations for the games that include participation in multistate games like The Big Game and Powerball that have larger jackpots.
Thursday, November 8, 2001
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Michigan Resident Brings Home
$150,000 Big Game Prize. Carol Silverberg of Plymouth, Michigan was shocked and excited to learn she had matched the first five numbers in the October 23 Big Game drawing to win a $150,000 prize.S.C. lottery ad contract awarded. Newman Saylor & Gregory went from third-place finisher to lottery winner Wednesday, as the Columbia advertising firm was awarded the contract to market the South Carolina games.News media suit against S.C. lottery settled. The State newspaper and three other news outlets have settled their lawsuit against the state Materials Management Office and the South Carolina lottery.
Wednesday, November 7, 2001
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P.A. State Lottery could run out of money in 2003. The Pennsylvania Lottery will run out of money in two years unless the state overhauls the senior citizens' programs it supports, a Pittsburgh newspaper reported yesterday based on a state report.Woman gets 14 years for lottery scam. In one of the largest individual fraud cases in Lane County [Oregon] history, 24-year-old Shannon Marie Nissen of Eugene was sentenced Monday to 14 years in prison for lying to a circle of close family friends to steal $1.5 million that she spent for an extravagant lifestyle and gambling.Decision on S.C. lottery ad firm expected. The South Carolina lottery should have its long-awaited advertising partner by the end of today, after all appeals were dropped Tuesday in an important settlement for the lottery.Powerball good bet for Colorado, so far. Colorado is expected to collect more money from state-sponsored gambling this fiscal year than ever before, thanks to the start-up of Powerball.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 1 in New Jersey, 1 in Illinois, and 1 in Virginia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, November 6, 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!New Jersey adds midday drawings. The New Jersey State Lottery Monday announced that Pick 3 and Pick 4 midday drawings will debut on Monday, November 12.Lottery good causes fund tops £1bn. The UK National Lottery's good causes fund has broken the £1bn barrier with the purchase of a Scottish island for its residents.Triples drawn in PA again, ninth time this year. The total payout for The Pennsylvania Daily Number 9-9-9 drawn Friday, November 2, 2001, of $9,626,125 represents approximately 6.4 times or $7.7 million above the amount players wagered. There were 38,671 players who chose the winning numbers. Triple 9s have hit a total of seven times since The Daily Number drawing began in March 1977. The last time 9-9-9 was drawn was August 13, 1989. The last time any triples hit was October 22, 2001, that number being 0-0-0. Friday night's drawing of triple 9s also marks the ninth time triples have been drawn in the The Daily Number this calendar year, tying 1995 for the record number of times triples were drawn in a calendar year. The total payout to winners for triples drawn in The Daily Number in 2001 is $66,693,780.On January 7, the politics of the lottery in North Carolina may begin to shift. When South Carolina businesses begin offering lottery tickets for sale in two months, the pressure may intensify on North Carolina legislators to take up and pass lottery legislation if they haven't done so already, analysts say. Opinion: Lottery Squeeze
Monday, November 5, 2001
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S.C. lottery director likes Horry County. Horry County, South Carolina is an ideal spot to drum up lottery business when the games begin in a few months, the executive director of the S.C. Education Lottery Commission told community leaders Friday.
Saturday, November 3, 2001
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 1 in Illinois and 1 in Virginia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, November 2, 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!
Thursday, November 1, 2001
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N.C. state superintendent opposes lottery - softly. Opposing the state Governor, North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Ward opposes bringing a lottery to the state, even though schools could use $400 million a year.Trump grumbles as N.Y. Gov. rolls the dice and passes gambling bill. New York Gov. Pataki yesterday signed a sweeping new law expanding gambling - as Donald Trump warned the measure would turn New York into "a juggernaut for casinos."
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N.Y. Gambling Plan Becomes Law. The largest gambling expansion plan in New York history, which includes a provision to join the multi-state Powerball game, was signed into law Wednesday, a move supporters said should help replace revenue lost with the World Trade Center.Erwin-Penland Appeals To Keep S.C. Lottery Ad Contract. Greenville based Erwin-Penland Inc. filed an appeal Wednesday to try and keep the contract to do the advertising for the South Carolina lottery.U.S. House Committee Passes Anti-Internet Gaming Bill. A misguided effort to limit gambling over the Internet by blocking the use of credit cards for payment won approval from a congressional panel Wednesday.
