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Congratulations to Barbara Ford of Gastonia, North Carolina, who won $100 playing The Big Game online at PlayBigGame.com! The winner used a Quick Pick, and matched 3 of the first 5 numbers plus the Big Money Ball for the prize.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but 1 lucky player from Illinois 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, June 15, 2001
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More information about the New Jersey man who claimed the $46 million Big Game jackpot:
Man Had $46M Ticket in Junk Drawer - Fox News
A winner pushes the envelope to riches - Newark Star-Ledger
Last-minute lottery winner claims $46 million - CNN
$46 Million Lottery Ticket Was in the Mail. Honest. - NY Times (registration req'd)
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Man, 40, Claims $24 Million Prize. A 40-year-old man came forward Friday to claim a multimillion-dollar lottery payout that nearly expired, saying he fished the ticket out of a drawer after hearing news reports about the jackpot.
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News Alert: Winning $46M Lottery Ticket in Mail! In an utterly shocking turn of events, the $46 million winning Big Game ticket was received by the New Jersey lottery with a June 7th postmark -- beating the claim deadline by two days! The winner's name will be announced later today in a news conference.News Alert: Nevada Gov. Signs Web Gambling Law. It's now official: Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn has signed off on a law that allows Internet gambling casinos.Lottery fails to excite; kids may pay price. 2001 is shaping up as a bad year for the Michigan Lottery -- and that's bad news for Michigan schoolchildren, the primary beneficiaries of lottery earnings. (Thanks to BigGameLottery.com reader Tom Skiba for the link)
Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $25 million Big Game drawing results!
Thursday, June 14, 2001
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Play The Big Game. Less than 24 hours left to play for the $25 million Big Game jackpot at PlayBigGame.com! The automatic purchase cutoff time is 2:00 PM Eastern Time tomorrow.Big Game Prize is Dream Come True. Eleanor DeBano of Shelby Township, Michigan was surprised to discover she had matched the first five numbers in the June 8 Big Game drawing to win a $150,000 prize.Michigan Resident Thrilled to Win $150,000 Prize. Kelly Cool of Holly, Michigan couldn't believe her eyes when she discovered she had matched the first five numbers in the April 27 Big Game drawing to win a $150,000 prize.SC lottery deal nearly done. Gov. Jim Hodges signed the South Carolina lottery law Wednesday. But agreement between the Democratic governor and the Republican House majority on how to spend lottery profits eluded negotiators, threatening to shut down state government when the new fiscal year begins July 1.
Wednesday, June 13, 2001
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Congratulations to Victor Shaw of Huntsville, Alabama, who won $100 playing The Big Game online at PlayBigGame.com! The winner used a Quick Pick, and matched 3 of the first 5 numbers plus the Big Money Ball for the prize.Lottery still waits for winner. Despite a $39 million jackpot, the Michigan Millions doesn't sell a lot of tickets. This article explores the reasons.
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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 Michigan. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, June 12, 2001
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Lotto Ticket Worth $23.7M Unclaimed. This Associated Press article gives some amusing details of some people's efforts to convince lottery officials that they possessed the winning ticket.Last day to play for $21 million jackpot. The automatic cutoff time is 2:00 PM Eastern Time today at PlayBigGame.com.
Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $21 million Big Game drawing results!
Sunday, June 10, 2001
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$46 Million Big Game Ticket Expires. In case you were wondering what happens to the unclaimed prize money, it goes back to the seven Big Game states, each state receiving a proportion of the prize money equal to the proportion of Big Game ticket sales that state contributed. The states typically apply the money to government programs similar to regular lottery proceeds.Unclaimed Lottery Ticket Worth $23M. The linked article has some amusing stories about what some people went through to find the missing Big Game ticket.New Jersey Pick-6 Lotto Ticket Due to Expire June 22, 2001. In case New Jersey residents haven't had enough of lost lottery tickets, another jackpot-winning ticket is missing somewhere in New Jersey.
Saturday, June 9, 2001
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but 1 lucky player from Michigan 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, June 8, 2001
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Debate Raging Over N.J. Gambling Law. A debate is raging over a new state law letting compulsive gamblers ban themselves from casinos, with officials discussing how to enforce the law without neglecting privacy concerns.Time is Running Out For Michigan Lucky Lotto $1,039,242 Ticket Holder. The winning Lotto ticket will expire at the close of business on Thursday, June 14, 2001.Michigan Man Reels In a $150,000 Big Game Prize. Jerry George of Farmington Hills, Michigan made the catch of the day when he matched the first five numbers in the April 17 Big Game drawing to win a $150,000 prize.Michigan Lottery Club Wins $150,000 Big Game Prize. The four members of the "Nedanis Lottery Club" of Flint, Michigan were shocked when they discovered they had won a top prize in The Big Game.Big $150,000 Prize for Michigan Big Game Player. John Recker of Wixom, Michigan said he was in "disbelief" when he looked at his Big Game ticket and realized he had matched the first five numbers in the May 29 drawing to win a $150,000 Big Game prize.Andrew N.S. Glazer: Don't overlook women as rivals. If you make the final table of the $10,000 buy-in championship event at the World Series of Poker, you're a poker legend. If you win, you're a poker immortal, forever recognized at any card room you enter and always introduced as a former world champion.
Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $18 million Big Game drawing results!
Thursday, June 7, 2001
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Man Gets Fired, Then Wins Lottery. An Australian man fired from his job at a ferry-building company Friday learned hours later that he had won the $4.5 million jackpot in a nationwide lottery.
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South Carolina Legislature Approves Lottery. The South Carolina legislature approved a bill on Wednesday to start a state lottery.
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The Big Game is now the 3rd largest lottery jackpot in the United States! Don't be left out of the action: only one day left to play at PlayBigGame.com. The top 5 lottery jackpot are: 1. $37 million, Michigan Millions (drawing Saturday, June 09, 2001) 2. $25 million, California SuperLotto Plus (drawing Saturday, June 09, 2001) 3. $18 million, The Big Game (drawing Friday, June 08, 2001) 4. $18 million, New York Lotto (drawing Saturday, June 09, 2001) 5. $16 million, Texas Lotto (drawing Saturday, June 09, 2001)Internet lottos prized by Web surfers. An interesting article that chronicles some jackpot winners on free online lottery sites -- and how the winners don't always get what they think they will.
Wednesday, June 6, 2001
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Time is running out on $46 million Big Game prize. Only 4 days left...
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Nevada governor to sign online gaming bill - spokesman. Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn will probably sign a bill now on his desk that could pave the way for his state to become the nation's first to offer legalized online gaming, his spokesman said on Tuesday.
Additional news stories regarding passage of the Nevada online gambling bill:
Nevada lawmakers approve Internet gambling (SiliconValley.com)
Nevada Net Gaming May Be in Cards (Los Angeles Times)
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 1 in Illinois and 1 in Michigan. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
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More information about the New Jersey man who claimed the $46 million Big Game jackpot: