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NY Lottery Draws 9-1-1 on 9/11. On the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks, a date known as 9-11, the evening numbers drawn in the New York Lottery were 9-1-1.Newport News retiree wins $175,000 Mega Millions prize. If Harvey Peters of Newport News, Virginia had been looking for a way to help enjoy his retirement, he sure found it in the August 27, 2002 Mega Millions drawing.Primary tips legislators to big risk in N.C. lottery. Voters handed candidates for the N.C. General Assembly plenty of answers in Tuesday's primary, but they also left several major questions hovering over the campaign to control the legislature. Chief among them: Is a lottery worth the gamble? More: Anti-lottery legislators do well in primaries.Poll: We feel gambling would help erase crunch. Pennsylvanians favor expanding legalized gambling to raise revenue, according to a statewide survey.
Wednesday, September 11, 2002
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A special September 11 message from BigGameLottery.com. On this first anniversary of the September 11 tragedy, we pause to reflect on the events of that terrible day, and the effect on our country. We will return to our regular news coverage tomorrow.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, but 8 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 2 in Illinois, 1 in Massachusetts, 3 in Michigan, and 2 in New York. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, September 10, 2002
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $10 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!Lotto winners must decide: lump sum or annual payments. Before the winners of the $85 million Florida Lotto jackpot can begin eyeing where to spend their newfound fortune, they must decide whether to get a lump sum of cash or payments staggered over 30 years.
Monday, September 9, 2002
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Washington ushers in Mega Millions era. Since sales for the game began Wednesday, $568,876 in tickets were sold in Washington state, a lottery official said. More: Mega Millions curiosity slowly building.$85 Million Lottery Jackpot Has Winners. Millions of people in Florida woke up Sunday morning, hoping to be able to put millions of dollars in the bank. It appears that will be a reality, at least for some. More: 7 winners for $85 million Florida Lotto.N.C. man wins $175,000 Mega Millions Prize. Archibold Osei of Greensboro, NC matched the first 5 numbers in the August 27, 2002 Mega Millions drawing for a $175,000 prize.N.Y. 2nd Prize Mega Millions claims total $9,975,000. New York Lottery Director Margaret R. DeFrancisco announced nine more Mega Millions second-prize winners from New York State and two other out-of-state winners, each receiving $175,000.
Saturday, September 7, 2002
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Jackpot Winner! There was one $17 million jackpot winner from Michigan in the Friday 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 $175,000 prize: 1 in Michigan and 2 in New York. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, September 6, 2002
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $17 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!Lottery fans line up for new game. The slim odds of winning the big jackpot -- about one in 135 million -- didn't stop lines from forming at local lottery retailers Wednesday for the start of Mega Millions, the newest game of chance offered by the Washington Lottery.N.C. legislative leaders consider ways to reroute lottery vote. North Carolina state legislative leaders said yesterday that they might put a referendum on a state lottery into a conference report on the budget and ask legislators to approve it that way, even though it isn't included in either of the budgets passed by the N.C. House and Senate. More: Lottery may be rolled into budget plan.Virginia resident claims $175,000 Mega Millions Prize. Iris Fitzgerald of Hopewell, Virginia doesn't play Mega Millions often, but when she does, she says she selects the same numbers each time -- and it finally paid off.9 players win S.C. lottery's top prize. South Carolina's lottery has paid out its top prize of $100,000 to nine players in the past two weeks, more than five times the average number of weekly winners.Lottery corruption concerns unfounded, former FBI agent says. As a pro-lottery group unveiled its "Education Lottery Yes!" campaign Thursday, a former Nashville FBI head disputed opponents' claims that a lottery would lead to corruption.Lottery foes misstate the facts, Cohen says. Tennessee State Sen. Steve Cohen (D-Memphis) said Thursday an anti-lottery group is promulgating inaccurate information.
Thursday, September 5, 2002
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Lottery Scam Targeting Latinos Takes in $130,000. Scam artists promising riches from a winning lottery ticket have bilked Hispanic residents from the Chicago area to southern Wisconsin, reviving a scheme that has cost victims across the country hundreds of thousands of dollars.Despite state ruling, Lottery contract still evades MARC. Some of the delays in moving the three-year, $90 million Pennsylvania State Lottery advertising account to Western Pennsylvania have been stripped away, but it's still not known when MARC USA, awarded the account Feb. 28 by the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, will begin servicing the lottery.
Wednesday, September 4, 2002
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Welcome to residents of Washington state! Today marks the first day of Mega Millions ticket sales in the tenth Mega Millions state.Mega Millions lottery kicks off today. Washington launches its "Mega Millions" lottery today, joining nine other states to hawk tickets for America's richest jackpots.Sudden wealth not easy to handle. Most people can only dream about winning the lottery, but financial advisers help clients deal with sudden wealth all the time.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 1 in New Jersey, 1 in New York, and 3 in Ohio. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, September 3, 2002
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $12 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!State lottery goes mega. Starting tomorrow, 2,600 retailers in Washington will sell tickets for the multistate Mega Millions lottery, which up until a few months ago was known as The Big Game.New look for Wash. Lottery. Tony Molica, director of the Washington State Lottery since June, is settling into the job just as he and the agency are taking some gambles of their own.Yeah, $3.5M helps morale. More on the 11 co-workers who came forward to collect their winnings from the $108 million Mega Millions jackpot.Baptists to distribute anti-lottery literature. Trucks loaded with anti-lottery literature are leaving Williamson County this week bound for Tennessee Baptists.Prayers Against State Lottery Urged By Church Opponents. A Greeneville, Tennessee church is involved in efforts to get Christians to pray for the defeat of a proposed state lottery, which will be decided in a referendum on the Nov. 5 statewide ballot.World Lottery talks progress. The concept of creating an international lottery to include European nations, Australia and some U.S. states, is moving forward.Poll: Lottery Favored. Arkansas spends too little on its public schools, and a lottery should be part of the solution, according to a poll for the Arkansas News Bureau and Stephens Media Group.
Saturday, August 31, 2002
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 1 in New Jersey, 1 in New York, and 1 in Ohio. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
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A special September 11 message from BigGameLottery.com. On this first anniversary of the September 11 tragedy, we pause to reflect on the events of that terrible day, and the effect on our country. We will return to our regular news coverage tomorrow.