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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $77 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!Our apologies for the shortage of news stories yesterday and today. We will resume normal lottery news coverage on Monday.
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 2 in Georgia and 1 in Ohio. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.Second lawsuit filed over California Lottery's scratch-off game. A judge allowed two allegations to stand in a suit claiming 7-Eleven convenience stores sold scratch-off lottery tickets even though the top prize already had been won.$51 million Powerball prize still unclaimed. Somewhere there's a Powerball ticket worth $51.7 million -- and there are only 44 days left to collect the prize.N.Y. Gambling Probe Nets 14 Arrests. A reputed Gambino crime family captain and 13 others were arrested on charges they took part in a gambling operation that authorities say netted some $3 million a year.$5M scam foiled. A Canadian telemarketing scheme that defrauded the elderly across the U.S. of more than $5 million was broken up yesterday, federal agents said.Powerball For Vermont?. Lawmakers appear to be moving quickly toward expanding the Vermont lottery so that the state could begin offering a multi-state game such as Powerball as early as this summer.Urban Chamber proposes Nevada lottery. The Urban Chamber of Commerce in Las Vegas is proposing that the state adopt a lottery as an alternative to increasing individual, business and other taxes to plug a multi-million-dollar budget deficit.W.V. Lottery officials approve move. The West Virginia Lottery’s headquarters will apparently move from a former dry-goods store and steakhouse in downtown Charleston to a new, 75,000-square-foot building on a 12.5-acre hilltop tract overlooking the Hurricane interchange of Interstate 64.
Tuesday, January 28, 2003
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $66 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!S.C. lottery's newest game starts. The South Carolina Education Lottery is set to begin its fourth number-picking game. The first drawing for Pick 4 is planned for Monday night at 6:59 p.m. More: State introduces new lottery game.No Ban On Lottery In Tennessee Communities. Individual counties and cities in Tennessee will not be allowed to ban a lottery.Dog helps owner scoop pub lottery five weeks running. A dog has helped his owner win £200 by selecting numbers in a pub's lottery game for five weeks in a row.Lottery Commission Approves More Slot Machines In Rhode Island. Gambling facilities in Newport and Lincoln won unanimous approval Monday to nearly double the total number of video lottery terminals in the state, 14 months after first making the requests.
Monday, January 27, 2003
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Three lottery jackpots greater than $60 million. It doesn't happen often, but here's the top-3 lottery jackpots in the United States:
'Annual' lottery report almost 2 years late. The Ontario government finally released its lottery and gaming corporation's 2000-2001 annual report, nearly two years after that fiscal year ended, in what critics called a glaring lack of public accountability.Reinvented bookies challenge national lottery. The challenge facing the UK National Lottery as it attempts to halt declining ticket sales has been underlined by research claiming that Britons will be spending more with bookmakers than they do on the lottery by 2005.Lessons from the lottery. In Maine, as residents and lawmakers debate whether the state should legalize the new forms of gambling, the lottery - and its history in Maine - is expected to come under increased scrutiny.Illinois hits jackpot with lottery. Illinois lottery sales jumped $132 million to more than $1.6 billion in 2002, the highest total in four years. Changes in games, better distribution and design of tickets, marketing, and big jackpots all contributed to the increase, lottery officials said.
Saturday, January 25, 2003
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 1 in New Jersey, 1 in Georgia, 2 in Massachusetts, and 1 in Ohio. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, January 24, 2003
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live$58 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!Idaho Lottery Commission Approves GTECH Contract Extension. GTECH Holdings Corporation today announced that the Idaho State Lottery Commission has approved an extension of GTECH's current contract. The four-year contract extension is expected to commence on February 19, 2003. GTech to move operations to Austin from Idaho.R.I. Lottery Expected To Approve More Video Slots. The Rhode Island Lottery Commission is poised to approve requests to nearly double the number of video lottery machines in the state, the commission's chairman said Thursday.OK lottery debate heats up. With Gov. Brad Henry saying he wants the lottery on a ballot sometime this summer, the odds of Oklahoma gaining a new form of state-sanctioned gambling are higher now than they were six months ago and the great debate is on.Grandmother wins lottery twice with same numbers. A Chilean grandmother who has picked the same lottery numbers for 50 years has won the jackpot twice in the same fortnight.Brownsville riding lucky Lotto streak. Brownsville is two for two in the Texas Lotto Jackpot game, claiming the Dec. 11 winner and most recently, half of Wednesday night's $53 million drawing. S. Texans await ID of Lotto winner.Jacksonville group claims a share of $100 million Lotto jackpot. A group calling itself the Fort George Partnership has claimed its share of the $100 million Florida Lotto jackpot from last December, meaning only one of the four winning tickets sold in that drawing remains unredeemed.
Thursday, January 23, 2003
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Powerball Jackpot Reaches $77 Million. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 428,112 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.3 million in prizes. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $77 million ($41.2 millioncash value). The numbers drawn were: 20, 28, 30, 40, 43, and the Powerball was 3. Six players correctly matched the 5 white numbers and won $100,000. The tickets were sold in Arizona, Connecticut, Idaho, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and West Virginia.
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N.Y. Lottery director offers scholarships. New York Lottery Director Margaret R. DeFrancisco described a $4,000 scholorship plan in which one graduating student from every public and private high school in New York is eligible for the Leaders of Tomorrow scholarship, which is given in $1,000 increments over four years.Rules for lotteries are strict in Tenn.. Just because the Tennessee Constitution now allows legal lotteries, it won't mean a return to the days when any licensed charity group could either host bingo games or sell scratch-and-win cards, state officials said Wednesday.Two winning Texas Lotto tickets. Two winning tickets were sold for Wednesday's $53 million jackpot — one in Grand Prairie and one in Brownsville — Texas lottery officials said. It was the biggest Lotto Texas jackpot since it hit $70 million in June. More: Two winners reported on Lotto Texas $53 million jackpot.Indiana lawmakers eager to gamble on keno to raise new revenue. The Indiana House Ways and Means Committee asked the state's gambling regulators Wednesday to consider bringing keno to Indiana and finding other ways to bring the state more gambling revenue.Tarpon Springs Lotto pool claims $4.1 million. 16 members of a diverse lottery pool each received $258,815.43 of a $4.1 million prize from the January 15 Florida Lotto drawing.
Wednesday, January 22, 2003
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Lotto winner loses freedom in drug bust. Jose Luis Betancourt claimed his $7.5 million Texas Lotto prize on Jan. 9, but his luck ran out a week later when U.S. Customs agents arrested him and charged him with cocaine possession and conspiracy to distribute cocaine.The Lottery's Impact on Education. More than a decade ago, the Kentucky Lottery was formed as a way to raise money for education. Now one of the most talked about topics these days includes the allocation of lottery funds.N.C. Lottery supporters will push issue again. A top North Carolina lottery supporter said he'll file a new lottery bill when the General Assembly returns to work this month but it's unclear whether the lottery will attract much support this year.Appeal made in lotto ticket dispute. The fate of an $11.4 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot rests in the hands of Manitoba's highest court.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, but 2 lucky players from New York matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $50 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!Former Commissioner Tapped to Head Idaho Lottery. Idaho Governor Kempthorne announced that former Ada County Commissioner Roger Simmons will become the new Idaho Lottery Director.Lottery Ticket Revenue Would Help Low-Income Seniors. Indiana lawmakers are considering a proposal to create a $2, instant-win lottery game that allocates a dollar for each ticket sold to the HoosierRX program.Workers in double lottery win. A group of Melbourne warehouse workers is celebrating after winning the same Tattslotto game twice.
Monday, January 20, 2003
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Approval of lottery won't bring quick sales. It will be a year or more before revenues start rolling in if Oklahomans approve a statewide lottery to support public education.Back to work after lottery win. A UK National Lottery winner from Wirral has returned to his job as a building site digger driver.Lottery Winner Warms to Good Life. (Johannesburg) An illiterate, unemployed Limpopo man who became an instant millionaire when he won the Lotto is fast learning to appreciate the finer things in life.Branson may bid again to run Lottery. Sir Richard Branson is considering launching another bid to run the UK National Lottery, marking a stunning u-turn for the multi-millionaire entrepreneur who was furious after Camelot, the current Lottery operator, won the last licence following a bruising, high-profile appeal.PA Lottery officials want to add midday drawing. Pennsylvania State Lottery Commission spokeswoman Sally A. Danyluk said the plan would need approval of Gov.-elect Ed Rendell's administration. If approval is granted, the extra drawings could come as early as February.Sullivan chosen to run Lottery. In his new $110,000 job as executive director of the Massachusetts Lottery, Joseph Sullivan will be working in the town he served as a selectman for six years and a state representative for 11 years.16 co-workers hit $16 million jackpot. After more than a decade of playing the numbers together, a group of 16 co-workers won $16 million in the Mega Millions Lottery.UK Lotto bosses plan £50m prize. UK National Lottery bosses are planning an annual super-draw with a one-off jackpot of £50m that would automatically make its winner one of the richest people in the country.$67 Million Powerball Jackpot Up for Grabs. The biggest lottery jackpot in the nation is on the rise again. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 446,659 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.7 million in prizes in America's Game. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $67 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, January 22 drawing will be an estimated $35.5 million. The numbers drawn were: 4, 17, 34, 48, 52, and the Powerball was 10. Four players correctly matched the 5 white numbers and won $100,000. The tickets were sold in Indiana, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin.
