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Lottery News Roundup April 14

Tony Castellano — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:02:07 +0000

Tallahassee Man Wins Big in Fantasy 5 Payout The Florida Lottery announced today that FANTASY 5® winner Donald Heath, 59… (read full story: Tallahasee.com)
Winners in Powerball, Florida lottery There were big winners across the board in Wednesday night’s lottery drawings… (read full story: MiamiHerald.com)
New York Lottery Profits Take Slight Dip ALBANY – The state lottery had record sales last year but earned slightly less… (read full story: PressConnects.com)
Education Lottery Rolls Out New Carolina Pick 4 Game Raleigh, NC – A new four-digit daily numbers game for the North Carolina Education… (read full story : digtriad.com)
Winning $144 Million Powerball Ticket Sold in DC WASHINGTON – Lottery officials say the only winning ticket for a $144 million Powerball prize… (read full story: KTIV.com)
Prescott Valley Woman Wins $5M AZ Lottery Jackpot PHOENIX – A Prescott Valley woman came forward Thursday to claim the $5 million jackpot… (read full story: KGUN.com)
Two Fantasy 5 Tickets Worth Top PrizeThe Florida Lottery announced today that two tickets matched all five winning numbers… (read full story: News-Press.com)
Pennsylvania Cash 5 Numbers, Payout HARRISBURG, Pa.—Sunday’s Pennsylvania Cash 5 jackpot will be worth at least $540,000… (read full story: The York Dispatch)
$144M Powerball Ticket Sold in DC If you’re starting to hear from second cousins twice removed and your crazy Uncle… (read full story: MSNBC.com)
No Powerball Winner; Jackpot Hits $25M ORLANDO — None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday night… (read full story: FloridaToday.com)
No Big Winners, Lotto and Powerball Roll Over TALLAHASSEE ? Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they’ll have better luck… (read full story: CBS4.com)
Million-dollar Powerball Ticket Sold in Greenville The holder of a $1 million lottery ticket sold at a Greenville gas station has yet to redeem the prize… (read full story : GreenvillOnline.com)
Mission Couple Wins $200,000 Powerball Prize Christina and Tom Yellow Boy of Mission stepped forward today to claim the $200,000 Powerball… (read full story: South Dakota State News Web)

Lottery News Roundup, April 10

Tony Castellano — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:43:34 +0000

Nearly $40M in Wisconsin Lottery Prizes Unclaimed APPLETON — Wisconsin Lottery winners have failed to claim $38.3 million in prizes… (read full story: MarshfieldNewsHerald.com)
Lottery Tweaks Worth $14B, Report Says WASHINGTON – Facing serious budget shortfalls, states could rake in an additional $14 billion… (read full story: WSOCTV.com)
Mega Millions Jackpot Now $78 Million COLUMBUS, Ohio — The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery game is now worth $78 million… (read full story: PortClintonNewsHerald.com)
$1M Powerball Prize Unclaimed INDIAN LAND — A Powerball ticket worth $1 million was sold at the Panhandle Food Store… (read full story: Source: HeraldOnline.com)
Report: Billions for the Taking if States Change Up Lottery Lures Even the multi-billion dollar state lotteries are not immune to the souring economy… (read full story: BeaumontEnterprise.com)
Union City College Student Wins $35 Million Lotto Jackpot SACRAMENTO — A Union City college student is California’s newest Lotto millionaire… (read full story: ContraCostaTimes.com)
Winning lottery Ticket Sold at St. Louis County Shop N Save KSDK – Someone who bought a Missouri Lotto ticket at a St. Louis County Shop N Save is a millionaire… (read full story: KDSK.com)

Lottery News Roundup, April 4

Tony Castellano — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:49:15 +0000

Have You Got Winning Lotto Ticket in the New Forest? A NEW Forest resident is sitting on a small fortune in the form of a National Lottery ticket… (read full story: Bournemouth Echo)
New Millionaire in Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. – A 22-year old bar manager is Buffalo’s newest millionaire… (read full story: WIVB.com)
Sumter Man Wins $500,000 A Sumter man almost didn’t play Palmetto Cash 5 on Monday… (read full story: TheItem.com)
Lotto, Powerball Prizes Grow for Saturday None of the tickets sold for Wednesday’s Hoosier Lotto game matched all six numbers drawn… (read full story: IndyStar.com)
Down on its Luck: Florida Lottery Mails Coupons to Boost Sales Here’s what our economy is coming to: Even the Florida Lottery is handing out coupons… (read full story : BalmBeachPost.com)
$1 million Powerball Ticket Sold in Indian Land, Prize Unclaimed INDIAN LAND — A Powerball ticket worth $1 million was sold at the Panhandle Food Store… (read full story: HeraldOnline.com)
State May Join Powerball Lottery ALBANY — The New York Lottery is seeking to enter the 32-state Powerball lottery… (read full story: PoughkeepsieJournal.com)
One Fantasy 5 Player Wins $219,350 Top Prize TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Lottery announced today that one lucky player… (read full story: News-Press.com)
1 Mega Money Player Wins $1 Million Top Prize One ticket matched the four winning numbers plus the Mega Ball number… (read full story: BrandentonHerald.com)
Sask. Man Wins $1M on Set for Life Scratch Ticket; Will Keep Working and Gambling REGINA – John Black has won $1 million, but that won’t stop the Saskatchewan man from working… (read full story: The Canadian Press)

Lottery News Roundup April 1

Tony Castellano — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:55:13 +0000

Elsa Woman Wins $1 Million Lottery Scratch-off Game AUSTIN – An Elsa woman won a million dollars in lottery money…(read full story: The Brownsville Herald)
OLG Sorry for Errors on 6/49 Tix TORONTO – The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. is investigating and apologizing… (read full story: Toronto Sun)
South Dakotan Claims $378,068 Wild Card 2 JackpotPIERRE, S.D. – A Webster man, Don Kwasniewski (kwahs-NES’-skee), has claimed… (read full story: KIVITV.com)
Acworth Man Wins $1M In Georgia Lottery ACWORTH, Ga. – An Acworth interior decorator has won a spectacular million-dollar… (read full story: WSBTV.com)
Arkansas Lotto Expected to Pay Political Dividends Aside from the college students who will get lottery-funded scholarships and vendors… (read full story: KBTS.com)
G.B. Man Hits $1.2M Jackpot “A good cushion.” (read full story: Source: Maryland Gazette)
Rival Lottery Expected to Hit State’s Take OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma will be a big loser when Arkansas begins its lottery games… (read full story: Source: Tulsa World)
One Mega Money Player Wins $1 Million Jackpot TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Lottery announced today that one player matched… (read full story: Source: News-Press.com)

Lottery News Roundup Mar. 28

Tony Castellano — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:00:25 +0000

Chattanooga Ticket a $40,000 Pick 5 Winner. A ticket purchased in Chattanooga matched all five numbers correctly… (Source: NewsChannel9.com)
Ont. Man, 90, Wins Lotto TORONTO – A 90-year-old Oakville man has claimed his $4.4 million lottery prize…(Source: Calgary Sun)
Hays Man Wins $471,198 Lottery Prize A Hays man claims a $471,198 Super Kansas Cash jackpot… (Source: KSALLink.com)
Saskatchewan Man Wins $17M, Plans to Buy Farm A roofer from Moose Jaw, Sask., won $17 million in last Friday’s Super 7 draw…(Source: CBCNews.ca)
Beebe Signs Bills Creating Arkansas Lottery LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Gov. Mike Beebe on Wednesday signed a pair of identical bills… (Source: TheCabin.net)
>Man, 90, Wins $4.4 Million Lottery A 90-year-old Toronto-area man who won a $4.4 million lottery jackpot… (The Post Chronicle)
Lottery Plan Endorsed CARSON CITY, Nev. – A Nevada Assembly panel voted Thursday… (Source: Merced Sun-Star)
No Prison for Lottery Winner Theft New Haven – A Connecticut judge has given a suspended prison sentence… (Source: WTNH.com)
$17M Lottery Winner Cooking Up Plans ST. ALBERT – An Edmonton woman says her days of cooking for Alberta roughnecks are over… (Source: CNEWS.com)
Winning Lottery Ticket Sold in Nokomis The Florida Lottery announced today that two players matched all five winning number… (Source: Charlotte Sun)

Lottery News Roundup March 25

Tony Castellano — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:26:07 +0000

Fantasy 5 Winner in Collier. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Lottery announced four players matched… (Source: WinkNews.com)
Pennsylvania Cash 5 Numbers, Payout. HARRISBURG, Pa.—Sunday’s Pennsylvania Cash 5 jackpot will be worth at least $125,00…(Source: The Evening Sun)
Florida Lotto Jackpot Grows to $38M. TALLAHASSEE — The jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $38 million…(Source: FloridaToday.com)
No Big Winners, Lotto & Powerball Roll Over. TALLAHASSEE (CBS4) ? Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they’ll have better luck… (Source: CBS4.com)
Powerball, Mega Millions Consider Selling Each Other’s Tix. Discussions are underway which could see Powerball tickets sold in Mega Millions state… (Source: KYW1060.com)
Friday the 13th was Lucky for New Yorker Who Won $26 Million in Lottery. NEW YORK — A New Yorker will collect $26 million that he won in a Friday the 13th lottery…(Source: PoconoRecord.com)
No Ticket Matches Every Fantasy 5 Number. The Florida Lottery announced today that Sunday’s Fantasy 5 drawing resulted i… (Source: News-Press.com)
Mandeville Powerball Ticket Worth $200,000. No one won the major jackpots in the multistate Powerball, Louisiana Lotto… (Source: WWLTV.com)
Friday the 13th Lucky for Lotto Winner. NEW YORK – A Long Island man won $26 million in a Friday the 13th lottery…(Source: WABC-TV)
Factory Worker Wins $25M On Friday The 13th. NEW YORK ? He came to the United States with just a few dollars in his pocket… (Source: KDKA.com)

Lottery News Roundup, March 22

Tony Castellano — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:36:26 +0000

Working Late proves to be worth $5 Million for Clifton Park Couple. CLIFTON PARK — Allen North of Clifton Park says he was a little miffed when his wife,.. (Source: DailyGazette.com)
Sarasota Man Wins $1 Million in Lottery. SARASOTA – A Sarasota man won $1 million in a scratch-off game,.. (Source: SunNewspapers.com)
Gift Ticket Turns Into $1M Winner A generous father bought his daughter the winning ticket in the St. Boniface Hospital… (Source: CBCNews.ca)
Norman Park Woman Wins $50K NORMAN PARK — A Norman Park press operator has stamped a lottery win… (Source: MoultrieObserver.com)
Lysander Woman Collects $1 Million Lottery Prize New York’s latest $1 million lottery winner made a fortuitous stop at her favorite store…(Source: Syracuse.com)
Arlington Man Hits $600K Lottery Prize ARLINGTON — The luck of the Irish was with one Vermonter this past St. Patrick’s Day… (Source: BenningtonBanner.com)
OLG Stiffs Slots Winner TORONTO – Don Orr knows how a Wasaga Beach retiree who saw a slot machine… (Source: CANOE.ca)

Lottery News Roundup Mar. 19

Tony Castellano — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:41:45 +0000

Baldwinsville Woman Becomes Instant Millionaire. A Baldwinsville woman is a million dollars richer today. Suzanne Stockin was buying her groceries… (Source: WTVH.com)
Mega Millions Jackpot Now $16 Million. ATLANTA – There has been a rollover in the jackpot for the multistate Mega Millions lottery… (Source: WICS.com)
N.Y. Man Claims $26M Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot. A 45-year-old Wyandanch, New York, man is a mega-millionaire… (Source: LotteryPost.com)
Oklahoma Lottery Sales Down Slightly. OKLAHOMA CITY – The head of the Oklahoma Lottery says the slumping economy is having a minimal impact… (Source: NewsOn6.com)
Free Buffet No Match for $42.9M Casino Jackpot. A Wasaga Beach, Ont., man thought his prayers had been answered… (Source: Canada.com)
Roanoke Lottery Winner Receives Lifetime Prize. Several weeks ago Linda Greene received an inexpensive gift from her husband… (Source: Roanoke.com)

The Odds are Mighty Steep, But It Happened

Tony Castellano — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:47:52 +0000

The chances of 18 people winning last Saturday’s lottery jackpot of more than R21-million are highly improbable, according to mathematics and statistics experts.

For, as far as the statistics go, for 18 people to have selected the six winning numbers, a total of 252-million tickets would have to have been sold to fit with the odds.

Source: The Daily News (SA)