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Record lottery winner's wealth cost him dearlyNews Story
It was coming up on Christmas, and Brenda-the-biscuit-lady was inexplicably happy as she walked to work in the predawn darkness. Brenda didn't just make biscuits over at the C L Super Serve for $6 an hour. She served up good cheer. How you doin', honey? she'd greet customers, with such enthusiasm that they had no choice but to smile back. Dad-gonnit, you are growing up on me! she'd call to schoolchildren, just to see them grin. What grade you in now? At 39, Brenda Higginbotham didn't have muc
Jan 31, 2005, 9:36 am - Todd - Lottery News

Suspicious lottery player wins big Powerball prizeNews Story
The possibility of winning big has kept Rod Jacobs buying Powerball tickets for years, even though he's always wondered if the lottery is rigged - that is, until last week when he and his roommate, Marian Mathewson, won $100,000 off a ticket Mathewson purchased at the McCammon Chevron in Idaho. Now I'm eating crow with a smile, Jacobs said.Jacobs said he'll probably put his share of the money in the bank because he already has everything he needs. But he said Mathewson, an avid quilter, bought
Jan 21, 2005, 2:48 pm - Todd - Lottery News

computers record the combinations playedReply
no problem. ive scanned my tickets for ten years and i see all types of info dmbedded within the fibers you cant see with the naked eye. i also have used a counterfeit pen as used in retail facilities for money and the tickets come out asgenuine. i really dont understand why so many members here are ignoring your question or flapping off about security and the necessity for recording your personal numbers. maybe they dont feel that the numbers they have purchased are personal but i do. it doesnt
Dec 27, 2004, 8:08 pm - southwind - Lottery Discussion Forum

Why do you play the lottery?Reply
I'm on disability and been thru life's downtimes. I play cos I feel millions of dollars is the only way I can be happiest .. maybe not exactly happy, but happiest .I sorta think it's all a semi-scam also. If the monies fund the school systems, then a few years ago, why was there a school/schools holding class in bathrooms, cos the classroom walls were deteriorating with harmful materials? That's only just one example I heard in the news. Anyway, I think there really are real winners.. normal p
Nov 9, 2004, 9:08 pm - Maverick - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lotto Architect v2.3 developmentReply
Dear Apagogeas:Another feature, and a different idea, I would like to suggest is: You must have observed that especially in 649 lottos, as an example, the LAST three numbers are often in FOUR possible combinations (Examples from ACTUAL draws from our lottos):All the three numbers in 30s (05-19-25-30-32-39)Two numbers in 30s with the last in 40s (03-06-16-31-34-41)One number in 30s with the last two in 40s (12-17-27-34-41-49)All the three numbers in 40s (08-14-21-42-45-46)I feel that if the FIRST
Nov 4, 2004, 11:22 am - DreamLotto - Lottery Systems Forum

Texas store sells first winning Mega Millions ticketNews Story
Winning Mega Millions ticket sold at new self-service machineSomeone who purchased a Mega Millions lotto ticket at a North Texas store is $101 million richer as the state claimed its first jackpot winner in the multistate game.One ticket sold in Carrollton matched all the winning numbers from Friday night's drawing: 8, 10, 17, 24 and 39. The Mega Ball number was 52. We've been eagerly waiting for this day, said Reagan Greer, Texas Lottery Commission executive director. I hope the person or per
Oct 4, 2004, 3:44 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Britain’s record jackpot
A HOUSEWIFE who scooped Britains record single lottery win today said she would use the 20.1million jackpot to help her beat cancer.Iris Jeffrey, 58, from Belfast has also lined up her first luxury purchase - a new washing machine.Mrs Jeffreys prize went unclaimed for three weeks as she forgot all about the ticket that was to put her on top of the National Lottery rich list.After The Sun exclusively revealed that the winner came from Northern Ireland, she decided to check her ticket. I thought
Aug 7, 2004, 3:56 am - willesden - Lottery Discussion Forum

Cancer victim claims £20 million UK Lotto prizeNews Story
A cancer sufferer who claimed a record 20.1 million (US$37.1 million) in the UK Lotto has described the moment when she realized that she had won the jackpot.Iris Jeffrey, a 58-year-old housewife, had put her ticket in a cupboard at her Belfast home without checking to see if it matched the winning numbers drawn on July 14.But she realised she had won after seeing an appeal from the organisers Camelot for the person holding the winning ticket to claim the outstanding rollover jackpot. I wrote d
Aug 6, 2004, 8:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

One ticket wins $37 million UK Lotto jackpotNews Story
Champagne corks were popping Wednesday night as one lucky winner celebrated scooping a whopping $37 million ( 20 million) cash UK Lotto jackpot prize.Camelot said one ticket had won 20,100,472 on Wednesday evenings draw. The jackpot for Saturdays game is an estimated 5 million (US$9.3 million).Unlike Lotto games played in the United States, the UK Lotto prizes are all lump-sum, tax-free cash. Winning Wednesday's $37 million jackpot is similar to winning a $100 million advertised jackpot in t
Jul 15, 2004, 8:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

Minnesota top pull-tab stateNews Story
Imagine that every fruitless pull of a casino's slot machine produced a colorful bit of trash and you get an idea of how the garbage bins at American Legion Post 1776 overflow on a good night.Last year $6.4 million worth of pull-tabs were sold from this tidy metal-clad hall -- tops in a state that is tops in the nation -- allowing Post 1776 to pass a profit of $246,000 on to hundreds of schools, sports programs and charities.Though they're sold without the glamor of Las Vegas or the marketing bu
Jul 5, 2004, 8:32 am - Todd - Lottery News