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Mass. Lottery knew about exploited game's flaws for years, IG saysNews Story
Massachusetts State Lottery officials knew for years that a small group of gambling syndicates had virtually taken over a game called Cash WinFall winning most of the prizes during high payoff periods but did nothing about it until the local media began investigating, according to state Inspector General Gregory W. Sullivan. Sullivan's report details the way a handful of math and science wizards, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology undergraduates looking for an interesting school
Jul 31, 2012, 8:43 am - Todd - Lottery News

Quaker Oats workers claim $241 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Winners hold press conference but don't reveal names Includes video report Winners of a $241 million Powerball jackpot, the largest ever won by an Iowa Lottery player, claimed their prize Wednesday in Des Moines, but they refused to identify themselves. A bus carrying about 50 people from Cedar Rapids pulled up to Iowa Lottery headquarters on Grand Avenue shortly before noon. The group included almost all of the 20 workers from the Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids who jointly purcha
Jun 21, 2012, 10:06 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mo. woman describes aftermath of lottery jackpotNews Story
When Sandra Hayes hit a $224 million Powerball jackpot with 12 of her co-workers, she didn't retire immediately. Hayes was a social worker with the state of Missouri then, and she was a single mom of three who was twice divorced. Her income was less than $26,000 a year. She had debt, including school loans, and she still was having a hard time believing that she had won. She wanted to wait until she had her winnings in hand. But things at work got increasingly difficult. She started
Mar 5, 2012, 8:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

What happened to Lotto Hideout?
I loved that site, the address is www.LottoHideout.net, and it has been up since I found it last year I think, but it is gone as you will see if you click on that link. It had tons of information on the tickets, such as the top prize, best vs. worst tickets in a ticket range. All tickets were categorized by price. These are for Georgia. It told the odds of winning x prize. Here is a page I saved, but it does not have the new tickets: $20 Tickets Comparison From Lotto Hideout $20 ti
Sep 25, 2011, 8:33 pm - CarHauler - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

$319M lottery winners revealedNews Story
'Hand of fate' intervened, as another customer swiped the ticket he was supposed to get By Todd Northrop When Mike Barth reached for a Snickers bar as he stood at the counter to buy a Mega Millions lottery ticket, someone reached over his shoulder and bought the next ticket. I thought about saying something but decided to just let it slide, Barth said about the Quick Pick ticket sold right before the one he purchased at 2:40 p.m. last Friday. I bought the next ticket the winning ti
Mar 31, 2011, 11:28 am - Todd - Lottery News

For Ga...Reply
ya, me and my honey man actually found this beautiful home 5br/3 in a half bath and they started building a few weeks ago. It feels good when Two shows the same joy an happiness, so my heart couldn't say no. Altho I fell in love with the condo, I did a Big thing and realized that, The couple that also wanted the condo, well since I had already secured money on condo, I had a choice to make, so when I met up with this couple, They had so much passion in their hearts when they talked abo
Mar 31, 2010, 2:50 pm - STORM - Pick 3 Forum

Queens man claims $133M Mega Millions lottery jackpotNews Story
For transparency's sake, and publicity's, too, the New York State Lottery requires its big jackpot winners to step up before the cameras, and flash that giant cardboard check. But many winners these days, with prizes surpassing nine figures, would rather not show their faces on television or in print, said Jennifer Givner, a spokeswoman for the state lottery. And so, when that moment in the limelight comes, the winners come and go as quickly as they can, leaving no time for them to elucidate
Jul 28, 2009, 6:08 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Piqua lottery winners unveiled to cheers, tears of joyNews Story
New vehicles and new houses are on the horizon for many of the 15 multimillionaires in town. Even more important is the security they want the money to bring to their families, winners of the $207 million Mega Millions lottery said as their identities were revealed Wednesday, Dec. 17. My mom, she won't stop crying. My sister, she won't stop crying, said Jolaine Routson, 46, a Piqua city Parks and Recreation department worker. She's one of 14 city workers and one worker's father-in-law
Dec 18, 2008, 9:46 am - Todd - Lottery News

Comedian Bernie Mac DeadReply
Actor and comedian Bernie Mac dies at age 50 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date of Birth 5 October 1957, Chicago, Illinois, USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHICAGO - Bernie Mac, the actor and comedian who teamed up in the casino heist caper Ocean's Eleven and gained a prestigious Peabody Award for his sitcom The Bernie Mac Show, died Saturday at age 50. Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital, his
Aug 9, 2008, 11:19 am - Jani Norman - Lottery Discussion Forum

Study ranks Missouri lottery as ninth best in U.S.News Story
Lottery Post tapped for examples of computerized drawing problems in other states Many rush to buy tickets when the lottery pool reaches the millions, but do you ever wonder how transparent Missouri's lottery system is? Turns out, Missouri ranks in the top ten for disclosure and fairness, compared to the other 43 states that offer lotteries. In a study by San Antonio professor Gerald Busald released Dec. 14, Missouri ranked ninth overall. California and Pennsylvania scored first and second
Jan 4, 2008, 4:02 pm - Todd - Lottery News