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Tenn. lottery officials show off security measures for ticketsNews Story
The lottery signs are going up, and anxious players like Agnes Smith are talking about the launching of the Tennessee Lottery on Tuesday.Smith said, Somebody's going to win so, why not be me? But before you start scratching, know there are security measures ensuring your ticket is valid. So the minute you buy a ticket, here's what'll happen behind the store counter. You're gonna run it through the machine...you have to enter in your correct code, whether its a 5050 or your store code number, an
Jan 15, 2004, 5:30 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery Loser's Shady PastNews Story
Ohio woman has fraud, assault convictions, uses aliasThe Ohio woman who told police that she purchased -- and then lost -- the winning $162 million Mega Millions lottery ticket -- has several arrests on her rap sheet, including convictions for assault and credit card fraud. In addition, Elecia Battle is using an alias and has falsely claimed to be married to the man with whom she now lives.Battle, whose real name is Elecia Dickson, apparently has borrowed the surname of boyfriend James Battle.
Jan 6, 2004, 5:56 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Mercury turns 17thReply
cplus..102 is get caught I think we'll see more of that one since I saw the news on tv.. I have won with 102 b/u 112 for that.arrest, I get 417 169, and sometimes ( rare ) 558.WIZ ASTRO,000 666 are my cards numbers for trips this last week. The 6's we got in the 4 way. I don't see that its time to play a trip today, tho. But my card numbers can change from day to day, and another trip can be added to that. I tell my cards just Georgia ..they dont listen.I tried a new way the last
Dec 14, 2003, 8:21 am - spookysoozy - Pick 3 Forum

Lottery authorizations puzzle officerNews Story
A Metro Vice sergeant wants to know how two brothers convicted of gambling charges could be lucky enough to be among the first independent retailers authorized by Tennessee to sell lottery tickets.Roger and Raleigh Dean Hunt pleaded guilty to gambling at both of their convenience store markets, Sgt. Rob Forrest said. One of those establishments, H H Market, on Centennial Boulevard, was among the first independent shops granted the right to sell lottery games when the state lottery launches Feb.
Dec 12, 2003, 5:34 am - Todd - Lottery News

Alleged Lottery Ticket Thieves ArrestedNews Story
Two men who allegedly stole several stacks of lottery tickets Oct. 22 from a Virginia donut shop were bonded Tuesday in Winchester General District Court.Joshua Aaron Roy, 18, of the 1700 block of Reaves Street, Winchester, was charged on Friday with breaking and entering and receiving stolen property.His alleged accomplice, Tony Eugene Dehaven Jr., 23, of the first block of Fabric Drive, Bunker Hill, W.Va., was charged Monday with the same offenses.Winchester General District Court Judge David
Nov 13, 2003, 5:10 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery winner imprisoned for buying tickets with drug moneyNews Story
A $12 million Texas lottery winner who bought his lucky ticket with drug proceeds got two strikes today: a 24-year federal prison sentence and an order to return the money.A federal judge sentenced Jose Luis Betancourt, 52, who was convicted by a jury in June of conspiracy and two counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The jury in a second verdict said Betancourt should forfeit his lottery jackpot because the ticket was purchased with drug proceeds.Betancourt had been traffickin
Nov 5, 2003, 5:34 am - Todd - Lottery News

v-dude vision fully explainedReply
V-Dude,Since you opened up, I am gonna tell a secret. Only my family knows this and maybe you if I told you awhile back. I can't remember.When I was in the ambulance, they said I was in cardiac arrest (which later was found to be false).........I was having an arterial seizure -- two different things.......I had aphlactic shock...an allergic reaction to some medicine I took. Anyway, my husband said they used the paddles on me..........I was not there........I was somewhere else........cruising
Sep 25, 2003, 6:04 pm - Sandy K - Lottery Discussion Forum

Winning lottery ticket wasn’t too lucky for alleged thievesNews Story
Two Ohio men appeared in County Municipal Court Eastern Area Division Thursday accused in the connection of theft of items from Akenheads Dairy, including 395 lottery tickets.Adam Lee Coburn, 19, 137 N. Market St., is charged with breaking and entering, a fourth-degree felony. According to police, early Tuesday Coburn allegedly broke out a window of the store and entered. Taken from the store were 24 cartons of cigarettes, 15 cigarette lighters, three boxes of cigarette rolling papers, two bottl
Sep 5, 2003, 9:55 am - Todd - Lottery News

FINALLY THE ROCK HAS COME BACK TO LOTTERY POST!!!!!!!!!!Reply
A large percent of us miss your postings......na, all of us. You're still on that 26 payments kick? You actually think tax rates for the rich are gonna' go down in the next few years? Even if Bush wins next election (a big if in a recession), those promised tax cuts for the top rates could still be chopped away. Even if they are left completely intack, my understanding is that they will be automatically go back to were they are now in around 2011 or 2012. Government is getting bigger under Bush
Jun 28, 2002, 3:47 pm - MrHappy - Lottery Discussion Forum

Charges dropped against $167M Kentucky Powerball lottery winnerNews Story
Ex-girlfriend rescinds statements about stolen $12,000 Includes video report By Kate Northrop Charges against the record-breaking $167 million Powerball lottery winner were dropped earlier this week after court testimony absolved him from the accusations related to an alleged burglary. All charges related to an alleged break-in against $167 million Powerball jackpot winner Shannon James Farthing, 51, were dismissed after it was revealed in court a miscommunication led to his arre
May 15, 2026, 7:59 am - Todd - Lottery News