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Hot Lotto trust representative won't name winnerNews Story
Iowa Lottery investigators may not recommend paying out jackpot An Iowa Lottery spokeswoman says a New York attorney behind the jackpot mystery didn't answer key questions during their meeting Tuesday. She said Shaw also refused to identify members of Hexam Investments Trust, which would get the proceeds and is being represented by Shaw as its trustee. Lottery spokeswoman Mary Neubauer said Thursday Crawford Shaw declined to reveal who bought the winning ticket and how he got it. She sa
Jan 20, 2012, 12:49 pm - Lottery News

Representative of Hot Lotto winner named in lawsuitNews Story
The case of the most mysterious jackpot winner in the history of the Iowa Lottery got even more convoluted Thursday. The attorney who represents a trust attempting to claim a multimillion-dollar Hot Lotto jackpot faces legal troubles in Delaware, court documents show. Crawford Shaw, who is trying to claim a jackpot worth much as $14.2 million on behalf of his client, Hexam Investments Trust, is being sued over his involvement in a now-bankrupt company called Industrial Enterprises of Ameri
Jan 20, 2012, 8:57 am - Lottery News

New Mexico ticket wins Powerball's first $1M second prizeNews Story
Includes video report By Todd Northrop Last night the Powerball multi-state lottery held its first draw using its new prize structure, and a New Mexico Lottery player has the distinction of winning the first non-multiplied second-prize ticket worth $1 million. The winning ticket matches the white ball numbers of 6, 29, 34, 44, and 50. The ticket missed the red Powerball of 28 for the night's $80 million jackpot. This is the nation's first $1 million Powerball prize following Sunday's
Jan 19, 2012, 12:10 pm - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery security chief to grill NY lawyer over Hot Lotto ticketNews Story
Meetings to take 'several days' Includes audio report The Iowa Lottery's security chief says it will likely take several...days of face-to-face meetings with a New York attorney and others to get all the questions answered about a winning Hot Lotto ticket. The ticket was sent via FedEx to a Des Moines law firm and turned in at Iowa Lottery headquarters just hours before the deadline. Steve Bogle, the vice president of security at the Iowa Lottery, says he needs to determine the c
Jan 17, 2012, 1:37 pm - Lottery News

CA couple expecting first baby wins $208M lottery jackpotNews Story
San Jose, California, resident Daniel Bruckner visited relatives in New York for the holidays last month and came home with quite a souvenir: a $208 million winning lottery ticket. A Silicon Valley financial analyst swept in Friday to collect a $208 million windfall after buying a single Mega Millions ticket last month at a Long Island supermarket. The couple will return home to San Jose, Calif., with an after-tax windfall of $101,440,236. They are happy for themselves, but I think it'
Jan 14, 2012, 1:34 pm - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery security chief bent on determining identity of jackpot winnerNews Story
The mystery began on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010. Time: 3:24 p.m. Scene: a QuikTrip, 4801 N.E. 14th St., near Interstate Highway 35/80 in Des Moines. Somebody bought a Hot Lotto ticket there. Six days later, the ticket turned into a $16.5 million winner. Then the ticket went unclaimed for 364 days, 22 hours and 10 minutes. At 2:10 p.m. on Dec. 29, two attorneys from the prominent Des Moines firm Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors Roberts PC presented the ticket, one hour and 50 minutes before it was t
Jan 10, 2012, 6:18 pm - Lottery News

Pa. couple claims $128 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Ticket purchased in Maryland; state's 2nd-largest jackpot By Todd Northrop, sourced from press release An excited Pennsylvania couple arrived at Maryland Lottery Headquarters Friday, accompanied by legal counsel, to claim their $128.8 million Powerball prize. The elated twosome, who chose to remain anonymous, had the only winning ticket for the Christmas Eve Powerball drawing. The couple's Quick Pick ticket containing the numbers 14, 16, 30, 51, 52, with Powerball number 19, matched all
Jan 7, 2012, 8:24 am - Lottery News

Powerball multi-state lottery to raise prices, jackpotsNews Story
By Todd Northrop, with AP wire sources Powerball lottery organizers are betting that bigger jackpots will entice more people to play, but gamblers are going to have to dig deeper into their wallets to try their luck. Game changes that have been in the works for months perhaps years are finally going into effect this month. (See Changes coming to Powerball multi-state lottery game in January, Lottery Post, Jun. 27, 2011.) Tickets for the multi-state game are doubling in price to $2 be
Jan 3, 2012, 9:40 am - Lottery News

Iowa $16.5M Hot Lotto winner claims prize with two hours to spareNews Story
Includes video report Updated Dec. 31, 2011, 8:04 am, to include press conference video The winning ticket for a $16.5 million lottery jackpot was turned in Thursday less than two hours before it expired, the head of the Iowa Lottery said. Lottery officials tried for months to urge the winner to come forward and claim the prize. Iowa Lottery Chief Executive Terry Rich said the reminders worked as we had hoped, and brought in the winner just in time. The identity of the Hot Lotto win
Dec 29, 2011, 9:22 pm - Lottery News

$206 MILLION: Mega Million lottery jackpot soarsNews Story
By Todd Northrop Last-minute shoppers can potentially give the gift of a $206 million jackpot this Christmas, because the Mega Millions multi-state lottery game did not produce a winner Friday night. Lottery players across the United States are buying their Mega Millions tickets in preparation for Tuesday's massive $206 million drawing. The cash value stands at a staggering $151.9 million. Lottery players typically think of the cash value as roughly half of the annuity estimate, but thi
Dec 24, 2011, 7:47 am - Lottery News