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Deadline looming for unclaimed $15M lottery jackpotNews Story
All the major prizes that have gone unclaimed in Alberta since the inception of Lotto 6/49 combined don't add up to the amount the latest unclaimed jackpot is worth, Western Canada Lottery Corporation officials said Monday. The lucky, but unwitting owner of a ticket worth $14.9 million is about to let Lady Luck slip out of reach, with time to claim the prize running out next week, said WCLC spokesman John Matheson. That ticket will expire on June 7 and as of now, no one has come forward
May 29, 2007, 6:59 am - Lottery News

$63M Powerball lottery ticket sold in New MexicoNews Story
New Mexico has sold its fourth multi-million dollar winning Powerball jackpot ticket. One winning ticket was sold in New Mexico for tonight's Powerball lottery drawing, according to the New Mexico Lottery Authority. It was the only winning ticket nationwide. The winning numbers drawn were 3, 11, 24, 36, 38, and the red Powerball was 6. The prize carries a pre-tax estimated annuitized jackpot of $63 million, and a pre-tax cash value of approximately $29.5 million. The New Mexico winner c
May 24, 2007, 7:45 am - Lottery News

Florida Lottery won't pay $500,000 winner, called 'misprint'News Story
A Florida couple says they have a winning lottery ticket and they want their money, but the the Florida Lottery Commission isn't paying. Ocala resident Joe Curcio thought he hit the jackpot on a scratch-off ticket that shows a prize of $500,000. When he tried to claim his prize he received nothing at the lottery office. Curcio said he bought a legitimate lottery ticket at the Turnpike rest area at Fort Drum. The state said the ticket had a misprint on it. Curcio and his family s
May 16, 2007, 8:27 am - Lottery News

First 2 winners of $1 million lottery prizes come forwardNews Story
Burt Isabell had this reaction Tuesday when he learned he'd won $1 million in the Tennessee Lottery: I just started hollering, 'You're looking at a millionaire!' No one half-believed me, he said. Then I showed 'em the ticket and of course they asked to borrow some money. Isabell, of Sylacauga, Ala., and David Smith of the Old Hickory section of Nashville were the first of four winners to come forward to claim their $1 million in the state's first Million $ Madness game. The other t
May 16, 2007, 7:19 am - Lottery News

Tenn. Lottery raffle game makes 4 millionairesNews Story
Winning Tennessee Lottery tickets worth $1 million each were sold in Manchester, Nashville, Knoxville, and Old Hickory. The winning tickets were announced Monday evening in the lottery's first-ever drawing of its new raffle-style game, Million $ Madness. Results are available now at: https://www.lotterypost.com/tn-lottery-raffle-2007-05-14.asp Four $1 million prizes were doled out, along with two winners of $50,000 each and 100 winners of $500 each. Names of the winners will not be
May 15, 2007, 8:06 am - Lottery News

$112M Mega Millions lottery ticket purchased in CaliforniaNews Story
A winning Mega Millions ticket was sold at Freeman Market in Hawthorne, California, and officials are waiting for the winner of Friday night's drawing to come forward. The winner has 180 days from the date of the draw to claim the prize. The winning MegaMillions numbers were 28, 30, 33, 48, and 54, with the Mega Number 25. A winner choosing annual payments would receive equal payments of about $4.3 million a year before federal tax withholding for the next 26 years, a California Lottery of
May 14, 2007, 8:31 am - Lottery News

Tenn. Lottery to make 4 millionaires tonightNews Story
The Tennessee Lottery is about to make four people millionaires. The four $1 million prizes will be doled out Monday evening in the lottery's first Million $ Madness game. Players have told us for years they want this kind of game, said Rebecca Paul Hargrove, president and CEO of the lottery. And it will mean an estimated $3.2 million in proceeds for education in the state. Lottery officials will cut off ticket sales when 800,000 are sold a number nearly reached as the weekend began
May 14, 2007, 7:05 am - Lottery News

Expensive Michigan Lottery tickets sell-out quicklyNews Story
Pundits who doubted the public's desire for $50 lottery tickets are silenced Tickets to the Michigan Lottery's most expensive game sold out Wednesday after less than three days on sale. The lottery's Super Raffle game includes 250,000 tickets sold at $50 each. Tickets went on sale Monday. Winning tickets are scheduled to be drawn June 18. Michigan Lottery commissioner Gary Peters said the public was responding to the game's relatively good odds, compared to other lottery games.
May 10, 2007, 3:27 pm - Lottery News

N.J. native wins $38M Calif. Lottery jackpotNews Story
Oceanside resident Eugene Salek told officials at the California Lottery that he followed his usual routine yesterday morning. He got up, made coffee and then checked his SuperLotto Plus tickets from the night before. He knew then that he had won $38 million. But, Salek said, he went ahead and made breakfast for himself and his wife, Lee, and intended to keep his big news a surprise, telling her only that they were heading out from their home. Salek couldn't hold back when she question
May 4, 2007, 2:44 pm - Lottery News

$75M Texas Lotto jackpot claimed by business partnershipNews Story
The $75 million Lotto Texas jackpot won earlier this month was claimed by a business partnership, which can help protect the privacy of the winner. Panjo Investments Ltd. claimed the April 7 jackpot, Texas Lottery Commission spokeswoman Leticia Vasquez said Thursday. The winning ticket was a quick pick, meaning a computer chose the numbers. The winner chose the cash-value option amount of $45 million. The $75 million jackpot was the largest for the Texas Lottery in the past 2 1/2 years.
Apr 28, 2007, 9:59 am - Lottery News