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Lottery winner having a blastNews Story
Virginian bought truck series team after hitting it big Joe Denette bought a team in the Camping World Truck Series with one very important demand it can't be like work. After winning the Mega Millions lottery drawing on May 1, 2009, Denette vowed to never punch another time clock. The rest of his life would be dedicated to having fun and spending his $30 million winnings. That's why I decided on the trucks; it's real racing, Denette said. The Cup side is too much like a business. I do
Apr 8, 2011, 7:42 pm - Lottery News

Should lottery winners share with colleagues?News Story
By Jason Marsh If you won $19 million, would you share it with your co-workers? That's the question seven lucky New York state employees arereportedly contemplating after claiming the huge Mega Millions lottery jackpot Thursday. For years, the so-called Albany Seven have pooled their money to buy lottery tickets together. Now that their numbers have come up, they are in a position to share their winnings with five colleagues who had been part of the pool in the past but didn't pitch in
Apr 3, 2011, 7:08 am - Lottery News

$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 - Lottery News

Lottery's biggest loser: Albany man passed on office pool that won $319M jackpotNews Story
Man could have been 8th winner; decided not to play because he didn't feel lucky Includes video report The group of seven lottery pool players that won last week's $319 million Mega Millions jackpot could have had an eighth member, but one unlucky man made a choice that cost him millions. The New York co-worker who regularly played in the office pool opted out on the night they had the winning ticket, according to an Albany, N.Y., deli owner who knows the winners. They asked him
Mar 31, 2011, 8:33 am - Lottery News

$319M Mega Millions lottery ticket redeemedNews Story
Winners will be introduced at a press conference Thursday The single largest winning lottery ticket ever sold in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game has been claimed, a New York Lottery spokeswoman said Tuesday. The winners of the $319 million lottery are rumored to be seven IT specialists from New York state's Division of Housing and Community Renewal, said Emanuel Biondi, a public employees federation council leader for the agency. However, a New York Lottery spokesman could no
Mar 29, 2011, 8:46 pm - Lottery News

Seven Albany state workers won $319 million lottery prizeNews Story
Seven lucky New York state government workers earned some 'Capitol gains' when their office pool won a whopping $319 million jackpot in Friday night's drawing. The big winners are information-technology pros who work in Homes and Community Renewal, said sources. The agency has been slammed with more than $30 million in budget cuts. The brand-new millionaires hit it big with several Quick Pick tickets bought at Coulson's News Center, a century-old family-run convenience store in downtown Al
Mar 27, 2011, 9:45 am - Lottery News

Winning Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $319M sold in NYNews Story
Largest payout for a single winning ticket in game's history Update, 12:29 pm: It was a quick pick, plus additional store info where winning ticket was sold. By Todd Northrop A New York lottery official said a winning ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot worth $319 million has been sold at a variety store in Albany, N.Y. New York Lottery spokeswoman Carolyn Hapeman said the winning jackpot ticket for Friday's drawing was sold at Coulson's News Center, located just a few block
Mar 26, 2011, 9:41 am - Lottery News

Forbes: Tonight's $312M Mega Millions lottery is a sound investmentNews Story
Editor's Note: Tonight's $312 million Mega Millions drawing takes place at 11:00 pm Eastern Time (8:00 pm Pacific Time). The winning numbers will be published at USA Mega (www.usamega.com) and at Lottery Post's Lottery Results page. Playing the lottery is a fool's errand. Everyone knows it's a losing gamble, that the house wins and that, especially as jackpots increase, the odds of winning are slightly lower than the odds of getting struck by lightning twice. (Just ask this guy.) In tonight's
Mar 25, 2011, 7:47 pm - Lottery News

$312 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised againNews Story
By Todd Northrop Mega Millions lottery players across the United States are pulling out the stops and lottery tickets are being snapped up at a furious pace nation-wide for the Friday evening drawing, which has been raised mid-week to $312 million. By the time ticket sales close Friday night, the jackpot may be even higher. The estimated jackpot for the March 25, 2011 Mega Millions drawing was raised Thursday from $304 million to $312 million because of heavier than expected sales in al
Mar 24, 2011, 3:30 pm - Lottery News

$304 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery in rare territoryNews Story
By Todd Northrop For only the 12th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot run-up has crossed into $300 million+ territory. The new high-water mark for the current Mega Millions jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Tuesday night's $244 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Friday's Mega Millions jackpot is $193.6 million. The mammoth prize is the result of 14 draws without a winner. The run-up started as a $12 million
Mar 23, 2011, 1:20 am - Lottery News