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7 years later, real winner awarded $5M lottery jackpotNews Story
Nearly seven years after a winning $5 million scratch-off lottery ticket was snatched from his hands, Robert Miles of Syracuse, New York, will finally get his money. Lottery officials contacted the district attorney's office with the news today, according to Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick. A source in the state lottery office confirmed that the ticket has been verified and the money will be issued to Mr. Miles in the very near future. The winning ticket, a jackpot E
Aug 28, 2013, 5:41 pm - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery game development: Little left to chanceNews Story
Standing at the vending machine or counter display, it's hard to tell which instant lottery game is the hot ticket to buy. But to the Pennsylvania Lottery officials, every game in the display is considered hot or it wouldn't be there. Every one of the 50 to 54 instant lottery games introduced each year receives an abundance of forethought from how it looks, how it's played and how it will be received by players. We can't afford a so-so game, said Drew Svitko, the lottery's deputy execu
Aug 27, 2013, 8:45 am - Lottery News

Arkansas Lottery revives Million Dollar Raffle, plans 46 new instant gamesNews Story
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery will roll out a new statewide raffle game with a top $1 million prize and more than 40 new instant tickets in the next year, officials said Monday. Agency director Bishop Woosley said at a lottery commission meeting that the second Million Dollar Raffle will have some key differences from the first one in 2010, in which ticket sales started off slowly because a draw date wasn't set. Woosley said ticket sales for the new raffle will begin soon with four draw
Aug 27, 2013, 7:51 am - Lottery News

Mother and son share bittersweet lottery winNews Story
At his mom's urging, a Manning, South Carolina, man bought a lottery ticket on the anniversary of his father's death. Winning $150,000 was bittersweet. The winner declined to publicize his name but shared he will honor his late father by using the winnings to look after his mother. The aptly named $150 Grand ticket was purchased at the Corner Food Stop on S. Boundary St. in Manning for $5. As of August 19, one top prize of $150,000 remains in the $150 Grand game. Odds of winning the top
Aug 19, 2013, 12:25 pm - Lottery News

Teammates fool Diamondbacks player with lottery prankNews Story
Includes video report Each Sunday when he is in town, Diamondbacks mental skills coach Peter Crone sits with pitcher Wade Miley and the two scratch off some lottery tickets. Earlier this year, Crone was talking with Diamondbacks reliever J.J. Putz, and the pair discussed what it would be like if they could pull a prank on Miley by convincing him that he actually won. Peter and I were talking one day and decided, 'Hmmm, that might be kind of funny,' Putz said. Fellow reliever Will Ha
Aug 19, 2013, 6:37 am - Lottery News

Indiana woman has second major lottery winNews Story
A Princeton, Indiana, woman is the latest to claim the Hoosier Lottery's Lucky Millionaire prize her second major lottery win. Connie Cottingham claimed her $1 million prize Aug. 9 after buying the winning scratch-off ticket at Chuckles Food Mart in Princeton. It was her second trip to Hoosier Lottery Headquarters: In 2008 she won $500,000 from a Dazzling Diamonds scratch-off she bought from Evansville Moto Mart in Evansville, Ind., WRTV-TV reported. I was shocked. I had to get my glasses
Aug 15, 2013, 3:55 pm - Lottery News

Doorman who won $5 million lottery pot is battling lung cancerNews Story
Includes video report He became New York City's most famous doorman when he won a $5 million lottery jackpot. Now he's fighting to live. Lotto winner Richie Randazzo has been battling lung cancer for the past six months, and is taking another gamble by forgoing surgery. It's the luck of the draw, Randazzo, 49, told The Post from his home in Gravesend, Brooklyn. This time I crapped out, but that's OK. I woke up the next day, and I've been waking up ever since. You can't keep an A
Aug 12, 2013, 7:37 am - Lottery News

Couple rescues lottery ticket from trash, wins $1MNews Story
A Massachusetts couple has won $1 million on a scratch-off lottery ticket they dug out of the trash after inadvertently throwing it away. The state lottery commission says Joseph and Joanne Zagami of North Attleborough bought the $5 ticket from a vending machine while grocery shopping. They stuck the ticket in a bag and forgot about it. The next day, Joseph Zagami asked his wife if she had scratched the ticket. She hadn't. They dug through the trash and found it. The couple claimed t
Jul 26, 2013, 3:40 pm - Lottery News

Man credits fortune cookie for $1M lottery winNews Story
William Johnson from Southwick, Mass. wasn't expecting much when he cracked open a fortune cookie last week after finishing dinner with his wife. You will soon come into a lot of gold, the slip of paper read. While most of us would be inclined to dismiss the prediction, Johnson decided to do just the opposite. The following day, feeling lucky, Johnson bought a $10 Massachusetts Millionaire Mania scratch-off ticket and promptly forgot about it. A few days later he encountered the scratch-of
Jul 26, 2013, 11:57 am - Lottery News

Wisconsin lottery auditors don't like branded scratch gamesNews Story
The Wisconsin Lottery is raking in record profits and that in turn benefits taxpayers. That was a key selling point when the lottery was approved, that some of the gambling sales would go to reduce property taxes. But state auditors think taxpayers could benefit even more. If you have an itch to play the lottery, the Wisconsin Lottery has a dizzying array of games to choose from. But the state's audit bureau says games requiring a licensing fee are not a good gamble for the state. Th
Jul 26, 2013, 9:48 am - Lottery News