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W. Va. woman wins 9th big lottery prizeNews Story
Brenda Bailey is still on a roll. Last week, the 60-year-old South Charleston woman claimed her ninth West Virginia Lottery prize, $7,000 in the Gem 7s instant game. That brings her total winnings since last September to $159,000 from five instant tickets. Lottery officials say Bailey has claimed a total $165,800 in prizes from instant and online games since 2000. She's not the only lucky one in the family. Her husband Richard claimed a $6,000 instant game prize in January and a $10,000
Jul 12, 2009, 10:50 am - Lottery News

New Hampshire crushes lottery winners with new 10% taxNews Story
Two $1M winners rush to get prizes before taxes skyrocket Will higher taxes have the wrong effect and reduce revenue to the state? The day before a massive 10 percent state tax on lottery prizes went into effect in the Granite State, two winners claimed separate $1 million jackpots something never before witnessed by a 20-year veteran of the lottery. Milford High School teacher John Kasparek, 42, of Brookline, took a lump sum cash payment of $650,000 before taxes after a NH Millionaire'
Jul 1, 2009, 8:11 pm - Lottery News

Georgia carpenter wins lottery twice in a weekNews Story
One week after winning $1,000 in the Georgia Lottery, a 62-year-old carpenter struck it really big. Earl Fritz took home the top prize of $777,777 in the instant game Super Lucky 7's. I felt lucky last week, the Augusta resident said. Now I feel a little bit luckier. He purchased his ticket at Ms. Carolyn's, 2416 Windsor Spring Road, and scratched it. At first, Fritz didn't realize what he had. I didn't have my glasses on, he said. It looked like a blur. Fritz's first win came
Jun 22, 2009, 9:38 pm - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery teams up with RavensNews Story
Officials hope scratch-off will boost sales Maryland Lottery officials are gambling that Ravens football fever will bolster ticket sales when a new scratch-off is unveiled later this year, marking one of the first partnerships of its kind in the country. Under the $810,000 deal with the Ravens approved by the state Board of Public Works on Wednesday, the team's logo will appear on $5 purple scratch-off tickets starting during the preseason in August. Prizes include lifetime season tickets
Jun 18, 2009, 9:54 pm - Lottery News

Husband, then wife, wins lotteryNews Story
The Hills were excited when they won $5,000 from the Georgia Lottery. But excited doesn't begin to cover how they felt one week later, when they won again this time a $1 million prize. I was really ecstatic about the $5,000, Hill said, but then, boom! When I got this one I was just like, 'Wow, I can't believe this. My life is going to change for the better.' Karen Hill, a 34-year-old mother of two, bought the winning ticket for the World Class Millions instant game at City Chevron, 701 E
Jun 11, 2009, 10:30 pm - Lottery News

Lucky grandparents strike it big in Ga. lotteryNews Story
Apparently, it pays to be a grandparent. The latest big winners in the Georgia Lottery have a combined 17 grandchildren between them. Brenda Lee, 60, who works at a lawn-mower assembly plant, won $500,000 in the instant game Jumbo Bucks. The Statesboro woman bought the ticket at Ambe Food Mart and scratched it in her car. I called my daughter and asked her to come quickly because I couldn't drive, said Lee, who has two children and four grandchildren. I also showed the clerk. I just co
Jun 11, 2009, 1:35 pm - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery unveils Redskins scratch ticketsNews Story
The Virginia Lottery and the Washington Redskins unveiled a new $50,000,000 Redskins Mania scratch ticket that will go on sale in August, in time for the start of the 2009 football season. This is one of the first to be launched by a state lottery and an NFL team, according to a news release from the Virginia Lottery, taking advantage of a new NFL rule that allows teams to sign licensing deals with state-sponsored lotteries. The Redskins went all out for the announcement, displaying their
Jun 10, 2009, 7:28 pm - Lottery News

Georgia man wins $1 million in lotteryNews Story
A Gainesville man's life may have been opened to new possibilities after winning a $1 million Georgia Lottery prize. Donald Grant, 58, won the lottery after purchasing a World Class Millions ticket, a Georgia Lottery instant game, with his morning cappuccino. This is a lucky day, Grant said of winning his prize. I was stunned. The winning ticket was purchased at Circle M Food Shop on 2310 Old Cornelia Highway in Gainesville. According to Grant, winning his prize opens up a realm of
Jun 2, 2009, 9:03 am - Lottery News

N.H. Lottery lottery for $1 million winnerNews Story
New Hampshire Lottery officials are about to pull a scratch ticket from stores, even though one of the $1 million prizes is still unaccounted for. Officials said 93 percent of the NH Millionaire's Club scratch tickets have been sold, but one of two $1 million winners hasn't been turned in. Somewhere out there is a scratch ticket worth $1 million, said Rick Wisler, executive director of the New Hampshire Lottery. There's no more inventory in the warehouse. So either the winner is among the
Jun 2, 2009, 7:21 am - Lottery News

Ravens considering licensing deal with Md. LotteryNews Story
After NFL policy change, team in talks to put logo on scratch-off tickets The Ravens are huddling with Maryland Lottery officials over placing the team's logo for the first time on scratch-off tickets. We are in discussions, Ravens spokesman Chad Steele confirmed Friday, just 48 hours after the National Football League decided to allow clubs to strike such licensing deals with state-sponsored lotteries. Thursday, the New England Patriots reached an agreement with the Massachusetts Stat
May 23, 2009, 7:44 am - Lottery News