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Florida Lottery's repeat winners don't always come out aheadNews Story
Thirteen players cashed at least 20 tickets paying more than $600 in 2011 Most people who play the lottery won't win more than a few bucks. But there are people in South Florida who win big money almost every week. A Plantation woman has won at least $600 more than 240 times in the past 19 years, according to a Sun Sentinel analysis of individual Florida Lottery winnings dating to 1993. A Hollywood man won $5,000 at least 52 times last year. The winningest player for 2011, a resident of Pa
May 14, 2012, 8:06 am - Lottery News

Kentucky Pick 4 lottery players beat the houseNews Story
Quad-zeros pay off big bucks for Pick 4 players The Kentucky Lottery may have hit a streak of bad luck in November, which means good luck for lottery players in the state. Kentucky Lottery chief financial officer Howard Kline said the payoff to Pick 4 players in November turned out to be far more than was taken in on the game. Greg Harkenrider, one of the state's top budget experts, said Wednesday that revenue from the popular Pick 4 game plummeted in November because more people than e
Dec 22, 2011, 8:50 pm - Lottery News

11/11/11 was the lottery's lucky dayNews Story
By Todd Northrop Thanks to Friday's lucky date, Nov. 11, 2011, or 11/11/11, lottery ticket sales are booming. All those ones in a row are very attractive for lottery players, since that set of numbers won't roll around again for another 100 years. But many players found that tickets were sold out on combinations with all 1's when they went to purchase a ticket. To ensure every winner gets paid, lotteries with fixed payouts cap sales of certain number combinations. In New York, for examp
Nov 12, 2011, 10:00 pm - Lottery News

Prolific lottery winner does it againNews Story
North Carolina man wins $65,800 in Virginia Pick 4 drawing Steven Granger is amassing a collection of those big ceremonial Virginia Lottery winners' checks. He received his latest addition when he claimed $65,800 in the Virginia Lottery's October 13 Pick 4 day drawing. The Henderson, North Carolina, man did it by matching the winning number combination 5-1-1-7 on 15 tickets. He wagered exact order on 11 tickets and won $5,000 on each. He wagered 50/50 on four tickets, winning $2,700 on eac
Oct 20, 2011, 8:35 am - Lottery News

Maryland woman's winning lottery ticket mistakeNews Story
Includes video report Many of us have had the dream. We've imagined what it would be like to have a winning lottery ticket in hand. A Maryland woman thought she was getting just a little taste of that dream. But it turned out it was all a mistake. You see, Donna Allen loves to play the lottery. She checks the numbers right after the drawing. Saturday night, just like any other night, I checked at ten after 8pm and it said 4157, says Allen. It appeared she had a winning ticket
Sep 21, 2011, 10:34 am - Lottery News

Tri-State lottery players get extra chance to win Pick 4News Story
Players of the Tri-State Pick 4 lottery had two chances to win this week when a ball left in the drawing machine led to two sets of winning numbers. Lottery officials said they discovered that a ball was inadvertently left in the chute of the drawing machine before Tuesday's evening winning numbers were drawn, so the number wasn't included in the drawing. Officials decided to hold another drawing Wednesday and pay out on both sets of Pick 4 numbers for the Tuesday evening draw. The two
Aug 3, 2011, 5:43 pm - Lottery News

Two get probation in scheme to avoid taxes on lottery winNews Story
A pair of men who conspired to hide from the tax man that one of them won $500,000 in the lottery were each sentenced to two years of probation Tuesday. Pennsylvania convenience store owner Charig R. Patel and frequent lottery player Kendrick D. Francis each admitted to conspiracy to defraud the IRS and making a false statement on a tax return in March and faced up to three years in a federal prison. However, attorneys for each of the men argued to Chief District Judge Gregory M. Sleet tha
Jul 13, 2011, 9:25 pm - Lottery News

Georgia Lottery sets Cash 4 bonus drawing dateNews Story
By Todd Northrop Georgia Lottery players will have two chances to win with a bonus Cash 4 drawing scheduled for Friday, June 10. The bonus drawing will be held immediately following the regularly scheduled midday drawing at 12:29 p.m. All tickets purchased for the June 10 Cash 4 midday drawing will be eligible for both the regularly scheduled drawing and the bonus drawing. The bonus drawing will not be televised, due to time constraints. However, players will be able to view a video rep
Jun 7, 2011, 4:39 pm - Lottery News

Georgia Lottery to conduct bonus Cash 4 drawingNews Story
Date to be announced; makes up for machine error today By Todd Northrop Georgia lottery officials announced that a bonus drawing of the Cash 4 game would be forthcoming, due to a mechanical error in Friday's midday draw. During a review of the Friday, June 3, Cash 4 midday drawing, Georgia Lottery officials determined that a technical malfunction occurred with a ball machine. To make up for the error, the Georgia Lottery will conduct a bonus Cash 4 drawing on a date to be announced, giv
Jun 3, 2011, 5:35 pm - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery Pick 4 drawing generates huge payoutNews Story
2,800 Maryland lottery players hit 4-4-4-4 combination by Todd Northrop Players of the Maryland Lottery's Pick 4 game hit a grand slam of sorts this weekend, and a payout record was tied in the process. Lottery officials said Saturday's 4-4-4-4 drawing in the Pick 4 game paid out $7 million, which was the state's record for daily games. The drawing took in about $458,000 in sales. Officials said 2,800 players had the winning numbers. While players fare well when Pick 4 drawings r
Feb 28, 2011, 8:51 pm - Lottery News