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Idaho woman hits fifth lottery jackpot in five yearsNews Story
Some people dream of winning the Lottery at least once. But for one Caldwell, Idaho, woman, winning the Lottery over the past five years has become common place. Anna Pearl Rowell could be considered the luckiest Lottery Lady of all time. Rowell claimed her $110,000 winning Wild Card check Friday morning from the Idaho Lottery and then retired from her position as the office manager for the Canyon County Assessor's Office. Rowell became the third Wild Card jackpot winner from Idaho in
Nov 16, 2007, 5:17 pm - Lottery News

New York Lottery won't pay $25,000 for taped-up scratch-off ticketNews Story
Woman plans to file lawsuit against the lottery By the time lottery officials told Patricia Manzitto that her winning ticket was a fake, she already had spent nearly half the $25,000 she thought she'd won. But when Manzitto went to collect her winnings four days later, officials at the New York Lottery's Garden City center told her that it looked as if her ticket had been forged by taping two halves of different tickets together. Lottery officials refused to pay up. Manzitto, 64, of Ea
Oct 23, 2007, 9:20 am - Lottery News

Tennessee couple accused of stealing thousands of lottery ticketsNews Story
A Maryville, Tennessee, couple is out on bond after being accused of stealing thousands of lottery tickets. Linda Dillow, 59, and Charles Dillow, 50, are accused of stealing from the Easy Way Exxon in Maryville, where both worked. The owner noticed a discrepancy on the books with regard to the number of lottery tickets that had left the story. The owner watched the store's surveillance video to get a better idea of what was going on. Police say the video showed Linda Dillow stealing $
Oct 16, 2007, 7:56 am - Lottery News

Man wins second $25K lottery prize in 3 monthsNews Story
Richard Bastemeyer of Lawrence on Friday won his second $25,000 Kansas Lottery prize in three months. I could use more Fridays like this, Bastemeyer said. He won the $25,000 on a $5 Casino Riches scratch-off ticket. On July 6, he won another $25,000 on a $5 American Idol scratch ticket. Bastemeyer, who works for Hamm's Inc., said he stopped at the Kwik Shop at 3440 W. Sixth St., on his way to work Friday. It's my usual routine. Every day, I buy ice for work and a couple of scratch
Oct 12, 2007, 8:57 pm - Lottery News

New $20 Mass. Lottery scratch game off to a record startNews Story
The Massachusetts State Lottery rolled the dice when it launched its first ever $20 instant ticket, the most expensive new product in its history. A week after its big rollout, the gamble already appears to be paying off, with sales of the Billion Dollar Blockbuster off to one of the fastest starts of any ticket in Lottery history. Nearly 2 million tickets have been sold so far, ringing up more than $40 million in sales. That edges two other tickets that in recent years got off to fast sta
Oct 4, 2007, 4:23 pm - Lottery News

Connecticut postal worker 'set for life'News Story
Special delivery for post office employee A Manchester, Connecticut, resident and postal worker is set for life. Ken Brenton won the Connecticut Lottery's new scratch and win game Set for Life. Brenton said after getting his hair cut Tuesday he walked a few doors down the street and bought two scratch tickets at the Forest Package Store. When neither ticket yielded any prizes, he opted to buy one more. Scratching the ticket, Brenton revealed a number 3 and noticed it matched the
Sep 28, 2007, 12:20 pm - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery to hold "Deal Or No Deal" eventNews Story
One of 26 grand prize finalists will walk away $100,000 richer on Friday as the Tennessee Lottery wraps up its initial version of the instant ticket game, Deal or No Deal. The event, which will be held at the Lottery's Nashville headquarters at 2 p.m., won't leave any of the finalists empty-handed. The Lottery is also awarding a briefcase and $250 to the remaining 25 players and an additional $2,400 prize to one of those 25 players (other than the grand prize winner). In addition to the
Sep 26, 2007, 10:08 am - Lottery News

Man finds $50,000 lottery ticket, returns it to ownerNews Story
A deli owner in Newington found a winning lottery ticket in the trash and returned it to his customer. George Rusin has a loyal customer base at Your Store deli in Newington, Connecticut. He gets credit for his talent in the kitchen and his honesty behind the counter. George says he sees people buy scratch tickets and leave them behind all day. He knew one day he was bound to find a big winner in the trash. I thought it was a dinky $5 winner, then I'm seeing a five and four big zero
Sep 22, 2007, 7:30 am - Lottery News

Opponents of lottery say 'I told you so'News Story
A database consultant alleges the N.C. Lottery didn't deliver the money promised By Frank Koconis The N.C. Education Lottery has been in operation for barely a year, and so far the state has seen little benefit from it. The promised boost in education funding is much smaller than expected, and for certain programs, nonexistent. Even worse, some of the ominous predictions of those who originally opposed the lottery appear to be coming true. The lottery simply isn't bringing in nearly as
Sep 19, 2007, 1:35 pm - Lottery News

Mass. lottery players still waiting for delayed final drawingNews Story
Some Massachusetts Lottery players have given up hope that they'll ever cash in on a $10 million Hold 'em Poker scratch game the state launched more than two years ago. State Lottery officials acknowledge that a few finalists have died waiting. But they say ticket sales have been slower than expected and it may be another year before the game sells out and prizes can be drawn in the championship round. I'm really disgusted, Nicholas Zeogas told The Patriot Ledger of Quincy. He became the
Sep 7, 2007, 9:41 pm - Lottery News