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Thieves burn store, steal lottery ticketsNews Story
Latest in string of lottery ticket thefts The boarded up windows at John Patel's convenience store hide the damage within. These people, I don't know what to think about them, Patel said of the people who set his business on fire. They're mentally sick, I think. Why they did the fire, I don't understand. Early Monday morning, two men broke into Patel's store on Dean Street in Rome, Georgia, stole at least 30 rolls of scratch off lottery tickets, then set a fire in an attempt to cov
Sep 5, 2007, 9:49 am - Lottery News

Mass. Lottery to introduce $20 scratch gameNews Story
Touted at first scratch game to award $1B in prizes After a year of declining sales and a sweepstakes that left the Massachusetts State Lottery with a $12 million loss, the agency plans to release its first-ever $20 instant ticket, which will reward winners with the largest total prize amount ever given out in the country. Lottery officials tout the game named Billion Dollar Blockbuster as the first instant game in the country to pass the billion-dollar mark in terms of prizes. I
Sep 5, 2007, 8:56 am - Lottery News

Woman must forfeit $1 million lottery jackpotNews Story
A White City, Oregon, woman must turn over her lottery winnings after a judge said she won them illegally. Prosecutors said Christina Goodenow, of White City, used a credit card that belonged to her then-boyfriend's dead mother to buy a winning $1 million Scratch-It ticket in Oct. 2005. Goodenow asked lottery officials to keep her win quiet, claiming to be a victim of domestic violence. But police learned of the crime about two weeks later, as Goodenow continued to use the stolen credit ca
Aug 11, 2007, 9:21 pm - Lottery News

NJ man 'shocked' by $1 million lottery winNews Story
Eliyahu Oliker often travels to delis and convenience stores around the area, selling small items, including lighters, popular at such shops. He happened to be in Bardonia last week when he bought a $1 Million Dollar Duck scratch-off ticket at Don Alvaro, a convenience store. I scratched it off and I saw that I won, Oliker, 68, recalled yesterday as he claimed his million-dollar prize at the New York Lottery's regional office in Fishkill. I was in shock. I'm still in shock. Oliker a
Aug 9, 2007, 10:30 am - Lottery News

VT Lottery had $1 million in unclaimed prizesNews Story
The Vermont Lottery ended its budget year with $1 million in unclaimed prizes for winning scratch-off tickets, a $400,000 jump over the amount of prize money that players failed to collect the previous year. The extra money went to the state's Education Fund. Why would people fail to collect their winnings? That is a good question, said Alan Yandow, executive director of the Vermont Lottery Commission. People have the opportunity to scratch the instant ticket right away, he said.
Aug 6, 2007, 8:20 am - Lottery News

Wichita Man Claims 2nd Lottery Prize in 2 monthsNews Story
Lightning did strike twice for a Wichita man, at least when it comes to Kansas lottery games. Two months ago, Larry McDaniel-Sheets purchased a $2 Bonus Crossword ticket at the C C Store in Wichita, winning a $20,000 top prize. Last Friday afternoon, much to his disbelief, McDaniel-Sheets purchased a $2 The Duke instant scratch ticket at the same location, winning another top prize of $10,000. I never thought something like this would ever happen again, smiled McDaniel-Sheets. That mu
Jul 25, 2007, 12:28 am - Lottery News

Iowa custodian wins $1 million in lottery scratch gameNews Story
A custodian for the Davenport school district in Iowa cashed in a lottery ticket Monday worth $1 million becoming the first top prize winner in the Iowa Lottery's Set for Life'' scratch-off game. Martin Rodriguez, 47, won't actually get $1 million because he opted for a lump sum payment of $650,000. After taxes, he'll get $455,000. Rodriguez said he bought the ticket Saturday after stopping at Mother Hubbard's convenience store in Davenport. I was between baseball games, and I was g
Jul 24, 2007, 8:39 pm - Lottery News

Retailers sue N.M. Lottery over scratch-off gamesNews Story
Eastern N.M. businesses say some prize money not being awarded Eastern New Mexico retailers have accused the New Mexico Lottery of misrepresenting scratch-off games to the public by advertising prizes, then pulling the games before all the money is awarded. The retailers, in a class-action lawsuit filed in state District Court in Albuquerque last week, allege the lottery has adopted a practice over the past several years of prematurely pulling games statewide while substantial cash prizes
Jul 3, 2007, 7:27 pm - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery discontinues five scratch gamesNews Story
The Iowa Lottery is officially ending five instant-scratch games and players have until September to claim prizes in them. The lottery has announced the end of the Crazy 8's Bingo, Wild Crossword (Confetti), Blackjack (orange) , 4's Galore and Only at the Fair scratch games. Players have until the close of business on Sept. 24, 2007, to claim prizes in them. Players may visit the Iowa Lottery at 2323 Grand Ave. in Des Moines or go to one of the lottery's regional offices in Counc
Jun 27, 2007, 9:20 am - Lottery News

Tyler man wins $1 million Texas Lottery jackpotNews Story
A Tyler man is a little richer after winning $1 million in the Texas Lottery. Ralph Hilts, a custodian at Lindale Independent School District, originally won $50 playing a scratch-off card, but instead of stopping he spent the money he won on a ticket for the $130 Million Spectacular - which he also won. I scratched the ticket with a quarter and I thought to myself I'd won something, he said. I asked the clerk to run it through his terminal and the message came up that the cashing limit
Jun 22, 2007, 1:24 pm - Lottery News