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Man scratches $3M Georgia Lottery prize in storeNews Story
By Todd Northrop A food mart store manager in Cave Spring, Georgia, sold a winning Georgia Lottery ticket worth $3 million, and witnessed the genuine reaction of the surprised winner. Marathon Food Mart, 150 Gadsden Road S.W. in Cave Spring, sold a winning $3 million top prize from the instant ticket $3,000,000 Taxes Paid. Douglas Goffaux of Centre, Ala., claimed his prize July 25 at the Georgia Lottery's Dalton District Office. The winner scratched it right in front of me, said sto
Jul 29, 2011, 12:51 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Georgia Lottery profits up in 2010News Story
Another good year for the Georgia Lottery meant more money for the state's pre-kindergarten and HOPE college scholarship programs, but it isn't enough to keep state officials from worrying about HOPE's future. The Georgia Lottery Corp. announced Wednesday that profits increased again during the 2010 fiscal year providing a dozen consecutive years of growth. As a result, the lottery increased its payments to the popular pre-k and HOPE programs. During the 2010 fiscal year, which ended June
Jul 14, 2010, 9:21 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery's gamble on new website doesn't pay off on first tryReply
I'm not sure if any state lottery has true Online sales because they don't sell tickets for all the same games players can purchase at lottery retailers (pick-3 and pick-4). Georgia sells 4 minute Keno tickets Online, but I can understand why the KY Lottery doesn't; the game was designed to help businesses and service clubs. Not sure how Online Keno sales effects it, but that's the only logical reason for not selling it Online like the Georgia Lottery does. Both Georgia and KY sell lots of in
Jan 18, 2018, 7:59 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

Unclaimed Iowa lottery jackpot to expire Dec. 29Reply
This story is getting a lot of press lately but theres a bigger unclaime prize sitting in Georgia right now . its for over 70 million gor the June 26 powerball drawing. In georgia you only have 6 months to claim a prize. So if its not claimed by Dec 26 thats 73 million someone has looked over. Can you imagine finding this tickest a few days after it had expired. I really dont see how anyone could say how theyd react since this is something none has ever gone thru. Im sure my reaction would not b
Dec 24, 2011, 12:21 am - alexnt55 - Lottery News

Cheated lottery winner files lawsuitReply
Thank you sandia but you don't have to apologize for Mr. greeneye. I was born in the same state that he's representing on LP, Charlotte, North Carolina, and I was raised virtually my entire life in Georgia. I am proud of my southern heritage, and if I ever win the lotto, I'll be moving back to Georgia for good. It's just that folks from up north become irritably condescending when I tell them how Georgia forever stays on my mind. And it's because of this relatively small minority of ignorant peo
Jun 1, 2011, 2:36 pm - CrazyHazyYay! - Lottery News

Georgia Lottery holds first Weekly WinFall drawingNews Story
The Georgia Lottery held the first of 11 Weekly WinFall drawings, combining the big payout of a raffle game with the drawings of a weekly draw game. The winning numbers for Weekly WinFall are updated at Lottery Post's Georgia Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/ga) after each weekly drawing takes place. The first drawing, conducted April 25, awarded 10 prizes of $5,000 to holders of tickets sold in the previous week. Unlike other state raffle games with early bird -style d
Apr 29, 2009, 10:27 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Georgia Lottery launches talent searchNews Story
The Georgia Lottery Corporation is searching for a new host/spokesperson for its daily televised drawings and to make special appearances around the state. To find that special person, the Georgia Lottery has planned an American Idol-like audition at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta on January 7, 2008. The Georgia Lottery Corporation will provide a broadcast pavilion for media partners to broadcast live from the auditions. The lottery will audition the first 4,500
Dec 21, 2007, 3:55 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery on the hot seatReply
Rebecca got out of Dodge (Georgia) while the gettin' was good when Tennessee gave her an offer she couldn't refu$$$$$$$$$$e. If her act were together Georgia sales wouldn't have been way down when she left. She did as she pleased in Georgia oblivious to player input, seems to be doing the same to Tennessee players. Old habits don't die, they just adapt according to what can be taken the greatest advantage to make that bonu$$$$.
Sep 18, 2007, 9:32 pm - konane - Lottery News

Tenn. Lottery CEO breaks silence on drawing errorsReply
I'll pop in to say that I'm so happy Ms. Rebecca Paul-Hargrove left the Georgia Lottery before she completely ran it into the ground like she's doing the Tennessee Lottery. With Georgia sales declining her only remedy was to tighten up games with higher matrices, more ballsets, terminate 6/46 Lotto Georgia, and launch the asinine computer generated Change Game aimed at vacuuming every last cent from a player's pocket. You could smell the greed wafting all over the Georgia Lottery, player
Sep 4, 2007, 11:31 am - konane - Lottery News

Pipe fitter wins $1 million playing Georgia Lottery scratch gameNews Story
What would you do with a million dollars? We all ponder the question at some point, but an Appling County, Georgia, couple actually has to figure it out for real. Dell and Rita Ray of Baxley picked up their check for $1 million at the Georgia Lottery office in Savannah yesterday. He works as a pipe fitter in west Georgia. Dell Ray bought the lucky scratch-off ticket and didn't tell his wife until a few days later. The couple just got married a few weeks ago, and Ray says it's a great sta
Sep 1, 2006, 10:09 am - Todd - Lottery News