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New Jersey Couple Wins $258 Million in Mega JackpotNews Story
What to do with a piece of paper worth $258 million?That was the immediate question that confronted Helen and Harold Lerner last Saturday morning after they checked the lottery numbers in the local newspaper and found that they had bought the winning ticket in the Sept. 16 drawing of the Mega Millions jackpot.First they hugged and kissed. Then they checked the ticket about 500 times, Mr. Lerner said, and all of a sudden we were in a dreamland. They wrapped the ticket in cellophane, put it in
Sep 24, 2005, 11:57 am - Lottery News

Mega millionaires celebrate lottery jackpotNews Story
It's hard not to grow giddy at the thought of millions and millions of dollars, even if the money isn't yours.As Harold and Helen Lerner pulled into the driveway of their two-story English Tudor home in Rutherford on Friday afternoon, just a few hours after announcing to the world that they had won the $258 million Mega Millions jackpot, Michele Luna, who lives across the street, couldn't help herself. They're home, they're home! she exclaimed, trying to quiet her two children, who were, at thi
Sep 24, 2005, 11:10 am - Lottery News

That's a whole Lotto bread!News Story
They're rolling in dough.Ten bakery workers at a Staten Island Shop Rite are splitting some major bread - a $19 million New York Lottery jackpot. You can't explain the feeling, said winner Linda Revella, 55, who is already planning to buy a 2006 Land Rover SUV or a Mercedes-Benz SL 500. I've never had this much money. About three months ago, the 10 bakers from the supermarket on Hylan Blvd. in New Dorp decided to pool their money for good luck. We kept on losing [at Mega Millions], then we dec
Sep 7, 2005, 7:47 am - Lottery News

Calif. lottery director to resignNews Story
Acting California Lottery Director Chon Gutierrez is resigning amid controversy created by Democrat lawmakers over the legality of California's recent entrance into the multi-state Mega Millions lotto game.Gutierrez, who recently served as a Schwarzenegger administration troubleshooter on government reorganization, told his top staff members that he was going on vacation and then would retire after 34 years of state service in various capacities under multiple administrations.Aides to Gov. Arnol
Aug 25, 2005, 2:12 pm - Lottery News

New Yorker claims huge lottery jackpot amid controversyNews Story
A 66-year-old former state worker has claimed the second largest lottery payout in New York history.Garry T. McGivney of Watertown won the $56 million prize in Saturday's New York State Lotto drawing, striking it rich on the numbers 1, 2, 11, 30, 39 and 48, with a bonus number of 21, the Watertown Daily Times reported Tuesday.State Lottery Division spokeswoman Jennifer Mauer would not confirm McGivney won. However, lottery officials scheduled a Wednesday news conference in Syracuse to introduce
Aug 3, 2005, 9:54 am - Lottery News

Anti-lottery group sues to end Mega Millions in CaliforniaNews Story
The California Coalition Against Gambling Expansion filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking an injunction to shut down the state's two-week-old Mega Millions multistate lotto.The coalition will formally notified the California State Lottery of the action Wednesday, and then publicly announced it in a press release [see below], the group's attorneys from the Sacramento and Woodland Hills areas told Lottery Post.The coalition, represented by Sacramento-area attorney Fred Jones and Woodland Hills busines
Jul 8, 2005, 10:09 am - Lottery News

Scientific Games Hires Former GTECH PresidentNews Story
In a move designed to broaden the company s management team to take advantage of future growth opportunities, Scientific Games appointed Michael Chambrello president and chief operating officer.Chambrello, who has served in a variety of key roles across nearly 20 years in the lottery industry, previously served as President of GTECH Corporation and Executive Vice President of GTECH Holdings Corporation. He will assume his new position at Scientific Games on July 1, 2005. We are all extraordinari
Jun 21, 2005, 9:09 am - Lottery News

California could be golden for 12-state Mega MillionsNews Story
At Bluebird Liquors in Hawthorne, California, where there's almost always a line to buy lottery tickets, owner Frank Kumamoto is eagerly awaiting California's entry into the multistate Mega Millions game. So are his regular customers. Oh, yeah, I'll play, because there's a bigger jackpot and more to win, said Barbara Fluffy Brown, a Boeing worker who drove from nearby Los Angeles to play the numbers here. It's only a dollar, so what the heck? A week from Wednesday, California will become the
Jun 15, 2005, 12:33 pm - Lottery News

Handyman wins Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
It's official: Jack Murray is the luckiest man in Englewood, Florida.Murray, a 43-year-old Rotonda West handyman, claimed an estimated $12 million Florida Lotto jackpot this week.According to Florida Lottery officials, who made the announcement Wednesday, Murray chose to take his winnings in a one-time lump sum. That means he pocketed $7,616.592.95.Murray bought the winning ticket at the Publix on Placida Road in Cape Haze Saturday afternoon, said Lillian Murray, Jack's mother. He chose his numb
Jun 9, 2005, 12:26 pm - Lottery News

Grandmother calls in sick after $8.4 million lottery winNews Story
Vera Blondeau from Manitoba, Canada phoned in sick to her cashier's job Tuesday so she could cash in her lottery ticket worth CA$8.4 million (US$6.6 million). Blondeau, 62, said she hasn't been eating or sleeping very well since she checked her 6/49 numbers against the winning combination in Sunday's paper and found they all matched. Oh, I'm very nervous, Blondeau, 62, said as she and husband Jim, 70, faced the press for the official announcement in a downtown hotel. It hasn't sunk in yet. Jim
May 26, 2005, 12:53 pm - Lottery News