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2 Players Share $1.17 Million Tenn. Lotto 5 JackpotNews Story
Two Tennessee Lottery players were over half a million dollars richer this morning.Two tickets, worth $589,973 each, matched all five of the Tennessee Lotto 5 numbers in last night s drawing.They were purchased in Maynardville, 25 miles North of Knoxville, and Johnson City.This Lotto 5 jackpot run, which began rolling on April 8, set Tennessee Lottery records as the highest Lotto 5 jackpot in the short history of the game. The previous jackpot record of $765,923 was won on Jan. 31, 2005 by a sin
May 10, 2005, 9:42 pm - Lottery News

Tonight's Tenn. Lotto 5 Jackpot: $1 MillionNews Story
The Tennessee Lotto 5 jackpot climbed to an estimated $1 million after Wednesday night s drawing. Excitement is building about the first in-state million-dollar jackpot, said Rebecca Paul, CEO and President of the Tennessee Lottery. When jackpots reach record levels, we raise even more dollars for education. In addition to the $1 million jackpot estimated for Friday night s Lotto 5 drawing, the Powerball jackpot continues to swell. Since there was no grand-prize winner in that game after last n
May 6, 2005, 11:15 am - Lottery News

Louisiana man claims $250,000 Lotto jackpotNews Story
A man from Houma has claimed the $250,000 Louisiana Lotto jackpot from the April 27th drawing, Louisiana Lottery Corp. officials said on Tuesday.Officials said Bernabe Rivera received $175,000 after federal and state income taxes were withheld.His ticket matched all six Lotto numbers drawn, which were ten, 18, 21, 24, 30 and 32.Rivera purchased the ticket at Super Serve Number Four in Houma. That store will get a one-time bonus of $2,500, or one percent of the jackpot.Meanwhile, lottery official
May 4, 2005, 11:21 am - Lottery News

Missouri couple's lottery prize is 10-times what they expectedNews Story
Pam and John Baur were thrilled when they thought they had won $130,000 from the Missouri Lottery.Imagine how they felt when they added another zero to the total.The St. Louis couple went to the Lottery office in St. Louis April 20 to claim what they thought was a $130,000 prize. In fact, the had won $1.3 million in the April 9 drawing. When I saw the $1.3 million on the (terminal), I told John, 'we missed a zero,' Baur said. He looked at the machine and then at me and just grinned. Baur bough
Apr 27, 2005, 1:08 pm - Lottery News

Illinois man claims $37.5 million Lotto jackpotNews Story
Eric J. Wagner, co-owner of Wagner Hunting and Fishing, Freeport, is a little make that a lot richer after winning $37.5 million Monday in the Illinois Lottery.Wagner's father, William, said his son learned at about 9:30 a.m. Monday he had the winning ticket. Wagner was not available for comment this morning. He's going to take the rest of his life off, William Wagner joked.William Wagner said he didn't know what plans his son had for the money but probably intended to spend it. The winnin
Apr 27, 2005, 12:32 pm - Lottery News

One lottery ticket wins $37.5 million Illinois Lotto jackpotNews Story
A single player has won the $37.5 million grand prize from the latest drawing of the Illinois State Lottery's Lotto game.The only ticket to match all six winning numbers from Monday night's drawing was sold at a store in Freeport, a city about 30 miles west of Rockford.The grand prize for Wednesday night's Lotto drawing will be $2 million.In addition to the grand prize winner, 31 players matched five of the six winning numbers from Monday night's drawing good for second prizes of $933 apiece.Ano
Apr 26, 2005, 1:48 pm - Lottery News

$205 Million:" Mega Millions Lottery JackpotNews Story
Lottery mania is spreading across the United States as the Mega Millions lottery reaches a jackpot of $205 million.According to the New Jersey Lottery, retailers across the state were selling over $2,300 of Mega Millions tickets per minute leading up to last night's drawing.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $168 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were 17 second-prize winners: 2 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 4 from New Je
Apr 20, 2005, 7:35 am - Lottery News

Michigan Winfall to be eliminated on May 14News Story
Winfall is heading for a downfall.The Michigan Lotto game will end up in the grave yard of similar lottery contests and be replaced with a new game called Classic Lotto 47, said state Lottery Commissioner Gary Peters.Winfall's last drawing will be May 14. The first drawing for the new game will be May 18, Peters said. We are finding that we need to change the lotto game every three years or so, Peters said. Winfall was a very popular game, but then the interest waned. Lottery spokesperson Andi
Apr 13, 2005, 7:42 am - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery adds Monday Lotto drawingNews Story
Illinois Lottery officials are giving players another chance at becoming a millionaire.The lottery added a Monday Lotto drawing to its weekly schedule. That's on top of the existing Lotto drawings done on Wednesday and Saturday.Lottery Superintendent Carolyn Adams says adding a drawing will bring in more money for Illinois schools, while providing fun for Lotto players.The Lotto game was introduced in 1983. Lottery officials say it has created more millionaires in Illinois than any other lotter
Apr 6, 2005, 9:30 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $53 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $53 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $44 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were six second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 1 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 1 from New York, 1 from Ohio, and 2 from Virginia. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number, to win $175,000.The winning numbers from Tuesday's d
Mar 24, 2005, 8:54 am - Lottery News