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Mystery winner claims $7 million Ohio lottery jackpotNews Story
Someone finally claimed the Ohio Super Lotto Plus $7 million winning ticket sold Dec. 8 at Al's Convenience Store in Tiffin, but the person's identity is still a mystery.Attorney Catherine L. Evans of Hamilton, Ohio claimed the prize for her client Friday at the Toledo regional Ohio Lottery Commission office. The winner, who chose the cash option, hired Evans to claim the prize for a trust fund called The Gottrich Presentation Trust.Sandra Neal, public information officer for the Ohio Lottery Co
Jan 27, 2005, 1:48 pm - Lottery News

Florida Lottery set to roll out changesNews Story
The Florida Lottery will implement a series of changes January 31, including new lottery machines, changes to the Pick 4 game, and new game called Grouper.The new game Grouper is really a new way to play Florida lottery games, rather than being a new game itself. When players purchase a Grouper ticket, they pay $5 for quick picks of five existing games and get a sixth quick pick -- for free -- of a randomly selected game.On the same day Grouper sales begin, lottery retailers throughout the stat
Jan 24, 2005, 11:45 am - Lottery News

New Delaware Lotto Game to be Launched Amid Concerns Over DrawingsNews Story
While the Delaware Lottery is launching its new Multi-Win Lotto game on Thursday, lawmakers will be continuing work on a measure stipulating that the lottery must convert back to mechanical drawing machines and live television broadcasts.But lottery officials say their high-tech system provides top security and ensures the offerings remain games of chance.Inside lottery headquarters in Dover, an auditor from an outside firm and state lottery office personnel gather in a secure room to draw the n
Jan 22, 2005, 1:05 am - Lottery News

Wash. Lottery considers adding third weekly drawingNews Story
Lotto and Quinto players may get a third chance to strike it rich each week.The Washington Lottery Commission will meet at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport today to consider adding a drawing on Mondays for the flagship Lotto and Quinto games.Presently, drawings are conducted on Wednesdays and Saturdays.If approved, the new rule would take effect immediately.Ceil Buddeke, legal counsel for the Lottery Commission, hopes the extra draw day will increase player interest and revenue for the state
Jan 20, 2005, 8:24 am - Lottery News

Ohio man claims $20 million Super Lotto jackpotNews Story
The winner of a $20 million Super Lotto jackpot from Nov. 24 has come forward to claim the prize, said Mardele Cohen, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Lottery Commission.Cohen said attorney Thomas W. Watkins claimed the prize at lottery headquarters Thursday on behalf of the ZSA Family Trust. The winners chose the cash option and the trust will receive $10 million before federal and state tax withholdings, Cohen said.The ticket holder picked the winning numbers of 8-13-21-26-31-41. The bonus ball was
Jan 14, 2005, 1:57 pm - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery to finally reveal Lotto 5 jackpotsNews Story
The Tennessee Lottery announced that it will remove some of the mystery from its Lotto 5 computerized game by giving players an estimated jackpot before each of the tri-weekly drawings.Prior to estimating the jackpot, players only knew the rollover amount from the previous drawing if there was no winner. At the games launch, it was announced that the top prize would range from the tens of thousands to more than one-hundred thousand dollars.After just over four months of playing Lotto 5, players
Jan 13, 2005, 7:48 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $111 millionNews Story
The multistate Mega Millions lottery jackpot has grown to $111 million for Friday's game after there was no big winner in the latest drawing.No tickets matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball in Tuesday night's $92 million drawing.A total of eight tickets won Mega Million's second prize: 1 from Michigan, 1 from New Jersey, 3 from Ohio, 1 from Virginia, and 2 from Washington. Each ticket had all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000.33 tickets matched four of t
Jan 12, 2005, 11:00 am - Lottery News

Unclaimed $14 M In Jeopardy Of DisappearingNews Story
There is a multimillion-dollar mystery in Illinois.Someone out there has won $14 million in the state lottery and has yet to claim the money. If the winner does not come forward in the next three weeks, that fortune is gone forever.There have been a lot of other lotto prizes unclaimed over the years, apparently, but none this big.The drawing was held Jan 31, 2004, meaning the chance to step forward and claim the winnings runs out on Jan. 31, 2005. If the the winning ticket doesn't show up, the m
Jan 12, 2005, 10:18 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $92 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $92 million Saturday.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $80 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were 11 second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing: 2 from Illinois, 1 from Maryland, 1 from Michigan, 1 from New Jersey, 1 from New York, 2 from Texas, 1 from Virginia, and 2 from Washington. Each winning ticket matched five numbers to win $175,000.Another 36 pl
Jan 10, 2005, 3:36 pm - Lottery News

Virginia lottery players won $750 million in 2004News Story
The Virginia Lottery says players won just under $750 million dollars in prizes during the last calendar year.Five winners became millionaires.According to lottery officials, the five largest prizes of 2004 included one Mega Millions jackpot, three Lotto South jackpots and one scratch ticket. The winners hailed from northern Virginia, Richmond, North Carolina and two from the Shenandoah Valley. The biggest prize was a Mega Millions jackpot of $239 million dollars, the largest prize in the histo
Jan 10, 2005, 2:54 pm - Lottery News