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Ohio Woman Claims Lottery Prize, Denies Ticket LostNews Story
An Ohio woman on Tuesday collected a $162 million Mega Millions lottery prize, saying the winning ticket was in her hands all along and had not been lost, as another woman had claimed.Rebecca Jemison, 34, of South Euclid, Ohio, near Cleveland, produced the winning ticket and was awarded the prize. She elected to take a one-time $94 million payment rather than collecting the larger amount over a number of years.The jackpot in a multi-state drawing had gone unclaimed since Dec. 30. On Monday news
Jan 6, 2004, 1:07 pm - Lottery News

She's Won Millions but Has No Grand PlansNews Story
She's just won the $88 million California SuperLotto Plus jackpot, but Pamela Bazan says no one should expect to see Ferraris in her Rossmoor driveway or to catch her on a diamond shopping spree at Tiffany Co. And there certainly will be no private jets whisking the retired bookkeeper and her husband off on a round-the-world adventure. We're painfully careful people, Bazan said. But I wouldn't mind looking into a nice cruise, as long as it's not during hurricane season. Bazan, 55, bought her
Jan 6, 2004, 3:45 am - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery To Launch 21 Days EarlyNews Story
Rapid Startup Means Millions More For Education, Officials SayTennessee Lottery President CEO Rebecca Paul on Monday announced the first lottery tickets will go on sale Jan. 20 - a full three weeks earlier than originally anticipated.In moving up the Lottery's launch date from the original date of February 10, Paul said additional ticket sales will generate millions more dollars in college scholarships for Tennessee students this year. All the pieces are in place for a successful early kic
Jan 6, 2004, 3:39 am - Lottery News

OH-NO!" Woman claims $162 million Mega Millions ticket lostNews Story
A Cleveland woman has told police she picked the winning numbers for the $162 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot but lost the ticket before the drawing, according to a police report.Elecia Battle told police she dropped her purse as she left the Quick Shop Food Mart in suburban South Euclid last week after buying the ticket. She said she realized after the drawing last Tuesday that the ticket was missing.The Ohio Lottery said last week that the winning ticket was sold at the store, about 15
Jan 5, 2004, 8:39 pm - Lottery News

Vermont woman is first Tri-State Megabucks jackpot winner of 2004News Story
How's this for a great start to the New Year: Madelyne Wight of Vergennes, Vermont claimed $2,084,503 in cash this morning after she correctly picked the winning numbers in the December 31 Tri-State Megabucks drawing.Ms. Wight learned of her good fortune when she logged onto the Vermont Lottery¹s web site. I sat staring at the screen for 20 minutes with tears rolling down my face said the Vergennes resident. I had to call the toll-free number to make sure there was no mistake. I even
Jan 5, 2004, 2:58 pm - Lottery News

Texas lottery winner takes $8.8 millionNews Story
A Texas City resident recently claimed the $29 million lottery ticket that was sold at a local convenience store in November.The winner asked for little publicity surrounding her win, said Leticia Vasquez, spokesperson for the Texas Lottery.Candace Ford, representing the Treshay Limited Partnership, LynnCan LLC, claimed the ticket Dec. 1.She collected $8.8 million under the cash value option at the Texas Lottery headquarters in Austin.Were happy to be a part of what Im sure will be a great holid
Jan 5, 2004, 6:18 am - Lottery News

Tennessee must decide on use of unclaimed lottery prizesNews Story
Officials with Tennessee Boys and Girls Club chapters hope lawmakers will give them some of the unclaimed prize money from the new state lottery.The law that created the lottery requires that half of all unclaimed winnings go back into the prize pool at the end of each fiscal year, while the rest is placed in a special account for after-school programs.The lottery legislation's House sponsor - Rep. Chris Newton, R-Cleveland - said deciding which after-school programs get the money is one of the
Jan 5, 2004, 6:15 am - Lottery News

Paul, lottery team working overtimeNews Story
Tennessee Lottery employees received little time off during the holidays as the upstart corporation works overtime to see ticket sales begin prior to next months deadline.Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation (TEL) CEO Rebecca Paul says her team is working 14 to 16 hours per day seven days a week.Workers contracted by gaming vendor GTECH are installing lottery machines in an estimated 100 retail locations every day. The installation process continued non-stop through the holidays including New
Jan 5, 2004, 6:13 am - Lottery News

One Ticket Won $88 Million SuperLotto Plus JackpotNews Story
Lucky Ticket Sold in Seal BeachOne ticket won Saturday night's California SuperLotto Plus jackpot of $88 million by matching all six numbers -- 5, 9, 13, 16, 21 and Mega Number 4.The ticket was sold in Seal Beach and will be worth $88 million. If the winner chose the cash option, the ticket will be worth roughly $44,000,000 (before taxes). If the winner chose the annual payments, the winner's payment will begin at $2.2 million and graduate to more than $4.48 million by the 26th year (before a
Jan 5, 2004, 6:09 am - Lottery News

$175,000 Mega Millions Ticket DisputeNews Story
Two traders for the Chicago Board Options Exchange filed a police complaint Friday against a trading clerk who they claim pocketed their $175,000 Mega Millions lottery ticket this week.But a family friend says she doesn't believe the clerk, whom she has known for 22 years, could have stolen anything. She's a very honest, trustworthy person, said Carole Masterson, whose brother is the father of the clerk's two children. I don't think she'd do something like this. She's not stupid. Traders, iden
Jan 3, 2004, 9:08 pm - Lottery News