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Santa comes early for LeBlanc familyNews Story
A check for almost $65,000 is one way to guarantee a merry Christmas.Erica and Brandon LeBlanc of Fredericton celebrated their son Kieran's first birthday at Atlantic Lottery's head office in Moncton.They were the winners of the $64,900 second prize on Atlantic 6/49 for the Dec. 10 draw.LeBlanc, who went to a local corner store to buy a few grocery items, never dreamed she'd also be buying a winning ticket. It was only my second time buying an Atlantic 6/49 ticket, and I never thought this would
Dec 22, 2003, 6:06 am - Lottery News

Struggling family wins $77,777 jackpotNews Story
Patricia Fields' father always told her that good things come to those who wait, and that if she was thankful for a little, one day she would have a lot.The 48-year-old Woodstock resident was able to understand the true meaning of those words this month.Fields went to a local 7-Eleven to buy her usual lottery ticket. She said she just played for fun, only purchasing the occasional ticket when she could.She never expected to win anything, and if she did, it was a few bucks here and there. But thi
Dec 22, 2003, 6:03 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $100 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $100 million Saturday. None of the tickets sold for Friday's $85 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, winning $175,000 each. Also, 46 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $5,000.The winning numbers from Friday's drawing were: 5, 10, 17, 3
Dec 20, 2003, 9:15 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions boosts Texas lottery salesNews Story
Lottery ticket sales have increased an average of 30 percent since Texas joined the multistate lottery Mega Millions two weeks ago, state officials said Thursday.But the increase accompanied an advertising push to promote the new game. Lottery officials cautioned that more time is needed to determine the long-term impact of Mega Millions on existing games.The two-week revenue on overall lottery ticket sales increased from an average of $56 million before Mega Millions to $65 million during the p
Dec 19, 2003, 3:18 am - Lottery News

Texas Two Step likely to move to new daysNews Story
Texas Two Step lotto games probably will be moved to new days because of a loss in sales to Mega Millions, the multistate game new to the state.Drawings for both games are on Tuesday and Friday nights, and Reagan Greer, the lottery's chief administrator, said Thursday that average weekly ticket sales for Texas Two Step have slipped below $1 million for the first time.Those sales, which previously averaged $1.5 million, dipped to an average of $936,091, he said.Mr. Greer told lottery commissioner
Dec 19, 2003, 3:17 am - Lottery News

Tennessee game has border stops ready to cash inNews Story
Some stores plan to expand; 1st lottery outlets at state lineJust 60 days to the opening of the Tennessee lottery, and the folks who own the Chevron station in Ardmore right at Exit 1 on Interstate 65 will be ready: They plan to tear down the building and put up a larger one with better parking and more counter space.And all that should be done in time for the first tickets to be sold on Feb. 10, as they will be across the state, said Rhonda Mills, a store employee.Tennessee is setting up its fi
Dec 19, 2003, 3:10 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $116 MillionNews Story
Powerball tickets are the perfect stocking stuffer this holiday shopping season for lottery players across the nation. The reason? Powerball has the largest current lottery jackpot in the world.There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 706,567 players across the nation won a total of more than $6.1 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $116 million.This is the fourth time this
Dec 18, 2003, 4:17 am - Lottery News

Oregon man wins lottery millionsNews Story
A 37-year-old Medford construction worker claimed his prize from a $21.7 million Megabucks jackpot Monday and promptly went into seclusion.Deron Hammond needed a couple days to contemplate the future after winning the second-largest prize in Megabucks history, said Ray Martin, a spokesman for the Oregon Lottery. He kind of shied away from publicity, Martin said.But Hammond didnt shy away from Mondays presentation ceremony in Salem, where seven friends and family members accompanied him as he
Dec 18, 2003, 4:13 am - Lottery News

Royal Palm Beach man claims Lotto winningsNews Story
If Charles J. Lonsdale is as nice a guy as his suburban West Palm Beach neighbors say he is, the old adage about where such folks place in the race of life is off by millions.Off by $7,612,503, to be exact. And 22 cents.That's how much the 52-year-old Lonsdale claimed Wednesday as one of three winners of Saturday's $40 million Lotto drawing in Tallahassee. Lonsdale bought his winning ticket at the BJ's Wholesale Club off State Road 7 north of Southern Boulevard in Royal Palm Beach. He and his wi
Dec 18, 2003, 4:04 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $85 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $85 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $71 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were eight second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing. Those tickets, which matched the five lotto numbers but missed the Mega Ball number, were worth $175,000 each. Also, 35 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those
Dec 17, 2003, 4:38 am - Lottery News