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Once again, no lottery for WyomingNews Story
The Wyoming House has defeated legislation that would have created a state lottery and allowed Wyoming to take part in the Powerball lottery. The House voted 35-25 against the bill Monday. Proponents said the lottery would have raised $11 million a year for the Hathaway Scholarship program. The scholarship is awarded to Wyoming students who attend the University of Wyoming or any of the state's community colleges. Rep. Allen Jaggi, R-Lyman, opposed the bill. Jaggi questioned whether the
Feb 12, 2009, 9:37 am - Lottery News

Single ticket wins $76M Calif. lottery jackpotNews Story
A single California Lottery ticket purchased in Shasta Lake hit all six winning numbers in Saturday night's SuperLotto Plus game. At the time of the draw, the jackpot was the largest in the nation at $76 million. The winning ticket was purchased from the Circle K at 4833 Shasta Dam Boulevard. The winning numbers are 14, 23, 24, 25, 44, and the Mega number is 18. Also, four other tickets matched five of the six winning numbers and are each worth $29,473. Those tickets were purchased i
Feb 10, 2009, 7:55 am - Lottery News

Colorado Lottery investigates 21-time prize winnerNews Story
Is it unfair to investigate a player just because he plays a lot? The Colorado Lottery launched an investigation into a repeat winner and his self-described system for winning the Cash Five jackpot again and again. The real reason Tadeusz Krupa wins so often may have nothing to do with luck, skill or cheating. He may just play... a lot. Krupa splits his time between two modest homes. One houses his ex-wife and children in Brighton. The other is also the office for T D Polish Imports Exp
Jan 8, 2009, 1:48 am - Lottery News

After collecting big lottery prize, man goes to workNews Story
Caleb Steele left his job long enough Thursday morning to collect the $500,000 prize he won on a scratch-off lottery ticket at a Duluth store. Then it was back to work installing a basketball court in the yard of a nearby home. I'm a working man, said Steele, 35, of Acworth. There was nothing unusual about him buying a $5 Players's Club lottery ticket on Nov. 7, the day his mother celebrated her birthday. He had previously won up to $100 playing scratch-off games. A few days later, on
Nov 14, 2008, 9:03 am - Lottery News

Young lottery winner discusses investment challengesNews Story
After winning million dollar lottery, Wall Street woes bring troubled times Includes video report By Louis Jay Louis Jay is a sophomore pre-business major at Towson University and the former online editor of The Towerlight. About a year ago you would have seen me on television promoting the Maryland Lottery, Let Yourself Play. You may have heard the story. I spilled a Tropicana Coolatta on myself. My grandmother, in her old Jewish wisdom, always said that if you spill something on
Oct 22, 2008, 9:21 pm - Lottery News

Florida Lottery draws same Play 4 numbersNews Story
Coincidence, not a mistake, officials say The Play 4 Florida lottery number Tuesday night: 1-9-5-8. The Play 4 Florida lottery number Wednesday afternoon: 1-9-5-8. Same game. Same number. Two consecutive drawings. It is a little bit unusual, but all of our drawings are independent of each other, said Shelly Safford, Lottery spokeswoman. It's completely random. Still, the department fielded calls from curious players. There was not an error, Safford said. But there was another
Aug 23, 2008, 10:52 am - Lottery News

Lottery-winning doorman gets the girl but might lose jobNews Story
The $5 million Park Avenue doorman may soon find himself out the door his bosses say that winning the lottery turned him into a loser at work. But Richie Randazzo, 44, who was visiting Atlantic City yesterday sporting a leggy Swedish model on his arm wasn't too upset. He told The Post that if he's canned by his jealous bosses, he'll just do what every regular Joe does try to collect unemployment insurance. After hitting it big on May 2, Randazzo said he wanted to keep his job o
Jul 23, 2008, 2:38 pm - Lottery News

Britain's first nudist Lottery winners enjoying their winNews Story
After winning a small fortune playing the Lottery, most winners would find it hard to resist spending a few thousand upgrading their wardrobe. Not Brian Tucker and Margaret Dallard. They are, after all, nudists, and generally doesn't have much use for clothes. Instead, they held a little soir e for a select group of friends at the Invicta Sun Club to celebrate their Lottery win. It was a rather chilly evening, so Brian and Margaret took the rare step of keeping on their clothes. Many ot
Jul 21, 2008, 7:43 am - Lottery News

Lottery win opens doors for N.Y. doormanNews Story
A beloved Park Avenue doorman who won $5 million in the state lottery wants to move on up and into the elegant, pre-war building where he works. That way, I'll have the doorman open the door for me, says Richie Randazzo, 44, a bachelor who lives in a two-story home in Brooklyn. But the lucky winner will have to wait because the only apartment for sale in the building at 1021 Park Ave. at East 85th Street is out of his range.So for now, Randazzo, who plans to continue working, will be a
Jun 16, 2008, 10:48 am - Lottery News

Couple loses 'lucky' lottery numbers, wins $27 millionNews Story
Etobicoke couple win fortune with a set of Quick Pick numbers Liz and Doug Kinsman of Etobicoke have a Friday night ritual and it won them $27 million. It was just a Quick Pick. Just chance. But it garnered them the big Super 7 lottery prize of $27 million plus $10 extra on the ticket as a bonus number. We feel fantastic ... we're kind of numb still, Doug Kinsman said today. It's the magnitude. A million or $2 million is one thing but $27 million ... it hasn't sunk in yet,
May 27, 2008, 11:06 am - Lottery News