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Software error stalls validation of some winning D.C. lottery ticketsNews Story
Glitch delayed winnings for several dozen ticketholders; cause still sought A mysterious software bug in 17 lottery machines used by the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board in Washington left several dozen winning instant ticketholders unable to immediately cash their prize tickets last week. The problem, according to Jay Young, chief operating officer of the lottery board, was tracked to the proprietary software that validates instant tickets with winning numbers, but the exac
May 9, 2008, 8:46 am - Lottery News

$135M lottery winner to boss: "I'm out of here"News Story
David Sneath has worked at a Ford Motor Co. parts warehouse for 34 years, but it didn't take him any time at all to walk out once he discovered he had won a $136 million Mega Millions jackpot. I yelled to the boss, 'I'm out of here,' Sneath said Thursday after going to state lottery headquarters in downtown Lansing to pick up his first $1 million check. Sneath, of Livonia in suburban Detroit, said the reality of his win has yet to sink in. I still haven't touched base with Earth yet,
Apr 4, 2008, 8:41 am - Lottery News

Soldier wins $1 million lottery jackpot, will return to IraqNews Story
Definition of patriot: though he hit the jackpot, sergeant volunteers to return to Iraq for a 3rd tour After completing two tours in Iraq, Sgt. Wayne Leyde won $1 million from a scratch-and-win lotto ticket on Tuesday. Now that he's won, Leyde, a 26-year-old member of the Washington National Guard, says he's still going to volunteer to go back to Iraq for a third tour and won't spend any of the money in the meantime. Leyde was driving near his home in Mead, Washington when he stopped at
Feb 29, 2008, 1:36 pm - Lottery News

$270 Million: Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised againNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game was increased to a whopping $270 million Wednesday, when all the tickets sold for the Tuesday night drawing failed to win the top prize. A Mega Millions lottery ticket wins the jackpot by matching all five lotto numbers plus the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday. There were 15 second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 1 from California, 1 from Georgia, 1 from Maryland, 1 from Massachusetts, 2 from Michigan, 3 from
Feb 20, 2008, 2:41 am - Lottery News

Police break up suspected lottery ticket theft ringNews Story
In Washington state, police have arrested three people on suspicion of stealing lottery scratch tickets from stores all over King and Snohomish counties, then cashing them in at other stores. The arrests follow a week-long investigation into the suspected serial lottery ticket thefts by Kirkland police, Bothell police and King County sheriff's detectives. The investigation began Feb. 7 after Kirkland police responded to a theft of lottery scratch tickets from a Kirkland gas station in the
Feb 14, 2008, 6:36 pm - Lottery News

Ex-friends square off in trial over $1M lottery ticketNews Story
A western Maryland man testified Monday that he gave his neighbor $20 to buy them a state lottery ticket that ended up a $1 million winner. But the neighbor claims his former hunting buddy is a desperate, dishonest barfly who concocted the story after learning of his friend's good fortune. A judge has frozen $500,000 of the winnings until a Washington County Circuit Court jury decides this week whether Brian S. Kendle, a 38-year-old Roto-Rooter operator, bought the Countdown to Millions
Feb 4, 2008, 11:42 pm - Lottery News

Review: Vultures feast on desperate lottery winnersNews Story
Money for Nothing is a glimpse into a seedy business few will ever encounter. Edward Ugel writes about the trade of preying on bottomed-out lottery winners, crazy for cash to meet their growing debts, waiting for their next annual annuity check to arrive from the state coffers. His tale is a colorfully written account by a self-proclaimed overweight, chain-smoking, Krispy Kreme doughnut-eating, fanatical gambler. For just shy of a decade starting in the late 1990s, Ugel says he worked i
Sep 24, 2007, 11:05 am - Lottery News

Massachusetts lottery causes may have historical precidenceNews Story
After predicting this week that three modest-sized resort casinos would generate between $400 million and $450 million in tax revenues, Massachusetts Governor Patrick said, We will dedicate that revenue to improving transportation and to reducing property taxes . . . by investing casino tax revenue in refurbishing and expanding our transportation systems, we accelerate the growth of economic opportunities in every region, we ensure the safety of our roadways and bridges, and we address effect
Sep 22, 2007, 8:12 am - Lottery News

Tickets for new Washington Lottery raffle go on sale SundayNews Story
Feeling lucky? Try Washington State Lottery's new lottery game. Lottery officials announced a brand new game in honor of its 25th anniversary. Starting this Sunday, the odds of becoming an instant millionaire is about to go way up. You've never seen a Washington lottery ticket like this one. Each raffle ticket will have a number printed on it that will be your number and it will be between one and 375,000, said Jacque Coe, Washington State Lottery. When they're sold out, they're g
Sep 19, 2007, 3:34 pm - Lottery News

Is the lottery shortchanging schools?News Story
According to the North American Assoc. of State and Provincial Lotteries, 42 states and the District of Columbia run lotteries, and more than half claim the games boost funding for education. But CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian found that lotteries aren't exactly providing a windfall for schools. If you listen to state lottery ads, we're supposed to believe that all the numbers are supposedly adding up to more and more money for education. Lotteries help, but n
Sep 19, 2007, 12:38 pm - Lottery News