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2nd Powerball winner from Rhode Island announcedNews Story
A Rhode Island woman claimed the second Powerball jackpot in that state in recent months Tuesday but it fell to her attorney to pose alongside the oversized lottery check. Kathleen Last of Smithfield, R.I., had the winning ticket in the March 7 drawing for the $60 million Powerball prize, state lottery officials said. She elected to take her winnings in a $37 million lump sum. Last's attorney represented her at Tuesday's official announcement of her winnings. Attorney Edmund Alves said his
Apr 5, 2012, 8:10 am - Lottery News

Rhode Island woman, 81, claims $336 Million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Includes video report Louise White, a vivacious 81-year-old of Newport, R.I., stepped forward today as the winner of $336.4 million, the third largest Powerball lottery in the history of the game. I want to say that I'm very happy and I'm very proud. This will make my family very happy, she said. We are truly blessed. Thank you. White took her bonanza calmly, speaking briefly and then leaving the crowded news conference for her new team of attorneys to handle. One of her attorneys,
Mar 6, 2012, 12:51 pm - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery to give away millions from jackpot mysteryNews Story
Share of expired Powerball jackpot sold in Georgia also to be given away A secret winner's loss will be some lucky Iowans' gain. The Iowa Lottery announced plans Friday to give away $2 million in cash prizes, including a $1 million prize at the Iowa State Fair, with the state's share of a leftover jackpot that went unpaid after a New York lawyer refused to explain how he ended up with the winning ticket. We're going to see if we can have better luck the second time around, Iowa Lottery
Feb 26, 2012, 8:52 am - Lottery News

Minnesota Lottery tests Internet salesNews Story
A quiet revolution in gambling is under way in Minnesota. Without a single press release or announcement, the Minnesota State Lottery is nearly a year into an experiment to get more Minnesotans to gamble online through a subscription lottery service. Private online gambling is illegal in Minnesota, and the state's elected leaders have turned back various gambling expansion proposals and online gambling ventures. But in the waning months of Gov. Tim Pawlenty's administration, the Minneso
Nov 28, 2011, 12:23 am - Lottery News

LOTTERY POST ANNOUNCES LOTTERY PRIZE PAYOUT RESULTSNews Story
Free access to entire past year of lottery data also announced Lottery Post, the world's largest community of lottery players and home of the Internet's most popular lottery results service, announced today the launch of its latest industry-leading innovation: current and past lottery prize payout results for all of the hundreds of lottery games shown at the Lottery Post Web site, on both computers and smartphones, such as iPhone and Android. Although the 'winning numbers' portion of lotte
Oct 18, 2011, 2:30 am - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery offers free ticket dealNews Story
Special deal is for Tuesday and Wednesday only Just in time for the late holiday season shoppers, the Idaho Lottery is offering a two-day special for players on Tuesday and Wednesday this week only. All day on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 players that purchase a $10 Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle ticket will receive a free Mega Millions ticket and a have chance at that night's $145 million jackpot. All day Wednesday, December 22, 2010, players that purchase a $10 Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle ticket w
Dec 21, 2010, 7:48 am - Lottery News

Arizona teacher claims $95 million Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
A substitute teacher from Fort Mohave, Arizona, walked into the Arizona Lottery's headquarters Monday and put two weeks of rumors, speculation and excitement to rest, claiming a $95.3 million Powerball prize. Sheila Verke, 64, held the single prize-winning ticket, but her identity had been a mystery since the Dec. 1 drawing. She accepted a jackpot check in person Monday, accompanied by friends and financial advisers. She took the prize as a lump sum of $49.9 million rather than a 30-yea
Dec 14, 2010, 4:29 pm - Lottery News

Kentucky lottery winner wastes no time claiming jackpotNews Story
Won $19.12 million from Saturday night's Powerball drawing Knott County native and Louisville resident Muncie Meade is Kentucky's newest multimillionaire. The 24-year-old lawn service owner today presented a $19.12 million winning Powerball ticket at Kentucky Lottery headquarters. Meade has been lucky at lottery play recently, and another smaller win led to this major jackpot. I bought a $10 scratch-off ticket last week and won $250, he said. I took my winnings and bought a $5 Powerball qu
Dec 14, 2010, 9:17 am - Lottery News

West Virginia Lottery move delayedNews Story
It's going to be at least another year before the West Virginia Lottery moves out of leased space in Charleston to a 13-story building it purchased earlier this year on the other side of town. Lottery Director John Musgrave says a lot of renovation work is required at City Center West and the mandated changes have taken a long time to design and will take a long time to complete. Musgrave says restrooms in the building will have to be made handicap accessible, a fire suppression system mus
Dec 6, 2010, 12:39 pm - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery privatization announcement expected WednesdayNews Story
Southtown Star Editorial Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is about to make a billion-dollar decision to which most of us haven't paid much attention. For months, consortiums and companies have been working behind the scenes to become the jackpot winner of a prize that will set an international gambling precedent. Illinois is soon to become the first in the United States to turn over its state lottery operations to a privately owned company. How this experiment progresses undoubtedly will set preced
Sep 14, 2010, 8:08 am - Lottery News