Georgia Contractor Hits $12 Million Mega Millions Jackpot
Four days after two players shared a $33 million jackpot, a Georgia contractor, Wayne Reese, hit a $12 million Mega Millions jackpot. He discovered the win while checking the lottery’s web site. ”I said, ‘Whew’ like wrestler Ric Flair,” he said with excitement. “I shouted out to my family, ‘Y’all won¹t believe what¹s right here!’” [...]
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Posted on September 4, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, Government, Lottery, Opinion, Photos, Picking Numbers, Random Facts, Stories
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Powerball Jackpot Soars to $245 Million, Highest Since March 2008 (When It Was $276 Million)
Powerball is approaching stratospheric levels after no one won the $213 million Aug. 15 jackpot. The Aug. 19 Powerball jackpot is an estimated $245 million. The Aug. 15 winning numbers are 14,15,26,32,36 and the Power ball was 12. The Power Play multiplier is 5. Only 5 tickets in the country matched 5 of 6 numbers. [...]
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Posted on August 16, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, European, Government, Lottery, Lump Sum
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When $5 Equals $250,000: Florida Lottery Winner Makes That Claim
Photo of April Lopez courtesy of Florida Lottery When does a $5 bet result in a $250,000 win? Not too often. But it did in Florida, recently, when April Lopez, 36, of Ruskin, scratched, won and claimed the top prize of the “$250,000 SPIN” Scratch-Off game. Lopez said she hasn’t been able to sleep for [...]
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Posted on July 23, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, European, Government, Lottery, Opinion, Photos, Picking Numbers, Random Facts, Stories
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$1 Million Dollar Georgia Lottery Winner is a Systems Analyst
I don’t believe in lottery systems that work (they are fun to play, though), and neither, I suspect, does a real professional systems analyst from Powder Springs, Ga., who just won $1 million on June 30, in the state’s rather unique game, Weekly WinFall drawing. Charley Jones bought his ticket in Lithia Springs, Ga. at [...]
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Posted on July 8, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, Government, Lottery, Lump Sum, Opinion, Photos, Picking Numbers, Random Facts, Stories
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History for Sale: New Hampshire’s First Lottery Ticket, Circa: 1964, Goes On Auction Block
For those of you who’ve read the history section of my book, this won’t come as a surprise. Colonial America was, in part, financed by legitimate lotteries. From the original settlers in Jamestown, Va. through the revolutionary years and beyond, money was raised for schools, roads, etc by lotteries. It was only when graft and [...]
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Posted on June 16, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, Culture, Government, Lottery, Lump Sum, Opinion, Photos, Picking Numbers, Stories
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Taking Command, Pennsylvanian Wins $350,000 Playing Cash5
I love hearing stories like this. Dude works at a Red Cross, helping people in need. Then, he hits the lottery. Here is the story, courtesy of the Pennsylvania Lottery: Who knew ‘pocket change’ could turn into $350,000? Mike Commander found out soon after his quick-pick CASH 5 Lottery ticket turned out to be a [...]
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Posted on May 19, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, Culture, Government, Lottery, Opinion, Picking Numbers, Random Facts, Stories
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European Lottery Players Going Wild: Euro Millions Jackpot Rolls Over to 123 Million Euros
There was no jackpot winner in the May 1 Euro Millions game so the jackpot rolls over to a massive 123 million euros, or about $163 million, U.S. The winning numbers, drawn in Paris, are 5,19,31,38,47 and the two lucky stars are 3,5. I’ll let you know where the second prize winning tickets were sold [...]
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Posted on May 1, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, European, Government, Lottery
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Nevada Moving Towards A Lottery
I normally don’t quote from the New York Times (where I worked, for about two years, as a reporter), but I couldn’t help commenting on a report in the Sunday paper about Nevada moving towards a lottery. For years there has been talk of this. The Casinos were against it. But the state…was losing money [...]
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Posted on April 27, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under European, Government, Lottery, Opinion, Random Facts, Stories
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It Was Bound to Happen Somewhere: Massachusetts Putting “Ads” on Some Lottery Tickets
Freaking outrageous. And in Massachusetts of all places, where lottery sales always are in the top 2 or 3 in the country. I suppose it was bound to happen somewhere though. Another way to make money. The lottery business is a $50 billion (with a B) business. Guess they need more money to give to [...]
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Posted on April 6, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, European, Government, Lottery, Opinion, Stories
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New York Lottery Player’s Dreams Come True, Thanks to a $1 Million Scratch-off Ticket Win
Albion native Brittanie DeClerck dreams of owning her own pet shop someday; a dream she now wants to make real with part of the $1,000,000 top prize she won on an Emerald 8s scratch off ticket from the New York Lottery. The 19-year-old former dog groomer said she looks forward to seeing her dream come [...]
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Posted on March 23, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, Culture, Government, Lottery, Lump Sum, Stories
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