Saturday, March 22, 2008

South Carolina Lotto looking for that missing $400k Powerball winner

South Carolina Lotto looking for that missing $400k Powerball winner



Are You Holding a SC Powerball Ticket Worth 400,000?


COLUMBIA, SC March 11, 2008 - The owners of two South Carolina Powerball tickets worth $400,000 have not come forward.
One winning ticket was sold at Kangaroo Express #3140 in Little River and the other ticket was purchased
at Scott’s Mini Mart in Cheraw. Check your SC powerball tickets carefully. The winning white ball numbers from the Saturday, February 8, drawing were 17, 29, 31, 34, and 49. The red Powerball® was 16 and the PowerPlay® multiplier was 2. Both ticket holders wisely purchased PowerPlay® and increased their $200,000 prize to $400,000. PowerPlay® costs an additional $1 per play.
The winning tickets matched all five white ball numbers but missed the red Powerball number and the chance to win the $200 million jackpot! The jackpot now stands at $230 million for Wednesday night’s drawing.
Winning Powerball® tickets must be claimed within 180 days of the drawing.
Since its inception in 2002, the South Carolina Education Lottery has launched more than 260 instant games and six online games. Currently, SCEL offers 39 instant games and five online games. SCEL produces an average of four new games each month in a variety of themes, play styles, and price points of $1-$10. During the past six years, the support the South Carolina Education Lottery has received from players and retailers is responsible for the General Assembly appropriating more than $1.74 billion for educational purposes through fiscal year 2008.





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Hillsborough,North Carolina hits $400K Powerball birthday present

Hillsborough,North Carolina Man Gets $400K Lotto Birthday Present




Keith Chnupa's birthday turned out to be his lucky day. On March 15, the Hillsborough man
bought a NC Powerball lotto ticket for that night's drawing at the Kangaroo Express
in Hillsborough. His ticket matched all five white balls. Chnupa had opted for Power Play on his
ticket for just an extra $1. The Power Play multiplier for the March 15 Powerball drawing was 2,
which increased his $200,000 prize to $400,000.
Chnupa says he didn't even know he had won until he was cleaning his car three days
later and ran across the ticket. He checked the numbers on the lottery Web site
and found out he had gotten a $400,000 birthday present!

Mega Millions rolls over to $95 million

Mega Millions rolls over to $95 million for Tuesday




Match 5 + 0 Winning Mega Millions lotto Tickets were sold in California(1), New Jersey (1), Ohio(1), Texas(1) and Virginia(3).

Friday, March 21, 2008

Mega Millions winning lotto numbers

03/21/2008 Mega Millions winning lotto numbers for Friday 05-08-17-19-41[21]




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Unclaimed Nebraska Lotto Prizes

Unclaimed Nebraska Lotto Prizes


In addition to reporting unclaimed Scratch prizes, the Nebraska Lottery will periodically post a list of unclaimed Lotto prizes.
Lotto prizes must be claimed within 180 days of the drawing for which the ticket was issued.
The following information lists the retailer, city, game, drawing date and prize amount of
Lotto prizes yet to be claimed.



STORE TOWN GAME DATE AMOUNT
Mr Butt's Tobacco / Snacks Omaha Powerball 3/15/2008 $10,000
Fast Break - East Park Lincoln Powerball 3/15/2008 $10,000
Casey's Gen Store #2414 Stanton Powerball 3/15/2008 $10,000
Anderson Food Shop Omaha Pick 5 3/15/2008 $166,000



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Thursday, March 20, 2008

Chantix: Trying to kick the nicotine fits

Trying to kick the nicotine fits





With Illinois implementing the public smoking ban many people are considering trying to kick the habit for good. Here are some conventional and not so conventional methods to aid in the quest to become healthier as you quit smoking.

The most common and talked about methods to quit smoking include the drugs available both by prescription and over the counter to aid in stopping.

Jacquelyn Torrez, a pharmacist at Morris Hospital, said that about 40 percent of those that try to quit fail, and while changing habits is key there are several drug choices to choose from, but not all are without risks.

Zyban is a prescription medication that comes in pill form, designed to help smokers quit more easily than without the drug.

Torrez said Zyban's discovery was interesting. Smokers who happened to be users of the anti-depression medication Wellbutrin (bupropion hydrochloride) often reported a lessening in the desire for cigarettes. Through further testing, the drug was found to be effective in treating the smoking addiction, and helping smokers quit. GlaxoSmithKline “repackaged” Wellbutrin and marketed it as the smoking-cessation drug Zyban.

Zyban does not contain any nicotine and can be used with the patch or nicotine gum.

Chantix is one of the newer drugs. Chantix (varenicline) is a non-nicotine prescription medicine specifically developed to help adults quit smoking.

Within a week of starting Chantix the patient is at maximum dosing and should not be smoking or using any nicotine, including the patch or nicotine gum.

Torrez said both medications have side effects and any user should monitor themselves while on these medications.

Zyban has reported side effects that include decreased libido and interruption in sleep patterns.

Chantix has more severe side effects and some people have reported vomiting and nausea as well as feeling suicidal. A loved one along with the patient should monitor for changes in mood.

In either case, at the first sign of side effects, Torrez said the patient should call their doctor immediately.

For other prescription drugs there is a nasal spray available and an oral inhaler, according to Torrez.

Some of the more common drug methods include the nicotine patch and nicotine gum, which can both be purchased over the counter.

Nicotine gum is a type of chewing gum that delivers nicotine to the body. It is used as an aid in smoking cessation and in quitting smokeless tobacco. The nicotine is delivered to the bloodstream via absorption by the tissues of the mouth.

Torrez said the gum is available in both two milligram and four milligram doses and there is a limit to the amount one should chew per day.

“When chewing nicotine gum the person trying to quit should use the park and chew method,” said Torrez. “You chew the gum for several chews and then park it in the back of the mouth and repeat for about 30 minutes, this creates an added benefit.”

Nicotine patches come in several steps so that users can phase out nicotine use; for example, 21, 14, and seven milligrams.

A cigarette delivers roughly one milligram of nicotine, so someone who used to smoke a pack per day or more could start with the step one 21-milligram patch, while someone who smoked less could start with step two.

After about six weeks at step one, new non-smokers move on to step two for another two weeks and finish on step three for about two additional weeks.

Another less traditional but more popular method is hypnosis.

Wendy Kerr is a LaGrange hypnotist who has had workshops at Standing Tall Reserve in Morris.

Kerr utilizes a blend of hypnosis, NLP, Reiki, coaching, and more, to help individuals achieve their goal to stop smoking.

Kerr said she currently has a 100-percent success rate for those she coaches to stop smoking, and she said the rate is because she addresses both the physical and psychological aspects of the addiction.

“It's a matter of changing the behavior and habits,” said Kerr. “To take away a habit you must replace it and that is how many end up gaining weight, so I look at why the client smokes.”

She said if a person can recognize their hook, the emotional thing that makes them want to smoke, they will have a better chance of success.

“I talk and verbally discuss triggers and habits and then when they are in hypnosis we uncover more, things they may not be consciously aware of,” said Kerr.

She said she normally only requires one very long session, her typical session lasts about three hours.

“If they come in wanting to quit smoking they will walk out a non smoker,” said Kerr.

She said it's important that her and her client become a team, and if one long session isn't going to work for the individual, she will break it up into three one hour sessions.

“People have to be ready to quit for me to take them on as a client,” said Kerr. “It is usually very emotional in my sessions.”

She said every hypnotist is different and some just hypnotize, but she has found addressing the addiction both mentally and physically has a higher success rate for her.

Another more unconventional method, the Alpha Capsule, can be found in several spas throughout the country, including A Cut Above Hair studio in Crest Hill.

The capsule is a controlled environment where a preprogrammed session addresses those trying to stop smoking.

It is said to work as your mind responds to the soothing sensations of your body as it gently massages you on the contour bed.

Warm, dry air circulates and covers your body while aromatherapy is introduced as it crosses your face.

Stereophonic sounds are brought to you via earphones to help bring your mind to tranquility.

Light shielded glasses produce tiny dots of light that guide you to relaxed alpha and theta states of consciousness.

The capsule comes from the factory with several preset sessions including one to stop smoking.

There is no data available at this time to the effectiveness of this treatment but it is guaranteed to destress you whether it stops your smoking.

For more information on quitting smoking you can call toll free 1-877-44U-QUIT, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to talk to smoking cessation counselors with the National Cancer Institute or you can call the Morris Hospital to inquire about local smoking cessation classes.

Heidi Terry

Pfizer's Chantix looks good in company's Portfolio

Optimizing the Patent-Protected Portfolio. The company will continue its focus on delivering revenue from patent-protected medicines, seven of which are global market leaders in their disease areas. Revenues from certain in-line medicines including Geodon, Xalatan, Zyvox, and Vfend are growing at double-digit rates, and revenues from new medicines Chantix, Lyrica and Sutent more than doubled to $3.3 B in 2007, versus $1.5 B in 2006.

The Company is also establishing a new Business Unit focused solely on oncology in its Worldwide Pharmaceutical Group. This unit will bring together global oncology functions including clinical development, medical affairs, commercial development, sales and marketing. It will have the resources to seize growth opportunities to strengthen Pfizer's research investment in oncology, a market expected to more than double in the next decade. The Oncology Business Unit will enable the Company to expedite launches of novel oncology agents, as well as to focus research efforts on cancers common in Asia, including those of the liver, esophagus and nasopharynx.

ANOTHER Pennsylvania MATCH 6 JACKPOT WIN

FRIDAY’S DRAWING PRODUCES ANOTHER MATCH 6 JACKPOT WIN


2nd Jackpot Won In Back to back MATCH 6 Draws
MIDDLETOWN,PA., One ticket matched all six winning numbers, 12-27-34-35-37-46, in the March 14 MATCH 6 lotto drawing.
Friday night’s winning jackpot is worth $500,000 cash, less 25 percent federal withholding.
It is the 43rd MATCH 6 lotto jackpot won since the game’s inception and the second MATCH 6 jackpot won in as many drawings.
One ticket matched all six winning numbers in the March 11 drawing to win a $750,000 cash prize.
Pennsylvania Lottery officials cannot announce the identity of Friday’s MATCH 6 jackpot winner until a prize
has been claimed and a ticket validated. The Pennsylvania Lottery encourages the
holder of a winning ticket to sign the back of the ticket, contact a financial adviser,
and then contact Pennsylvania Lottery Headquarters, (717) 702-8146.
MATCH 6 jackpots must be claimed by presenting a winning ticket at
Pennsylvania Lottery Headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County, or at any of the Lottery’s
seven area offices located throughout the Commonwealth. Claims may be filed at Headquarters

California Super Lotto Plus


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California Super Lotto Plus
Popularity Report
Hot numbers ???
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times Last
Ranking Number occurred hit on
1 B15 23 03/19/08
2 B18 22 03/08/08
3 B39 20 03/12/08
4 B33 19 02/23/08
5 B02 18 02/23/08
6 B17 18 03/08/08
7 B24 18 01/02/08
8 B31 18 03/19/08
9 B16 17 03/12/08
10 B36 17 03/01/08
11 B14 16 03/19/08
12 B21 16 03/12/08
13 B25 15 02/23/08
14 B34 15 03/05/08
15 B35 15 03/01/08
16 B41 15 03/08/08
17 B23 14 03/19/08
18 B40 14 03/19/08
19 B46 14 02/13/08
20 B10 13 03/12/08
21 B20 13 03/05/08
22 B26 13 12/29/07
23 B42 13 02/27/08
24 B03 12 01/05/08
25 B19 12 03/12/08
26 B22 12 03/15/08
27 B27 12 12/29/07
28 B30 12 02/09/08
29 B32 12 01/26/08
30 B38 12 12/19/07
31 B45 12 02/20/08
32 B05 11 01/02/08
33 B06 11 02/20/08
34 B07 11 01/19/08
35 B08 11 11/24/07
36 B11 11 03/15/08
37 B13 11 12/08/07
38 B37 11 01/09/08
39 B47 11 03/05/08
40 B01 10 01/12/08
41 B04 10 03/15/08
42 B09 10 01/16/08
43 B28 10 01/30/08
44 B29 10 03/15/08
45 B43 10 02/02/08
46 B12 8 12/29/07
47 B44 7 12/22/07
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report for the California Super Lotto Plus lotto prepared on 3/20/2008

New York lotto numbers hot


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New York lotto
Popularity Report
Hot numbers ???
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times Last
Ranking Number occurred hit on
1 B57 20 03/19/08
2 B50 18 02/27/08
3 B06 17 01/23/08
4 B36 17 02/06/08
5 B14 16 03/05/08
6 B19 16 03/15/08
7 B31 16 01/19/08
8 B20 15 01/02/08
9 B21 15 03/12/08
10 B28 15 03/01/08
11 B39 15 03/19/08
12 B40 15 03/05/08
13 B41 15 03/12/08
14 B43 15 02/09/08
15 B45 15 01/26/08
16 B47 15 03/08/08
17 B53 15 02/13/08
18 B02 14 02/06/08
19 B05 14 01/26/08
20 B09 14 03/01/08
21 B12 14 03/05/08
22 B16 14 02/23/08
23 B22 14 03/15/08
24 B33 14 02/09/08
25 B38 14 01/16/08
26 B07 13 02/16/08
27 B08 13 03/19/08
28 B13 13 03/01/08
29 B24 13 03/15/08
30 B26 13 01/23/08
31 B34 13 03/01/08
32 B44 13 03/12/08
33 B01 12 03/15/08
34 B04 12 03/08/08
35 B15 12 03/12/08
36 B17 12 03/15/08
37 B25 12 02/16/08
38 B27 12 03/01/08
39 B29 12 03/15/08
40 B42 12 12/12/07
41 B52 12 01/23/08
42 B54 12 02/20/08
43 B59 12 11/24/07
44 B03 11 03/19/08
45 B23 11 12/08/07
46 B32 11 03/08/08
47 B37 11 03/12/08
48 B49 11 02/16/08
49 B55 11 02/20/08
50 B18 10 02/13/08
51 B30 10 02/13/08
52 B35 10 11/10/07
53 B48 10 03/19/08
54 B51 10 02/13/08
55 B11 9 02/27/08
56 B46 9 03/19/08
57 B56 8 01/16/08
58 B58 8 02/23/08
59 B10 7 02/23/08
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report for New York Lotto lotto prepared on 3/20/2008

Texas Lotto


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Texas Lotto
Popularity Report
Hot numbers ???
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times Last
Ranking Number occurred hit on
1 B35 21 03/19/08
2 B14 20 03/12/08
3 B17 20 03/19/08
4 B31 20 03/15/08
5 B16 19 02/20/08
6 B19 19 02/13/08
7 B21 19 02/23/08
8 B29 19 03/12/08
9 B34 19 01/19/08
10 B38 19 01/12/08
11 B49 19 03/01/08
12 B07 18 03/08/08
13 B12 18 03/05/08
14 B18 18 01/23/08
15 B23 18 03/15/08
16 B08 17 03/12/08
17 B10 17 03/05/08
18 B26 17 03/15/08
19 B44 17 02/27/08
20 B52 17 01/02/08
21 B36 16 03/05/08
22 B03 15 03/05/08
23 B28 15 03/05/08
24 B30 15 02/27/08
25 B40 15 03/19/08
26 B43 15 02/23/08
27 B47 15 03/01/08
28 B04 14 03/05/08
29 B24 14 01/23/08
30 B25 13 03/15/08
31 B46 13 03/19/08
32 B53 13 02/16/08
33 B27 12 02/16/08
34 B41 12 03/01/08
35 B42 12 03/19/08
36 B50 12 02/23/08
37 B02 11 03/08/08
38 B09 11 02/16/08
39 B32 11 03/15/08
40 B33 11 12/29/07
41 B05 10 02/06/08
42 B11 10 03/01/08
43 B15 10 01/23/08
44 B22 10 03/12/08
45 B37 10 12/15/07
46 B45 10 02/02/08
47 B51 10 01/26/08
48 B01 9 02/02/08
49 B20 9 01/05/08
50 B39 9 01/19/08
51 B06 8 01/16/08
52 B48 8 03/19/08
53 B54 7 01/02/08
54 B13 6 05/23/07
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hot Powerball lottery winning numbers


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Powerball lottery
Popularity Report
Hot numbers ???
Note: Powerballs not included here
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times Last
Ranking Number occurred hit on
1 B30 33 03/12/08
2 B19 32 03/12/08
3 B43 32 03/15/08
4 B54 32 01/30/08
5 B02 31 03/01/08
6 B08 31 03/19/08
7 B35 31 01/26/08
8 B42 31 03/15/08
9 B13 30 02/23/08
10 B16 30 03/05/08
11 B23 29 03/05/08
12 B38 29 02/13/08
13 B40 29 01/05/08
14 B12 28 03/12/08
15 B24 28 02/27/08
16 B26 28 02/02/08
17 B48 28 02/27/08
18 B55 28 03/01/08
19 B47 27 03/15/08
20 B15 26 03/05/08
21 B22 26 03/15/08
22 B50 26 12/15/07
23 B10 25 03/05/08
24 B14 25 02/02/08
25 B49 25 03/19/08
26 B27 24 01/19/08
27 B34 24 03/12/08
28 B37 24 02/27/08
29 B53 24 02/27/08
30 B03 23 02/16/08
31 B36 23 03/12/08
32 B41 23 03/19/08
33 B45 23 09/19/07
34 B20 22 02/27/08
35 B28 22 01/19/08
36 B01 21 12/05/07
37 B04 21 02/16/08
38 B07 21 12/12/07
39 B21 21 03/01/08
40 B31 21 03/08/08
41 B32 21 02/13/08
42 B39 21 01/26/08
43 B09 20 02/20/08
44 B11 20 01/26/08
45 B18 20 01/16/08
46 B05 19 02/06/08
47 B51 19 02/13/08
48 B52 19 11/17/07
49 B06 18 03/19/08
50 B17 18 03/08/08
51 B29 18 03/19/08
52 B46 18 11/07/07
53 B44 17 02/02/08
54 B25 16 02/02/08
55 B33 14 01/05/08
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Powerball Jackpot grows to $20 Million

Powerball Jackpot grows to $20 Million



1 $800,000 Powerball Power Play Prize Won.
Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, Powerball paid off in big ways. One lucky ticket in North Carolina (1) won $800,000 cash with the Power Play option! In addition, four tickets in Louisiana (1), North Carolina (2), and Nebraska (1) matched all 5 white ball numbers for a $200,000 win.
The Powerball jackpot for the Saturday, March 22nd drawing will be $20 million with the cash option at $10.1 million.


The winning powerball numbers drawn were 6, 8, 29, 41, 49, and the Powerball was 42. The Power Play multiplier was 4.
21 lotto tickets matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. 4 additional players of that prize level wisely purchased
the Power Play and had their prize multiplied by 4 for a $40,000 cash win! A total of 420,376
tickets across the nation won more than $4.8 million in prizes playing America’s favorite game.
76,018 other winning Powerball tickets multiplied their prize by 4 Wednesday.
Players purchased $18,068,468 in Powerball and Power Play tickets between Sunday and Wednesday night.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

ORLANDO MAN hits the $13 million Florida Lotto

ORLANDO MAN hits the $13 million Florida Lotto




TALLAHASSEE,FLA. The Florida Lottery announced today that Hector L. Torres, 49, of Orlando, claimed the March 15 FLORIDA LOTTO base jackpot of $13 million.

Torres, who purchased a $1 play FLORIDA LOTTO Quick Pick ticket, chose the one-time, lump-sum payment for his winnings in the amount of $7,568,167. The winning FLORIDA LOTTO ticket was purchased at the Circle K, located at 2680 N. Orange Blossom Trail in Kissimmee,FL. The retailer received a bonus incentive of $25,000 for selling the jackpot-winning ticket.
The winning numbers were: 16 - 20 - 22 - 32 - 44 - 51

Crump Life Insurance Office Pool of 14 hit the Powerball lotto for $200K

Office Pool of 14 hit the Powerball lotto for $200K




14 CO-WORKERS AT HARRISBURG INSURANCE FIRM SHARE $200,000 POWERBALL PRIZE
Saturday Night’s Powerball Jackpot an Estimated $275 Million
HARRISBURG Fourteen of Pennsylvania’s newest Powerball winners are employees of Crump Life Insurance Services, Crums Mill Road in Harrisburg.
The group, nicknamed The Lucky 14, is sharing a $200K Powerball lotto prize from the Feb. 9 drawing. Secretary of Revenue Tom Wolf and Lottery Executive Director Ed Trees presented a ceremonial check to members of the group today at Turkey Hill, 390 N. Houcks Rd, Harrisburg. The store received a $500 bonus for selling the winning Powerball lotto ticket.
According to Trina Cox, a supervisor at Crump Life, members of the group take turns buying Lottery tickets at various locations. Prior to winning the $200,000
Powerball prize, group had won $20, which it used to buy more tickets.
Members say the group continues to play its favorite Lottery game, Powerball.

PASSAIC COUNTY,NJ $249K JERSEY CASH 5 winner

PASSAIC COUNTY,NJ $249K JERSEY CASH 5 lotto winner



TRENTON, NJ A winning Jersey Cash 5 lotto ticket worth $ 249,951 was sold at Stop / Shop #885, located at Bald Eagle Center in Ringwood, Passaic County for the Monday, March 17 drawing.
Acting Executive Director William T. Jourdain said the winning ticket was the only one sold for Monday's drawing that matched all five numbers drawn. The winning numbers were: 03, 08, 14, 22 and 26.
We are thrilled that the winning NJ lotto jackpot ticket was sold at Stop / Shop #885 , said Jourdain. For selling this ticket, they will receive a bonus check for $750. Overnight, they have become yet another ‘lucky location' for a very fortunate winner.
Jourdain also noted that 4,228 other players won $97,456 in cash prizes in the Monday NJ lotto drawing. For correctly picking four numbers, 132 players won cash prizes of $428.00 each, and for correctly matching three numbers, 4,096 players won $10.00 each.

Members of the "Lucky Eight" win $276 million Powerball lotto

Members of the "Lucky Eight" say they've had very little time to think about what they will do with nearly $12 million each. The winners of the $276 million Powerball were introduced Tuesday at West Virginia Lottery Headquarters in Charleston.

All of the women work in the Monongalia County Sheriff's Tax Office in Morgantown. They contributed about $5 each late last week to purchase Powerball tickets. They had the only winning ticket in Saturday night's drawing.

"It is like a whirlwind," Crystal Magro said. "You don't know what's going on. It's all happening and you can't believe it's happening, I still don't."

Magro and her co-workers were given $1 million checks Tuesday by state Lottery Director John Musgrave. They will receive the balance of their winnings in a few weeks. They chose the cash option, which after taxes resulted in a $95.5 million prize fund.

Allecia Priore says she's had sleepless nights since finding out they had the winning numbers, but she says it's been exciting.

"It's been pretty chaotic and there are a lot of things to think about, which you are just starting to think about," she said.

Priore added she wants to make good investments and make sure her 7-year-old son's future is going to be fine. " I think it should be now," she said.

Worker Judy Gapen had a dream Thursday night that the group was going to win the lottery and West Virginia was going to win its Big East Tournament game against Georgetown.

"I went in and told them on Friday 'Something big is going to happen' they all laughed at me, but one thing did come out good and I'm glad it was this," Gapen told MetroNews.

Chief Tax Deputy Linda Fominko says everyone in the office had "a real good feeling" about the drawing, but she says no one believed her when she called late Saturday night.

Magro says it's a tradition for the group to touch their lottery tickets before a big drawing. She says they did that again on Friday.

"We all touched it, it's for good luck," Magro said.

The $276 million Powerball drawing is the second largest in state history. The payout results in a $9 million tax windfall for the state.

West Virginia has sold 13 Multistate Lottery jackpot tickets since it became a flagship state in 1988.


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Mega Millions rolls over to $83 million

Mega Millions rolls over to $83 million for Friday



Match 5 + 0: Winning Mega Millions lottoTickets From the 3/18/2008 lotto were sold: California(1), Georgia(2), New York(2) and Virginia(1).
Estimated Mega Millions Jackpot for 03/21/2008 : $83,000,000.00




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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Mega Millions winning lotto numbers

Mega Millions winning lotto numbers




03/18/2008 Mega Millions winning lotto numbers

13-15-20-25-44 gold bonus ball 37

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Monday, March 17, 2008

Lowell,MA. Big Lotto Jackpot Samuel A. Gbotee

Lowell,MA. Big Lotto Jackpot for Lowell lottery player


March 13, 2008 Samuel A. Gbotee of Lowell became the latest Lottery millionaire when he hit for $1 million playing the $5,000,000 Jackpot game from the Massachusetts State Lottery.
Gbotee, pictured here with Executive Director Mark Cavanagh, received his first of 20 annuity checks today for $50,000 before taxes at Massachusetts Lotteryheadquarters in Braintree.



He bought the lucky Massachusetts lotto ticket at Pace Gas on Lakeview Avenue in Lowell. The service station will receive a $10,000 commission on the sale.
The $5,000,000 Jackpot instant game features 40 instant prizes of $1 million and 10 instant prizes of $5 million. Overall, there are more than 22 million winning tickets in the game.

Atlanta,Georgia Lottery awards $25K Mega Millions

Georgia Lottery awards $25K Mega Millions retailer bonus



ATLANTA,GA. Georgia Lottery retailer Clyde's Market is receiving a $25,000
retailer incentive bonus for selling a Mega Millions jackpot ticket. The store,
located at 27215 U.S. Highway 80 W. in Portal, sold a jackpot ticket for the
$275 million drawing held Feb. 22.


Any Georgia Lottery retailer who sells a winning Mega Millions jackpot
ticket can earn the $25,000 retailer incentive bonus payment. If more
than one winning jackpot ticket is sold in Georgia, the retailers selling
the winning tickets will share the $25,000 retailer incentive bonus.
Robert Harris of Portal correctly selected the winning numbers for the Feb. 22 Mega Millions drawing and became the largest single winner in Georgia Lottery history. Harris, 47, selected the cash option and received $171.3 million before taxes.
As with all other Georgia Lottery games, proceeds from Mega Millions will
benefit education in the state of Georgia.



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Sunday, March 16, 2008

Brighton,Colorado: Man Scores $250,000 Lotto

Brighton Man Scores $250,000 Prize in Second-Chance Drawing



DENVER,CO., :John Warren usually spends his days roaming around the metro-area installing and repairing cell phone towers.
But after Colorado Lottery officials surprised him with news
that he won the $250,000 Crossword Doubler Second-Chance Drawing, the biggest problem Warren had to address was how to spend his quarter-of-a million dollar windfall.
"I’m going to pay off cars and cards and stimulate the economy," joked a beaming Warren, who was shocked when Lottery officials (accompanied
by his wife, mother-in-law and granddaughter) showed up at his office with a ceremonial $250,000 check.
Warren won the top prize in the drawing after entering lots of non-winning $250,000 Crossword Doubler
$10 Scratch tickets. His name was chosen from 74,000 entries.
A frequent Scratch player, Warren had never won any substantial prizes before the drawing.
The money, however, arrives in the nick of time for the Warren family.


"I just lost my job, so this is like, 'Oh My God,'" added Warren’s wife Linda, who explained that the couple had just tried to trade in her van
because they were worried about how to make the monthly payments. "We were just devastated for the last two weeks."
In addition to paying off bills, Warren plans to set up college funds for his two adopted children, ages nine and 11. Warren also plans to share the wealth with his three step-children.
"This is going to change my life quite a bit," he said.
The Colorado Lottery holds about 10 second-chance drawings annually on select Scratch games.
Players can enter their non-winning tickets for the second-chance drawings by mail or via the Internet.
To see the current list of games that qualify for drawings

$276.3 Million Powerball Jackpot Won in West Virginia

$276.3 Million Powerball Jackpot Won in West Virginia


3/16/2008 Powerball One lucky ticket in West Virginia matched all 6 numbers Saturday and walked
away with the $276.3 million jackpot. There were a total of 1,946,282 additional winning tickets on Saturday evening. Those winners won prizes totaling $14,133,932.


The numbers drawn were 6, 22, 42, 43, 47 and the Powerball was 16. The Power Play multiplier was 2.
Twelve tickets correctly matched the 5 white numbers and won $200,000. These tickets were sold in Arizona
(1), Colorado (1), Kentucky (2), Louisiana Powerball (1), Minnesota (1), North Carolina
(2), Pennsylvania (3), and Wisconsin Powerball (1). Two other tickets at this prize level sold in Iowa
(1) and North Carolina (1), also had the Power Play and multiplied their winnings by two for a total of $400,000 cash each.



Eighty-six tickets matched 4 white numbers plus the Powerball and won $10,000. Fourteen additional players not only matched 4+1, but also purchased the Power Play option, multiplying their prize by 2 for a total win of $20,000!
A total of 236,015 winning Powerball plays were multiplied by 2 Saturday evening. Winners were able to do so by purchasing the Power Play option for one dollar. With Power Play you can multiply your winnings, except for the jackpot, from 2 to 5 times. At the beginning of each drawing a wheel is spun to select that night’s multiplier.
Players purchased $81,569,141 in Powerball and Power Play tickets between Thursday and Saturday night.