ST. LOUIS — The two dozen people in matching T-shirts who spent Tuesday morning working on crafts with children at the St. Louis Science Center looked like any other volunteers — except this group has won a combined $360 million in the Missouri Lottery. Some sported nice jewelry, but nothing too flashy. No designer shoes were on display, just lots of sandals and sneakers. The Missouri Lottery’s …
Daily Archives: June 23, 2009
Self-described ‘lottery freak’ buys $88M Powerball ticket (Lottery Post)
Jeff Wilson, 27, has his “lottery freak” dad to thank for helping him win the $88 million Powerball. Wilson met the media Tuesday and talked about his winnings.
Tuesday’s midday lottery numbers (Courier-Post)
TRENTON – Here are the winning numbers selected Tuesday in the midday New Jersey State Lottery drawing:
Lottery Meets Return to Education Goal (WNCT Greenville)
RALEIGH- Today, the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL) met its goal for the year with a transfer to the state and there is still more to come! The NCEL transferred over $78 million for sales in April, May and part of June. This transfer brings the tally for the fiscal year to $385.5 million, including the FY08 carryover of $3.5 million, and the overall tally from launch to over $1.1 billion.
Carpenter nails 2 lottery wins in a week (MSNBC)
A 62-year-old man struck it big twice in the Georgia Lottery. Earl Fritz won the top prize of $777,777 in the instant game Super Lucky 7′s.
Worker accused of lottery fraud (The Augusta Chronicle)
AIKEN – A 22-year-old worker at a North Augusta gas station is accused of lottery fraud.
New Providence police are seeking lottery scam victims (Independent Press)
NEW PROVIDENCE — Police are looking for additional victims of a mail lottery scam being perpetrated by individuals believed to be in Jamaica. And, it’s not just about the money, it’s about getting people to call what seems to be…
Georgia carpenter wins lottery twice in a week (Lottery Post)
One week after winning $1,000 in the Georgia Lottery, a 62-year-old carpenter struck it really big.
$200,000 NM Lottery prize expires July 2 (KOB 4 Albuquerque)
Someone has until July 2 to claim a New Mexico lottery Powerball ticket worth $200,000.
Georgia man wins big lottery prizes twice in week (AP via Yahoo! News)
A 62-year-old man struck it big twice in the Georgia Lottery. Earl Fritz won the top prize of $777,777 in the instant game Super Lucky 7′s. That dwarfed the $1,000 he won a week earlier in a different game. The carpenter said he felt lucky a week ago and now feels a little bit luckier.