Billings man claims lottery prize
Craig Grider of Billings has claimed a $70,000 Montana Cash jackpot prize on a ticket he bought for the Aug. 20 drawing. Grider bought his winning ticket at the Holiday StationStore on South Billings Boulevard. | 08/27/2005 |
Acting lottery chief resigns
Acting state lottery Director Chon Gutierrez, whose brief tenure was marked by record sales and both hype and controversy over the new multistate Mega Millions game, announced Thursday that he is resigning. | 08/26/2005 |
Lottery chief's resignation increases critics' hopes
SACRAMENTO — Under legal and political fire, acting lottery director Chon Gutierrez officially quit Thursday, clearing the way for a new permanent director and boosting critics' hopes that questions over the legality of Mega Millions lotto can be settled more swiftly. | 08/26/2005 |
Two sides to gentlemen's lottery story
North Carolina's Democratic Senate leaders say they could have passed the lottery in the middle of the night using a parliamentary trick, but the gentleman in them wouldn't let them do it. | 08/26/2005 |
Powerball Jackpot Moves to $32 Million
POWERBALL, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The jackpot in America's favorite lottery game is still on the move. Even though Wednesday evening's draw did not generate a jackpot winner, 301,505 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.5 million in prizes. | 08/25/2005 |
Woman To Work, Rather Than Go To Jail For Lottery Ticket Theft
CARLISLE, Pa. -- A Cumberland County judge has ordered a woman placed on probation rather than jailed so she can work to repay more than $28,000 worth of lottery tickets. | 08/25/2005 |
Powerball makeover takes effect next week
Powerball Lottery officials say players want bigger and faster-growing jackpots -- and they're about to get them. | 08/25/2005 |
Powerball changes meant to drive up jackpots
Powerball players will face longer odds on winning but jackpots likely will be higher under changes that will start after Saturday night’s drawing, officials said. | 08/25/2005 |
Lotto Winners Only Want Nylons And Car
Yvonne Lee - All Headline News Staff ReporterToronto, Canada (AHN) – One of the oldest couples to ever win a Canadian lottery say their only plans for the $7.5 million jackpot is to buy a new pair of nylons for her and a Lincoln car for him. | 08/25/2005 |
No lottery for N.C. pleases S.C. retailers
The Herald FORT MILL -- With North Carolina's lottery hopes dashed until at least next year, some of York County's top retailers say they're pleased to maintain the region's lottery monopoly. | 08/25/2005 |
