Winning online contests and lottery

COLUMBIA —  The South Carolina Education Lottery’s Pick 3 players with a triple 9 combination in the May 14  midday drawing are celebrating.

Seventy-six-year-old Leon Lineburg said it seems like yesterday his Triple L Restaurant and Lounge in Arbutus began selling Maryland Lottery tickets.

The Florida Lottery is adding midday drawings for Cash 3 and Play 4.

A B-minus average should no longer disqualify a Tennessee college student from a lottery-funded HOPE scholarship, the Tennessee House decided Thursday.

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Lottery is adding midday drawings for Cash 3 and Play 4. The state says the new drawings will be held at 1:30 p.m. starting Monday. The evening drawings will still take place at 7:57 p.m.

A campaign to put a state-run lottery before voters in November says it raised more than $55,000 last month.

Groups opposing a state-run lottery have raised much less money.

The Florida Lottery is adding midday drawings for Cash 3 and Play 4.

When Larry Bird visited Secaucus, N.J., a year ago, he hoped to beat the odds but expected to walk away empty-handed. On this trip to the NBA Draft Lottery, Bird knows he’ll leave with something good, even if his Pacers don’t land one of the coveted top three picks in Tuesday’s draw.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday released a $144.3 billion state budget that eliminates a massive deficit by selling lottery bonds and cutting billions in state programs.