Winning online contests and lottery

BENTONVILLE — Arkansans must raise the state from its perpetual near last-place position in education among all 50 states, and voting for a proposed state lottery to fund college scholarships and grants might be the thing to do about it, guest speaker Michael Cook told a meeting of the Republican Women of Bentonville. (Benton County […]

Pacific Online Systems Corp. said Friday it would sell additional lottery scratch cards worth P400 million. The company is the lottery equipment provider of state-run Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in Visayas and Mindanao.

Thirteen must be Doneal Nichols’ lucky number. The Salina woman was in Topeka on Wednesday to turn in ticket No. 13 from the King Size Cash Kansas Lottery game and pose for a picture with a jumbo check for the game’s top prize of $75,000.

By Doug Thompson Stephens Media CENTERTON - Missouri could lose more than $25 million in lottery ticket sales in the first fiscal year after Arkansas implemented a state lottery, according to the latest estimate presented to the Missouri Lottery Commission.

A Delta Air Lines cargo supply attendant has won $1 million in a Georgia Lottery game. Lottery officials say she is the sixth Delta employee to win a lottery jackpot this year.

Waterloo resident Candace Bouknight holds her giant prize ticket after she won the Summer Escape lottery game. (Contributed photo) COLUMBIA — Armed with a giant scraper, Waterloo resident Candace Bouknight couldn’t contain her excitement as she furiously scratched an oversized Summer Escape SM 2008 ticket.