Winning online contests and lottery

TRENTON, N.J. - Here are the winning numbers selected Friday night in the New Jersey State Lottery:

Many state lotteries are experiencing record sales, as some try to turn a lottery ticket into a ticket back to prosperity.

A New York charity is turning down a share of a $3 million lottery jackpot because accepting it could send a bad message to gambling addicts.

The Culpeper Police Department wants to warn residents of a telephone scam that has bilked two Culpeper citizens out of more than $88,000. The scam targets senior citizens, who are told they have won $500,000 in a lottery.

Associated Press - September 12, 2008 4:23 PM ET PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) - A New York charity says it has turned down a share of a $3 million lottery jackpot because accepting the money could send…

Associated Press - September 12, 2008 4:23 PM ET PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) - A New York charity says it has turned down a share of a $3 million lottery jackpot because accepting the money could send…

A New York charity says it has turned down a share of a $3 million lottery jackpot because accepting the money could send the wrong message to gambling addicts. The Lighthouse Mission, which helps feed 3,000 hungry Long Island residents a week, had been chosen to share an anonymous donor’s jackpot last month. The […]

A New York charity says it has turned down a share of a $3 million lottery jackpot because accepting the money could send the wrong message to gambling addicts.

PATCHOGUE, N.Y. - A New York charity is turning down a share of a $3 million lottery jackpot because accepting it could send a bad message to gambling addicts.

Columbia (WLTX) — According to South Carolina Lottery officials, a 43-year-old woman won $100,000 from a lottery game after pumping gas at the Kangaroo Express in Lexington.