Winning online contests and lottery

A ticket purchased in Salem wins the $1 million top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s 20th Birthday Raffle. The prize will be paid in annual installments over 20 years.

A retired warehouse supervisor from Norfolk won one of 10 Harley-Davidson motorcycles in the Virginia Lottery’s “Live to Ride” game. Joe Gray scratched off his ticket inside the 7-Eleven at 6900 N. Military Hwy. and then asked a store clerk to check it for him, according to a news release from the Virginia Lottery.

DENVER (AP) - Colorado Lottery officials say it’s been a record year for lottery sales in the state. Colorado Lottery spokeswoman Kristen Shew says sales were $505.8 million in the last fiscal year that ended June 30, up from $468 million the previous year.

In Arizona Lottery math, the number 198594 is equal to $100,000.

of the Heritage Lottery Fund has criticised the amount of money being spent on the London Olympics.

If you buy a lottery ticket dreaming of winning a prize such as a hybrid car or $1 million in cash, those prizes should still be available when the ticket is sold, two New Jersey legislators contend.

Posted: 12:44 PM- OGDEN, Utah - A Utah couple went to Boise to pick up $100,000 in lottery winnings. Hill Air Force Base retirees Charles and Jennifer Thompson say they expect to keep $67,000 after paying state and federal taxes.

A group opposing a state-run lottery asked the Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday to throw the proposal off this fall’s ballot.

Brookings retailers who have Video Lottery terminals have mixed feelings about whether it is good for business. “It’s a game of chance for both the players and the retailers,” said Fox’s Den Restaurant and Irish Pub owner Jan Fox.

LITTLE ROCK A conservative group opposing a state-run lottery that would generate money for college scholarships asked the Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday to throw the proposal off this fall’s ballot.