Winning online contests and lottery

Time running out to claim $184,000 lottery ticket (Lottery Post)

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:19:50 +0000

California Lottery officials say time is running out for the buyer of a winning Mega Millions ticket at a Watts liquor store to collect the $184,000 prize.

N.Y. Governor Announces Favored Bidder for Video Lottery (Financial Planning.com)

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:12:50 +0000

New York came a step closer last week to securing a one-time payment to help balance its budget when Gov. David Paterson announced a favored bidder to run a video lottery terminal facility at the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, N.Y.

Kansas Lottery Sales Down (KSNT Topeka)

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:12:41 +0000

The economy is having its impact on the sale of Kansas Lottery tickets.

CSU professor wins lottery prize (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer)

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:03:16 +0000

Larry Moore, a professor at Columbus State University, won $225,000 in September playing the Georgia Lottery Fantasy Five game.

Johnstown resident wins the Lottery (Capital News 9)

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:52:06 +0000

One Johnstown resident said he’s finally getting his 15 minutes of fame after winning $8 million in the New York State Lottery.

Costa Rica court rejects washed lottery ticket (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:44:13 +0000

A Costa Rican who mistakenly washed a winning lottery ticket worth 112,000 dollars lost a court appeal to obtain the prize, a report said Wednesday.

Time running out to claim $184,000 lottery ticket (Los Angeles Times)

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:45:38 +0000

The ticket was sold at a liquor store in Watts before an April drawing. If it’s not claimed in a week, the money will go toward state education funding. State lottery officials say time is running out for the buyer of a winning Mega Millions ticket at a Watts liquor store to collect the $184,000 prize.

Moriarty man wins 500k lottery prize (KOB-TV Albuquerque)

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:53:55 +0000

A Moriarty man claimed the top prize for New Mexico Lottery’s “$500,000 Extravaganza” scratcher game. Lonnie Freyburger, 52, and his wife Lois claimed the half million dollar prize at lottery headquarters in Albuquerque on Tuesday.

Rays’ Game 6 Tickets Available Today To Lottery Winners (The Tampa Tribune)

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:10:08 +0000

Fans chosen in the Tampa Bay Rays’ lottery to buy tickets for a possible Game 6 in the American League Championship Series are on the clock. The winners, notified by e-mail, may begin buying tickets online at 5 p.m. today and continue until they are sold out.

Illinois Lottery Upgrades Point-of-Purchase Displays With Carmanah LED Edge-Lit Light Panels (T-Net British Columbia)

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:40:32 +0000

Vancouver, BC, October 15, 2008–(T-Net)–Carmanah Technologies (Toronto:CMH.TO) has received an order, valued at approximately $415,000 USD, to supply the Illinois Lottery with LED edge-lit EvenLit(TM) light panels.