Lottery commission raises estimate for ticket sellers
RALEIGH, N.C. The folks who run the new North Carolina lottery expect they'll have as many as five-thousand retailers ready to sell tickets on the first day they're available. | Saturday, February 25, 2006
04:58 PM EST |
Mega Millions jackpot increases to $256 million
ATLANTA - The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing has grown to $256 million. | Saturday, February 25, 2006
03:02 AM EST |
Lottery winner collects $200K
EAST KINGSTON - An East Kingston resident is $200,000 richer after matching five winning numbers in the Feb. 11 Powerball. Roland Vance Leary claimed his prize at the lottery headquarters in Concord on Tuesday. He bought the ticket the week before the drawing at the Route 108 General Store in Newton. | Friday, February 24, 2006
05:21 PM EST |
Winning Powerball ticket turns up under bed
SHREVEPORT, La. -- After hearing of a newspaper account of an unclaimed $853,492 Powerball ticket from October, Steve Jones decided to do a little housecleaning. Of the three tickets he swept out from under the bed, one wound up being the prizewinner. | Friday, February 24, 2006
05:12 PM EST |
Despite setbacks, NC lottery start still on schedule, leader says
RALEIGH, N.C. - The North Carolina Education Lottery remains on schedule to start selling tickets March 30, despite weeklong delays in getting an official logo and an ad agency, the lottery's chief executive said Friday. | Friday, February 24, 2006
05:11 PM EST |
Mega Millions Madness
If it can happen to a group of meat packers in Nebraska, it could happen to you. | Friday, February 24, 2006
03:39 AM EST |
Local turns in winning Powerball ticket after four months
Never underestimate the power of cleaning.Steve Jones, of Shreveport, swept out from under his bed Tuesday $853,492 in the form of a winning Match-5 Bonus Powerball ticket he bought on Oct. 16. | Friday, February 24, 2006
03:38 AM EST |
