Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Smash-and-grab at a South St. Louis Radio Shack.
Smash-and-grab at a South St. Louis Radio Shack.
Summer Knowles
January 5, 2009
A smash and grab at a Radio Shack on South Broadway in South St. Louis.
"I heard a boom."
This man was right next door when it happened and says he saw four men in a flatbed truck backing into the store's glass doors.
"They were throwing stuff from radio shack into the back of the truck and they were really busy for about 5 minutes then the alarm went off and they ran on off."
But this isn't anything St. Louisans haven't seen or heard about before. Over the last few months there have been about a dozen smash and grabs in the St. Louis metro area, including this one in Creve Couer where surveillance video shows two men hurling bricks, smashing a front window and then breaking into the "sound room" on Olive street. There were also smash and grabs at an Office Depot in South St. Louis and a National Rent to own store. In Cahokia each time the suspects made off with cameras or tv sets.
"They didn't want to be left out with the digital switchover coming and all… decided hey its easy to smash and grab." Aaron Hatch - Resident
Police aren't sure if the incidents are related, but they are looking into it.
The Radio Shack thieves skipped over laptops and the register, but took one large, flat screen tv…and two blue ray dvd players…for a total value of about $1000.
"It's a smash and grab…somebody was coming. "
At least $1000 worth of damage at the store. But it's still open for business.
Viagra May Shield Heart From Blood Pressure Damage
Viagra May Shield Heart From Blood Pressure Damage
Mon Jan 5, 5:03 pm ET
Drugstores Online
MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Tests in mouse hearts show that sildenafil, the key ingredient in Viagra, may shield hearts from damage caused by high blood pressure, a new study suggests.
Investigators said that sildenafil appears to influence RGS2, a single protein essential in the reactions that initially protect the heart's blood-pumping function from spiraling into heart failure. The findings, published online Monday in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, suggest that sildenafil may prove useful in the treatment or prevention of heart damage due to chronic high blood pressure.
"Sildenafil clearly prolongs the protective effects of RGS2 in mouse hearts," senior investigator Dr. David Kass, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and its Heart and Vascular Institute in Baltimore, said in a Hopkins news release.
After a week of inducing high blood pressure in the mice, the team found that the hearts engineered to lack RGS2, or regulator of G-protein signaling 2, expanded in weight by 90 percent, and almost half of the experiment animals died of heart failure. In the mice with RGS2, the dangerous muscle expansion, known as hypertrophy, was delayed, growing by only 30 percent, the researchers found, and none of those mice died.
Later testing showed that treating hypertensive mice that had RGS2 with sildenafil showed enhanced buffering, less hypertrophy, and stronger heart muscle contraction and relaxation. In addition, these mice showed as much as 10 times lower stress-related enzyme activity compared to their untreated counterparts. The study also found that sildenafil had no effect in mice lacking RGS2.
The study involved more than a half-dozen experiments, all performed within the last three years, designed to zero in on RGS2's role in stalling hypertrophy.
"The evidence is piling up that unbridled Gq signaling is driving a central biological chain reaction in heart failure, and that by extending the protective effects of RGS2 or by developing a test for its presence, researchers can develop new therapies or improve existing ones, including ACE inhibitors and possibly sildenafil, for people with heart failure who will benefit most," Kass said.
Doctors currently use so-called ACE inhibitor and ARB inhibitor drugs to block Gq signaling. These drugs are the most common treatment for heart failure, which afflicts more than 5 million Americans each year, killing more than a quarter million of them, according to the study.
Mon Jan 5, 5:03 pm ET
Drugstores Online
MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Tests in mouse hearts show that sildenafil, the key ingredient in Viagra, may shield hearts from damage caused by high blood pressure, a new study suggests.
Investigators said that sildenafil appears to influence RGS2, a single protein essential in the reactions that initially protect the heart's blood-pumping function from spiraling into heart failure. The findings, published online Monday in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, suggest that sildenafil may prove useful in the treatment or prevention of heart damage due to chronic high blood pressure.
"Sildenafil clearly prolongs the protective effects of RGS2 in mouse hearts," senior investigator Dr. David Kass, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and its Heart and Vascular Institute in Baltimore, said in a Hopkins news release.
After a week of inducing high blood pressure in the mice, the team found that the hearts engineered to lack RGS2, or regulator of G-protein signaling 2, expanded in weight by 90 percent, and almost half of the experiment animals died of heart failure. In the mice with RGS2, the dangerous muscle expansion, known as hypertrophy, was delayed, growing by only 30 percent, the researchers found, and none of those mice died.
Later testing showed that treating hypertensive mice that had RGS2 with sildenafil showed enhanced buffering, less hypertrophy, and stronger heart muscle contraction and relaxation. In addition, these mice showed as much as 10 times lower stress-related enzyme activity compared to their untreated counterparts. The study also found that sildenafil had no effect in mice lacking RGS2.
The study involved more than a half-dozen experiments, all performed within the last three years, designed to zero in on RGS2's role in stalling hypertrophy.
"The evidence is piling up that unbridled Gq signaling is driving a central biological chain reaction in heart failure, and that by extending the protective effects of RGS2 or by developing a test for its presence, researchers can develop new therapies or improve existing ones, including ACE inhibitors and possibly sildenafil, for people with heart failure who will benefit most," Kass said.
Doctors currently use so-called ACE inhibitor and ARB inhibitor drugs to block Gq signaling. These drugs are the most common treatment for heart failure, which afflicts more than 5 million Americans each year, killing more than a quarter million of them, according to the study.
Watchdog gives ED pills alert
January 6, 2009
Watchdog gives ED pills alert
Drugstores Online
Indianapolis Erectile dysfunction pills, including those made by Eli Lilly and Co., may lead to dangerous side effects if combined with one of 56 common medicines, according to Washington-based consumer advocates Public Citizen. Public Citizen posted a list online Monday of prescriptions and herbal remedies to avoid when taking Pfizer's Viagra, Lilly's Cialis or Bayer's Levitra, including treatments for high blood pressure and chest pain, grapefruit juice and St. Johns wort.
(Star news services)
Watchdog gives ED pills alert
Drugstores Online
Indianapolis Erectile dysfunction pills, including those made by Eli Lilly and Co., may lead to dangerous side effects if combined with one of 56 common medicines, according to Washington-based consumer advocates Public Citizen. Public Citizen posted a list online Monday of prescriptions and herbal remedies to avoid when taking Pfizer's Viagra, Lilly's Cialis or Bayer's Levitra, including treatments for high blood pressure and chest pain, grapefruit juice and St. Johns wort.
(Star news services)
Conn. man’s last lotto ticket wins $10M for widow
Conn. man’s last lotto ticket wins $10M for widow
By Associated Press
Sunday, January 4, 2009
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DANBURY, Conn. — On the day that Donald Peters died, he unknowingly provided financial security for his wife of 59 years and their family.
Peters bought two Connecticut Lottery tickets at a local 7-Eleven store on Nov. 1 as part of a 20-year tradition he shared with his wife Charlotte. Later that day, the 79-year-old retired hat factory worker suffered a fatal heart attack while working in his yard in Danbury.
On Friday, his widow cashed in one of the tickets: a $10 million winner which, in her grief over her husband’s death, she had put aside and almost discarded before recently checking the numbers.
"I’m numb," Charlotte Peters, 78, said at Connecticut Lottery headquarters in Rocky Hill.
Donald Peters usually bought the tickets for 10 weeks at a stretch, so the winning ticket he bought Nov. 1 for the Dec. 2 drawing was among several that Charlotte Peters put aside as she, their three children and two grandchildren coped with his sudden death.
"I was in the grocery store and I had it checked and they told me I was a winner," she said. "I had no idea how much it was."
She said she thought she had won $6 million but was surprised to learn from lottery officials she’d won $10 million.
Charlotte Peters has 60 days to decide whether to take a $6 million pre-tax lump sum payment or stretch the winnings into 21 yearly payments of almost $477,300 each.
She does not yet know what she will do with the money.
"I’ve always wanted a Corvette, but I don’t think I’ll buy one. I’ll stick to a small car. I might go to Mohegan Sun," she said, referring to the casino in Connecticut. "I’m going to go home and sit and think."
The Peters children think their father would have appreciated the irony.
"He’d be very mad, he just passed away and she won a lot of money," said Brian Peters, one of the couple’s three children. "He’d say, ’Figures!’"
By Associated Press
Sunday, January 4, 2009
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DANBURY, Conn. — On the day that Donald Peters died, he unknowingly provided financial security for his wife of 59 years and their family.
Peters bought two Connecticut Lottery tickets at a local 7-Eleven store on Nov. 1 as part of a 20-year tradition he shared with his wife Charlotte. Later that day, the 79-year-old retired hat factory worker suffered a fatal heart attack while working in his yard in Danbury.
On Friday, his widow cashed in one of the tickets: a $10 million winner which, in her grief over her husband’s death, she had put aside and almost discarded before recently checking the numbers.
"I’m numb," Charlotte Peters, 78, said at Connecticut Lottery headquarters in Rocky Hill.
Donald Peters usually bought the tickets for 10 weeks at a stretch, so the winning ticket he bought Nov. 1 for the Dec. 2 drawing was among several that Charlotte Peters put aside as she, their three children and two grandchildren coped with his sudden death.
"I was in the grocery store and I had it checked and they told me I was a winner," she said. "I had no idea how much it was."
She said she thought she had won $6 million but was surprised to learn from lottery officials she’d won $10 million.
Charlotte Peters has 60 days to decide whether to take a $6 million pre-tax lump sum payment or stretch the winnings into 21 yearly payments of almost $477,300 each.
She does not yet know what she will do with the money.
"I’ve always wanted a Corvette, but I don’t think I’ll buy one. I’ll stick to a small car. I might go to Mohegan Sun," she said, referring to the casino in Connecticut. "I’m going to go home and sit and think."
The Peters children think their father would have appreciated the irony.
"He’d be very mad, he just passed away and she won a lot of money," said Brian Peters, one of the couple’s three children. "He’d say, ’Figures!’"
No Lotto jackpot winner; 12 tickets win $630
No Lotto jackpot winner; 12 tickets win $630
Associated Press - January 5, 2009
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - The Lotto jackpot will grow to an estimated $2.2 million for Wednesday, since the weekend drawing went off without a grand prize winner.
The winning numbers Saturday were 6-19-21-24-29-39.
Colorado Lottery officials say 12 tickets matched five numbers to win the $630 second prize, while 679 tickets matched four numbers to win $41 each.
Another 10,017 tickets matched three numbers for $3 apiece.
Drawings are held Wednesday and Saturday nights.
On the Net:
Colorado Lottery: http://www.coloradolottery.com
Associated Press - January 5, 2009
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - The Lotto jackpot will grow to an estimated $2.2 million for Wednesday, since the weekend drawing went off without a grand prize winner.
The winning numbers Saturday were 6-19-21-24-29-39.
Colorado Lottery officials say 12 tickets matched five numbers to win the $630 second prize, while 679 tickets matched four numbers to win $41 each.
Another 10,017 tickets matched three numbers for $3 apiece.
Drawings are held Wednesday and Saturday nights.
On the Net:
Colorado Lottery: http://www.coloradolottery.com
Lotto, Powerball jackpots grow
Lotto, Powerball jackpots grow
Associated Press
January 5, 2009
None of the tickets sold for Saturday's Hoosier Lotto game matched all six numbers drawn, so the jackpot is an estimated $3.5 million for Wednesday's drawing.
The winning Hoosier Lotto numbers Saturday night were: 10, 29, 33, 40, 42, 47.
Meanwhile, none of the tickets sold for Saturday night's Powerball game matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 17, 22, 24, 38, 55 and Powerball: 24. Power Play: 3.
Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $91 million jackpot. The prize goes to an estimated $105 million for Wednesday.
Tickets that match the first five numbers, but miss the Powerball, win $200,000 each, and there were two of those. They were sold in: New Mexico and Pennsylvania.
There were two Power Play Match 5 winners in the states of: Indiana and Wisconsin.
Associated Press
January 5, 2009
None of the tickets sold for Saturday's Hoosier Lotto game matched all six numbers drawn, so the jackpot is an estimated $3.5 million for Wednesday's drawing.
The winning Hoosier Lotto numbers Saturday night were: 10, 29, 33, 40, 42, 47.
Meanwhile, none of the tickets sold for Saturday night's Powerball game matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 17, 22, 24, 38, 55 and Powerball: 24. Power Play: 3.
Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $91 million jackpot. The prize goes to an estimated $105 million for Wednesday.
Tickets that match the first five numbers, but miss the Powerball, win $200,000 each, and there were two of those. They were sold in: New Mexico and Pennsylvania.
There were two Power Play Match 5 winners in the states of: Indiana and Wisconsin.
Florida Lotto jackpot up to $6 million
Florida Lotto jackpot up to $6 million
From Herald Staff and Wire Reports
TALLAHASSEE -- The Lotto jackpot grew to $6 million after no one matched the six numbers drawn Saturday night, the Florida Lottery said.
Saturday's numbers were 2, 4, 8, 10, 30 and 33.
Among the smaller prizes:
• 112 tickets matched five numbers to win $2,998.
• 6,585 tickets matched four numbers to win $41.
Two Fantasy 5 tickets sold in Broward County were among the five winners to split the top prize Saturday night, $52,862.31 each, the lottery said.
From Herald Staff and Wire Reports
TALLAHASSEE -- The Lotto jackpot grew to $6 million after no one matched the six numbers drawn Saturday night, the Florida Lottery said.
Saturday's numbers were 2, 4, 8, 10, 30 and 33.
Among the smaller prizes:
• 112 tickets matched five numbers to win $2,998.
• 6,585 tickets matched four numbers to win $41.
Two Fantasy 5 tickets sold in Broward County were among the five winners to split the top prize Saturday night, $52,862.31 each, the lottery said.
Tallahassee: Lotto jackpot now $6 million
Tallahassee: Lotto jackpot now $6 million
January 5, 2009
The base jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $6 million after no one matched the six numbers drawn Saturday, lottery officials said Sunday. The Lotto numbers selected were: 2-4-8-10-30-33.
January 5, 2009
The base jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $6 million after no one matched the six numbers drawn Saturday, lottery officials said Sunday. The Lotto numbers selected were: 2-4-8-10-30-33.
Lotto plans to open 300 stores in five years
Lotto plans to open 300 stores in five years
Press Trust Of India / New Delhi January 05, 2009
Italy-based Lotto Sport Italia is looking to strengthen its retail presence in India by opening around 300 stores in the next 5 years, besides foraying into the innerwear category soon. The company, which markets its products in India, Nepal and Bangladesh through Delhi-based Sports Lifestyle, will open the stores in various phases.
"We are planning to open around 300 stores in the next five years in India. We will be bringing these stores in a phased manner. By the end of 2010, we will open around 50 stores mostly in the northern region of the country," Sport Lifestyle Managing Director Lalit Kishore said.
The company currently has 10 exclusive stores across the country. The new outlets would be mostly in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan in the first phase, and then in Maharashtra and Gujarat. "At present, we are focusing only in the northern states, particularly in Tier-II cities, where we find the rentals reasonable as compared to the metros. The first 10-20 stores will be like our pilot stores.
If all goes well, we will expand to the western region such as Maharashtra and Gujarat," Kishore said. He, however, declined to comment on the investments for the five years but said the company would be investing around Rs 10 crore by 2010. While its product range includes sports footwear and apparel at present, Kishore said Lotto would launch its innerwear in the next four months, even as it enhances the existing categories.
Despite the current global slowdown, Kishore said the company has grown over the last year.
"These are difficult times and it has been a challenging task to give shape to our ambitious retail plans in particular," he said.
"Despite all these difficulties, business has grown in the last year as we have been able to counter some of the key issues by reacting to them immediately through our product innovations, identifying new markets, strengthening logistics and backend support," he added.
The company is expecting a turnover of Rs 50 crore by 2010.
Press Trust Of India / New Delhi January 05, 2009
Italy-based Lotto Sport Italia is looking to strengthen its retail presence in India by opening around 300 stores in the next 5 years, besides foraying into the innerwear category soon. The company, which markets its products in India, Nepal and Bangladesh through Delhi-based Sports Lifestyle, will open the stores in various phases.
"We are planning to open around 300 stores in the next five years in India. We will be bringing these stores in a phased manner. By the end of 2010, we will open around 50 stores mostly in the northern region of the country," Sport Lifestyle Managing Director Lalit Kishore said.
The company currently has 10 exclusive stores across the country. The new outlets would be mostly in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan in the first phase, and then in Maharashtra and Gujarat. "At present, we are focusing only in the northern states, particularly in Tier-II cities, where we find the rentals reasonable as compared to the metros. The first 10-20 stores will be like our pilot stores.
If all goes well, we will expand to the western region such as Maharashtra and Gujarat," Kishore said. He, however, declined to comment on the investments for the five years but said the company would be investing around Rs 10 crore by 2010. While its product range includes sports footwear and apparel at present, Kishore said Lotto would launch its innerwear in the next four months, even as it enhances the existing categories.
Despite the current global slowdown, Kishore said the company has grown over the last year.
"These are difficult times and it has been a challenging task to give shape to our ambitious retail plans in particular," he said.
"Despite all these difficulties, business has grown in the last year as we have been able to counter some of the key issues by reacting to them immediately through our product innovations, identifying new markets, strengthening logistics and backend support," he added.
The company is expecting a turnover of Rs 50 crore by 2010.
Lottery sales up again
Monday, January 5, 2009
Lottery sales up again
Denver Business Journal
The Colorado Lottery said it recorded sales of $499.4 million in 2008, a new record.
The total was a 2.6 percent over 2007’s figure of $486.8 million, which also was a record.
The agency said it has recorded sales gains for five straight years.
Results for 2008 were led by scratch-ticket sales of $332.1 million, up from $319.2 million from the previous year.
Powerball and Lotto sales both declined from the previous year, however. Powerball sales were $104.7 million in 2008; Lotto sales were $42.3 million.
Officials attributed the decline in Powerball sales to fewer large jackpots.
There were seven Lotto jackpots in 2008, up from four the previous year.
Lottery proceeds mostly go to Great Outdoors Colorado, the Colorado State Parks, and the state’s Conservation Trust Funds.
Lottery sales up again
Denver Business Journal
The Colorado Lottery said it recorded sales of $499.4 million in 2008, a new record.
The total was a 2.6 percent over 2007’s figure of $486.8 million, which also was a record.
The agency said it has recorded sales gains for five straight years.
Results for 2008 were led by scratch-ticket sales of $332.1 million, up from $319.2 million from the previous year.
Powerball and Lotto sales both declined from the previous year, however. Powerball sales were $104.7 million in 2008; Lotto sales were $42.3 million.
Officials attributed the decline in Powerball sales to fewer large jackpots.
There were seven Lotto jackpots in 2008, up from four the previous year.
Lottery proceeds mostly go to Great Outdoors Colorado, the Colorado State Parks, and the state’s Conservation Trust Funds.
Million Dollar Lottery Ticket Sold
Million Dollar Lottery Ticket Sold
Reported by: Wes Benter
Jan 5, 2009
Someone in St. Joseph could be sitting on a million dollars.
A $1.6 million winning lottery ticket was sold at Break Time on Lake Avenue.
The ticket matched all six numbers drawn Saturday for the jackpot.
Here are the numbers:
5-21-23-25-27-32.
Lotto winners have exactly 180 days to claim their prize.
In this case it's until July 2nd.
Reported by: Wes Benter
Jan 5, 2009
Someone in St. Joseph could be sitting on a million dollars.
A $1.6 million winning lottery ticket was sold at Break Time on Lake Avenue.
The ticket matched all six numbers drawn Saturday for the jackpot.
Here are the numbers:
5-21-23-25-27-32.
Lotto winners have exactly 180 days to claim their prize.
In this case it's until July 2nd.
Two tickets from Lottery split $380,000 jackpot
Two tickets from Lottery split $380,000 jackpot
Daily News Wire Services
1/05/2009
Two local tickets from last night's California Lottery Fantasy 5 drawing split a jackpot valued at more than $380,000, officials said today.
One was purchased in Montebello, while the other was purchased northeast of Burbank in La Crescenta. The Montebello ticket was purchased from a 7- Eleven at 7330 W. Washington Boulevard. The La Crescenta ticket was purchased from Village Liquor at 2905 Honolulu Avenue. Each retailer receives a bonus of nearly $1,000.
The five winning numbers were 1,9, 14, 33, and 35. Each ticket is worth $190,078.
According to California Lottery Officials, Fantasy 5 offers some of the best odds of any California Lottery game. A player wins the Fantasy 5 jackpot by matching five numbers out of a field of 39.
The top prize starts at $50,000 and can exceed $500,000, depending on how many times the top prize rolls over -- similar to SuperLOTTO Plus and Mega Millions.
Winning numbers are drawn every day. Tickets are $1 and can purchased from any of the more than 20,000 California Lottery retailers.
Winners have 180 days from the date of the draw to claim prizes.
Daily News Wire Services
1/05/2009
Two local tickets from last night's California Lottery Fantasy 5 drawing split a jackpot valued at more than $380,000, officials said today.
One was purchased in Montebello, while the other was purchased northeast of Burbank in La Crescenta. The Montebello ticket was purchased from a 7- Eleven at 7330 W. Washington Boulevard. The La Crescenta ticket was purchased from Village Liquor at 2905 Honolulu Avenue. Each retailer receives a bonus of nearly $1,000.
The five winning numbers were 1,9, 14, 33, and 35. Each ticket is worth $190,078.
According to California Lottery Officials, Fantasy 5 offers some of the best odds of any California Lottery game. A player wins the Fantasy 5 jackpot by matching five numbers out of a field of 39.
The top prize starts at $50,000 and can exceed $500,000, depending on how many times the top prize rolls over -- similar to SuperLOTTO Plus and Mega Millions.
Winning numbers are drawn every day. Tickets are $1 and can purchased from any of the more than 20,000 California Lottery retailers.
Winners have 180 days from the date of the draw to claim prizes.
Michigan: more raffle draws than any other state
Michigan: more raffle draws than any other state
The Michigan Lottery's Millionaire Raffle is back in action, now with its tenth drawing conducted.
The complete list of winning numbers for the latest raffle draw can be found on Lottery Post's Michigan Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/mi).
The $20 raffle tickets went on sale Nov. 10, and a total of 600,000 were available for the drawing. All the tickets were sold out prior to the draw.
In the drawing held earlier today, 6,018 raffle tickets were randomly selected to win any of four different prize amounts. The top prize was a $1 million annuity, paying out equal installments over 20 years.
Other prizes include 12 prizes of $100,000, 2000 prizes of $500, and 4000 prizes of $100. The overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 100.
The first 100,000 tickets printed were sold at a discounted price of $18 each, in what has become a Michigan Lottery tradition to kickstart sales.
Once the tickets sold out, no additional tickets were made available for purchase.
First big winner already claims prize
Just hours after the drawing of the Millionaire Raffle, the first winner has claimed $100,000.
An anonymous player from Grand Rapids didn't believe his luck when he checked his raffle ticket number. The lucky winner plans to take a vacation down south with the prize money.
The winning ticket was purchased at Party World, 5568 Alpine Ave. NW, Comstock Park.
This is the third winning Raffle ticket Party World has sold. Previous winning tickets include $1 million in the June 23, 2008 Millionaire Raffle and $1 million in the Jan. 2, 2008, Millionaire Raffle.
The Michigan Lottery's Millionaire Raffle is back in action, now with its tenth drawing conducted.
The complete list of winning numbers for the latest raffle draw can be found on Lottery Post's Michigan Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/mi).
The $20 raffle tickets went on sale Nov. 10, and a total of 600,000 were available for the drawing. All the tickets were sold out prior to the draw.
In the drawing held earlier today, 6,018 raffle tickets were randomly selected to win any of four different prize amounts. The top prize was a $1 million annuity, paying out equal installments over 20 years.
Other prizes include 12 prizes of $100,000, 2000 prizes of $500, and 4000 prizes of $100. The overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 100.
The first 100,000 tickets printed were sold at a discounted price of $18 each, in what has become a Michigan Lottery tradition to kickstart sales.
Once the tickets sold out, no additional tickets were made available for purchase.
First big winner already claims prize
Just hours after the drawing of the Millionaire Raffle, the first winner has claimed $100,000.
An anonymous player from Grand Rapids didn't believe his luck when he checked his raffle ticket number. The lucky winner plans to take a vacation down south with the prize money.
The winning ticket was purchased at Party World, 5568 Alpine Ave. NW, Comstock Park.
This is the third winning Raffle ticket Party World has sold. Previous winning tickets include $1 million in the June 23, 2008 Millionaire Raffle and $1 million in the Jan. 2, 2008, Millionaire Raffle.
State Lottery gives out nearly $7M in last quarter
State Lottery gives out nearly $7M in last quarter
By The Associated Press
Monday, Jan 05, 2009
The Nebraska Lottery says it gave out nearly $7 million to various beneficiaries over the past three months.
The lottery says more than $6.7 million collected from scratch ticket and lotto ticket sales was distributed last week. State law requires most of the money to go to education and environmental funds.
The bulk of the money collected in the last quarter — just more than $3 million — went to the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund. Another $1.3 million went to the Education Innovation Fund, and $1.7 million went to the Nebraska Scholarship Fund. Nearly $675,000 went to the Nebraska State Fair Support and Improvement Fund, and more than $67,000 was given to the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund.
By The Associated Press
Monday, Jan 05, 2009
The Nebraska Lottery says it gave out nearly $7 million to various beneficiaries over the past three months.
The lottery says more than $6.7 million collected from scratch ticket and lotto ticket sales was distributed last week. State law requires most of the money to go to education and environmental funds.
The bulk of the money collected in the last quarter — just more than $3 million — went to the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund. Another $1.3 million went to the Education Innovation Fund, and $1.7 million went to the Nebraska Scholarship Fund. Nearly $675,000 went to the Nebraska State Fair Support and Improvement Fund, and more than $67,000 was given to the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund.
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