ohio lottery new years raffle
An Algona woman has won the top prize of $10,000 in the “It’s A Wonderful Life” lottery scratch game based upon the popular holiday movie. [1]
In addition to celebrating the new year last night, lottery players from around the United States were checking their raffle tickets to see if they would start 2008 as a new millionaire. [2]
Joe Dusza of Toledo bought his raffle ticket before Christmas and became one of 5,500 people with a $100 instant win ticket. [3]
Winners of the top prizes can redeem their prize at any Lottery Regional Office beginning Friday, January 2, 2009. [4]
The Georgia Lottery is delivering the largest member of the popular Jumbo Bucks instant ticket family, Millionaire Jumbo Bucks, just in time for the New Year. [1]
Note: The 5,500 $100 instant prize winners are not determined by drawing. [5]
For Ron Gravelle of West Toledo, it was the 1 in 125,000 odds of winning one of four $1 million payouts in the Ohio Lottery’s New Year’s Raffle. [...] Lottery counters were humming yesterday as ticket buyers began snatching up the last of the New Year’s Raffle game cards in hopes of tapping into at least part of the $5 million prize pool. [3]
Last night’s winning ticket for the Idaho Lottery’s $1,000,000 Raffle was sold in Twin Falls County. [1]
Unlike lotto-style games that offer small under-$10 prizes, raffles only offer larger prizes, and have much better odds of winning huge million-dollar jackpots. [2]
Results will be posted the same day on the Ohio Lottery’s web site at 8:30 PM. [4]
Yet the chance of winning the raffle’s $1 million jackpot is still nearly six times better than reaping a measly $10,000 in the lottery’s popular Mega Millions game. [3]
Raffle-style lottery drawings were held in several states, including Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Virginia. [2]
A Belle Plaine woman has won the top prize of $10,000 in the “It’s A Wonderful Life” lottery scratch game based upon the popular holiday movie. [...] One lucky Magic Valley resident could be holding an Idaho Lottery ticket worth $1,000,000 and may not even know it. [1]
Sources:
[1] Lottery.com
[2] New Year’s Eve lottery raffles from around the USA - Lottery News
[3] toledoblade.com — Optimists play lottery game unruffled by raffle’s …
[4] The Ohio Lottery’s Raffle to Riches Game
[5] Lottery Post: Ohio Lottery New Year’s Raffle Results