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Lots of people win with the Tennessee Lottery ...
especially students and families throughout the state. Beginning in 2004,
Lottery-funded scholarships and grants became available to Tennessee students
attending public or private colleges or universities across the state. All
scholarships and grants are administered by the Tennessee Student Assistance
Corporation, using funds deposited into an education account by the Tennessee
Education Lottery Corporation. For more information about Lottery scholarships
and grants please visit www.tn.gov/collegepays or call (615) 741-1346. Lottery
revenues also benefit pre-kindergarten and after-school programs. Information
about funds for after-school programs may be obtained by visiting
http://tennessee.gov/education/learningsupport/afterschool/index.shtml
or calling 615-253-6037. Pre-K information may be obtained by contacting the
State Office of Early Learning at 615-253-3182 or at
http://www.tennessee.gov/education/prek/.
New Website Spotlights Lottery-Funded
Education Programs NASHVILLE, Tennessee (August 17, 2010) -
The Tennessee Lottery launched a new website today designed to spotlight the
programs funded from the $1.77 billion raised since ticket sales began in
January 2004.......Subscribers
Titans Lottery Ticket Kicks
Off Football Season New game offers chance to win $100,000,
luxury suite at LP Field for 2011-12 Season and more! NASHVILLE,
Tennessee (August 3. 2010) - The Tennessee Lottery is getting a jump-start to
football season with todays launch of Tennessee
Titans, an instant ticket game that offers a variety of
prizes........Subscribers
Tennessee Education
Lottery Generates Record Return For Education NASHVILLE,
Tennessee (July 15, 2010) - Education in Tennessee received a boost today with
the announcement of a record fiscal year for the Tennessee Education Lottery
Corporation, which will result in a transfer to the state of $288.87
million........Subscribers
The Nature Boy Ric Flair
Stars in Tennessee Lottery Mega Millions Ad NASHVILLE,
Tennessee (June 23, 2010) - The Tennessee Lottery is using pro wrestler Ric
Flair and his signature scream "woooooo" to promote the
Mega Millions
game..........Subscribers
More Than 5,700 TN Players
Multiply Wins By 10! NASHVILLE, Tennessee (June 13, 2010) -
Saturday night's POWERBALL
drawing included the selection of a "10" as the Power Play multiplier, which
means more than 5,700 Tennessee Lottery Powerball players multiply their wins
by 10!............Subscribers
Twenty Win Over $1.1
Million With Non-Winning Instant Tickets! Play
It Again! Drawing Gives Players a Second Chance To Win
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (May 21, 2010) - The second times the charm for
twenty (20) players who entered non-winning instant tickets into the Tennessee
Lotterys Play It Again! program and won a total of more than $1.1 million
in this weeks drawing................Subscribers
Tennessee Lottery
Returms To Conducting Its Own Drawings Nashville
Claim Office Remains Closed NASHVILLE, Tennessee (May 5, 2010)
- The Tennessee Lottery will return to conducting its own drawings beginning
with the midday Cash 3 and Cash 4 drawings today. Due to flooding in the city,
the Nashville Claim Office remains closed and phone service remains unavailable
until further notice...................Subscribers
Tennessee Lottery Will
Use Other Lottery's Numbers For Drawings
Headquarters Closed Due to Flooding NASHVILLE,
Tennessee (May 3, 2010) - Due to weather conditions, the Tennessee Lottery's
Nashville headquarters office is closed. Per its Disaster Recover Plan, for
Monday, May 3, the Lottery will use the numbers drawn by other lotteries on the
following schedule:.................Subscribers
Next Play It Again!
Drawing to Award Over $1.1 Million in Cash Prizes
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (April 21, 2010) -Tennessee Lottery players have until
11:59 p.m. CT on Monday, May 17 to enter the next Play it Again! drawing, which
will award more than $1.1 million in cash................Subscribers
Lt. Governor Ramsey
Names Woodson Co-Chairman of Lottery Stabilization Task Force
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (March 30, 2010) - Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey named
Speaker Pro Tempore Jamie Woodson co-chairman of the recently announced Lottery
Stabilization Task Force on Tuesday.....................Subscribers
Tennessee Lottery Chief
Financial Officer Addresss State Funding Board
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (March 19, 2010) - Andy Davis, chief financial officer
for the Tennessee Lottery, in a meeting Friday addressed the State Funding
Board....................Subscribers
Gubernatorial Candidate
Calls for Cut in Commission Paid to Lottery Ticket Vendors to Fund
Pre-K NASHVILLE, Tennessee (March 10, 2010) - It was
reported Tennessee gubernatorial candidate Bill Gibbons on Wednesday proposed
to fund pre-kindergarten expansion by cutting the amount of money the state
lottery pays to large ticket vendors........................Subscribers
New Games Send Lottery
Sales Soaring TENNESSEE (February 12, 2010) -- Tennessee
Lottery officials say sales are surging because of two new
games.................Subscribers
Lottery Sales For The Week
Soar To Over $30.8 Million Addition of Mega
Millions, Millionaire Jumbo Bucks boost excitement NASHVILLE,
Tennessee (February 9, 2010) - Two new games from the Tennessee Lottery have
helped boost sales during the past week to the third highest level since ticket
sales began over six years ago. Total sales for the week of Jan. 30-Feb. 6
exceeded $30.8 million....................Subscribers
Tennessee Lottery
Celebrates 6th Anniversary with New Total of $1.6 Billion Raised For
Education 7th year to Bring Mega
Millions on January 31 NASHVILLE, Tennessee
(January 20, 2010) - The Tennessee Lottery is celebrating its sixth anniversary
today with the announcement of a new grand total of $1.6 billion raised for
education programs in the state, as well as finalizing the launch date of
Mega
Millions, which will begin on January 31...................Subscribers
Lottery Kicks Off 2010
With New Ticket/Cash Combo Prizes! NASHVILLE, Tennessee
(January 5, 2010) - The Tennessee Lottery is kicking off 2010 with the launch
of Fast 5s, the first instant game to offer cash prizes and
free tickets for a different Lottery game. Not only do players have the chance
to win up to $25,000 in cash, but they can win a PICK 5 Quick Pick ticket for
the next available PICK 5 drawing and cash..................Subscribers
Tennessee Education
Lottery Corporation Managements Discussion and Analysis for the Years
Ended June 30, 2009, and June 30, 2008 For the
Third Straight Year, State Lottery Achieved Gross Sales of Over $1
Billion Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Highlights The
Tennessee Education Lottery closed out the fiscal year 2009 with a total return
for education of $280.2 million, generating $265.5 million for the Lottery for
Education Account and $14.7 million for the After-School Programs special
account....................Subscribers
Tennessee Lottery Brings
In $280.2 Million For Education Tennessee (December 21,
2009) -- The Tennessee Education Lottery closed out the fiscal year 2009 with a
total return for education of $280.2 million, generating $265.5 million for the
Lottery for Education Account and $14.7 million for the After-School Programs
special account, according to an audit by the comptrollers
office.......................Subscribers
Discount Chain Store
Looking at Sale of Lottery Tickets NASHVILLE, Tennessee
(November 27, 2009) According to local media reports Dollar General is
testing the sale of scratch-off games,
Powerball tickets and other
lottery games at 37 stores in Tennessee....................Subscribers
Mega Millions Means Mega
Bucks For Education in Tennessee KNOXSVILLE, Tennessee
(November 3, 2009) - On Monday, The Tennessee Education Lottery Board of
Directors approved adding the
Mega Millions-jackpot
game......................Subscribers
Tennessee Lottery Offers
2-For-1 Tickets NASHVILLE, Tennessee (November 2, 2009)
According to a local media source the Tennessee Lottery is giving away a
free ticket to players every day this month. Depending on the week, players
must buy a $5 ticket for Powerball, Lotto Plus or Pick 5 to receive one free
Quick Pick ticket for Cash 3 or Cash 4..................Subscribers
Tennessee To Add Mega
Millions to Lottery Lineup NASHVILLE, Tennessee (November
2, 2009) - The state lottery board voted unanimously today to bring a second
lottery to Tennessee. The state will now add Mega Millions to its lineup of
games..................Subscribers
Tennessee Lottery Board
to Vote on Adding Mega Millions NASHVILLE, Tennessee
(October 27, 2009) According to local media reports the Tennessee
Lottery Board will vote next Monday on a plan to add the
Mega Millions game to
its product portfolio........................Subscribers
Lottery Brings Monopoly
To Life Like Never Before! New instant-ticket
game offers a chance to play Virtual Monopoly Bonus game for fun and the
opportunity to win more prizes! NASHVILLE, Tennessee (October
6, 2009) - The Tennessee Lottery brings the phenomenally popular game of
Monopoly to life like never before with its newest instant-ticket game,
available this week at retailers throughout the state. Not only can players
scratch for a chance to win cash prizes of up to $100,000, but they have the
chance to play the game virtually online for more chances to win additional
prizes..................Subscribers
See 20 Years of Titans
Games With One Ticket NASHVILLE, Tennessee (August 31,
2009) -- The Tennessee Lottery has partnered with the Tennessee Titans to kick
off the football season with a game that offers a variety of prizes including
the chance to win Titans Club season tickets for 20 years, and cash prizes of
up to $100,000.................Subscribers
Lottery Sales Up,
Profits Down Money Used To Fund Scholarships Down
By $6M NASHVILLE, Tennessee (August 17, 2009) - Sales are up but
profits are down, meaning less money for scholarships. The hope is that this
week's $245 million jackpot, combined with some new ideas, will help to create
new revenue...................Subscribers
Titans Lottery Ticket
Will Kick Off Football Season NASHVILLE, Tennessee
(July 31, 2009) - The Tennessee Lottery has partnered with the Tennessee Titans
to kick off the football season with a game that offers a variety of prizes
including the chance to win Titans Club season tickets for 20
years...................Subscribers
Tennessee Lottery CEO
Named Chair of Powerball Group NASHVILLE, Tennessee (July
10, 2009) -- Rebecca
Hargrove, president and chief executive of the Tennessee Education Lottery,
has been named chair of the Powerball Group of the
Multi-State Lottery Association
(MUSL)..................Subscribers
Lottery Officials
Projecting A Slightly Lower Return To Education for FY09 Than the Previous
Year NASHVILLE, Tennessee (June 19, 2009) -- For the first
time in the Tennessee Education Lottery's five-year existence, lottery
officials are projecting a slightly lower return to education for FY09 than the
previous year.........................Subscribers
Lottery Cap Proposal
Criticized Cap to Limit Winnings to Those on
Government Aid MEMPHIS, Tennessee (April 9, 2009) -- Knoxville
State Representative Stacey Campfield is proposing a bill that would put a $600
cap on the lottery winnings of those who receive state or federal
assistance..................Subscribers
Proposed Bill Would Cap Lottery Winnings for Welfare
Recipients NASHVILLE, Tennessee (April 4, 2009) - State
lawmakers have a number of proposals before them during this session, including
capping lottery winnings for welfare recipients...............Subscribers
Lottomatica Subsidiary GTECH Signs Amendment With The Tennessee
Lottery To Extend Online Contract For Four Years ROME,
(ITALY) - PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, USA (March 4, 2009)
Lottomatica subsidiary
GTECH Corporation announced that it has
signed a contract amendment with the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation
(Tennessee Lottery) to continue providing online lottery
technology, as well as new self-service products and related services, for an
additional four years..................Subscribers
February Lottery Sales Set New Record Tennessee
Millionaires Club Helps Shatter Previous Record
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (March 2, 2009) -- February may be the
shortest month of the year, but Tennessee Lottery sales during its 28 days have
set a record that surpasses every other month since its inception more than
five years ago.................Subscribers
Scientific Games Signs Amendment to Extend Tennessee Lottery
Contract For Four Years NEW YORK, USA (February 27, 2009)
-- Scientific Games (Nasdaq: SGMS)
announced it has signed an amendment to extend its current contract as the
primary vendor to supply instant tickets and related services including
warehousing and distribution to the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation for
an additional four years. The amendment commences in April 2011 and lengthens
the current contract to 2015. Revenue to Scientific Games is estimated at
approximately $9 million per year...............Subscribers
New
Game Has Highest Prize Payout Percentage in TN Lottery
History NASHVILLE, Tennessee (February 2, 2009) --
Introducing Tennessee Millionaires Club, a new
instant-ticket game from the Tennessee Lottery with the highest prize payout
percentage of any game in its five-year history...................Subscribers
Tennessee Lottery Turning Five NASHVILLE,
Tennessee, USA (January 19, 2008) -- The Tennessee Lottery has generated more
than $1.3 billion for education programs since its inception five years ago,
and officials are hoping that number will continue to grow despite a tight
economy................Subscribers
Tough
Economy Not Affecting Scratch-Off Sales NASHVILLE, Tennessee
(January 11, 2008) -- More than half of all states with lotteries have reported
rising sales over the past six months The Census Bureau reported recently.
According to Scientific Games the
increase is being driven by.....................Subscribers
Lottery Celebrates 5th Anniversary With New Games, More Prizes
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (January 2, 2009) -- The Tennessee
Lottery is celebrating its fifth anniversary this month with a variety of new
ways for players to have fun, win prizes................Subscribers
Tennessee Lottery President Says Too Early To Tell How Lottery
Will Fare In Recession CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, USA (December
4, 2008) -- Tennessee Lottery President and CEO,
Rebecca Paul Hargrove, is reported as
saying in Chattanooga on Thursday that it is too early to tell how the economic
downturn will affect the state lottery..................Subscribers
Gas
Prices Help Fuel Instant Lottery Sales TENNESSEE, USA
(December 2, 2008) -- Sales of instant-winner lottery tickets are up by eight
million compared to the same time last year according to Tennessee Lottery
officials...................Subscribers
State
Lottery Sees Slowdown in Growth, Powerball Blamed for Lower Lottery
Sales NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (November 18, 2008) -
Tennessee officials are hedging their bets on Powerball to lift the State Lottery out of a
slight sales slump that could hurt revenue projections for
education..............Subscribers
Lottery Staff Promised Bonus, but Senator Says Lottery Board
Should Look Closely at the Timing of These
Incentives NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (November 4, 2008)
According to local media reports back in April, a little more than 100
Tennessee Lottery staff were promised a bonus. However.............Subscribers
Governor Names Appointment to Lottery
Board TENNESSEE (September 10, 2008) -- Governor Phil
Bredesen today named Keith B. Simmons of Nashville to the Tennessee Lottery
Corporation Board of Directors. SOURCE: Tennessee Govt.
Education Is Lotterys Biggest Winner! Lottery Announces
Another Record Year NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (July 16,
2008) - The Tennessee Education Lottery has closed out its fiscal year with a
record total return for education of $286.1 million. This brings the total
raised since inception to over................Subscribers
Powerball Ticket Date Causes
Confusion NASHVILLE, Tennessee (May 9, 2008) -- It has been
reported that an untold number of people may have thrown away winning
Powerball tickets after being told they were
not valid....................Subscribers
Lottery Sales Have "Flattened
Out" TENNESSEE, USA (May 6, 2008) -- Things like high
gas and food prices may be lowering Tennessee Lottery sales...............Subscribers
Proposal To Require Manual Lottery Drawings
Withdrawn NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (April 29, 2008) -- A
proposal to require the state lottery to abandon computerized drawings has
reportedly been withdrawn for the year.................Subscribers Tennessee Lottery Drawings Keep Coming Up
Sevens TENNESSEE, USA (April 8, 2008) -- Seven was a lucky
number for Tennessee lottery players last week. For three consecutive days, the
winning ticket in the Cash 3 drawing was some combination of two sevens and a
zero................Subscribers
Lottery Draws Players
Across State Lines TENNESSEE, USA (April 5, 2008)
Alabama's neighboring states of Georgia, Tennessee and Florida all have
lotteries. And, according to a local media report 14 of Tennessee's 50
best-selling stores are on the Georgia and Alabama borders...............Subscribers
$50 Million Cash
Spectacular Offers Chance To Win $500,000 Instantly!
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (April 1, 2008) - The Tennessee Lottery is
offering a chance to win $500,000 in an instant with its newest game,
$50 Million Cash Spectacular. Not only does the
instant-ticket game offer prizes up to one-half million dollars, but the game
contains over $50 million in cash prizes overall.................Subscribers
Manual Lottery Drawings
Bill Advances In House NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (April 2,
2008) -- A House panel has narrowly advanced a proposal to require the state
lottery to abandon computerized drawings for its games..........Subscribers
Discussion - Lottery
Could be Forced to Drop Computer Draws NASHVILLE,
Tennessee, USA (March 26, 2008) -- Channel 4 News claimed today that it has
learned there is new discussion on Capitol Hill about the possibility of the
state lottery going back to using ping-pong balls to select the Cash 3 and Cash
4 winners.............Subscribers
Lottery Launches
Tennessees Own Million-Dollar Lotto Game!
Lotto Plus launches Sunday; Lotto 5 gets a new name and
another way to win NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (March 07, 2008) --
Lotto Plus is the newest game from the Tennessee Lottery,
bringing the state its own lotto game with jackpots starting at $1
million................Subscribers
Lottery Examines
Machines After Same Digits Drawn TENNESSEE, USA (March 5,
2008) -- Lottery officials double-checked equipment after the same four digits
were drawn in different sequences in three separate drawings on
Monday and Tuesday, but found that its computers and software were operating
smoothly.............Subscribers
Lottery Profits Show
Continued Growth NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (January 18,
2008) -- This weeks close to the first six months of the Tennessee
Lotterys 2007-08 fiscal year brings total education profits 6.5 percent
higher than for the same period during the previous fiscal
year.................Subscribers
Governor Wants to
Distribute Lottery Reserves NASHVILLE, Tennessee (January
12, 2008) Governor Phil Bredesen is reported by the local media as
saying the Tennessee Lottery's huge cash reserves need to be
distributed.................Subscribers
Legislature May Force
Lottery to Return to Using Numbered Balls to Select Winners
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (January 11, 2008) Two Senators, including the
Houses minority leader, have filed bills to require the state lottery to
use numbered balls, not computers, to draw winning
numbers.................Subscribers
Lottery Starts New Year
With Countdown Glitch TENNESSEE (January 2, 2008)
The Tennessee Lotterys Web site clock, which is supposed to show the
number of days until the January 22 grand prize drawing for the Million $
Madness game, began showing the wrong number of days as the new year
dawned............Subscribers
Retailers Need More
Incentive To Sell Lottery Products TENNESSEE, USA (December
26, 2007) -- When the state legislature created the Tennessee Education Lottery
Corporation, the goal was to assist in allowing Tennessee's best and brightest
students to attend our very own state's universities and
colleges..........Subscribers
Proposed Legislation
Would Increase Lottery Agents Commission NASHVILLE,
Tennessee (December 11, 2007) -- A state lawmaker is pushing for legislation to
give retailers more money for selling lottery tickets. He would also like to
see a requirement for balls be used in lottery drawings..........Subscribers
Automated Drawings
'Maximize Net Lottery Proceeds' TENNESSEE (November 25,
2007) -- Why did the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. (TEL) change from ball
drawings to automated drawings? The answer to this important and appropriate
question is simple.......Subscribers
Tennessee Lottery
Players are a Shrewd Lot TENNESSEE, USA (October 28, 2007)
-- During the period when a "glitch" in a new computerized system of
selecting winning lottery numbers prevented duplicating combinations such as
1-1-2 or 3-3-3-3 from being drawn............Subscribers
Lottery Chief Defends
System Switch, Says It Saves Money TENNESSEE, USA (October
29, 2007) -- The Tennessee Lottery Board decided today to continue using a
computer system to pick numbers in the Cash 3 and Cash 4
games...............Subscribers
Lottery Auditors Clear
Cash 3 and Cash 4 Computers TENNESSEE, USA (October 29,
2007) -- An auditor hired by the Tennessee Education Lottery board said today
he had not found anything to suggest the Cash 3 and Cash 4 computers
arent working properly...............Subscribers
Lottery Raises $1
Billion For Education! Strong Sales Continue, Pushing Proceeds For Education
Across Major Milestone NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (October
24, 2007) -- Continued strong sales pushed Tennessee Lottery proceeds for
education to over $1 billion this week.............Subscribers
Lotterys Quarterly
Transfer Higher Than Same Period Last Year NASHVILLE,
Tennessee, USA (October 12, 2007) -- The Tennessee Lotterys transfer of
more than $67.7 million to the states Lottery for Education Account
brings the total amount raised for education to over $987
million.............Read the full story at:
Vol.41 No.4
Legislation Would Stop
Computerized Lottery Drawings TENNESSEE, USA (October 8,
2007) -- House Minority Leader Jason Mumpower (http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/house/members/h3.htm)
is reported to have announced on Monday that he will file legislation in the
next session ..................Subscribers
Tennessee Lottery
Offers "Deal-Or-No-Deal" Game NASHVILLE, Tennessee
(September 25, 2007) -- One of 26 Grand Prize finalists will walk away $100,000
richer on Friday as the Tennessee Lottery wraps up its initial version of the
instant ticket game, Deal or No Deal. ..........Subscribers
Mishaps Have No
Measurable Impact on Lottery Sales TENNESSEE (September 23,
2007) -- Three recent mishaps for the Tennessee Lottery have not hurt ticket
sales, local news sources reported lottery president and CEO
Rebecca Hargrove as saying
today.......Subscribers
Lottery Oversight
Committee to Meet in November TENNESSEE (September 19,
2007) -- Democratic Leader Sen. Jim Kyle released the following statement on
Wednesday after the announcement that the Lottery Oversight Committee will meet
in November to examine recent missteps in the operation of the Tennessee
Education Lottery.........Subscribers
Lottery Picks Accountant
to Audit Drawing Software TENNESSEE (September 19, 2007) --
The Tennessee Lottery has hired an accounting firm to perform an audit of the
software and hardware used for the automated lottery drawings,...........Subscribers
Third Strike Hits State
Lottery TENNESSEE, USA (September 18, 2007) -- According to
a published report the Tennessee Lottery broadcast the wrong winning numbers on
Monday for its Cash 3 and Cash 4 midday drawings..........Subscribers
Lottery Clarifies Ticket
Issue; Has Not Issued Refund Offer For Valid Tickets
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (September 14, 2007) -- The Tennessee Lottery is
not offering refunds for Powerball tickets purchased last week. The Lottery
regrets any confusion or inconvenience..........Subscribers
Tennessee Lottery Offers Refunds After Misprinting Jackpot
Figure NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (September 13, 2007) -- The
Tennessee Lottery will give refunds to lottery players after some lottery
tickets showed an incorrect Powerball jackpot...............Subscribers
Lottery Will Hire
Outside Consultant to Conduct Audit NASHVILLE (September 1,
2007) The Tennessee Lottery is looking for an outside consultant to
investigate a computer error that.............Subscribers
Same Numbers Drawn in
Both Midday and Evening Drawings TENNESSEE, USA (September
1, 2007) -- The Tennessee Lotterys Cash 3 game had the exact same winning
number in both the midday and evening drawings...........Subscribers
Lottery is Committed to
Accountability Statement by President and CEO of the Tennessee Lottery, and
Chairman of the Board of Directors TENNESSEE, USA
(September 2, 2007) -- When Tennessee voters called for the creation of a state
lottery in November 2002, two things were on most people's
minds...........Subscribers
Audit Chairman Wants to
Probe Deeper Into Lottery Software Glitch TENNESSEE, USA
(August 28, 2007) The Tennessee Lottery Board's audit chairman has
written to lottery director Rebecca Paul
Hargrove asking..............Subscribers
Lottery Customers
Expecting a Bonus Get a Surprise TENNESSEE, USA (August 25,
2007) To make up for a computer glitch in the Cash 3 and Cash 4 drawings
last week the Tennessee Lottery told customers who still had their losing
tickets they could get a double refund..............Subscribers
Governor Urges
Confidence in Lottery, Despite Glitch NASHVILLE, Tennessee,
USA (August 21, 2007) -- Governor Phil Bredesen on Wednesday expressed regret
about problems with Tennessee Lottery drawings but said he
expects............Subscribers
Lotterys Cash 3,
Cash 4 Drawings Rectified TENNESSEE, USA (August 21, 2007)
-- A programming issue that impacted the last three weeks of Cash 3 and Cash 4
drawings was discovered yesterday and attributed to a human error made by an
outside, third party vendor, the Tennessee Lottery announced........Subscribers
Not Every Ones Happy
with the Switch from Numbered Balls TENNESSEE, USA (August
8, 2007) -- The Tennessee Lottery began using computers to generate random
winning numbers on July 28 for all of its lottery games, including Cash 3, Cash
4 and Lotto 5....Subscribers
Lottery Announces
Another Record Fiscal Year And A Hint Of Whats To Come
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (July 16, 2007) -- The Tennessee Lottery has had
another record fiscal year, with a return of...Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.4
Environment Not The
Only Winner With Play It Again Promotion!
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (July 12, 2007) -- Twelve Tennesseans
Played it Again and won in the Tennessee Lotterys
inaugural Play it Again! second-chance drawing held earlier
this week.......Subscribers
Governor Names New
Lottery Board Member TENNESSEE, USA (June 28, 2007) --
Governor Bredesen announced on Thursday that he has appointed Lowell Perry to
serve on the board of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation......Subscribers
Four winners Announced
in Lottery's First-Ever Million $ Madness Drawing
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (May 15, 2007) Four winning million-dollar
Tennessee Lottery tickets were were announced Monday evening in the lottery's
first-ever Million $ Madness drawing.........Subscribers
Senate Panel Advances
Proposal To Limit Lottery Games TENNESSEE, USA (May 1,
2007) -- The Senate State and Local Government Committee has voted 5-1 to
prohibit the state lottery from launching new games that have more than four
drawings a day............Subscribers
$842.6 Million Generated
For Education Latest Lottery Transfer Second-Highest Since
Inception NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (April 16, 2007) -- The
Tennessee Lotterys transfer of $78.7 million to the states Lottery
for Education Account today is the second-highest on record, pushing the amount
raised for education to over $842.6 million...........Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.4
Lottery Ticket Sales
Surpass $3 Billion; Lottery Announce Several New Developments
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (March 9, 2007) -- The Tennessee Lottery
announced today that gross ticket sales have surpassed $3
billion...........Subscribers
Lottery Celebrates Three
Years, Offers Best Chance Yet To Win $1 Million
Sales During Third Year Top $1 Billion; Total Raised For Education
More Than $763 Million! NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA (January 22,
2007) -- The Tennessee Education Lottery marked its third anniversary today
with a financial transfer that brings the total raised for education to more
than $763 million............Read the full story
at: Vol.38 No.5
Lottery on a Roll,
Announces Launch of New Game NASHVILLE, Tennessee, USA
(January 22, 2007) -- The Tennessee Lottery sold more than $1 billion in
tickets in its third full year of existence............Subscribers

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