The Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation celebrated their 10th anniversary with a short program at their headquarters in Nashville.

During the program the lottery took pride in having raised more than $2.91 billion for education in the state. 

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When Brenda Johnson, of Southfield, heard the automated voice announce the winning numbers to the Michigan Lottery’s Daily 4 mid-day draw she was elated.  The voice had announced 0-5-4-6, which matched the numbers on her ticket.

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Six women fans of Warrington Wolves Rugby have opted to resign from their respective jobs.  The group made their decision after scooping a £1.7 million lottery prize which they equally shared.

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When someone advises you to kick the nicotine habit, you may want to listen.  Daniel Shelton of New Jersey will tell you that quitting smoking has paid off for him in a very pleasantly unexpected way.

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A long-time lottery player who had never won more than $1,000 previously hit the big time with a scratcher ticket which won $5 million.  James Smythe, who bought and scratched the ticket on Wednesday, went directly to the lottery offices and cashed in his ticket within 3 hours of discovery.

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Lotto New Zealand netted $560 million from its sales of Lotto, Powerball and Strike tickets for the year ended June 2013.  An amazingly high 63% of people 15 years or older purchased one or more of the lottery tickets in the past year.

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A Frenchman earning a little below the minimum wage in salary purchased lottery tickets with the simple wish of taking a holiday with his family and buying a camping car to watch the Tour de France. 

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The Cash 5 game in Pennsylvania made a man $325,000 richer on the January 08 draw.  The man who has declined to be identified bought the winning ticket at Lavery’s Convenience Store in Waterford Township.

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Not as well-reported as other lotteries is the Superlotto which operates in the Caribbean territories of Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Barbados, St Kitts & Nevis, Anguilla, Antigua, St Maarten and the US Virgin Islands. 

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Lady luck has visited a 21-year old college student from Valencia named Lindsay Sharbutt.  She initially thought the instant ticket she had won a $1,000 prize and was excitedly planning to pay off credit card debts. 

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