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Sad But True Winners Stories
Ex-boyfriend charged with killing $5M lottery winner
Florida lottery winner dies penniless
(Texas) Alleged lottery cheat wins big bucks ... A G-Tech Rep
Plus more ...
Stories Posted 5/8/08, Click here
G-Tech Rep Arrested For Stealing Scratch Tickets From A Retailer
KHOU - TV did a fantastic story ... go watch it. Click here.
(Short story posted on Sad but True pages, click here..)
Daily 4 - The Unscrupulous/Unfair Wager - BEWARE
I can't believe the TLC is selling such a wager - but they are.
A must read story for all players. FYI - A complaint was filed
with the Attorney General. (Posted 10/15/07) Click here.
Is It A Coincidence Or A Love Affair?
Is taxpayer money being abused? You decide
and let me know ... Posted 9/29/07. Click Here
Lottery Terminals Err - Here is Absolute Proof
Posted 7/12/07 - Don't let this happen to you -
Check your own tickets! Click here
A Very Interesting Update Coming
Look What I Got For My Money - TWO Days In A Row!
Let me know if this has happened to you. OK?
Posted 7/10/07 -
Click here.
You Won The Lottery - Now What?
What Your Life Would Be Like If You Won The Lottery.
Posted 3/6/07 - Click here.
As it Appears in the San Antonio Express News
"Willy-Nilly" Lotto Prizes Spur Audit (July 2006)
About those Cheated Winners ... Click here.
A Special Message To All TLC
Employees - Past & Present
Click here.
What would your life be like if you won hundreds
of millions of dollars?
Click here.
Updated 7/19/08 - A page to watch - Mega Million - Draw sales by state
Updated 7/19/08 - Compare Powerball sales & jackpot with Mega Millions
Winning is not "luck" ... it's "destiny." Remember,
IF God has picked you to win the lottery,
then you only need ONE ticket to win.
Attention Players ... Important Notice
I strongly urge you to check other resources for drawing results
but under NO circumstances do I suggest you take your tickets
to
a retailer and ask him to check the tickets for you. The terminals
CAN and DO make mistakes. Here's Proof. Check your own tickets!
Please don't add to the "Unclaimed Prize Fund."

Information Always Current
Click here to see how many winning scratch
tickets remain unclaimed as of 7-12-08,
how many tickets were printed, and
how many winning tickets there were.
FY08 upcoming games included. (pdf)
Before you buy that next scratch
ticket, please read. Click here.
Ever wonder if the Lottery "really"
knows where the winning tickets are?
Click here and decide for yourself!
This Years (2008) Previous Drawing Results, Click here
Previous Drawing Results - All Games
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Drawing Results - Big Game and/or Mega Millions:
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
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New
Pick 3 Balls
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You are picking 4 numbers Complaint Filed With AG |
Click here for Total Sales and Payouts
The "Pick3 & Daily 4 Money Page"
Order Drawn: 20-12-14-33-30
(435,897 Total Combinations)
Used Ball Set: 55; Machine: J
New Balls Effective 7/1/08
Matched 5 of 5 - 0 Winners @ $0 = $0
None Sold
Matched 4 of 5 - 83 Winners @ $557 = $46,231
Matched 3 of 5 - 2944 Winners @ $11
= $32,384
Matched 2 of 5 - 30,427 Winners @ $2 = $60,854
Draw Sales: Est Gross $280,500 -
Players Won: $139,469
(* Net sales after deducting free tickets from players
winning
a Cash5 Scatch Ticket. Pari-mutuel prize
amounts
are calculated on gross sales, not net sales)
Payouts
IF
there had been a 5 of 5 winner:
5 of 5: Est $31,877 - 4 of 5: Est $172
Rule Says: "Prize Pool Shall Be A Minimum of 50% of Sales"
For 07/19/08 Cash 5 Drawing - Per Capita Sales: Est .0122
(Population: 22,914,139)
Cash 5 Money Page...
Where you'll find prize amounts, daily and
weekly sales figures, odds, best kept secrets plus more.
Click here
Pretest Drawing Results. Click here.
Cash 5 Drawings Held - Monday through Saturday - 10:12 PM
IF there is a jackpot winner on 7/17/08 - the TLC can NOT
fund
the prize from
Texas 2 Step sales. They will
be forced
to use
either
the Schools
money or funds from the TLC operating
account.

Order Drawn: 21-04-24-03 Bonus 10
(1,832,600 Total Combinations)
Used Ball Set (35 White Balls): 20; Machine: E
Bonus Ball Set (35 Red Balls): 20; Machine: E
New Balls & Machines Effective 2/1/08
Winning Tickets Sold:
4 Plus Bonus (Jackpot) - 0 Winners
4 + 1 Share (Allocated) From "Draw Sales:" $91,981
(A winner would receive the advertised
$200,000 -
less
25% in taxes
- even though sales do not support the
jackpot. They are short to fund by <$108,019>)
4 No Bonus: - 5 Winners @ $2159 = $10,795
3 Plus Bonus: - 25 Winners @ $53 = $1,325
3 No Bonus: - 903 Winners @ $20 = $18,060
2 Plus Bonus: - 591 Winners @ $20 = $11,820
1 Plus Bonus: - 3966 Winners @ $7 = $27,762
Bonus Only: - 6582 Winners @ $5 = $32,910
Total "Draw" Sales: $386,798
Sales are very, very low
Players Won This "Draw:" $102,672
(Won this draw does NOT include 4 + 1 share of $200,000)
Monies Taken/Held In Lottery's Operating Acct: <$216,883>
(The monies allocated for the jackpot prize winner WAS held in reserve until
there was a winner.
Then it was paid out. However, effective
May 26, 2008, the
Texas 2 Step game no longer has a
"reserve account." The jackpot prize money
is just being held til there is a winner. And prize monies are no longer being
allocated for "reserve." The percentage that was
allocated to go into reserve
was added to the jackpot prize category. If they are short to fund prizes,
then the TLC
will take monies from the TLC's operating
account OR
the schools share of sales. We will now
track to see how much money
the TLC is
having to take from their operating
account
to fund prizes.)
When players are shorted OR when the TLC is having to fund prizes from
their operating acct - it's a direct result of the game
offering
"guaranteed" prizes. Extremely risky for the state of Texas!
- 1st Draw in "Roll" -
$200K
For 07/17/08 TX 2 Step Drawing - Per Capita Sales: .0169
(Population: 22,914,139)
Notice there were only 5 tickets that matched 4 numbers
compared to 85 who matched 4 numbers playing Cash 5.
"Texas 2 Step Money Page," click here
Next Jackpot: $225,000
Two Step Drawings Held: Every Mon & Thurs - 10:12 PM
If you win Lotto TX, click here and start getting educated.
SAC students give the current "True Value" of lottery games
on a new web site (Oct 2006). Very Interesting. Click here.

Order Drawn: 25-35-41-42-30-08
(25,827,165 Total Combinations)
Used Ball Set: 8; Machine: F
6 of 6 (Jackpot): 0 Winners
Jackpot - 6 of 6 Share From "Draw Sales:" Est $835,442
Jackpot - 6 of 6 Share From "Roll Sales:" Est $10,131,602
Cost To Fund Jackpot - (Rate: 1.6319%): Est $10,417,304
After 25% taxes (Minimum) deducted: Est $7,812,978
Short to Fund Jackpot Based on Sales: Est <$285,702>
"Investment Cost/Cost to Fund" - The amount needed to
invest that
gives
a return of $17 million over 25 years (CVO).
Per Rule:
A 6 of 6 winner receives either the "investment cost"
or the 6 of 6 share of sales (40.47% of "roll sales"),
whichever figure is the highest.
5 of 6 (2.23%): 15 Winners @ $3069 = $46,035
4 of 6 (3.28%): 1304 Winners @ $52 = $67,808
3 of 6 (4.02%): 26,227 Winners @ $3 = $78,681
Allocated For $3 Prizes (Draw): Est $82,987
Total Won This "Draw:" $192,524
Total Won This "Roll:" $2,372,497
Players Share of Sales This "Draw:" Est $1,032,175
Players Share of Sales This "Roll:" Est $12,517,423
(Won this "draw" excludes the jackpot
winners share - the 6 of 6 winners share is held
until there is a winner ... then it is paid out ...)
"Draw" Sales (07/19/08): Est $2,064,350
"Roll" Sales (06/04/08 thru 07/19/08): Est $25,034,846
For 07/19/08 Lotto Texas Drawing - Per Capita Sales: Est .0900
(Population: 22,914,139)
- 14th Draw in The "Roll" -
$4M, $5M, $6M, $7M, $8M,
$9M,
$10M,
$11M, $12M, $13M, $14M, $15M, $16M, $17M
Balance in 3 of 6 Prize Pool
Since Game Change on 4/23/06
- 234 Draws Under Newest 6/54 Matrix -
3 of 6 Winners Won (A $3 Prize): $20,081,676
Allocated For $3 Prizes: Est $19,824,963
Balance in 3 of 6 Prize Pool: Est <$256,397>
(3 of 6 prize pool's beginning balance on
4/23/06 was $315.53)
Balance in Reserve (as of 07/20/08):
Est $9,811,184
"History of Jackpot Deductions From Reserve" below -
(Beginning balance (as of 4/23/06) in Reserve: $14,104,529)
(Note:
Just so that you know, $9,477,249 was added to
reserve
between May 4, 2003 through April 23, 2006 (5/44 matrix)
and there was $4,627,280 in reserve prior to May 4, 2003.)
Understanding the "Reserve Fund"
Prior to 4/23/06, 2% of the players share of sales was placed
in reserve
just in case extra money was needed to pay the
"guaranteed prizes." Additionally, in previous years, the TLC
actually transferred "reserve" monies [millions] to the General
Revenue Fund even though it came from "our" share of sales.
That money should have been paid out in prizes but never was.
The TLC has told players that they return either "50% or 55% or
52%" [the percentages varied by matrix] to the players - by way
of prizes - even though this has never really been the case.
They are no longer holding a percentage in reserve which is good. The
money in reserve will now be used - when & if it's needed - to fund the
jackpot prize when sales do not support the amount advertised. A jackpot
winner has a "guarantee" that he will receive either the amount in the prize
pool or the investment cost - whichever figure is the greatest. They will also
use the reserve funds to pay the $3 "guaranteed" prizes IF there is not enough
in the 3 of 6 prize pool. I'll track the monies and keep the balances posted at
all times so we'll know if we are truly receiving our share [50%] of sales.
- History of "Jackpot" Deductions From Reserve Since 4/23/06 -
(Sales did not support advertised amount)
8/31/06: Deducted <$96,222> from Reserve to fund Lotto Texas jackpot
9/23/06: Deducted <$667,337> from Reserve to fund Lotto Texas jackpot
4/21/07: Deducted <$997,113> from Reserve to fund Lotto Texas jackpot
(Ironically, the 4/21/07 jackpot went unclaimed)
5/23/07: Deducted <$286,575> from Reserve to fund Lotto Texas jackpot
3/29/08: Deducted <$1,136,033> from Reserve to fund Lotto Texas jackpot
4/12/08: Deducted <$1,642,954> from Reserve to fund Lotto Texas jackpot
(Ironically, as of 7/12/08, neither of the 4/12/08 winners have collected their prizes)
5/31/08: Deducted <$207,826> from Reserve to fund Lotto Texas jackpot
Next Lotto Texas Jackpot
The TLC is advertising the next pot to be
$18 million - but - they will NOT have
$18 million - cash on hand - for the winner.
A 6 of 6 winner has won 40.47% from total "roll" sales.
They take this percentage of sales and IF invested, would give a
return of approximately the amount advertised over 25 years.
Players share is 50% of sales and the states share is 50%.
Other "Lotto Texas" Related Information
1) Read about the Lotto winners - Click here
2) Need a Texas Lottery Claim Center - Click here
3) See how much goes "unclaimed" by players - Click here
4) Re-cap of all draws,
"Lotto Texas Money" page; -
Click here
5) "Just"
total sales
and jackpot figures since inception,
Click here
6) Players letter prompts full
disclosure of how Tx Lottery
operates
... and the required changes to make the
payouts and game fair to players. Click here
7)
Pretest Drawing Results.
Click here.
8) See why the jackpots
aren't
increasing much. Click here.
Lotto TX Drawings Held: Every Wed. & Sat. - 10:12 PM
SAC students give the current "True Value" of lottery games
on a NEW web site (Oct 2006). Very Interesting. Click here.

Next Jackpot: $125 Million
(175,711,536 Total Combinations)
Interesting Mega Million/Big Game Stats
Since inception - They've sold 18.8 billion tickets,
conducted
1166 draws and only 139 of those draws were won.
Projected FY05/FY06/FY07 Mega Million Sales vs Actual Sales
(Fiscal Year: Sept 1 - Aug 31)
FY05 - TLC Projected: $399,840,121 - Actual: $177,203,707
FY06 - TLC Projected: $407,437,084 - Actual: $191,735,376
FY07 - TLC Projected: $415,178,388 - Actual: $193,486,819
Important "Megaplier" Info For Players
The Megaplier number "drawn" is NOT drawn from
a traditional drawing machine and set of balls. It is
generated from a computer and is shown in animation.
It is NOT really a "random" number that is drawn.
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Mega Millions What is 175.7 million-to-one odds? Actual sales figures to come Monday, July 21, 2008 Effective Feb 2007: The TLC now refuses to release Texas results until all states results are released which occurs between midnight and 1 AM, maybe later ... Out of an est 31.7 million tickets sold, only 9 tickets matched 5 of 6 numbers. |
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| Prize & Sales Info | 12 States Excludes CA Includes TX |
CA Winners Only |
Texas Winners Only |
- Megaplier - of Texas' Winning Tickets |
| Jackpot (5+1) Winners | 0 | 0 | 0 | Not Applicable |
| 5 NO Bonus | 9 @ $250,000 Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas (3), Virginia & Washington |
0 @ $415,183 | 3 @ $250,000 Ft. Worth Express Mart Corpus Christi Stripes Fort Stockton Kent Kwik |
of which 1 ticket pd $1,000,000 |
| 4 Plus Bonus | 45 @ $10,000 | 4 @ $15,294 | 2 @ $10,000 | of which 1 ticket pd $40,000 |
| 4 NO Bonus | 1521 @ $150 | 228 @ $178 | 120 @ $150 | of which 26 tickets pd $600 |
| 3 Plus Bonus | 1874 @ $150 | 244 @ $190 | 146 @ $150 | of which 33 tickets pd $600 |
| 2 Plus Bonus | 31,692 @ $10 | 4837 @ $10 | 2598 @ $10 | of which 558 tickets pd $40 |
| 3 NO Bonus | 79,889 @ $7 | 12,032 @ $8 | 6359 @ $7 | of which 1386 tickets pd $28 |
| 1 Plus Bonus | 199,136 @ $3 | 29,491 @ $3 | 16,558 @ $3 | of which 3583 tickets pd $12 |
| Bonus Only | 401,890 @ $2 | 58,119 @ $2 | 33,207 @ $2 | of which 7410 tickets pd $8 |
Unlike all other Mega Millions players, California MM players receive "pari-mutuel calculated" prizes for all low tier wins - therefore - CA players receive their full share of sales where we don't. In CA, the jackpot is the only "guaranteed prize" so a jackpot winner is the only one who probably won't receive his full share of sales. Any prize that's "guaranteed" is bad news for players. |
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| (Includes CA) Draw Sales Roll Sales (10 Draws): |
Est $31,721,520 Est $202,682,247 |
$2,222,552 $15,154,623 |
$496,723 $3,743,455 |
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| (Includes CA) Allocated For Jackpot Winner (Draw) Allocated For Jackpot Winner (Roll) Investment Cost (CVO): Est $63,176,925 |
Est $10,087,443 Est $64,452,955 |
$706,772 $4,819,170 |
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| (Includes CA) Low Tier Prizes Won (Draw) Low Tier $$ Allocated (Draw) |
$6,228,861 Est $5,773,317 |
$996,481 $404,504 |
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| Prizes Won Includes Jackpot (Roll) $$ Allocated Includes Jackpot (Roll) Players Shorted/Overpaid (Roll) - Excludes CA |
Est $101,298,125 Est $101,341,124 Est <$42,999> |
$7,827,357 $7,557,312 $250,046 |
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| Mega Million - See Draw Sales & Rolls by STATE Megaplier Sales By Draw/Players Profit/Loss ... Click here |
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- 10th Draw In Current Roll -
$12M, $16M, $25M, $34M,
$43M,
$53M, $64M, $75M, $88M, $105M
For 07/18/08 Mega Millions Drawing - TX Per Capita Sales: .0969
(Population: 22,914,139)
- Interesting Stuff -
483 Mega Millions drawings have been held in Texas.
54 jackpots were won consisting of 61 winning tickets:
California (6), Georgia (4), Illinois (2), Maryland (4),
Massachusetts,
Michigan (6),
New Jersey (8),
New York (8),
Ohio (11),
Texas (7), Virginia (3) & Washington
If Texas does not have THE 5+1 (jackpot winner), the
"5+1 allocated" amount is how much Texas will send
out of state for sure.
Low tier prizes - Whatever is not
needed (allocated) to pay
Texas prizes, MAY be sent out of state.
Re-Cap of First 473
Texas
Draws
(Will update again after the next win)
54 Rolls (jackpots won) -
12/5/03 thru 6/14/08
Total Sales: $890,644,693
Average draw sales: $1.8 Million
Division of Monies - Suppose To Be:
50% to players & 50% to state
38% went to schools = $338,444,983
5% went to 16,000 retailers = $44,532,235
7% went to the TLC = $62,345,129
THEN
Low tier prizes won = $162,732,952
Low Tier Allocated = $162,463,180
Low Tier - Differences - $269,772
(Note: California doesn't send ANY of their low tier prize money out of state)
$$ Sent out of state
to pay jackpot winners = Est <$241,690,597>
$$ to Texas from out of state
to pay 6 jackpot winners = Est $356,676,105
Mega Millions Potential Player Base - 155.1 Million
(Each states "guaranteed share" is 50% of its own
sales and the other 50% is "suppose" to be paid
out in prizes in all 12 states. Because ALL prizes
in this game are "guaranteed," players are
NOT guaranteed that they will see a return of
50% of sales and probably won't see that much.)
Mega Millions Draws Held Tues & Fri (10 PM) in Georgia
Other Mega Million Related Information
Draw sales and jackpots by state - click here.
Just draw sales and jackpots by date - click here
Store clerks admit stealing $100,000 Powerball ticket. Click here

(07/16/08 Results: 03-15-23-29-42 Bonus 17)
Drawings Held Wed & Sat - 10PM
See how the jackpots climb - click here
Next Jackpot: $?? Million
Effective 8/28/05 - Increased The Odds!
(146,107,962, Total Combinations)
5 Plus Bonus (Jackpot): ?? Winners
5 No Bonus: ?? Winners: $200,000
(PP) 5 No Bonus: ?? Winners: $600,000
4 Plus Bonus: ?? Winners: $10,000
(PP) 4 Plus Bonus: ?? Winners: $30,000
4 No Bonus: ?? Winners: $100
(PP) 4 No Bonus: ?? Winners: $300
3 Plus Bonus: ?? Winners: $100
(PP) 3 Plus Bonus: ?? Winners: $300
3 No Bonus: ?? Winners: $7
(PP) 3 No Bonus: ?? Winners: $21
2 Plus Bonus: ?? Winners: $7
(PP) 2 Plus Bonus: ?? Winners: $21
1 Plus Bonus: ?? Winners: $4
(PP)1 Plus Bonus: ?? Winners: $12
0 Plus Bonus: ?? Winners: $3
(PP) 0 Plus Bonus: ?? Winners: $9
- 5th Draw In Current Roll -
$15M, $20M, $25M, $33M, $43M
Each states "share" is 50% of its own sales.
The jackpot winners share is 30.28855% of total sales.
Other "Powerball" Related Information
Just total sales and jackpot figures, click here
29 states plus the US Virgin Islands, the
District
of Columbia and Canada sell Powerball
tickets
This Years Previous Drawing Results (TX & MM), Click here
Previous Drawing Results - All Texas Games
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Drawing Results - Big Game and/or Mega Millions
(After 2002, Click on links above):
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Disclaimer
This is an unofficial site and is not associated
with the TLC (TxLottery). Although I take
extreme care in posting the results, I offer no
warranty as to the accuracy of any of my
presented information. To confirm winning
numbers, I strongly urge you to obtain a
printout from your retailer. Do NOT ask
him
to run your tickets through the machines - the
lottery machines can & do make mistakes.
Check your own tickets.
The Lotto Report
(All About the Lotteries)
Dawn Nettles
P. O. Box 495033
Garland, Texas 75049-5033
(972) 686-0660
(972) 681-1048 (Fax)