PHOENIX, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ — The two winning $1 million tickets for the Arizona Lottery Millionaire Raffle were sold at the Circle K at 7424 W. McDowell Road in Phoenix, and the 7-Eleven at 19848 N. 27th Ave., also in Phoenix. The two winning ticket numbers are: 104618 and 298129. The Millionaire Raffle drawing was held tonight; all winning numbers can be found on the Arizona Lottery website at arizonalottery.com and azmillionaireraffle.com.

“After weeks of safe-keeping that Millionaire Raffle ticket, now is the time to check your numbers!” said Art Macias, Arizona Lottery executive director. “We expect hundreds of winners to collect their prizes at our offices starting tomorrow morning, including, potentially, the two $1 million winners. We’ve organized a player appreciation event at our Arizona Lottery offices in Phoenix and Tucson tomorrow to mark this special occasion.”

The Arizona Lottery expects hundreds of winners to claim their prizes starting tomorrow, Jan. 9. The event, which will also celebrate the launch of the Arizona Lottery’s $100 Million Cash Spectacular ticket, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow at both Arizona Lottery offices in Phoenix and Tucson. Players and winners can mingle with Arizona Lottery mascot Windfall Willie and the Phoenix Suns Gorilla, listen to music from top radio stations, and have a chance to score autographed Arizona Diamondbacks merchandise. During this time, an Arizona Lottery spokesperson will be available to provide updates on the redemption of the grand prize tickets, the number of tickets claimed, and the number of tickets still to be claimed. Parties will take place at the Arizona Lottery offices located at 4740 E. University Dr., Phoenix, and 4010 E. Grant Road, Tucson.

Millionaire Raffle ticketholders can visit www.arizonalottery.com and www.azmillionaireraffle.com to check their six-digit raffle ticket numbers. All winning numbers will be posted online today. Nearly $4 million in prizes are tied to this game. Top prizes include two $1 million prizes, five $100,000 prizes, 30 $10,000 prizes, 700 $1,000 prizes and 350 $500 prizes. There are nearly 350 more prizes than was offered in the last Millionaire Raffle in April 2008, adding up to $175,000 in additional winnings.

About the Arizona Lottery

The Arizona Lottery operates entirely from the revenue it generates through the sale of its products; it receives no General Fund dollars from the State. Proceeds from sales of Lottery tickets-nearly $3 million per week - fund a wide variety of public projects and programs including arts, wildlife, parks, transportation, education and historic preservation in cities and towns throughout all 15 counties in Arizona. Since July 1981, the Arizona Lottery has paid out over $3.6 billion in prizes to players, more than $2.2 billion in net profit to the state, and almost $441.6 million in commissions to retailers.

SOURCE Arizona Lottery (ref: PRNewswire.com)

Editor’s note: Some people just don’t learn do they?

Over 20 million fans and critics watched that event.

Some other comments included:

“…. you can see that a whole group of things has gone wrong….”

“There is no movement at all in her face, no expression. No expert in Botox would leave you like that.”

“Her chin is too masculine and wide. It’s too big of an implant. It looks manly. Her eyes are smaller. It looks like someone used too much filler around them.”

Sigh … I often wonder why people just can’t accept the fact that all of us will grow old one day, and that all of us learn to age gracefully?

The Editor.

If you’d like see what’s happening on ELVIS PRESLEY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION 2009,
Thursday, January 8 - Sunday, January 11

Head over to Elvis’ Official Site here

The Editor

Tough choice indeed. Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo on “NCIS,” (played by actor Michael Weatherly) was cut off from his inheritance by his father - a millionaire importer of Swiss Army knives.

Reason? His father did not like his son being an actor. I wonder how many of us have the courage to give up a million dollars and choose our own path?

The Editor.

Nick/Tuck will return this evening to air the final 8 episodes of its 5th season!

Enjoy the show!

Whew, I bet all the Apple fans are heaving a sigh of relief!

The Internet is full of rumous that the Apple CEO, Steve Job had passed away. What sparked this rumour?

Apparently, there are a number of people who believed that Steve’s cancer had returned and that his recent announcement that he was experiencing a hormone imbalance (the reason for his significant weight loss) has brought renewed interest in his well-being.

The Editor

On Dec 19th, 2008 - The perpetrator entered through an unlocked door and ran off with Hilton’s valuables which included necklaces, watches, rings and some family heirlooms.

Security camera footage showed a person dressed in a hoodie and gloves.

Where was Paris when this happened? Partying of course … what else could she be doing?

An LAPD spokeswoman declined to comment this morning on the Times report, citing the ongoing investigation.

The Editor

However, today, Goldstein is just 2 months away from being broke. Goldstein testified that “everything I worked for over a 50-year career is gone.” He was among the witnesses as the House Financial Services Committee looked into why the SEC failed to uncover what may be a swindle amounting to $50 billion!

Red flags were raised to the Securities and Exchange Commission over a decade but weren’t pursued, and Republican and Democratic House members said that reflected deep, systemic problems at the market watchdog agency.

You can read more about this article here.

Perhaps the FBI should recruit more agents to catch financial scam artists like Bernard Madoff eh?

The Editor

Relax, there’s no serial killer or terrorist on the loose …

No, the FBI has just launched one of the largest hiring blitzes in its 100 year history!

If you’ve been thinking of a spy career, now is a good time to apply for a FBI job. They are looking for agents, language specialists, computer experts, intelligence analysts and finance experts.

The FBI is looking for about 2100 professional staff vacancies and 850 special agents

Currently, the FBI has about 12,800 agents and about 18,400 other employees.

Fancy a “Spy Career”? Now might be a good time to apply for the FBI job - who knows, you’ll might be the next “James Bond” or perhaps “Jason Bourne”

The Editor

The Editor