New Lottery Game Produces 12000 Winners

Last night’s kick-off drawing for Pick 5, formerly Lotto 5, caused quite a stir in the state, creating 12,617 winners in the new prize level that allows players to win by matching just two of the five numbers. In addition to those winners, a player in Memphis matched all five numbers to win the Pick 5 jackpot of $40,000.
If that news wasn’t enough, there’s excitement in the air about the first drawing tonight for Lotto Plus, the million-dollar lotto game that was launched Sunday, March 9. The jackpot for tonight is estimated at $1 million, and there are three other prize levels, as well.
And finally, anticipation continues to build for the whopping $230 million Powerball jackpot drawing on Wednesday night. What a week!
Please visit www.tnlottery.com and click on “winning numbers” for complete detailed charts on all Lottery drawings.
Pick 5 drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights at 10:34 p.m. CT (11:34 p.m. ET); Powerball drawings are held Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9:59 p.m. CT (10:59 p.m. ET). Drawings are held every night at 6:28 p.m. CT (7:28 p.m. ET) and at midday at 12:28 p.m. CT (1:28 p.m. ET) Monday through Saturday for the Tennessee Lottery’s other two drawing-style games, CASH 3 and CASH 4. Lotto Plus drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 10 p.m. CT (11:00 p.m. ET). Look for drawing broadcasts on Lottery partner stations throughout the state. Please note that broadcast times may vary.

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Family Members Accused Of Stealing From Lottery Winner

Three men, two of whom are his own relatives, have been arrested for the crime.
The three men, a father and son and a family friend, are all the talk On Oregon Avenue where they live in East Haven.
“My father told me this morning so the whole neighborhood knows,” said resident Steve Estep.
What they know is that Raffael Iuliano, his 18-year old son, and Joseph Bernardo, a longtime neighbor, are accused of stealing a million dollars in lottery winnings from Iuliano’s father.
The victim won the jackpot in 1986 and investigators said he kept the money in a safe in his home in North Branford.
Last month, it was discovered missing and police said several family members suspected the Iuliano’s might be involved.
“They were making rather large purchases and spending money on extravagant things that seemed out of the ordinary and raised red flags,” said Lt. David D’Ancicco of the North Branford Police Department.
Those large purchases included cars, ATV’s, and vacation and in fact the father and son had just returned from a cruise and Bernardo from Disney World when they were arrested over the weekend.
“Ultimately we were able to recover approximately $200,000 of the funds that were stolen from sources directly involved with the people who were arrested,” said Lt. David D’Ancicco.

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