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2 unusual facts about Lotto


Lotto*America

Except for Maine, the above lotteries were the original lineup for Powerball when it began in April 1992.

One of them, Maine, decided to leave MUSL when L*A ended; Maine did not rejoin MUSL until 2004.


2005 Tour of Flanders

Even past the feared Muur van Geraardsbergen there were still a handful of riders in the front group: favorites Tom Boonen (Quick Step-Innergetic) and Peter Van Petegem (Davitamon-Lotto), Erik Zabel and Andreas Klier (T-Mobile), Roberto Petito (Fassa Bortolo), and Alessandro Ballan (Lampre).

2009 Amstel Gold Race

On the Keutenberg, the penultimate climb, Simon Gerrans (Cervélo TestTeam) caught Kreuziger, followed by Ivanov, Robert Gesink (Rabobank), Philippe Gilbert (Silence-Lotto), Andy Schleck, Michael Albasini (Columbia-Highroad), Christian Pfannberger (Katusha) and Karsten Kroon (Saxo Bank).

Ann Robinson

Her career as a leading woman was effectively ended in 1957, when she eloped to Mexico to marry a matador, Jaime Bravo, with whom she had two sons; Jaime Bravo, Jr., who is a director for ABC Sports, and Estefan A. Bravo, who played the Axl Rose-like character in White Trash Wins Lotto, a musical by Andy Prieboy.

Georgia Lottery

The original in-house weekly jackpot game, Lotto Georgia, merged with two similar games in 2001 to become Lotto South, in an attempt create larger jackpots.

Hot Lotto

Hot Lotto drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday, the same nights as Powerball, at MUSL's headquarters in Urbandale, Iowa.

Tennessee, with a population of approximately 6.3 million as of the 2010 Census, is Hot Lotto′s most-populous member, replacing Minnesota (approximately 5.3 million.)

Mark Proksch

He appeared in several episodes including "Sex Ed", "Doomsday", "Classy Christmas" and "Lotto", as well as in an increasingly prominent role in the final season.

New Zealand Lotteries Commission

In April 2013 a Lotto advertisement featuring a dog stealing his owner's Lotto ticket because he ditched him for a cat faced a complaint at the Advertising Standards Authority.

Patrick Lefevere

In July 2002, after the Mapei team announced they were withdrawing from racing, Patrick Lefevere got together with the owners of Quick-Step, Mr. Frans De Cock as well as the head of Davitamon, Marc Coucke, to announce the founding of team Quick Step-Davitamon.

Sacramento Republic FC

The kit manufacturer will be Italian sportswear company Lotto, with UC Davis Children’s Hospital as the shirt sponsor through the 2016 season.

Todd Scott

In 1997 and 1998, Scott co-hosted Lotto with Hilary Timmins and in 1999 appeared on the television show Wish You Were Here.

Unión Temuco

Unión Temuco's sponsorship is Entel PCS and the sponsor brand of Temuco was the Italian company Lotto (2008–2010) and in 2011 the club change brand to Mitre.

Waking Ned

When word reaches Jackie O'Shea (Ian Bannen) and Michael O'Sullivan (David Kelly), two elderly best friends, that someone in their tiny Irish village of 52 people in Tulaigh Mhór (Tullymore) has won the Irish National Lottery's Lotto game, they, along with Jackie's wife Annie (Fionnula Flanagan), go to great lengths to find the winner so they can share the wealth.

Xysma

The next album, Lotto (1996), was a full-blooded rock album with a very retro style; one of the tracks was featured later in Brian De Palma's movie Snake Eyes (1998).


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