Fort Worth Star-Telegram from Fort Worth, Texas (2024)

December 30, 2003

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Fort Worth Star-Telegrami

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Fort Worth, Texas

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Tuesday, December 30, 2003

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16

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IB wwv star-telegram com Star Telegram I Tuesday December 30 2003 STATE FORT WORTH The merry daze of Christmas mind-boggling Wove never seen jackpots like this in Texas Were in a whole new Reagan Greer Texas lottery director It's hard to catch the holiday spirit when so many people are busy making festive fools of themselves Joining multistate game is a megahit for Texas to see The lawyer declined perhaps fearing that a display would get them both banned in Burleson At the Dallas County Courthouse there is no word yet whether a Plano grand jury will subpoena Santa for a list of everything he ever delivered to Sheriff Jim Bowles And in Kennedale a pastor said his congregation plans to photograph all the cars at nearby sex shops and send the registered owners a neighborly message of holiday cheer Or something like that One of the strangest news items of the month came from Grapevine a city now also known as Resort Coming Apparently the opening of a giant outdoors store turned Grapevine into a wild kingdom Deer have been seen grazing along Texas 114 and Texas 121 near the store and one driver hit an 8-point buck With apologies to Elmo and Patsy who probably should apologize themselves for Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer I came up with a Grapevine holiday jingle: Grandma ran her car into a reindeer Driving down the road to Grapevine Mills You might say no deer in the suburbs But now the Bass Pro serving roadkill Early indications show that the Mega Millions game cutting into Lotto Texas sales as much as expected How to win at Mega Millions Match the first five numbers plus the Mega Ball to win the jackpot which starts at $10 million Match the first five numbers to win $175000 Match four of five plus the Mega Ball to win $5000 Match four of five without the Mega Ball to win $150 Match three of five numbers plus the Mega Ball to win $150 Match two of five numbers plus the Mega Ball to win $10 Match three of five numbers to win $7 Match one number plus the Mega Ball to win $3 Match the Mega Ball to win $2 This is the week when we repeat the past news still trying to digest the news from the past month First greetings I hope Santa brought the toys you wanted Watch out The wrong toy might get you busted in Burleson Mostly surprised at how many people switched their names to list at the last minute Joe Namath is 60 Santa was probably going to bring him a nice La-Z-Boy Instead was caught scrambling and tried to convert a fadeaway pass on a 37-year-old woman sportscaster on ESPN Lesson: If been hitting the eggnog stay away from the TV cameras If you remember that the woman asking you questions with the TV lights on is probably not a co*cktail waitress And I know all mushy and sentimental this time of year But the safest holiday greeting is or Not just wanna kiss That reminds me of Michael Jackson who would help his career right now by kissing a woman sportscaster Another sports figure By JOHN MORITZ STAR TELEGRAM AUSTIN BUREAU AUSTIN Stronger than expected ticket sales in Texas and the 10 other states where the Mega Millions lottery is played prompted officials on Monday to boost the estimated jackpot to $155 million for drawing Initial estimates had pot at $150 million said Texas Lottery Director Reagan Greer never seen jackpots like this in Texas in a whole new Texas joined that four weeks ago turning to a multistate lottery to rekindle interest in over-the-counter gambling and to shore up what was becoming an unsteady revenue source for state coffers Since Texas adopted Mega Millions in early December the jackpot which was then $44 million has risen sharply and steadily as no player has matched all five regular numbers plus the Mega Ball to claim the grand prize Greer said Texas players have more than warmed to the new game fueled at least in part by the seven Lone Star State ticket-buyers who have matched the first five numbers to win the $175000 second prize Two of the seven had purchased a Megaplier ticket that allows them to multiply the lower-tier prizes by two three or four depending on the drawing Ticket sales in Texas have been gaining strength since Mega Millions debuted here In the days leading up to the $44 million drawing held Dec 5 about $37 million worth of tickets were sold in wealth But Greer pointed out that the odds of winning at least something in Mega Millions are about 1 in 43 When lottery officials decided to join the multistate game they worried that the 11-year-old Lotto Texas which is similar to Mega Millions might suffer Greer said early indications are that the so-called cannibalization effect has been smaller than expected Lotto Texas jackpot is $35 million and ticket sales have been strong enough to roll the grand prize up by about $3 million each time no one matches all six numbers in the game The roll-up for Lotto which starts at $4 million had been as low as $2 million in recent months The odds of hitting the Lotto Texas jackpot are 1 in 48 millioa The giant jackpots in Mega Millions and Lotto Texas are still a long way from the records for both games In May 2000 players vied for a $363 million grand prize when Mega Millions was known as The Big Game That jackpot was split in half when ticket-buyers in Michigan and Illinois matched the winning numbers The largest Lotto Texas jackpot was $85 million and it was claimed by an Austin police officer and his wife in March 2001 Greer said that the high jackpots currently available in both games were what lottery officials were hoping for when they joined Mega Millions have played out better for he said ONLINE: wwwtxlottery org wwwmegamillionscom John Moritz (512) 476-4294 jmoritzstar-telegram com -I- Bud Kennedy's column appears Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays (817)390-7538 budkistar-telegram com surprise anyone by turning up on the list last week He was one of the charter members I figure Santa never leaves anything but lumps of coal in Bobby stocking And I figure Knight unleashed a barrage of obscenities at the outbound sleigh Just in time to join these Dysfunctional Holiday All-Stars overly exposed celebrity Paris Hilton was announced Tuesday as choice to lead the New Eve countdown But get in a big hurry have to count from 10 All this holiday weirdness also took hold in Texas where the Democrats and Republicans are still fighting over redistricting in federal court So far the three judges have resisted the temptation to flee the state According to the weekly Austin Chronicle state Rep Ron Wilson a black Democrat from Houston said he broke with his party and supported the Republican plan because am the only one with the big The lawyer asked the lawmaker specifically what kind of he meant Wilson replied want FORT WORTH Joshua Tyler Adco*ck Born 12503 son of Christina and Chris Adco*ck of Fort Worth Isaac Diego Allen Born Dec 12 2003 son of Diana Garcia-Allen and Marvin Wesley Allen of Fort Worth He is welcomed by his siblings Fvadne Megan Padilla Pedro Jose Saez and Alexis Victona Allen Juan Carlos Barboza Born 121003 son of Laura Quinones and Sergio Barboza of Fort Worth Crystiana Denise Brown Bom 121503 daughter of Crystal Brown and JerTy Johnson of Fort Worth Stormy Sky Collins Born 121903 daughter of Melody and Rodney Collins of Fort Worth Lareina Alyssia DeLaCruz Bom 1 11403 daughter of Sarah and Daniel Luis DeLaC niz of Fort Worth Logan Wyatt Duhon Born 1 11903 son of Sheree and Charles Duhon ol Fort Worth Delaney Rae Frank Born 121903 daughter of Kristin and Thomas Frank Jr of Fort Worth Sara Alyssa Kidd Bom 121703 daughter of Brandy and Enc Kidd of Fort Worth For More Information Call: 817-390-7178 Texas In the days leading up to last $100 million drawing Texas retailers sold more than $415 million worth of tickets then sold nearly $47 million worth leading up to $125 million prize In addition to Texas Mega Millions is played in Georgia Illinois Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Jersey New York Ohio Virginia and Washington state Mega Millions drawings are 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and Mo Awad of Arlington Mallory Renee Browder Born 12903 daughter of Heidi and Jon Browder of Mansfield Kyra Elise Carreno Bom 1 21703 daughter of Candice Cates and Enc Caneno of Arlington Jada Karee Davis Bom 121803 daughter of Krystal Curtis and Sam Davis of Grand Praine Asia Harris Bom 122203 daughter of Larvisha Romar and William Hams of Arlington Zachary Jordan Helm Bom 12703 son of Denise and Brandon Helm of Arlington Abigail Marie Killam Born 121603 daughter of Caroline and Jason Killam of Arlington Anjel Sharona McDonald Bom 122303 daughter of Tanya McDonald and Sean Hamilton of Arlington Rachel Leigh Perry Born 121903 daughter of Susan Tracy Perry and Mike Perry of Arlington Jonkhan Clay Rodriguez Born 122303 son of Mary Lou Garcigas and Eras mo Rodriguez of Grand Praine Anneliese Marie Mier Bom Sept 2 1 2003 at 9 44 a daughter of Jennifer and Bnan Mier of Fort Worth She weighed 8 lbs 1 oz and was 20 12" long Proud grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Taylor Jr of Kathleen Ga Mr 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