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Updated December 30, 2008


Lottery Group A2

2008 Results & Year End Summary

Bought 1,057 Lotto 649 tickets. Won $309 (15%)

Chances of winning:
Jackpot: 1 in 13,230      Second prize: 1 in 2,205      Third prize: 1 in 52

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Date Shares Balance Transaction
Jan 1 17 0 Carryover from the previous year
Jan 1 17 170 Monthly dues for January for 17 shares: $170
Jan 2 17 5 Bought 85 Lotto 649 tickets ($170), $36 milllion jackpot. Won $5 (1 x $5).
Jan 16 20 6 Keith Ballantyne joined group and paid $1 for 3 shares
Jan 16 20 6 Bought 3 Lotto 649 tickets ($6), $25 million jackpot. Won $0.
Jan 17 18 0 Keith Ballantyne reduced his number of shares from 3 to 1
Feb 1 18 180 Monthly dues for February for 18 shares: $180
Feb 6 17 170 Keith Ballantyne quit group and was paid $10
Feb 15 18 180 Anthony Newman joined group and paid $10 for 1 share
Feb 17 13 130 Richard Amoury quit the group and was paid $50 for 5 shares
Feb 24 14 140 Mario Festival paid $10 to increase his shares from 1 to 2
Feb 27 14 15 Bought 145 Classic Lotto 47 tickets ($140), $22.9 million jackpot. Won $15 (3 x $5).
Mar 1 14 155 Monthly dues for March for 14 shares: $140
Mar 1 14 145 Bought 15 Classic Lotto 47 tickets ($15), $23.5 million jackpot. Won $5 (1 x $5).
Apr 1 14 285 Monthly dues for April for 14 shares: $140
May 1 14 425 Monthly dues for May for 14 shares: $140
May 7 14 285 Transferred $10 per share ($140) to Super 7 Group A
May 20 15 306 Jerry Leung joined group and paid $21 for 1 share
May 29 16 327 Peter Black paid $21 for 1 additional share
June 1 16 487 Monthly dues for June for 16 shares: $160
June 12 18 549 Randy Toni & Keith Ballantyne joined group and each paid $31 for 1 share
June 13 19 580 Kathy Neudorf paid $31 for 1 share for a total of 3 shares
June 14 19 570 Bought 5 Lotto 649 tickets ($10), $22 million jackpot. Won $0.
June 17 17 510 Kathy Neudorf & Mario Festival sold one share and were each paid $30
June 17 16 480 Ryan Saigal quit group and was paid $30 for 1 share
June 18 16 400 Bought 80 Lotto 649 tickets ($160), $25 million jackpot. Won $80 (1 x $10 + 1 x $70.5).
June 21 16 160 Bought 120 Lotto 649 tickets ($240), $27 million jackpot. Won $0.
June 24 19 190 Zoltan Kelemen, David Hoyle & William Sinclair joined group and each paid $10 for 1 share
June 23 18 180 Sergio Rinaldi quit group and was paid $10 for 1 share
June 25 18 14 Group was combined with Group C1 and bought a total of 130 Lotto 649 tickets ($260), $30 million jackpot. Won $20 (2 x $10). This group's share was $14.
June 26 20 16 Randy Toni joined group and paid $2 for 2 shares.
June 27 23 19 Best Ha, Steve James & Edward Chung joined groups and each paid $1 for 1 share
June 27 24 20 Mario Festival increased his shares from 1 to 2 and paid $1
June 28 24 0 Bought 10 Lotto 649 tickets ($20), $32 million jackpot. Won $0.
June 29 23 0 Mario Festival reduced his shares from 2 to 1
June 30 22 0 Edward Chung quit group
July 1 22 220 Monthly dues for July for 22 shares: $220
July 2 23 230 Michael Thomas joined group and paid $10 for 1 share
July 5 22 220 Kathy Neudorf reduced her shares from 2 to 1 and was paid $10
July 7 23 230 Lucas Stewart joined group and paid $10 for 1 share
July 11 20 200 Randy Toni quit group and was paid $30 for 3 shares
July 22 18 180 Steve James & David Hoyle quit group and were each paid $10 for 1 share
July 27 19 190 Peter Black increased his shares from 2 to 3 and paid $10
July 28 21 210 Tony Lamb & Basil Modha joined group and each paid $10 for 1 share
July 29 17 170 Keith Ballantyne, Zoltan Kelemen, Jerry Leung & William Sinclair quit the group and were paid $10 each
July 30 17 0 Bought 85 Lotto 649 tickets ($170), $24 million jackpot. Won $0.
July 31 16 0 Kelly D Kienas quit group
Aug 1 16 160 Monthly dues for August for 16 shares: $160
Aug 2 16 0 Bought 80 Lotto 649 tickets ($160), $36 million jackpot. Won $0.
Aug 7 17 0 Svetozar Zsivanov joined group and paid $0 for 1 share
Sept 1 17 170 Monthly dues for September for 17 shares: $170
Sept 9 18 180 Hasan Soyer joined group and paid $10 for 1 share
Sept 25 19 190 Hing Ling Ong joined group and paid $10 for 1 share
Sept 25 22 220 Peter Black increased his shares from 3 to 6 and paid $30
Sept 26 23 230 Richard Amoury joined group and paid $10 for 1 share
Sept 27 23 107 Bought 69 Lotto 649 tickets ($138), $23 million jackpot. Won $15 (1 x $5 + 1 x $10).
Sept 30 20 95 Hasan Soyer, Hing Ling Ong & Richard Amoury quit group and were each paid $4
Oct 1 20 295 Monthly dues for October for 20 shares: $200
Oct 1 21 310 Robert Chamberlain joined group and paid $15 for 1 share
Oct 1 21 75 Bought 155 Lotto 649 tickets ($310), $35 million jackpot. Won $75 (5 x $5 + 5 x $10).
Oct 26 25 91 Rico Bruni, Al Furgiuele, Bonnie David and Hasan Soyer joined group and each paid $4 for 1 share
Oct 28 26 95 Michael Phillips joined group and paid $4 for 1 share
Oct 29 27 99 John Jardine joined group and paid $4 for 1 share
Oct 29 28 103 Mario Festival bought an additional share for $4
Oct 29 28 10 Bought 51 Lotto 649 tickets ($102), $26 million jackpot. Won $10 (1 x $10).
Oct 30 27 10 Mario Festival reduced number of shares from 2 to 1 and was paid $0
Oct 30 28 11 Peter Black bought an additional share for $1
Oct 30 25 11 Rico Bruni, Michael Phillips & John Jardine quit group and were paid $0
Oct 31 28 14 Frances Pender, Ryan Saigal & Mark Coull joined group and each paid $1 for 1 share
Nov 1 28 294 Monthly dues for November for 28 shares: $280
Nov 1 28 110 Group A1 and Group A2 were been combined for this draw and bought 392 tickets ($784), $40.4 million jackpot. Won $293 (22 x $10 + 1 x $73). This group's share of the win was $110.
Nov 27 27 107 William Foreman quit group and was paid $3 for 1 share
Nov 27 32 127 Michael Card joined group and paid $20 for 5 shares
Nov 27 33 131 Richard Amoury joined group and paid $4 for 1 share
Nov 27 38 151 Frances Pender paid $20 for 5 additional shares for a total of 6 shares
Nov 27 39 155 Mario Festival paid $4 for 1 additional share for a total of 2 shares
Nov 29 39 1 Bought 77 Lotto 649 tickets ($154), $25 million jackpot. Won $0.
Nov 30 35 1 Michael Card reduced his shares from 5 to 1
Nov 30 30 1 Frances Pender reduced her shares from 6 to 1
Nov 30 28 1 Robert Chamberlain & Bonnie David quit group
Dec 1 28 281 Monthly dues for December for 28 shares: $280
Dec 30 30 302 Pravin Patel joined group and paid $21 for 2 shares
 
Members of Lottery Group A2
As of the end of 2008
Each member has one share unless indicated otherwise
    
1 Mario Festival
7 Peter Black (6 shares)
8 Kathy Neudorf
9 Robert Landry
10 Ken Lomas
11 Linda Clargo
12 Stephen Cook
13 Anthony Newman
14 Best Ha
15 Michael Thomas
16 Lucas Stewart
17 Basil Modha
18 Tony Lamb
19 Svetozar Zsivanov
20 Al Furgiuele
21 Hasan Soyer
22 Peter Black
23 Frances Pender
24 Mark Coull
25 Ryan Saigal
26 Richard Amoury
27 Michael Card
28 Mario Festival
30 Pravin Patel (2 shares)