University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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A bed weekend ohenged for the better when -Jeirne Cerden vvon 520,000 with e lottery soretoh tioket. She is one of meny students vvho play GAMES 0F CHANCE AIME CARDEN, OLATHE FRESHMAN, had ' never won more than S20 at one time from the 15 to 20 lottery tickets she pur- chased during the year. But on Oct. 9, her ritual purchase of a Kansas Lottery scratch ticket changed that, brought an end to a bad weekend and awarded Carden 520,000 That weekend, her parents had lectured her on the excessive spending that had drained her checking account from the 32,000 they had given her at the beginning of the semester to 583. Carden knew not all of her checks had cleared. Her job at The Gap KATHY DANEMAN goes to economic development and 10 per- cent goes to prison construction. Iohnson said that in Fiscal Year 1994, Douglas County total sales for lottery tickets were more than S3 million. Riley County sales ran to 52.5 million. Of these sales, people ages 18 to 29 made up 19 percent of the state's players. jim Scroggins, Missouri lottery executive director, said, Pull-tabs BY and instant win tickets account for more than half of Missouri's S240 million in annual lottery ticket sales. The odds of winning are four out of five. I play Powerball, said was giving her only eight hours ul THINK Martha Ortiz, Lawrence senior. weekly. On her way home, she stopped at a convenience store to buy gas and a winning Wild Thing scratch ticket. MY It runs eight tunes a month. I IFARNFD play four or five times a month. I don't play only when I forget. Iames Norem, Lenexa Carden said she planned towatch LESS0N,99 junior, said he had played the her money more carefully. After scratch tickets a couple times. taxes, her winnings were between - 'mmm It's usually something I do when 514,000 and 9'p15,000. CARIDIEN, I have some spare change and She said she kept 53,000 for her- self, and the rest of the money was omum nothing better to do, he said. Some people are addicted invested by her father. FNESHMAN' to the idea of winning. They have I think I lffaffled my 19SSO11, ANI! high hopes and a firm belief that Carden said. I think I have this under control. This time I'll be mature. LOTT S20 000 one of these days they'll get their ' due I Carden got her due. She 'l-Qftef Y tiffkef S5195 generated 547 w1NNl31g gave her checking account a boost million in Kansas. n n n n u and celebrated with her boyfriend Bertie Iohnson of the Kansas State Lottery office said, 30 cents of every dollar goes to the state. And of that 30 cents, 90 percent at the Plaza. We're going to live it up for one night and have a really good time, she said. I R l li Exit W 1 Men Fish i

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10-13 The chancellor Search 20-23 Prejudice 36-37 Elections To pass the time, Amy McCa1'Uille, Hutchinson sophomore, and Amy Chappell, Hutchinson freshman, enjoy practicing and singing with their guitars.

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3. X., .,,, f 1 In her room in Oliver Hall, Iarnie Carden, Olathe freshman, a self-described shopaholic, shows off the new clothes she bought with part of her lottery winnings. Most students, like Alex Yau, Hong Kong sophomore, aren't as lucky as Carden. .1 rl' ffq lf, x f f 1 Alex Yau buys a scratch ticket at the Immediately after his purchase, Yau EZ Shop at Alabama and 23rd streets. carefully scratches his lottery ticket. Unfortunately, Yau's ticket Was not a winning one. Photo Illustration by Leo Chan